The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
W.S.S. IN Big DEMAND
AS CAMPAIGN BEGINS
Entire City Enthusiastically
Responds to Sslesmen's
Requests to Buy.
BOMB PROOF PLEAS AID
Great Meeting at Sub-Treasury
and Rallies at Many Other
Public Places.

''won't you buy q stamp! Just one!
Please7"
And everybody did.
1t Is impossible TO estimate the ap-
proximate amount OF War Savings ana
Thrift stamps sold in the first day OF
the 32b. 1000. 600 drive begun yesterday
to be ended at midnight August 70. but
the reports from many and various sec
tons OF the city show that sales far
exceeded expectations. From early in
the morning until after midnight the
public was enthusiastically buying from
the forty-fve or fifty thousand statesmen
and saleswomen who ardently piled
their patriotic vocation throughout the
city.
Bomb PROBING stirs Curiosity.
The bombprooang Of large display
windows with colored strips OF paper,
similar to the bombprooflng Of the win
dows in Paris from the airplane raids,
were to be seen all about the city. Peo-
pie gazed upon them curiously ana
speculatively in some cases, until they
read the explanatory note that the bomb
proofing was not for the protection OF
people from flying glass when bombs ex-
ploded. as in Paris. but for the adver-
tisement of the War Savings Stamps cam
paiEn. The slogan further urged the
reader to buy to the llmit-and then
some.
in mi q q
the curious looking little strips until the
sa5. 900. 900 goal is reached. The sta
tfonary booths did a thriving business.
orders having been taken for stamps
c. o. d.
An open air rally Of 10000 people or
more was held at Wall and Broad
streets on the steps OF the 'Sub-Treasury
where thousands of dollars were gar
nered to swell the stamp Golfers. Mar
tin vogel. Assistant Treasurer Of the
United States. opened the meeting, but
soon gave way to Capt. Mitchell. a men,
Der of the French War Mission, who is
here fresh from the battlehelds OF
France. where he lost a leg in action.
He wears the Croix de Guerre and the
Cross OF the Legion of Honor. He added
to his laurels by selling $4,000 worth
Of stamps The New York Navy Yard
Band gave a concert.
The Public Library held its crowd of
buyers throughout the day with inter
mittent speaking and singing by Shelly
Hull and EfYie Shannon OF the Under
Orders company. and Rita Gould. a
vaudeville actress The Fifteenth Coast
Artillery Band played. More than $4,000
worth Of stamps were sold during the
afternoon.
Human spider Ia Good Salesman
Dave Peterson climbed nineteen
story building at 10 Broadway in ter
minutes and descended in thirteen with
a shuddering crowd watching him witt
fascination and then he sold then
stamps.
SO fast had the sales become that
some salesmen began to fear the cam.
paign would run short Of stamps. but II
was learned that In addition TO those
already on sale the Federal Reserve
Rank held 50 0O0. 900 worth ready to re-
lease and the Post Once another sup.
ply OF s1o.Ooo.ooo. This quoted thei,
fears
Aside from the immediate sales ant
delivery efforts were renewed to increase
the subscription OF the War Savings
Limit Club. which included all those
who agree to buy 81 900 maturity valu,
of War Savings Stamps before January
/. The price OF tho limit this month
is ss3s. There were only 1900 mem
bers when this campaign started. The
number Ia increasing hourly and II Is
expected to reach 10000 before the cam.
paign is finished
Charles F. Hall. chairman of the cam
paign committee. instructed statesmen tc
go after the heads of firms and ge'
them to buy to the limit. Excuses OF
buying Liberty Bonds and other patriotic
paper were not to he countenanced. For
he declared. that every one should buy
the stamps in addition.
Theatres and motion picture houses
restaurants and clubs were invaded
during the evening and rich harves
garnered
The Liberty Bell In City Hall Parl
scored a bounteous sale of stamps W
r. Wetmore. President OF the Minute
Men OF America, talked a little bit ant
then got down among the crowd anC
worked, making record sales.
And the tired but happy statesmen a.
they turned in for the night declared
that War Savings Stamps were the