The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-25
when maj figures showed It had been
Sveran described 81 oas, oon,o0
tin SANS SOLDIERS TAKE
LARGE BLOCKS OF FBONDS

tin SANS SOLDIERS TAkE
LARGE BLOCKS OF FBONDs
Washington, Oct 2A--Tncle Sans
soldiers are doing their bit not only
physically but financially. Up to mid
night of Monday. ali branches OF the
army, both here and abroad, had sub
scribe a grand total of S47.0oo,oee
TO the second liberty loan.
General Pershing has cabled that
the loan sales among the troops in
France are progressing rapidly and
hat all officers, soldiers, clerks and
Interpreters at his headquarters are
subscribing. He reports that certain
organizations. which cannot be Speci-
ied, have already subscribed more
han sl5oo.0o0, and that in some Of
The organizations every man has sub
scrihed. The secretary OF war mas
cabled his congratulations to the or
ganizatfons mentioned by General Per
shing and stated that their action is
very inspiring to the entire country.
Troops in the Hawaiian department
have subscribed $S924So. Troops in
the Panama canal department have
taken sa7s. soc General Evans, COM
rnanasng the department Of the Phil
ippfneS. ca bled Total subscriptions
Of this department, including China,
s256. $50"
Onicers, civilian employees and en-
listed men on duty in the office Of
General Woods headquarters south
eastern department, Charleston. :. G,
have a total per capita subscription.
including both first and second loans
y more than S}2l.
The scheol and bakery company at
,'amp Lee re;ershurgE. Va. with
strength Of 80 men, has a per capita
subscription og $3oS The Sixty
fourth lnfautr, at Fort Bliss. Texas is
carrying $l64H0V ii the second lib
erty loan and S37,45o Of the first,
making q grand total Of $2a2,25o
Bakery company No. 45, quartermas-
er eofps. national army. at Governors
island with "a strength % one officer
and I03 men has g total subscription
Of $4,000. or a per cHpita suhserip-
ion Of s1l5.
How The Soldiers Arc Subscribing.
Here are the subscriptions from
some al The army camps
National army
Funston, Fort Riley Kas.. 81 4oe,
zoe
Grant. Rockford. III, $l4o2.4oo
sherman. Chllicothc. Ohio. $780, !
Upton yapbant. Z. J., $l19o.5oo.
Custer Battle Creek Mich. sli59,- /
ace.
Lee, petersbure Va. sltS4.3oo. -
Trav}s Fort Sam Houston, Texas. /
sl,0S2.f09
Meade. Admiral Ma, &l.952t5o. /
Taylor. Louisville. Ky. Slo4S. SOC. f
Devens. Aver, Mass. S177, 500.
Dodge, Dies MONIES, Iowa, 4t,4G0. T
DIX, wrightstown. \. j.. s9l2,2o0.
Pike. Little Rock, Arb, $s7a,2oo. I
Lewis. American Lake, Wash, I
s644,e5o. t
Jackson. Columbia. $. c, $46tSoV +
Gordon. Atlanta, Ga, s53S see
National Guard
Sheridan, Montgomery. Ala, ST.
sss.s80.
wadsworth, spartansburE. $. c, 81
323,50o
cody. Derning. n. NJ, sI.313.45o
Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss, sl2b3.-
Sewer. Greenwlle. S. C. $t.2s5.soo
Bowie. Forth Worth. Tex, $It02,-
$50.
Greene. Charlotte. n. C., $1.1ot 200.
Macarthur. Waco. Tex SS8a.56Q--.
Mcclellan. Anristou. Ala. sS1S.4b0.
Kearney. Linda Vista, Cal, $751;
500.
Hancock, Augusta, Ga, $65sst0
Doniphan. Fort sal, Okla. s611,950.
Logan. Houston, Tex. S606,S5o
Reauregard. Alexandria, LA. S526.
500
wheeloek Macon. Ga. $471.S50.
Everywhere enthusiasm Is being
shown on behalf OF commissioned and
enlisted personnel for the purchase o.
liberty bonds
Captain Eberlee, cormaudant of the
U. 5. Naval academy. at Annapolis
teIephoned to Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy Franklin d Roosevelt this
afternoon that the Lac midshipmen
had subscribed S1o7,35o to the liberty
loan