South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-11
COUNTY NEXT To
LOWEST IN LIST
But One Percent of Quota of
Second Liberty Loan
is Subscribed.

Up 20 Tuesday st. Joseph county
lad secured but one per cent Of its
quota Of Liberty bond subscriptions.
according 20 report received
Thursday morning by Charles l..
Zigler. chairman Of the committee.
The par value OF sales % the above
date had amounted 20 but $50, 500.
the 81 900. 600 subscription by the
Studebaker corporation not having
been reported at that time, there
fore IS not included in the above fig
ures.
The largest local sale 20 be re-
ported was from the Burroughs
Adding Machine Co. which reported
IS sales 90 employees of the same
number OF 500 bonds. making the
total from that factory for the day
sf.sG0.
Next 40 Lowest.
Compared 10 the adjacent counties
81 LaportF. Starke. KosciuskO and
Elkhart, St Joseph county stands
next 10 the lowest in total amount and
number of subscriptions made to
Tuesday Of this week. Starke county
IS the lowest with but One-tenth OF
its quota. Jay and Morgan counties
had reported the same amount
winch is next 20 nothing. as reported
by Fulton and Browne counties.
kosciuskO county has the highest
quota OF any OF the surrounding
counties with p. IapOrte county
Is.next highest with 10 and Elkhart
county in third place Of the five
counties with 1.@.
total OF 2.905 subscriptions had
been made i'm the entire state 20
Tuesday. The amount totals 1920
SO9. or 81 per cent OF the state $
quota. Dearborn county ranks first
ia the state with percentage OF %.
Huntington county is second with
u per cent.
Get First Issue Bonds.
The First National bank of South
Bend Thursday morning received
he first consignment of Liberty
bonds OF the first issue made last
summer that has been made 10y the
Government 90 this city The con
sfgnment amounts 10 $4,000 worth
of bonds. and includes all of the al
iotrnent but $4,000 of that institu
lion The latter amount still TO be
issued is i'm $50 bonds. none of that
denomination arriving with Thurs
DAYS consignment The bank Is row
ready 10 exchange the bonds OF the
denomination OF 500 and up for
me certificates issued az the time OF
sale.
Work i'm Comfy.
Chairman Charles l.. ZiEler. sam
uel Leeper. chairman of the farmers
committee. Edward Zeitler and Al
bert FuIk. members Of the farmers
committee. spent Wednesday az
rs,xeville. Walkerton and New car
isle. giving whatever assistance
POSSIBLE 10 the banks OF those towns
I'm increasing their sales OF bonds
Investigation among the bankers OF
those communities disclosed that the
farmers I'm some localities are not
alive 90 the Importance of the Lib
crtv bond sale. That condition is 10
le overcome. II possible. with cam
uaign Of personal solicitation and
greater publicity among those in the
rural districts whose interests seems
To be dormant.
"The farmers should be among the
rrst 90 respond 20 the call of their
country" said Mr.. Zigler. ''as they
have received more beneficial legisla-
ZION and assistance from the govern
raent under the present adminlstra-
ton than most any other business or
labor. As a Liberty bond purchase
S. an Investment paying good inter
est is all the more reason that the
farmer should be quick 20 realize
and take advantage OF the oppor-
tunity which IS az the same time
ellvne q valuable assistance To their
government ga a time Of great need. %
Work Again Friday.
Messrs. Zigler, Zeitler and Leeper
VIII spend Friday with bankers of
NValkertou and surrounding towns
calling upon men of the community
VINO are well able 90 inv est i'm bonds
Int so far haven't done So.
The factory campaign In south
Bend and Mishawaka VIII be started
next week. That iu this city viii
begin Monday. and in Mishawaka
wednesday. Speakers viii be en-
rloved iu all the different shops and
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