The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-08
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back a. much az " miles Germany
has Just won the greatest trench victory
Of the war and ha, done Il with fight
ing In the open for the first time
Il say TO YOU men In this chamber
that this world 10 not going 10 be big
enough 10 hold two such nations a.
Germany and America with Germany
believing In the things she does aud
with America holding the ideals she
doe, OF all the nations in the world
Germany hates the United States the
most because she realizes that had not
America sold the allies munitions, az
they had every right TO do, this war
would not have been prolonged a. long
as Il has and probably Germany would
have been the acknowledged victor by
this time. America hA, serioesly inter
iered with Germanys plans and will do
10 moro before the war " ended"
Lieutenant Cooper said he was a
civilian who happened 10 be In uniform
He called attention TO the fact that The
enthusiasm In American troops TO-
day matched the enthusiasm Of the
Liberty loan eampaigners and that the
troops asked Tor no other order than
the one that would tell them they were
to start overseas TO get into the fight.
Buy Nov. Says Ames.
Judge {. n. Ames. who presided over
the luncheon, said that some persons
had told solicitors this forenoon they
intended 20 defer subscribing until the
Boy Scouts got into the campaign you
should tell such persons" said Judge
Ames, that the Boy Scouts are not
conducting this campaign and they are
not taking subscriptions at the present
time. All persons who really mean 10
buy a bond should do so as loon as pos
sible and enable this city to fill her
quota at the earliest possible moment"
Some Of the campaigners reported
they met up with several negroe, who
| said they were anxious to buy bonds
but understood there was a special com.
mittee made up Of negroes empowered
to 20 among their people and take sub
~scriptions. The Judge said this was cor
rect and that an efficient committee Of
negroes with credentials would take
care OF subscriptions among the colored
folk.
Got Away 10 Good Start.
We think We got away with more
pep shown and more speed than on the
occasion OF the two Liberty loans. We
have 400 men soliciting for Liberty loan
bonds this morning. Most Of the work.
efs having obtained their blanks and
other supplies Saturday, went from the
breakfast table directly to their first
bond prospect this morning.
Differently from the two other cam
paigns every captain this morning found
his team 100 percent strong. In the
| other campaigns there had to be a re-
serve list Of workers and none OF the
teams started out with the full compile
ment OF workers,
Saturday one incident occurred
which has pleased the executive com
mitlee very much. The county food
administrator found an aged couple
with one son who had bought up, I'M
der false pretenses, zoo pounds OF flour
and we're boarding II. They were made
to turn the flour over and on Saturday
We found the flour lesson has been so
wholesome that the old lady phoned in
to Liberty bond headquarters she want
ed reservations Of bonds made for her
husband, herself and the o
viii Shame Slackers.
an the last campaign an important
work OF a missionary nature was per
formed by the men who had charge OF
giving bond slaekers a ride. They used
what was called the Stacker wagon. We
hardly think there will be many slack
ers found during this campaign. The
Stacker wagon will not be used even II
slaekers are found, who by the way,
will be carefully tabulated by a special
committee. We have lot a method oil
publicity humiliating TO persons who
Slack on bond buying that will certain
ly rid the community OF any such
n~uisances."
Eight Stacker. were reported BY
teams at loon today.
The Oklahoma City representatives o.
the Santa Fe railroad this morning no
titled the executive committee that act
ing on orders from headquarters, al
the bonds bought by Santa Fe men who
live in this city, would he credited Il
the city Of St. Louis, this holding tru'
for what bonds officials and the road Il
self may buy. Thus this city loses thi'
much OF what It had hoped could be in
cluded in its quota. The management
of the Katy and the Frisco are yet Il
: be heard from with there being an ever
: chance both these roads men can hav,
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