Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-25
3.B|LL|0N MARK
PROBABLY PASSED
Hundreds of Millions Are Pour.
ed into Big Loan on Lib.
erty Day.
EXACT FIGURES UNKNOWN.
Indicated Total Sales Are S2.715.OO0. 900
-lmpossible for Many Reasons
to Get Correct Estimates.
EXACT FIGURES UNKNOWN.

Washington. Oct. N.-A torrent Of Lib
erty day subscriptions has swept the Lib
berty Loan nearer its goal by hundreds
OF millions of dollars.
How far forward the huge total had
been carried by this, the banner days ac-
tivities. no one could tell tonight. Indi-
cations, based on meagre and scattering
returns. were that 1t had reached or
passed the 5000. 900 minimum. but still
lacked approximately $4,000. 100000 of the
maximum hoped for.
This estimate was made public at nine
o'clock tonight by the treasury depart
ment:
Indications are that Liberty day sub
scriptions to the second Liberty Loan
brought the total for the s., ,0O0, ,0O0, 900 drive
close to 50 200, 600, ,000 but there is no official
assurance that this mark was passed.
The departments estimate was based
on returns and estimates from most
of the 12 federal reserve districts,
filed by wire at five p. M. eastern
time to-day. At that hour however.
the campaign still was in full swing
throughout the greater part of the
country. tens Of thousands of persons
were standing in line at banks and
other subscription agenciest and there
was no reliable gauge by (which the
outpouring of dollars could be meas
ured.
SATURDAY TELLS THE STORY.
The full measure of the nation's S
ringing answer to the call for funds
cannot and will not be taken, officials
assert, much before the end of the
campaign next Saturday. There is
| unanimity of opinion, however, that
much yet has to be done IL the $5-
OOO, 900, 900 mark is to be attained.
Storms throughout the East laid low
many wires leading to Washing ton to-
night and badly crippled teleCraphic
communications. factor which still
| further complicated the situation SO
| far as obtaining accurate returns is
concerned.
1T was believed unlikely" says the de-
partment's statement that anything
| like a correct estimate Of the total days
business could be given out before to-
| morrow. Fairly complete returns on
transactions up to early afternoon, how
| ever, indicated sales Of $2715, 100000 to
date and these figures gave rise to hopes
that the $1,000, 100000 total had been ap-
.proximated by the close Of the day.
| THE MINIMUM SUBSCRIBED.
"If the $1,000. 100000 mark has been
reached the drive already can be termed
a success. This was the minimum figure
named by Secretary McAdoo at the outset
| of the campaign. He was desirous. how
ever that 5000, 900 be subscribed il
possible"
| Every report received tonight at the
treasury bore the same burden-in the
East interfered somewhat with elaborate
preparations for the day, but elsewhere
| the program was carried through enthus
iastically. More than two million workers
| were in the field.
| PRESIDENT SUBSCRIBES $4,000.
President Wilson. not knowing of some
plans in the making by the publicity bu
reau for the taking Of his subscription
subscribed through a local bank severa
| days ago for $4,000, sending his checl
for sl3,50O in part payment. The fac
that the President had bought his bonds
was not known until to-day when {
photograph of his signed application ap
peared in a loan advertisement. To-nigh
the President heard a loan speech at
local theatre.