Arizona republican., 1918-04-19
APRIL 26 SET
 ASIDE LIBERTY
 DAY BY WILSON
President Issues PrOclama- tion Calling Upon the
 People to Devote Time to Aid Third Liberty Loan
Republican A.P. Leased wire1

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-F'riday, April 26, will be Liberty Day through out the United States under pro- clamation issued tonight by President Wilson calling on citizens of every community to hold Liberty loan rallies and 'liberally pledge anew their fin ancial support to sustain the ma tion's cause"
 Patriotic demonstrations similar to those of the opening day of the cam paign will be held on April 26 and the day devoted to giving the race toward the three billion dollar war credit goal a new impetus for the final week.
 Liberty Loan Past Billion
 Now. with the loan campaign almost half over. S1,0S9,734, 900 subscriptions have been reported to the treasury, $l36,S11,650 representing yesterday s business, and committees in every dis trict have received orders to make extraordinary efforts to gather in pledges faster. in the hopes of meeting Secretary McAdoo's expressed hope for an over subscription of the three billion dollar minimum.
 sunday, April 21. will be devoted by thousands of preachers to special Liberty loan sermons. The treasury has received @ flood of letters from ministers promising their support of the loan campaign on that day.
 April 26, "liberty Day"
 President Wilson's Liberty day proc lamation follows:
 By the President of the United States of America:
 "A Proclamation.
 An enemy who has grossly abused the power of organized government and who seeks to dominate the world hy the might of the sword, challenges the rights of America and the liberty and life of all the free nations of the earth. Our brave sons are facing the fire of battle in defense of the honor and rights of America and ths liberty of nations To sustain them and to assist our gallant associates in the war, a generous and patriotic people have been called upon tc subscribe to the third Liberty loan.
 Asks Afternoon Meetings
 NOW, therefore, ], Woodrow Wilson president of the United States of America, do hereby appoint Friday the twenty sixth day of April. one thousand nine hundred and eighteen as Liberty day. On the afternoon o1
 
 United States to assemble in theii respective communities and liberally pledge anew their Financial support to sustain the nations cause. Pa triotic demonstrations should be held ifs every city, town and hamlet throughout the land under the genera direction of the secretary of tho treasury and the immediate direction If the Liberty loan committees or ganized by the federal reserve banks Let the nations response to the third Liberty loan express in unmistakablt terms the determination of America to fight for peace, the permanent peace of justice.
 Make it Federal Holiday
 For the purpose of participating ir Liberty day celebrations, all em- ployes of the federal government throughout the country whose ser vices can be spared may be excused at 10 o'clock noon. Friday, the twenty sixth of April.
 In witness whereof I hereunto se my hand and caused the seal of tho United States to be affixed.
 Done in the District of Columbia this eighteenth day of April, in tn, year of Our Lord one thousand nint hundred and eighteen, and of tn, independence of the United States O. America, the one hundred and forty. second.
 WOODROW WILSON,
 By the president.
 ROBERT LANSING.
 Secretary of State"