Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
SUBSCRIPTION TOTAL
IS MOUNTING RAPIDLY
Men at Camp Lee Show Willingness
to Help Finance War as
Well as Fight.
FIGURES ALREADY is $4O6O5O
Expected That ST 100000 Mark Set
by General Cronkhite Will Be
Passed When Final Returns Are
Made-Au Working for Loan.
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tFrom a Stan Correspondent
CAMP LEE. VA, October 13.-Thc
total OF subscriptions to the Liberty
loan at Camp Lee is mounting high.
1t was announced to-day that the
amount taken by the men and officers
here up to last night was s4o6.05o.
almost half OF tho total set for the
camp by General Cronlehite. Subscrip-
tions are still coming In at rapid
rate. and 1t Is believed that the
S1.0o0,o00 mark will be considerably
passed when thu campaign ends. Camp
Lee will take q high place In the list
OF cantonments when the final report
Of the Liberty loan subscriptions Is
announced.
Everybody Is talking Liberty bonds
at the camp. The men In the ranks are
showing the greatest interest, and
when they meet a fellow soldier the
question IS usually. Have you bought
Liberty bond. and what is the total
for your company" The men say that
they realize It is an opportunity to help
the government and at the same time
save money. and. the idea appeals to
them 30 much that little coaxinE Is
necessary on the part OF officers to have
the men sign up.
MEN MADE ACQUAINTED
WITH FACTS OF LIBERTY LOAN
Periodically, however, addresses on
the subject are given. and the men are
acquainted with facts concerning the
bonds. Some of the nen are so en-
thusiastic about purchasing the bonds
that many OF the officers have found
1t necessary to place a limit on the
number any one man may purchase.
Under the plan arranged for the troops
they may pay SIS monthly on their sub
scriptions. and each may purchase as
many as three bonds. thus taking SIS
from his monthly pay. In other in
stances. however. tho officers permit
the men to set aside as much OF their
pay as they desire for subscriptions
General Cronkhite showed his inter
est in tho success OF the Liberty loan
In striking manner this morning. He
came over to his Office n little earlier
than usual. and sh ortly thereafter he
was seen with hammer nails and ladder
at the front end Of the aeaduuarters
building. From QUO OF large roll of
papers he selected various Liberty bond
posters, and mounting the ladder he
arranged six or more OF them on the
building. in full view OF who pass near
division headquarters.
COM
pletcd the long row ot clocks which
Will tell the daily story OF the progress
OF the bond sales at the cantonment.
These Will BIO In operation by Monday
and when the work being done by each
regiment is placed In full view of tho
public. 1t will he found that each com
pany Will work harder than ever to
make good showing. /. st the clock
at headquarters nhow that they are
willing to fight. but not finance.
TOTAL OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
FOR VARIOUS COMMANDS
The totals for the various commands,
as announced to-day are as follows:
Ihree Hundred and Seventeenth Infan-
try, *l52.65o; Three Hundred and
Twentieth Infantry. $55,l01: Three
hundred and Eighteenth Infantry.
$4S2OO; Depot Brigade, s2S,a5O; Three
Hundred and Fifth Engineers, s.5.15o;
Three Hundred and Nineteenth Infan-
try, S24.650; Three Hundred and Four
teenth Artillery. s19.45o; Three Hun
dred and Thirteenth Artillery. $4,000:
Trench Mortar Battery. s14.lo0: Bak
cry Company. No. l. s7,05o; Three Hun
dred and Fifteenth Machine-Gun Bat
talon. $4,000: Three Hundred and Fif-
>oS's' buSe HOSPITAL,
$4,000; Three Hundred ard Thirteenth
Machine-Gun Battalion. $4,000. and
Headquarters Detachment. One Hun
dred and Fifty-ninth Brigade, $500.
To-day being Saturday. it was tho
usual Soihg-away day for the men.
That Is. practically all of them wanted
to get away to see the homo folks, but
every man who gets leave has to await
his turn. Tho rule OF letting 80 per
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