Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-13
Still Less Than Seven per Cent
of Sum Expected Has Been
Reported Officially at Wash
ington.
ANOTHER IMPERATIVE
APPEAL Is ISSUED
At Rate Subscriptions Are
Coming in It Would Take
Eight Months to Get Money
Only Thirteen Days Left.

tsY MORNING. JoU~sAL SPECIAL lsAsso wrssl
Washington. Oct. 12.--"Official re-
ports from eleven of the twelve fed
eral reserve banks show that at the
close of business last night recorded
subscriptions to the second liberty
loan aggregated $344195,550, COM
pared with sS25, 465, 900 the night be-
fore. The Minneapolis bank has moi
reported.
The liberty loan has moved only
s.730,550 nearer the 5000, 900, ,00O
goal, or approximately one-thlrd OF
one per cent.
Still Less Than I per Cent.
The total for the entire campaign
thus far, as officially announced to-
night, stands at less than per cent
on the basis of returns received today
and including subscriptions reported tc
all reserve banks, except Minneapolis
up to the close of business yesterday
At the rate of subscriptions reported
today it would take from eight to nine
months to obtain the $1,000, 900, 00C
desired.
"At the end of eleven days sale Of
second liberty loan bonds,' the treas
ury departments announcement reads
total subscriptions of $344,195,55(
had been reported to eleven Of thu
twelve reserve banks in the United
States. This is less than per cen
Of the maximum amount of subscrip
tons expectea by Secretary McAdot
before the close of the drive FOL
SIS, 900, 100000 on October 81.
Official Figures Given.
"Official returns which are up t.
the close of business October II:
Boston, $4S,6Oo,00O
New York, $22S.527,000
philadelphia, $14,712,S50.
cleveland, $1,971,o 900.
"Richmond, s14,360,450.
atlanta, $1,703.000.
Chicago, $5,671, 900.
"St. Louis. $3,113,050.
kansas City, $1,237,600.
"Dallas, s2,20S.4Oo.
"San Francisco, S22,091, 200.
Minneapolis, no report.
"As a result of the low totals showl
by the official statements appeals ar
going out tonight from various loca
chairmen to their workers to maxi
tomorrow one of the biggest days re
corded. vigorous methods for in
creasing sales also will be resorted t,
throughout the country next week.
Much larger Unofficially.
"while the unofficial figures re
ceived from different sections indicat
that subscriptions are much large
than those shown by the official re
turns, progress made thus far is caus
ing no optimism.
"The particular need of the cam
paign, workers report, is an increase
number of small subscribers to sprea
the message of the loan and with thi
end in view the rallying cry of te
million liberty bonds buyers will b
sounded throughout the land In tn
coming days of the drive"
Analysis of the official figures an
nounced tonight indicates that no re
port was received in time for inclu
sion in the tabulation from New Yor
ana Atlanta, the total announced fror
these districts standing just where
was last night The report is, there
fore. far from complete. There is n
showing for Minneapolis and Kansa
CITY showed a change of only $500 70
the day for the entire district sit
luation which officials admit is almos
inconceivable.
Chicago's Increase.
Chicago is credited with an increas
OF only ss55,000 for the day an
Cleveland is given only $4,000 NOR
than reported to the reserve banks.
New England, with an increase 70
the day of $6,s0o,0Oo, showed the big
gest advance, its total of s4S,6O0.OO
being approximately the figure re
ported from Boston. San francisco
according to official reports. adde
lse.044,2OO TO its previous subscriT
tions, and Dallas $3o9.ooO.
AS the situation stands tonight ther
remain thirteen working days
which to raise s4,654,S14.450. To az
complish this huge task it will be nee
essary to strike daily average
sass. 900, or approximately SIS
900 900 every hour of the twenty
four.