The sun., 1917-10-27

The second Liberty Loan yesterday
swept past the $4,000 900. 900 marks and
headed swiftly for $4,000. 1000. 900. the
nation will respond to the full measure
to-day, the Liberty Loan committees
Of the country prepared last night to
redoubls their efforts to raise the re-
naming billion.
Yesterdays total OF approximately
ssb0.0oo.o00 leads the officials TO be-
lieve that to-day will bring at least the
same amount OF new subscriptions. This
record will mean complete success, as
It is estimated that more than $780,
100000 in subscriptions accumulated
since the campaign started is being held
In many sections OF the country for
announcement in the final rush.
Pract tlcally every district in the coun-
try yesterday reported that It was con-
hdent Of reaching Its maximum allot-
ment: some of them even went so far
as to say that they are hoping for
moderate oversubscriptions. Thus far,
however. many OF the districts are still
behind their minimum allotments ac-
cordine to subscriptions actually entered
va ihe fOT tne reason tNat
they are not required to report foil
subscriptions for Ave days after the close
or the campaign the nation may not
know the full extent Of its victory in
the loan for a week.
S2.2SG,S38.O 900 OnlcinI.
Total estimated returns received last
night from the twelve Federal Reserve
olstricts placed the total thus far at
4.olo.ooo.oo0. a figure which was con.
sidered very conservative here and IN
washington. The Treasury Depa rtmcrt
announced the actual subscriptions re-
ceived thus far with the initial per
cent. payment at $2,2s6,Ss6,0Oo. bu,
conceded that the total had either passed
$4,000. 600, 600, or was fast approa ching
| it.
| The Second Federal Reserve Distric,
| last night Mashed past the $3.50, ,000. .00U
| mark Conservative estimates by o,n .
cials placed the total at sl,275 600, 900
a gain OF approximately 5000, 900, 900 for
the day. which was by far the largest
day thus far In the campaign. To-day
the committee will strive to raise the
remaining s22S, 100000 In order to make
up its full allotment OF $500 ,0O0, 900
That this figure will he reached officials
| OF the Liberty Loan campaign do IT
doubt in the least. They are now hoping
that the end of the campaign will hnd
the New York district well past is
maximum quota.
. The same story came from the rest
| Of the nation. Chicago reported that
| without doubt the totals for the city
and the entire district will go over
the maximum by the close OF busincs7
to-day. Boston, with n banner day.
climbed close to Its maximum. and even
the Atlanta Federal reserve 'distr t
about which there have been grave
doubts, reported that 1t was sure ~ its
minimum and probably its maximum
Impetus In the south.
According to the estimated totals In g,
night the only two districts that have
not passed the minimum allotment are
Atlanta and Dallas They are so close
that late returns may sweep them safely
across this mark. Minneapolis and Sar
Francisco are making rapid headva,
toward their maximum. and report
from these districts indicate that there
is little doubt as to their ability o,
reaching them by the time subscription
books are closed
Next to the way the response to ti,.
loan Is sweeping forward the thing tina
ia giving the committee Of this distrlc
the most encouragement IL the repor
OF the number OF subscribers, Accord
ing to figures made public by the pub
. licity committee the returns at nooi
yesterday indicated that there have beer
100000 subscribers in this distric
, alone. This figure represents an es
, innate based on partial returns from th
, various selling agencies Of the district
, The estimate OF individual subscriber
for New York city was i,225,000. o.
. the basis of these returns II was %sti
: mated that the country will come clos
to producing 100000 individual sub
scribers to the second Liberty Loan.
figure which would break all records I
history of war financing
, In leapirg forward yesterday At III
g rate NJ 5000. .oo0, 900 n day tho Secou
4 Fedora, Reserve district rreaincd ~
= lead among the twelve districts In tn
o matter of the largest percentage OF /,
i maNimum allotment subscribed At ~
J. 80, ,0ov.o00 the New Norl district i,,
might stood So per cent, subscribed I