Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-27
NEXT BOND ISSUE
FOR THE FARMERS
GREAT DRIVE IN FARMING DIS
TRICTS WILL BE MADE-GREAT
CAMPAIGN WILL BEGIN ON
APRIL SIXTH.

ATLANTA, Ga. March 27.-In the
Third Liberty loan campaign the fight
is going to be carried into the heart
of the farming district. The men in
out of the way towns who don't see
a soldiers uniform once month I'M
less the boy comes home on furlough
just before taking transport for
"over there" will have the opportun-
ity of seeing and hearing soldiers not
only in the khaki of America, but also
see the greener tinted khaki of the
British soldiers and the horizon blue
uniforms of the French.
A special train is being made up to
go from one end of the Sixth Federal
Reserve district to the other, stopping
at nearly every town. On this train
will be the evidences of war at first
hand. There will be two solid cars of
war relics, trophies captured from the
Huns on the battlefields of France,
and implements of war used by the
Allies
In the party will be soldiers from
France and Canada These men have
been wounded so severely that they
can no longer take the field; but they
have volunteered to go about this
country speaking to the peple, bring
Jig the horrors OF the war to the
minds of the farmers and the people
OF small towns who do not have the
opportunity of hearing the many lee
turers who are coming constantly to
the larger cities. These men will give
their audiences frst-hand information
regarding the conditions as they now
exist; and will impress upon the peo-
pie the urgent necessity for America to
extend every effort toward winning the
war
Prominent speakers and such coun-
try-wide film favorites as Charlie
Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks will
probably be present to aid in the great
campaign which is to be waged.
George Lowman, of the Liberty Loan
committee, is now in ST. Louis, ar
ranging for the special t. ain A sched-
rle will be made up that will take this
train to every part of the district.
The train will stop long enough at
each point to give the crowds time to
see the relics and to hear the messages
which the speakers bring.
The two carloads of relics from
France recently have arrived In this
country. They will be forwarded to
Atlanta and here will be properly ar
3nged and incorporated into the spec
ial train, which will also carry accom-
modations for all the speakers.
The train is due to leave Atlanta, on
its epoch-making tour on the first day
Of the campaign, April s. 1t will be
sent away with appropriate ceremon-
les. w. R. c. Smith. the chairman of
the srecia train committee, is arrang-
ing the datails, with the cooperation
OF st. Elmo Massengale, director Of
pl biicity. Governor Dorsey, of Geor-
Gia; Mayor Asa G. Gambler, of At
lanta; Chairman Wellborn, Of the Fed
eral Reserve bank, and other notable
men will be present when the train
leaves Atlanta, it is expected.
The primary object of the entire I'M
dertaking is to acquaint the people in
the smaller towns and country dis
tricts with conditions as they now eX~
list, bring first-hand information to
them. The people in the rural dis
tricts can see for themselves just
what the men in the front-line
trenches are up against, and will be
shown what war means TO this coun-
try and the world.