New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
Applications Show S,s'
scriptions Will Exceed
Their Pro Rata Share.
Wage EarnersRe sponl
Many Germans Anon. "a
Large Number of Workms.
Aiding the Loan

A tour Of New York State. MAJ.
representative OF the Liberty 49,
Publicity Committee, has disclosed s.
the cities upstate will far exee.d a.
share Of subscriptions for Liberty Lo.,|
bonds. Albany, Troy, sehes.e,ad~I
Utica, Syracuse and Rochester Ar. M
cities visited thus far. Already A, !
weeks before the close Of the aots,io \
each Of these has practically quar-
teed its share.
This showing has been made viz y
very small exploitation Of the SO ~
tifcates. These will De employed ~
in the last week or ten days Of ~
campaign.
The volume Of subscriptions ana
mill workers, factory hands. elerf
bookkeepers and artisans mas kesn
of the most gratifying features Of
upstate response. The banks and 4
men Of financial power were expeef.
20 respond generously, as they har
but the size OF the popular subscrhy
ton has been a surprise. \
Good Showing in Syracuse
On Saturday, for example. in syn
cuse Sl,002,000 was received IN ropui,, !
subscriptions, not a cent Of Il beip
represented as actual bank contrib,
tons. Thus far Syracuse has accom-
ed for s3,500,000 OF this sort OF al.
scription. The Rochester Saings BAD,
on Saturday announced that Il nv
taken 100000 Of the bonds.
Among the factory and mill vorksru
and shop employees Of the ,tats }
marked response has come from for]
eigners. In all the cities there h..
been an ample participation By C.
mans. In syria :use, where IS per ca
Of the population is Of German birth
extraction, more than 100000 H..
come from this class.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad has A
vised its $4,000 employees that Il. ";
aid them in the purchase Of Lihert
Loan bonds. IL las agreed 10 accef
their Subscriptions, obtain the bona,
and let them pay through monthly d.
auctions from their wages for the nex,
twelve months.
At the Madison Barracks trainl 4
camp every student officer will sab
scribe to 500 Liberty Los ,ond, /.
is expected. The $500 studt yolun'
tarily placed the limit at one 500 bond
q man, with the understanding thsl
each man would take one.
In New York City and the surround
ing metropolitan srea the campaign for
the Liberty Loan was not forgotten yes
terday in the midst Of the holiday o.
servances.
To Be Accepted as Currency
Announcement was made that Libert,
Loan certificates and bonds would y
received as currency At the VANDERBILT
Hotel. The cashiers of all the dininS
rooms, bars. flower, candy and new
stands have been instructed &c tftS
them exactly as they would TressoS
greenbacks.
The Prudential Life Insurance Co
pany in Newark has sent letter to u
its superintendent and agents urfi1
them to solicit Liberty Loan subseriD
tons from policyholders. Two Inn
bred and seventy-hve Newark buildiu
and loan associations, with assets 3
$75,000,000, will be asked to subscrif.
2 per cent of their assets TO the los
Directors of most CT the associatio'
met yesterday and agreed to place u
programme before the board OF tee
association and urge its adoption. J.
A Memorial Day parade, in u1id
$4,000 marched through WoodSevs
Richmond Hill and Jamaica, msds =
urgent appeal through transpsrenfi>l
and banners for Liberty Loan ubscrip.
tons. More than 100000 persons res
these exhortations. "Have you . Ltu
Liberty bond in your homer" vas ~
which caught every ones eye. And -
other was: Good morningl Have ~
bought a Liberty bond% Each ~
ended with the suggestion, "Aas
bank"