New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07
Public las Only Nine Days
ToMake Liberty Loan a Success
Banks and Big Corporations Subscribe Heaviy-lenry
Ford leads List with S. 900 OOO-School
Children to Have Chance

Unless the public displays greater
interest in the Liberty Loan in the
next nine days than it has heretofore
the Offering will not be popularity over
subscribed. The Liberty Loan Com
mittee made the definite statement yes
terday that. taking account Of sub
scriptions already received, the current
rate at which applications are coming
in is not sufi, ent to assure oversub-
scription.
The announcement undoubtedly re
forred to public purchases Of the
bonds, as the banks have subscribed
heavily. and financial institutions are
preparing to take larger allotments az
.he last moment if it appears that the
loan is not going to be the popular
success hoped for
Individual and corporate subscrip-
lions are being entered in Increasing
numbers. however, as the time 60
closing the subscription books, June
Is. draws nearer. Yesterday established
record in respect to the announce
ments made in the financial district.
Henry Ford Leads List
Henry Ford led the list with a sub
scription Of 100000. Others were
Henry Evans. president Of the Cont
mental Fire Insurance Company. ST.
100000; Harry Payne Whitney, $1,000
600; Edward s. Hardness. 100000;
Mrs. Anna NJ. Hardness, S65O,OOO; Am
brose Mcneil S5OO,0OO; Marshall Field
Estate, 100000; Stanley Field, ST.
100000; J. II. Rossbach & Co.. 81 ,OOO,-
600; Oelrichs & Co., S1,OOO,000; Au-
gust Belmont G. Co., 100000; J. S.
Bache & Co., Sl,500,000; Lawrence
Turnure G. Co., S500,000; Hartford Fire
Insurance Company, 100000; b. Y.
Frost & Co.. 100000; American Metal
Company. Limited. Sl,500,000; Manhat-
tan Electrical Supply Company. $780,
600; McAndrews & Forbes, 100000.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany, 100000; Kennecott Copper
Corporation, 81 100000; Minerals Sep
aration North American Corporation,
100000; Johnson & Higgins, $1,000
600: New York Public Library, $780,
600: William A. Read & Co., s1,000,000;
Eagle Pencil Company. 100000
The first communities throughout
this Federal Reserve district reporting
TO the Liberty Loan Committee in eX-
cess of their theoretical allotment
based on bank resources are Milbrook,
y. Y, and Verona, n. j.
Corporations which have purchased
amounts of $4,000 or over of the $40
certificates for the purpose of popular
ling the loan were made pubic yester-
dav by the committee. This list does
not include stores that have purchased
through the banks. The United Cigar
Stores Company is arranging for the
purchase of a large amount OF certlh-
Gates, and special posters announcing
that they are on sale are being placed
in the windows. The certificates. with
amounts, are on sale in New York as
follows:
Elliot Spalding, $4,000; Public Bank,
$4,000; Kings County Trust Company,
$4,000; Coal q Iron National Bank. So
600. United States Mortgage d Trust
COMPANY. $4,000; Bankers Trust Com
pany, $4,000; Chatham & Phenix Ma
tional Bank. $4,000; Oppenheim-Col-
Inns Company, $4,000; Endicott John
SON Company, $4,000; Farmers Loan
& Trust Company, $4,000; Manufac-
turers' Trust Company, Brooklyn. Sl0,-
600: Mechanics & Metals National
Bank, $4,000; American Exchange Ma
tional Bank. Sol, 900; Chase National
Bank. $4,000; Hanover National Bank.
$4,000 ~ =,
The 100000 school children in New