Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08
Weed of Subscribing viii
Be Brought Home to
Every Person in
Country.
IBy Associateh Prcss.l

WASHINGTON May THE un-
fa,homcd possibilities of the United
states mails as medium Of govern
mental publicity are to be developed
at once to bring home to every per
son in the country the need OF sub.
scrbing to the Liberty loan.
Every letter of the many millions
that pass daily through the mails soon
is to bear special cancellation stamp
Of striking design to notify all per-
sons receiving mail that the nation is
calling for contributions TO the big
bond issue. Every letter box OF the
hundreds OF thousands in tie country
rs to be pacarded with pastors an
nouncins the loan and the need Cor
contributions. Every post office is TO
display posters prominently giving
full Information as to the issue.
Every one of tile present thousands
OF vehicles operated BY the Post-Ot-
ice Department. from the -hors"
buggy Of tho rural free delivery car
ricr to the powerful mail trucks in
the principal citi.s. is to proclaim il,
large type from posters on its sides
that tho Liberty loan is open TO sub
scriptions. that il is the duty OF every
citizen who can to subscribe. Ever
letter carrier in every city is to have
card TO stick in his cap
BUREAUS or INFORMATION
AS TO TERMS OF ISSUE
More than that. every letter carrier
and every free delivery carrier is 10
be -. bureau of information as TO the
terms OF the issue.
This part Of tho nat ION wide advcr-
t;sinE campaign WAS decided ,pon to-
day At 4 conference. between Robert
". Woolley. publicity director for the
issue. and James Rlakeslcc. Fourth
Assistant postmaster-Gcnersl Othc-
features probably will be added latc-.
In tho meantime. other methods o..
bringing TO every citizen OF the coun-
try a realization OF tho nations needs
and his opportunity to help arc under
cons Liberation.
Among these arc tho uses TO which
electrical advertising signs can be
used
In addition, Secretary McAdoo has
under consideration a spccch-makinc
ton:' IN the interest or tic big issue
Sr. McAdoo has received numerous in
vi'ati"ns recently to speak in the Mid
dl. West
Responses TO tho offer OF tho biz
issuc have hccn extremely rrat:fy;nc
thus far. Mr.. McAdoo announced to-
night. To- days partial tabulation OF
replies received from hanks and bank
crS show cd no diminution in the ratio
at which subscriptions ere pouring in.
Thirty-hve OF the chief cities IF tho
country offered to-day to take .:oI-
$4,000 worth of the bonds. in nddi-
ton 20 previous offers. bringing thci:,
total up TO s326.a76.ooo for tho three
days in which subscriptions have been
received
TCTtLS FROM MIG CITIES
CONTINUE TO INCnEAsE
The totals teleEraphed by New York
banks reached seo.o67. 900 for the day.
Boston was second. with A total OF
s'.l2".0oo: Cleveland third, with s4.7so..
/ 600; Philadelphia fourth with s4.76C.-
ooo. and Atlanta fifth. with Estimates
to'alns $685.. 900.
Totals os offers and estimates from
banks OF many cities we're announce 4
| tonight for the three-day period as
follows:
Atlanta s3.1S5.ooo: Baltimore. Sc
$4,000 birmingham, Ala. s1s5.0vo.
Roston. s,3.aeo.ooo: Chicago. So. 600.
900: Cincinnati. ss.so5. 900: Detroit. So.
SS5.ooo: Louisville. sl.6a4. 600; Memphis.
f6Io.roo Milwaukee. Sa.inoo 900; Nash
villc $4,000; New Orleans $3.50. 900.
New York. s176.a57. .oo0 Philadelphia.
sle.4T LOCO; Savannah. Ga. s5o,oUn.
and Washington, S2,So4OO0