The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-13
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I the first drive was 500 and Ia The
second about the same.
Getting the Allotment.
The banks. Il was announced this
afternoon, are not taking sunscFtp-
tons In Fargo. Subscriptions should
Be- made to the central accounting OF
nee which Is IN charge Of ole Engens
city chairman. whose Offices are To-
Gated I'm the Edwards block. The al-
lottment viii be furnished the pur-
chaser, who win then take IL, and hi@
check Of Ave per cent Of the amount
to the bank az which he does busi-
ness and there arrange for payments
which will be satisfactory 20 him9slE
and to his banker. The governments
plan Of payment Is i've per cent On
the date Of the application; e per
cent on May Is, 1918; IS per cent On
July Is 1918, and 40 per cent on
August is. 1918.
A long line Of one hundred per cent
Americans filed the hall in front OF
the city central headquarters this
morning, awaiting their turn TO Pc
given the allotment. John Giles,
one OF the precinct chaIrmens report
ed to the headquarters he had the
names OF 81 railroad men on his list
and that every one had taken the fun
hundred per cent which he consider
ed an excellent showing. especially
significant because the campaign has
not as yet been officially opened.
To Wire in Results.
Letters were sent out to the unit
chairmen OF Cass county this rl0rn-
ing BY the executive committee In
structinE them TO wire, each evening
at o'clock, the total amount Of sub
-
triCts. The Chairmeu were also in.
structed to sec that every worker -
provided with blank checks on the
different banks in the towns so that
the farmer, IL caught at work in the
fields. win not be forced to leave the
field and so to the house 70 get
a check In order TO make his initial
payment Of five per cent Of his afint-
ment. Instructions were also given
that each car should have an extra
man, who il thoroughly familiar
with farm work and who VIII mount
the implement and drive il for tha
farmer. while the latter makes arzat
ranEements for the purchase OF tha
bond, thereby causing no delay 10
farm operations.
Judge Barnett Speaks.
Judge Barnett returned TO tha
county headquarters To-Day enthused
with the great meeting which was
held in the DobrinZ schoolhouse. dis
triCt No. 81, III miles west Of FnrNos
Friday evening, where farmers filIed
the building. making IL necessary for
the committee in charge 10 bring in
benches.
There was one old gentleman i'm :.
that crowd" said Judge Barnett
who did my heart good lie was r..
III. Beaton, 30 years old, who Travelled
live miles TO attend the meeting. Mr..
Beaton told me he Is working every
day in the week and that when he
heard there was a Liberty meeting
10 be held In the schoolhouRe. a storm
could not have kept him away"
Attorney Gordon Smith Of Fargo.
and Sergeant Down Of Winnipeg
speak az Leonard this evening. and
Sunday viii address 4 gather
nE siv miles south Of Leonard az
O'Clock. Judge III. r. Miller leaves
his afternoon for Casselton and this
evening will speak at Goshen church,
'ix miles southwest OF that city.
Asked 10 Bring Cars.
Through the press, the Casa county
executive committee announces TO p
III the workers In the city that AZ
hey have automobiles, IL Is requested
hat the machines be brought 10 the
Meeting place before s o'clock Mon
lay morning so that the workers can
,e wheeled 20 their districts 20 be-
lin the work early. Every indication
low "a that the campaign viii Be
hort and Enappy as FAR IS CasH
.ounty Is concerned.