The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-12
BOND SALES ARE
BEING REPORTED
VERY SLOWLY
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR YESTER-
DAY $77,600-EXECUTlVE
COMMITTEE u r G E S
SPEEDING UP.

Yesterdays subscriptions TO the
fourth Liberty loan in Carter county
were $1,000, more than SS0,OOU
greater than the previous day. The
county's total Tor the four days oi
the first week OF the drive is S4S9,-
$50. less than half OF the quota, 81,
07l.90
While there are some subscrip-
tions promised for a later date, this
feature OF the campaign is not so
promising as in former drives and
the need for the most heroic efforts,
ii Carter county Is TO maintain her
former proud record OF exceeding
every war activity quota, is becom-
ing more apparent with each day.
Committees and individual canvass
ers are urged to leave no prospect
untouched and to devote every Ell
fort possible to exceeding the
amounts assigned them.
Unofficial reports from Writ are
the most cheering OF yesterday 5
CGmmunications from community
lworkers. Writ is assessed. $50 600
,and her workers insist that that
amount will be doubled. Many COM
-munities are reporting that they
will have difficulty meeting their al
lotmentS.
The epidemic of Spanish influenza
is having its effect upon the cam
paign here All public meetings in
the county have been forbidden un-
til the epidemic is checked and there
will be no opportunity to call resi-
teFts of any district together at
least not for several days, and this
should make more plain the necessity
OF personal work upon the part of
every individual. \ Liberty Day
demonstration was planned, to be
held at the War Savings Bank to-
morrow night, but this has been
abandoned in view OF the public
health departments request fer the
prohibition OF all public gatherings,
Urging all county chairmen to
combat what he terms the most in
tensive propaganda yet conceived
to defeat the fourth Liberty loan.
l.. +. Phillips, state chairman, has
notified all war workers that the
greatest efforts must be brought in
play in order to put Oklahoma over
the top, with her $30,0O0O0O
Germany is not stopping at any
thing to defeat the present purpose
Of the government to finance this
war. The most pernicious instru-
ment yet devised has been spreading
throughout the country at this time,
the Spanish influenza, which has all
the marks of German instigation.
Peace proposals abdication stories
and kindred efforts of the enemy fol-
low quickly in an effort to show the
American public the uselessness OF
a tremendous loan which alone will
meet the urgent obligations OF our
country at war.
But, the state chairman declared
our people will come to the front
as they have done on all occasions
when their country has asked for
help.
A spirit Of grim determination to
put over the loan pe5vades state
headquarters. That the people may
know" is the caption suggested by
Chairman Phillips to head the list
OF people who could buy this week
but will not.
at is not fair to their fellow men
that these should escape their Just
assessments. They are placing their
own burdens on the shoulders of pa
triots. Like the fleeing thirtysix
Hun divisions, they cannot stand
the gaff of a true American test.
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