Cheyenne record., 1918-05-09
100000 MORE pkRsoNs THAN IN
SECOND LOAN. 12.5oo,ooo MORE
THAN IN FIRST.
SAVINGS HABIT SPREADS
PROSPECTS FOR VICTORY IN FU-
TuRE CAMPAIGNS EXCELLENT,
SAYS SECRETARY MeApoo.


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, May 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 12.50O.-
900 more than in the first.
Latest tabulations showed $3,316.-
62S, ,25O, reported subscriptions, but the
treasury now believes the actual total,
which may run to $4,000. 100000. will
not be definitely known until May 10.
Whatever the money total,". said a
treasury statement, "the loan just
closed probably II the most successful
ever noated by any natioa. The mar
velous distribution of the Third Lib
erty loan indicates that one out OF
every six persons In the United States
may have participated in this loan"
Banks resources, it was pointed out.
have been drawn on comparatively lit
tie. and the prospects for future loans
are brighter as consequence. An
added reason for jubilation is the in
dication that the government bond
buying habit II becoming stronger
among people Of small means.
The table OF subscriptions by dis
tricts Ii a. follows:
New York. 100000: Chicago. 2.4ss.-
900; Cleveland. 1.561,079; Philadel-
phia, 100000: Boston, 100000; San
Francisco. 200 900; Atlanta, 1.OO0. 900;
Minneapolis. 100000; Kansas City.
9OO. 1000; Richmond. 100000: st. Louis.
s66.s42; Dallas. $4,000.
Secretary MoAdoo gave out this
statement:
"The people Of the United States
may well felictate themselves upon
the triumphant success Of the Third
Liberty loan. It 10 most hearteninS
manifestation OF their patriotism and
Of their inflsxible determination to
support our gallant army and navy
until q victorious decision for America
10 achieved.
II should like to thank the thou
sands of men and women throughout
the country, every claas of our citizen
ship. for their effective assistance
and cooperation in this great victory
behind the lines, without which vio-
tory on the front cannot be achieved.
II earnestly hope that everyone who
has bought Liberty bonds will try to
keep them for the period Of the war
at least. Tho slogan now should b
Keep your Liberty bonds No one
does his share fully If he merely buys
bond and then sells 1t Immediately
bslow par on the market.
TT each and every purchaser keeps
his Liberty bonds he helps to protect
the credit Of the government by main
tanning the market for the bonds ut
par. which il . very helpful thing IN
war time"
Colorado Goes "ovst the Top"
Denver. May 6.-Colorado went
"ovsr the top" many days ago. but the
flood Of dollars kept tumbling into the
war Golfers until Saturday. with an
oversubscription of 81 per cent, rep
resented in the $27,766,s50 total. the
lid nguratively could not be closed.
The state ran over its quota Of $780,
s13.soo by 37,46s.s50.
The state outside of Denver did
itself proud. with a subscription Of
s17.s44,750. when asked for only 311.-
$50. 800. And although only 100000
subscribers were needed to comply
with the government request. the
number was increased to 106,398.
From Kansas Citv cana the report
that the district showed an official
total Of subscriptions on Saturday AFT
ernoon Of s17o,221,250, which amount
cd to Isl per cent Of the districts
quota. Sales by states follow: North
west Missouri. $27,010.0o0; KanSas,
34o.7bz.0o0; Nebraska. 341.416. 900;
Oklahoma, $z9. 9.679.200; Wyoming, S..
$50 800: part OF New Mexico, 81 .e13.-
900. Three hundred and twenty-four
counties out Of $50 in the district
were oversubscribed.