The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
BULB WILL PASS THE
100000 MARX
ON THIRD LIBERTY
LOAN THERMOMETER
Totals of Birmingham and
jefferson County Are
Bulked Together by
Committee
HONOR FLAGS FOR ALL
SMALL TOWNS THAT
EXCEED THEIR QUOTA
Chairman Coffin States
Campaign Will Continue
Until High Mark
Is Reached

VIZ, annortionment of sTSc.o0o
~, woodward Iron company's SUD
sor;ntion Of $500 900 for Liberty Bonds
announced late yesterday atternooh'
Jefferson county's third Liberty LOAN
total topped the quota of s5,3s5,ooo by
annroximately $e5o,ooo. This s7st.aCo
viii be apportioned among the various
committees working in the WOODWARD
IRON companys mines and plants IN
Jefferson county The remaining w.
GOO will be credited to Liberty Loan
workers in it's mines in Tuscaioosa
county.
Consequently at noon today the ouio
in the big thermometer at the FIRST
National hank will mount several de-
,raes higher than the $6,o00,0o0 mark.
1t is possible that a large sueseilf-
ton which has been awaited may We
announced during the forenoon III
which event the patriotic red tonsue
Of flame in the mastooon thermome-
terswill begin to lick at the S7,coo,eoo
station.
FOLLOW PRACTICE
In making this announcement H. W.
Coffin. chairman of the Greater Biz
minsham committee, said:
TN bulking together the totals OF
jefferson county and Greater Biz
r,lngham we are simply following the
practice in our previous liberty Loan
drives. This will not deprive any city
or town in the county from receiving
the honor flag for exceeding its In
dividual allotment.
although we have gone over the
tor handsomely, our campaign will
continue until every square inch OF
space in Birmingham and JEFFERSON
county has been thoroughly worked
We do not intend to be content with
s7,000,O00, but will press on toward
the $10,000.000 mark with renewed
yigor and enthusiasm. The data which
/ have in hand justifies the belief
that we have more than a fighting
chance to reach it, The plans foricu-
lated at the council of war Nor
day afternoon, which was attended Ly
Field Marshal Rushton and the gen.
erals of the allied armies will be put
into execution. This means grand
cleanup drive in Greater Birmingham
while the work in the county outside
of those lines will be pushed MOI e
theoretically than ever.
Il urge those who have subscribed for
bonds in monthly payments to go tc
their banks and arrange for the details
This is highly important, as the report
OF the federal reserve bank at Birming-
ham will be based on the totals sent to
it by our banks.
And / again earnestly request citizens
not to wait to be solicited, but to come
to Liberty Loan headquarters or go t
their banks and make their subscriptions
This third Liberty Bond buying has as
sumed the proportions or great popular
movement, and 1t is the most impressive
evidence of common spirit af patriot
ism which Birmingham has ever shown
and that is saying great deal. Those
who wait to be solicited are taking
chances of not being included in thii
grand honor roll.
II am prouder tonight of Birming'
ham than I have been in all my years OF
residence in this city. / am indeed
thankful we have citizenship capable
of rising to such heights.
LOAN WORKERS BUSY
Despite the Indictment weather yes
| terday, Liberty Loan workers were
busy in the city and county and sub
scriptions rolled into the headauar'
ters of the third Liberty Loan com
nlittee and of the woman's Lioert;
Loan committee all day.
/ The feature yesterday as In previous
days of the campaign was the steady
buying of $50 and 500 Liberty Ponds
This popular purchasing in Birmsng
ham is swinging into landslide.
The Alabama Southern shops wer'
| placed on the 100 per cent list at heal
quarters Superintendent Ellis Of tn
/ car department has done great worl
| iii the shops, it was announced. Ger
man American named Dothheimer ha
ably assisted.
| Zone Chairman Fred M. Jackso,
said yesterday afternoon: The cam
paign in our zone is going better ant
better Counties which have been hack
ward are picking up their stride
| Judge Mack Pearce of Marion count.
advises me that his county has SUB
scribed 20 per cent of it's quota, an
that Guin. Winfield and Hamilton hav'