The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-27
BILLION DOLLARS
FOR LAST DAY
CONTINUED from page L.
s55o,ooo,ooo; shortage


Subscribed $3.50, 900; shortags
S150,000,000.
Chicago and it's federal reserve
district swept into the stretch IN the
Liberty loan handicap today, prepar
ed to make garrison finish.
There was every possibility tnat
the city would pass the maximum
quota wire at midnight, a winner.
Chances for the district TO duplicate
this feat were admittedly less optlm-
istic.
Chicago officially lacked more than
S44 100000 to attain its maximum
quota of s1S0.900,000. Unofficially'
however, the city has passed the
s17O 100000 mark and was headed
for 5000 600 doc. The Continental and
Commercial bank boosted It's lota-
subscriptions to S15,O00,00O with an
additional $2,50O,O00 last night.
In the district, official figures,
which were admittedly far behind
the actual count showed S256,oOo,ooO
of the 100000, 900 maximum quota
lacking. The executive committee
early today announced the subscrlp-
tions apportioned as follows: ILL
nois outside of Chicago, $4,000, o0O'
Indiana, $4,000, 900; Iowa, sos, ooo'-
600; Michigan, $95,0O0,000; Wiscon-
sin, S5S,000,0G0.
Even with s1O6,00o,Oo0 unofficially
added to the districts announced
total only the most optimistic saw
the maximum quota attained.
But men, women and chlluren
were applying whip and spur In
final effort to make city and district
a double winner.
City Buys Bonds.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, Oct. 27-Ine
city council late Friday adopted
resolution authorizing the purchase
of $4,000 worth of Liberty bonds. 1t
is now up to Mayor Daniel w. Hoan,
socialist. If he does not sign the
resolution the council can still au-
thorize the bond purchase with TWEEN
ty-five members solidly behind the
measure.
closing Hours of Campaign.
NEW YORK, Oct 27.-With $1,275,-
100000 of it's $1,000, 100000 Liberty
loan quota subscribed New York hit
the line hard in the closing hours OF
the campaign today. Bonds were sold
on many street corners and from
trucks down town. Banks will re-
main open tonight.
Seventh Federal District.
CHICAGO, Oct 27.-Chicago ana
the seventh federal reserve district
are making a game fight to cross the
maximum quota goal winners in the
Liberty loan race, according to hg-
ures announced at noon today. me
city's subscriptions were officially an
nounced as S150,000.000 gain OF Sl4,-
100000 over last night. and lacking
only $50, $50, 900 Of the maximum hg-
ure. The figures for the district
were s480,O0O,000, gain of $4,000
600, and lacking s220,000.000 OF the
maximum.
The district figures were appor-
toned as follows:
Cook county (Chicago) $4,000, 600,
Illinois outside Of Cook county, $4s,-
900, 900; Indiana $50 100000; Iowa |
SOS, 900 900; Michigan, s1o2.ooo.ooo;
Wisconsin s59.0O0,000.
Student officers at Fort Sheridan
claimed the championship for army
subscriptions. Three thousand eight
hundred men have subscribed more
than 100000.
cubans Subscribe.
NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-Cubans have
S1,500,000 to the Liberty
loan, according to an announcement
today by the Republic of Cuba news
bureau here.
Fire Eighty Borabs.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. Oct. 81
Eighty bombs fired from the top OF
local skyscraper at nine o'clock to-
night will signal that Cleveland has
reached its maximum goal Of 100000
900 OF the second Liberty loan and
that the fourth federal reserve dis
trtct has over subscribed Its quota.
Liberty bond statesmen were conf
dent of this today, although they did
not slacken their efforts to pile up an
enormous over-subscription.
The s400.O00,0O0 goal for the dis
trict, statesmen assured, was within
striking distance. Eighty-two Of the
169 counties in the district already !.
have passed their quotas.
Cycionic Finish.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-In a cy-
clonic finish, the Liberty loan campaign
is surprising all previous records and
promises even to exceed expectations