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Show A PROCLAMATION By GOVEENOR EAMBEEGEE YVlTH less than a week remaining of the fourth Liberty loan campaign, ' " the secretary of the treasury of the United States has announced . that three and a half billion dollars are yet to be raised to complete the loan of six billion dollars. Utah, alone, is short approximately three and a half million dollars on its allotment. At no time since our country took up arms in the cause of liberty and justice has the need for the solid support of our people been so imperative. impera-tive. A heavy oversubscription to the fourth Liberty loan will convey to the enemy in unmistakable terms the unity of the American people in support of the president in crushing Prussian militarism; it will be the most effective weapon in bringing about at the earliest possible hour the unconditional surrender that has been demanded. Thousands of Utah's sons are in the military and naval service of the country; many are now on the battlefront; some have made the supreme su-preme sacrifice. Utah has subscribed liberally to all the calls of the government gov-ernment in the prosecution of the war; but, to concentrate for the mighty blow which will forever destroy military despotism, it must subscribe more. ! Therefore, I, Simon Bamberger, governor of Utah, do appeal to and j urge the people of tho state to subscribe immediately to the limit of their ability to the fourth Liberty loan. Each citizen should subscribe until he has made a real sacrifice. For those who have not tho cash available, it has been arranged by all the batiks of Salt Lake City and the Clearing House banks of Ogden to cany purchases of Liberty bonds with interest at 6 per cent. I earnestly urge banks and bankers of other cities and towns to take similar action, that like advantages may be extended to every resident of the state. Tho victories of our army in tho field must not be negatived through inadequate support by our army at home; the great victory now in sight must not be lost. |