Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-11
MUST OVERBUy LOAN
PRESIDENT INSISTS
Nothing Warrants Americans
From Doing Utmost, Wilson
Tells Nation; Mustn't Fail,
Bryan Warns.

Washington, Oct. 1l-Presdent Will
son made personal appeal to the Ameri-
can people last night to oversubscrioe
the Fourth Liberty Loan, asserting that
recent events had ''enchanced, not lessen
ed, the importance of such result,
and that 'tragcal damages TO the
world might follow any relaxation oi
effort. Here is the text of the President
sppeal.
Washington, ID. c.. Oct. 10.
Recent events have enchanced, not
lessened, the Importance OF this loan,
and | hope that my fellow-eountry-men
will let me say this to them very frankly:
The best thing that could happen would
be that the loan should not only be
fully subscribed, but very greatly over
subscribed. We are in the midst of the
greatest exercise of the power of this
country that has ever been witnessed or
forecast, and a single day of relaxation
in that effort would be of tragcal damage
alike 10 ourselves and to the rest of the
world Nothing has happened which
makes IT safe or possible to do anything
but push our effort TO the utmost The
time is critical. and the response must
be complete
Woodrow Wilson
In view of Gcrmany's peace proposals
and the President inquiry dispatched
through the Swiss Government, the mes
sage which Mr. Wilson sent out to the
nation was discussed widely and the
Liberty Loan workers made plans to
redouble their efforts.
PASS TWO BILLION MARX.
The Treasury Department reported
that the subscriptions reported officially
at the close of business yesterday tota!ed
s2,O24 ,O37 ,O5O, or slightly more than one
third Of the 5000, ,0OO.OO which has been
asked for by Secretary McAdoo. A
large subscription is expected tomorrow
as a result OF President Wilson's state
ment.
The official figures issued last night by
the Treasury Department show that sub
scriptions averaging S497 ,00O, 900 must be
obtained daily between now and the
close OF the campaign on Oct l9 IN or
der TO reach the Sc ,000, 100000 mark set.
HUNTING DOWN PRo-HUNS.
The Treasury Department took steps
last night 10 hunt down Pro-German
agents who. ii is alleged. have started
a propaganda against the success Of the
loan campaign among Hungarians in
many parts Of the country. These agents,
il is reported. are advising H,nganans
that II they buy bonds and Ieturn 10
Hungary after The war, they will be
placed IN Jail
Secretary McAdoo will go TO Chicago
10 address a great meeting in the Audi
torium on the evening OF Liberty Day
Oct ~ Demonstrations also are being
arranged in many other districts. Ii is
probable that practically all of the de-
partments in Washington will be closed
On that day. and the war workers Will
devote their time 10 obtaining subscnp-
tions.
BRYAN URGES PROMPT RESPONSES.
William J. Bryan issued a statement
last night in which he said that the
Fourth Liberty Loan must not only be
subscribed, but oversubscribed.
There are but two sides to a war,
our country's side and the side OF the
enemy. he said The patriot is wholly
on the side OF his country, heart, voice,
rocketbook and life. if necessary
Wars heaviest burden falls upon
those, who, in the army and navy, offer