The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-25
LIBERTY LOAN
FLASHES


hoods at Auburn have wired Seattle
Liberty Loan headquarters offering
their services free to bring soldiers
from Camp Lewis TO Seattle on the
2sth. The offer had to be refused
as arrangements have already been
made to bring the men by water,
Auburn will receive the loan of 100
sailors Saturday morning To open
the campaign there.
\ registered bond Is negoti.
able. The interest and principal on
n registered bond are payable only
10 the party in whose name IL Is reg
istercd. unless notice OF transfer Is
sent to the division OF loans and eur.
rency. department OF the treasury.
TACOMA. Sept. 24.-The Fourth
Liberty Loan is $4,000 nearer It's
goal today, and the curiosity of
those who attended "A dinner dance
at the Tacoma hotel as to the iden.
uty OF the Mystery Woman" is APP
peased. The mystery woman"
proves to be Mrs. Berthe Knatvold
Meilett. magazine writer. who re.
Gently returned to her former home
here from London and Paris. after
two years residence In the European
war capitals. Mrs Mellett made "A
stirring address 10 the diners. urging
them TO support our men In France.
and n shower OF gold and checks to
pay for bonds quickly followed
Dwight Hawley. Seattle boy. 2s46
w. cath st, who was wounded by
a shot thru the breast while fighting
with American troops at Chateau
Thierry, has been released from Let
terman hospital in san Francisco.
to- travel with the trainload OF war
trophies which will come TO the
Northwest during the Fourth Lib.
erty Loan campaign.
Carpenters union No. 1871 voted
$4,000 for the purchase OF Liberty
Bonds Tuesday evening.
Seattle Four Minute men have
modified for the Fourth Liberty
loan drive. Each speaker has been
equipped with complete data on the
great offensive for dollars TO win
the war. The wealth OF informn ton
was issued today by Chairman c.
c. Pierce.
The federal division of the Seattle
committees OF the Fourth Liberty
Loan completed organization Tues
day. The canvass for bonds will be
in charge of Roscoe VI. Drumheller.
assisted by IL lieutenants.
Appeals for Liberty Bond pur.
chases were made at two local ship
building plants Tuesday by Capt.
Elbridge "A. Watkins. commanding
Company A. 18th infantry, Camp
Lewis. and six veteran United
States army sergeants. who have
seen active service at the front and
been shipped back al instructors.
When you buy n $50 Liberty bond
you pay the governments war ex'
pcnse for one.tenth OF a second.
Prompt decision by the Macy ad-
justment board on the new ship
yard wage schedule will help to
boost Liberty Loan subscriptions,
headquarters men say.
Hazen J. Titus, chairman OF the
stunts" committee is arranging an
itinerary for n series OF huge loan
floats which are being erected.
Every section OF the city viii be
visited by the floats and speakers.
Every business establishment in
the city with five or more employees
has been notified OF the quota that
is expected from the workers them.
selves and also from the corpora
ton which employs them.
Prof. Clark p. Bissett, OF the
University OF Washington. will be
the principal speaker at the Fourth
Liberty Loan luncheon to he held
Monday by the Transportation club.
America cannot defeat the kaiser
unless the $4,000 900 900 OF the
Fourth Loan is fully subscribed.
Secretary OF the Treasury McAdoo
warned New York audience Tues
day