Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-27
LIBERTY LOAN RUSH
!. SH0WSB|G RESULTS
New York Nearing the Total of
Billion and a Half
Allotment.
"LAST DAY" IN MANY CITIES
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, October PA fleet of
motor truck banks" manned by volun-
teers from the subtreasury and
guarded by soldiers and policemen. and
each carrying load of new liberty
bonds in denominations from $50 to
$1,000, was prepared to rush to any
part of the city today to divert wait
ing lines of bond buyers at banks and
stores. This emergency force. which
was impressed into service yesterday,
Will remain on duty until midnight,
and banks in all sections of the city
will be kept open tonight as long as
there is demand to buy or subscribe
for bonds
The final day of the campaign in this
city saw the inspiring spectacle of long
lines Of bond buyers at every booth
and bank pouring in their contribu-
tons. In the financial district, where
banks had set up sidewalk booths, the
crowd OF purchasers were so large that
traffic was all but held up Wall street
was almost impossible.
With returns from scores of financial
institutions missing. New York's sub
scriptions at IL o'clock had reached
81. 294, 100, 500.
The so0.0o0.o0o mark has been passed
in the Boy Scouts of America CAM
paign on behalf of the loan. Reports
this morning showed total subscrip-
tons of s54.762,55o with approxt-
mately only 10 per cent of the scouts
heard from.
Subscribers Total 1,75o.ooo.
The publicity department of the lib
erty loan committee announced today
that the number of subscribers in this
district is 10000.
The United States Rubber Company
has made subscriptions to the second
liberty loan for itself and subsidiary
companies of s1,750.0o0, and for it's
selling branches in various sections of
the country of $4,000. a total sub
scription on the part Of the United
States Rubber Company of $4,000, 900.
In addition to this the employees Of the
company have subscribed for over
$780, 900. making total of $4,000, 900.
These United States Rubber Company
scribed for the first liberty loan by
S1.60000O.
At was announced today that the
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Com
pany of New Jersey has subscribed a
total of 100000 to liberty bonds,
100000 to the first loan and $4,000
900 to the second.
Last Day" Work in Chicago.
CHICAGO. October 27.-At the begin
ming of the last day of the campaign
for the second liberty loan Chicago
found itself s44.000,o00 short of It's
maximum allotment of s1SO,o00.0OO and
the seventh federal reserve district
lacked s256.00O 1000 of reaching its
maximum quota of $500. 100000
Both the city and the district how
ever, have passed the minimum, and
the managers of the campaign ex-
pressed confidence that when returns
are all received the maximum allot-
ment will be shown.
A. w. Billiard, secretary of the ex-
ecutive committee in charge of the
campaign. stated that totals are in
complete from over the district and
asserted that it Will take some time
for the $500 banks in the region to
make their final reports
Thousands of men and women started
out early today on the final drive" for
subscriptions. Liberty loan booths were
sirens were stationed on crossings and
three detachments from the new Ma
tional Army at Camp Grant aided in
soliciting subscriptions.
Philadelphia Hopes for Maximum.
PHILADELPHIA. October 27.-Manv
local financial institutions Will remain
open tonight to receive late subscrip-
tons in the liberty loan campaign which
vas expected to close with a total in
excess of s416. 100000. the maximum
quota of the district. Announcement was
made by the liberty loan committee that
less than $50, 900 900 was required 70
reach these figures and that hundreds
of subscriptions yesterday remained to
be tabulated.
Spectacular features and whirlwind
tours marked the CLOSING
hours of the campaign The committee
in charge in motor cars sped from sec
ton to section of the city rounding IN
tardy banks and loan buyers. while Scot
fish bagpipers and men and officers from
the lighting line in France gave a realis-
tic touch to the day.