The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-10


of the United States.
They are the silent sales agents
of the bonds, and their preparation
has taken months of planning and
careful choosing. Hardly had the
second Liberty loan campaign
closed before the country's fore
most artists and designers were in
vited to go to work on posters for
the third loan.
The result is a collection of strik-
ling posters, considered artiStically
and psychologically better than any
yet attempted in the two previous
loan drives. Soon they will be ia
miliar sights in store windows, on
bill boards and all public places.
In addition, 100000 window
stickers, 50,000OOO poster stamps,
and 100000 badges have been or
dered and will be ready for the
opening day of the campaign.
Some of the designers of the Lib
erty loan posters are Howard Chan
dler Christy, Joseph Pennell, J. {,
Leyendecker, Sydney Rosenberg,
Herbert Paus, Henry Raleigh and
Sydney s. Stern. All contributed
their work without pay, and scores
of other artists submitted designs
which were reluctantly rejected.
Popular appeal was considered
carefully in the final choice.
I'VE must teach all kinds and
classes Of persons" treasury Off
cials reminded themselves continu-
ally. They hope to grip the heart
strings-and equally the purse
Strings-of the young and old, the
city and country bred, the native
American and the adopted alien.
A Striking Poster.
One of the most striking posters
that of Joseph Pencil, the Phil
adelphia marine artist-portrays a
great battleship alongside wharves
busting with wartime activity
motor trucks, swinging cranes, and
smoking stacks, with airplanes
overhead. 1t is executed in etch-
ing style, and the title subscribed is:
Provides the Sinews OF War, Buy
Liberty Bonds
Howard Chandler Christy contrib
uted a stirring design. A slim
young modernized goddess of lib
erty waves aloft an American ban
ner, and with outstretched arm
points to a file Of soldiers marching
past. Fight or Buy Bonds is The
title.
\ poster which will arrest in.
staut attention shows a steel-helmet.
ed American soldier springing from
trench and bearing a billowine
American flag. Over the Top Fol
Iou-Buy u. s. Government Bond.
Third Liberty Loan is the mes
sage it carries. The work was done
by Sydney Rissenberg.
The fact that many naturalizeC
Americans contributed largely tC
the success of the first and seconC
Liberty loans has been recognized
and one OF the posters was planned
particularly for distribution in tht
foreign language sections of thu
cities. A sturdy immigrant, with hi
wife and boy, are seen in the fore
ground, with flag behind, and tn,
words OF the advice are: "Remem
Der the flag Of Liberty. Support 1t
Buy u. $. Government Bonds
The Lincoln poster has attracted
much attention in advance OF it
general publication. 1t shows
bronze tablet with a bas relief o
the martyred president, the quota
ton from his Gettysburg address
$50 that government by the peo
pie, of the people, and for the peo
pie shall not perish from the earth.
The words Buy Liberty Bonds
have been added
Halt the Hum is the watchwor
proclaimed by another poster show
ing a stalwart American soldie
shifting the helmeted figure of tn
enemy about to seize a crouchin
woman with her child. Henry RAJ
cigh drew the design in crayon, wit
a buff background streaked wit
red flames.
Figure of a Girl.
The figure of little girl clasp
ing Liberty bond to her breas
adorns one of the posters with thi
superscription: my Daddy Bougt
Me a Government Bond, Third Lit
erty Loan. Did Yours?" Publicit
directors of the loan regard it 4
one of the most appealing OF the
entire collection.
An agricultural poster depicts
farmer lad in khaki bidding fart
we'll to his father, saying; "GooC
bye, Dad, I'm Off to Fight for Ol
Glory. You Buy U. S. Governmei
Bonds
independence Hall is shown Q
one poster, with the historic libert
bell in a corner. Ring 1t Agai
Buy u. S. Government Bonds"
the inscription.
Are You 100 Per Cent Amer
CAM" is the caption of an attracti'
poster by Sidney S. Stern, your
New York artist.
Herbert Paus has contributed al
other Of the soldier designs, sho,
ing a group of fighting men elm
ing over the trench top, with Il
words: "To Make the World
Decent Place to Live In" II
dark figures are silhouetted again