The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-05
For Third Time Within
 Year American People Oversubscribe War Credit
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(Continued from Page One) 0c0, ,O00-far above the 100000 of the sec ond loan or 4,500,O00 of the first-and some officials expressed the belief that the roll of bond buyers would be even greater To them this was one of the most encouraging features.
 All 12 federal reserve districts, which were the largest campaign units, over subscribed and a majority of the states made the same record. Delaware doubled it's quota. Headquarters of the Atlanta diserict reported tonight the district was S'o,oG0,0o5 over it's quota.
 Bond selling continued actively in many cities up to a late hour tonight, and banks stayed open in a final effort to roll up more subscriptions than tho &,e16, 6,000,Goo of the second Liberty Loan last October.
 BIG CORPORATIONS LAG
 Messages reaching washington tonight indicated. however, that the big sub- scriptions from corporations and business Interests which were features of the last hours of the second campaign, were lack ing. owing to the imminece of income and exess profits tax-paying time in June, when more than s3,0o0 900 OOO war levies will have to be paid to the govern ment. The success of the campaign, even without the big individual subscriptions, demonstrated that the loan was ''popu- lar" and that bonds will be widely dis tributed among all classes and localities of the country.
 From early this morning to late hour tonight, messages to loan headquarters in the treasury told of energetic cam paigning nearly everywhere, and of thou sards of belated subscriptions pouring in upon banks faster than they could be counted Most district organizations this afternoon ceased even trying to keep in lodch with the current totals.
 We will continue to work up to to- night" said number of messa ges.
 MESSAGE FROM ATLANTA
 The Atlanta district, which has been at the bottom of the percentage col umn since the campaign started, April $, sent this word tonight
 Sales reported from all parts of the district indicate that the quota may be exceeded by more than 25 per cent. We believe that practically every county and community will go over the top. Every state has already exceeded it's quota" telephone message from the Richmond district headquarters tonight said s135,S14O00 subscriptions were in hand, and $150.0n0.000 was expected before midnight Maryland had sub scribed s41 100000 against quota of sSS,000,000. and committees were striy- ing to reach $45,000,0o0.
 NEW YORK MAKES SPURT
 The headquarters review tonight de- scribed the final roundup in New York as probably the most striking feature of the last days campaign" Within d few hours, $129,ooo.ooO subscriptions were recorded. sending the city and state of New York over their quotas.
 The figure of $3,2o3. 3.655, 400 officially recorded by the treasury. covered busi- ness up to o'clock yesterday after noon for all districts except New York, which reported at o'clock this after noon, and Boston and Philadelphia, which reported at II o'clock this morn ing.
 Tt is impossible to estimate the amount of Subscriptions taken in the various districts up to the close of business tonight,' said the headquar- ters statement. 'but the volume doubt less will show a substantial increase