The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-10-18
OCTOBER 81 LIBERTY DAY.
Urges People to Pledge Fullest
Measure of Financial Support.

Washington, Oct. 14.-President
Wilson. in behalf Of the liberty loah'
tonight issued proclamation settlhg
aside October ~ as Liberty Day, ana
ureine the people of the nation TO as
semble on that day in their respect
i've communities and pledge 10 one
another and to the government thaI
represents them the fullest measure
of financial support.
Let the result be so Impressive
and emphatic" the President urges
that it will echo throughout the em-
pire of our enemy as an index OF
what America intends to 90 10 orlnS
this war to victorious conclusion.
Presidents Proclamation
The Presidents proclamation fol-
lows:
BY the President Of America.
"A proclamation.
The second liberty loan gives the
people of the United States anothef
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 oloW at
autocracy in defense of outraged
American rights and of the cause OF
liberty. Billions of dollars are re-
ouired to arm. and feed and clothe the
brave men who are going forth 10
fight our countrys 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 performance OF
patriotism.
Liberty Day October "a.
Now. therefore, l, Woodrow Will
son. President of the United States
of America, do appoint Wednesday,
the oath of October, as Liberty day.
urge and advise the people to as
semble in their respective communl-
ties to pledge to one another and TO
the government that represents them
the fullest measure of support. On
the afternoon of that day | request
that patriotic meetings be held IN
every city, town and hamlet through
out the land, under the general dl-
rection of the Secretary of the treas
ury. and the immediate direction OF
the liberty loan committees Whlca
have been organized by the federal
reserve banks. The people respond
ed notably to the call of the hrst
liberty loan with an oversubsriptlon
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 assur-
ance of unequalled support to heart-
en- the men who are to face the hre
of battle for us. Let the result be
so impressive and emphatic that 1t
will echo throughout the empire OF
our enemy as an index of what Amer
lea intends to do to bring this war
to a victorious conclusion.
Half Holiday.
sFor the purpose of participating
in Liberty Day celebration all en-
p1oyes of the federal government
throughout the country whose ser,
vices can be spared, may be excused
at IL o'clock, Wednesday, the 24tn
of October. =.
I'm witness whereof, 1 have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be afflx-
ed. >.
Done in the District of Columbia,
this 18th day of October, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand, nine hun
dred and seventeen, and of the inde-
pendence of the United States of
America, the one hundred and forty
second.
(Sisned) woodrow Wilson.
"By the President.
(SigRed) Robert Lansing, Sec
retary of State