Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-12
noWA MUST BACK UP BOYS AT
FRONT AS IT DID FOURTH
LIBERTY LOAN. =,
MUST RAISE N.s1o,ooo
BETWEEN NOV. II AND 10.
Necessary Funds for Seven War Wei.
fare Organizations Recognized by
Government to Be Secured in Short
Drivs-Nationai oversubseription is
Found Necessary.
rBy the Associated Press. J

Dies Moines. Oct. 12.-Having backed
up the war by swiftly and successfully
putting over the fourth liberty loan,
Iowa Is now called upon TO back up
the boys who are backing up the var
by carrying thru the united war work
campaign.
Organization Of the state for the
purpose Of raising the $4,000 which
Is Iowa's share of the s170 500 600 TO
be asked Of the people Of the United
States, between Nov. IL and 10, for
the purpose Of carrying on the work
Of the seven war welfare organizations
recognized by the government, is pro-
feeding rapidly. District leaders Of
NE fifteen districts into which the
state has been divided have been APP
pointed and district conferences will
lake place in all districts within the
next two weeks.
Original Budget Inadequate.
Necessity for national oversuh-
scription Of the sum raised now is 70
carry on the work for a year, as it is
Intended to do, is emphasized by all
Organizations. Expansion Of war plans
md shifting Of much work TO France
where expenses are greater, are the
reasons why the budgets as originally
prepared are now found inadequate.
Should peace be declared before the
year elapses the amounts needed
would be even greater, as men would
be retained for a time in the service
and would have much dangerous leis-
ure on their hands The seven organ
izations which at the request OF Pres
hent Wilson are merging their finance
arives into the united war work cam
saign are asking for the following
amounts: Y. NJ. C. A. 800. 900 900;
T.. &c. A, SIS, 900, 900: National Cath
slic War Council CKnights Of Column
Sus), 1900 900: Jewish Welfare
Board, $500, 900: War Camp Com
munity Service. $1,000, 900; American
library Association. $500, 900; Saliva
ion Army, $4,000, 900. AS all money
solicited Il to be pro-rated. Iowa's
A,s1o, 900 WIN be distributed as follows:
4 N. c. A, $2.ZO3.7S5; Y. W. c. A,
Ho5.SSo; National Catholic War Coun
Ill, Sst1,3eo; Jewish Welfare Board,
nee, l05, $50: American Library Asso-
uAuOn, $S4,SVo, SdlFdIon Army
Se4.505.
How Money is Used.
That $rT0. 10000 for the year means
ess than = dollar a week for each of
he boys Of our army and navy. is
sointed out by the united war work
ampaign committee For less than a
iollaf a week these seven organiza.
ions follow a soldier from the time
lie leaves home until he returns to it
lgafn, looking after him in troop train
md In training camp. at points OF en-
sarkation and debarkation. in cities
Ehere he spends his furloughs. in the
renches, in the hospitals and in the
prison camps. More than Is, 900 uni
ormed workers and $500 separate
buildings are providing the soldiers
with home, church, school. gym, club.
!heater and movie, and keeping him
happy and clean.
The state organization includes
Charles Rawson, campaign chairman:
Graham Stewart, campaign director;
md Judge Charles Hutchinson, ]. G..
Dlmsted, Mrs. Charles Morris, Mrs.
Charles Rawson. Bishop Austin Dow
ling, John A. Cavanaugh, Jake Sheu-
erman. Louis Davidson. E. T. Meredith,
L. e. Harbach, Henry L. Adams, John
son Brigham, Brig. A. B. Pebbles. and
e. E. MacKinnon. District leaders are
W. F. Kopp, Mt. Pleasant; Judge NJ.
A. Roberts, Ottumwa; ]. F. Bryan,
Creston; Henry Peterson, Council
Bluffs: L. E. Harbach. Des Moines:
Art Oppenheirner. Oskaloosa: Ray
Nymaster. Davenport; S. G. Arm
strong Cedar RAPIDS: J. Fl Deyany
Cascade; William Larrabee, Clermont;
c. H. McNider, Mason City: D. w.
Norris MarshaIltown: NJ L. Lockard
Boone; Al. Falkenheimer, Algona;
Willard Whiting, Whiting.