The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-23
April 26 to Be Observed Over
United States to Boost
Liberty Bonds.
RACE FOR THREE BILLIONS
Patriotic Demonstrations Will
Be Held in Many Places to
Pledge Anew Financial Sup
port to the Nation.

washington, april FRIDAY,
April 26, will be Liberty day
throughout the United States under
a proclamation issued by President
Wilson calling on citizens of every
community to hold Liberty loan rail-
lies and "liberally pledge anew their
financial support to sustain the ma
tion's cause"
Patriotic demonstrations similar
to those on the opening day of the
campaign will be held on April 26.
and the day devoted to giving the
race toward the three billion dollar
war credit a new impetus for the
final week
Now, with the loan campaign
about half over, $1,0S9,734,9OO sub
scriptions have been reported to the
treasury, and committees in every
district have received orders to make
extraordinary efforts to gather in
pledges faster, in the hopes of meet
ing Secretary McAdoo's expressed
hope for an over-subscription of the
three billion dollar minimum.
President Wilson's Liberty day
proclamation follows:
by the President of the United
States of America.
"A Proclamation:
"An enemy who has grossly abus-
ed the power of an organized gov
ernment and who seeks to dominate
the world by the might of the sword
challenges the rights of America and
the liberty and life of all the free
nations of the earth. Our brave
sons are facing the fire of battle in
defense of the honor and rights OF
America and the liberty of nations.
To sustain them and to assist our
gallant associates in the war, q gen
erous and patriotic people have been
called upon to subscribe to the third
Liberty loan.
Now, therefore, 1, Woodrow Will
son, President of the United States
VI uo dPpoluI IT IHS
twenty-sixth day of April, one thou
sand nine hundred and eighteen, as
Liberty day. On the afternoon of
that day | request the people of the
United States to assemble in their
respective communities and literally
pledge anew their financial support
osustain the nations cause. Patri-
otic demonstrations should be held
in every city, town and hamlet
throughout the land under the gen.
eral direction of the secretary of the
treasury and the immediate direction
Of the Liberty loan committees or,
ganiZed by the federal reserve banks.
Let the nations response to the third
Liberty loan express in unmistakabln
terms the determination of America
TO fight for peace, the permanent
peace of justice.
For the purpose OF participating
in Liberty day celebrations, all en-
ployes of the federal government
throughout the country whose SER
vices can be spared may be excused
at IL o'clock noon. Friday, the
twenty-sixth Of April.
'In witness whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be af-
fixed.
Done in the District OF Columbia.
this eighteenth day of April, in the
year Of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and eighteen, and Of the in
dependence of the United States of
America the one hundred and forty
second.
WOODROW. WILSON.
by the President,
ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of State"
st. Louis District Leads.
st. Louis today still headed the
role OF districts.
Richmond district has subscribed
s27, 7,048.600 or 20 per cent of her
quota. while Atlanta has subscribed
$7,o64.s5O, or z per cent.
National headquarters have taken
steps to gather definite figures on
subscriptions by states and by cities
arranged according to population
classes, In the hope of stimulating