The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-22
Biggest and Best Organization Ever in
Lee County Formed for the Third
Liberty Loan
Sale.
ALL DRAFTED FOR WAR
Military Discipline in the Organize
ton to Sell the Bonds and
Thus Help Win the
Big War.

Never before was there such an
organization formed in Lee county as
has been perfected for the sale Of
third Liberty loan bonds.
With authority coming straight
from the United States through State
Chairman C. N. McNider, of Mason
City. with headquarters for the cam.
paign at Davenport, whole regi-
ment of Lee county patriots will give
their time and energies for month
or so to put Lee county over the top
as purchasers of the Liberty bonds.
The slogan is that the war will be
won by money as well as by men,
that every patriot who can not fight
with a gun should fight with his
money and credit, and that every
man and woman in Lee county who
can buy bond shall be given an
easy opportunity to subscribe for
them.
Good Men at the Head.
The Lee county organization for
the sale of the third Liberty loan
has a. its head John A. Dunlap, of
Keokuk, as county chairman, with the
northern half Of the county in charge
of H. ]. Kenney, of Fort Madison, as
vice chairman. Dr. G. Walter Barr is
director of publicity for Lee county.
Every township has it's own chair
man with two assistants selected by
himself Each township chairman APP
points two or three men in each school
district or city ward as solicitors
Coming from state headquarters
through the county and township
chairmen is an immense amount Of
information about every man and
woman of bond buying power in every
city ward and every school district in
the county. Every solicitor and town
ship chairman will make daily reports
covering every part of the work on
printed blanks. These reports so to
the state headquarters in Davenport.
Are Drafted Like Soldiers.
Township chairmen are now en-
gagged in appointing their committee
men by wards and school districts.
Every man put to work is drafted
for war work. They are not politely
man gets letter by authority Of the
United States government telling
him in so many words that he has
been drafted into a certain position.
If he attempts to decline. his rea-
son is investigated, and if 1t Is
good one, he is discharged; if it is not
a good one, he is told he has not been
exempted and is expected to report
for duty to his immediate superior on
time-exactly like a drafted soldier
who has claimed an exemption which
had not been allowed by the board.
Personnel by Townships.
The township chairmen in Lee
county are as follows, J. o. Boyd.
acting for the city of Keokuk and
Mr.. Kenney for the city OF Fort Madi-
son: Frank Coyne. Jefferson; Arnold
Fischer, Denmark: J. n. Vermazen.
Charleston; John P. Kennedy Mont
rose: T. F. Driscoll, Van Buren,; w.
D. Turner, Jackson, outside: t. j.
Lampe. West Point; A. Fl. Houston,
washington: G. NJ Barnett, Green
Bay: F. Brodsky. Des Moines; Ira
Anderson, Harrison; J. e. Kruger,
Franklin: 1. Hoser. Pleasant Ridge:
John Hellman, Marion; I. C. Bell, Ce-
CAR
All these men will meet next Mon
day evening at 7:30 o'clock at the
chamber Of commerce rooms at Fort
Madison for final conference and
official instructions before the start
CT the big drive on April 6.