New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Subscriptions Here in the
Past Three Weeks Total
$65O,OOO,OO0
S45, 900, 900 Added
To Sales Yesterday
Each Day This Week Exer-
cises Will Be Held in
Aid of Issue

At the close Of the third week of the
Liberty Loan campaign subscriptions
for the New York district stood at
$3.50, 900, 900. New subscriptions report
ed yesterday amounted 10 S4b,OOO'oOO'
To reach the 81 100000 goal set by
the Liberty Loan Committee this dis
trict for the remaining six days Of the
campaign must subscribe for the new
issue of government bonds at the rate
of Sal, 667 900 a day.
Although S475,O0O00o behind SEIZED
ule when business closed yesterday, the
Loan Committee lats night expressed
the belief that the State and those sec
tons of New Jersey and Connecticut
included in the Second Federal Reserve
District will have taken their full quota
of the bonds when the subscription
books close Saturday.
The fact that many thousands OF
small subscriptions have been accumu-
lated by the banks since the campaign
started and not yet reported, will, 1t is
expected. result in larger daily gains
this week than have been reported so
far. The estimate of the committee on
the total for the district makes some
allowance for floating" subscriptions,
but their figure is regarded as conserv-
alive.
ss5e,OOo, 900 Still Needed
The great selling organization built
up by the Liberty Loan Committee 10
reach the 100000 persons OF the
district who have been counted on as
prospective buyers Of bonds, will be
nut into operation at top speed thiS
week to bring in the $S5O,0OO,OOO suil
Every one of the thousands of work
ers have been called upon TO go into
the "big drive" with a determination
u make the loan such an overwhelming
success that the American soldiers IN
France and those soon TO go VIII feel
that the nation is back Of them with
the last dollar Of its resources II
necessary. ,,...
Through every avenue Of publicity
the appeal TO buy Liberty bonds Will De
carried. Nothing will be left undone
TO place within easy reach OF every one
The facilities for subscribing for the
bonds in amounts from $50 up. FOR
the benefit of those employed In varl-
Gus trades and industries, who are un-
able 10 take the time during business
hours TO place their subscriptions, the
hanks. beginning tomorrow, Will keep
omen evenings until the campaign ends.
On Wednesday. which has been pro-
claimed bv President Wilson, Governor
Whitman and Mayor Mitchell as Liberty
Day. business throughout the city Will
he practically suspended in the inter
ests Of the Liberty Loan.
A monster parade. in which practl-
cally every organization in greater New
York will be represented. is to take
place in Fifth Avenue. The captured
German submarine now being launched
in the sheep pasture of Central Park
will be opened as a Liberty Loan bond
selling booth that day.
Campaign in Churches
The weeks programme starts to-day
with Liberty Loan services IN the
churches. In the afternoon there will
be a rally on the Mall at Central Park,
al which Fire Commissioner Adamson
wiz be one Of the speakers. Music will
be supplied by the Hebrew Orphan
ASYLUM band of 100 pieces. German
horn citizens will hold rally at the
monument of Carl Schurz, at Morning
side Avenue and 10th Street.
Monday will be Woman's Liberty
Loan Day at the SubTreasury. One
hundred school children will gather on
the steps of the historic old building in
Wall Street and sing patriotic songs.
The Minute Men of America will hold a
meeting at PIT Broadway. Former
President Taft will speak at a meeting
"a be held on the floor of the New York
Stock Exchange Monday afternoon.
On Tuesday the textile trade will
hold a big rally at the seth Regiment