The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-18
OCTOBER "a NAMED
NEW LIBERTY DAY
PRESIDENT WILSON ASKS THE
COUNTRY TO PLEDGE ITS
FULL FINANCIAL AID.
SHOW OUR HEART IN WAR
President, in Proclamation, Says That
IL viii Require Billions To Sup
ply Army To Fight Our.
Battles.

shington.-President Wilson, in
behalf. of the Liberty loan, issued
proclamation setting aside Oct. "a as
Liberty day and urging the people of
the nation to assemble in their re-
spective communities and pledge to
one another and to the government
that represents them the fullest meas
ure of financial support"
Let the result be so impressive
and emphatic" the president urges,
that it will echo throughout the en-
pire of our enemy as an index of
what America intends to do to bring
this war to a victorious conclusion"
The presidents proclamation fol-
lows:
A Proclamation.
"The second Liberty loan gives the
people of the United States another
opportunity to lend their funds to
their government to sustain their
country at war. The might of the
United States is being modified and
organized to strike a mortal blow at
autocracy in defense of outraged
American rights and of the cause of
liberty. Billions of dollars are re-
quired to arm, feed and clothe the
brave men who are going forth to
fight our country's battles and to as
sist the nations with whom we are
making common cause against COM
mon foe. To subscribe to the Liberty
loan is to perform service of patriot
ism.
Now, therefore, /, Woodrow VIII
son, president of the United States
of America, do appoint Wednesday,
the oath of October, as Liberty day,
and urge and advise the people to as
semlle in their respective communi-
ties and pledge to one another and to
the government that represents them
the fullest measure of financial sup
port. On the afternoon of that day
request that patriotic meetings be
held in every city, town and hamlet
throughout the land, under the gen.
eral direction of the secretary of the
treasury and the immediate direction
of the Liberty loan committees which
have been organized by the federal re-
serve banks.
Wants Heavy Oversubscription
1.-THE people responded nobly to. the
call of the first Liberty loan with an
oversubscription of more than so per
cent Let the response to the second
loan be even greater and let the
amount be so large that it will serve
as an assurance of unequaled support
to hearten the men who are to face
the fire of battle for US. Let the re-
suit be so impressive and emphatic
that it will echo throughout the en-
pire of our enemy as an index of what
America intends to do to bring this
war to a victorious conclusion.
For the purpose of participating in
Liberty day celebrations all employees
OF the federal government throughout
the country whose services can be
spared may be excused at IL o'clock
Wednesday, the oath of October.
"In witness whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
Of the United States to be affixed.
Done in the District of Columbia,
this 18th day of October, in the year
of our Lord one thoasand nine hun
dred and seventeen and of the indie
pendence of the United States OF
America the one hundred and forty
second.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
"By the President.
(Signed) ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary Of State"
An appeal to "the wage earners OF
the United States" to invest in the
bonds was issued by Secretary Will
son of the department of labor.