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Show UNION PACIFIC LIBERTY LOAN I TRAIN IN LOCAL YARDS IS ' DECORATED WITH FLAGS The Union Pacific Railroad Liberty loan campaign has been a colorful affair. af-fair. Visitors to the Union depot this morning between the" hours of 3:30 and 8:30 were surprised by the presence of a train all dressed up and, for the time being, having nowhere to go, but just to stay whore it was until the sixty members of the Liberty loan coiflpany on board had rested from their labors of the previous day. The train of five- cars was gaily painted and decorated down to the smallest detail, with the colors that bring joy to every American heart. Red, white and blue, in paint and bunting, in flags and strips covered and flew from every part of the entire en-tire length of the train. In the headlight head-light was the picture of President ' Woodrow Wilson, and on tho center of the boiler head was seen tho picture of General Pershing. The train 'had come from Green River and this morning at 8:30 started start-ed on its way back, stopping at points en route to Omaha and carrying with It a message to the eye and car of the American people, but particularly to the U. P. employes, of tho tremendous necessity of subscribing tho loan to the limit. In the company of tho speakers were British officers from Fort Dodge, and W. M. Jeffers, general gen-eral manager of the Union Pacific system; sys-tem; F. H. Hammlll, general superintendent, superin-tendent, both of Omaha, and N. ft. Williams, divisional superintendent of Green River. Wyo. |