Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07
COUNTRY OBSERVES
LIBERTY LOAN DAY
Many Towns Exceed Quota in
First Hour OF Four Weeks
Campaign.
SIOUX CITY AND LYNN LEAD
Small Communities in Southern
States Make Particularly
Good Showing.
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wASIIINGTON. April s.L-Th!s was a
dag OF enthusiastic celebrations,
backed up by subscriptions to govern
mcnt bonds of the third Liberty loan.
Throughout the United States com
munitics observed the anniversary Of
the nations entrance into the war and
gave material evidence OF their sup
port by plcdging millions OF dollars
to insure successful continuance Of the
struggle against Germany. While pa
radeS and public meetings were in
progress in nearly every city, tcle-
grams were pouring into Liberty loan
headquarters at the Treasury telling
OF towns which had exceeded their
quotas in the first day Of the four
weeks campaign, or even within the
first hour.
Moro than $50 had reported when
the headquarters closed tonight and
more st!ll were coming in.
Sioux City and Lynn were the larg-
est cities exceeding their ailotments.
thereby winning the right TO fly the
honor flags of the third Liberty loan.
rhe fact that most others were small
towns prompted an announcement by
the Treasury that their aggregate sub
scrip;ions were 'infnitcsirnal" COM
pared with the s3.0o0,Oo0,o00 campaig
goal, and that to-day's reports should
not be conducive to undue optimism
regarding the final result"
II was impossible tonight even 10
estimate the days subscriptions. Ey
Monday or Tuesday campaign head
quarters expects TO have precise re-
ports from every Federal reserve dis
t-ict, and TO be able to mark the daily
n 6p
drive.
Tho Treasury managers to-day tele-
sraDhed district directors to make
every effort 10 report exact figures of
actual subscriptions, excluding all fu-
ture pledges or promises. SO that there
VIII be no duplication OF subscriptions
in the current tabulations. The official
attitude is that the country shall know
tho results being obtained from dag
10 day. without regard TO whether
these are optimistic or depressing.
Officials tonight intimated that
more than coo communities had placed
themselves on the honor roll to-day
b. neutrality-suspicious.. Sharply at Q
o'clock. the official opening hour. came
the iirst report, and scoro arrived
within a few Innutcs,
II will take a week or more TO c1-
anime the various reports. and deter
mine which arc fully entitled to bona
hde consideration. and it may be i'm
possible to determine which was first.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA,
"GOEs OVER THE TOp-
The South made a particularly good
showing to-day. so far as reports from
small towns were concerned. and this
pleased officials. for special efforts
have been made 20 gather big sub
scriptions in the South. San Fran
cisco reported tonight that many small
towns on the Pacific coast had over
subscribed without giving their names
New York reported that Far Hills. y. j..
had ovcrsubscribcd its quota OF sll,7C0
ten times. Even one small town in
Alaska, Petersburg. came through late
to-day, with announcement that 1t had
gone over the top"
The national capital had four NOV
ing picture stars-NIary Pickford, Marie
Drcsslcr Douglas Fairbanks and
Charlie Cha plin---to lead it's celebration
OF the loan opening. After meeting
President Wilson at the White House.
they started on roundup OF pledges,
and the result was said tonight to
run into several million dollars. They
participated in an outdoor meeting at
the cast front of tho Capitol, where
Speaker Clark told throng of Scna-
tors. Representatives and WASHINGTON
citizens that "if the American citizens
ellipse, where great throng scrambled
10 the bonds" and that victory is the
habit OF the American people. and they
will not be satisfied without CLOSING
this war SictoriOuSlV"
MOVIE STARS SELL
nONDS IN WASHINGTON
Then the movie stars led a parade OF
Goldiers and civilians down Pcnnsyl-
vania Avenue to the White House
clipse, where a great throng scrambIed d
to subscribe and get the autographs
of the screen actors. A negro urchin
with a fifty dollar bill was Fairbanks s
first customer.
Among places which to-day reported
their allotment subscribed are.
North Carolina-Clayton.
Tennessee--IIuntsvi Smithville,
Tullahoma. Erwin, Ooitewah, Unicoi
County. Crossville, oakdale.
Virgina-Ianover County.
South Carolina-Coward.