Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-29
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made by many members of teams
which canvassed the city last week
for Ghe Third Liberty Loan that
they found the people waiting for
them. 1t had been said for a month
in advance of the time set for be-
ginning the drive for this loan that
1T was going to be the hardest of all.
Men who had experienced no diff
Guilty in obtaining subscriptions in
the first two loans had misgivings
| about the success of the third cam
paign and while there was no falter-
ing at the start some of the can
vassers went out with their minds
made up to win a struggle. 1t seems
to have been the general rule that
they were agreeably surprised. Pa
triotic Harrisburg that does not
shout its sentiments in the business
section or discuss its financial afl
fairs in Third or Market streets ap
pears to have been "just layina
back" to show what it could do. An
it did it,. The folks up town, dow
town, out on the Hill, in the sid
streets and on the narrow thorough
fares have just put over the fine!
little surprise party some of til
young men active in business lid
here have ever run up against. II
whole city is full of stories about e
ing after Liberty Bond subscriptio
that are pleasant to listen to. III
number. of incidents in which sal,
men from the volunteer teams. w
gave up business and pleasure
even sleep to make the Capital G
go over the top" were turned dol
or pumped to use the slang wo
was small and they have been
ported for consideration this we
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ing squad" as may be prescrib
1t is not the intention of any one
the men who so loyalty worked ID
week to make the loan a success
force anyone who honestly can
afford to buy this time subscribeR
a bond, but the man who has
in the bank or in his sock or VI
has it out at eight per cent. h
does mot want to disturb 'it" or "
will not go to a bank to get hq
when his credit is glittering on
surface and solid all the way throl
is going to get attention. AS for
men who seem disloyal their Cd
will be studied. This commul
has not shown any disposition
take matters into it's own hands
has been done in various west
Pennsylvania towns. 1t is pf til
and it has been long suffering. /
it wants colors shown.
Speaking about the Loan sa
mems experiences they may be sI
med up in the story told by one m
Il had a street up town, a stree
had never been on but once bef
in my life" said he. "I went to
house and while I was there
came out of the next house and as
if was not going to stop there
AS a matter of fact, did not h
that house on my card. 1 had eve
one else, but there had been a
I said 1 would be there presen
But said the girl, Cant you Il
this subscription now. We've bI
waiting for YOU In the next bl
was asked If the neighbors
taken bonds and when 1 said Z
they all wanted to know how mi
so as to go few better"
'I had a little house on my
and I wondered what in the na
of sense they ever gave it to me f
said another man. 1T was out
bletown way. / was going to
it up, but 1 saw the old woman
lived there eyeing me across
street. 1t was the second trip 1
made in that street. L went d
and she handed me ten one-doi
notes with her subscription.
hats hard to get off, but 1 took
subscription with my hat under
arm. A. subscription coming fir
that home beat some of the tn
sands I heard about"
A friend of mine who works W
a vengeance at anything he und
takes said he signed up a man W
the back of a trowel for a desk
write a name. II just went to VIII
they were building and asked ~
about bonds?' and they all lined
They were waiting" was the
he put it. Another man went arc
with a check from almost eI
hank in Harrisburg in his pocket
expedite matters" as he put 1t.
man gave particularly cranky y
on his list a ride to Rockville i'm
car and landed him.
The stories that are being
about the bond subscriptions
well worth getting together.
experience gained by the men
were on the teams will be immeT
valuable, but best of all is the
zatiori by everyone that HarrisI
is patriotic with its money just d
is with its voice. This war is dq
a good many things for Harris
and not the least is that the
ward and the Fourth and the
enth have been lining up toge
when necessary to send men or
| lars.
The posters which have
adorning the city, public bull
and residence, street corner and
cant lot, store window and billt
the last week have stimulated
lection of them for the future.
are some collections in Harris
which number dozens and they
be a very interesting illustrate
the way this city felt in war
The recent display at the Harrls
Public Library was an eye o.
for many people.