Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-09
IOWA eOHNG OVER
top IN new LOAN
GREAT ENTHUSIASM CREATED
BY IMMEDIATE RESPONSE ON
z PART OF PUBLIC.
PATRIOTIC SPIRITS
BEING INCREASED DAILY
Towns, Townships, Counties and Cities
Exceeding Their Quotas With Little
Effort On Part Of canvassers-
"6ilIy" Sunday Sends Message Say
ing War 10 In Last Half of Ninth
Inning With v. S. to Bat.
Special to Times Republican.


vi Des Moines, April 9.-Iowa's re-
Spouse to the present great liberty loan
campaign as shown by the reports
coming in here Is creating great en-
Iowas patriotic spirit is growing
stronger each passing mouth and Is
sSthe kind which will stay to the finish"
the leaders declare.
From many parts of the state the
reports are coming in that towns,
townships, counties and cities are ex-
3 ceeding their uota and they are go
Ing over the top with zest and spirit
Il that is bringing forth comment.
1t is taken as an indication that the
morale of the Iowa people has stiff
ened and increased and multiplied
/ each time the news of the killing and
wounding of Iowa boys in France has
come and that the casualties which
have come home to all Iowans are
only serving to stir the fighting spirit
as it has never before been stirred.
Iowa Leads in Casualties.
No state in the nation has lost more
men in bloody France than Iowa and
many of the lads who enlisted at the
! first opportunity year ago, who
marched in the great review Of Iowa
troops at the Iowa fair grounds last
fall. have made the supreme sacrifice
and given up their lives. All over
the state there are towns and farm
communities who have men "over
there" and the young manhood Of the
+ entire state is either ngnting or train
ing to fight.
All of these things have aroused
Iowa people, leaders here point out, so
b that all classes and all communities
are eager to meet the present big
j liberty drive.
NJ Billy Sunday, world famous evan
gelist, sent heartening message to
workers in Dcs Moincs Monday.
Billy said,
THAT International T game of war
which is being played on the western
firing line in France Is in the last half
OF the ninth inning and Uncle Sam
has been called as cleanup hitter.
"He needs our help to win the game.
He must have cannon, guns ships,
ti.automobiles, trucks, flying machines.
ebattleships. submarine chasers, medi-
s4cine, food - and it is to us 10 do
Astand and cheer"
Germans Contributing.
Vi Iowa Germans are demonstrating
their loyalty by making most liberal
subscriptions the reports received in
dictate. Counties which are known to
i be thickly populated with Germans
are making splendid reports.
West Point. in Lee county, where the
population is nearly 100 per cent Ger
man, had over subscribed it's quota
by 9 o'clock last Saturday morning.
Wright county was well over her quota
by the end of last week. Workers In
Louisa county say they will exceed
their quota by at least .$55, 900. Wash
ington county is reportet~to have eX-
ceeded it's quota. English River town
ship in Washington county reports
more than 100000 raised. its quota
is $49,50O. Boxholm, Boone county, had
exceeded it's quota by $4,000 before the
end of last week. Hamilton county
and every incorporated town in the
county had gone over the top by the
close of last week.
Provision has been made by the Des
small buyers who wish to buy on the
installment plan. The payment down
Z on $50 bond is $3.50. On May 18th
the buyer will pay $3.50 and 81 a week
from that date until October "a. On
$500 bond the payment will be double
the amounts on the $50 bond. Bonds
of larger denominations are also being
financed by the banks.