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Southern New Jersey. s13.3i5. $50;
Delaware. S6.e22.900.
Dallas telegraphed tonight that
the city OF Dallas was causing more
concern than any other place in the
district. mainly because Of a base
/ less report early in the campaign
that the city had exceeded its
quota. Inquiry is being made to
learn If the report was the work
of German propagandists.
Personal experiences with the Amer
lean fighting forces in France were
told to an audience OF several thou
sand who filled Liberty Hut to ca
pacity last night by two American
soldiers who have just returned from
the firing line. They were Sergt. John
J. Heffernan. of Washington. and Pri-
vate Schuyler C. Mowrer. OF Indiana,
both Of whom have been slightly
wounded.
Sergt. Heffernan. who Is a Spanish
American war veteran. and who re-
enlisted when America declared war on
Germany, kept the audience roaring
with laughter with his homely, humor-
Gus description OF experiences lover
there" =
Wesley Frost, American Consul
from Queenstown. gave a vivid de-
scription OF the German submarine
atrocities and described many har-
rowing details which he had wit
messed during the first three years
of submarine warfare. He said he
had reported to his government the
destruction of no less than 81 ships
carrying Americans. and recounted
dozens of specific instances where
the German submarine commanders
had subjected the helpless victims
of the stricken ships to inhuman
treatment.
Daniels Present.
Secretary Daniels. of the Navy.
and Mrs. Daniels, Admiral Palmer.
Senator Overman and many others
in political, naval. and civil life at
tended Keith's Theater last night in
honor of Navy Night" in recogni-
tion Of the U. S. Navy Jazz Band of
enlisted men from the Charleston.
Mass, Navy Yard. who are in vaude-
Vile for Q four weeks period. end
ing here. boosting the nationwide
drive for the third liberty loan. The
smart appearance of the bluejack-
cts and their inimitable jaZzing
took the house by storm, and Secre-
tary Daniels beamed with apprecia-
ton of the ability and popularity of
the sea fighters.
Frederic j. Haskins made the pre-
liminary address, and his remarks
were punctuated about once a min
ute by the applause Of the audience.
Victor Moore, the comedian, also
spoke for the boys overseas, and
added no little humor to the occa-
sion. Among the principal subscrip-
tions were: A. A. Hoehling, 1r..
SO, 900; Ralph B. Strassburger. $1,000;
Mrs. Kittie Thielkeld, $1,000: Fred II.
Schomberg, 500; Lieut. Frank A. Car
roll, $500; f. w. Kcllosg. of the San
Francisco Call. $500: Franklin Helm,
ZOO: u. 8. Supreme Court Justice
]. H. Clark, through Recorder Butler.
of the U. S. Supreme Court, $4,000;
Stuart O. +. MacLoo. $500; r. Weh-
Ter, $1,000; Carroll Fox, $1,000; S. A.
Putnam. $1,000: Sidney Ballou. 1900:
r. c. Collins, jr., 500: Ella ]. Sulli-
van, 1900; j. II. Coonley. $500; P. II.
Glenby, $500; J. w. Orr. 500; Capt f.
l.. Hayden. $500: Stuart Thomson,
500; w. NJ. Bennett. $500; J. E
Gowen. $3.50 At the matinee. s1495C
was raised, ana last night. Al,9D. Ihe
grand total to date, 81, ,553, 700.
Gayety Audience.
Nearly $1,000 was raised in liberty
loan subscriptions at the Gayety yes
terday and the day before when the
shows were stopped and pleas for SUBJ
scriptions were made and emphasized
by the personal solicitation of each
person in the audience by members OF
the company who came down from the
stage and urged subscriptions.
At yesterday afternoons perform
ance $500 was raised for the loan and
an additional $3.50 was raised at the
performance last night when Fairfax
Naulty and Guy Mason addressed the
audiences from the stage. Yesterdays
subscriptions at the burlesque house
brought its total UP to 800 for the
two days.