Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-09
S5,OOO,OOO REPORTED
FOR LIBERTY BONDS
IN SIXTH DISTRICT
Fory-0ne Towns and Coun-
ties Subscribe or 0verSub-
scribe QuotaS-RuraI Com
munitieS Coming Strong

Reports Monday morning from every
section of the Sixth (AtIanta) federal
reserve district continued to show that
the third Liberty Loan is marching on
to what promises to be the south's
greatest patriotic achievement since
Americas entrance into the war.
On Sunday morning it was announced
in the newspapers by W. c. Wardlaw,
chairman of the executive committee
for this district, that forty-one towns
and counties had subscribed or over
subscribed their quotas on the first day
Of the drive, and Monday morning
Chairman Wardlaw was able to supple
ment this announcement with a list Of
a large number of additional towns and
counties in all sections of the district
which went over the top on the open
ing day.
The reports of these towns and coun-
ties would have been given out Sun
day, except for the fact that they were
not received IN time Saturday afternoon
to be included in the list prepared for
the newspapers. Such a flood of tele-
grams poured into the headquarters Sat-
urday that Chairman Wardlaw was still
busy answering them Monday
From all reports which have been
received up TO this time" said Chair
man Wardlaw at IL o'clock Monday, 81
feel safe in saying that considerably
more than SIS, 900 900 worth of bonds
have already been sold. Practically all
the reports up to this time have come
from towns and counties The actual
campaign to secure subscriptions has
not yet started in the cities. Hence
the subscriptions so far reported are
just a beginning of what the Sixth
nil &c 10 IL g,
that the loan is going strong in the
rural communities is the very finest en-
couragement we could possibly receive,
as this insures its success beyond any
question"
Great Enthusiasm
A splendid spirit of patriotic enthusi-
asm is the keynote sounded in every
telegram and letter coming into head
quarters. They report great paradeS in
which the men, women and children took
part; report the local quotas in many
communities subscribed OF over subscrib-
ed in a very short time, often in an
hour or less; report the people impa-
tiently waiting to get the honor flags
which the government will award to cv-
cry community which takes its allot-
ment.
And especially encoura Sing are the re-
ports from many communities which did
not subscribe a dollar in the first or the
second Liberty Loan. One after an
other of communities such as these are
not only aroused to a fine pitch of pa
triotic enthusiasm, but have proved
their feeling by subscribing their quo
on the very first day of the drive.
Haynes McFadden. vice chairman Of
the executive committee for the Sixth
district, was back Monday morning
from a meeting of the Florida Bankers
association held at Tampa on Saturday.
They had the greatest mass meeting
ever assembled in thar city" he states.
PLANT field. a great public park, was
packed so tight that the moving picture
actors who had staged mimic trench
battle, could not pull off their exhibit
ton, because they didn't have room.
More than forty-one county chairmen
from all sections of Florida attended the
meeting and the keynote of all reports
was the same. splendid spirit pre-
walls throughout the state of Florida. 1
am satisfied they will go over the top
with a rush.