The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-04
INDIANA'S
WAR PURSE
IN PRINT

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. s-Dr. John
". Oliver, director Of the indiana
Historical Commission todax an
nounced the publication ST the "va-
Purse OF indiana" by Walter Gree
nough. director ef publicity Ia she
five Liberty Loan drives In indiana
ana the dtstri button of eaFk 81
the drse edition ef she hee;t was
begun from thu office OF the HIS
toriea Commission In the State
House today. The ~s1ufae sets cut
a general history OF the. tremendous
was finance sfferts carried TO sue
ceszful conclusion ID this Geantr
during the twenty-feur months Of
tbs fighting period Ii Is a gtashie
summary Of The participation of
three million Indianans In the ave
Liberty Loan and War Savings and
Thrift Clamp drives. Copies are
beins sent 90 ali psblie libraries In
the state. universities end colleges
and other historical associations
throughout the country.
The record ef every Indiana
county IN thu twe-year period of
the war IS Get cut officially in the
volume, and the story Of the IN
tense fights Of county organizations
everywhere in Indiana to meet the
enormous totals OF the Liberty Bond
End War Savings quotas from the
bulk OF the volumes pages. "The
a total Of $500, ooc.o 600 was poured
intS the Golfers Of the nation by
this State as its contribution to the
was against autocracy. Woven into
the Official statistics Of each
'county's part In tho struggle a.
homo is q story o. the spirit OF the
PEOPLE which made their enormous
contributions 10 the war russo
possible.
Names CO the county chairmon
and their unrelenting efforts 70
keep Indiana at the forefront OF the
other States n tbs World War are
recorded IN the book. and many
sidelights against the background
OF the whole States efforts are dc
voted 70 specific problems that arc s.
IN each OF ths ninety-two COUNTIES.
The struggle 70 organize townships
small towns and large cities, the
efforts to educate hundreds OF thou
earcs Of new bond buyers. and the
eventual success OF the creates 81
organizatioaal effort a State ever
has passed through, are recorded IN
story fashion in the book
since more people IN this county
participated IN the organization OF
the various Liberty Loan and War
Savings Drives than in any other
war drive, this War purse OF In
diana will be OF deeper interest to
a greater portion OF our citizens
than any other volume issued BY the
Historical Commission. A limited
number OF copies has been set aside
for sale TO the general public on
order to the Indiana Historical
Commission. Room ga. State House,
Indianapolis. Indiana. The price,
which covers only the cost OF publ
cation. Is $50 according TO an
nouncement today from the Historl-
cal Commission.
The volume sets out that Indi-
ana,s enormous total OF contribu-
tons TO the nations war chest 7yat
raid for in general by tho hes
"cropp OF the State daring the war
period. discussion OF the flnan-
cisl status Of Indiana prior 10 her
entrance into the fighting period
an dthe development OF buying
mower undreamed OF p~ior 70 tn
war. Is a phase az the books sub
4ect matter Economic re-adj0st-
ments through which the State
industry. agriculture and business
passed as tho great work OF wa
eananctng went on. IS another par
If the volume. The rise Of the spirit
that sent more than q hundrec
thousand Hoos441 boys to the coa-
aicr. mat made meatless wheatess
and heatless days q rouglar part o.
the life Of every Hoosieh. tina
noured out additional millions q
dellars for war relief work. am
that read justed tn centre fabric D.
the states normal life e the neN
war basis Is told in the War purse
IF Indiana" The book relates tina
there we're approximately ten thou
sord educated bond buyers IN tn
ctate Of Indiana at the beginning o
the wa. and that this total was IN
creased through the vast program
- education that followed III
wars development to a total 2
several hundred thousand
The indiana Historical Commits
-, al~eady is receiving orders 10
~ hook fro mHoosier citizens IN
-aras.ed in keerdng in their priAat
,.hra-,aa a complete record Of In
aana's great war finance efforts DI
John w. oliver. Director OF tn