Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-24
WORLDS GREATEST
OND-SELLING DRIVE
BEGINS ON SEPT. %
Atlanta and Sixth Reserve
District Ready for Big Cam
paign - Leaders Confident
of Success

Americas fourth war loan Will ne
launched throughout the nation next
Saturday. September IS, when the
greatest bond issue the world has ever
known will be floated by Americans, 10
Americans for Americans in one gigan-
tic selling campaign of three weeks du-
ration.
, For that campaign Atlanta and the
sixth Federal Reserve district stands
ready. The districts quota and the
city's uuota, though not yet announced
are certain 10 he larger than in any
previous loans. perhaps double the last.
The time will be shorter. The buTae1,
therefore upon every individual VIII
he greater. but leaders of the drive de-
clare their belief that every nam and
woman in the district will not iaii TO
carry his full share.
The district drive will be un0e- the
direction OF the same leaders VINO have
proved themselves such successful cam
ra,gSers in the past-W. c. Wdrdlaw,
executive chairman. and St Elmo Mas
seuSale. chairman Of publicity. Around
them they have rallied the SAM able
Ifeutenauts that served before. together
with much new blood. They haze the
strength of former organizat onS. me
benefit OF past experiences and thc al
vantages of many new ideas and plans.
All the good features which marked
old campaigns have been retained ana
new features added. Zone chairmen have
organized their territories down TO the
last block. many of them working out
a system by which every man. will be
assessed the amount he, in his neigh
bors' opinions. should subscribe. Honor
flags will be awarded. with four bars
this time. one hundred per cent clubs
will be organized in the Industrial
plants.
Women in Active Part
Newspaper publicity, advertisements
and posters will be spread broadcast |.
Wohen under the leadership of Mrs.
Samuel Lumpkin. state chairman, and
Mrs. T. T. Stevens city chairman, viii
take an active part as they have here
tofore There will be two Liberty
Loan exhibit trains. crammed with
relics used by Americas own lighting
men on the western front. Rallies
speakers. stunts" all. have been ar.
ranged. The groundwork, in short, has
been laid to the last track and spike
on the eve of the great drive.
FouRrH LIBERTY LOAN FLAG
FILES OVER U. S. TREASURY
WASHINGTON. Sept. 21.-Whlle a
hundred French veterans stood at sa-
lutte. the fourth Libety Loan honor has
was raised today TO the top OF the
treasury where it will fly throughout
the loan campaign which starts next
Saturday. II was the rrSt public as
play of the banner. which is similar
10 the emblem of the third loan eX-
cept that it wears four instead of three
blue bars on the interior field of white.
Secretary MCAdOO. from the south
stems Of the Treasury, hoisted the ban
ner while 4 throng of government EN-
pIoyes and representatives OF allied ma
tions cheered repeatedly for General
Pershing. France. Eng md. Italy ana
the other allies. Moving picture cam
eras ground out yards of hlms when
will be displayed soon in theaters over
the entire country. The soldiers VINO
took a prominent part in the ceremony
include members of the French foreign
legion. who are to tour the country
during the campaign.
Referring to the fourth loan, Secre-
tarv MCAdoo said.
I'VE are prepared to make any eX-
penditure of blood that may be required
10 do this great job for civilization and
humanity and because We are willing
To shed our blood, we are willing to eN'
pend what is of far less consequence,
every dollar OF American treasure we
now have or ;hat We may hope to have
from now until eternity.
We are resolved TO liberate Bel
GUM, France and the other oppressed
peoples OF the earth. We are resolved
that democracy and freedom and civil
lization shall not perish from the face
of the earth. and that no German kaiser
nor any other kind of despot shall ever
again be permitted TO menace the peace
of civilization or the immortal prln-
ciples OF righteousness. OF justice, OF
law and order i'm the world