The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-27
Total Subscriptions To
Third Loan Placed at
81, ,467, $50
7,423 PEOPLE
BOUGHT BONDS
Two Blue Cards Reported
From Rural Districts
None In City

WITH BLUE STAR
T. .. Hughes, chairman Of the
executive eommittes Of the Third
Liberty Loan campaign for Cass
county, late this afternoon an
nounced the names OF the win
ners who will receive service
flag with q blue star for doubling
their allotment in their districts.
The list contains the names of
three men as follows; A. n.
Barnes chairman of Barnes
township; George Churchill,
chairman at Casselton. and L. c.
Walla, chairman Of the Horace
district. All districts in Casa
county that reached the allot-
ment will receive a service flag
The flags will be sent out from
the county headelarters this
evening.
Caas county oyersubscribed its al,
lotment 72.5 per cent; the rural dis.
tricts oversuhscribed their aIlot-
ment SO per cent, and the city Of
Fargo 7S per cent, with rs per cent
OF the population OF the county hold
ing Liberty bonds. according Il
fgures announced at the ONCE Of the
county headquarters Of the Third
Liberty Loan campaign In FargosthiE
morning.
The great crusade which opeued II
.cass county and North SDakota OF
April Is was oficially closed at
o'clock Friday evening. Figures an
nounced showed that Fargo with ar
allotment OF $500, 600, raised $3.50, 600
The total amount subscribed in Far
60 and Cass county was S1,467,650
Cass County was asked for 100000,
z42s Bought Bonds.
According to T. d. Hughes, chair
man of the executive committee OF
Cass county. and +. w. .McRoberts,
secretary, 7,423 people bought third
loan bonds in Fargo and Cass
county. F'ifty-three per cent Of this
number who purchased bonds were
farmers, and of the total amount sub
scrtbed they took 45 per cent, and
the City OF Fargo IS per cent.
in this connection, the chairman
and the secretary made the an
that not a blue card was
turned over to the county executive
committee from o. N. Engen, chair
man Of the campaign for the city of
Fargo. Two blue cards were recefv-
ed by the executive committee of
Cass county from rural districts, and
these were turned over to the state
headquarters at Marion, N. d.
A Loyal Community.
"A wonderful record. was made in
Fargo and Cass county" said Mr..
Hughes. Every worker and captain
has assured the headquarters Of our
that il has been a
pleasure to participate in the cam
paign and moreover that IL pleases
them to live in such a loyal commun-
fly as Cass county. q N. Engen,
who returned this morning from
Regen and the Sanger districts in
the western part OF the state, said he
was asked repeatedly what Fargo
and Cass county were going to do.
Mr.. Engen stated that the success
Of the city and county campaign was
largely due to the allotment feature
and to the excellent organization.
Another feature that added tremen-
dously to the success OF the campaign
was the volunteer subscriptions that
came in before the campaign was
opened.
while the oversubscription IS
we cannot overlook the
excellent cooperation on the part of
The workers" commented Mr..
especially in the city cam
oaign. Mr.. Engen, chairman: Matt
1amitsch, August Hanson and W. T..
Boyd all handled their end in busi-
lesslilze fashion and have won praise
rom every member on the county
executive committee.
How cass County Did II.
The following. figures show how
cass county put over the oversub-