The Washington herald., 1918-04-08

SuDSNllpllOh vi lAlNi 4uOtdo.
Effective Way to Fight.
Here at the Capital Secretary Lane
issued a statement in behalf of the
loan, which might be taken as an an
swer to Gen. Pershing's cabIed plea
for an overwhelming subscription.
The year of the war" he said, has
erystaIlized the spirit of our people.
We know why we are fighting and to
what end. From a standing start,
we have in one year made progress
at which We should not be discourage
ed.
The principles and habits of life Of
a democracy do not lend themselves
To advance preparation to Withstand
ing the military Onslaughts of an au-
tocratic government that has but
one supreme end in view for nearly
half a century-the subtugation OF
mankind However, We have done
well, we are now getting into our
stride, and can reasonably hope to do
still better in the future.
The purchase of liberty bonds Is
the one effective way in which most
of us can fight"
Secretary McAdoo returned from
Philadelphia this afternoon and to-
morrow he will start on his four
weeks swing around the country in
the interest of the loan.
The italian biplane, which flew
over New York yesterday. reached
washington this afternoon. 1t is
a giant Caproni. piloted by Capt
SiIvio Resnati, and carrying as pas
seugers Capt. DannunZio and an
American OFFICER. From New York
II flew to Princeton. Philadelphia,
and Baltimore, dropping liberty
loan literature. 1t will be here a
week in the interest of the cam
paign.
5000 Speakers I'm Campaign.
Under the organization plan of the
eaupaign it is believed that every
person in the country will be per-
sonaIly asked one or more times to
buy a bond. In addition there are
more than 5000 speakers who will
carry messages to the people.
Harry Lauder this afternoon wired
his time to Secretary McAdoo, and
offered to take the stump for the
loan.
Communities which came across with
oyersubscriptfons pledged yesterday
were:
Georgia-Metcalfe Worth County
Nississippi-Bolivar County; louisiana
-Concordia, Parish. Jennings; Mis-
. .souri-Morehouse, Wellsville, East
prairie. Monroe township; Nodaway
County; Texas-Falfurrias. Wilbargcr
County: Michigan-Marcellus, Isabella
County: Colorado-Lincoln County
New Jersey-Florence: Pennsylvania
Beaver Falls; Ohio-Spencer. Ironton;
south Dakota-Edmunds County; Wis
consfn-Outagamie County; Iowa
Clay County, Belmond; Indiana
Brown County, Vincennes, Knox Coun-
ty; California-Kern County, Napa
County; Oregon-Molser; Tennessee
Milan: Arkansas-St- Francis County;
South Carolina-Eutawyille; North
Carolina-Roanoke.
Secretary McAdoo's first Southern
speech will be delivered in Richmond
tomorrow. and his other engagements
during the week are: Raleigh, N. c.,
Tuesday,: Columbia, s. c., and
Savannah. Ca, Wednesday; Jackson
vile. Fla, Thursday; Pensacola,
Fla. and Mobile, Ala. Friday and
New Orleans. Saturday. --
Grand send-OR In washingtoa.
The grand send-off given the local
liberty bond drive In this city last
Saturday having passed into pleasant
history with its probable s4.0o0. 900 rec
ord for the day, the hard four-weeks
grind for Wssihngton's quota OF
SIS. 100. 900 will begin in earnest today
when sales of the bonds win take
coNriEUED On rAsE TWO.