The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-22
LAST WEEK Of
LOAN CAMPAIGN
Subscription Books Close Sat
urday for Second Liberty
Loan of Five
Billion.
NOT HALF ENOUGH
Wednesday to be Liberty Day When
the Big Boost Is to be
Given In All d.
rectiona.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
WASHINGTON Oct. "a
M\e The American people should
E@ not lull themselves into q
~ false sense of security ovel
the Liberty loan. They must sub.
scribe heavily all week.
This warning was sounded today by
treasury officials intent on putting
across the FIVE billion dollar total by
next Saturday, when the subscription
books close. So far only ab6ht forty
per cent of this total has been taken.
Failure to support the loan to the
utmost will give comfort to the en-
emy, the treasury pointed out, especial
ly in view of Germany's success.
after several years Of drain on her
men and resources in floating sew
enth loan Of over 100000, 900.
Incidentally the treasury empha-
sized that It's published figures on
loan sales to date have represented
exactly what the district reports
show. There has been no lowering
OF totals to spur on workers, 1t was
said. For that reason, the nation
must not regard the loan as sue
cess until the last dollar is In on Sat
urday. The Liberty day, Wednesday
a national holiday, Is expected to
boost sales enormously. That time
noted men from all walks Of life will
preach the loan throughout the nation
and everybody will be asked to buy az
much as possible. Liberty fires Will
be lighted Wednesday night.
Included in the list of Liberty day
speakers will be VIM, J. Bryan, Sec
retaries McAdoo, Baker and Redfeld,
ex-President Taft, Speaker Champ
Clark and Attorney General Gregory.
Many German-American subscriptions
are noted and some Teuton-American
societies are assisting in floating the
loan.
Campaign in France.
[By J. w. Pegler, United Press star
Correspondent
AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUAR-
TIERS. Oct. 22-Just like back
home'' this week Is going to see
strenuous finish for the American
Liberty loan campaign "over here
in France.
Civilians in the states who don't
take Just as many Liberty bonds as
possible, will probably feel pretty
small and measly when announce
ment is made of the great total which
Americas fighting men, now making
ready for the physical conflict, have
pledged to the financial battle.
Next to their war training. Amer1-
can soldiers today are inspired to
their hardest work in a patriotic COM
petition for the Liberty loan drive.
Every branch from doughboy to Y.
M. C. A worker, is represented in
the pledges already obtained.
One reason for the tremendous sue.
cess of the sammies' Liberty loan
drive was General Pershing's procla-
nation to his soldiers. The vigor-
Gus phrases of this statement may
be just as inspiring to civilians at
home. Here are a few Of them:
"The new Liberty loan being float
ed by the government in support Of
the war should especially appeal at
home to those preparing, and to
those here to fight.
1--WE as soldiers come from a
people who have a privilege such as
few generations of men have-to
battle for the right of sacred prin-
ciples of humanity, with no thought
of gain, is an honor, not sacrifice.
To-day we are given the oppor-
fContfnued IN maya 2)