Arizona republican., 1918-09-22
POSTERS FUR LIBERTY LOAN
 ARE BEING POSTED

That liberty shall not perish from the earth"
 That is the legend upon one of the fourth Liberty loan posters, showing the statue of Liberty, the gift of France 10 America, being destroyed by enemy hands.
 All Of the posters are, according to those capable of judging much more to the point than the posters of previods Liberty loan campaigns. They are now being placed all over the district and by Monday night it is expected that the work Of putting out the posters will he finished.
 Ten million posters and display cards designed in the spirit of mo compro- mise with the Hun" have been pre- pared by the Bureau of Publicity of the treasury Department The designs are II Tn number, 10 of them being pictor-s lai In their appeals, and the eleventh. card, carrying representation of the rourth Liberty Loan button and nX- nortlng every loyal American to wear the button as badge of honor.
 All Of the designs were donated ny widely known artists. The privilege Of submitting designs was thrown open to. the American public md the designs were selected without reference to the affiliations. of the artists. After the selections had been made by com mlttee consisting of R. C. LeffingwaII. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury: George R. Cooksey, Assistant to Secre tary McAdoo; Lewis E. Franklin. Di- rector of War Loan Organizations; Garrison Potter, Assistant Director; Frank R. Wilson. Director of Public lty; y;Labert St. Clair, Assistant Director of Publicity; and R. w. Emerson, Chief or the Division of Publica tions, it was round that all of the artists were mem- bers Of the Division of Pictorial Pun nc1ty Committee, of which Charles Dana Gibson Is chairman.
 The new posters Init the Hun re- tween the eyes" figuratively speaking. revealing tho menace of Teutonic "klil- tur In all its hideous significance.
 A strong appeal to the nobler in stlncts Of humanity is contained in walter H. EVerett's design, the origi- nal Of which is a fine oil painting of mother clutehing a child to her breast while another clngs to her skirt, the mothers left arm stretched forth in an agony of appeal. This DOS ter, lettered Must children die and mothers plead in vain?'' is 30 by 40 inches in size and is Autographed in 10 prlntings. At the. bottom is the exhof- tatlon which is repeated in various forms on all the posters. Buy more Liberty Bonds" This is one of the most artistic posters that has been issued by the government. One million are being issued.
 The celebrated lithographer, Joseph Pennell has dehneated the Statue of | Liberty crumbling under German shell | fire, and silhouetted against lurid sky | and the blazing ruins of the city of | New York. This poster is captioned l That Liberty Shall Not Perish From the Earth, and the observer is admon- lshed to buy Liberty Bonds to prevent the vision from becoming a terrible re- ality. It is 2S by fl inches in size. Five | hundred thousand are being issued in four printings. and a smaller size in | rotogravure.
 The menace of Hundom is exempli- | fled in poster by F. Strothman, which | shows green-eyed Hun with a bloody | payonet peering over the edge of Eu- rope, his predatory gaze fixed upon the United States. At the shoulder of the stands the ruins of cathe- dral. while behind him floats the smoke of wanton conflagration. The picture is l. ,aptioned Beat Back the Hun with H Liberty Bonds" and is 20 by 30 inches E in size. Seven hundred thousand of | them are being Autographed.
 One of the most powerful posters ot Il the series is a bloody hand print cap- toned "The Hun-His Mark Blot il put with Liberty Bonds" typifying ,he of the Huns The artist is J. Allen St. John. Five hundred thous- md, 90 by 40 inches. are being litho- sraphed and 500.000 20 by 30 inches, Ire also being issued
 A pair of bloody boots. ornamented with the Imperial German eagle and 'aptioned Keep These Off the U. s. \, constitutes another poster and con- 'eys a message which may be read and understood at a glance. Five hundred housand of these, size 30 by 40 inches, Ire being Autographed in four print ngs. The artist is John Norton
 Critics consider design by Els worth Young one of the strongest of he series. It shows a silhouette of a Hun dragging a girl against a vivid background flecked With blazing em- ,ers, and bears the significant caption Remember Belgium This poster is 70 by 30 inches in size and 1,000. 900 of hem are being Autographed in four olors.
 An. oblong poster, 36 by 56 inches. by