The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
WAR LOAN Laos!
To Reach Quota n. Y. Must
Sell 100 Million a Day.
100000 Workers Start COmbing
City for Liberty Loan.
WILSON SETS LIBERTY DAY
Urges People To Assemble and
Pledge Support to Govt.
October "a Date FiXed-Secre-
tary of Labor Appeals.


to sell the maximum allotment of
$500, 100000 worth of liberty bonds
the New York federal reserve district
| began today. While the district is
far short of the amount hoped for in
the first two weeks of the campaign,
the committee still expresses conf
dence that the huge sum will be raised
before October 81. To accomplish
this, it will be necessary to sell bonds
at the rate of $10O,0O0,00O a day in
the remaining twelve business days of
the campaign. The 10000 workers,
many of them volunteers, commenced
this morning a systematic canvass of
the district. The entire strength of
the Home Defense league, with it's
$4,000 members, has been enlisted to
aid ins the work.
About 10000 bonds in the smaller
denominations have been received di-
rect from the government printing
house at Washington, and were placed
on sale turnout the city today with
the idea of attracting cash customers.
Thru the courtesy of the British
government British tank brought
here from the western front, where it
has seen active service, together with
to the committee. 1t will be used in a
parade thru the city streets
PrOclaims Liberty Day"
Washington, Oct. 15.-President
| Wilson, in behalf of the liberty loan.
issued a proclamation, setting aside
october "a, as Liberty day and urging
the people of the nation to assemble
on that day in their respective com
| munities and pledge to one anorher
| and to the government that repre-
sents them the fullest measure of fl
nancial support
Lot fIo,c,y. l.
emphatic" the president urges, that
1t will echo turnout the empire of our
| enemy as an index of what America
] intends to do to bring this war to a
victorious conclusion"
Presidents Proclamation.
The presidents proclamation fol-
! By the president of the United States of
America.
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 mortal blow at auto
| crazy in defense of outraged American
| rights and in the cause of liberty. Billions
/ of dollars required to arm feed and
/ clothe the brave men who are going forth
/ to fight our country's battles and to as
slst the nations with whom we are making
/ common cause against common foe. To
| subscribe to the liberty loan is to perform
a service Of patriotism.
Hold Liberty Loan Rallies.
! Now, therefore, l, Woodrow Wilson
president of the United States of America
! do appoint Wednesday, the twenty fourth
! of October, as Liberty day, and urge and
{ spectlVe communities ami pledge to one
another ana TO the government that rep
resents them, the fullest measure of Ii
nancial support. On the afternoon of that
: day, l request that patriotic meetings be
held IN every city, town and hamlet thru
| out the land, unuer the general direction
| of the secretary of the treasury and the
/ immediate direction Of the liberty loan
committees, which have been organized by
/ the federal reserve banks. The people re
spOnd nobIy to the cali of the first lib
erty loan with an INSTRUMENTATION of more
than % per cent. Let the response to the
second loan be even greater and let the
amount be so large that it will serve US
an assurance of unequalled support to
hearten the men who are to face the fire
/ of battle for us. Let the result be so i'm
pressive and emphatic that it will echo
thruout the empire Of our enemy as an
idea OF what America intends do to
bring this war to a victorious conclusion.
For the purpose of part1cip atIng in
Liberty day celebration, all employees of
the federal government, thruout the coun-
try. whose services can be spared, may be
of October.
In witness whereof, 1 have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done in the District of Columbia this
twelfth day of October, in the year of
Our Lord One thousand Nine Hundred
and Seventeen and of the independence of
| the United States OF America of the One
Hundred and Forty Second
(Signe) 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 tonight by Secretary
Wilson, of the department of labor.
He said:
The workers have more at stake in
this conflict than any others, because
it is only in democracy that the com
mon people can come into their own.
The great privilege is not given to all
| of us to serve our country on the battle
| field or in the trenches, but there are
other ways in which serve and
assist those who are privileged to carry
our flag the battle fields of Europe
The impulse of sacrifice for the COM
mon good is sending the youth of our
country into the trenches for defense of
I liberty humanity and democracy a