Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-13
LIBERTY LOAN
Continued from Page ons)
Less Than ? Per Cent. Maximum

AT the end Of II days sale of sec
ond Liberty Loan bonds" the treas
ury departments announcement reads,
total subscriptions of $344.195,550 had
been reported to IL of the IL reserve
banks in the United States. This is
less than per cent. of the maximum
amount of subscriptions expected by
Secretary McAdoo before the close of
the drive for $4,000, 0O0, 900 on October
81.
Ofhcial returns, which are up to the
close Of business, October II: Bos-
ton. s48,600.000; New York, s22S,527,-
900: Philadelphia, s14,712.S50; Cleve-
land. s1,971,000: Richmond. s14,360,-
$50: Atlanta, s1.703.000; Chicago. So
671 900: st. Louis, s3.113,050; Kansas
City. s1.236.600: Dallas, s2.20S, 400; San
Francisco. s22.O91, 200; Minneapolis, no
report.
To Make Saturday Big Day
"As result Of the low totals shown
by the official statements, appeals are
going out tonight from various local
chairmen to their workers to make tomor-
row one of the biggest days recorded.
Vigorous methods for increasing sales
also will be resorted to throughout the
country next week.
while the unofficial figures received
from different sections indicate that sub
scriptions are much larger than those
shown by official returns. progress thus
far is causing no optimism.
The particular need of the campaign,
workers report, is an increased number OF
small subscribers to spread the message
of the loan, and with this end in view
the rallying cry of Ten million Liberty
the land in the coming days of the drive
Reports Far from Complete
Analysis of the official figures announc-
ed tonight indicates that no report was
received in time for inclusion in the tab
ulation from New York and Atlanta, the
total announced from these districts
standing just where it was last night.
The report is. therefore, far from COM
plete. There Is no showing for Mime
apolis. and Kansas City shows a change
Of only $500 for the day for the entire
district a situation which officials admit
is almost inconceivable.
Chicago is credited with an increase Of
only 1856. 900 for the day and Cleveland is
given only $4,000 more than reported yes
terday. both reports indicating that only
small percentage of subscriptions act
ually made was reported to the reserve
banks
cleveland reported tonight" the
statement continues, that its district
shows an unofficial total of $50 900, 900.
of which about 10000 900 came from
the city Of Cleveland itself"
Although reported subscriptions at
Chicago were only sS55,000 for the en-
tire district the announcement adds
that Chicago continues a steady drive
ard reports good sales in the various
districts. Four thousand five hundred
subscriptions were obtained by the
Chicago flying squadron yesterday.
New England Shows Best
New England with an increase for
the day of Sc, 800 900, showed the big
cest advance it's total of s4s,600,000 be-
ing approximately the figure reported
from Boston.
OAicial reports from II Of the - fed
eral reserve banks show that at the
close Of business last night recorded
subscriptions to the second Liberty
loan aggregated s344 1850. compared
with 1925, 465, 900 the night before. The
Minnea polls bank had not reported.
The men Of the army have subscrib
ed 1915 900 to the second Liberty loan,
reports today to the adjutant generals
Office show