Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
CAMERON FELL
FAR IN REAR
IN AMOUNT
OF BONDS
BOUGHT

to be the slogan of committees campaign
ing for the Third Liberty Loan. lIidalgo
county has gone over the top with it,
quota, Nucccs county has assured its bond
allotment. This leaves only Cameron
county Of the larger communities of the
lower tier whose patriotism Is still unccr
tain.
County Chairman F. ". Kibbe in com
menting on the campaign said today:
"Camcron countys quota Is not exces-
sive 1t can be raised and if human effort
can raise it and our citizens are n patri
otic "a my many wears association with
them makes me believe, then Cameron
county will also flv the Honor Flag.
"A special appeal will be made TO the
holders of big estStes. These estates can
all buy lberallv of the bonds and should
do so. For wears United States soldiers
and Texas rangers have ridden their pas
lures and protected their tenants end IT l.
now their opportunity to show The govern
ment that they appreciate the protection
the-r property has been given by making
one of the best investments for large
amounts of money that can be obtained
anywhere. II will bc up 70 the BIG estates
and ranches TO do their part.
awhile the BIG estates are expected 10
do their part. this by no means absolvHs
the little fellows from responsibility. The
$50 bond i lust a necessary and Just as
important in the ewes of the government aS
the $1,000 bond and the man who buys a.
$50 bonei-if that is aIl he can possibly buy,
i as good patr of his more fortunate
ne'ehbor who can br'' SlO,00o. 1heyl
both MUST buy. however,
To impress tbs necessity more firmly
upon his committeeman. who are not IN the
same position to receive the inspiratlonai
information as comes from the federai
Reserve Bank at Dallas, Mr.. kIbhe has
called a meeting of the central comm ttee
tonight at : o'clock.
Reports from the county towns anf
communities are encouraging IL wa
estimated that when the committees stop
ped work Saturday night that S2S,ooo nae
been raised in communities other thar
Brownsville. Brownsule's subscription
from the same period was only S36.2o0.
This leaves Cameron county wth only
SCI. $50 worth of bonds sold leaving 4 bal'
once Of more than S545.O00 to. he raised
ere the county i entitled to call itself 100
per cent American and with the right t.
fly IN olInor Flag.
For the inspiration Of committeeman
and subscribers Mr. kibhe has requested
that the following insp rational telegram
from ! II. UoopeS. Il rector of the Federal
Reserve Bak at Dallas, be published:
"The dashng cavalry officer who stood
in his stirrupS and with drawn sword erred
ont to hi. men to remember the honor ot
their regiment Il, he led them on q charge
i passing and giving way 10 the more pro
saic tvpe. II i largely grim determlna-
on that counts now. That spirit OF Keep
ING ON. keeping on, trench life. barbed wire
work. LONG range ar tillery work-these
are the things that are growing IN lmpor-
tance. The magnificent enthusiasm Oh
April 6. the openn day OF the Liberty
Loan campaign. must not give place To IN
difference. Now the bands have stopped
nlayinr and the flags ceased waving, we
must get down TO the more difficult and
les attractive work of seeing the people
in their homes and securing their names on
the subscription blank. This i the self
imposed and therefore solemn duty OF
every Liberty Loan worker. This repre-
sentS the trench work, the work back oi
the Ines which makes the army solid
/, menace to the enemy Keep on keepn on.
Those who attended church, no matter
of what denomination. Sunday received an
inspiration to bu. bonds. In response
to request from the central committee
the pastors of the various churches
throughout the county devoted one of their
services TO the national emergency. Word
pictures of battle front conditions and the
issues at stake were the most general top
les of the sermons.