Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-02-20

trict lived up to its traditions in TIE
Fourth Liberty Loan Drive. Not
only did each state and parts of states
going to make up the territory SUI
scribe the quota allotted it, but an
oversubscription exceeding $35,OO0yl,
900 was piled up for good measure
Not only did each State division go
over the top but the subscription
wee reported SO promptly that the
Eighth District was, as in the 1hl1ft
Loan, given official recognition from
Washington as being the first Fedora
Reserve District in the Nation D
achieve its quota.
While the Eighth Districts record
had been so high in the previous loan
campaign, there were fears entertain
ed that in the Fourth Campaign tnis
pace might not be kept. The an1on-s
the Government asked, $6000,0 900,
was so colossal sum, the largesf
bond-atf tfe,ins~ eyer placed emil ra1s
ket by any Nation in the worlds aN.-
tory, and the enthusiasm had been sc
great in the Third Loan Campaign
that many patriotic persons had
bought so heavily, that in some quar-
ters it was feared the quota might
not be met.
But from the first day of the open
| ing of the campaign the st. Louis
| District jumped into the lead in the
percentage columns, and it renamed
| in the lead until its quota was reach
ed and passed.
The eyes of not only this Nation,
but all OF the nations of the civilized
world. we're focused on this great
loan, which was to provide the sineWS
of war to end the titanic struggle that
was then threatening the civlllza-
ton of the world And as the whole
world was watching with great inter
est, the fact that the st. Louis DIS
trict was leading all of the Other
eleven districts was carried to the
uttermost ends of the earth and eacf
of the seven States having territory
in the district gained envable pubic
ity throughout the earth.
Because of the psychological effec'
l. the prompt f1otation Of so enormous
bond issue would have on the people
of the Central Powers, and the adde(
effect if it were subscribed by yer!
large number of the citizens OF tn
United States, Secretary of the Treas
urv McAdoo had urged the Llbert.
Loan Organization to endeavor to ob
tain as large number of individual
subscribers as possible.
And this was one Of the feature
emphasized by Chairman William Il
Compton and the officials associate
with him in the conduct of the tourt
Loan Campaign. So well was I'M
phase of the campaign advanced tha
each state increased the number c
buyers that had participated IN tn
previous loans. Thus was answe
made to Germany in regard to the II
sidious propaganda that had been II
dustriously promulgated that tt
American people were not BENIN
President Wilson in the prosecution
the war. Thus the people shove
that they were in hearty accord, a.
would never stop until the vict>'
was won. And it is an historical ia
that the great breaking of the Ge
man morale became apparent when
was known the great loan was
wonderful success. And before t
subscriptions were all actually cour
ed, the armistice was signed and t
world war was over.
In the Fourth Loan, Kentucky n
176,789 individual buyers, as agar
138,997 in the Third. Other stat
were: Missouri, 282, 1854, as again
241,O82; Indiana, 98,447, as agail