The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-16
Gas" Attack on Campaign for Funds to Beat the Hun Is Disaffected by Pub
 lished Figures
CITIZENS URGED TO RESPOND TO
 WILSON'S APPEAL
Peace Talk Caused Slight Relaxation
 in Campaign Actiyities-Na- tion's Answer to Hun Puts Pep" in Drive

It has been consistently rumored dur ing the last day or two that Birming ham is already oversubscribed in th< Fourth Liberty Loan, and that the com mittee is holding back a number of large subscriptions for the purpose of turnins them loose on the last day. Such is not the case, Chairman Brown stated last night. In an interview he said:
 "The latest gas attack on the Fourth Liberty Loan in Jefferson county is the persistent rumor that our quota has al- ready been subscribed, and that the ac- tual figures are being held back to be announced on the closing day. 1 cait only repeat what I have said hereto fore, that we are dealing absolutely lali ly with the public. We are giving them the figures as we receive them' ana the amount registered on the indicator 'his afternoon, $6,70o,000, is official.
 .'We believe that we are going to raise our quota in the four remaining days but we realize it's going to take hard work and concentrated effort 10 do Il.
 EVERY DOLLAR NEEDED
 "Every additional dollar subscribed the st four days is needed and every one is urged to bear that fact in mlnd ana to answer our double-up slogan. As have said, we are not out to break any track records, but we intend to raise the quota"
 Field Marshal J. Frank Rushton, com- menting on the rumor, said: Tt is go- ing to take hard work, but if We meet with the response from the people that we expect, we will go over all right. inc situation is in the hands of the people. The soldiers of the allied armies are working earnestly. Some of our best men are shot up with the influenza, but we closed up our ranks and are putting the enemy before us
 "The peace talk which has been preva- lent the past few days has undoubtedly cansed some relaxation in bond buying, but President Wilson's answer to Ger many. published in the Age- Herald this morning, cleared up the situation and We felt the effects of it today in the douo- ling of subscriptions.
 At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon th~ indicator on the thermometer at the First National bank building was run up to s6,7OO.0O0 which is the o1liciai report of subscriptions in hand. The county's quota is ss,S00,00O Four days of the campaign remain To attain th'' quota it will be necessary to secure an average of s400,000 a day from now unth Saturday night. The total sales report ed yesterday were s452,25O.
 GOOD DAYS WORK
 Operations of the allied soldiers were delayed yesterday morning while the generals and many of the workers at tended the funeral of Robert w. Ewing, who had been an earnest and eillcleh' worker in behalf of the Fourth Liberty Loan. as we'll as in other war actiVl- ties. but in the afternoon they redouoieo their efforts and turned in a good day work
 Among those increasing their sunserlp- lions to Fourth Liberty Bonds yesterday were: Great Southern Life Insurance company, s5OO0; Ned McDavid, SlVoo; pr Courtney Shropshire, $lo0o; Louis PlzitA slOO0.
 The General Electric company Wireu it's local manager, R. T. Brooks, that u had allotted sl500o to Birmingham' anu the Masonic Mutual Life Insurance com pany subscribed for s5oo0 of bonds Botn of these subscriptions were reporte' through Solon Jacobs. chairman ol ehe foreign corporations committee
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