The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-19
s2O,0OO COME BACK TO BOND
 BUYERS HERE Many Juneau Signers For
 Liberty Bonds Get
 Their Money THANKS TO PATRIOTS
THANKS TO PATRIOTS
The Government Regards Those Whose Money Is Returned in Same Class
 With the Others

The First National Bank has re- ceived from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco $2o,00o of the amount that was subscribed through the Juneau bank for Liberty bonds. This money will be returned to the original subscribers. It is about one third of the amount that was sub scrbed through the First National Bank, the total having been about $6o, 900.
 Juneau's over-subscription was about the same as the average throughout the United States. The Government asked for $2,ooo, COG, ,ooo and approximately $3,ooo, 100000 was subscribed. Therefore about one-third of the subscriptions were returned.
 The subscriptions accepted from Juneau and elsewhere, were selected by lot, and not in the order in which the subscriptions were made. The result is that some of those who subscribed on the last day had their subscriptions accepted and some who were among the first to subscribe qot their money back.
 In accepting subscriptions no dis tinction was made among those who paid cash in full for their bonds and those who put up only the two per cent of the amount asked for with the agreement to pay the balance in nstaIIments. Many of those who sent their whole subscriptions in cash got their money back, while others who subscribed on the install ment plan had their subscriptions ac- cepted.
 THANKS FROM GOVERNMENT.
 In returning the money the Reserve Bank asked that the appreciation of those at the head of the government be expressed to the would-be sub scribers. As far as their service to their country is concerned, they are entitled to as much credit as are those whose money was taken. Their country called for funds with which to conduct patriotic war, and they responded to the call with their mon- ey. 1t was only by chance that those wko get $1,ooo, 100000 back are not ,mong those who contributed the first s2,0oo, ,ooo,0o toward the war.
 WILL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE
 It is said that the present indca tions arc that the government wilt sa!l for another subscription some dime in October, and then those who lid not have their subscriptions talk en will have still another chance to cc~c to the front for the nation.
 That the system of checking up the next list of subscribers to Lib ,rty Bonds will be improved, and that the result will be more satis. actory, are the promises of those in charge of the work. The first two billion dollar loan was rushed through 60 fast that system was lacking as to many details, and the subscribers are asked to take that into account, and to know all con cerned with it, just as was the case with the subscribers, are serving their country periodically and as best they can.
 The people of Juneau fully held their own among the people of the United States in coming to their ,ountrys call in the time of her need. At the First National Bank alone, some $6o,0oo.oo were sub scrbed by those whose patriotism led themto give their money to their country in exchange for bonds. !. is known that others subscribed through other channels. and it is not unlikely that the total from this vicinity amounted to $1oo,ooo or near y that sum.
 To all these subscribers the gov ernment has extended the thanks of the people of the United States with