The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-27
Local People Are Beginning
To Realize That Loan is
Their Business Says Chair
man.
SEVERAL BOOST
FEATURES PLANNED
Working Organizations Are
In Good Condition for
Great Showing During En-
ing Week.

for the Escambia county COMMITTEES,
said:
Banks being closed we have no
omcial figures for Saturday and
amount is the same as previously pub
lished. Subscriptions not in bank for
today amount to about $50. 100000.
People here are beginning to real
lie that this loan is their business as
well as that of the different commit
tees working. and this is very en-
couraging and we look for good results
next week.
THE committee was notified today
OF the SUBSCRIPTIONS of the Equitable
Insurance company through their
agent, Ellis Knowles. of $20.00o.o0.
"A number of the other foreign corr
porations doing business here have
notified us OF prospective subscrip-
tons. and we hope that all such con-
Germs doing business here will fail
In line for it is plainly the duty OF
foreign corporations doing business
here to help Escambia county raise
its quota.
I'VE hope to have another tank
here next week for a few days. which
will give all the people chance to
see it. Owing to the delay In the
arrival of the one here last week.
some Of the people did not have an
opportunity to see the tank in opera
tion.
III. w. Thompson. speakers chair
man for the West Florida zone advises
that Major l.. r. knight and Lieut.
Nall Will arrive here with two Army
planes from Montgomery on Sunday
morning and viii give some exhibi-
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ticu1ars will be announced 3afer."
slendid reports are reserved frnm
the Pensacola navaI afr station which
reported its police depafttnent hone hun
dred per cent loyalfsts yesterday. n.
l.. Slatten. representing the civilian
police of the U. s. naval air station.
the sixteen members of his depart
ment having subscribed one hundred
dollars each. making $1,000 total.
The destroyers Ommen and Beale
will arrive in Pensacola.
viii arrive in Pensacola May 3rd
The schedule for the destroyers OF
the fyfng squadron. which is visit
Ing Atlantic and Gulf ports in the
interests OF the loan is announced for
next week as follows:
"Destroyers Ammen and Beale will
will remain at New Orleans until
April 20, when they will leave for
Mobile. arriving there the following
day TO remain until May 2. The two
vessels will arrive at Pensacola May
3.
"Destroycrs Burrows and Jenkins
will remain at Jacs
will remain at Jacksonville until April
%. They will arrive at Miami April
%. arriving there the following day
a n -. /.
below the Mexican border. somewhere
along the soats of Southern California.
the Navy's Victory Ship. the United
States Ship Crane. was reported head
ed for Panama and the home port OF
New York. From the Victory Ship
today came the following wireless ap-
peal to the entire country:
at is necessary TO the nation 10
speed the Victory Ship forward. Every
oficer and man here is at his post
OF duty. ready to bring her into Vic
tory Harbor' ahead OF time IL the
nation will make the necessary sub
scr.ptions to the Victory Loan
I'VE want the orders OF the country.
Our engines move in accordance with
the EFFORTS OF the folks at home. We
are waiting for the wireless sparks
which will oder us to go full speed
ahead"
Rear Admiral Cowie announced to-
night that the total for the Navy
itself had increased more than four
million dollars.
y I'VE have challenged the country
'something to match. +" said Admiral
Cowie. in message to the entire SER
vice. Let go all broadsides.'
r. r. Mitchell. zone chairman, when
seen yesterday. was jubilant over the
work which Is being accomplished
the zone.
Mr.. Mitchell said: John II. Cox,
chairman, has put Franklin county
over the top. and Jefferson. Walton
and Okaloosa are nearing the home
seretch. Bay county is usually near
the top, but Chairman Howell don't
talk much. and for this reason the
local zone headquarters are simply ex-
pectfng a message from him In the
next few days, advising that Bay couH-
" has gone over. Good results are ex-
pected from Madison. Leon, Holmes.
Calhoun, Jefferson.
chairman ROsasco, after his good
work IL reported an q fishiug trip.
Page OF Wakulla, having put his coun-
- over. Il receiving congratulations.
having gotten his Job ~
mis- hands, Is on on fishing triDs