Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-15

Washington. June 14.-The liberty loan campaign entered the home that the tremendous thirty day drive throughout the nation would result in going well beyond the $2,000, 100000 goal
 poured into the treasury all day was the same, a story of a whirlwind fin ish. Telegrams told of tolling bells and shrieling whistles across the continent marking the last day of the campaign; of redoubled efforts by the many agencies at work for the loans success, of enthusiasm at it's highest pitch, of long waiting lines Of sub scribers in thousands of banks in eV- cry state of the union.
 Last Hours to Show Big
 The last twenty hours work is go- ing to show big in the final count, ac- cording to these reports. Before noon tomorrow officials hope, every man in the country who can subscribe will have done so. At the closing hour to- night there was no telling where the total might lead no basis for. fore casting the final figures.
 2,5oo,ooo Subscribers.
 It seemed certain, however, that at least 2,500,000 persons will have sub scribed before the books are closed at noon tomorrow. Measuring the total by the number of liberty loan buttons WHICH nave gone OuL lIOIn nedd0udTL- CTS, the number of subscribers should exceed three million. New York, Philadelphia and Boston reserve dis tricts alone have recefved-and it is of them-2. 5O0.0o0 of the buttons. More than 4,COO,O0O will have been distributed before the three chief but ton factories of the country, working night and day catch up with their orders several days hence.
 
 New York, Philadelphia. Boston. Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City are the big districts from which will come the great bulk of subscriptions. There the total number of buttons distributed approximates $500, 900. New York has taken 1,2OO,- 900, and estimates that it will fur nish 100000 subscribers. Philadel- phia and Boston have taken more than 800, 900 each.
 The Cleveland district has received 420,OOO; Chicago 36o,G St. Louis. Kansas City and Richmond 900 each. To San Francisco 265, 900 have been sent. From several of the dis tricts hurry calls have been received for more.
 Latest report $1,s4s, 100000 Late campaign figures, made public today by Secretary McAdoo as of the close of business last night. showed an apparent shortage of $157,0OO,0OO, |
 
 These reports were received after i noon at the treasury. They showed an | increase of nearly $200 GOO, 900 in sub scriptions over the previous days re- port.
 A Popular Loan.
 The loan. according to reports re- ceived by treasury officials, is in | every sense a popular one. By far the 1 greatest issues which the Bureau of and Printing will be called | fn xETfIl ha rF and $100 bonds. For them there has | been an extremely heavy demand in | every industrial section of the country | and in many rural communities An 1 Ripon, Wis, town of $500, which | today reported subscriptions totalling | $260, 700 from 839 subscribers. The | city of Washington, officials estimate, | will marshal 30.O00 individual sub most of them for the $50 | mad S100 bonds. Employees of the | treasury department alone, subscribing | to the $50 and S1OO bonds, have taken | approximately $450,000.
 Many Banks to be Heard From.
 Many thousands of banks and trust are yet to be heard from with their subscriptions for them selves and their customers. This item alone, it is thought, will swell the total by many millions.
 As a rule, the banks have been in- clined to hold back their subscriptions until the last minute, report only a portion of them. The amount sub scribed today, $1,S43, 900 900, repre- sents actual subscriptions in the fed eral reserve banks, accompanied by tho required two per cent. of the amount If the subscriptions. Officials believe he reserve banks wifi be deluged to- by a flood of last minute sub ,criptions which will keep them busy 'or hours tabulating them.
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