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government officials throughout the Islands 

 were enlisted as heads of provincial and 

 municipal or local committees working in 

 direct cooperation with the central cam- 

 paign organization in Manila. 



The Americans, Filipinos, British, French, 

 Japanese, Spanish and Chinese communities 

 in Manila volunteered their own organiza- 

 tions under the supervision of the central 

 committee, and it was through their efforts 

 that the total of individual subscriptions 

 was brought to its final proportions. On 

 April 26, "Liberty Day", which had been 

 designated as an official holiday throughout 

 the United States, was also observed in the 

 Philippines. 



Enthusiasm was not allowed to wane at 

 any time during the campaign and at the 

 end of the drive, it was announced that the 

 Philippine quota had been over-subscribed 

 in the amount of $1,625,000. The total 

 amount of the subscriptions in the third loan 

 was $4,625,000, of which amount $2,098,350 

 was subscribed in the provinces, 



For over-subscribing its quota by more 

 than 50 percent the Philippines was awarded 

 an honor flag, which has since become a 

 treasured possession of the Philippine com- 

 munity as a whole. 



SECTION OF CAMP CLAUDIO DURING MOBILIZATION OF THE PHILIPPINE GUARD DIVISION 



THE DEFENDER'S CLUB, FORMERLY THE GERMAN CLUB. NOW LEASED BY THE y. M. c. A. AND CONDUCTED AS A 



CLUB FOR ENLISTED MEN. SUPPORTED BY~SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM MANILA MERCHANTS 



Y. M. C. \. HUT AT CAMP TDMA- O. M'llIO DC-RING MOBILIZATION OF THE PHILIPPINE GUARD DIVISION 



With the organization of the Council of 

 National Defense completed, the machinery 

 for handling the Fourth Libery Loan cam- 

 paign proved even more effective than that 

 which had been created for the third Loan 

 Drive. 



Special committees representing the Coun- 

 cil of National Defense and the individual or- 

 ganization of the special loan committee 

 were organized to cover literally every sec- 

 tion of the Islands, every element of the 

 Philippine community and all of its varied 

 activities. A considerable amount of li- 

 terature was prepared and sent broadcast 

 throughout the archipelago. The Four 

 Minute Men organization, under the direc- 

 tion of the Council of National Defense was 

 thoroughly perfected for the opening of the 

 drive. Speakers in English, Spanish and 

 various native dialects were commissioned in 

 every municipality and barrio of the Islands, 

 and accomplished wonders in carrying an 

 educational campaign and a political appeal 

 to the farthermost districts of the Archipelago. 

 The quota alloted to the Philippines for the 

 Fourth Liberty Loan was $6,000,000, just 

 double the amount assigned to the Islands 

 in the third loan. The campaign in Manila 

 opened with a grand community rally. And 

 on the first evening of the drive the people 

 of Manila alone had subscribed $4,500,000. 

 The maximum subscription on the first day 

 was $500,000 and the minimum subscrip- 

 tion recorded at the rally was $25,000. This 

 beginning assured a glorious finish for the 

 drive. October 12th was observed as 

 "Liberty Day", and on the afternoon of that 

 day the greatest procession that the Philippines 

 has ever seen passed through the streets of Ma- 

 nila. Patriotic demonstrations were also 

 the order of the day in all of the larger towns 

 throughout the provinces. Five days later 

 the campaign closed, the Islands having 

 subscribed $12,123,500 or more than double 

 the amount of their quota. Of this amount 

 approximately $7,500,000 was subscribed 

 in Manila, the remainder coming from the 

 provinces where 95 per cent of the individuals 

 subscribing for bonds were Filipinos. 



FOOD PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION 

 CAMPAIGN 



The entry of the United States in the 

 world-war early in 1917 and the vigorous 

 action taken by the administration through- 

 out the United States to save up everything 



