Evening star., 1917-10-26
Managers Determined Five
Billion Mark Shall Be Reached
and Passed.
EXCEEDS So, 200, 100000,
is TREASURY Statement
Reports Show Activity and En-
thusiasm at High Pitch in
All Sections.

There is to be no abatement of effort
to push the liberty loan over the fve-bil-
lion dollar mark. Tomorrow, tho final
day of the drive, may be made the big
gest day Of all.
The Treasury announces oficially
that subscriptions are in excess Of $s.-
2oo. .0oo, ,ooo How much the excess Is
cannot now be definitely told The
amount necessary to bring the total up
! to the maximum is great, officials say.
| but not greater than is tho determine
tion to achieve the maximum.
Statement From Treasury.
A statement given out today at the
Treasury said:
From every federal reserve district
come reports showing that plans con-
template making, Saturday. the final
day of the drive. the biggest one OF
all. Its returns may even outstrip Lib
erty day. when all records for single
days sales were smashed. Some OF
the largest subscribers have been
holding OF until the last day. and
will draw their pay tomorrow are ex-
pected to come forward and take
bonds.
every possible agency for facilitat-
ing the taking of 1ast-minute subscrtp-
tions will be available. Banks in most
cities will remain open not only during
Saturday afternoon, but also at night
The days sales will close only when
hnY Nd h q q
bought it.
Well Above Three Billions
positive evidence that moro than
81, ,2eo, zoe. .0e0 already has been sub
scribed is at hand The difference be-
tween that figure and the total hoped
for is great, but the determination to
cnssss stsls ~ sor iss Issss ay = ssiss seaI
are Incomplete. In the Boston and
Cleveland districts particularly they
an instance Of the movement In Bos-
4or,. within a few hours last night the
districts reported total advanced
S25, 100000. Individual purchases are
swamping Cleveland headquarters and
every town in the district appears to
be set on not only reaching but sur
passing its maximum quota.
Boston already has subscribed. for
the city itself. $112.000.000. and Worces-
ter. Hartford. Pittsneld. Portland, Nor
wood. Bath. Gardiner. Saco. Stonington
and Litchfeld all have passed their
maximum quotas.
Activity in Southwest.
"The Kansas City district. which
probably has reached its minimum of
s120, 900, 900, gave partial report by
states today, which indicated great ac-
tho Jnc nj lofo
ports show subscriptions as follows:
Nebraska, $2O.o0O.000: Kansas. $17,08O,-
600: Missouri. $4,000. 900; Colorado. s11,-
100000: Oklahoma, $11.000.000; Wyo-
ming, s3.ooo.ooo, and New Mexico.
Oregon and Arizona have reached
their minimum. California is going
strong. but reports from there are in
complete as they also are from Utah
and Idaho.
New York, having passed the one
billion-dollar mark. Is working hard
today for its maximum quota Of $780,
A letter from the liberty loan COM
mittee Of Cuba says subscriptions on
the island may reach s1.000.00O. The
first 144 subscribers took $392.250 worth
of bonds. Application blanks and post
ers are being printed both in English
and Spanish.
Secretary McAdoo's Statement.
Secretary McAdoo. on his return to
Washington from his coast-to-coast
tour in behalf of the liberty loan, gave
out statement in part as follows:
$50 far as America Is concerned, the
second great battle in our war with the
kaiser Is represented by the second lib
erty loan. This battle will end within
two days. VIII it be victory for
freedom and democracy. or will 1t be a
victory for the kaiser and autocracy?
1t Is for the American people to answer.
Every willing dollar has come for
ward and Joined the ranks of the pa
triots Let every reluctant dollar come
forward and surrender hefora Octaher