The sun., 1918-10-14
LIBERTY LOAN GOAL
WON IN MINNEAPOLIS


! quently the Fourth Loan bonds are the
most attractive investment for n cor
poration at this time.
! "As to the position OF Liberty bones
under the clause dealing with the defni-
tion Of invested capital, the purchase OF
/ Liberty bonds by a corporation showing
/ high rate of return upon its invested
capital may well mean substantial
saving in dollars.
! Information Bureau Established.
These points. briefly mentioned here.
have been substantially covered IN
comprehensive study OF the tax exemp-
tion features in connection with Fourth
| Liberty Loan bonds, copy OF which 10
enclosed.
ITO help buyers solve problems which
may arise in connection with their study
OF the tax exemption situation, the LAD
erty Loan Committee has created pu-
reau of tax experts. with offices at i2o
Broadway, Room 254s, who will be glad
to assist prospective subscribers.
James Speyer declares that oversuD-
scription OF the Fourth Loan not only Will
! have a tremendous moral erect upon
| friend and foe alike. but that It may also
be factor in bringing an earlier END 10
the war.
! Nobody should hesitate to subscribe
to this large loan as much as he possibly
cam" said Mr.. Speyer. Nor should any.
body be Influenced by the Thought that
| II the war should end soon this whole
amount may not be needed. II VIII ne
needed, in fact Is needed now. ana must
be raised in any event because our Gov
eminent has about 81, 900. 100000 OF snort
term certificates outstanding which must
be paid with the proceeds of the loan and
| the whole balance will be needed shortly
/ TO meet financial OUTLAWS already con-
! tracted for.
| "If the war should end soon the readi-
ness Of our people to subscribe to S6,0oo,-
000. 900 at AZ per cent. (the largest
| amount ever offered in any country at
any time) will always stand as perma-
nent proof of individual patriotism ana
| Of our combined financial strength
"MatchinE subscriptions"
To stimulate subscriptions some com
panies and wealthy persons have offered
| 10 match every subscription made in GER
| tain towns. Such a method has enabled
Port Chester. n. Y. to reach its quota OF
| 1.47S.650.
The Industrial Honor Pennant has
| been awarded to 1877 more concerns. OF
which more than IS per cent. OF their
employees have subscribed.
Preparations for the hardest kind OF
have been made by the Rainbow Divi-
| sion" or the eighty-seven committees
| embracing this division seven have
reached their goals. and while the total
figure for the division is said to be a
little better than the high record made
In the third loan. the total Is declared
| 70 be far behind what had been expected.
The slogan under which the committees
of the Rainbow Division" will work this
| u,aaly will he ssDoYhla Third"
y. G. Kyriakides. honorary chairman
of the Greek Liberty Loan Committee
and head of the Mission Of the Central
Committee OF Unredeemed Greeks or
Athens, has issued a statement urging
his countrymen in North America to buy
Liberty bonds. He says: Lending
money to the Government of the United
States is a prayer OF gratitude to God.
I appeal to you to support the Fourth
Liberty Loan of this most liberal and
democratic country with all your means
and to your utmost"
Women Doing Good Work.
The good work being done by the
women Liberty Loan workers Is shown
by the subscriptions OF approximately
$l7 900, 900 that have been collected by
the womens Liberty Loan Committee In
the first week at booths operated by the
women lin hotels. department stores,
along Fifth avenue and other thorough
fares The Stage Womans Relief took
in nearly 100000 during the week.
while the Liberty Bell. in charge of Miss
Estelle O'Brien OF the Mayors Commit
tee Of Women on National Defence
turned in $4,000. Hunter Colleges
! total for the first week was $4,000,
while the returns from the Grand Cen
trail Station booth. operated by the Com
mittee on Woman's War Work OF CO.
| lumbla University, netted s126.55o.
An appreciation of what liberty means
| is contained in the announcement by
William II. Meyer. warden at Sing Sing.
that the inmates OF that institution have
| subscribed $4,000 to the Fourth Liberty
Loan. They have also purchased 81 900
| in War Saving Stamps and given 81 900
| to the Red Cross,
Soldiers continue to give their all to
the nation. and Gen. w. v. Judson. in
command OF the Port Of Embarkation
announces subscriptions OF $4,000
| from the personnel OF the port for the
! first week OF the campaign. THE Army
Transport Service. under Brig Gen.
| A. c. Dalton, subscribed 1893 900 Camp
! Mills. s233,0OO. and Camp Merritt,
| SIS, 900.
| The Theatrical Allied Interests Com
mittee is reporting increased sales.
total OF sl4s75.25O of bonds having
been sold at New York and Brooklyn
| theatres.
NicaraEuan Day Celebrated.
Appropriate exercises for the celebra-
| ton of Nicaraguan Day were witnessed
at the Altar OF Liberty yesterday
President Emilliano Chamorro OF Mica
| ragua sent a cablegram, which was read
/ at the altar and which said the en-
trance of the United States into the
war assures victory and permanent
peace.
Senior Diego NJ. Chamorro, Minister TO
| the United States from Nicaragua, made
an address in Spanish. which was inter-
preted by sentences for the audience. He
said:
Small in population and with but
meagre resources We have no armies TO
| offer in the formidable strife that is dew
astating the world but we can offer the
example OF our youthful volunteers At
the price OF their blood they have given
generous testimony OF their devotion IN
! the most noble and the most excellent
cause that has ever bound mankind as
| n unit.
I'm these tragic hours in which great
human problems are under debate, and
| paraphrasing the words OF Jefferson
| Peace Is my passion, 'let us all exclaim
| War is our passion " and, borrowing the
| thought OF NaXon, the celebrated Renre-
sentative from Massachusetts, I'm 17sS
let us all cry in unison: