The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-10-27
INDICATIONS
SAY FIVE BILLION
WILL Be RAISED
Washington Says Reports Fa=
vOr Reaching Maximum
By Tonight.
ONE BILLION MORE NEEDED
Every Agency Throughout Coun-
try Working With RedoubIed
Energy to Achieve Victory
Today.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 26-Indica-
tions that the five million maximum
estimated for the second Liberty Loan
will be reached before the close of
the campaign tomorrow night seems
sertain today.
S435, 900 00O We're subscribed today.
bringing the total near the four bill
lion mark.
Every agency throughout the coun-
try is working with redoubled ener-
gy for the last billion which is hoped
for on the final day Of the great drive
Every district except Dallas and
San Francisco had reached their min
imum allotments tonight, with many OF
the districts for beyond the maxi
mum
Treasury officials announced today
their conviction that Liberty loan sub
scriptions had passed the $4,O00,OOC
900 mark and were well on the way
to $4,000 100000.
Subscriptions officially reported tt
the federal reserve banks up to the
close of business last night, with re
ports from three banks missing. ap
proximated, $34OO. 100000.
Banks reported officially to the fed
eral reserve banks subscriptions to
taling $435, 900 900, but this sum, of
ficials say, represents only Fraction
of what was really secured during the
dav. The full extent of the Liberty
Day drive probably will not be know
before the campaign closes Saturday
night.
"a food of kilograms from every
port of the country, the treasury de
partment announced, told the SAME
story OF subscription agencies swamp
ed so badly that there was no posi-
bility of making accurate estimates
of Yesterdays sale before tonight a
the earliest.
cont of all the confusion that has
resulted from the overwhelming fioo'
of business that fairly swept sale'
committees off their feet there is ev:
dent fixed determination to attain
the S5,OOO,O00,000 maximum total.
''The sale is already a success, 1t i
felt, for the country has achieved tn
minimum; but that is not enough. IN
purpose to sell $5,000,O00,000 worth
bonds. born of desire to show tn
world, and particularly the enemy o
liberty what America can do, is as
serting itself today in every nook an
corner of the United States.
'No section of the country can b
said longer to be asleep to the meaf
ing Of the sale Until yesterday tn
Dallas and Atlanta districts, and Gel
tain parts of the middle west. wer
causing great concern. more, in fac
than any one other than those in q
rect communication with the distrlc
committees could realize. But the
came through with flying colors. IL
dav they are moving swiftly along, II
tent on achieving their maximum
Next to the glowing reports fro1
Dallas and Atlanta the most encourai
ing news of the day came from tn
ST Louis district 1t passed it's min
mum mark of $120,000,000 and set sa
for its maximum of $200,0OOOOO. Thi
is particularly gratifying because
workers there having had to conten
with pro-Germanism and apathy. I'm
latter asserted itself strongly in ce
tain sections of lower Illinois, Arka;
sas and Mississippi. But yesterda
all of txese sections came to scratch
With only three days in which
complete the $5,OOO,OOO,0OO maAsnul
of the second Liberty Loan, worker
throughout the country, cheered
the tremedous stimmlas given by tn
celebration of Liberty Day all owe
the land resumed their drive tods
with renewed determination.
Many outdoor celebrations and p
rades we're postponed until today G
account of the inclement weath'
throughout the east. The enthusiasts