The Arvada enterprise., 1918-05-09
100000 own
TA|RDWAR BONDS
100000 MORE PERSONS THAN IN
SECOND LOAN, 12,soo,oo MORE
THAN IN FIRST.
SAVINGS HABIT SPREADS
PROSPECTS FOR VICTORY IN FU.
TURE CAMPAIGNS EXCELLENT,
SAYS SECRETARY MeADoo.
western Newspaper Union New. s.rv,c.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, Nay 6.-Analysis OF
Liberty Loan reports showed that
probably 100000 persons bought
bonds In the campaign. which closed
Saturday midnight 100000 more
than IN the second loan. and 12.b00,-
900 more than In the first.
latest tAbulations showed 1885,.
e3s. ESQ. reported subscriptions, but the
treasury now believes the actual total,
which may run to $4,000. 100000. will
not bs definitely known until May II.
Whatever the money total" said a
treasury statement, the loan Just
closed probably 10 the most successful
ever 1oatsd by any natioa. The mar
velous distribution OF the Third LIB
srty loan indicates that one out OF
every six persons In the United States
may have participated In this loan"
Banks resources. 1t was pointed out
have been drawn ON comparatively lit
tie. and the prospects for future loans
are brighter - . consequence. An
added reason tor jubilation 10 the In
dioation that the government bond
buying habit u becoming stronger
among people Of small means.
The table Of subsoriptions By dis
tricts u - follows:
New York. A,ooo. 900: Chicago. 3.Ass-
900; Cleveland. l.Ssl.o7s: Philadsl-
phia, 1.1oo. 900: Boston. l.1oo. 900: san
Francisco. 1000 900: Atlanta, l.00o. 900,
Minneapolis, 100000; Kansas City.
100000; Richmond. 10000: g. Louis.
1855: Dallas. $4,000.
Secretary MeAdoo savs OF this
statement:
''The people q the Unitsd States
may well fslictats themselves uDoa
the triumphant suocsss Of the Third
Liberty loan. Il % . most hsarteninG
manifestation oe thstr patriotism a1l
Of their inilsxtbls determination -
support our gallant army and navy
until . victorious deoisioa foe America
u achieved.
n should Nko to thank the thoap
sands Of men and women throughout
the country. svsey claos Of our citiseo-
ship, for their effective assistance
and cooperation In this great victory
behind the lines, without which Q vio.
tory on tho front cannot b achieved.
Il earnestly hope that everyone who
has bought Lbsrty bonds VIII Try -
keep them for the period Of the war
st lsast. The slogan now should -
Keep your Liberty bonds.' No 80
doss his share fully II hs merely buys
. bond and then sells Il immediately
below par O. the market.
III each and every purchaser kegs
his Liberty bonds he hslps to protect
the credit Of the government by main.
tanning the market for the bonds q
par. which d . very hslpful thing b
war time"
oelsrads osss 'ovsr he Tep."
Dsnvse. May s.-Colossdo wsoa
"ovsr the top" many days ago. but the
flood Of dollars kept tumbling into ths
war Golfers until Saturday. with -
oversubsoription Of ~ per cent, rsD.
resented In the e37.76e.sso total. ths
lid nsurativsly could not BE- closed.
The state fan over it, quota Of 49,
s11.soo BY e7.4Ss.sso.
The state outside Of Denver az
itself proud. With . subscription Of
ei7.el4.7So. when asked for only S11..
63o.S00. And although only 100000
subscribers were needed to comply
with the government request. the
number was increased TO 10G.3ss.
From Kansas City came the report
that the district showed an official
total Of subscriptions on Saturday Al.
srnoon Of tl7o.33l $50. which amount.
ID 70 l5l per cent Of the districts
quota. Sales BY states follow: North.
west Missouri. 327.Olo.ooo: Kansas.
14o.7s3.0oo: Nebraska. SlI.lle.ooo:
Oklahoma. e3S.e7s.2o0: Wyoming. 1S.'
SSS.S00: part Of New Mexico. 1l.e39e
300. Three hundred and twenty.fouS
counties out Of $50 IN the district
were oversubacribed.