New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-04

ready have formulated plan whereby
bonds may he purchased through their
institutions on the basis OF dollar
down and q dollar a week.
Sixteen clerks. hard at work on the
fifth floor of the Equitable Building.
Yesterday were unable 10 keep track Of
individual subscriptions which are
pouring into the committees headquar-
tiers az the rate of S400 600 daily. Mail
your money" is the injunction now be-
ing given prospective subscribers. The
attendance of eager investors threatens
TO assume alarming proportions.
No estimate OF the upstate subscrlp-
lions so far was available at the Loan
Committees headquarters yesterday,
but it was said that the enthusiasm
which already has gripped the urban
population is beginning TO animate tne
farming communities.
"Ihe farmers apparent indifference
to the Liberty Loan in the first carn-
paign is giving way rapidly TO undl-
vfded support for the new government nj
bonds" said a committee statement.
This is borne out in kilograms re-
ceived from thirty-two OF the torty-hve
farm bureau headquarters throughoni
New York State. Each message tel!s
of tho results accomplished by the Lib
ertv Loan committee of farmers IN the
community
Good Work in Albany and Utica
kilograms yesterday from Albany
and Utica reported highly favorable
progress of the campaign at those
points. The first, sent by Charles A.
Miller. chairman of the Liberty Loan
T..-s..s..n.o T'+fco fOllOprcs
Champaign opens with individual ef-
fort more than double last spring. Cor
porations and individuals being urged
10 increase subscriptions in first lo.n
One hundred per cent responses favor
able. Newspaper publicity all tha'
could be desired"
The other message, from Harold r.
Greene, Of Albany, reads:
subscriptions in Albany up to last
night sl.500,OOO. Committees organ
lied and work progressing favorably
Public sentiment all for Liberty Loan;
everybody interested. Everything pos
sible being done"
II. L. Cole, secretary OF the New
York State Agricultural Society, yes
terdav sent letters 10 1000 members
Of the society, urging unqualified sup
port OF the bond issue and emphasizing
the fact that liberal subscriptions
should follow a season of good crops
and high food prices.
The Municipal Liberty Loan Com
mittee Of the City Of New York yester-
day was organized, with Mayor Mitchel /.
the five Borough Presidents, heads of
departments, city magistrates and
other officials as directors. More than
$1,000 city employees will be invited TO
membership, which involves the pur-
chase of a Liberty bond. The organi-
zation expects TO absorb at least SlO,-
100000 worth Of bonds.
How many bonds De Wolf Hopper,
the comedian, will subscribe for de-
pends upon the number Of White Sox
batters struck out by New Yorks
pitchers in the worlds series game at
the Polo Grounds on October 9, which
has been designated as Fans Liberty
Loan Day" Mr.. Hopper will buy a
81 900 bond every time a Chicago bats
man is struck out. McGraw's mounds
men have famed as many as nine
batters in former worlds series games,
and Mr.. Hopper has $4,000 set aside
for Uncle Sam.
October "a will be "Nsvy Day" in New
York. The Liberty Loan Committee,
realizing that all other branches Of the
lighting service have celebrated and
been celebrated here. has planned for
a monster parade of marching blue
Jackets. drawn from ships in the vicin-
ity and men of the Naval Reserve
from nearby environments. a feature
will be a float supporting lifeboat in
which survivors of the Lusitania trsg-
edy will be seated.