Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-14
BEHIND
SCHEDULE
IN LIBERTY
WORK
Only Six Hundred Million of
the Five Billion Asked
Has Been Subscribed Thus
Far.

ClmlSClc, DuJ urge the Ne
cessity of Hard Work the
Coming Week in All Parts
of Country.
LIBERTY LOAN SITUATION
TODAY:
Subscribed in the nation, $780,
600, 900
Campaign half over--only IL per
cent of five billion dollar goal sold.
To reach goal the country must
subscribe In remaining twelve days
at a rate of 1866, 100000 daily, or
SO500,O0O hourly counting twelve
hours to the working day.
At the present pace of only fif-
ty million dollars daily it would
take country one hundred days to
reach goal.
Washington, oct. l3.-Rallying the
nation to its financial Battle of the
Marne," the treasury department an
nounced tonight that only 5000, 900 900
has been subscribed for the second
iipViNA lo1H upW udll ONSI
Nowhere did the liberty bond sale
attain the momentum necessary. But
officials declared there still is firm
ground for hope of maximum success
IF the people plunge into the last two
weeks with do or die" spirit
Because of Intervention of a holiday
and half holiday since the last off
cial figures were announced head
quarters here recorded the same total,
$S44, 4,lS3, 800, or only seven per cent of
the $1,000, 10000 maximum goal.
LATEST ESTIMATE.
With allowances for incomplete re-
turns. it was estimated that roughly
$500, ,0OO,O 600 has been subscribed so far.
This Is based on optimistic reports
from district chairmeu and is the es-
innate of forecasters in close touch
with the situation who hesitate to pre-
diet any larger total"
Unofficial estimates from five fed
eral reserve districts announced to-
night, showed total subscription to
date OF S523. 100000. These are among
the largest districts in the country,
however. The figures are:
New York. s325. 600. 900.
Cleveland. $65. 100000.
Boston. s59,192 900.
Chicago, 1905, 400.
San Francisco. S30.196,a5O.
GOOD SPIRIT SHOWN.
THE spirit of the local committee
everywhere said tonights official
statement, lis highly encouraging. In
the. face of disconcerting reports, they
have taken a splendid new grip on the
situation and will go into the fight
next week with set teeth, and clenched
fists
New York. shocked by the first
gloomy figures, is athrob with a speed
ing up program The remaining Il
days in that district will be terrific
spurt.
Chicago's average subscription is
$1,000. The city alone reported s23,-
3276O0; Illinois outside Cook county
SO, 3,42o $50; Indiana. s4,645.4OO; Iowa
s2,475,2OO, Michigan. s5,7O1 500, and
Wisconsin, s5739,50O.
St Louis reported that its district
surely will attain its 100000 900 al
lotment.
Clevelands total for the city is 49,
100000. Manufacturing plants in that
district are subscribing 30 per cent
more than they did in the first cam
paign.
The committee reports a spirited in
terest which is quickened by rivalry
with Pittsburg.
sWe believe the people are begin
ming to wake up" was the terse mes
sage from Dallas, Texas, where sales
have been tagging. No new estimates
or reports We're received from any of
the other districts in national head
quarters here.
Officials said that exact totals up to
tonight were unobtainahle. From Ger
Der. California, Secretary McAdoo to-
night wired: II find a wonderful spir-
IT OF patriotism and enthusiasm
throughout the west. II is even more
pronounced than on my first loan trip
last May"
TWO KILLED IN COLLISION.
Morris. ILL.,. oct 1S.-R, S. Arndt, and