Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-03
CAMP MEADE HAS
BOUGHT 100000
LIBERTY BONDS
Taboo Placed on Rubber
Stamps in Signing Passes
\ For Men

Camp Meade, Md. May 3.-Letters
appealing for support of the Third
Liberty Loan which were sent out
by the soldiers here are bearing
fruit, judging from the tone OF re-
plies received. Every mail brings
hundreds of letters from various
points in the United States. but prin-
cipally from Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania, and in almost every instance
the sender has promised to buy more
bonds.
Private B. e. Friend, Company E.
Three Hundred and Fourth Field
Signal Battalion, has received an in
spring letter from Gene w. Hol-
brook, who is in the hardware busi-
ness at 219 Main street, Charles City,
Ia. The commune cation, which is
sample of the thousands received
here, reads:
Yes, my boy. am with you to the
finish. I have bought to date $1,5OO
worth of War Savings Stamps and
Liberty Bonds. $500 of which was Tor
the third series. And 1 will buy all
L can, and more, too, every time they
have a new issue. 1 am only a COM
mon hardwareman. and 1t makes me
BrunL TO make Dotn ehuS hiSSh al -
business way now.
II am As years old, but l nave
lots of fight in me yet, and If the
time comes that they need the old
bucks, you will find this old boy as
eager to do his bit as it is possible
for anyone to be. 1 appreciate your
letter and the spirit in which 1t was
written, and 1 want to say TO you
that in this old United States there
are a lot of fighters left behind, and
we will see to it that they do dig up
the money for you fellows just as
fast, and a little faster, than you
need ii. 1 don't know that l can
saw any more at this time to make
my case any stronger. You spread
the news to the boys that Iowa is
going to be with you to the hnlsn;
and / know that the other states will
do equally as well. With best wlshes
and God bless you
The letter was signed your Part
ner over Here"
The men here have purchased to
date approximately 100000 worth of
Liberty Bonds of the third issue, ac-
cording to an announcement by Cap
tain Sidney Herkness. who Is in
charge of the campaign. The total
cash sales to soldiers amounts to
$4,000 and the secretaries for the
Young Mems Christian Association
purchased bonds to the extent of
$202,25O, for which they paid cash.
Bonds were purchased by soldiers on
the PARTIAL payment plan to the eX-
tent of $154,05O.
Taboo on Rubber Stamp
The taboo has been placed on the
use of the rubber stamp in signing
passes for the men and a new set of
instructions have been issued which
will entirely do away with all
"phoney" passes and at the same
time the fact has been emphasized
to the soldiers that they will be re-
quired to be back on time.
The new pass regulations read:
"All passes will be signed in ink
by the company or detachment COM
mander. Rubber stamps for sigma
lures are prohibited.
"A pass list on form as prescribed
herein, will be submitted by the COM
pany or detachment commander, |
when properly filled out. to the SER
geant of the guard. This list will |
be kept at the guardhouse, and all |
men returning from pass will report |
there, and their names will be check |
ed and the day and hour of reporting |
from pass entered in the proper col |
umn.
Every man on pass must report
back to his company or detachment |
on or before the day and hour stated |
on his pass in order to escape disci- !,
pline. An accident entirely beyond |
the individuals control will be the |
only defense considered for delays in
reporting.
Reasons for issuing the pass will |
be briefly stated thereon, viz:
Weekend Pass-Emergency because |
of sickness in family, etc.
Company and detachment com
manders will check all passes re-
turned to them from the guardhouse,
and any found to have been altered |
will be made the subject of inquiry
and, If necessary, disciplinary action.
"A commissioned officer of each
company or detachment will make a
check rollcall of all men on Sunday
and Monday night at 1.30 O'Clock,
with view to the discipline of all
improperly absent"