Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-25
AMERICANS GIVE
RINGING ANSWER
TO CALL FOR FUNDS
Hundreds of Millions Sub
scrihed as Result of Lib
erty Day Activities.
MINIMUM BELIEVED
JUST ABOUT REACHED
Tremendous Task Still Ahead,
However, if $4,000, 100000 Max
imun Is to Be Attained. ~
100000 WORKERS IN FIELD
Every Report to Treasury Tells Of
Tremendous Response OF
People.
MINIMUM BELIEVED
JUST ABOUT REACHED.
100000 WORKERS IN FIELD
Every Report to Treasury Tells Of
Tremendous Response OF
People.
rBv Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, October GA tor
rent Of Liberty Day subscriptions has
swept the Liberty loan nearer it's goal
by hundreds Of millions OF dollars.
How far forward the huge total had
been carried by this, the banner days
activities. no one could tell tonight.
Indications. based on meager and scat.
tcrins returns. were that it had reached
or passed the $4,000. 900. 900 minimum.
but still lacked approximately s2,00o,-
100000 of the maximum hoped for
This estimate was made public at
o'clock tonight by the Treasury Do
partment: -
indications are that Liberty Day
subscriptions to the second Liberty loan
brought the total for the $4,000, ,ooO, 900
drive close to $4,000, ,ooo 900, but there
Is no official assurance that this mark
was passed" tr Ats~
The departments estimate was based
upon returns and estimates from most
of the twelve Federal reserve districts,
filed by wire at P. NJ, Eastern time,
to-day. At that hour, however, the
, campaign still was in full swing,
| throughout the greater part OF tho,
country, tens of thousands OF persons
were standing in line at banks and
other subscription agencies. and there
was no reliable gauge by which tho
outpouring OF dollars could be meas
ured. ss
MAY NOT KNOW ACTUAL
FIGURES UNTIL. THE END
The full measure OF the nations
ringing answer to the call for funds
cannot and will not be taken. officials
assert, much before the end Of the
campaign next Saturday. There Ia
unanmity of opinion. however. that
much yet has to be done IL the $5,000,-
100000 mark is to be attained. %
Storms throughout the East laId.low
many wires leading to Washington to-
night. and badly crippled telegraphic
communications, a fact which still fur
ther complicated the situation SO far
as obtaining accurate returns is con-
cerned.
1T was believed unlikely" says tho
departments statement. that ANYTHING
like a correct estimate OF the total.
days business could be given out be.
fore Tomorrow. Fairly completa "a
turns on transactions up to early after.
noon indicated sales of S2T15 Oo0. .o,o
10 date. and these figures gave rise to
hopes that the $4,000. Ooo 600 total had
been approximately the close of tho
day.
III the $4,000. 100000 mark has been
reached. the drive already can he
termed success. This was the mint,
mum figure named by Secretary Nc.
Adoo at the outset OF the campaign
lie was desirous. however. that s5, 600.
'oo'ooo be subscribed If possible"
OFFICIALLY REPORTED AND
ESTIMATED SUBsCRIPTroNs
ofhcial figures. representing subscrip-E
lions reported to the reserve banks
s"'hed @36o.oOo.0o0 yesterday, and up
20 the close OF business last night
showed total OF s1.73l.OSS. 900. The
loiio"ins hsures, showing officially re-
pol'eu hno estimated subscriptions,
were made public tonight. f8