Evening star., 1919-04-25

A ride through the air in an Army
airplane is the prize for the man OF
woman who sells the greatest
amount in victory liberty bonds in
Washington today.
To the man or woman who pur-
chases the greatest amount OF bonds
today a similar prize will be given.
Through the cooperation Of the
Treasury Department and the Army
aviation service, the General liberty
loan committee Of the District IL
enabled to make this offer. A com
son, secretary of the central. commit
tee, will pass upon the claims Of the
bond sellers and purchasers. The
conditions for the contest today are
as follows:
The bonds must be purchased or
sold today-not yesterday or tomor-
row.
Must File Claims in Morning,
The claimants must present them
selves in person at liberty loan head
quarters, 141S H street northwest. at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning. and
produce proof Of the sale or purchase
of the bonds, and submit them to the
committee. Claims received later
than 10 o'clock will not be considered
The rides will be awarded upon the
basis Of the claims presented. an and
the contestants must take the fnttfa-
tive in making the claims.
To the winners, orders Will be is-
sued by the committee which entitle
them to a ride in an Army airplane
leaving Boiling Field.
A statement issued by Col: Hartz, in
command at Boiling Field, shows
clearly the course which must be FOL
lowed by the winners of the contest
to obtain the rides at Boiling Field
II follows:
"A flight in an Army airplane will
be given. to the person. man or wom.
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Victory notes Zach day. ThfG tisc
holds good for the person who pur-
chasee the greatest afnouneyofsnotes
sass se assissf. ta,s ride, TIE .ss,ttse,
inf Ffsld. 4 certificate % that Il Nii
arrive by noon the day before the
hight 4 desired: The certificate
and telephone number. Get your Ger
tifcate from the local Victory liberty
loan committee. Tho certificate must
show the amount of sales. or tht
amount bought, for the day desi6nat.
ed. Credit for the sale Of these notei
Committee to Pass on Claims.
The committee which will pass
upon the claims Of the contestants II
composed Of Mr. Thompson, chairman
and representatives Of The Evenins
STAR the Warrington Times. the
washington Post and the Washington
Herald.
Any changes in the rules Of the
contest for airplane rides will be an
nounced in the newspapers.
The subscriptions to the victory
loan, as reported by the banks OF
Washington today. covering the sub.
scrtptions yesterday. show a consid'
nounced Wednesday. These figures
represent only the subscriptions te
bonds received by the banks upon
which partial or complete payments
have been made. They do not include
the number Of pledges made through.
out the city. but which have not ye,
been completed by payments at the
banks.
| The number Of subscribers an.
nounced was 6,345 and the total sub.
scriptions amounted to $2,01s,600. i.
This 10 gain in number Of sub.
scriptions over the last announcement,
Of 2.ss2 and in subscriptions Of $so4.'
The central liberty loan COMMITTEES
today emphasized the need for in.
creased subscriptions and urged thu
people of Washington to subscribe
without delaying until the last day,
of the drive.
12-Inch Guns on View.
The big twe&ve-inch railroad guns
which are here In connection with the
victory loan drive. will be a feature
of the days demonstrations. Drills
will be given by the United State,
coast artillery contingent at the sid.
ing where the artillery train is 10.
Gated, 18th and D streets southwest
from s to this evening. Tonigh,
and tomorrow night are the final ex.
hibitions of the great guns here. The,
| will be taken Sunday to Baltimore tt
aid in the drive for the loan there.
Music by. the $50 Infantry Band will
be on the program as well as the
and the ruin which they wrought
upon the German defenses will b
made by one Ct the of1cers i
was awarded the croix de guerre fol
signal bravery July n and Is, in thu
second battle of verdun, in thu
Champagne sector, will tell his ex.
periences. Tho feat for which he re.
! ceived the oroix de guerre was a
follows: His battery was in the rear
| Of a French battery. on to one sid
| was an observation post. All three
posts were connected by telephon,
of the French battery and droppet
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