Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-11
RENEWED DRIVE I
FOR LIBERTY LOAN
BEGINS THIS WEEK
Not One of Federal Reserve
Districts Meets Mini
mum Allotment.
TOTAL OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
NOW ONLY ST, ,3OO,OOO,OOO
With S8o,ooO,ooo Expected From
Richmond Section, $35, 5,00o,-
600 Is Bid For.
SALE CLOSES ON THURSDAY
Nationwide Campaign to Stimulate
Interest Planned for Last
Four Days.
TOTAL OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
NOW ONLY S1,3OO,OOO,OOO
SALE CLOSES ON THURSDAY
Nationwide Campaign to Stimulate
Interest Planned for Last
Four Days.
[By Associated Press,

| WASHINGTON. June l0-Totals OF
subscriptions to the Liberty loan aE-
ErcEated $1,000. 100000 as announced
on Friday. by Secretary McAdoo, We're
made public tonight by the Treasury
| department. showing that not one OF
the twelve Federal reserve districts
| has subscribed it's minimum alIot.
ment although New York, with the
most favorable showing, has nearly
reached the minimum.
SUBSCRIPTIONS LESS
THAN THIRD OF ALLOTMENT
In some Instances the amount OF SUBJ
scriptions from Federal reserve dis
tricts has fallen to less than one e-third
OF the allotments. The figures made
public tonight are based upon actual
subscriptions forwarded to the reserve
banks. They follow:
New York-subscriptions s5sS.Ooo..
900; allotment. s600.oOO.o 900 to $3.50.
| 100000.
Boston-suhscription s135. .0O0, 900: al.
lotment. s24o.ooo.ooo to $500, 0eo. 900.
Observation-Disclosures. s61,Oo0,-
100000; allotment. $4,000, 900 to S175,.
00o. 900.
Richmond-suhscriptions. $4,000. 900:
allotment, s800OO,00O to 500. 600 600
/ ~
allotment, s6o,oOO,O0O to SIS, 900.
chicago-subscriptio s13s.O0o, 900.
allotment. S26O.000O00 to s325, 900. 900.
cleveland IS subscriptions $4,000.
600; allotment, slso,Ooo,ooo to so25, 900.
900.
| ST. Louts-subscriptions $4,000 600,
allotment, sSo.oooooo to 500. 900, 900.
| apolis-subscriptio $4,000.
ooo' allotment $So.ooo,OOO to 500, 0oo.-
600. -
Kansas City-subscrptions. $4,000.
600; allotment, 500. 600, 900 to s125.0OO..
O0O
Ddllas-subscriptions s2o,ooo.ooo: al.
lotment. $4,000. 600 to $50. 600. 900.
san Franclsco-subscripti S37.
100000; allotment, sl4o. .o0O. 900 to s175..
100000.
INCLUDE SUBSCRIPTIONS
THROUGH ALL AGENCIES
The figures include subscrtntion.
which have been received throurh. nj,
agencies. including the banks. by Fed.
er"i reserve banks, at the time Secre.
'ars AcAdoo made his announcement
Old francisco on the face of returns
'"sEihs turthest behind the mark
se' LOT her' with but little more than
~ per cent of the total OF her max;-
81. LOUIS comes next
win nut - per cent of her alIotment
and Atlanta third, with little less tb.n
80 per cent OF her maximum ,l,ot,,a,t
In the Richmond district onlv az ~
cent or the maximum allotment bo.
been subscribed.
IL is thought timely" saws st...
eht .neht ny Assistant Secretary Croshv
~ give the above figures, so that each
"iS'r'et should know tho measure of
c"ort that must be made In tha 70
naming days OF the campaIrn to o..
cure success 1t is evident that ~.
very large individual and coIIect,vo
subscriptions that have been nubl,shad
from time to time have created a..
IMPRESSION in the minds of manv tb,t
'hc desired results can he att.in.d
without the full cooperation OF sn,,I1
subscribers.
SMALL CONTRIBUTORS
MUST COOPER ATr.
S"ch is not the case. Two bnIion
dollars is so gigantic an amount fro.
tho largest possible individual suh
scriptions are required and at tho .,ra
ti'nc multitudes of small contributors
must fully co-operatc"
beElHhinG tomorrow I'm every citx,
town. village and hamlet the bells Of
''' 'h"t'ncS ana town halls wilt
ring a mighty call to Americans to
service in the cause OF freedom nv In
'eStinE in Liberty bonds. They vii,
ring four times tomorrow night FOR
iour days yet remain in which to make
subscriptions: Tuesday they will ring
three times: Wednesday twice. and
Thursday they will ring the last calf
lhe Liberty loans last full day for
subscriptions falls on Flag Day, June
H. Throughout the nation. SO far as
the women's committee OF the Liberty
loan can make it. the Flag Day cele.
bration Will be a dual one for the hapa
ana the loan alike. In tho Churches
special services and patriotic rallies
VIII be held The banks in many places
Will remain open till midnight to re-
ceive subscriptions. Brass bands ana
red fire will mark parades for the
Liberty loan in many other comm,,.
mites.
PLANS ANNOUNCED 3
FOR FINAL DAY
The last twenty-fou hours for suh.
scriptions Will BE signalized by the
toiiing OF bells and tho blowing Of
whistles for ten minutes. beginning at
noon on Thursday in many towns and
cities throughout the country Street
meetings. arranged by women's orr
sanizations and various patriotic and
commercial clubs. are to be held IN
cities. and wherever churches are
equipped with chimes. patriotic airs R
will be played on them.
TO the Boy Scouts OF the nation, Soc. 4