The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-10
$28,700 Subscribed to the
Liberty L 0 a n
Yesterday.
SOLDIERS At FORT
TAKE $4,000
Other Cities Get Credit for
Pensacola's Patriotism Be-
cause of Foreign Cos.

Two hundred and siNty-five thous-
and dollars represents the total re-
ported to date that Pensacola has
subscribed to the liberty loan. SUBJ
scriptions announced yesterday alone
amounted to S2S,700.
That, however does not represent
all that Pensacola is doing. Probably
a hundred, if not two hundred thous-
and dollars of Pensacola money is go
ing into liberty bonds for which
Louisville, New York and other cities
will get the credit
Of the thirty-odd foreign corpora
tions doing business in Pensacola,
only the electric light company and
the Newport Turpentine Company
are buying the bonds, taken by local
employees, through the Pensacola
committee.
Taking Our Money Away.
The L. & n. Railroad Company. in
particular, was requested to put the
local purchases through Pensacola,
/ but has declined.
/ 1t is the work of the local commit
/ teemen, it is the publicity of the local
] press that is inducing L. & n. en-
.ployees here to subscribe to the LOAF,
through their employer, which is pus-
/ chasing the bonds for the entire south
! in Louisville.
And so with all the other foreign
. Of Nth "a
noted.
Inasmuch as the government is de-
posting in each place practically the
extent of its subscription, the effect
of the above is to divert money from
I Pensacola, and to give credit where
credit is not due, and to feed the old
superstition that the south is slack
ing.
5000 Want to Buy.
Only a few days more remain be-
fore June Is, when the subscription
/ cooks close, and Chairman Mitchell
urges that all committees redouble
their efforts, and above all, make daily
reports to the committee. That there
are 5000 men, women and children in
Pensacola who want to subscribe to
liberty loan, but who have not been
approached is his statement in a let.
ter to the different committees, urg-
ing that they exert themselves to the
utmost in the few days remaining
The letter follows:
AS chairman of the committee COW
ering your line Of industry, have YOU
"done your bit" in making Pensa-
cola's share Of the liberty loan a sue
cess?
June 18th draws near; if your work
is not done by that time you miss
your opportunity. You were selected
as chairman of the committee which
represents the line Of industry with
which you are closely in contact. We
urge that you lay aside your daily
work and take up from now until
June 18th this most important work.
Call your committee together immed-
lately. Outline for their guidance
plan of campaign, covering the line
of effort it is expected to cover, and
bv giving three to four days of your
time between now and June 18th, PEN
sacOla's response to the presidents
call will be such as to make all of US
proud.
Do YOU know that there are 5000
men, women and children in Pensa-
c. la who want to buy liberty bond?
I ] ne only reason LItey nave HpJ SUI
scrjbed is because no one has taken
the trouble to solicit their subscrip-
o. ton in a manner that they could UNI
. derstand what should be done.
, The Associated Press dispatches
this morning carry the statement
from Secretary McAdoo that the lib
erty loan lacks s70O,00O00O of being
. subscribed. Failure to over-subscrbe
this loan will be a national calamity
and disgrace.
The liberty loan committee of PEN
scola territory is giving its time to
this work, but it rests with the chair
men Of the different committees as to
whether Pensacola's participation in
this great undertaking viii be the
success it should be. We hold our
selves in readiness to assist in any
way you may ask, and we hope that
we shall begin to see Immediately the
beneficial results of your activities.
/. The Army's Bit.
Subscriptions by the six companies
at Fort Barrancas had reached
total of $4,000 lst night, and it was
stated that at least $4,000 would be
taken.