Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-13


! WASHlNGTON. October l2.-The Lib
crty loan has moved only S1s.I3o,550
/ nearer its $4,000, 100000 goal. or APP
proNinateiy one-,hird OF / per cent.
| The total for the entire campaign
| thus far. as officially announced to-
night. stands still at less than per
cent on the basis OF returns received
| day and including subscriptions re-
ported TO all reserve banks. except
Minneapolis, up to the close of business
yesterday. At the rate of subscrip-
tiors reported to-day 1t would take
from eight to nine months TO obtain
the s5,o00,Ooo,o0o desired.
AT the end of eleven days sale Of Sec
ond Liberty loan bonds" the Treasury
Departments announcement reads.
total subscriptions OF S3i4,l95.550 had
been reported 10 eleven OF the twelve
reserve banks in the United States. This
is less than I per cent Of the maximum
amount of subscriptions expected by
Secretary McAdoo before the close Of
the drive for S5,0Oe,0o0.000 on Octo-
Der 81.
Official returns. which are up to the
close of business October II. follow
Boston. s4S,6oc, coo: New York. s2aS.-
land. sl.97l.00Q; Richmond, $li,36O,450;
Atlanta, $l,705,o0o; Chicago, S5.6Tl.000;
st. Louis. $3,l13.050: Kansas City, ST.
$4,000; Dallas. +2.2os,i0o; San Fran
cisco. S22,o9i.2oo; Minneapolis. no re-
port.
VARIOUS LOCAL CI.AIRMEN
URGE RENEWED ETFORTS
AS result of the low totals shown
by the official statements appeals are
going out tonight from various local
chairmen to their workers to make
tomorrow one OF the biggest days re-
corded. Vigorous methods for increas-
me sales also Will be resorted to
throughout the country next week.
While the unofficial figures received
from different sections indicate that
subscriptions arc much larger than
those shown by the official returns,
progress made thus far is causing no
optimism.
The particular need Of the cam
pa!Sn. workers report, is an increa sed
number of small subscribers to spread
The message OF the loan, and with this
end IN view the ral!yinE cry OF ten
million Liberty bond buyers will be
sounded throughout the land in the
coming days OF tho drive"
Analysis of the official figures an
nounced tonight indicates that no re-
port was received in time for inclusion
IN The tabulation from New York and
Atlanta. the total announced from these
districts standing just where IL was last
night. The report is. therefore, far
from complete. There is no showing
from Minneapolis and Kansas City. and
Kansas City shows n change of only
5000 for the day for the entire district.
Il situation which officials admit Ia AL
most uncomfortable.
Chicago is credited with an increase
OF only SS55,o0G for the day, and Cleve-
'and is given only $4,000 moro than
reported Yesterday, both reports indi-
eating that only a small percentage
OF subscriptions actually made was
reported to the reserve banks.
'iEN GLANDS UNOFFICIAL.
TOTAL Is 500. 400
cleveland reported tonight" the
statement continues, That its district
shows IN unofficial total of $4,000. 900
Q, which about SIS, 900 came from
the CITY OF Cleveland itself"
Although reported subscriptfons at
Shica%o were only ss55,00o for the en-
tirc district the announcement ndd.
maj Chicago continued = steady drive
ana reports good sales in the various
itiihoiS districts. Four thousand Ave
hundred subscriptions were Obtained
ny The Chicago flying squadron yes
terday.'
New England, With an increase for
nc day OF SG,Soo.0oo showed the biz.
SeSt advance. it's total OF S3SsOe nm
"cinc approximately tho figure ren,-t