South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-14
LIBERTY LOAN
DRIVE NEEDS
NEW IMPETUS
Hardness Of Response by Ma
ton Causing Deep Concern
Total Little Over
S6OO,OOO,OOO.
Associated Press Service

WASHINGTON. oct. lathe
hardness of the country in respond
ing 10 the second Liberty loan is
causing deep concern TO officials
here. Pres't Wilson and his cabinet
are watching the campaign with
great interest.
With half of the campaign gone.
treasury officials estimated tonight
that not more than 100000, coo had
been subscribed ana they considered
this estimate liberal. 1t has become
apparent TO officials that a new and
tremendous impetus must be given
TO the campaign if the subscription
is 20 approximate the S5.0OO.OOO,OO
hoped for.
The whole weight of the admins
tratOn is 10 be thrown into the bal
ance for the rest Of the campaign
and a drive OF dimensions unap-
preached heretofore is to be made
during the two weeks that remain
before the closing Of the subscrip,
ton books
To Introduce New Factor.
A new factor, calculated 10 en-
courage the host Of workers and
gaNanize the country into a realiza-
ton that the most strenuous efforts
must be made if the big drive is 20
be cOnsumated successfully will be
introduced into the campaign prob
ably within "a hours.
Notwithstanding the splendid re-
ceptions given Sec'y McAdoo IN the
west. the efforts Of thousands of
workers and the most highly or
ganized publicity campaign ever
known in the country, the daily
average Of subscriptions has fallen
far below what officials had hoped
for. The time has come. officials feel,
when the people Of the country must
be made 70 realize, in a manner that
! leaves no doubt. that they must sub
scribe without further delay to the
full limit of their means
The, 100000. 600 estimate Of the
treasury takes into consideration
all the Optimistic unofficial" es-
, Inmates from the various reserve
districts and that sum is only II
percent of the $5,OGO.OOO 600 de-
sired.
This would leave $4,000, 600. 600
10 be raised within the next u
working days, an average of 1851
( 600, 600 a day if the $4,000, 100000
goal is to be attained, and $500
Z 100000. an average of 100000 600
( day, if only the minimum Of So
600. 100000 IS subscribed.
Minimum Not Reached.
Neither the average daily mini
mum nor maximum quotas for the
second Liberty bond sale, set at the
beginning of the campaign by Sec'y
/ McAdoo." reads the treasury an
nouncement, had been attained to-
night when the first half OF the great
+ drive came 70 a close
[ Unofficial estimates Of subscrip-
tions from FIVE of the Il reserve
banks showed a total of S523.O0O.-
GOO subscribed. The banks and the
/ estimated amounts of subscriptions
were New York, $325. 100000;
/ Cleveland. S65.OOO.O0O; Boston. $50
i192.OOO: Chicago. S44,0O5,40O. and
{ san Francisco, $50, 1865 $50.
These unofficial reports, the
statement continues, "came from
New England; Massachusetts,, $780,
/ $4,000: Connecticut. $500. 900;
| Rhode Island. SS.OS2, goo; Maine,
I$2. 700. goo: New Hampshire, 81
500. 600: Vermont. S1,760.OO0.
The average subscription in the
Chicago district IS 1000. These de
tails accompany Chicago's report:
Cook county. $23.3S70OO; Illinois.
outside of Cook county. $3,420,000i
Indiana s4.645.4OO; Iowa, s2,475,-
/ 200: Michigan, S5,7O1.600. and Wis
consin. $3.50, 500"