Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
LIBERTY COURT
TOSUMM ON ALL
LOAN STACKER
Council Of Defense Names IS Men
Who VIII Convene Afternoon
OF Each Day.
WILL DEMAND EXPLANATION
MuSt Put Fourth Bond Issue Over
Scott County Committee
Has Plan.

Action was taken today by the
Rock Island county branch Of the
national council OF defense creating
q Liberty loan court that will act
in all cases where persons fail or
refuse TO subscribe for their proper
share Of Liberty bonds during the
fourth Liberty loan campaign,
which opened today.
This court is composed of 10
members and will convene in its
initial session at . o'clock Tuesday
afternoon Of next week, and Will
continue to meet each day at the
same hour until the close of the
campaign
All persons living in Rock Island
and the lower part Of the county
who fail through a lack of patriot
ism to purchase their fair share OF
bonds vii! be notified 70 appear
before the court and give reasons
why they do not support the loan
according To their means.
The council of deefnse requests
all citizens who may learn of the
unwiIhngness Of any person TO sub
scribe for their share Of bonds, to
report the. case TO the Liberty loan
court. which Will hold its sessions
at the offices OF the Chamber OF
Commerce at the Rock Island club
The council Announces that all pa
triotic citizens will purchase bonds
to their limit without over solicit
tation. but it might develop that
others may attempt to dodge their
duty. and that these will be dealt
with by the Liberty loan court Eff
forts are being made to put the
county over the top by a good mar
gin. and nothing but patriotic and
enthusiastic support will do this.
The loan committee announces
that all citizens should subscribe
for their share at once so that the
county's allotment can be obtained
with as little delay as possible.
Personnel Of Court.
Names of men appointed on the
Liberty loan court are appended:
I. 5. White, II. ;. Cable, Frank Mix
ter, c. J. SearIe, {. l. Walker,
Charles J. MacGowan, II. W. Litten,
Gustav Andreen, NJ. s. Heagy, P. r.
Edgerton, Ben Stewart, Robert
Wagner, Phil Mitchell, +, C. Denk
mann, C. J. Larkin and H. H.
CleaFeland.
The action taken by the Rock Is
land county branch of the national
council of defense has points of
similarity to that being taken in
Scott. county, Iowa
Every resident Of the territory
outside Of the old city limits of
davenport in Scott county has been
mailed an official summons from
the Scott county Liberty loan cam
paign committee to present them
selves at the registration place in
their respective townships between
the hours of ahis morning and 9
tonight, and purchase their full
quota of bonds in the fourth Lib
ertF-foan.
Authorized solicitors for the
fourth Liberty loan in Scott county
were on hand at these registration
places today to accept applications
for bonds and give receipts for 10
per cent OF the amount of the in
diyidual subscriptions called fer.
The summons mailed out in Scott
county reads in part:
This request is made by direC-
ton Of the representative of the
United States government in this
federal reserve district.
Our government has just COM
pleted the registration of all men
from IS to As. with no exemption
to any one. and they are all sub
ject to the draft Now, the call is
made for each of us to loan our
money to the government at a fair
rate of interest-each his full
share. with no exemptions. Both
are war measures, absolutely nee
essary 10 save the nation.
DO not allow anything to pre-
vent you from responding to this
summons"