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Show A HUGE SUCCESS. According to the figures given out in Washington the people of the United States oversubscribed the fourth Liberty Lib-erty loan to the extent of more than $800,000,000. This is "going over the top" with a vengeance and is in strong contrast with the action of the German people, who allowed the latest Hun war loan to fail. The Germans were losing in the field and they would not part with their money under such circumstances. circum-stances. They have proved weak where the patriotic Americans are strong. If our soldiers had met with a reverse on the western front and the war took on a gloomy aspect the people of this country coun-try would have put up their last dollar. In addition many of them would have followed it over the ocean in order to strike a blow for liberty and save the country from the humiliation of defeat. The difference between those who fight for and financially support a tyrannical form of government and those who live in a And of freedom is thus plainly shown. In the early days of the late Liberty loan campaign there was some fear expressed that the total amount desired would not be subscribed, but when the danger of failure once came into the minds of the men and women of this country subscriptions came in with an unprecedented rush and .the croakers at once took a back seat. More bonds will be offered some time next year and we shall soon be called upou to subscribe for the support of the war service organizations which are doing such a noble work. The money will be forthcoming beyond the shadow of a doubt and when the war is over we shall have no regrets. |