The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-07
PeH City, MonteuaLlo,
Cuba, Samson, Decatur
Go "Ouer the Top
These Alabama Towns Are On the Honor Roll in
Washington on First Day of Liberty Loan
Driye-There Are Others But State Is
Proud of It's Splendid Five"

IN the HrSt DAYS competition Ior inc
honor of the flag said the Liberty
Loan headquarters official reveiew to-
night. ut has been that sections boast
that some community in it certainly
would win the first flag, and it's start
indicates that il at least will give
other sections of the country hard
run. All day long kilograms kept roll
ing in from the south announcing
that communities had gone over the
top" and the end is not yet by any
means, according to late advices. Three
communities. Lagrange, Ga; Edwards
Miss., and Washington parish, Louisi-
ana, deserve special mention La
Grunge announced week ago that it
had eversub scribed it's quota, and. upon
learning that under the rules of the
CONTEXT it had not rightfully won. a
flag, it got it's subscriptions in hand
today and was among the first to re-
port it's triumph. Business men in
Washington parish remained up all
night creating enthusiasm, and at sos
o'clock this morning it attained its
quota. Edwards not only attained its
quota, but also boosted today that
there was not man, woman, or child,
white or colored. in the community
| who did not own War Savings
Stamp"
The honor roll of communities which
| have subscribed their full quotas in
cludes:
Texas, WilbaEer county. }
| Florida: Oldsmar, Pnssagrilie, Is
Gambia county, Perry, High Springs,
Jefferson county. Haines City, Bra
dcntown. III
Georgia: LaGranEe, Charlton coun-
~, Troup county, Upson county, West
! Point, Roekmart, Glasscock county.
( Pelham, Thomaston, Milan, Chat
| tooEa county, Moultrie, Wilkinson
county. TPion district.
louisiana: West FeIiciana county,
Patterson, Washington county, Slidell,
| White Castle. Morgan City, Baldwin,
Ibcrville, Bognlusa, Oakdale.
4 ALABAMA. CUBA, SAMSON,
PELL CITY, MONTEvALLO, DE-
CATUR.
mississippi: Clinton, Learned,
Jackson county, Canton, Mt. Olive,
FRANKLIN county, Edwards, Fayette.
Jefferson county.
North Carolina: Clayton.
Tennessee, Huntsville, Smithyille.
Tuhnhema. Erin. Ooltewah, Union
county, Crossville, OakdaIe.
sirEfnins Hanover county.
south CaYOlina, Coward.
| MANY OTHER WORTHY ONES
FROM many other sections also came
report of full subscriptions Even one
small town in Alaska, Petersburg. came
through late today with announcement
that 1t had gone over the top"
me national capital had four nnov;ns
picture stars-Mary Rckford. Marie
Dressler,. Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie
Chaplln-to lead its celebration Of the
opening After calling on the Presiden,
at the White House. they started on :
roundup" of pledges, and the result
was said tonight to run into seyero
million dollars. They participated II
an outdoor meeting at the east front q,
the capitol, where Speaker Clark told ,
throng of SENATOR'S representatives anf
Washington citizens that if the Ameri
can citizens like the security. fine,
should subscribe to bonds" and tina
victory is the habit of the American
people and they will not be satisfied
without closing this war VIGOROUSLY
The speaker said: ut is essential tina
the third Liberty Loan be subscribed
for, and subscribed promptly Its fail
ure or even great sluggishness in sub
scriblng would have as bad effect or
our fortunes as the loss of great bat
tie" .45y
Then the movie stars led parade O.
soldiers and civilians down Pennsyl
vania avenue to the White House ellipse
where great throng scrambled to sub
scribe and get the Autographs Of tn,
screen actors. A negro urchin with ;
80 bill was Fairbanks first customer
The quartet will leave tomorrow sepa
rately for speaking tours of the coun
TRY.