The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-26
Liberty Loan Allied Armies
Will Fight to Reach the
S1O,OOO,OOO Mark
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
TO CONTINUE DRIVE
Encouraging Reports Received at
Both Headquarters From All
Counties in the Birming-
ham Zone

1--WE fully appreciate the force of
Secretary McAdoo's plea to Liberty
Loan workers to fight just as hard
for versubscription as our soldiers
are fighting in France for the maxi
mum of Americas rights and world
liberty" said Chairman Coffin of the
Greater Birmingham committee, "and
we are going to stay in the trenches
until the last minute. And we will be
mighty close to those ten millions
when we disband"
Activities at Liberty Loan headquar-
ters yesterday were marked by the
enthusiasm which has characterized
the campaign from the beginning.
While subscriptions from Greater
Birmingham continued to come in
gratifying numbers, the wonderful
manner in which the rural districts of
jefferson and the other nine counties
comprising the Birmingham zone are
responding to the call upon their re-
sources was the chief topic of COM
ment.
During the forenoon Committeeman
Mccormack of Newcastle came in with
list of $50 names representing sub
scriptions of s19,500. Newcastle's quota
is only $500 and Chairman McCor-
mack stoutly AYERS that he and his
workers will get $4,000.
ON FIRING LINE
Fred NJ. Jackson. chairman of this
Birmingham zone of ten counties, who
spent two days in Cullman county
speaking with Lieut.. Arthur M
Haynes of Camp Sheridan, says Gull
man county is solid for bonds. The
a r..
lions are already nearly double that
amount.
Chairman Stiefe1meyer and His
committee are doing great work." said
Mr.. Jackson. I'm the course of our
travels we came across two men who
had been contributing to Tom Wat
sons anti-conscription fund After
talking with them they were convinced
of their error and showed their change
of heart by buying Liberty Bonds"
TRAVELLED MANY MILES
Earl Lay, field representative, and
Lieutenant Sharman returned yester-
day afternoon from a speaking tour OF
Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Walker and
Winston counties.
I'VE travelled 400 miles, said Mr..
Lay, "212 of which were by automo-
bile. We had rousing audiences every
thusiasm shown. Marion, Lamar and
Fayette are nearly up to their quotas,
/ and Winston and Walker are now wen
| on the way toward theirs
Mrs. Pattie Ruffner Jacobs, chair
! man of the woman's Alabama Liberty
Loan committee, received telegram
yesterday from Mrs George Bass, sec
rotary of the woman's national com
mittee, to the effect that the national
,1I,,it tao ma a1xyi,, 7
chairmen not to close their campaigns
until the night of May A.
1--WE shall certainly obey the request
/ of our national secretary" said Mrs.
kJacobs. I'm fact, we were already de-
/ termined to continue to the end.
/ in her report today" continued Mrs.
I Jacobs, Mrs. John Burt, chairman of
\ Lee county, announces subscriptions
+ of $3.50 from the colored women of that
county. I call that good news"
BEAT BIRMINGHAM
THE feature with us today" said
Mrs. Crawford johnson, chairman of
1.-THE wpman's Jefferson county commit
|Itee, lis the fact that Bessemer beat
4 birmingham in amount of subscrip.
Btions for the first time since the cam
|Ipaign began. This I dare say, will
|Smake our Greater Birmingham com.
|imittees keep a watchfuI eye on Bes-
|Isemer hereafter"
/ Today is holiday with the students
Iof Wheeler Business college, and they
Hare going to put in most of their
|ltime selling Liberty Bonds. AS there
lare about 800 young men and women
Hin the college, the total of their sales
Ishould show up handsomely. 1t is pre-
}dicted at Liberty Bond headquarters
|tthat sales will take big jump Fri
|lday, as the result of the steam" gen.
Eerated by the flag raising at Capitol
|Ipark in the afternoon.