The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
W. s. $. BANNER ! FLUNG ID BREEZE IN CITY CAMPAIGN
 - State Campaign Is Making Great Progress In Every
 Section, States Di-
 rector Johnson

Arrangements are being made to have handsome bulle- 1 tin signs displayed in promi- nent windows in this city car irving the names of those who pledge themselves to buy War Savings Stamps to the maturl- ty value of $100O. There will be continual additions to the lists.
 The War Savings banners were flung to the breezes at central points in the city yesterday. They carry this legend: War Savings Pledge week, June 24 to 28. Go your limit for the governments best bond"
 1 Crawford Johnson, state War Savings director, addressed large number of the womans section of the War Savings committee in the auditorium of the l Chamber of Commerce building yester- day morning. He goes to Selma this morning to address a War Savings rally and on Saturday he and Frank Willis l Barnett will speak at similar gather | ing in Clanton.
 l Merchants are telephoning us from diff ferent points in the state asking for the privilege of becoming sales agents for War Savings Stamps" said Mir Johnson yesterday afternoon, and all of our ad- 1 vices from the counties give us reason to believe that the quotas assigned 10 the school districts will be raised h, many counties their quotas, which were estimated al state headquarters and sent to the districts for revision, have been voluntarily raised This speaks the spirit of Alabama.
 As showing how the tide is running in Birmingham, in just one booth that in Louis Pizitz's store, the sales today were around $15,000."
 Robert s. Ewing, chairman of the re- tail merchants section of the commit tee, who spent yesterday in Marshall county. speaking at gatherings of mer- chants in Guntersville Albertville and Boaz, wired headquarters: County chairmen on the job. All stores closed to attend meetings. All stores in Gunters- vile, Albertville, Boaz and Arab have agreed to invest tomorrow's sales up to l 5000 in War Savings Stamps" J. w. Partridge, War Savings chair
 
 merchants in his county will do likewise and the merchants of Alexander City are also reported as in line. State head quarters believes that merchants in many other Alabama towns. in addition to those heard from, will put today's sales into War Savings Stamps.
 1 A telegram from the postmaster at l Hurtsboro, Russell county, states he has 1 called on the Birmingham postoffice to send $25,000 in stamps immediately and 1 he has wired Washington to send q l large supply. "Our people are hungry for l them,' he adds.
 Thomas Cobb. the well known travelng salesman and special field agent for the | War Savings committee, notifies head 1 quarters that travelling salesmen gener- ally will be on the job next week.
 RAINBOW DIVISION
 Birmingham Boy Scouts are to assist the women's Rainbow division of the na tional council of defense in their War Savings Stamps drive tomorrow night l They will be on the downtown streets from 5 until o'clock and very sub- | stdntial sum is expected to be realized from their efforts. All the Boy Scouts are requested to report at their scout l headquarters this morning to receive fina instructions.
 It was announced last night that the booth stationed at Pizitz's corner won the first prize in the contest which was Istaged here in the War Savings Stamps IdrIye last week. The complete totals and list of winners of the four prize l will be ready for publication today
 A big night will be on hand tomorrow might week, when the Shrners will ap
 pear on all downtown streets and sel
 Thrift Stamps. This is also being dom
 for the women's Rainbow division ana i lis planned to pit them against the Bo, Scouts and some scrap is looked for