Arizona republican., 1917-10-10
LIBERTY LOAN BOND
 SALES NOT UP T0
 AVERAGE GE7
Republican A. P. Leased Wirel


 WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-Liberty bond sales in the chief financial sec tions of the country have fallen below the daily average which should be maintained to reach the $3,O00, OOO, 900 minimum set by Secretary McAdoo. New England has been called upon to raise d minimum of $500, 900, 900 Thus far she has raised S35.546,0OO Unre- ported subscriptions. it is estimated, will swell the total to S40,000, ,0OO New York. including the New York federal reserve district has been set down for a minimum of S900, 900. 000. Ionlghts total of actual subscriptions was $25O,S47,600. Her showing thus far is the best of any district of the twelve
 The Philadelphia reserve district is down in the official treasury appor- tionment for minimum of $250, 900. 900 and expected" amount of 1000, 000 Her actual subscriptions to date are estimated at $50000,000
 The Chicago district has minimum apportionment of S420,00 900 and an expected amount of S700, 0,000.0 900. Up to last Saturday S25.000 900 had been subscribed and s25.000,000 more pledged.
 These four districts are expected by the treasury to take d minimum of S1,- S10,GOO,000 in bonds. They have taken thus far an estimated total of S390. . 100000. This is s1,4SO, 100000 less than the lowest sum expected of them for the entire campaign. It is $220.00O 000 less than one-third of the minimum tone third of the campaign having passed) and to make up thei1 minimum it will be necessary to subscribe at the rate of s92 100000 a day. or nearly twice as much as they have been sub scribing for daily to date
 Officials of the treasury department are pressing virtually every reserve bank to speed up the campaign and get subscriptions early New York is vir- tually the only reserve district within hailing distance of the daily average which should have been maintained Approximately five -sixths Of it's mini mum has been taken From some dis tricts no figures are available notwith- = standing the strenuous campaign in which hundreds of agencies are par ticipating. Among these may he classed Minnea polls, where a vigorous cam paign has been in progress but where accurate figures hardly will be avail able before next Monday; St Louis where managers of the campaign would not estimate the amount of subscrip- tions as the organization is not fully completed: Atlanta where solicitors have been instructed to send in their first figures tomorrow and Dallas, where banks have been slow in report ing to the federal reserve bank
 The treasury department has set in motion virtually every agency in the country through which liberty bonds ran he sold and now. it is pointed out the result is up to the people them selves. To show the country just what must be done without putting it off even one day. treasury officials are seriously considering the advisability of publishing the daily compilation of returns from every federal reserve dis trict
 A treasury department statement to- days says that in Kansas City a house to house canvas has been started. A battery of 125 speakers will leave Omaha within a few days for an in- tensiye campaign through Nebraska All Denver banks have opened liberty loan desks in their lobbies
 Sales organization in Wyoming and New Mexico reported that they were making a hard drive for their aliot- ment," says the statement, but as yet had little to report.
 San Francisco has her head up and will be heard from strong if hard work will make for success, it was declared from there tonight"