Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-11
STATE SUBSCR|BES
0NE-TH|RD0 OF QUOTA
Richmond Buyers Take More
Than Million in Liberty
Bonds in One Day
DISTRICT REPORTS SLOW
Headquarters Gravely Concerned
Over Returns From Sur
rounding States.

Richmond total subscriptions for Tin .
fourth Liberty loan were reported as
being sl!.:55c.0 las, night workers
scving brought in orders amounting to
I! Lo6o.i5o during The day.
Virginia has subscribed about one
third o. its quota Of over 100000. 900.
The figures received by State head
quarters last night showed a total of
$:O.9lo.560.
Fifth District officials arc showing
considerable concern over the failure
Of arrival OF substantial reports from
the various States. The ,otIl 3.hscrlp-
ton toward the quota of s2s0.O0 .oOJ
according TO the reports received yes
,crday. which is far below the results
that should be attained to make the
loan 4 success.
which have not been reported is the
olicf of district and stat, officials bu;
as they have no record OF these. there
T.: nothing to base plans for further
efforts upon. They are Urging bank Il; /;
q, crywhere to hasten actual reports of
subscriptions TO headquarters with the
least possible delay.
INFLUENZA CANCELS MEETING:
At SEVEN PINES PLANT
Because of tho influenza epidemic.
the big celebration at Seven Pines.
which had been scheduled TOR Satnr
Jay has beer postponed. and Secretary
IF the Navy .IoscphuS Daniels w:ll not
COme to Richmond on that date. Prac-
tically every feature of the loan cam.
paign outside OF the house house
G.; rlpaign work has been suspended.
and Workers arc having great dificuIty
in securing the desired results.
Only the most earnest efforts will
eesrry the fourth Liberty ,oan campaign
chairman of the Virginia executive
committee. yesterday. "As l view the
situation. two widely divergent views
the fourth loan. One class. as re.
suit OF the recent war news. believes
that hostliities are about to end and
,nat ~ Is no Longer necessary T ror RI snem hn
ginning TO concentrate their minds on
V,her things. The other class. l am
happy to say, is convinced that now
!, the very time to make, every sacri-
fee and subscribe to the limit"
The report OF subscriptions in the
Fifth District was given out last nigh.
Report sub Of sub
State Ing, gs; .sS sSr.pns dp. a;o sertSers toaoo
Dist of coiumbia 4s ii.aol,75o 55.e47
Virginia $40 aO.9l0.500 1886
West Virginia. ls6 5,eIn,25o 1883
North Carolina. .s13 13.i3s,s00 s3,2443
Loan workers have been tireless in
their efforts to obtain subscriptions,
but during the past few days the re-
aging TO bankers. Richmond. they say,
has gained slowly; too slowly to raise
it's. quota, for there Is no vast reser, re-: + =
voir of subscriptions to draw on TO
complete the superintendent.
PEOPLE SHOULD NOT WATT
FOR COMING OF SOLICITORS
american soldiers do not wait un-
til some one goes out and gets them
before they do their duty declared one
hember OF the executive committee,
They know their duty and there is
no waiting. The people at home have
just as great 4 duty TO perform In the
winning of the war var, TGey rsaSs haye ,nd neen SSH
Liberty bonds. There is no more rea
son why they should wait for a soi-
Citor to call on them tnan there Is TOT
the soldier to wait until a guard Is sent
out for him TO march him 10 his post:
In line with this statement, the en-
ecutive committee announced last nlgni
that every home in Richmond shouid
have the honor nag o: the fourth Lib
erty loan. These flags are given with
the purchase OF bonds or may be OBJ
tanned from the central headqunrters'
IT Eleventh and Bank Streets. Begin :
ming Monday. there WIZ be ctty-wlde
canvass OF Richmond. and COMMITTEE e
will wait OH every home where there
is no honor flag flying and learn learn TN .ne
The committee also has under con-
sideration plan for ascertainiI.g
every man and woman employed in the
div who has not made their purchases
Of Liberty bonds. This action was said
in banking circles to have been plan .
ned because tho people OF the city had
not responded adequately to the coun-
try's call.
The failure OF many business men to
attend the conference at | O'CLOCK yes
tcrday afternoon at the BUSINESS Men
Club brought warm expressions IRON;
bankers and members of the executive
committee, and last night there came
an intimation that strong tactics would
be adopted if the absentecs who VIII
Nc invitL/ n second lime, do not at
tend the conference. IT was said that
the committee might be forced 10 sena
for these mon.
BUSINESS MEN SUBSCRIBE
S2OO.00O At MEETING
Invitations are extended TO them by
the banks with whiSh they DO business
and in addition to the letters whic'i
are placed N the mails the night be-
Tore the meeting the names are also
crintcd IN the morning newspapers eac
day These men are invited by the
bankers for conference on thc loat,
situation. when the matter Is placed
suuareiy before them. ana bankers iec'
il is their duty to attcnu inc GonieI
ence. Many others nave osen ,h.',eI .t
to the conference this afternoon at
About seventy-fvc men attended the
conference Yesterday afternoon. As
result of this meeting approNimateig
500, 900 was subscribed
,,at the national Surety Company, OF
New York, would subscribe SlO,00o
through Richmond as direct result
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