The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-04-07
LIBERTY TOTAL
$100,O00,000 ON
FIRST DAY HERE
New York Stirred With Pa
triotic Meetings. Parades,
Flags and Music.
WHOLE CITY IS AROUSED
Bankers, Merchants and Citi-
zens Join In Enthusiastic
Rallies for War Loan.

Father knickerbocker unbuckled his
money belt yesterday and gave the third
i"ber;y Loan a tremendous shove to-
wagd its three billion dollar goal by
describing to more than one hundred
''ion dollars worth OF Government
bonds The official total for the day
: "as si4000,00o. This is exactly the
''Houat OF the bonds taken at the Fed
eral Reserve Bank.
approximately S9.000.Ov0 more in
subscriptions which were not received at
'hs bank were announced. About s3O,-
100000 in additional subscriptions, many
~ which passed through the Federal
Reserve Bank and therefore are dupli-
oations, were announced. So that New
Works total subscription for the frst
day Of the drive to finance the war
against the Germans easily amounted 10
more than 800. 900
Bonds which were sold at booths and
a, the mass meetings held during the
day are not included in this total. be-
csuse complete report Of tho activities
Of these statesmen will not be received
until the frst OF next week. Ofic;al
sales OF @74.Oo0.o00 OF Liberty bonds
yesterday compare with SI0.16e.5S0 dis
POSED Of during the first days drive Of
the second loan. .-.
Patriotism Pervades City.
The day was one OF patriotism in
Eew York. Probably at no other time
during the entire year that the United
states has been at war with Germany
las the fact that Americans must back
mp the boys over there been 30 force
fG.ly presented. Old Glory was the
heynote. The flag few from thousands
g, staffs. it was displayed in windows,
II was carried by marchers and raised
o'er public buildings.
Farades were held on half a dozen
p!lncpal streets. mass meetings sprang
up here ard there over the entire city.
soldiers and sailors and their bands
teped enliven the day. war slogans rang
everywhere and war paintings. pre-
.sn.ed 70 quicken enthusiasm in Liberty
londs. were unveiled. In fact every
available space out OF doors carried All
appeal to Americans to beat the Ger
mans
New Workers. responded with a whole
h"ar;ed enthusiasm which astonished
zen the optimistic Liberty Loan Com
mit,ee. Practically one-ninth OF New
forks quota Of the three billion dollar
loan was taken.
I'VE are tremendously satisfied with
the first days work." said Gov. Benja-
Jl.n Strong OF the Federal Reserve
Bank and in general charge Of the drive
n this district. but We cannot rest
Until we have far exceeded our quota OF
300 100000. We must make 1t at least
i 500, 900, o0o''
Big Subscriptions start Drive.
Before the day was All hour old sub
sriptions began to roll into the Federal
Reserve Bank. The city's big banks.
trust companies and insurance companies
ed the way, The Bankers Trust Com
pany blazed the trail and topped the first
lays subscriptions with an order for
A.i,ooo.o00 Liberty bonds.
The National Park Bank was second
with subscription Of s2o.ooo.O 900. the
'orn Exchange Bank third with sub
rption OF sl5,547.60O and the Metro
holitan Trust Company fourth with an
rider for $500, 900 worth OF the Gov
-Gnment's A.. per cent. securities. These
descriptions will include what each
rank estimates its customers will take.
N addition TO its own subscription.
The life insurance companies were not
TAR behind the banks in ordering their
'Ho'as The New York Life Insurance
lmpany subscribed for 81, 10000 the
.Iatual Life Insurance Company entered
Is subscription for sl0.500.000 and the
l"'ropoltan Life Insurance Company
took $4,000, 900 worth.
Other big subscriptions Of the day
we're those OF the Manufacturers Trust
company Of s3,000.000. the Guaranty
1!ust Company OF S3.220.oO0 and the
General Motors and Chevrolet Motors
'ompdny for S3,500.000.
The honor Of buying the first Liberty
1oud Of the third issue rests between an
'td!an chleftain and an office boy.
'"en - o'clock struck yesterday mora
an army truck loaded with volunteer
-peaNers swung into Times Square and
'artod the fir.t meeting during the loan
drive
Indian Chief Buys Dond.
Marabozho. full blooded Mohawk
-Haian chief, in war paint and feathers,
pushed through the crowd which sur
l'1nded the speakers truck and asked
.'r the right TO buy the first bond.
oupon No was given to him In ey-
'ah2e FOR 800. while the crowd chccred