The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19
LIBERTY LOAN
IN SIX BILLIONS
glS SUBSCRIBED
Reports Indicate That Country
Has Met Call
GREAT GAINS PAST DAY
Reports of Sales Pouring in Today
Lead To Hope That Six Billions
May Be Exceeded.

Washington, Oct. 19sReports from
all parts of the country lead to the be-
lief that before IL O'Clock, tonight,
when the drive ends, the United
States will have iioated the Fourth
Liberty Loan of six billions.
Some districts may be little be-
hind but others are sure of going well
over their quota. Complete figures
will not be available for several days,
but the returns today show that the
last billion is being rapidly taken.
New England Sg0,OOO,0OO short of
its Fourth Liberty loan quota, sum
moned all its efforts yesterday TO
make certain an oversubscription by
tonight Open air bond booths were
in especial favor because of the influ
enza epidemic. Boston gave up sew
eral blocks of Washington street yes
terday TO stands from which orators
and auctioneers appealed to the peo-
pie to buy bonds. Traffic was sus-
pended throughout the day in one of
the business parts of Boston's busiest
street and crowd of Christmas week
proportions kept the bond statesmen
busy every minute.
Reports yesterday at Liberty loan
headquarters indicated that Maine
was leading the district in the num-
ber of communities that had com
pleted their quota, with 254 Yer.
mont had 151, New Hampshire 1871,
Massachusetts IS, Connecticut 73 and
Rhode Island 5.
Connecticut was the first New Eng
land state to send an official report
of having filed its quota Maine was
known to have exceeded its allotment,
but subscriptions Officially certified
from that state were still $1,000, 900
short of the goal
Canton reached $665,000 yesterday
thus going SO per cent above its
quota and winning the blue star for
its honor flag. This is the eighth
Massachusetts town To obtzin she blEs
star.
The supreme lodge, New England
Order Of Protection, subscribed to
$4,000 and the boot and shoe work,
ers' union doubled its previous sub
scription OF $4,000
The total subscriptions OF the six
states to date follow: Maine. S19,
10000; New Hampshire, S14,146, 600;
Vermont, s9,741. 600; Rhode Island
$37,631 900; Connecticut, $67 ,056. 900;
Massachusetts,, 1852, ,766,O00; total foi
the district, S410, 900.
Washington, Oct 1S-More thar
s1,000,000,000 will have to be sub
scribed BY the American people to
morrow to put the Fouth Liberty Loaf
over the top. officials are counting
upon the patriotism and determine
tion OF the country to achieve the dc
sired end
The campaign enters upon its las
day tomorrow with the quota OF on,
district, St Louis. officially subscribed
and countrywide subscriptions report
ed to the Treasury OF S395S. $50 500
or approximately two-thlrds of the So
O0O.0OO,OO0 sought.
Subscriptions from all sources.
said the Treasury in an authorized
statement, both reported and unre
ported. now probably are somewher,
between s4,500,000.OO0 and $4,000
100000. The country must subscrib
more than $1,000. 100000 to reach II
prescribed quota"
The summary of sales by districts
thus far reported. follows
District Quota Subscription
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