The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-11
Grand Forks Drive.

open the Grand Forks county Liberty
Loan campaign at mass meeting
tomorrow, and he will speak at var
ious points in the county outside this
city. #
Chairman e. ]. Lander is arrang-
ing for meetings in every town in
the county to be held prior to the
opening of the drive.
The biggest subscription to date
locally is $4,000, by the international
Harvester company.
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Jamestown, N. D., oct. 11,,Lwith
an allotment OF $375,00O, Stutsman
launches its Liberty Loan drive next
Monday morning. The county or
ganization is being formed by A. b.
DeNault, district chairman, and
James A. Buchanan, county chair
man.
Many workers are being enlisted.
Ramsey Plans Drive.
Devils Lake. N. D. Oct. 11.-Ram-
sey county's< drive in the Second
Liberty Loan opened yesterday after
noon at an enthusiastic meeting in
the Commercial club rooms, attended
by .75 representatives of banSing,
farming and commercial interests, G.
H. Doyon, president Of the district,
presided.
The purpose OF the meeting was
stated.
1t was the unanimous opinion of
the bankers that Ramsey county
which subscribed $200. 200. 25 per cent
more than the allotment, to the first
loan, could make a heavy subscrip-
tion to the second.
Addresses were given by G. NJ.
Fisher, H. E. Baird and ]. M. Thomp-
son, of this city; H. j. Nyhus, Ed
more; T. j. Dougherty, Starkweath-
er; 0. c. Sagmoen. Crary; l.. d,
Maurer, David Jones, Starkweather
and w. g. Samuels, Webster.
Committees will be formed to pro-
mote the drive and not one person
will be missed.
''The government is going to be
very liberal in this loan and permit
the banks to subscribe their full limit
and then some. said G. M. Fisher.
IS Per Capita in Bismarck Zone.
Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 1.-THE Bis
marck district, comprising Burleigh,
Mclean, Kidder, Emmons and Logan
counties, with a combined population
of 1859, will be asked to subscribe
the equivalent Of IS per capita to
absorb the $4,000 quota Of the sec
ond Liberty Loan assigned to this
territory, today announced J. i. Bell,
vice president Of the First National
bank OF Bismarck. and chairman OF
the district committee.
Bismarck, with a population OF 81
600, is the only city In the district
numbering more than 1000 people.
The population Is rural to the extent
of at least S5 per cent.
State Banks Aid Asked.
Bismarck N. D., Oct. IL. - State
banks of North Dakota are called
upon to- get back of the second
Liberty Loan in a letter mailed 70
the statels 697 state banks and four
trust COMPANIES by State Examiner
u. r. Waters today.
Mr.. Waters says: Our depart
ment is desirous that every bank
throughout the state cooperate 70
the fullest extent i'm the sale of these
securities, and particularly with the
state central committee I'm Fargo,
which organization is created In a
large extent to assist you In any
manner whatsoever.
Your earnest cooperation is re-
quested, as we are all Joined in this
campaign in q patriotic spirit; not
only that NorLn DaA0ta may no mcf
share, but that we may show to the
federal government that we stand
ready to supply the needs Of the men
that North Dakota has already so
generously given to the national
army"
The County chairmen.
Chairman /. B. Hanna Of the