Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-13
INTENSIVE CANVASS
STARTS HERE TODAY
Workers in Liberty Loan Cam
paign Will Visit Homes
to Sell Bonds.
WANT 1000 TO PARTICIPATE
S26. .5o5.ooo Reported by Virginia
Banks-Good News From
Fifth District.
WANT 1000 TO PARTICIPATE

Richmond Liberty loan lesionaries 90
forth to-day to rap old-time door
knockers and push the electric bells Of
every home whose windows are not
hung with an honor nag.
Buy bonds. as many as you can. and
provide for the youth of America. who
give their life blood for YOU overseas"
will be the bidding to the householdcrs
Of Richmond.
This door-to-door drive will start
promptly at $3.50 o'clock and will con-
tinue until every home has been reach
ed, though it take until midnight.
Richmond must not fall" declares
the little army OF civilians which will
cail upon those at home TO loan their
money to Uncle Sam and the cause OF
world freedom.
More than 1000 Richmonders are ex-
rected to participate in the great drive
Travellers Protective Association, Post
A; and the Richmond Life and Fire
Under writer's Association having VOL
unteered for the task OF carrying the
will report at Liberty loan hcadquar-
ters. Eleventh and Bank Streets, at
s:so O'clock this morning. and arrange.
men TO work promptly. The city has
been divided into blocks Of four. squares
each, and two men will be ASST sned to
home in this district.
LOAN WORKERS MAY USE
AUTOS TO-DAY IN BIG DRIVE
Automobiles will be used by the
workers wherever necessary. Fuel Ad-
ministrator Beirne Blair having issued
special permission to this effect. Post
Vields Of these cars viii signify to
police officials that the machines are
upon Liberty loan business.
Richmond again fell below its re-
quired daily average subscription. only
s of nssS Smos akss S
must be raised before next Saturday
in order TO fulfill this city's quota. and
President Wilson has. asked that this
fourth loan be completely subscribed
and then oversubscribed AS answer TO
Germany.
Although Liberty loan leaders believe
trict will subscribe its quota, less than
half OF It's allotment has been reported,
the total last night being Slol l,SS2, 400.
xTfqa eanss eanks mere repefisa than
which must be subscribed. Headquar- :
ters believes that twice this amount
has been raised. but have, no definite
6gures to substantiate their estimates.
Charleston. S. c.. went over the top
last night. District headquarters re-
eeived a telegram stating that S6.3so,
900 has been subscribed, the city
quota being S6.230.600
Ll'NCHBURG CHAIRMAN REPORTS
QUOTA NEARLY SUBSCRIBED
Lynchburs has raised over S3.000,00o.
according to a telegram received yes
terday from Chairman John w. Grad
dock by +. l.. Bemiss. Virginia chair
man. The telegram reads:
Figures compiled by US to noon To-
day, show subscriptions of S3.l 1000.
When compilation is complete and
Campbell County comes in next week,
Lynchburg will go we'll over the top.
Splendid work done by all commit
teemen't
Other Communities throughout the
Fifth District going over the top yes
terday include Clio, Marlboro. S. C.,
Hurlock, Dorchester County, Maryland:
Queenstown, Queen Anne County, Mary
land: Eidgely, Carolina County. Mary
land, and Windsor Isle OF Wight Coun-
ty. Virginia.
Richmond women have thus far Sc
cured subscriptions amounting TO 81
426.600, according TO the report up 10
the close OF business Friday night.
Figures from the Fifth District are
as follows
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