New-York tribune., 1918-04-09
New York Stirred by Pleas
Of Orators; Parade Of
25,000 Guards
McAdoo Puts Ban
On Daily Reports
First Official Figures Will
Not Be Announced for
Nearly a Week


darted to accept it as their own. Al
ready, according to reports that come
from workers, the response has ex-
eeeded all expectations.
Though it may be said the offensive
for Liberty dollars gained new ham,
uering force yesterday, no more spe-
eihe statement can be made. The
Treasury Department at Washington
ruled that no official estimates of the
number Of bonds sold should be made
until the Liberty Loan Committee
has had time to get authentic figures.
Possibly no official communications re-
garding the totals reached in the day
to day effort to attain the SO 3,000,0 100000
will be made until the end of the week.
But, despite the lack of news from
the governments accountants, the
signs everywhere showed the American
people are beginning to translate their
patriotic enthusiasm into the concrete
act Of buying bondz
In New York, Liberty Loan activities
early morning until late at night.
Everything, from the sage remarks of
Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks.
who spoke in behalf of the financial
enterprise before the largest crowd
that ever gathered before the Sub
Treasury Building, to the shambling
gait Of the $4,000 men of the New York
Guard who marched through various
parts of the East and West sides, last
night helped to remind folk these are
hond-buying days.
$4,000 State Guards in Parade
Nearly $4,000 men. women and chill
drer-if the police estimates are cor
reit-turned out at noon to hear
Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks
speak at the junction of Broad and
wall streets. the financial centre of the
globe. The two movie stars stirred a
tremendous amount of enthusiasm.
After business hours the men of the
New York Guard in this city got into
their uniforms and paraded in nine
separate units. The brigade was COM
manded by Brigadier General George
Z. Dyer. The units were accompanied
by speakers in automobiles. who
stopped to tell the throngs gathered
along the routes that excitement itself
was not enough, but that it was also
necessary to invest in government Sc
curities.
The glory of the Liberty bond was
also sung at the opening Of the Lib
cry Theatre at noon by a group of
stage women in front of the New York
Public Library and by the women-and
sne invited men speakers-of the
mayors Committee of Women on Ma
"onal Defence. whose official residence
Is now in the Liberty bell in City Hall
1afK. at the Liberty Bank, in Madi-
son Square Park, it was observed that
.ae women of the National League for
"omen's Service were disposing of @
bond minute.
Girls Get Many Subscriptions
fretty young girls forgot the usual
'0c'ai barriers to help make the loan
success. squad of several hundred
naval reservists entered the Grand
central Station to entrain for New
p'i1' AS they passed a loan booth out
ae young bond saleswoman said to
eIVliian who seemed cold to her ap-
gsais: viii you join them or pay?
iinose i, boys are going away to fight.
rsa. vx az them! They have no equip
a he H. what are you, staying safely
fsnI IIome' going to do to supply clothes,
x .vou and ammunition % This con-
hnnH hsn,.ed the objector into militant bond
fnnother bond was sold to man who
s+,.med the young woman he was
tha th"ns 1or Liberty in whatever form
we sJzod good old u. S. A. handed it out"
..;i ihs 10 my fathers birthday" he
~; ,u, and ! am buying this bond TO
..s.sofate .ste the fact he had the common
Inse 70 leave Germany and come to
bs.u h put for that. I might have
h.. porn IN Germany and might never
ssr u,.,o"n Known freedom" Mrs. Alice Car
Williams is the head worker at the
Trad Ta Central Liberty booth.
tbs loan events viii start with
A.a,;.m .mo2m,iiZat'on o. Of clergymen at
W,.i " nall at 1890 in the morning.
sn.sLrie ss mare Dressler will be the main
H. tpsaxsr s, at the daily meeting in front Of
.nd Tn Trno-l reasury Building at 1890.
ssr saonas w. Lamont, Of J. p. Nor
me- 20. will speak, and Louise Uo-
Ts.s,w"lil WI s'ng at the New YORK Produce
B.,iaahge at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon,
II m1tisaes' tss there viii be speaking at ali
ths s aoan centres in the city most Of
sssssry. uay. The meeting announced for
hot tsy az AZ AZ The Stock Exchange will
axe place until next Monday.
Large Subscriptions of Dav
tbsxports of large subscriptions " r..
bsnt. war offering came from yarious
sassss. yesterday. The folIowinv ,n-, nnu
th4 h4dph"ns were announced during
tzansn'xfant annxxnant industrial SAYINGS PANT
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1e0'AanaDo, noldman. sachs r. CO. IL
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Dan,y'Doo; II. w. ohns-ManvjIl" rC@no' Cn,oo''
banE 1900 300; Dry Dock gavjn~s
Bal 1900 300: Eownry Sin Sayinns
CO. $1,000 900: Home f;f. rk snk :