South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-25
approximately 70 Percent of
Lowest Goal Amount is Sub
SCribed Up to Thursday,
Chairman Reports.

the maxim um quota OF the Liberty
bond allotment for ST. Joseph coun-
g. has been subscribed 20 date.
The minimum amount. or 10 per
cent OF the resources of the banks OF
the county, amounts 90 slightly over
$1,000 900
A report received Thursday morn
ing By Chairman Zigler from the
federal reserve bank of this district
shows that Of $40 banks in Indiana
1O3 had not reported "a single sale
during the campaign up TO oct. p.
To that date the total i'm the state
had reached S21,56f,Oo0. Subscrip-
tons made this week will carry the
total well over $30,OO0.00O.
Gets Urgent Plea.
The following night letter was re-
ceived by Mr. Zigler Thursday morn
ing from Chicago.
The total subscriptions, which all
available bank reports show, IN the
entire seventh federal reserve dis
trict are only two hundred thirty
millions. which is less than 60 per
cent OF the minimum allotment Of
this district There are three DAYS
more left before the campaign ends.
II is obviously imperative that some
heroic work be done in order 20 pro-
duce the minimum allotment
The maximum allotment of
$7OO. 900. 600 should be reached in
order to show that the people are
solidly behind the government. The
quota for Indiana is S95,2OO.0OO. The
actual results thus far are $21,564.-
600.
This is the time for every banker
20 lend his personal services in i'm
mediate solicitation of his custom
ers We consider our responsibility
so great that we and all other officers
OF our Chicago banks are calling
personally upon our customers to
Subscribe 20 their limit and are
freely Offering 20 carry the bonds.
The federal reserve bank offers
liberal facilities for carrying these
bonds for member banks. and nom
member banks may avail themselves
of this offer through members
banks.
1T Is Of vital Importance that this
loan be made a success. VIII you
please wire collect 10 the federal
reserve bank OF Chicago. official
egent for the United States govern
meut?"
The message was signed by a com
mittee OF Chicago bankers.
subscriptions Late Wednesday.
The largest subscriptions TO the
Liberty loan made I'm the county
Wednesday after banking hours was
FOR $50, 600, made by the First Ma
tional bank Of South Bend. With
$4,000 reported as having been
subscribed Wednesday night at the
station placed in the lobby Of the
postoffice each evening this week
between and o'clock. and in
charge OF two bank officials Of the
city the total for the day. not
counting subscriptions made through
local banks. reaches $4,000, or a
grand total Of S1.S71.55O. Reports 20
be received from all other sources
viii no doubt bring the total to date
well up in the last $1,000 Of the
second million The above amount
taken by the First National bank Of
this city Is but about 90 per cent Of
that institutions allotment The re-
naming $4,000 viii be taken out
before the end Of the campaign
Information was received Thurs
day morning by Chairman Zigler
that the Pennsylvania Railroad Co
had appOrtioned $4,000 OF the COM
pany's total subscription Of several
millions. 20 the south Bend office.
II St Joseph county hasn't S4.-
100000 in second Liberty loan sub
scriutiOns 90 hand Uncle Sam by
this Saturday. then it isn't the fault
OF the four speakers. Or. J. J.. Gar
diner Rep H. A. Barnhart Of
Rochester Prof Percy Boynton of
Chicago university and II. NJ
Cooper. q member of the ambulance
corps. who last evening az the pa
triotic mass meeting. i'm keeping
with the fact that yesterday was
patriotic day as proclaimed by
Prest Wilson. employed every last
effort 20 persuade the people TO
purchase bonds ana decide the war.
With Sl.Isf.550 subscribed up I'M
I'll three o'clock yesterday after
noon. and S3e5.0O0 OF that aIoount
being subscribed for during the en-
tire day yesterday. Charles l. Zigler.
who was present at the meeting last
night. announced that 81. Joseph
county would iu an probability be
ready 20 report 90 Washington sat
urday that the county had gotten -
allotted amount and had done lis
bit
200 at Meeting.
A. the mass meet.u- last nisht