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It was six months later when the third loan was floated, and Racine surpassed all its previous records. The drive was fixed for the week beginning April 13. It opened with a half holiday. All places of business were closed in the afternoon, and at 2:30 o'clock there was a huge civic parade, headed by a naval band from Great Lakes naval station, and including nearly 16,000 men and women. More than 1,500 marched under the banner of the Red Cross society. Business institu- tions were represented by floats. Two features were a huge replica of a howitzer, and a "life- sized" tank, bristling with guns. These were made at the plant of the J. I. Case T. M. Co. After the parade a great mass meeting was held at Lakeside auditorium, where W. S. Goodland of Racine, Clarence Darrow of Chi- cago and others delivered patriotic addresses.
The first meeting and luncheon for workers was held the following day, Tuesday, and it was reported that sales of $1,000,000 worth of bonds had been made, Before the end of the week the whole quota was taken, and it was agreed to double it. The workers went at the job with a whoop, and continued the campaign for another five days until the total had reached $3,360,200, or 221 per cent of the allotment. Hardly a family could be found which had not invested in one or more bonds, and those who did fail to buy were marked from that time forth.
Just as the families who had boys in the army would not give aid and sympathy to "slackers" desiring to evade service, so those who had "given until it hurt" would accept no excuses from those who were unwilling to loan their money to the government in time of need. Refusing to purchase a bond, or trying to sell it after it was purchased, was looked upon as a despicable act, and mere excuses did not. serve to clear the name of the offender. The selling of the bonds was discouraged because it was thus passed on to a person who might otherwise have purchased from the govern- ment, and was now unable to do so.
One man was subjected to very severe criti- cism. He bought a considerable quantity of bonds-perhaps $10,000-later sold $9,000 of
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QUOTA SENT OUT SEPTEMBER 6, 1917 FROM BOARD NO. 1
There were listed for entrainment the following :- Marius E. J. Wisby, Erwin H. Sorenson, Cornelius Rooney, William R. Raney, Olaf J. A. Furrenes.
QUOTA FOR CAMP SHERMAN AUGUST 26. 1918 FROM BOARD NO. 1
There were listed for entrainment the following :- Frank J. Kaiser, Edward Kunz, Charles L. Erickson, James Aceto, Jim Sabo, Herbert H. Stoffen, Nazar Dadien, Rosso Gogliardo.
QUOTA FOR JEFFERSON BARRACKS OCTOBER 1, 1918 FROM BOARD NO. 1
The following were listed for entrainment :- Edward Jos. Ruetz, llerbert C. Hoffert, John M. Albino, Lonis L. Nielsen, Gerald O. Bernard, Floyd P. Shephard, George W. Bartlett, George B. Gates, George R. Spangenberg, Joseph Fucilla, John Andersen, Walter C. Schubert, Romain Lonage, Wallace E. Baumann, Aaron C. Matson, Stanley Boguszewicz, Nicholas Baddaker. Those shown in the picture are :- Byron A. Gere, Fred Wm. Schacht, Franklin A. Schacht, Harold V. Brown, Edward J. Cashman.
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them for $8,700. He felt willing to stand the loss of the $300 and thought his action all right. The public felt differently, however. They pointed out that he had received praise for making a generous purchase of bonds. Therefore he should keep them. The men who bought of him would have then been able to buy $8,700 worth of bonds from the regular salesmen and thus increase the county's show- ing. In other words, the original buyer had obtained considerable advertising for the sum of $300 and had sidestepped his obligation. He was bitterly spoken of by all who heard the story.
Bonds were supposed to be purchased to the very limit of one's ability, and then were to be kept. That was the unwritten rule. To do otherwise would be like a soldier hiring a substitute, and this was prohibited absolute- ly by law.
The government desired that the bonds be held by as many persons as possible. It would have prohibited traffic in them were it not that they had to be negotiable to be a de- sirable investment for the future. So public sentiment was depended upon to do what could not be done by law.
The county was presented with a service flag bearing a bar for each time the county went "over the top" on a drive. For doubling the quota in the third loan, it received a star on its flag.
The fourth loan was floated in October, 1918. The end of the war was in sight if America continued to exert every ounce of effort. It was believed that the way the peo- ple responded to this new demand for loans would have an appreciable effect upon our Allies as well as our enemies. By this time the people knew all about bonds. The need for education had passed. All were prepared to give and give again to the very end of their resources.
The campaign opened on October 8 with practically the same organization as before. Nearly two-thirds of the quota was subscribed the first day, Enthusiasm ran high at the meeting of workers. Following an address by Mr. Rohan, he was authorized by unani- mous vote to send a telegram to President Wilson declaring: "We are unanimous in de- manding unconditional surrender as the only terms to be considered."
On Friday the quota of $3,601,000 had been surpassed by $300,000. On the following day another half million dollars was reported. Of all the campaigns, this was the easiest from the standpoint of the solicitors. Former sub-
scriptions were duplicated, then doubled and tripled without argument or urging.
Prior to the opening of the campaign, cards had been prepared showing what each person had bought before. No one could make any false claims about his former record on bonds, if he wanted to. Various devices invented elsewhere to humiliate "slackers," such as "yel- low tickets," painting a house yellow, visits by "night riders," etc., were not needed in this county to obtain the desired total of sales. In a few instances some rather harsh language was used to men who still maintained that their interest in the war did not warrant them investing money in Liberty bonds. But not even people of pro-German tendencies cared to be brought to public attention through their failure to do this much for their country.
Five months after war ended, the fifth, or Victory Loan, was floated by the government. It was required to close up the war, bring the troops back home, and pay for many of the things used in bringing the conflict to a successful conclusion.
Now that the fighting and the shouting had become things of the past it was suspect- ed that it might be rather difficult to sell the county's quota of $2,776,400. The fears were not realized. The same workers as before assumed the task on April 25, 1919. Within two days the county had almost subscribed its full share, and by the end of the week all lo- calities were able to report the task com- pleted. The subscriptions totaled $3,214,050. Considering the conditions, this result was perhaps the most remarkable of any in the history of the five drives for funds.
The men who devoted their time and best efforts to the accomplishment of the Liberty Loan work are deserving of great praise. Their task was hard, often disagreeable and had no reward beyond the knowledge of a duty well done.
It is impossible to give the names of all who participated in every Loan campaign. There were some who were appointed to teams, and then dropped because they failed to give the necessary time to it. Some worked dili- gently in some campaigns, and were prevent- ed from doing so in others, by reason of ill- ness, absence from the city or pressure of other affairs.
In the main. however, the organization re- mained the same throughout the year and the list of Victory Loan workers presented here- with is also fairly representative of all the other drives:
O. W. Johnson, Racine County Chairman. J. V. Rohan, City of Racine Chairman.
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QUOTA FOR KANSAS CITY, BELOIT AND MADISON AUGUST 14, 1918 FROM BOARD NO. I
There were listed for entrainment the following :- Thomas E. Benjamin, Elmer Butgereit, Norman Andersen, Gust Newman, Raymond J. Matterer, Stephen Duffey, Irving Johnson, Hugh E. Raush, Curtis O. Hall, John C. Knutson, Maurice J. Cronin, Richard Kruppstadt, Joseph H. Wiskie, Otto Jaskulesky, Roy Peterson, Einer Christensen, Hugh M. Costello, Raymond Thiesen, Raymond Rasmussen, Andrew Simonsen, Tom Balabanis, Carl Bowen, William G. Zacharias, George Knoll, Christ Nelson, Alvin Thompson, Michael Lavatore, George Robey, Walter Butzine, Alfred II. Sorensen, Howard Peterson, Erwin II. Wood, Erick C. Haenel, Reuben G. Duda, John Neumann, George B. Sligh.
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QUOTA FOR JEFFERSON BARRACKS AUGUST 9, 1918 FROM BOARD NO. I
There were listed for entrainment the following :- Onon Samlian, Louis H. Schoening, Arthur E. Patzke, William LaMore, Fred Krueger, Sam Strat, Guiseppe Muratore, Hartun Kulumian, Leonard Heinrichs, John Riolo, Charles S. Lorence, Frank Brusha, John Halvorsen, Ezegial Antrasian.
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P. J. Myers, Chairman Outside of Racine City.
Horace Sims, Chairman Speakers' Bureau. Arthur Simonson, Publicity Chairman.
Executive Committee-F. Lee Norton, chair- man; M. H. Pettit, A. J. Lunt, Arthur Simon- son, O. W. Johnson, J. V. Rohan, H. F. John- son, Warren J. Davis, F. J. Osius, J. H. Dwight, George Murphy, W. H. Loomis, Horace Sims.
First Ward-David Winters, major; William Pultz, J. R. Powers, Edward Zahn, Edward Schowalter, Fred Hermans.
First and Eighth Wards-A. F. Erickson, major; M. N. Gales, E. E. Gittins, W. E. French, F. J. Hermes, J. A. Christensen.
Second Ward-E. E. Russell, A. A. Steel, O. J. Thomas, L. P. Munroe, Elmer Durgin.
Third Ward-R. E. Browne, major; G. G. Jones, P. Walter Peterson, T. J. Dickinson, Oscar Hoppe.
Fourth Ward-Thomas A. Fagan, major; George L. Buck, Sol Haas, Fred Greene, E. B. Funston, Fred Bauman, F. A. Morey, Robert Sieber, George Caystile, Edward Freeman, P. T. Stoffel, V. Joseph Jandl.
Fifth Ward-C. R. Nevin, major; John Carls, Leslie Fowler, A. G. Hermes, Frank R. Starbuck. N. Rice.
Sixth Ward-E. B. Hand, major; P. H. Bat- ten. W. J. McElroy, Elmer C. Green, J. H. Brannum, W. F. McGregor, Jerome I. Case, John Reid, Arthur Ehrlich, Fred Laper, D. B. Eisendrath, George B. Wilson.
Seventh Ward-John A. Brown, major; John Peterson, Frank Weiss, Ernest Mrkvicka, Joseph Dollister, Peter Nelson, R. M. Har- bridge.
Ninth Ward-W. T. Dooley, major; George Due, N. C. Christensen, Dan Casterton, Rob- ert Hindley, Mathew Keefe, C. C. Mortenson, C. E. Pollard, L. W. Smith, W. R. Gittings, Edward Acklam, Josiah Hocking.
Tenth Ward-Boyd Adams, major; J. F. Bickel, A. A. Bishop, W. E. Loomis, Frank Rogers.
Eleventh, Twelfth and Fourteenth Wards- Warren H. Walker, major; R. P. Howell, A. H. Harris, M. L. Blodgett, A. H. Black, C. W. Chapin, Otto Hueffner, Arthur Schroeder, W. A. Walker, C. B. Cook, Thomas Lloyd, James Pritchard, Fulton Thompson, N. C. Nelson, Jerome Ritter, W. F. Kisow, Fred Haumerson, Will Rohan, William Richardson, W. F. Saw- yer, A. H. Barnes, James Bennett, D. Eugene Callender, Caleb Olson, James Collier, Horace Sims, John Pugh, Matt Cooper, William Os- borne, A. A. Guilbert, Louis Horvath.
Thirteenth Ward-W. H. Carpenter, major;
J. S. Hart, J. M. Jones, John Sieb, E. McAvoy, Fred Foster, N. Christensen, Edward Cahoon. E. J. Harvey, Henry Wiegand, J. D. Rowland.
Fifteenth Ward-Harold Smith, major; A. J. Kroupa, B. J. Rohan, Joseph Kaiser, J. E. Bright, George Schmitz, J. H. Asdahl, E. H. Wadewitz, M. E. Erskine, L. J. Quinn.
Lakeside-I. Friedman, major; William Smieding. Jr., W. C. Davis, Charles Van Ornum, W. F. Walker, W. S. Goodland.
County Employees-W. C. Palmer, major; John J. Barry, Martin Christensen, George Kehl.
City Employees-George Jorgenson, major; P. H. Connolley, August Eisenhut, Charles Ryba, James Cape, H. C. Baker, C. E. Longe- necker.
Factory Team-M. H. Pettit, major; Warren Walker, F. J. Kidd, Harold Freeman, A. R. Calendar, R. C. Rueschaw, P. H. Batten, W. E. Loomis, George Wherry, D. B. Eisendrath, R. P. Howell, C. A. Armstrong, A. H. Barnes, F. R. Pettit, B. M. Pettit.
Women's Committee Chairman-Mrs. John W. Owen.
First Ward-Mrs. Joseph Mrkvicka, major; Mrs. W. P. Pultz, Mrs. Gertrude Williams, Mrs. Fred Laper, Mrs. A. A. Mack, Mrs. L. V. Hinds.
Second Ward-Mrs. T. F. Powers, major; Mrs. W. B. Robinson, Mrs. J. Lawton, Mrs. William H. Armstrong, Mrs. E. R. Wagoner.
Third Ward-Mrs. W. J. Payne, major; Mrs. Harry Campbell, Miss Rose Tears, Miss Clara Driver, Mrs. Harry Mann.
Fourth Ward-Mrs. Joseph Prostrednik, major; Mrs. John Konnak, Mrs. Jacob Baum- stark, Mrs. Rose Jensen, Mrs. Sidney Miku- lecky, Mrs. John Burkhert.
Fifth Ward-Mrs. Jens Jensen, major; Miss Louise Jensen, Mrs. J. E. Wilson, Mrs. J. T. Chynoweth, Mrs. J. H. Campbell, Mrs. Holger Bing.
Sixth Ward-Mrs. W. C. Dow, major; Mrs. Charles Van Ornum, Mrs. Marshal Moses, Miss Camille Bennett, Mrs. Charles Nelson, Mrs. Charles Killian.
Seventh Ward-Mrs. W. S. Dooley, major; Mrs. John Lutz, Mrs. F. W. Archer, Mrs. George Herzog.
Eighth Ward-Mrs. Matt Wilke, major; Mrs. George E. Peterson, Mrs. E. F. Hilker, Mrs. George Lynch, Mrs. Alva Foster, Mrs. G. E. Gustafson, Mrs. Gruetzmacher.
Ninth Ward-Mrs. M. J. Goepfert, major; Mrs. George Goepfert, Miss Olga Rasmussen, Mrs. Louis Nelson, Mrs. Charles Kammerer.
Tenth Ward-Mrs. Joseph D. Williams, major; Mrs. H. C. Lawton, Mrs. Fred Fair.
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QUOTA FOR CAMP GREENLEAF SEPTEMBER 3, 1918 FROM BOARD NO. 1
There were listed for entrainment the following :- Robert J. Chappell, Louis Wesa, John H. Rulle, Frederick C. Nielsen, Leo R. Draves, Sigilfredo Governatori. Percy S. DeBrier, Lorin W. Clark, Ray W. Blatz, George Miller, Geo. Halberstadt, G. B. Rierson, David Wright, Harry F. Krupp, Joseph Summers, C. Plocek, J. J. Schwartz, Ed. Amundson, M. Catapana.
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QUOTA FOR SYRACUSE, N. Y., AUGUST 1, 1918 FROM BOARD NO. 1
There were listed for entrainment the following :- John A. Thorgenson, Adolph H. Knolle, Lars K. Meyer. Joseph J. Mastiaus, Edwin Schulz, William II. Shook, Einer Hansen, William H. Kwapil.
QUOTA FOR CAMP TAYLOR AUGUST 2, 1918 FROM BOARD NO. 1
There were listed for entrainment the following :- A. C. Wasilewski, Camelo Minitte, Arthur A. Pahl, Howard L. Machia, George B. Sleigh, Henry Cipar, John Halverson, Ezegial Antrasian, Walter E. Anderson, Gaetono Presta, Frank Rahdatz, Bernard Loener, Hans Prins, Adolph P. Zimprich, Peter Rasmussen, Austin Jannes Craney, James Gibbs, John Bohrmann, Harry Alperson, Joe Tappy, Hugas Melkesian, Pietro Carraro, Peter N. Boye, Frank Lia, Reinhold Hopke, Carl B. Thomp- son, Arthur Francis, Ben Silvermann, Frank J. Schliesmann, Paul F. Wolff Jr., Nick J. Jerger, Sahag Kaiserlian, Raffaele Nicotera, Herbert Falk, Irving F. James, George Jensen, Adolph Hoppe, Henry Qualheim, Chas. Lamar, Howard Layton, Joseph Zabac, Charles W. Arndt, Frederick E. Coles, Harry Maidens.
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Mrs. W. C. Palmer, Mrs. Charles Van Ornum, Mrs. John R. Powers, Miss Tessie Mooney.
Eleventh Ward-Mrs. S. Sklute, major; Mrs. Frank Miller, Mrs. L. F. Miller, Miss Bessie Spence.
Twelfth Ward-Miss Ada Johnson, major; Miss Amanda Johnson, Mrs. H. C. Hotchkiss, Mrs. A. P. Vreeland, Mrs. Charles Personette, Mrs. E. E. Bailey.
Thirteenth Ward-Mrs. R. L. Soule, major; Mrs. W. H. Carpenter, Mrs. Andrew Dietrich, Mrs. A. T. Kerr, Mrs. Louis Swenson, Mrs. William Pauli, Mrs. Menzo Wait.
Fourteenth Ward-Mrs. C. W. Carter, major; Mrs. Boyd Adams, Mrs. Mary Rohan, Mrs. Raymond Weins.
Fifteenth Ward-Mrs. E. A. Taylor, major; Mrs. J. C. Spencer, Mrs. John Pugh, Jr., Miss Josephine Carroll, Mrs. E. C. Billings, Miss Frances Herzog, Miss Margaret Eaton.
Burlington-H. A. Runkel, Eda Meinhardt, Albert Meinhardt, Herbert A. Moussa, George A. Uebele, John T. Prasch, G. C. Rasch, Fred Itzen, C. Roy McCanna, Walter Keebler, H. E. Zimmermann, L. H. Zimmermann, W. R. Dever, F. N. Brehm, Mrs. G. A. Harper, Mrs. J. W. Powers, Miss Minnie Schwaller, Mrs. J. M. Christenson, Rev. P. H. Dreis, Rev. T. P. Hil- bourne, Mrs. John T. Prasch, Ralph Storey, William Rosenberg, Fred L. Wilson, Robert Southey, John C. Yonk, Dr. W. A. Prouty, I. G. Wheeler, George W. Waller.
Caledonia-Frank Mccullough, John D. Dan- ek, Arthur Kittinger, George L. Smith, Joseph Smerchek, Q. P. Sand, W. C. Robotka, Joseph Stephan, Philip Siegel, N. H. Fuhrman, Leon- ard Thelen, Herman Erbe, Joseph Peterka, John Kovar, Mat Matson, Joseph W. Miku- lecky, John Spang, John Smerchek, Alex Sand, G. J. Ellis, Patrick Williams, Vincent Novak, Sr., A. L. Thomas, Hub Sebastian, William Ul- rich, Frank Morris, W. G. Lorence, Arthur Peklo, Edward Robotka, Paul Smerchek, Ruebin Klofanda, George Bouska, Frank Kwapil, Er- nest Frudenwald, Erwin Halter, Albert H. Braun, Frank Peterka, Edward Schelling.
Burlington Township-William Beck, Leo Albright, William K. Bushnell, George J. Bieneman, Mrs. Louise A. Gunningham, Jacob Kramer, D. A. Warren, William Bauman, Frank Boschert, Newton Bottemley, Nettie E. Karcher.
Norway Township-H. F. Johnson, Robert Smiley, Albert Smiley, Albert Andersen, Mar- tin Anderson, H. J. Ellertson, Albert Malchin, Jul. Christenson, J. E. Jacobson, J. A. Jacob- son, Thomas Overson, J. L. English, J. A. An- derson, Thos. Hanson, Abe Storley, Harvey
Britton, H. P. Olson, Theodore Bauer, O. M. Johnson, J. J. Buckstorf, Albert Hanson.
Corliss-A. G. Cady, Charles Nystrom, E. H. Christensen, J. E. Christensen, M. H. Lee, J. T. Lee, J. L. Holm, Joseph Weber, H. M. Lingsweiler, Elmer Acklam, Chris Jacobsen, William Osborne, J. C. Burns, J. W. Simmons, Louis Kradwell, Harry Sorenson, Louis Ras- mussen, A. O. Spear, John Hanson, M. H. Herzog.
Waterford Village - Charles E. Frost, George Sopham, Arthur Smith, Walter Jones, William Sanders, G. W. Schenkenberg, Ed- ward Leakee, Ernest Miller, J. D. Roberts, Walter Belt, Jr., A. S. Titus.
Waterford Township-R. E. Bennett, Charles Meyer, H. C. Greeley, Arthur Peacock, George Peacock, H. O. Bayley, Mrs. Bert Brown, Bert Brown, Herbert Weltzine, James McDonald, William Herbert, H. M. Bendickson, Mrs. E. Beardsley, Elaine Beardsley, James Greeley, Henry Krueger, John Alasson, Ira Earushaw, Morris Healy, Le Roy Morrow, Walter Morton, Elisha Lewis, Jr., Fred Mochu, Ernest Rauke, John Peters, Mrs. John Bennett, Henry Caley, Fremont Utter, O. H. Bayley, Mrs. Elaine But- tles, Elaine Buttles, G. H. Caley.
Raymond-Mrs. Thomas Morgensen, Miss Viola Lindeman, David Ketvis, Stephen Jonas, Jacob Stephenson, Charles Hindel, Thomas Morgensen, Michael Posansky, Elmer W. Moyle, Allen J. Hay, Hans E. Kastinson, Wal- ter Shimmway, Sherman Brice, L. C. Christen- sen.
Mount Pleasant-John D. Jones, Charles Ybema, Arthur Schacht, Emmert Emmertsen, Walter Pearce, W. R. Rowley, P. E. Kimpel, Clarence Smith, Walter Buhler, C. C. Chris- topherson, Christ Matson, C. P. Nielson, Roy Freeman, De Grove Bull, A. Bell, J. Kedke, Frank Kaiser, Robert Wherry, Jr., N. S. Drum- mond, Henry Halter, Thomas Piper, E. L. King, A. M. Seidell, H. W. Lewis, W. J. Hansche, Tony Olson, Irving Gillette, L. A. Hansche, Henry Lange, Sam Walker, Henry Harmann, Louis Sorenson, B. O. Tradwell, W. J. Davis, George Smith, Joseph P. Weber, Les- lie Herzog, Martin Larson, B. F. Kimpel, N. P. Larsen, Louis Lamp, N. M. Christensen, F. E. Anderson, George Gillette, George Burgess, James Torpegaard, T. C. Roberts, W. C. Fan- cher, Louis Foster, Fred Bose, Walter Chris- tenson, Nels Nielsen, E. E. Gittins, F. F. Sewell, A. B. Steele.
Union Grove-J. Z. Collier, Joseph Alby, Merrit Anderson, Henry Barnes, W. D. Bixby, R. T. Bosustow, Thomas Bufton, W. J. Cal-
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QUOTA FOR FORT RILEY JUNE 29, 1918 FROM BOARD NO. 1
There were listed for entrainment the following, with seven men who were transferred from other boards :- George B. Rosenberg, John Matranga, August C. Sauer, Peter Kapolos, Antonio Aceto, Adolph Taicher, Jacob M. Hansen, Edward Boehlman, Irving W. Walch, Joseph Stegner, Peter Rasmussen, Roy Mccarthy, Jesse C. Blount, Ruffalo Derose.
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QUOTA FOR CAMP DODGE AUGUST 30, 1918 FROM BOARD NO. 1
There were listed for entrainment the following :- Richard Anl, William H. Jenks, George E. Davies, Seggar M. Rood, Clarence Howe, John Saras, Alfred E. Poulson, Henry C. Roest, Edward Block, Arthur G. Anderson.
QUOTA FOR LEWIS INSTITUTE AND VALPARIASO, JULY 15, 1918 FROM BOARD No. 1
There were listed for entrainment the following :- Arthur J. Jacobsen, Charles W. Tiede, Edgar R. Lehman, Oscar Christ- ensen, Sterling W. Albright, Lester McLennan, Christian Andersen, Albert II. L. Bartz, Edward F. Studey, John M. Gizinski, Jerome P. Danhauser, Louis Schrader.
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lender, J. C. Colby, F. A. Dixon, Peter Engel- rup, J. T. Jacobson, Frank Jones, John Jones, F. W. Callender, C, A. Martin, Mrs. R. W. McCracken, Mrs. W. H. Morgan, C. W. Price, W. G. Roberts, George Rodhe, Rev. William Rowlands, A. F. Ruzicka, Richard Salm, A. J. Smith, William Smith, W. E. Stone, E. H. Swantz, Henry Swantz, Miss Isabel Swantz, W. D. White, A. M. Wilson, Henry Vyvyan.
Yorkville-Martin George, Bert Rosendale, Charles De Groot, Alex Sumpter, Don Martin, Edgar Bertke, George Vyvyan, Edward Shep- hard, Thos. Skewes, Wendle Birchell, Harry Dale, William Tucker, Arthur Scutt, Roland Lee, Frank Bullis, Ilenry W. Frichen, R. R. Nugent.
Rochester -- A. A. Burgess, George Wallis, Frank Patten, Rev. J. W. Jordan, W. J. Ed- wards, Clarence Beaumont, J. B. Willmer, Samuel Prent, Henry Miller, Roy Vaughan, J. W. Summers, Charles Reesman, Mrs. Jessie Burkett, John Penpenny, Harry Bauman, George Ela, Ferdinand Paulson, Theodore Al- by, Leslie Willey.
Dover -Edward Edwards, Edward Rown- tree, Gilbert Ballock, George Beaumont, M. A. Loomis, J. W. Gomann, J. H. Smith, Stephen Cox, John Hardie, Charles Mealey, Thomas Finan, H. Spriggs, Al. Noble, Andrew Hinch- cliff, Dennis Callahan, Fred Schroeder, Gus Bratz, Lee Cunningham, Robert Wilson.
War Savings Stamps
In addition to the Liberty bonds, the gov- ernment floated another form of security known as the War Savings stamp. It was de- signed to encourage people to save small sums and invest them in such a way as to assist in carrying on the war. The War Savings stamps had a face value of $5, but could be purchased for less. as the face value represented the pur- chase price plus interest for five years, at the end of which period they would be redeemed.
As a part of the plan the Thrift stamp was devised. This could be bought for 25 cents. When a card was filled with sixteen of these, it represented the value of a War Savings stamp at the beginning of the current period. It could be exchanged for a "W.S.S." although after the first week there would be a little ac- crued interest to pay-varying from one cent to twenty cents according to the date of pay- ment.
Despite the sale of more than $16,000,000 in Liberty bonds here, the county purchased Thrift and Savings stamps for which they paid $1,143,308.65. A large part of this came from children. The contents of most toy sav-
ings banks were spent for these unique secur- ities.
The campaign for the sale of the War and Thrift stamps, was inaugurated in the spring of 1918"and it was placed in the hands of a committee consisting of Warren J. Davis, president of the J. I. Case T. M. Co., Post- master George H. Herzog and Mrs. John W. Owen, who had been very active in previous campaigns for funds.
It was decided that the Racine postoffice should act as the central office for the dis- tribution of these stamps for the entire county, excepting the City of Burlington, the sales there to be in charge of Postmaster Henry Zimmermann.
A plan of campaign was mapped out and with the assistance of the committees in charge of Liberty Loan drives, became interesting and was most successful.
School children played an active part in the great campaign by making a house to house canvass in their respective districts. Cele- brating of the Fourth of July was dispensed with and the work of selling stamps was sub- stituted for the usual fireworks.
In factories, schools, business houses, of- fices and other places the campaign was waged. Pledge cards were passed about, each signer agreeing to purchase a number of War Sav- ings stamps, during a period from June to December, 1918.
The people, especially children, were urged to purchase Thrift Stamps and later to ex- change them for War Savings Stamps. Pen- nies were saved and they soon resulted in pur- chases, at 25 cents each, of Thrift stamps, and later these were exchanged for War Savings Stamps of a valuation of $5 each.
When the campaign closed, early in the win- ter, the committee found that the War and Thrift Stamps of a cash value, not face value, of $1,037,104.04 had been distributed from the Racine post office and through the Burlington office War and Thrift Stamps of a value of $106,704.61 had been distributed, making a to- tal value of stamps sold of $1,143,808.65. The total number of War Stamps sold through the Racine post office was 229,800 and of Thrift Stamps 299,532.
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