The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-08
Generals to Name Aides
Battleship To Be Head
quarters For Work
MEETING SLATED
FOR SATURDAY
Tracy Bangs To Address
Workers And Public In
Open Air Gathering
The boys have gone across.
We must come, across.

We must come. across.
That is the Fargo and Cass coun-
ty Liberty Loan slogan.
1t blazes forth on the big sign
that directs attention to the Liberty
Loan headquarters in the offices OF
the North Dakota Fair association.
THE boys have gone across-ws
must come across viii be carried
to every citizen of Fargo who Is in
position to purchase of the govern
ment's bonds.
Organization Work Advances.
Organization work iB advancing
rapidly in Fargo, preliminary steps
for the creation of a working body
so thoroughly organized that there
can be no slip-up in putting Fargo
on the Liberty Loan map, being wei
under way.
Fargo's three armies OF Liberty
bond sellers were assigned tern spry
this morning by lot.
General Camitsch, winning first
choice, took district No. 3. all the
territory north OF the Great Northern
track, and the east side OF Broad
north from Front street to the Great
Northern track.
General EnEen, with second cnoice,
took district No. 2, all the territory
west Of Ninth street south, and west
OF Broadway to the Great Northern
tracks.
General Boyd was third in the lot,
and Hobson's choice fell to him. HIS
army must work the territory east
of Ninth street south, and east OF
Fifth street north TO the Great
Northern tracks. His army gets the
south side of Front street from
Ninth street to Fifth street.
Name Aides AZ Once.
The generals are today naming
their corps Of officers. Each general
will name nine captains, and each
captain will name a number Of lieut.
enants as may be required 70 cover
the districts.
The privates-well, the bond buy
ing public gets in there.
"We expect every man VINO ts
called upon TO serve" said F. w.
McRoberts, publicity organizer. this
morning. mot many i'm Fargo can
AFFORD to permit private business 70
interfere with the governments bond
selling requirements"
Banks Will Aid Purchasers.
Every Fargo bank has assured the
civilian organization that 1t viii
aid bond purchasers in handling
payments. If purchasers OF bonds
are unable to make payments in ac-
cord with the governments provi-
sions, which are 2 per cent at the
time of purchase, is per cent on Nov.
Is. 40 per cent on Dec. Is, and ~
per cent on Jan. Is, the banks viii
step into the breach and make such
terms for the purchaser as the si&t-
ter may desire. In that manner, the
bond purchasing powers or fargo
people will be greatly enhanced.
Bond purchasers, when they sign
up. viii make a payment OF 2 per
cent az the face OF the bond they
buv. TO the solicitor. The solicitor is
charged with making that collection.
Thereafter, the bonds will be handled
through any bank that the purchaser
may designate.
Clearing House 70 Meet.
The Fargo Clearing House assoc
citation will meet this week to ar
range plans for the handling Of the
bonds, all banks TO act In unison, 20
the end that the best possible re-
suits may be obtained.
BIG Meeting Saturday.
Fargo will have a big mass meet
ing on next Saturday afternoon, the
meeting 70 be addressed by Tracy
Bangs, Grand Forks. II win be held
at the corner Of Broadway and y. +.
avenue, where q big battleship Is 20
be constructed-the ship TO be the
campaign headquarters for the city.
All workers and the public generally
are expected to attend.
III weather conditions are unfav-
orable, the meeting will be held az
the auditorium.
The battleship Is to be erected IL
the middle OF n. p. avenue, just west
of Broadway, on the space now used
for parking cars.
IN. b. Ashelman is now engaged -
directing the construction of thA
battleship.
Everybody Buy.
Everybody Buy" Is the slogan the
city campaign directors win adopt.
They hope to call on every person 10
Fargo. giving all an opportunity
oe srfmfnfr fha army Of bond buyers.