Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-08
LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE
All viii Have to Double to Raise
the Quota

AS far as Marathon county is con-
cerned the "Hindenburg line" repre-
sented by our quota of $2,446,550 of
Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds, will be
taken. The grand and spectacular
drive at Brokaw is being followed
by fierce fighting along the whole line,
and in the city of Wausau and in every
town and village in the county, the
fight is in progress, and the reports
are becoming more encouraging each
day. In some towns, good part of
| the first week was used in making
equitable appointments to the indi-
Viduals, and where inequalities were
| discovered in making REIMBURSEMENT.
Up to Monday night the total of
subscriptions reported to Cashier B. f.
| Wilson were as follows:
City-645, $50.
County-131,900
| Before the campaign opened up a
| somewhat better showing was looked
| for, especially in the city where the
working organization was ready to go
| right into the field on the opening
| day and had received all preliminary
| orders from Chairman YaWkey. How
ever, the enemy refused to evacuate
| as easily as had been anticipated and
strong counter charges were encount-
| cred all along the line. These were
mainly in the form of a desire to
| subscribe for no larger amount than
that subscribed for in the previous
| campaign. However, that line of re-
| sistance is being shattered and many
who at the first charge subscribed for
| given amount and thought it was all
| they could possibly take, have come
| to realization that the doubled quota
| for the city and county means double
quota for each individual, and they
| are not only doubling up, but in some
instances are trebling the subscrip-
lions made of the statesmen on the
| first rounds.
To each of the towns and villages,
| as we'll as to the city, was apportioned
a certain definite amount, based upon
the population, wealth and resources
| OF each unit, and the apportionment of
this to the individuals was turned
| over to the town and village officers
by Chairman Gilbert, and these offic-
ials will be responsible for the selling
in their respective communities of the
amounts assigned. This plan has been
tried before in this county and has
been found to work satisfactorily, and
the returns now being received at
headquarters indicate that each of
these communities will be able to sub
scribe it's allotment.
Zone half of the time of the cam
paign will be reached tonight" said
Chairman Gilbert today, "but we are
still long way from having half of
our allotment reported as subscribed
We have no time to waste. Every
moment from now on to the end must
be taken advantage of, every energy
must be put forth. Marathon county
cannot do less than it has been asked
to do, do less than it's neighboring
counties. WE HAVE GOT TO RAISE
OUR FULL QUOTA. The sooner ev-
cry body in this county realizes this,
the sooner he gets it impressed upon
his mind that this loan is up to each
individual and that each must do his
share, that each has an equal re-
sponsibility in backing the boys at the
front, and that the more promptly we
respond to this call the sooner the war
will be won, our allotment will not
be found to be an impossibility.