Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-03
OBJECTIVE FAR
, OFF FIRST DAY
Admiral Davenport Reports
Little Progress in Prelim-
mary Campaign.
LESS THAN MILLION RAISED
Total of Opening Days Sell
ing Campaign $842,O00;
Not All Audited.
SROADSIDES COMING TODAY
Workers Are Busy and De-
clare Results Will Tell
With Later Reports.
LESS THAN MILLION RAISED
bRoADsIDES COMING TODAY

A0mlTdl l'dNtHpOlN iN' NNNi >
commander Of the fleet on board the
flagship yesterday noon for mess.
I'm the preliminary engagement"
he said. Il regret very much to re-
mort that we have made but little
Impression on the enemy. We are
less than 1-40th through. The total
bag OF you and your co-workers is
only S2SO.25O. That's a long way
from the 5000. 900 objective OF this
campaign. From now on fire only
broadsldes. Your country expects
every man to do his duty"
But the net results of the Liberty
loan drive last night had reached
A total Of $4,000. These are the
official figures from the auditor but
In a great leather bag hundreds of
receipts with partial payments at
tached TO them were carefully tied
Up and stored away awaiting the
further audit this morning.
Tulsa has easily subscribed more
than a million dollars. And the
workers from other parts of the
county were just commencing to
come in. None OF the outlying dis
lricts had been heard from. The
Intensive part OF the work didn't
, get under way until later In the
: afternoon. BY noon today the au-
ditors will be simply swamped with
returns from the work.
Bates Wins Honors.
Commodore Mowery Bates car
ried off the honors Yesterday when
his team was given credit with a
500, 900 subscription. ]. Il. Crosbie
gave his contribution to women
workers, but owing 10 the fact that
they were outside their own terri
tory assignment. the credit goes to
Commodore Bates.
The city announced the purchase
Of 10000 worth of bonds, using the
money in its sinking fund.
The first honor badge awarded by
Admiral Davenport--the distinguish
I'D service medal--was awarded to
Miss Marion Gibbeney. who sang on
the streets and who taught the work
ers at their noon luncheon the new
marching song, you Keep Sending
Them Over and Well Keep Knock
Ing Them Down" Miss Gibbeney is
an artist at the Empress theater this
week. The Empress orchestra also
attended the noon meeting.
Admiral Davenport took occasion
to compliment the Jewish people of
the city on their wonderful subscrip-
tion. They have more than $500, 900
subscribed TO the Tulsa total. They
represent. too, less than a half OF
one per cent of the city's population.
Headquarters Swamped.
Headquarters was swamped yes
terday afternoon. II was impossible
TO complete the days audit and in
cIude all the subscriptions. Request
was made that all workers get in
their reports before $3.50 in the eve
ming.
The campaign will continue today
with renewed energy. Many OF the
reports OF firms and companies will
oe included in the'report today. The
industrial plants will report in n
lump sum in most instances.
An example of the way these re-
Poris Will be made is in the Tulsa
Dally World employees. Their con-
trloltions were all made to a COM
modore in charge OF the selling. He
reported unofficially that So of the
-en(pIoyes had bought $500 worth
Oh ponds. an average Of 500 each.
me report will simply show a sale
OF $4,000 when audited.
line meeting was held last night
az Collinsville, and Rev. King and
W avery, the latter county manager
1t the drive, made addresses. Robert
nolce carson and the Apollo club
FURNISHED the musical part of the
meeting and Collinsville reports a
Whooping subscription already, and
~ rehewed energy for the rest of the
The Apollo club and Mr.. Carson
were busy yesterday noon furnish
ing the vocal inspiration to the
workers at their noon luncheon. Pa
riouc airs, in which the workers
Joined were sung. They will attend
all the luncheons.
While the total of Tulsa's quota is
tdr from being raised. Admiral Dav-
import says he did not expect to win
.he iirst day, but would use Foch
,heh1as and simply blight in" until
vi. objective was obtained.
let's have battle on every
i,a' itTnt' ne told the workers. The
EsLr NSIser has his ear to the ground.
% mnen he hears that America has
euosGrioed to the greatest war loan
r. b,r, Nnown in the world, it will make