Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-22

The ouenin@ harrage of Ahe Victory
Loan drive was laid down at a mass
meeting last night in the armory. The
teams. charged with rounding. np the
sum that Uncle Sam has asked I}er-
nalillo county to lend him. VIII make
the first push this morning. The
armory meeting was intended 70 pre-
pare the way for their advance.
The meeting was not as large as
some that gathered on the eve of
past loan campaigns, when the VA
spirit was at its height, but II vas
large enough and enthusiastic enough
to give the leaders the feeling of w.
solute confidence that Be!nalillo
county would give the loan with the
same readiness that it contributed to
the earlier loans The audiences gave
evidence of its sentiment by frequent
cheers and hand -clapping.
Zach L. Cobb of FL Paso, whose
name figured in reports a short time
ago of the attempted hold-un of a
Mexican train in Nuevo Leon by Fe'ic
istas. was the chief speaker It was
feared for a time that Mr. Cobb had
been captured ~ the Felicstas, but it
was learned afterward thpt he WAS
not aboard the attacked train.
Mr.. Goth spoke with Characteristic
vim He was confident Bernalillo
county would go over the top and
expressing the hove that the courI' =
would win the remnant awarded the
first district to reach is goal in the
| loan. ...
What will be the result"'
You will go over the top" I've said.
speaking to the crowd, lust as yop
went over the ton" He turned toward
| Private Bob Louden, who sat on the
platform, as he finished tho sentence.
Mr.. Louden had been called upon
to speak earlier. He had little to say,
| but what he said was as directly to
the mark as a well-eXecuted bayon It
thrust.
II am fighting man and not n
talker," sa!d Mr. Louden. I'VE will
have to dig down in our jeans or
America will net Eve forevc". J stant
for America today, tomorrow and
forever"
r Vociferous applause greeted his
short speech.
Another feature was the prcsonta-
ton of a medal to Harry MaiNrs, a
BOY Scout, who sold fifteen Liberty
Bonds in the last drive. The docora-
ton is for Boy Scouts who sold mere
than ten. i was announced that en-
other Boy Scout had sold moro Than
the required number, but that he was
not present His name was not
given.
Mr. Cobb explained IN terse SEN
fences the reason that Liberty bonds
are selling below par.
at has been asked" he said, WHY
buy bonds when the old bonds have
dropped below par
Friends. stop trading. Every bond
| issued by the United States is worth
100 cents IN the dollar Every bond
will be paid by the United States at
the rate of 100 cents on the dollar,
There is nothing IN tie word so good
as Government bond"
He. touched BolsheVism. saying that
the United States, having whipped the
kaiser, now would send the message
across the sea that would whip Lenne
and TrotZky.
who won the war; he asked THE
| kaiser was whipped when his soldiers
knew that the submarines couldn't
stop the American troop transports.
The kaiser was whipped when his
followers knew that the United States
was ready to pour out its last dollar to
win. The German morale then went
to pieces and Ludendorff and linden
berg plead for the armistice.
] I'VE sent the message across the