Smyrna times., 1918-10-16
SMYRNA HAS ABOUT HALF
SUBSCRIBED LOAN QUOTA
.,.oOOO MUST BE RAISED WITH
~ THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
p;c AppeaI to Our Citizens not to Fall
Short.-Smyrna Must Go "Over
The Top" to Keep up Record.

,lq2-191S. Four hundred and twen-
.r.six ago Columbus discovered this
avow World" He was enabled to
make this wonderful trip becaususe he
hold out before the Queen of Spain the
rrospect of untold wealth. Columbus
was prophet in more ways than one.
We have realized that wealth. 1t is
ours today. Not only the few, but
the many are sharing in it now. And
vet there is something wrong with the
American people. The government
has called for the loan of few paltry
billions of dollars, and the people are
holding on to them. America, as
nation. is veritable Columbus today.
Every week we set out on some under
taking larger and more difficult than
ever attempted before. We have land
ed almost two million of our fighting
men on shores three to six thousand
miles from their home. They have
gone with out the possibility of selfish
gain-facing the certainly of personal
lOss-tO make the world safe for other
peOple-for us. Behind them we have
organized war activities to absorb the
time and activities of countless num-
berS of citizens whose lot is still cast
in their native land. For war pur-
poses We nave placed ourselves under
acantralized, autOcratic control which,
they say, has turned the Kaiser green
with envy. We have turned a debit
Of two billions of dollars which we
owed the world into credit of nine
billions of dollars which the world
now owes US. What does this mean?
1t means that Columbus was right
that thre is wealth in this New World.
The more we do, the more we have to
DO with.
Loan Now Half Subscribed.
Up to the present the Fourth Lib
ery Loan of $6,OOO,OOO,OOO is only
little more than half subscribed.
Three days remain. This means a bill
lion a day. But we have a hundred
millions of people to do it, and it can
be done. Smyrna's quota is 100000.
We have just reached the half. This
means we must subscribe amost $780,
OOO day. Let us do it. Queen
Isabella pawned her jewels on a very
lOnge chance-and won. "Any Amer
lcan could mortgage his shirt to make
a first payment on a Liberty Bond
and not run any risk of catching In
nuenza. The Epidemic has put
little damper on the progress of the
Campaign, but we must not let it fall
down on that account. Every one
must appoint himself a committee of
one to see the other fellow. Then
When every other fellow has been in
@fVlewed and has responded, everyone
must double up. That will make ex-
acty S15O,OO0, and our quota will be
reached.
Victory is Now Sure-But-
NO soldier, having obeyed orders,
gone over the top and finished his op-
pOnent' would stand by and see a COM
'aue cut down without using his bayo-
net once more. We must all fight in
.nlS same manner until this Campaign
Is ended 1t is we'll that we feel GER
IAN OF victory. We want to approach
oil our work for Uncle Sam with a
p''ile OF assurance. But we must not
700 certain. 1t looks like the end
VI 'ne hghting in the trenches is COM
lug near. But the Hun is not licked
''r And there is some slowness, in
'"d' prOcrastination in human nature
'id' mas not yet been licked. Defeat
sun possible. Our boys in Franc
.e iunhlng-in the right direction, of
yOurSe-but running wears out shoes,
images clothes, makes them hungry,
' '-s' IN same. And they have a long
r 10y 70 run before they run into Ber-
,.'' Retreat would be absolutely
.ssy LssVeSsary tomorrow if the supply line
.;0rl .Juiu De cut off today. Victory is in
L' e"'' Doth in France and here at
ro Suig' out in both places there is a
and it. "'"ee" 10
Get Into a Club
G.. e'uOs have been started for all.
ra n.y. on the honor roll. Ask the next
No. you meet about it. If he does
tbo ~ AnOW' take him with you and ask
find f. next man. Keep this up until you
an = sOne one who can tell you, then
s5oo u you join-5O at $1,000, rs at
m... ' IOO at 500, 200 at$5O. No
ioin i now much you already have,
Of &c club join two clubs-join all