Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-03
> e Issue Gives PronaiG !
: Of Being Greatly
Oversubscribed.
LIBERTY LOAN"
PROVES POPULAR
Subscriptions Pour Into Trsssury q
Rate Of 100000 Per Hsur. While
5000 Banks Also Dispose ef App.iea-
tions-House Members Renew Fiaht
on Censorship Section Of Espisnass
6iit-internsd Ships 70 as Rspsirsd.

W4Snineton. May 3.-SubScriDttOnD
to the first $4,000. 900. 900 Offering Of
bonds of the liberty loan OF 1917
poured into the treasury today at the
rate OF more than $1,000, 900 an hour.
while approximately 5000 banks In
every section of tho country wero TAX
Ing subscriptions over their counters
There was every indication that the
huge Issue would be far oyersub-
scribed m
Secretary McAdoo today delivsred 10
the italian ambassador tho 31Na. 100000
which the government haa decided TO
advance to Italy. The 800. o00, 900 for
France probably will be similarly ad-
vanced shortly.
Treasury officials expect to have
completed within few days the ex-
tensive program for utilizing every de-
sirable form OF agency In placing the
big bond issue. Formal authorization
to receive subscriptions by banks have
gone forward. Postoffices. customs
and internal revenue oificials also viii
be authorized to receive applications
for subscriptions. and newspapers. de- 4
partmtnt stores. express companies and
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indicated. also will receive such An-
OF detailed work involved oaa NJ, Scs
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F;sht csnsssship sseAiss n
The hxht IN tAA oense1hlo lEls
of the espionaSe BIZ 49,
tho house today, with indtcakt that.
amendments would be made and i finai
vote taken possibly before night.
In connection with his announcement
that he would seek to have the meas-
ure amended so as to prohibit only
the publication of specific information.s
Representative Mccormick of Illinois,
declared that passage OF the bill as,
drawn might exclude news about food
speculation, typhoid In the army or car
congestion.
In a prepared statement he declared
that he had heard Secretary Daniels
recently gave contracts for submarine
chasers to brokers instead OF to ship-
builders and that the contracts were
not being carried out because Of failure
OF the brokers to get bonds. Such In
formation. the statement continued.
might be suppressed by tho proposed
law.
Speaker Clark left the chair today to
open the fight to strike out the censor
ship section Of the house espionage bill
as proposed by Representative Ora
ham, OF Pennsylvania. The speaker
said the section was In direct viola
ton Of the constitutional guaranty OF
free speech and a free press.
To Repair intsrnsd Ships.
The administration bill to give titls
TO the seizure OF German war bound
ships was blocked again today In the
house. Republican Leader Mann OBJ
jected
Seventy-one German and Austrian
merchant ships seized by the govern-
ment win be repaired by the conNnis
damage has been DONE It wan declared
today. They will add 5sS.722 tons 20
Americas merchant marine. Many oe
the smaller ships can be ready for ser
vice in less than four mouths.
Frsnch Mission Visits houss,
The French mission was receivad on
tho floor Of the house today with rosss
OF cheers and cries Of "vive Ia France"
from the floor and galicries.
NJ. viviani. head OF the mission, tie
livered stirring speech In Frsneb.
and Marshal Joffre In re6ponst tn aS
great demonstration said thank you.
and then waving his hand above him.
shouted:
"vive Ia Amerique.''
The Frenchmen shook hands with the
members and - Representative Jean .
ette Rankin passed down the line. NJ
viviani. bending low. kissed her hand
Several little 6irls. some OF them
daughters Of members were kissed
upon tho check by Marshal Jofre.
After being escorted to the chamber.
members OF Marshal Jofkfe's stan ana
Marquis de chambrun, great grandson
OF General Lafayette, lincd Themselves
u, &: front Of the rostrum. Applause
and cheering lasted for Ave ullnutes.
A clerk introduced NJ. yiviani. who saad
In part:
Never shall I forget the acciauaationl
ae the American people. II did nctlI
thank you adequately. It is not because
our gratitude II lacking. but becauAsI
words are insufficient"
Recruiting satisfactory.
\ Regular. army recruiting agaiI
showed good results yesterday with
total OF 1855 men accepted. maxim
AZ $40 brought into the service sine
April l. The war department bullett
today gives Pennsylvania leading ptas
for yesterday with sac men AGAINST e
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