New-York tribune., 1918-11-21
Reports to Midnight Show
City Two Millions Be-
hind, However
Full Returns Awaited
Thirty-eight States "Over
Top"-Perkins Predicts
Complete Success

S35 600 900 when the United War Work
campaign ended at midnight, according
to incomplete reports which had been
received at the local drive headquar-
ters.
The final returns will be made public
at luncheon of the thirty teams and
all of the divisions in the campaign at
the Chamber of Commerce at noon to-
day. AT that time John D. Rockefeller,
jr., chairman. will take up With his as
sociates plans for raising the deficit, SO
os not to fall down on the city's pledge
to its men in uniform.
statement issued from headquar-
ters last night indicated that second
extentions Of the local campaign pro-
ably would be made to wipe out the
deficit. 1t is considered possible that,
while street collections are stopped,
large industries and wealthy lndivid-
uals will continue to be canvassed for
the benefit of the cause.
Official reports Awaited
After stating that the failure to raise
the necessary lund was due primarily
to the publIc's lack of response, the
statement ISSUED by the campaign man
aGer continued:
The feeling, however, was that New
York could not close the campaign until
its tull quota had been subscribed, and
the leaders were unanimous in the de-
termination to continue their efforts to
that end. What form this later effort
will take viii not be announced until it
is known exactly what to-morrow's
luncheon reDOrtS VIII DrOducp'
W hlle the city campaign managers
were racklng them bralns for new
schemes Of getting money, incomplete
reports from other states and cites
were so encouraging that George ".
, Perkins, chairman OF the finance de-
partment OF the campaign, declared last
night that tnai figures would show
that the nation had passed its Sl7O,-
oVU,UOU quota by mldn. ght.
Accurate Fignres Unavailable
1t is impossible to give anything like
accurate figures as the campaign draws
TO close" said Mr.. Perkins every
town and county throughout the United
states IS rounding up It's drive and we
forty eight hours or more"
As quickly as the figures are all in
statement showing the exact amount
secured III each state in the Union will
be made public. Scattering returns to-
Day are very satisfactory, but New
York City, Philadelphia, Minneapolis,
st. Louis and q large number of coun-
ties have not yet had their final meet
irgs. New York. for instance, has its
hnal meeting Thursday noon. The
Philadelphia War Chest, which deter
mines how much Philadelphia gives,
has its meeting, we understand, Thurs
day forenoon.
Pennsylvania, outside of philadel-
phia: New York State, outside Of New
York City and Illinois ou+e'r- - 7 :
cago. are all three well over their goal,
and at tins hour 1T looks as though INC
cities. when their work is iin.sh.d and
returns are in, will do equally we'll"
Thirty-eight States "Over Top"
Thirty-eight states were reported
over the top last night, and every
one o. the New England and Southern
states notified national headquarters
they had perfect records. Every mill
tary department, with the exception Of
the Eastern, had raised It's quota yes
terday The latest national total that
headquarters has is $l58 $50 5O58, com
piled yesterday afternoon. but this haC
been raised to within three or foul
millions OF the quota by nightfal, it is
believed.
The industries Of New York, which
are expected to make up the create,
part OF the city's quota, turned ir
S166,995 to the fund yesterday Phelps
Dodge e. Co., of which Cleveland H
Dodge, treasurer Of the New York cam
paign. is director, notified Judge FL.
bert H. Gary that they would assign
$4,000 more to this district, making Z
total apportionment Of their firm t(
the city $227,000.
The Corn Products Refining Com.
pany gave an additional $4,000. max.
ing total contribution Of 500 coo
Other large contributions through this
division included Great American In.
surance Company, $40 600; s25. .O0(
apiece from the Lackawanna Stee
Company and the General Motors Cor
poration, and $4,000 each 10 the loca
1und from the Atlantic Mutual Insur
ance Company and the lnternationa
Paper Company, and S10,5oO IRON
fleitmann & Co.
Department Stores Contribute
Contributions to the fund from GOV,
erai of the department stores were rc
eeiVed through the Industries Division
ihey me 'uded one of $2S,500 from B
amman q Co. Stern Brothers reportet
SUBSCRIPTIONS OF IS 27494 and Best &
$4,000. D'''''ei9 ea''
ny pahk OF New York gave $4,000
the General Equipment Company e.. .00I
ana Bernard 4. Polak $500.
Up to Monday last forty-two con
Germs IN the cloak, suit and skirt in
das'rY had made contributions of $50
or over Among the leading sub
ferioers, announced by Edmund Wright
tne chairman in charge OF the cam
paign in those industries, were the .ol
loving for $4,000 each. Jacob Sperber
II. sadowsky, National Cloak & Sui
company. Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Rosen
baum Neinsteln Bros. & Co.
Harry kitzinger & Co. gave s3.10(
Noyses g. Dreyfus and II. B. Rubir
$1,000 eacn; Joseph burst $1,000. a
forUoto Co, 5 $50; Rubin Bros
sl'aoo: nnd Jacob Werthcim, 81 500 an
the following concarns contribute
$1,000 each:
Garment Salesmen's Association
Louis Weinstejn & Co., f. B. Kiln,
Blauner Bros. e. Co.. Superior Carmen
Company. Inc, Jacobus Bros. &, Co
Inc, Zelenko 4, Moskowitz. Never We,
1ei e. Ritter Bros.
Women Raise s16S,305
The womeu's organizations divisio
reported total contributions up TO yer
tcrday Of SiG8 $685.
Among the larger contributions al
The Woman's League OF Shearith Israc
S9gf9; Art War Relief 81 767; won
eng representatives Of Ethical Cultur
S0cfety EJ4 1ag. Woman'N Cifv CluI