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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-20

The Indianapolis News says: tThe govern
ment has made it plain that coercion should not
be used to force the sale Of War Savings stamps
Liberty bonds and other federal securities. yell
low cards and threatening special delivery let
ters which get people out Of bed in the small
hours Of the night, are frowned upon, and prop
erly so. operation and financial support for
war campaigns is best achieved through the use
of common sense. During other drives reports
have shown where volunteer committees have
forced wealthy. people to contribute. Threats
have been frequent and yellow paint has been
used. These are not methods of sound sense.
The Chicago News is sure that mo oyerwheIm-
ing objection can be found to the use OF men
less than 81 years Of age who make the best
of soldiers, whose economic status is nor yet
fixed. whose utilization in this way is therefore
least disturbing to the nations economic equili-
briurn"
The st. Louis Times asserts that ''the careful
division of war profiteering into three classes
greed, fraud and taking advantage of conditions
seems to be delicacy misplaced AT this time
war profiteeEing is not to be classifiedt Is sin-
ply despieable".
The Congregationalists of Boston. Mass, con-
aiders that the real objection to the Heart news
papers is not merely that they are unpatriotic,
but they have often been misleading, untrust-
worthy and notoriousiy unfair. One of their
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-20

In these days when newspapers magazines
and war pamphlets comprise the reading Of 80
per cent of Americans, It is easy to get out OF
touch with modern methods in fiction.
Whether or not are missing anything is a
matter Of taste. Here is a choice bit from "Pur-
pie Cows" new novel by Wyndharn Lewis:
When she laughed, this commotion
transmitted to her body as though sharp,
sonorous blows had been struck on her
mouth. Her lips were long hard bubbles,
risen in the blonde heavy pool OF her face.
ready to break, pitifully and gaily Grown
forward with ape-like intensity, they re-
fused no emotion of noisy egress IL it got
so far. Her eyes were large, stubborn and
reflective brown coming out Of bIondness.
Her head was like deep white egg in a
tobacco colored nest. She exuded person
atty with alarming and disgusting intensity.
It was an oRrentation similar to diamonds
and gold watch chains. Kreisler felt himself
in the midst Of a cascade, hot cascade.
So did we when we read 1t.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-20

Right across the Adriatic from italy Is one OF
the least known countries Ia the world. and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-10
LOAN IS In PERIL, !.
WARNS TREASURY
Continued from First Pdos.


drive. Fifteen per cent. OF the banks are
stu to be heard from.
Spanish influenza apparently has no
terrors for the St Louis district COM
pared with the thought OF German bar
barism. for although the disease In
spreading in that section OF the country
the loan workers there are pushing
ahead with determination to roach the
districts quota early next week. In
diana counties In this district continue
TO lead all others. With % per cent. OF
their quota subscribed. Thirteen Of
the twenty-four counties In Indiana al
ready have reached their goal. Ken
lucky has II per cent ,of It's quota tab
uiated and Arkansas 60 per cent
Subscriptions received In the Federal
Reserve District OF New York on the
ninth day of the loan were larger than
on the previous day. but for the nine
days the total Is $3Ts.IS3. 700, only FL
per cent. Of tine quota OF $1,000. 000, 900
that must be raised by midnight. October
~. This is considered a very poor show
i-g. Subscriptions recorded on the ninth
day for the New York district reached
total Of v40.s6o.000. and were about
sS.500.0o0 In excess of those received on
the eighth day.
with n view to waking up the public
a new motto has been coined, and that
Is Double the Third" This appeal Is
expected to appear on posters throughout
the city. and V IL hoped will make peo-
pie realize that they must take double
the amount Of their subscriptions to the
Third Loan.
strong Sounds warnins.
Benjamin Strong. governor OF the
Federal Reserve Bank, commenting on
the poor showing. said
MANY subscribers TO this loan have
not realised the magnitude of the 'VtSslS
which confronts the people of this dis
trict. It is not going to be sufficient
simply to Buy a Bond Our quota.
$1,000. 000. 900, Is double the amount al
lotted to US in the Third Loan. We
must Double the Third This means
that the district as a whole and every
possible individual In the district must
double up"
Ohicial figures announced by the Fed
eral Reserve Bank OF New York for
the first nine days OF the drive follow:
NEW YORK CITY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-10
Liberty Loan Drive
Programme for To-day

RECEPTION in Waldorf-As-
toria to Consul General Lyon
Of Liberia, at II 80 A. M.
Address by Consul General
Lyon at Altar of Liberty at noon.
Mayor Hylan will address fire.
men at City Hall-at IL 80 A. M.
Police Department meeting at
Shooters Island at noon. Deputy
Police Commissioner Wallis and
others will speak.
Sub-Treasury rally starts at
noon, with Fire Chief John
Kenlon, Representative George
R. Lynn, G. A. Bill and Lieut.. de
Coux Of the French army as
speakers. Six fire companies will
drill and firemen will leap from
the top'of a seven story building
into net for every 1000 bond
| purchased.
Borough Hall meeting in
Brooklyn, begins at noon, with
the following speakers: Edward
Riegelmann, w. Bernard Vause,
c. I. Burns, James p. Maher,
William McCarroll, Henry B.
Hammond and John C. Judge.
Orrin Bastedo and Dorothy Pilzer
will sing.
Sergeant Ruth Farnum. Evelyn
Herbert, Dora Gibson, HARRIET
Mcconnell, Cartoonists Goldberg,
Mayer, McManus, Briggs and
SNnnerton will be at Liberty
Theatre meeting, which starts at
noon in front of the Public
Library. Chief Trumpeter
Schneider, Private Rogoff, Gene
Oppenheim, Jimmie DAILY, u. s.
| NJ, and volunteers from Friars
Club also will appear.
Addresses by Cyril Maude,
John Clapp of the National Sc
curity League, J. Van Vechten
Waring and George Gordon
! Battle at Liberty Bank Madison
Square), rally beginning at 1
P. M.
Prominent speakers and
musical programme at Union
League Club, 4:30 p. NJ.
Firemen hold forth at l2bth
street and Seventh avenue, at
z p. NJ.
Peoples Liberty Chorus and
Pershing's men will appear at the
Altar Of Liberty at 1880 P. NJ.
Liberty Loan concert arranged
by Millinery, Dressmakers and
Allied Trades. starts at 8 P. M.
Geraldine Farrar, Clarence
Whitehill and George NJ. Conan
will appear. George w. Wicker
sham, former United States At
torney-General, will make an ad-
dress.
Rallies will start at 8 P. M. in
Liberty Hall, Times Square.
Star Casino and Pythian Hall,
Madison avenue and 125th street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-10

IL il ended in way that means tho
absolute defeat OF Germany and German
plans" he said.
Sales OF bonds were accelerated yes
terday Mt the Liberty Bell, City Hall
Park, by an offer from Adolf Lewisohn,
the fnancier. to duplicate all subscr.p-
tons made during the day up to $780,
600. Although only $4,000 worth of
bonds were cold Mr.. Lewinohn gave his
personal subscription for 100000 So,
Fifty of Pershing's veterans, marines
and doughboys. will be guests of the
New York stock Exchange to-day.
After being given an opportunity to see
how bulls and bears battle several will
make speeches from the floor OF the
Exchange. The veterans will then be
entertained at luncheon.
Mrs. Woodrow wilson wife OF the
President. has selected Allies and Con-
sort as the names for the two ships TO
be launched at the yards of the Sub
marine Boat Corporation at Newark
next Monday. The launching Is to be
made an occasion for a Liberty Bond
rally
A committee composed OF Mexicans
has been organized to aid in the sale
or the Fourth Loan bonds.
Yesterday, marked the beginning of
the placing OF subscriptions by some of
the railroads. Unofficial subscriptions
announced by the Liberty Loan COM
mittee follow:
Atehison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Company and Northern Pacific Railway
Co. 100000 each: Mldvale Steel and
Ordnance l GO Go. 100000: Fifth Avenue
graph rs h,, Co. !, 5 Industrial Aleohol CO CO
each.
Brown Bros, q Co.. s,:4ol5o; Corn
| Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Co, Central and South American Teie-
graph Co. and American Can Co, $1,000
SGo zach A s1ss oSo Bee, Sugar Co
Corp; $4,000; Remington Typewriter Co
iadditionan and employees. $3.50. 900
HsEedorn Co. 100000; William salo;
Co. taddltions), $500. each.
Csarnikow Rionda Co. tadditionall and
| 600 each; Harlem Savings Bank taddi-
ditlonaD. ,2ss. 900: Mrs Ada Small Moore
William II, Moore, Marshall Field a Co
New York officel and Block, Maloney
Co; '2ao,ooo; Dominick 4 Dominlck
American Glue Co. 5000. 900 each.
Asiei q Co. and Fleitmann & Co, $3.50. oot
each; American Paper Exports. Inc, tlts
| 900 each: Irving Savings Institution. $3.50
bers). $4,000; Neptune Motor Compan,
and employees. 100000.
HUH Co, American Manufa cturini
Company fsdditionaD. Clark. Dodge Go
| tioneD. James II. Durham & CO.. ForeisI
| Trade Banking Corporation and Norti
British and Mercantile insurance Com
Wall Rope Works. Empire City Saving
Bank tadditionan, Saginaw Manufactur
| ing Company. Paris, Allen & Co. Herzog