Evening star., 1918-04-07
MILLIONS IN BONDS
PLEDGED IN nation
News From Small Towns
Brings Warning to Over
Optimistic.
200 COMMUNITIES ON ROLL

Throughout the United States commu-
mites yesterday observed the anniver-
sary Of the nations entrance into the
war. and the opening the third lib
erty loan campaign giving material evi-
lions of dollars to insure successful con-
tinuance of the struggle against. Ger
many. --'--.'-'-'
While parades and public meetings
were in progress in nearly every city.
kilograms were pouring into liberty
loan headquarters at the Treasury tell
Ing of towns which had exceeded their
quotas In the first day Of the four weeks
campaign, or even within the hrse nour.
More than 150 had reported when tne
headquarters closed last night, and more
still were coming in. .-..L..x
Sioux City and Lynn, Mass, were the
largest cities exceeding their ailot.
ments and thereby winning the right
to fly the honor flag Of the third hoerey
loan. The fact that most others were
small towns prompted an announce
ment by the Treasury that their ag-
gregate subscriptions were "infinites-
imaT' compared with the s3.Uo0,V ,V00,ooo
campaign goal, and that yesterdays re-
ports Should not be conducive to un-
due optimism regarding the final re-
suit"
Subscriptions Untabulated.
It was impossible last night even to
estimate the days subscriptions. since
workers in most cities reported they
were too busy celebrating to tabulate
their pledges. BY tomorrow or Tues
day campaign headquarters expects to
have precise reports from every fed
eral reserve district, and to be able to
mark the daily harvest Of the nations
war credit drive.
These reports are to contain no
water or exaggeration. 1T was an
terday tclegraphed district directors to
make every effort to report exact
figures Of actual subscriptions. exclud-
ing all future pledges or promises. SO
that there will be no duplication Of
subscriptions in the current tabula
tions. The official attitude is that the
country shall know the results being
obtained from day to day, without re-
gard to whether these are optimistic
or depressing.
Millions of persons yesterday heard
pleas for financial assistance of the
war from sDea kers of national prom
inence. President Wilson at Baltimore
last night, Vice President Marshall at
ST. Louis, Secretary McAdoo at Phfla-
delphia and Secretary Daniels at
Cleveland led the battalions of
'officials last night intimated that
more than 200 communities had placed
themselves on the honor roll by over
subscriptions. Sharply at o'clock. the
official opening hour, came the first re-
port. and a score arrived within a few
minutes.
i These had solicited their subscrip-
tions in advance, however, and had
filed reports before the campaign OPEN
ed officially, misunderstanding the
contest rules eliminating consideration
of these in determining the standing of
the towns on the national honor roll.
1t will take a week or more to ex-
anime the various reports and deter
mine which are fully entitled to bona
fide consideration. and it may be i'm
possible to determine which was first.
There will be other contest align
ments, however-for the first place in
the lists Of communities classified by
population, first in the state or the
county. These are expected to furnish
campaign's end, May 4.