The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17
DRIVE FOR WAR
WORK EXTENDED
TO THURSDAY
National Total $62,000,000
Short of Goal Set for
Fund Drive.
NEW PLEA BY WILSON
Southern Department Passes
Quota, While New York
Lags Far Behind.
NEW PLEA BY WILSON


explained last night at the United War
Work Fund Camraign headquarters,
the campaign. which was to have ended
tomorrow night. is extended TO Thurs
day noon.
At tho hour when the extension was
decided upon yesterday the national to-
tai was S1cs. .4os, which was sea-
100000 short OF the campaigns original
mark. Hope of 80 per cent. oversub-
Hcription had pretty well gone a glim-
Elering. The campaigners will be thank
tul II they merely make their distance
although with the additional time they
believe they can 10 rather better. They
frankly said Eat to close Monday nigat
would be to r Lord a great failure
This prospective failure was ac-
counted for. they thought. by the day or
two lost at the start through the peace
celebration and by the influenza, espe-
cially In Pennsylvania and the Far
West Election day was also mentioned
by John d. Rockefeller. Jr.. and he be-
lieved the premature celebration of peace
had impaired campaigning energy be-
forehand
Nevertheless" he said. I'VE certainly
hcadway thus far reported"
4 second appeal from the President,
dated at the White House Friday and
addressed to DR.. Mott and Cleveland
H. Dodge. campaign treasurer. read:
y am sure'that the entire American
people are following with eager and
responsive interest the progress OF the
Uuitsd War Work Campaign. Now that
the cessation OF hostilities has come. we
@AAA L.. "A -.
the work OF our seven agencies as
yuines II possible an added Importance.
The Indictment under which our col
siers and sailors have been working 10
Withdrawn. their hours of leisure are
much more numerous, their temptations
are greatly multiplied and intensified.
Need for Care shown.
1T Is thus clear that TO minister to
Them for all OF their time Is going to re-
autre larger financial outlay than
when they were being served FOR but a
small fraction Of their time.
only two days remain before the
campaign closes, and very much more
money will be needed before the desired
large oversubscription Is secured. I can
rot but believe that our people from one
END OF the country to the other will
rally In generous and sacriflciai giving
to complete this fund and to give our
men this fresh and unmistakable eyi-
oence that we are all still behind them
and with them during their patient and
long vigil In our behalf and in the sole
interest OF completing the high patriotic
outy on which we sent them forth
''WooDRow WILSON,
Yesterday the Southern Army Depart
ment had passed its original quota,
some OF the States with overpIus enoght
TO make up the small deficiencies OF
otners- The Southeastern Army Depart
inent, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, the
tarolinas, Tennessee a"d Alabama, was
reported almost 80 per \. Mt. subscribed.
New York and the Eastern States, and
especially the large cities, were the
serious lagsards. Upstate New York
was ahead of the greater city. being
credited with &c per cent. OF the origi-
nal allotment as against the city's So
Per cent. Eleven States claimed to have
passed the original mark With S442. 600
OF foreign subscriptions added the grand
totsl yesterday noon was Slos s47.4 Os.
Every state campaign headquarters
was informed last night OF q sugges-
ZION by John Shelton Williams, Comm
troiler OF the United States Treasury.
taat boards Of directors of the national
banks, II they desired. could make nro-
1sional subscriptions to the fund pend
ink the passage by Congress Of legsla-
ton to legal!ze such gifts.
Mayors and delegations from towns {,
the devastated districts Of France vas
terday appealed to regional confer
eDce OF Y. III. {. A. directors. held IN
rarls. TO continue to maintain the hn,.
ureos OF \. NJ. c. A. huts in those dis
tricts The reply was that Il depended
on the result of a campaign for funds
IN the United StataG, whera no patriotic
drive had so far failed. Plans were
made at the conference for moving tbe
nuts forward as the French and ATneri-
can armies advance and cross tile Rhine.
Industries Doing Bit.
Industries of the CITY vesterd,,. oaaos
more than million to their 1tfts 20
be exact, S516.s9I6S in cash and s62s.
Sss.6s In pledges. This brought their
total TO s12.505.031.0s Among The Ia roo
Sirts reported yesterday were: General
electrical Company (additionaD. SIoo
900: Union Carbide and Carbon CO...
poration. $4,000: Northern Pacific Rail
way Company, $4,000. OF which the cIt,
gets credit for $4,000; Bankers Trust
Company, $4,000; Bank OF Manhattan
company $4,000; Farmers Loan and
rust Company. $4,000; Dabcock a
$pHpdHg' tsO.VUU.
From the "Victory Bows and c.i-,s., -.
the public schools OF the city. who bavs
10 earn their gifts bv doing odd tobs In
the spare time, 100000 was expected
on the basis OF the returns First over
the top In It's enrolment was Public
Schooi 30 In West F1tty-third stree,
other schools over are the parochIaI
school attached TO 81. Stephens Roman
Catholic Church. p. s. so, Manhattan
The Morris High School annex. and the
Deaf Mutes' School, No. 14T. M 225
East Twenty-third street, every one ~
whose $50 pupils is pledged to earn and
give IS.
The Friars-Lambs silver road race 20
see which club could get more silver
honey transferred from pockets to the
tlfth avenue pavement and thence 10
the fund was ended yesterday. The
Lambs were reported winners with s15.-
ooO realized by the feature during the
Week. Auction sales or seats for the
Gambol-Frolic tomorrow night had
taken In moro than $4,000 last night
and the management said the house
would be sold out
United States Marshal Big Tom Nc
earthly knocked down one gallery seat
Tor 12,fsS. which was a composite bid by
several lambs gathered at their beef
steak dinner. The last bog went 10 VIII
lam A. Brady for 1000.
The Y. NJ C. A correspondent IN
Paris reported 10 Headquarters yesterdav
nat Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter OF
tho President. who has been singing 10
wounded aAd convalescent and othe,.
hmerican soldiers or the Y. VI. 9, A. civ
ut In France. had sung by invitation M
Nancy during the fete In celebration of
'.-a1e' ga mat the French Inhabitants