South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-12
LIBERTY LOAN
PLANS DEVELOP
Factory Volunteer Drive From
Sept. 20 to 25-Quota
is 100000.

The fourth Liberty loan will de
termine The real patriots i'm Misha-
waka. 10y the number of volunteer
subscribers. every one of whose
names will appear on a large bill
board TO be erected in the down
town district. The factory volunteer
drive will begin ON sept. 10th and
end on the 25th, during which
period all factory workers IN Misha-
yyaka Will make their subscription
to the fourth Liberty loan through
the factory by which they are en-
ployed
The arrangement i'm the past has
provided that each factory make
blanket subscription covering the
amount of bonds taken by the men
and by themselves shown in "a lump
sum The committee i'm charge OF
the fourth Liberty loan have de-
cided that this is unfair 10 the work
man. and that each individual sub
scription should be given the credit
IL deserves both from the country
as "a whole and from the represen-
tatives of the treasury department
Consequently each factory will re-
port the individual subscription OF
its men and i'm addition its own sub
scription. listed separately.
Factory employees who subscribe
will be provided with cards show
ing them 10 be volunteer subscrib-
ers which cards may be changed
for the honor button at any booth
on Sept. 2S and %.
Mishawaka's quota Is approx
mately 100000 and il is expected
that this amount will be exceeded
before midnight Of the 29th. I'm the
third Liberty loan which had for its
national quota the sum OF three bill
lions. Alishawaka subscribed S495,-
600. The fourth loan calls for six
billions or double the former loan
and contemplates less than double
Mishawaka's former contribution. II
is expected that - percent Of the
amount 10 be raised viii have been
subscribed at the close of the fac
tory drive on Sept 25th
September 2S and % consti-
tute the silent drive for the benefit
of those not employed in Mishawa-
ka's factories and on these days
every man and woman i'm Mishawa-
ka who has not already subscri bed
through the firm by which they ar,
employed is expected 10 walk up 10
the Liberty booths and make his in
dividual subscription. receiving AT
that time an honor button which
will determine the real degree of his
patriotism and TO just what extent
he or she is supporting our boys
in France
The committee has planned 10
erect large billboard i'm the dowr
town district and on this will be
lettered the name Of each volunteer
subscriber i'm Mishawaka
on sunday. sept. %. parade
of volunteer subscribers will be
held in NIshawaka in which every
one who has a right 10 wear the
honor button is expected 10 parti-
cipate. Tn view OF the fact that this
is a gasless day. there should be lit
tie difficulty in assembling a large
demonstration.
NIishawaka will be one of the first
cities in the United States TO raise
its quota i'm the fourth Liberty loan
if the citizens regard Jhis volunteer
drive in the light that il should be
considered: that the money invested
in bonds is not a gift but a loan TO
the government which viii be paid
back dollar for dollar at a good rate
of interest and protected by the best
security known TO the civilized
world In view Of the fact THAI
Mishawaka has in the past invaria-
bly, exceeded her quota on Liberty
loan drives. Red Cross and Y. VI. c..
A. drives and az other patriotic re-
quests. il has been suggested that
we again oversubscribe the fourth
Liberty loan and adopt the slogan