New-York tribune., 1918-05-03
Wednesdays Subscriptions
Throughout the Nation
Reach $l72,6OO, 900
$Sl, 900, 900 a Day
Is Still Needed
New York Piles Up Biggest
Total Since the Drive
Started

The great surge Of last minute sub
seriptions which are expected to carry
the twelve Federal Reserve districts of
the United States far beyond the $3,-
o0o000,000 Liberty LOAN minimum
showed signs of it's strength in the Off
eal tabulation announced yesterday.
By bold stroke the people of the
nation subscribed s172 100000 on the
tveuty-second day "wednesday of
the twenty-five day campaign, thereby
bringing the aggregate within S249,-
100000 of its quota fixed by Secretary
4 AcAdoo. An average of $s1 900, 900 for
yesterday, to-day and tomorrow will
Gil the minimum, but loan workers all
over the country yesterday expressed
iull confidence that the loan will be
oyefsubscribed.
As the mathematics of the financial
offensive stood yesterday, the nation
considered as whole was $111,36O,7OO
ahead OF its schedule for the period.
according to reports that reached the
Treasury officials in Washington, all Of
the twelve Federal Reserve districts,
including Atlanta. which had thus far
subscribed to only 40 per cent of its
illctasnt, assert they will surpass
sheit Quota.
New York's Total Stronger
IA New York, the largest total for
az Gay except the first OF the drive
vas announced yesterday. The gain
dor the twenty y-second day was S73,-
el9,S5o. which brought the aggregate
4 ap 70 S1o6,976.640. This total compares
nnlav'orably with that for the CORE
sponding period of the second cam
paisn, when, s109,313,550 had been
Iaised. ,a Besides, the sum subscribed on
'ae nt equivalent day was $109. .313,55O.
ought to be 1890, 900, 900, if the un-
Official goal of $500, ,0O0, 600 is to be
reached, and 100000 if the quota
Is TO be taken. To attain the maximum
goal 1854, BAL ,120 would have to be the
daily average for the three days not
yet yet reported, and for the minimum $64,-
Secretary McAdoo, who was in the
city yesterday afternoon, said, signiti-
eantly, in speech at the Liberty The
sire IN front of the New York Public
Library: New York is tagging slightly
for the time being, but Know, and the
Iation knows, that this great metropo-
ii rs will forge ahead and do moro than
u has been asked to do"
on each American citizen to-day
rests an individual responsibility to
make the third Liberty Loan q success.
Let every one meet this responsibility
IKE true Americans, so that our SOL
alers may have the necessary arms and
tory" Wv
! The official statistics show that Mr..
mcAdoos remarks apply to New York
SN more tnan to any other large city.
Ssven FEDERAL Reserve Districts--Min-
asspoIs, csap st. Louis, Kansas City, Chi
have all subscribed % per cent or
more OF their quotas. The announce
msnt of the results of yesterdays
aAy is expected to carry all of the |
seven to subscription.
!. view York and the rest Of the Second
tederai Reserve District, which have
suo:cribed only 70 per cent of the
minimum, still are next to last in the
IMDie OF relative achievements. Rich
,avuq nsV and Cleveland, which are tied for
ia.I ansn place, are seven points in the
s1a oi the metropolitan district.
uAiess the people Of this district
~ s content to remain at the foot of !
& ~ iiSt, they must set new high marks |
perrow. anu W.
Small Subscribers Lead
i n smail subscriptions still play an i'm /
kSl.ant part in the totals of this dis
ssss.. ss'ss. Less than half of the days ag-
ssaSsse ann e. was taken by subscribers to
svVos0OO s.ss or more Of bonds. The large
sesS rs ~. were: National City Bank. s10.-
GtIsOe;;, GoOo; Bankers n < as. Trust Company lad
ssa'1Tsal, ssa Tl, $lo,00o.0o0; Farmers Loan
SH ~ ndu darust Company (additional). S1O.-
sWsooo; ss New York Life Insurance. Com. %
iaS; oss q, q, ,,Ooo: 900; Kuhn, Loeb L Co..
~ sneVvoo; Mutual Benefit Life Insur.
49, Company, $1,200,000 and the
e9Rss:riean Printing Company. I payne e
N;nV0 ~ 900 each. e"''
ysa IS shows what the various % n,rts Tta'' 10
'"s district have done:
NEW YORK CITY
Twenty-second Total Pet ot
ssce,san e,an $780, .l63. .l6o $4i2. .oS5. .ooo MOI =