The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-10-12

A sudden jump in the total subserip
tons to the Liberty Loan was noted
Yesterday, the total for that day be
ing close to three times larger than tho
total for Mondays when the first state
ment of subscriptions received wa
made by. A. r. Judd of the sales com
mit'ee. Yesterdays total was $42p,
100. an increase Of $33S650 over Mon
day. The number of subscriptions was
226. The complete total for the cam,
paign TO date is $623,550. a.
Further encouraging news for the
campaign was received through ca.
blegram from the war department au.
thorizing the purchase of Liberty
Bonds by the army personnel by the
allotment system. This should mean
n large increase in the total amount
aud number of subscriptions for tn.
Liberty Loan. Officers, enlisted men
end 'permUncut civilian employees are
included in the Instructions. L
Allotments are to be made ON reguIa,
forms and executed not later than DC.
tober 25, in favor of the Federal Re,
serve Bank, New York City. For each
6fty-dollar bond the payments will be
five dollars monthly, beginning Will
October l, for nine months, and fou,
dollars and seventy.hve cents for tn,
tenth month, payable on July 81, 1918
May Be Held In Trust
The subscriber will note on the back
Of the allotment the person to whom
he wishes the bond sent when paid for
or whether the war department is ask
cd to hold 1t in trust for. him. Tn
original allotment viii be mailed t.
the depot quarteTmaster, Washington
ID. c. .., ?
No allotment win be accepted ex
eept on these terms of payment, and
none will be discontinued except upon
separation Of the subscriber from the
service. The privilege of purchasin.
bonds in this manner is only authorized
with the distinct understanding that L.
the subscriber leaves the service. tho
bonds will he sold at market value and
his share of the proceeds returned t.
him. In case of his death the shar,
will be turned over to his legal repre-
sentativcs.
The amount of allotments taken hi
will be telegraphed to the adjutant
general in Washington on October IS,
and enough bonds will be held Z,
cover the allotmcnts. No allotment
will be accepted after that date. III
more than one bond is subscribed for
the rate of deduction will be increased
accordingly, as the five-dollar MONTH,
allotments arc for one fifty,dOllaT bond
only. = ga,. $751;. ,.L
Enlisted men s allotments will, b.
entered on the payrolls of the quarter
masters department. Civilians should
transmit their allOtments through the
officer under whom they are serving
Report Twice Daily
Hereafter the total of subscription.
from the banks will be reported TO A
+. Judd twice daily, at twelve CLOCK
aud at half.past three. Trust companie
will report their totals at three.thirtS
daily, The daily total as reported o,
three-thirty viii appear in The Adver
'tiser every morning during the cam
paign, with the number of subscribers
for the day.
A Liberty Loan committee has been
organized In Hilo, says letter to the
local committee from G. H. Wears
president Of the Hilo Board of Tade
Harold V. Patten, cashier of the First
Bank of Hilo, is chairman, The othe
members are A. s. LIE Baron Quincy
manager Of Bishop Il Co., Hilo, an,
Herbert A. Truslow, cashier of the PEG
pies Bank Of Hilo. The branches OF
the First Bank Of Hilo at Honokaa
KoLala and Kealakekua win be on
thoriEed to receive subscriptions ane
payments and win receive literature fOl
distribution TO inquirers
Inquiries aud offers of assistance arr
coming In daily to the members of tn,
executive committee. Instructions have
been sent out 20 the heads of all differ
ent government activities to do all IL
their power TO aid the Loan campaign
Scientists Will AID d.. p,
J. NJ. Westgatc of the United State.
experiment station called on the com
mittce Yesterday aud told them that d,
had been direGted 10 push the cam
paign among the mon Of his depart
ment. q. n. Wilkins, local head OF the
national association Of civil service
employees, has also received instructions
to aid tho campaign. He is located at