The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-13
LIBERTY LOAN LAGS.
RESERVE DISTRICTS BEHIND ON
LIBERTY BOND PURCHASES.
New YOrk's Subscriptions Almost Up
to Lowest Amount Set by Depart
ment.

Washington, June 1O.--Totals OF
subscriptions to the Liberty loan ag-
gregating $1,3OO,O0O,0OO as an.
nounced Friday by Secretary McAdoo
were made public tonight by the
treasury department, showing that not
one of the IL federal reserve districts
has subscribed to it's minimum alIot-
ment, although New York, with the
most favorable showing, has nearly
reached the minimum.
In some instances the amount of
subscription from federal reserve dis
tricts has fallen to less than one-third
of the allotments.
The figures made public tonight are
based on actual subscriptions forward
ed to the reserve banks. Among them
are: New York subscriptions $685.
100000; allotments $6OO.00O,00O to
$75O,OOO,000; Richmond, subscrip-
tions $S5, 700. allotments $50. .0OO,-
600 to 100000, 1000 Atlanta, subscrip-
tions 22,0O0.O0O. allotments $50, ,OOO,-
600 to $75.0OO,OOO; Chicago, subscrip-
tions $13S,00O,OOO. allotments $780,
100000 to $a25.OOO, 900: Dallas, sub
scriptions $2O,OOO,0OO, allotments s4O.-
600, 900 to $4,000. 900; st. Louis, sub
scriptions $27,00O,OOO. allotments
$4,000. 900 to s1OO,OOO,OoO.
The figures include subscriptions
which had been received through all
agencies. by federal reserve banks,
at the time Secretary McAdoo made
his announcement.
= San Francisco on the face of re-
turns is tagging farthest behind the
mark set fOx. her. st. Louis comes
next. Atlanta Is third with little less
than 80 per cent. of her maximum
allotment.
1T is thought timely" says a state
ment by Assistant Secretary Crosby,
ito give the above figures so that
each district should know the meas
ure of effort that must be made in the
remaining days of the campaign to
secure success.
"It is evident that the very large
individual and collective subscriptions
that have been published from time
to time have created an impression
in the minds Of many that the desired
results can be attained without the
full cooperation Of samll subscribers.
Such is not the case. Two billion
dollars is SO gigantic an amount that
the largest possible individual sub
scriptiOns are required and at the
same time multitudes of small con-
tributors must fully cooperate. 1t is
impossible to determine the places
where special efforts remain to be
made unless applications are promptly
signed up and handed in to the fed
eral reserve banks. The banks and
trust companies that are giving their
assistance in collecting subscriptions
are strongly urged to send them in
Immediately.
Recognizing the magnificent work
of thousands of agencies now patriot
ically engaged in the campaign. it
remains only to urge that all efforts
be continued and even increased in
order that the goal may be reached"
Beginning tomorrow in every city,
town, village and hamlet the bells
Of schools, churches and town halls
will ring nightly call to Americans
to service in the cause of freedom by
investing in Liberty bonds. They
will ring four times tomorrow night,
for four days yet remains in which
to make subscriptions: Tuesday they
will ring three times; Wednesday
twice and Thursday they will ring
the last call.