South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-20
LOAN DRIVE To
OPEN MONDAY IS
WELL PLANNED
Last of Great MOney-raiSing
Campaigns viii be
Spectacular.
WASHINGTON. Apr 19-Th,

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Throughout the United States viii
open tomorrow the victory Liberty
loan campaign. the last. and prob
ABLY the most spectacular of the
five money drives made by the gov
eminent as the principal means OF
financing the war.
Several hundred thousand citizens
have enrolled as volunteer speakers
or solicitors for this issue OF VIC
tory notes, and FOR many mOutas
the treasury through the IL IIbcrty
lean district ORGANIZATIONS has been
Ferfecting selling plans
From public platform, theater
stage. movie screen, and street cor
ner box. citizens viii receive the 7p-
peals 10 buy notes to provide the
funds which virtually have already
been spent FOR war purposes since
the signing of the armlstice. From
door 20 door volunteer canvassers
VIII go in an effort 10 make the
member Of subscribers 10 this loan
exceed even the Z0,0OO,OOO of the
Fourth loan.
Aerial Demonstrations.
Among the spectacular publicity
features arransed by the treasury
10 call sharp attention Of the Amer
lean people To the loan. are aerial
demonstrations. war exhibit trains
posters. exhibition of captured Ger
man submarines. and military eX-
hibitiOns
Three special trains VIII tour the
country, carrying squadrOus Of air.
planes. manned by celebrated Amer
lean. French and British aces. 70
make circus flights over cities. -Four
teen captured German Fokker
FLAMES VIII De used III THESE demon
STATIONS together with the best type
OF American planes.
To each community ersubscrib-
ing its quota a community honor
fas viii be awarded by the treasury
as an official acknowledgement OF
the achievement Similarly an in
dustrial honor haS will be given to
each business firm. church, lodse
or other organization with l. or
more members. whose members sub
scribe according TO a prescribed pro
portion. More than 100000 of these
lass have been placed in the hands
of distributing agencies.
Medals tO he Given.
Medals made from captured Ger
man cannon are TO be given 10 each
member OF a Victory lean commit
tee. The medal is about the size Of
a half dollar and bears a design of
the United States treasury building.
space is left on each medal for the
name Of the recipient.
Among the motion picture features
is one entitled The Price Of Peace
with 1000 feet OF film, depictins
where the great quantities OF war
money went a number of scenes
photographed at the front during
lighting by American soldiers also
viii be shown. Ten films have been
prepared showing noted deeds of
herois'n reported by Gen. Pershing.
These are in addition to p special
cinematograph plays prepared by
noted film stars especially for the
loan.
Two hundred and four fghting
baby tanks. each manned 10y two
soldiers and carrying speakers viii
tour the country, visiting rural as
we'll as city districts
a feature on which the Victory
Liberty loan organization has spent
much time consists OF "A special
trains loaded with exhibits from
European battlcnelGs. Each train
will make four or five stops a day.
mainly IN small towns, and Will
carry batteries OF loan speakers. In
the larger cities special exhibits of
German cannon, machine guns.
rifles and other ordnance viii be
shown throughout the drive
Submarine i'm Mississippi.
OF five captured German subma-
rines sent 20 this country loan man
ayers plan TO run one up the Mis-
aissippi river ard TO exhibit the 9TH
crs at coast cities.
As in past campaigns every sub
scriber will receive n special button
OF which 10000, 900 have been made.
and distinctive badges for workers
have been provided.
Six posters. with a total issue of
10000. 900. have been distributed
The titles and designers OF these are
as follows. sure. Wen Finish the
Job" by Gerritt 4. Beueker; For
Home and Country" 10y Alfred Ev-
eritt orr. "Invest-Teaser.' Amer
leans AL" by Howard Chandler
Christy.' And They Thought We
Couldn't Fight" by Clyde Forsythe:
They Kept the sea Lanes open. g"
10y J. a. Shafer
The principal pamphlets 10 be
used as a means OF driving home
the story Of the war and the duty
or those who stayed at home 10
finance IL with their dollars arc
these. Where the Money Went. ="
BOY James II. Collins. The Watch
on the Rhine" by Sergt-Naj. Allan
g. Rankin. The Price We Pay"
Speakers Handbook" and one Civ
ing ~ recent Liberty loan speech Of
Sec'y Glass at Pittsburgh. one hum
bred specially designed advertise
ments have been prepared in a
portfolio for distribution 90 news
papers. Thesc advertisements in all
cases are 20 be published without
expense 10 the government. but viii
be- paid for by commercial houses
or by public spirited citizens or or
ganiZatons This policy is similar
10 fh.tf followed I'm ma 81 Traue