The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-14
Birmingham's Total Now Expected to Run Well Be tween Six and Seven
 Million Dollars
WORKERS TO SPEND
 TODAY IN EFFORT
 TO SWELL NUMBER
Birmingham Will Pass AL lotment, But Is Eager to Have Large Number of
 Small Subscribers

President George G. Crawford of the
 Tennessee company yesterday, on be-
 half of the United States Steel corpora
 tion, subscribed for S3,OOO,00O worth of
 liberty bonds through Birmingham
 banks.
 through the First National bank, the
 American Trust and Savings bank and
 the Birmingham Trust and Savings
 company.
 It was LnOfficiaIly stated last night
 that these subscriptions are expected
 to bring Birmingham's total up to be-
 tween $6.O0O,OOO and s7,OO0,OOO.
 Birmingham's contribution to aid the
 United States in putting an end to the
 despotism of the Kaiser-money to be
 used in fighting for liberty and freedom
 has thus passed the amount asked for
 by the liberty loan committee at Wash
 ington, but, not satisfied with merely do-
 ing what was asked, the Birmingham committee is going about in an effort to get a greater number of subscriptions than was asked for. In number of dol lars Birmingham has done her bit, and in the number of subscriptions Birmingham also proposed to break a record. COMMITTEES ACTIVE Committees, we'll organized and enthu- siastic, determined to do more than was asked, were out yesterday all day and today, bright and early. They will make their last plea for purchasers of the gov- ernment liberty loan bonds.
 It is pointed out that the government is anxious to get a large number of sub scribers, is anxious to have every man, woman and child in the country own a bond. The government wants all to feel that the war is their war, and that they are aiding in bringing it to a successful conclusion by buying a liberty bond. ENSLEY'S FINE WORK Employees of the American Steel and Wire company yesterday subscribed for | $27,150 worth of bonds The committee 1 of this corporation hopes to increase this to s30,000 before noon tomorrow. The bonds are being placed with the Bank of Alabama at Ensley The Bank of Ensley announced it would take $150,000 worth of the bonds, $50, 900 for the bank, s50,000 for Ramsay & Me lCormack and s5O.Ooo by the Ramsay & Mccormack interests of Ensley. Carrying out plans to further explain the bonds speakers were sent to the moving picture houses and theatres yesterday afternoon and night. In the afternoon talks were made at the Lyric by Mrs. Prentiss B. Reed; Strand, Miss Amelia Warrington; Co., lonial, Miss Nell Freeman; Odeon Two,
 Mrs. R. F. Johnston; Vaudette. Mrs H. To. Mooree; A1cazar, Miss Bertha Engel; Trianon, Mrs. H. L. Badham; Rialto. Mrs Jack Bowron.
 | Last night speeches were made by James Davis, Odeon Two; Colonial, H.. Is Afford; Strand, John L. Bradley, Jr.; | Alcazar, Isadore Shapiro; Vaudette, F. | E. Spain; Lyric, Mrs c. P. Orr and Mrs. Leonard T. Beecher; Loew's Bijou, A. | Leo Oberdorfer; Trianon, Roderick Beddow; Princess, Penn Harvey of New l York
 1 It was announced last night that be- Hated shipments of official liberty lloan badges have been received, and | all persons who have not secured a
 badge, may call around before noon to-
 morrow and get one by showing a re- ceipt for the bond or bonds.
 l w. II Kettig, chairman of the local 1 committee, yesterday afternoon re- l ceived a message from Atlanta in l which it was explained the liberty bell at Philadelphia will ring today at noon. l This will call attention to the fact l that there remains only "A hours in which citizens of the United States may l subscribe to the liberty bonds The | message which is from w. C. Ward : | law, chairman or the central commit l tee, follows:
 1 "On Thursday at noon, which is l National Flag Day, the old liberty 1 bell in Philadelphia will ring, | calling attention to the fact that only 24 hours remain in which to l subscribe to liberty loan bonds. 1 Requesting all principal cities in l this district to have all bells rung | and whistles blown at this time. Kindly see that this is done.o Enthusiastic members of the varou.; l liberty loan committees yesterday aft : ernoon at f o'clock held a meeting at 1 the Chamber of Commerce, when l speeches were made. Plans for the | final rush for subscriptions today and until noon tomorrow were made. l The last efforts of the liberty loan l committees will be made tomorrow, while today there will be work to do | from early morning until closing time | tonight at II o'clock. The office of the comittee was open last night from $
 to II o'clock, and these hours will be observed tonight.
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 For Cyclone Fund