New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
Campaign Managers Fore
see Victory for Fund by
Wednesday Night
Western Districts
Continue to Lead
President Appeals to Ma
ton to Support Army in
Recreation Need


Will wind up Wednesday night. This
action was announced yesterday by the
committee in charge of the drive. after
nation wide totals had shown conclu-
siyely that the country would fail to
raise even the minimum amount of
S170,500,000 for the welfare sof soldiers
and sailors in the period originally
planned
Returns from the states, with incom-
plete tabulation of the results in this
city, last night brought the grand total
for the United States to only S1O8 ,4O5,-
f08. Mis- is more than $60,00O,OO0
short of the minimum and less than
half of the 50,000,00O which had been
hoped for at the start of the week s
campaign.
The extension of the campaign, which
is now out to raise. only TIM minimum
was decided upon afte rreceipt of a
letter yesterday from President Wilson
to DR.. John I. Mott. director Of the
campaign, and to Cleveland H. Dodge,
its treasurer. The letter reads:
81 am sure that tie entire Amer-
can people are following with eager
and responsive interest the progress
of the United War Work campaign.
Now that the cessation of hostilities
has come, we have entered upon
period in which the work of our
seven welfare agencies assumes f
possible an added Importance. The
Indictment under which our soldiers
and sailors have been working is
withdrawn their hours of leisure are
much more numerous, their tempta-
tions are greatly multiplied and in
tensified
at is clear that to minister to
them for all of their time is going to
require larger financial outlay
than when they were being served
Cor but a small fraction of their
time.
"Only two days remain before the
campaign closes, and very much more
money will be needed before the
desired large oversubscription is Sc
cured. | cannot but believe that oud
people from one end of the country
to the other will rally in generous
and sacrifcial giving to complete
this fund, and to giveour men this
fresh and unmistakable evidence that
we are all still behind them and with
them during their patient and long
vigil in our behalf and in the sole
interest of completing the high pa
'triotic duty on which we sent them
forth. ''WOODROW WILSON"
Reasons for Deficiency
= A proclamation, stating the elements
working against the success of the
drive, including the coming of peace,
the election, prevalence Of influenza,
and inability of national banks, under
existing laws, 20 subscribe, was there
upon issued by the committee of eleven
representing the organizations com
bining in the campaign.
1T was signed by DR.. Mott. Mr.
Dodge, Raymond B. Fosdick. George W
Perkins, Y. NJ. c. A; Mrs. Henry P
Dawson. Y. w. C. A.; John G. Agar
National Catholic War Council; Marti-
mer l. Schlff, Jewish Welfare Board:
Myron I. Herrick, War Camp Com.
munity Service; Frank A. Vanderslip
american Library Association; George
Gordon Battle. Salvation Army, anc
John D. Rockefeller, jr.
Yesterdays state by state contribu
tions continue to tell the same stor,
as previous days returns. Easte RI
states are still trailing those in othe,
sections of the country, whereas tht
Southern Amy Department. which in
cludes Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. ha,
already passed it's original quota.
The Southeastern Army Department
with almost 80 per cent of it's origi
nal quota subscribed, is running tn,
Southern Department a close second.
The larger cities in the East par
ticularly are falling behind. New
ork, for example, with approximate, i,
55 per cent of it's original quota sub
scr'bed, is tagging behind upstate New
ork, where 66 per cent of the crigi
nal quota is in hand.
Eleren States Seek Honor
Eleven states have wired nationa
headquarters they have passed thei,
original quotas, and all seek the homo
OF having named after them in Franc.
\. M. {. A, K of c. or Salvation Arm,
huts. twenty-five "huts" in all vii
be named after honor states. clever
Tor the first eleven states to pass tn
quota and eleven for states returnin,
largest oversubscriptions, computed OF
a percentage basis.
John D. Rockefeller, jr., chairman o.
the Now York committee, after Il be.
came apparent that the drive woult
not reach its goal issued a statement
in part reading:
Il have no doubt Of New YORK.,
heart in spite Of the tagging respons Sc
~ only requires that we all realize tn,
truth 70 stir tho hearts and purses O
our citizens 70 the generous gifts tha
are still irnperativcly needed. We hay,
~ TO work 70 tho uttermost from nov
be assured-S
with reports yesterday from the IN
oustr'es divisions, the only canvassfn,
sections 70 tabulate figures Nd "a Dat.
locally, the city turned in additto1a
contribuLors amounting 10 S1,l45. .79I
bringing the total 10 approzfrostel
sl2,0oo,000, ~ s13,0 900 900 short Of Ia
minimura originally expected By 70
morrow.
Among The larger contributions 80
ono Of 500 900 from the General Elss
.t'c company and one Of $4,000 fror
Ine Union Carbide and Carbon Co,
poraton. The Northern Pacific Raj
pay Company contributed $50 900
The. Bankers Trust Comnanv ~.x
$4,000; the Bank Of Manhattan f2s
900; the Farmers Loan and Truaf C,,,,
pany, $25, 200; the Chatham ana pheni
National Bank, s12,500; the Irving n,
fional Bank, 81 $50, and the SeaBoar
National Bank. 10000.
Other Big Subscriptions
Other contributions were Babcock
Wilcox Company, $4,000. Williai
ischnJ& Co.. $16,00of Decrlng. Millike
Company, $4,000; National Suret
Company. $4,000; Butler Brother
$4,000; Sheffield Fsyms Cornpan.
10000; New York Dock Compan,
10000; John II. Meyer e. Co., $4,000
A. Wimpfhejmer Il Bro, $40, 900; Rob
erf 4 r 4rty,sa ezeuh haeh EE non. InI,,,