Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16

saouple Of weeks 1t seemed that every
S6anker and broker in tho financial dis
Strict. together with STATS. was enlisted
&n various subcommittee. and work
Awithout rest was the order.
From incomplete lists available today
ut was estimated that between 100000
land 100000 persons in the district had
ssubscribed to the loan. The New York
Sdistrict has supplied more subscribers Tor
the liberty loan than did the entire Ger,
Imam empire for the first war loan issued
In 1914.
NEW YORK. June Neutrality-suspicious. to
Sthe liberty loan in the New York federal
Preserve district recorded up to II am
Today amounted to $3.50. 00O,o with tab
ulations stin going on.
Chicago Passes Its Maximum.
CHICAGO, June 16-The liberty loan
Stabulation for the seventh (Chicago) dis
yIrict. at a m today, totaled $345, 000, 900.
(which was $40. 900. 900 more than the maxi
smum quota for the district, and clerks
3were still busy at the adding machines
dOf this sum 1t was estimated 500 1000 900
twas received in the last twenty-four
8hours of the campaign.
The seventh district Is composed Of parts
5pf Illinois. Indiana, Michigan and Wiscon-
tsin and all OF the state OF Iowa
II a certain and as yet unidentified Ger.
Imam propaganda could have been found
Din La Sale street yesterday there would
shave been fun whereat he would have had
3no cause to laugh.
Brokers were hanging over the tape
when the first quotations on liberty
bonds came in. slightly above par. when
Euddenly there were two at SO 1880.
INSTANTLY messages began to fly to the
New York Stock Exchange, and reply
Arare that the bidder, obviously a prop
Rgandist intent on extracting one note
Apf cheer for the kaiser out of the pa
triotic American chorus, was in Chi
seago. A search of brokerage houses
stnsued, but failed to unearth the name
pf the man.
New England Forging Far Ahead.
BOSTON. June 1s-omcial tabulators
a6f the New England subscriptions to
the liberty loan. after working all night
Rt the Boston federal reserve bank said
today that the grand total for the dis
trict probably would not be known un-
Til Monday. Subscriptions were far in
Excess of $2s3.30o.o00 when the lists
swere added at o'clock last night A
England's share at between $270. 000, 900
hnd $300,000.000. The minimum quota
1or this district was $240, 100000 and
fhe maximum $300.000.000. There were
tpver 800.0 geo subscribers.
Although we have been at work all
night," said an official Of the bank.
1--WE still have stacks upon stacks of
Antabulated checks ahead of us. Every
been checked for total since the fg-
ures were given out last evening. We
may strike OF another total during
,ahe day. but 1t will probably be Monday
before the final official total Is reached"
Philadelphia Nearly Doubles.
PHILADELPHIA. June 16-The lib
Dirty loan subscriptions for the Phila-
Aelphia district totaled $22a. 900, 900 this
morning, with many subscriptions yet
70 be tabulated The maximum quota
Tor the district was $175.00O.0O
Expect $1so, ooo, 600 in Frisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1e.-rhe total
liberty loan subscriptions for the
ooe when e ths ofs Hr'a isb Was
tors resumed work today. The mini
mum allotment for the district was
k14OOO0. 900.
Onhciais OF the federal reserve bank
predicted total of more than $780,
100000 would be registered before to-
might. Reports Of subscriptions still
Sbe continued tomorrow, and the results
will be transmitted to Washington on
Monday
Almost every city and district in Cali
Arizsna. Nevada and Utah. comprising
rhe twelfth district. oversubscribed to
She loan.
Louisville S4,3o5, $50 Ahead.
LOUISVILLE, KY. June 18-In Louis
Tlile, "ntFe very large pTOpOTtioH OIL
the citizenship is Of German descent,
fhe Treasury allotment of 35.000.000 in
liberty loan bonds was oversubscribed
24.305.35o. according to announcement
today by the local liberty loan COM
mittoe.
Atlanta Below Her Quota.
ATLANTA. Ga. Tune 16.-Total sub
.rcriptions to the liberty loan from the
kixth federal reserve district reached
SIS .5S2.0 900. according to revised figures
made public here today by NJ. B. Well
born. chairman of the board of direct
Ars Of the Atlanta federal reserve bank
Sthe aggregate had been announced last
night at $52.593.s00, but increases from
q number of cities, particularly New
Orleans. brought the total for the dis
,trict much nearer the minimum allot-
iment of $50. 900. 900 Mr.. Wellborn said
today there might be a slight revision
of the Anal figures
The total from the branch bank at
New Orleans reached sl7267 200, Chair
man Wellborn announced today.
Training Station Takes $7oo,oOo.
GREAT LAKES. ILL.,. June Is-when
subscriptions OF men at the Great
Lakes naval training station were
counted today II was found that the
9iberty loan had been boosted by $780,
900. instead OF the 100000 as first
mandant. made public the later figures
So great was the rush OF the sailors
TO subscribe that the station clock had
to be turned back 20 allow them to sign
applications before the hour OF noon
automatically closed the books.
Are Tabulating in Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. June Ie.-Tab-
0lation OF liberty loan subscr,ption
ngures for the ninth federal reserve
district was resumed here TODAY with
prospects thar the districts total sub
ecription would approximate $50 600
oe0 or little more than three-rourths
of the minimum quota OF $50, 0oo. 900.
Totaling List in Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. June 1s.-Tabu.
pators returned today TO the task
of totalling the liberty loan ap-
plications from the tenth (Kanss.
City, federal reserve bank district
The estimate OF $4,000. 900 In sub
scriptions as made by bank ofrcials.
last night was unchanged. The alIot-
ment TO the district was 500, o00. 900.
Manila Subscribes 81 100000.
MANILA. June 1s.-when the sub
ecription lists for the liberty loan were
closed in Manila yesterday the total
had reached 100000 pesos 41 500, 0O0).
This amount was raised within a week
Through the activity of American. Phil
sppine and Chinese committees formed
spontaneously.
Or raceinr NJ adyjces from, The I-ntt -