The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-19
LOAN IS BELIEVED
ASSURED SUCCESS
Final Day of Drive, Always the
Biggest, Expected to Pro-
duce Needed Billion.
BANKS TO THE RESCUE
Will Absorb Remainder Neces
sary to Attain Goal Should
People Falter-St. Louis
First Over Top.
BANKS TO THE RESCUE

Washington, Oct. lS.-The Fight
ing Fourth" Liberty loan is believed
to be an assured success tonight,
though there Is big margin which
must be made up tomorrow. Official
subscriptions reported up TO noon to-
day are right around four billions of
dollars. There probably is another
billion of dollars in the mails on the
way to the Federal Reserve banks
and of pledges on which the down
1 payment has not yet been made, but
on which 1t will be made tomorrow.
I Then, the final day of the drive Is
always the biggest day. Tomorrow
! is expected TO bring over billion
dollars OF new subscriptions But If
anything should happen to hold back
the flow OF gold to Uncle Sam that is
expected, there are stili the banks
with their overlooking vaults. which
so far have been kept out of the loan.
/ but which could absorb any amount
of ii, even up to the full six billions.
st. Louis District First Over Top.
| The st. Louis district is the first
| over the top. II won its honors to-
day. The net gain for the country
for the day was 1851 100000. Other
districts stand in percentages of their
| quotas subscribed:
Minneapolis, s7.a: Boston. So; Dali
las. 7o.1: San Francisco. ss.7; Rich
mond. $50: Chicago. eS.7. Kansas
City. Sal: Cleveland. g.. q. .Naw Fork.
1851: Philadelphia, 5a.6: Atlanta. 5i.S.
! making the average for the coun-
try 6s.s.
The city of washington went over
| the top today. Thousands cheered
when Secretary McAdoo announced 1t
from the treasury steps. The crowd
/ H. r-..s~
: banks who mad flown bark from New
: York with subscriptions of between
$1,000. 900 and $1,000. 900 instead of
the 100000 which he had flown
there to get He returns by train to-
night to lift his total there TO
$40. oao.o 900.
Doug. Arrives by Airplane.
| Secretary McAdoo greeted Fair
banks as the latter ran to the trea-
sury building from his airplane. still
dressed in his flying costume and with
an airplane mail stamp still pasted on
his forehead. Then the two started
In selling Liberty bonds to the crowd.
| They were flanked by two great guns
captured from the Germans at
Chateau-Thierry and which had just
reached here.
| Secretary McAdoo paid a tribute to
the loyalty of the motion picture in
| dustry which, he said. had been of
great assistance in all the Liberty
loans.
Doug" led the cheering for the
Secretary. and the loan. and sold the
bonds as the Secretary autographed
them. His first sale was for a thou
sand, but many $50 bonds were taken.
| Overseas Forces Subscribing.
| From the American expeditionary
forces came cables telling OF the pur-
chases made at the front
The men on this side" cabled
Major General Barnett. commandant
OF the marine corps. who. IL possible
more clearly see the need OF the loan,
will do their share. and state con-
ffdentiy that have no hesitancy in
predicting that the men OF the marine
corps will, as whole. run neck and
| neck with their brothers Of the navy
proportfonateIy with their pay"
Admiral Cowie announced tonight