Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-08
SECURE STRONG
FORCE ORATORS
~ Island Liberty Loan Cam.
uaign Committee Gets Corps
OF Able Speakers.
STAFFORD Announces LIST
chairman of Speakers BODY Ar
ranges for Series of Bril-
liant Addresses.

same O. Rock iSianu most aDlS
.-o.ors have been secured to make
o,5-ossss in the third Liberty loan
s---,na.eu. IL was announced by f
- S+afar6. chairman Of the speak
- committee. today.
amorg those who will talk in
ssbaIf Of The present Liberty loan
n .John NcGown Stevenson.
-..be- IN y O'NetU. George Davis,
q Isadstrom. Albert Huber, J.
: Murphy. NJ H. Sexton. J, I.
verron. :. r. Kenworthy, J. X.
sco-t c. J. Searle. States Attor-
ssy : E. Thompson, Y. E. Hall
-ran &. Fisher. !. J. Green, Il.
r. Srh~iver. J. Clinton Searle. O.
Stfrrart. Rev David y Johnson,
Van Calder. J. G. Ray. l. NJ.
Anderson. Andrew kempe, A. r.
CIipe. George Perrin. {. I. Regain
and Z ". West
the city Of Rock Island. as well
a. every community in the country
q large. has been thrilled 10 the
snfri. Of the third Liberty loan. and
ron present Indications Will go
over the top with rush 10 sup
mort the Iegious Of men who are
Fgh;ins tu France for the freedom
n the world and 10 halt the Hun
7~les in their battles OF deyasta-
JOn.
thousands of local citizens were
thrilled to a nigh pitch saturday
night by Tie remarkable speech Of
Governor LovdeH. and again yes
rariav By the Jackie band OF the
Great Lakes naval training station
and speakers in a meeting at Au-
gustana gymnasium In ihe
churches Of the city, ministers de-
voted services TO the subject which
e uppermost in the minds of all
the people today. thereby giving
great impetus TO the big drive. The
citv OF Rock Island is ah'aze with
masters which were distributed by
Bcy Scouts under direction of
Scoutmaster Bacon. Theatres will
display motion picture films IN ad-
dition TO their regular picture pro
grams. and through the entire
week. q corps Of efficient speakers
viii address audiences at all large
public gatherings and the factories
OF the city
Almost without exception men
and women who have been called
upon By the local organization 70
aid in the sale Of bonds, have Civ
En- their services. and at . meeting
this noon organized in teams OF
two 10 solicit subscriptions through
this week. and as long after that
as necessary TO call upon every in
-5Ti1uaL &C. enlist MS funds Tor his
try. SIbouey Bay camp, Span
-nar.-a1 var veterans, as I
a-l ain tu the campaign.
Sell s5a.U0J Already.
As has been announced, Rock Is
land wants TO oversuDscI Ibe AMI
reach lie million and d half mark.
Mercer county in one day, over
subscribed its quota. ana judging
BY the amount OF voluntary sub
scriptions made at local banks Sat
urdav. Rock Island and he town.
ships IN The west end OF the county
will 20 over big One OF the re-
quiremeHJs Of the government n
this sale Of bonds is that an initial
payment Of five per cent OF Tie
amount subscribed be pail to tha
person selling the bonds There
fore il is the request Of the work
ers that eyeryous be really 10 pay
this amount when called upon for
subscription. Il anyone desires 10
pay up the entire amount. this can
be done by calling at any OF the
local banks where such payment
will be received and recorded. A
ready subscriptions Of $4,000 have
been received. although the work
ers had not started solicitation o.
furdz --r5T afternoon TODAY