Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-15
THE TIME Is CRITICAL
President Wilson Calls on the Z. s
to Avert Loan Disaster

President Wilson has issued stir
ring message to the American people
asking them to avert threatened dis
aster to the Fourth Liberty Loan, viz:
Recent events have enhanced, not
lessened, the Importance Of this loan,
and l hope that my fellow cOuntrymen
will let me say this to them frankly:
The best thing that could happen
would be that this loan not only be
fully subscribed, bur very greatly over
subscribed.
1--WE are in the midst of the greatest
exercise of the power of this country
that has ever been witnessed or fore
cast, and a single days relaxation of
that effort would be of tTagical damage
alike to ourselves and to the rest of
the world.
Nothing has happened that makes
it safe or possible to do anything but
push our efforts to the utmost.
"The time is critical, and the re-
Spouse must be complete"
In Wausau and vicinity the public
ity campaign has met with a consid-
cradle of a set back by the influenza,
which necessitated the calling off of
the Liberty Loan parade scheduled
for Saturday. In fact all meetings,
of whatever nature, were called off
to stop the spread of the epidemic.
This has prevented speakers from en-
tering the campaign, which has been
an effective way heretofore, of boost
ing sales.
Monday was Volunteer day, the oc-
casion when many were asked to APP
pear at Liberty Loan headquarters
and increase their subscriptions. c.
G.. Yawkey, city chairman, sent out
the following to many of our citizens:
"The quota for the city of Wausau,
of the Fourth Liberty Loan is $1,228,
500. This is a large sum to raise and
it cannot be done unless every per-
son subscribes to the limit of his abil-
ity.
In order to apportiOn this large
amount among the citizens of Wausau
to the end that each person will sub
scribe for his share Of bonds, the City
Committee has organized body to be
known as the Liberty Loan Board of
Review" which Board will cooperate
with the committee in fixing the proper
allotments
The committee has endeavored to fix
the allotment for each person in pro-
portion to his ability to purchase
bonds. Your allotment is s.,
which is more than you have sub
scribed. We feel that this amount is
fair and what you should take and
trust after careful consideration you
will increase your subscription ac
cordingly.
In case you feel that this amount
is more than your fair proportion, the
committee requests that you appear
before the Liberty Loan Board of
Review, which, for this purpose will
be in session each day from 10 to II
a. M, at Liberty Loan Headquarters,
Corner Fourth and Jefferson streets.
Our government has given the COM
mittee a hard task to perform, and
we can only succeed with your help
and cooperation, which is your duty
as an American citizen. We therefore,
ask that you assist by making your
additional subscription at Liberty
Loan Headquarters.
1t is imperative that this bond sale
close at the earliest possible date so
we ask you to be prompt in your
response"
This request was responded to very
substantially, still there are many of
our citizens, who have not yet sub
scribed to say nothing about having
taken what they should. AS the drive
closes next Saturday, it is necessary
for these diliatory ones to get busy
and make their subscriptions. This
they should do without making it
necessary for the already overworked
committees to call upon them, but that
is what will be done if they do not
come across.
The total amount of bonds appor-
toned to Marathon county is $2,446,-
$50, divided upon about one half for
the city and one half for the county.
Up to last evening the amounts raised
were as follows:
City-$9O2,9 900
County-$357, $50.