The Washington times., 1918-10-04

with special subscription blanks. with
detachable coupons, which will be
given to subscribers as receipts for
payments individuals subscribing
through the solicitors Sunday will
designate on their subscription cards
the name OF the bank through which
they wish TO make their payments.
At the request of the Liberty Loan
Committee the District banks will
remain open tonight and tomorrow
night until o'clock. The purpose OF
this is to give those working after
the regular banking hours the oppor-
tunity OF entering their subscriptions
at once.
Big Subscription.
More than $5OO.OOO was raised in
the rally at B. F. Keith's Theater last
night the exact figure being $55S.15e.
The larger subscriptions were made
by the Merchants Bank 100000;
p. 4. Drury, president of the bank,
$4,000; Henry X. Willard, $4,000;
Edward and Carl Droop. $4,000:
Corby Baking Company, $4,000, and
Raymond Pilsner, 10000. The total
raised at the theater including the
collection of last night was an
nounced as $1.0O0,0O0.
President Wilson created enthu-
siasm at the Belasco Theater last
night when he bought a bond for a
thousand dollars. 1t was several
minutes before the sale could be con-
tiuued after the President signed the
pledge card, because OF the cheering
and applauding OF the audience. In
the sale that followed $4,000 worth
of bonds were signed for.
The d. J. Kaufman Mans Store
have given over their entire billboard
displays in the city of Washington to
the fourth Liberty loan.
These stores control billboard displays
located in practically every section
OF the city. Liberty bonds are the
most important things that this store
has to advertise right now," said MT.
Kaufman, land every merchant who
is on his job should realize this fact
and act accordingly. Our own busi-
ness has to play second hddle 10 the
Government, and all that I've got 10
say is that we are glad to be in the
orchestra and are doing everything
possible to keep up with the leaders"
Treasury Department employees are
making a god record for themselves
in the present drive. There are a.
600 employees in the department from
which 6.796 have subscribed totai
of SI.OT6. 900 to the fourth loan. This
record includes subscriptions taken
up to October ..
II. II. Workers Aid.
w. w. Powie, general freight
agent of the Pennsylvania railroad,
announced this morning that sub
scriptions for the fourth loan have
been taken from all the employees
in the Washington office of his de-
partment. There are 126 employees
in the local freight office. Other de-
of the Pennsylvania road
are nearing this record of hupdred
per cent.
Clark Griffith. manager OF the
Washington baseball club, has been
chosen one of the 200 team captains
for the Sunday house-to-hQuse drive,
but he has been unable to get the
necessary twenty men needed to as
sist him in the work. Mr.. Griffith
said this morning that he would De
glad to hear from some good, red
blooded Americans who are willing
to come out and put in a good hard
DAYS work for a god cause.
Liberty loan workers for the sun
day drive will be permitted to use
automobiles going to and from the
section to which they will be as
signed without being censured as
gasolene siackers.
. The famous Italian Bersagliert, ac-
companied by the Grenadier Band OF
100 pieces, will arrive in washington
tomorrow morning. These seasoned
fighters will march through the
streets