The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-25
COUNTY DRIVE
FOR LIBERTY
LOAN OPENS
With SPIRIT
Citizens Called to Arms in
Early Morning = Workers
Out in Force to Put County
Over.
U. S. QUOTA SIX BILLION

corps of buglers just before day
break today, announced to sleeping
citizens in every part of Richmond,
that the Liberty Loan campaign was
at hand. A few hours later whistles
and bells sounded the "call to arms"
and more than one thousand men and
women in the city were at work on
the house-to-house canvass. They
Will remain in the front line
trenches" until the city and county
are safely over the top.
In all of the outtownships the
armies of workers also were out in
force and while information during
the day was by no means definite, the
majority of townships believed that
the work was progressing satisfact-
orily Center township yesterday
afternoon reported through its chair
man, o. K. Dunbar. that out of
quota of $4,000, approximately
100000 had been subscribed. The
working force in Center had been
under full headway for several days.
Wayne county's total quota which
had been unofficially figured at 81
100000 few days ago, has been
raised to s2,400,00O. as based on the
national quota of $4,000, 100000, which
was determined yesterday. State
headquarters made the corresponding
increase in every county in Indiana
today. Each townships quota has
been increased 10 per cent
Starts Out Well.
The campaign is under way and 1t
has started out WELL" said 4 member
OF the county committee today,
though there has been some confu.
sion here and there due to a duplica-
ton of work by two or more soliciting
committees covering the same terri
tory. However. these things are bound
to occur and have occurred in past
campaigns in Richmond and all other
Indiana cities, and there is of course
no real harm done. What is aimed to
do is to have every home and place of
business visited. 1t is better to have
several solicitors call than TO have a
home missed altogether. The COM
mittee feels that every worker in city
and in the out-townships. is doing his
or her level best to bring results to
the government. 1t is up to The people
to be responsive, to make absolutely
certain that they are subscribing to
their full ability Where subscriptions
are received which indicate that the
full ability of the subscriber was not
exercised, there will be a special COM
mittee assigned TO ask that such sub
scription be increased. Not before to-
morrow morning will it be possible to
get an accurate review of the work
done today, though the county COM
mittee will receive reports tonight
from all township committees at head
quarters"
The Lee B. Nusbaum store was 100
percent perfect on the Liberty Loan
bond drive early today when it was
reported that all employees had sub
scribed for the issue.
Mr.. Campfield today urged that
every one subscribe for bonds. He
asks that there be no delay. Do not
put off the solicitors but be ready and
willing to purchase bonds. II a So
licitor should happen to miss you, go
to bank or to city headquarters in
the Colonial building and hand in
your subscription.
An accurate account is being kept
of persons who subscribe. The city
committee will know absolutely who
refuses to invest in bonds The city
Headquarters will be open until 10
o'clock tonight. All ward committees
are asked to report tonight.