The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Response to Double Up" Appeal Is Being Freely Made and Many Sub-
 scriptiOns Secured
ARMIES MUST RAISE TWO MILLIONS IN THE CLOSING DAYS OF WEEK
Industrial and Commercial Workers Backing Up Cam paign With Liberal
 Buying of Bonds

While the allied armies in France and Flanders were showing the Germans back towards the Rhine yesterday and making them cry Mercy, Kamerad," the allied armies of Greater Birmingham were gathering in the dollars that sent the official indicator on the First Ma tional Bank building up to s7,2OOOoO. and within hailing distance of Jefferson coun- tvs quota. With the slogan double up' as their battle cry the soldiers in the fourth Liberty Loan cause traversed Greater Birmingham from end to end and all the outlying districts, combing as with fine tooth comb for bond buyers, and marching with the air of conquerors to headquarters late in the afternoon turned in subscriptions for something like sOOOoo of bonds.
 It was very satisfactory day, the generals said, and encouraged them to extra efforts in the next three days dur ing which they must raise approximate ly s2,000,00O. It is a formidable fortress they must storm to reach the quota, but like the boys pursuing the fleeing Hun, the soldiers over here will not lay down their arms until all forts are taken and the gladstone tidings can be telegraphed
 
 mingham and Jefferson county saw their duty and done it.''
 ANSWER ROLL CALL
 Every soldier and every worker an- swered present at roll call yesterday morning and then went forth determined to let no one escape who could possibly buy a bond. They had not been in the field long when the double ups" be- gan coming across in most satisfactory manner. Although every one from Chairman Murray Brown and Field Mar shal J. Frank Rushton on through the long list of enthusiastic soldiers and workers realize they have hard work ahead, they scent victory and will not let up until it is assured.
 Having already subscribed $2500oO (2O0.- 900 for Jefferson county) to the fourth Liberty Loan, the Pratt Consolidated Coal company yesterday subscribed an additional s1oo,OOo making total of s35o, ,00o of which s3oO,ooo is allotted to Jefferson county. ~
 G. B. Mccormack, president of the. company, increased his former subscrip- tion of s25,00O by taking 000o additional bonds. making his total $4500O. Both of these subscriptions were announced by Col (Mrs) Louis Mackenzie of the Rainbow division of the allied armies Mrs Mackenzie also announced sub- SCrlDtlOn or SZ0,UUO Dy J. N dttclSOi.
 The Ensley Land company, through the American army, subscribed for $40,00O of bonds.
 WILL RAISE QUOTA
 Gen. Hardeman Meade was feeling very chesty when he called at headquarters yesterday afternoon. and all because he and his army had raised $1,500,000 of their s2 GOO 900 allotment. "We'll raise our full quota" said General Meade. We are hustling like fire fighters and won't quit until our sector is cleared up.
 G. T. Sibley, local representative of the Equitable Life Insurance company, ln- formed the committee yesterday that his company had allotted S5o,000 to Birming- ham, available to those who desire 10 take advantage of it's five-year payment plan.
 Gen. Hardeman Meade of the American army (Ensley Pratt City sector) was in, formed by the American Wire and Steel company yesterday that 1t had deposlteu at the First National bank $loo,o00 to cover subscriptions of it's employees se- cured by his soldiers in their canvasslns at the big Ensley plant.
 DOUBLE UP SUBSCRIPTIONS
 Among the "double-up" subscriptions reported yesterday made by persons ana concerns that had already taken bonds of the fourth issue, were the Following
 Birmingham Realty company, so,Up' nreviouslv subscribed, s25.0OO; J. G. Whit field, for himself and the Farmers ana ,Ginners Cotton Oil company, sl6.ooo; John G. Smith & Co.,, 5000; Herbert Levy' 5000 A. J. Grey. 5000; J. B. German. s1ooO; Charles w. Glass. s2ooo Arnold Glass, 5000; Samuel l.. Earle, slooe' stockham Pipe and Fittings company. s1o. GOO. w. H. Stockham, $250o; R. c. f'os- ter. $500; Theodore F. Rudolph, $iu"' M core Handley Hardware company, sl0'- Ooo; Kaul Lumber company, slooo: MOT ris w. Bush, 5000; Advance Lumber com many. ss0Oo; Harry Watkins. 5000; z. M. Blanchard, s2oo; Fies & Sons, saooo' Mon roe Warrior Coal and Coke company M s,noO. a Georgian, through Charles DeBardeleben, 5000; employees of the Jeff ferson theatre, $500, making their total s255O; W. H. Nevins, S5o0.
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