The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-10-04
Lincoln County, Mo-, Celebrates Vol
unteer Day Sunday and
Reaches Its Goal.
Bond Subscriptions to Date.
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ST. Louis, Oct. S.-Arkansas in the
Fourth Liberty Loan race is out in
front with a percentage of % per cent.
In other words. that state has sold
more than 81 per cent Of its Fourth
Liberty Loan allotment, and Chairman
Hemingway says his state will be the
first in the district TO reach its full
quota.
Illinois has plunged into the Fourth
Liberty Loan campaign with character
istic energy, and at the end OF three
working days has a trifle more than
one-third Of It's quota subscribed.
Writ Wright. chairman OF st, Clair
County. with the largest quota OF any
county in the Illinois district, says his
county has sold as many bonds already
as we're sold in the three weeks cam
palgn Of the Third Loan.
Volunteer registration days in st.
Clair proved a wonderful success, &C
cording to Wright. The voting pre-
cinets were opened. and the $4,000, 900
OF bonds bought at the booths were
taken by more than 10000 subscribers.
Ten thousand other citizens volun-
tarily wen 10 the booths, registered
and gave good reasons why they were
unable at this time to buy bonds,
These 10000 win be investigated, and
, 1t is possible that before the campaign
closes they, too. may be bond buyers.
Bond, Edwards and Lawrence coun.
ties have gone owe the top in Illinois.
Chairman CrabtrSe says that when the
returns are made official he will have
] enough to pretty nearly place his state
over the top. Only actual. bona fide
sales are in the estimate given, and
the official reports may not be in for
some time.
Indiana In the Race.
State Chairman Marcus S. Sonntag
Of Indiana reached headquarters
Wednesday from his home in Evans.
n Vile. He said that, while the official
returns do not make an impressive
! showing, there is no doubt about lndi
Il ana doing all the government asks.
Evansville in Is hours, according tC
Sonntag, subscribed over $4,000, 600 o
II Its $685. 900 quota. These subscrip
tlons are bona fide and absolutel!
good, he explains, but they are not en-
l. tered in the states showing toda!
merely because they have not been Of
ficially reported by the banks.
"a In reaching 50 per cent of its quot
in a total of $12,6 soc, 900, the Arkansa
chairman has heard from only sixt
out Of the eighty-slx counties, Eleye
Ig counties have gone "oyer the top.
NJ Missouri Returns,
Missouri State Chairman J. {
Hughes was advised that Lincol
s. County has gone "oyer the top" for il
nt quota Of S473, 900. Sunday was volul
teer day in Lincoln and the people mt
In the various district school house
lg and bought bonds with a rush. W. /
nj Williams, the county chairman, say
that while returns have not been cor
W. pletely t|abulated. indications are tn;
to the goal has been reached. Washin
nd ton District OF Franklin County h'
subscribed its allotment Of $l31,0 90
District No. 30 and also District N
l12 OF the same county also are on Il
honor roll. Chairman Hughes
pleased with reports from all oy.
Missouri.
West Tennessee sends ~encouragil
reports, Obion County leading wi
rs per cent of its quota. Memph.
which has the largest share to su
scribe in the Tennessee District,
ports good progress.
Mississippi and Kentucky.
Although the returns from Miss
sippi are slow in coming in, and on
fifteen out of the thirty.nine count
have been heard from, the state
ready has subscribed 40 per cent
its quota and the state chairman is
couraged to believe that If the 81,
counties would speed up the goal mis-
be reached this week.
hehluNhg . Dlb hbuISS pLOua"lE v
not be tabulated before Saturd
Louisville has 45 per cent Of the gu,
and on Wednesday began a three da
drive. In the meantime Graves Co
ty, which has a quota Of $4SS,O
subscribed $404, 900, while Hickn
County has bought $4,000 worth
bonds towards its goal Of S137,C
Chairman Gwln says that in Rus.
County one-third Of the suhscriptl
needed to put the county over the
came from volunteers on the FIRST
days of.the CAMPAIGN.