Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-12
CITY FIVE MILLIONS
SHORT OF LOAN GOAL
Yesterdays Total Much Below
Necessary Average,
With $651,l5O.
DISTRICT RAISES ONE-THlRD
West Virginia and South Caro-
lima Most Backward-Mary-
land Leads Five States.
DISTRICT RAISES ONE-THiRD

Richmond yesterday again fell be-
hind it's required daily average sub
scription 10 the fourth Liberty loan.
ana workers last night sent on, an
urgent appeal for voluntary purchases
oil bonds by every citizen who can
drag forth another dollar. Fearing
that failure TO attain this city's quota
Of SEQ 100000 will mark their efforts
the loan workers are working night
ana day TO reach every person in the
city by house to- house canvass.
lotal subscriptions in Richmond yes.
terday amounted to sG5Il50, brinEinr
the grand total un to sIi.9I6.20o. This
means that Richmond has but five. full
working days in which to raise another
quarter OF its quota.
headquarters showed that Nirgini:,'s
total to date is s23.5s7,i5o. or about
onS,third OF its quota. Banks reported
1850 for yesterday.
only one-third of the quota OF the
tifth District has been raised. accord
J. Seay. governor of the. Fifth rco-
eral Reserve Bank. Total subscrip
tons which have been verified amount
Is $3.50 100000. Maryland reports show
that State TO be holding the lead
throughout the district. with total sub
scriptions of almost 1000 600 while
West Virginia and South Carolina are
fighting the cellar position, with about
St.ooo.000 each.
NO CELEBRATIONS TO-DAY.
INFLUENZA PREVENTING
Liberty Day to-day will not he OBJ
served by celebrations and speaking in
Richmond. as was planned previous to
the epidemic of influenza That there
WI, NIL, be few w activities nd,,a thrSushout the
state that conditions everywhere make
Impossible the holding OF meetings
President, Wilson has set aside to day
as Liberty Day" and unusual demon
strations were scheduled for every CITY
in the country in behalf of the fourth
Liberty loan.
ner cent of the 700 shopmen of the
Richmond. F'redericks sburg and Potomac
Railroad Company had subscribed SiO.-
800 TO the fourth loan. These men
already have bought more than $4,000
worth of war savings stamps and con
,ributed sl25 toward the fight against
third loan ~ per cent of all the en- :
Ployees OF the Richmond. Fredericks-
surg and Potomac Railroad bought
during the fourth loan - per cent Of
all the workers have subscribed for
almost twice that amount. sl60.30o.
that the Virginia Carolina 'Chemica,
Company. with head offices in Rich
mond; has subscribed sl.7oo,ooo to the
fourth loan through its various local
URGE MORE VOLUNTARY
BUYING At BANKS
Appeals went forth last night both
from the executive committee and
downtown bankers urging the people
TO go TO the banks and buy more
bonds. To those who have already
bought. the bankers said: Tell them
to go and buy more. We must raise
our quota and we must help the boys
over there"
Every available worker is now being
sent into the ranks for the final drive
which will bring victory to Richmond.
Starting this morning and continuing
until the end OF the campaign. the city
will be canvassed from one end to the
other. and the people are asked to help
the campaign as they have never been
asked to help any previous drive.
Following the announcement that the
Liberty Day" demonstration at Seven
Pines. which was scheduled for this
afternoon. had been abandoned because
of the influenza outbreak. the eNecu-
tive committee received late yesterday
the following telegram from secretary
Il have received your telegram and
think it very wise with the preva-
lence of influenza these days not TO
have public gatherings.
Few business men attended the con-
ference at l o'clock yesterday after
noon at the Business Mems Club. al
though many invitations had been is
sued. Bankers made no comment on
this fact. However, every man at
tending the meeting placed a subscrip-
tion for the fourth issue.
The drive in the industrial! plants OF
the city continued with gratifying re-
suits. and was brought TO climax a:
the plant OF the Richmond Stove
Works. where 100 per cent club was
organized. Norman II. Johnson spoke
there at noon and obtained $4,000 from
the shopmen. every workmen buying
one or more bonds. The company pur-
chased $4,000 worth OF bonds. and
has conducted thorough camDaign
among its workers
Discussing the campaign last night
bankers stressed the point that agents
was the patriotic duty OF the agents
Continued on Last Pase.)