Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 245, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1918 — UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF TREASURY URGES PLUS SUBSCRIPTION [ARTICLE]

UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF TREASURY URGES PLUS SUBSCRIPTION

The Republican has received the following telegrams from W. G. McAdoo: Washington, Oct. 17, 1918. Publisher of Republican: I am deeply grateful for . the splendid support you have given to the Foprth Liberty Loan, and regret to have to ask your further assistance, but I think it important that a brief statement of about two hundred seventy-five words concerning the loan be given a prominent display in first page box if possible in your Friday issue. 1 shall greatly appreciate your assistance and co-op-eration. Statement will be wired, to you direct Thursday afternoon. - W. G. McADOO. Washington, Oct. 17, 1918. Republican, Rensselaer, Ind. Subscriptions reported and e<timated up to noon Thursday amount to four billion dollars, leaving at least two billion dollars to complete the Fourth Liberty Loan. Only two days are left within which to raise this vast sum. No country on earth but America could raise so vast a sum in so short a time. America can do it and must do it. The destinies of the world and the hopes of civilization’are centered upon America. We shall fail in everything we have fought for and hope to gain in this war if the Fourth Liberty Loan is. defeated. Let every true American citizen today examine himself under the white light of patriotism and say whether or . not he has done his utmost in this emergency. The highest obligations of duty and patriotism command every true American to go immediately to his bank or to his Liberty Loan committee and subscribe to the limit of his ability to the Fourth Liberty bonds. Don’t delay. Don’t wait to be urged. Be as Xjuick to do your part in this Fourth Liberty Loan battle as our soldiers in France are quick to obey the orders to charge the enemy. Buy Liberty bonds on the installment plan if you can not buy them for cash. Every patriotic bank will help you. If every patriotic citizen will do his duty today victory for the Fourth Liberty Loan is certain. The continued victories of our armies in Europe, the certain defeat of our enemies and the glorious triumph of the cause of liberty depend upon what the ’ American people .do in the re- ' maining two days of the Fourth 1 Liberty Loan campaign. W. G. McADOO.