The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
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aeed the committee to believe that its
ambition to raise at least hat OF the
entire loan in this federal reserve dis
1rict might be attained. The district
quota. as allotted by the treasury de-
.partment il $500. 100000. or 80 per
cent of the total amount desired.
On Twenty-Eight Day Campaign.
! Washington. April 6.-America's
third giant drive for hberty dollars
sopened turnout the nation today.
Bumper billions in war money Will
he subscribed during the twenty-eight
days campaign, officials here conf1-
IDENTITY predicted
+ Headed by President Wilson and his
war government officials, public lead
ie.rs had put party scores behind them
10 stump for the loan.
: Towns and cities turnout the coun-
try had planned impressive ceremonies
and a whirlwind selling start. The
new honor flag to be awarded to
towns exceeding their quotas in sub
scriptions lent added stimulus.
Organization Behind Drive.
! Patriotic societies and organizations
of every kind, including suffrage, Boy
Scouts and the labor unions, were
armed to push across the big total
; The president was to open up al
Baltimore with a ringing war message
warning against false peace lures and
pressing of the war. Thousands were
expected to take part in the public
ceremonies preceding his address and
to hear him.
secretary of the Treasury McAooo,
EeneralissimO of the campaign, Will
address Il huge gathering in Phila-
heipEia. where a replica of the Statue
Of Liberty will be unveiled
Sc .-etarv of Navy Daniels. VINO Will
kpand a large! slice of the money
aal- in nv q
ht Cleveland.
Billy Sunday opened the Chicago
cel5 b-ation.
Placard Every City.
! Opening day found every city,
Town and countryside placarded with
liberty posters. stirring appeals by the
country's most famous popular artists
hold the loan story from millions of
billboards. in street cars, newspapers
Rud magazines.
( Each state, county and municipal
sty was organized. Banks, merchants,
bostmen and local organizations and
authorities. carefully tutored by head
quarters a Washington, were primed
80 push the sales in their localities to
pvcrsubscription.
/ l. the St. Louis, Atlanta and Dallas
districts war trains with special ex-
hibits ana men from the French,
British or American armies will
peach the Joan.
SPECIAL atIentlOn mas Deen given TO
organizing sales forces and it is esti-
mated thai virtually every citizen will
have been approached before the
campaign ends. Little selling was
Participated today. tho workers plan
he'd to gather vast numbers of sub
scriDtion pledges. Some cities report
ed even yesterday that their advance
pledges indicated their communities
wou-d .oversubscribe early.
Decorate Doorways.
On one million door knobs today in
New York there hung a replica of the
iibertY bell with the slogan Ring it
Again placed overnight by boy
scouts. This forenoon the scouts rang
the door bells to call attention to the
device.
The war capital was to have an im-
pressive demonstration. While battle
planes soaring aloft showered posters
hnd Thirty literature from the skies. a
parade including all branches of the
Fighting forces, was to wind up Penn
- sylVania avenue past the White House
Movie Favoritcs Lead Off.
MARY Pickford, Marie Dressler
Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fair
banks. movie stars were to furnish q
aversion on the south frort of the
state. war and navy building, selling
bonds from booths.
The loan started off with an in
creased interest rate over ihe two
predecessors AZ per cent. The bond:
Will De nOnCOENeTtlDle. II
ten years from May 9. 1918. Interes
will be paid semi-annually on Sep
stember Is and May 1 5.
Printing 200, 900 Bonds.
Meanwhile, at the government
bureau of engraving and printing here
thousa nds of crisp new bonds were
being rushed from the giant presses
for immediate distribution to strategic
Subscription centers. More thai
100000 will be completed by the clos
of the week
Amid Big Noise in Chicago.
! Chicago April 6.-Chicago joyousl!
entered the Seventh federal reserve
districts dollar drive today, deter
mined to exceed her quota of s125,
aSO00o in the third liberty loan. TIL,
boar of cannon. the b1are of bands
abe changing of gongs and walls o
steam sirens at midnight found TIL
city entering the loan campaign a
into a festival.
Charles w. Folds Cook county di
rector of sales. sold the first bone
here to the mother of soldier killed
IN France.
zE Harry Lauder Into Campaign.
"A parade this morning led thou
sand to the Auditorium theate
where Harry Lauder, ayenging tn
killing of his boy by the boche, begal
an effort to sell $2,000,000 in bonds
"A still larger parade this Afternoon
with thousands of Jackies and sol
diers in line, ended at the Billy Sun
day tabernacle which was packed 70
4 patriotic rally.