Arizona republican., 1919-04-22
IF III JOAN OFF
 IN \ BLAZE IF
 NATIONAL GLORY
Two Million Volunteers At Work-Many Communi- ties Make Quotas First Day-Victory Ship Leaves San Francisco-Sims Alp peals for Success

 millions in subscriptions to Victory Liberty notes poured into banks and soliciting committees throughout the United States today, but no official re- ports had reached national headquar- ters tonight, to give any comprehensive idea of the harvest on the opening day of the three weeks campaign. More than 2,000,000 volunteers were at work. but reports indicated that the opening was marked by less excitement than those of previous loan campaigns, when fighting was in progress in France.
 Long before closing hours tonight, telegrams arriving at the treasury told the story of enthusiastic communities which had subscribed their full quotas the first day.
 Victory Ship Starts
 Early indications" said 8 treasury review of the loan campaign, were that the Victory notes were receiving general distribution and not being bought up largely by banking institu- tions. Several telegramS from different sections of the country called particu- lar attention to this feature of the cam paign and showed great pride in the fact that such was the case
 The United States steamship. Mar blehead, one of the three destroyers which will tell the story of the Victory Liberty loan to the entire country, uy q voyage from San Francisco to New York, pulled out of the Golden gate | this afternoon to begin four and one l half billion dollar journey. The speed of her engines will be determined b. tie nations daily subscription to trs i Victory loan. For every sS57,l4 sub scribed. the Victory ship will travel on' mile. The entire cruising distanc' from San Francisco to New York, th' | '.Harbor of Victory is 5,25o miles. l If the nation keeps pace with the re quired daily subscription, the Victor. ship will make an average of 262 ]. miles per day, representing the recor; daily subscription of s225, eco.
 Sims Praises Pershins
 Admiral Sims, speaking in behalf 0 the loan by means of wireless telephon ana a sound amplifier, to a crowd as sembled at the south steps of the treas ury, today praised General Pershin and the work of the army.
 Usually after great war" said tn
 admiral, "the leaders on the differen sides spend their declining years i writing books to explain that the othe fellow was at fault. There will b nothing of that following this war. Tn
 navy has understoo as I have. and a
 John Pershing has, that the navy Wa
 really an auxiliary of the army"
 Admiral Sims explained that in hi
 speaking tour, through the middle wes he planned to tell what the navy ha
 done, since it's accomplishments. neces
 sarily, could not be heralded during th : war.
 Admiral Sims, said that the success
 of the past Liberty loans had dor much to put pep into every fightin
 man and confidence into every leader
 and appealed for general support of tn Victory loan.
 Frisco Gets Big Start SAN FRANCISCO. April 21-Tf Victory loan campaign throughout tt Twelfth federal reserve district is full swing and encouraging subscriI ,, tions are being made everywhere, ae cording to reports reaching head I quarters
 ; Two California counties have off , cially reported exceeding their quota
 Mare Island navy yard employees sul r scribed S501,150 yesterday. it was r, < ported Total subscriptions at Mare l. land today from civilians, employees ar , enlisted men totalled $2,513,000, it ws
 announced.
 Glass at Cincinnati f CINCINNATI, April 21.-Secretary , the Treasury Carter Glass addresse ] the first public meeting of the presel
 Victory loan drive here tonight, tellir : of it's purposes and needs. He was gi' : en a tremendous welcome, the hall b. 2 ing filled to overflowing.
 e MT. Glass urged individual subscri] tions and stated that it was the sure
 means in the world of Shooting
 death the spirit of bolshevism" and
 impressing upon the people the sl X preme importance of good order l. government
 |, 'The world is to be rebuilt" sa I Mir. Glass. Should we timidly pau and debate as to who should rebuild i :. Not for an hour, gentlemen. The e '' terprise should be started right ava d here in Cincinnati, by the blare of yo . furnaces, and the whir Of your mil . and the din of a thousand essential d dustries. It should spread in healt
 progress on to the uttermost parts a the land.
 II The American people should suppl e ment the patriotism of war by the pa . riotism of peace, and just as Americ
 soldiers on the fields of battle ma If notable conquests for liberty, n, ,f American business men, in a differe K way and through different instrume is talities, should give expression to tn l. patriotism by promptly and cheerfu l.
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