Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-23
Webster Township Rally In
Fourth Liberty Loan
Campaign Held
in Homer.
WAS SUCCESSFUL MEET
Burnstedt, Sparboe, Mrs.
Whitley and Mrs. Ha.1..ip-
i. ton Spoke.

IONHSIlp WAS uelU III Homer FRIDAY
night when men, women and children
filled the building to hear members OF
the loan committee tell of the neces
sity OF backing up the victorious efforts
of the American boys lover there" by
equally victorious efforts for their sup
port at home through the fourth Lib.
erty loan. Friday nights meeting was
the first of the country rallies in Ham.
tlton county and, as such. presages a
campaign, like that of the ST. Mihiel
salient-a wallOp for the Hun.
W. +. Cole. chairman of the Liberty
loan speakers committee, had arrang.
ed program. which included spen.
did array of speakers and musical
numbers. The speakers included Mrs
+. f. Whitley. Iowa chairman of the
wOman's committee of the council of
national defense, Mrs. ii. l.. Hampton.
talented local reader; County AT
tOrney J. II. Burnstedt, and II. NJ.
SpnrbOe. county loan chairman. Must
cal numbers were furnished by the
Webster City male quartet and the
Trossett brothers of Flugstad. S. }.
CottingtOn of Homer, loan chairman
for Webster township. was in charge
of the meeting.
''Ovcr There" OH violin and bass viOl
by Chris and Amos TrOssett. two much
favored musicians from the close vic
Unity of Flugstad, supplied the keynote
of the meeting. This was followed by
a patriotic song by the mems quartet,
which included Messrs. Walter Terrell,
Ray Hughes, w. A. Miller and Warren
w. Bair.
Burnstedt Speaks.
>Mr. Burnstedt at the outset spoke
briefly of Americas entrance into the
war. 1--WE are in war;" said he, but
war not of our own choosing" He
charged the kaiser with having set the
world on fire. America had thought
she was safe from the contlagration.
three thousand miles away. The
speaker, however, expressed the be-
lief that the United States should have
entered the war two years before she
did. To have remained out would
have Eeen like refusing to take any
action to protect ones self against
bandits operating in the next block ad
joining ones own home.
In opening the campaign for the
fourth Liberty loan, he recalled to his
hearers that. while Hamilton county
had gone handsomely over the top in
the third loan. she had fallen down
badly in the first and second. France
has just completed her eighth loan.
and she did it in one day! She has
put nine millions of men in the battle
line and, in addition, completed her
last loan in day. Can you beat it ."
asked the speaker. IF the United
States were to enlist as many men in
proportion" said he. I'VE would now
have an army of twenty millions Mt
the front.
Two Ways Open.
'"There are only two ways to show
your patriotism-fig or subscribe to
the Liberty loans. No man has done
unless he has done one of the
two
He paid high tribute to Americas
national army, saying there wasn't a
man in the army from this county who
would get out if he could. He called
upon the people at home to he as good
fighters as the boys over there. In the
fighting line, each division of troops
has certain objective to reach in an
offensive. The objective of the pco-
pie at home just now is the SIlhScrip-
ton of the fourth Liberty loan. And
we mt home are going over the top
said he. which statement elected great
applause.
The wealth of the United States is
two hundred and fifty billions. 1t will
take less than 21a per cent of this to
subscribe the next loan, provided six
billions is the amount asked. This
means that man owning 100000
worth of property would be asked to
AXE but $3.50 in fourth Liberty Loan
,onds. There isn't "A man here" said
Mr.. Burnstedt, but who should will
ngly take his quota and more If
What would You think of
soldier who went out i'm no mans
and, captured one German and then
luit. saying he had done his duty and
t was now up to others to do the rest!
Yet, this is the attitude of a few men.
they bought bonds once and think
hey have done their duty. We at
lome must do like the soldiers do
brow in our all If need he. 4
Y'Lct us take our next ohjcctivcl