The Washington herald., 1918-10-16
LOCAL QUOTA
BUT HALF IN;
4 DAYS LEFT
President Wilson's Appeal
Stimulated Subscrip-
tions Yesterday. Z.
BANKS WERE SWAMPED
Admiral Cowie Issues Def,
Saying Match the Navy,
Put 1t Over.

-Four days. remain to the District
of Columbia in which to subscribe
little under half OF its quota in
the Fourth Liberty Loan drive.
Reports received by the local loan
committee yesterday indicate that
the firm answer of President Wilson
to the German peace note has had
stimulating effect on subscribers
in the District. The city OF Wash
ington is determined that the Ma
tion's Capital shall not fail the Pres
ident at this critical time.
Yesterday was pay day in the gov
eminent departments. according to
the usual custom. and Liberty Loan
Day, by the will Of hundreds of en-
ployes of Uncle Sam, who took the
opportunity to invest their pay checks
in pledges of their loyalty to their
country.
Banks All Overworked.
The liberty bond departments of all
the Washington banks were kept open
throughout the day. and until 3
o'clock last night, and there was
scarcely an interval throughout that
period when there were not lines of
men and women before the bond win
dows, and each eager to get their
subscriptions entered for the greatest
Of all great war loans. What the
total amount was, subscribed during
| the day could not be estimated last
might. since the banks were literally
swampe@ with the work incident to
receiving, and tabulating the sub
scriptions.
The number OF subscribers, rather
than the amount subscribed was the
real feature of the day, for most of
the men and women in the bond lines
were men and women of small means,
to whom a $50 or 800 bond meant as
great, if not a greater sacrifice than
subscriptions of much larger amounts
mean to the weII-to-do.
The more wealthy were no less en-
thusiastic and no less eager to par
icipate in the measure. and there was
a handsome representation of larger
subscriptions in the days total Nor
were individuals alone in contributing
to the glory of the day.
Corporations Cough Up.
Several hundred thousand dollars
additional was added to the loan to-
tai by subscriptions reported as a re-
suit Of the canvass made of corpora
tions and busines organizations. The
iicanvassers report that everywhere a
fine spirit of patriotism is being
shown by business organizations. and
many in making their subscrin-
| uons haye stated that they expected
to Increase the amount before the end
| of the campaign.
Response Is General
Subscriptions reported yesterday
] include the following: Washington
Wholesale Tobacco Company, $1,000:
| Thomas A. Cannon, $1,000: Carry Ice
Cream Company. 5000; B. f. Good
| rich Rubber Tire Company, $1,000:
General Electric Company, 81, 600:
House & Hermann. $1,000; w s
Hoge d Bro, $500: Mellon-Stuart
Company, 5000; Merchants Transfer
and Storage Company. $4,000; Nor
folk and Washington Steamhoat
company. 100000: Henry T. Offte,-
dinger, 5000; II. R. Norton & Co
rAN'SNNf SAisAA L1GlNluullGE, AD.UsD.
Plate Printers Union, No. >. 81 5n0.
Louis c. Rosenbush, 5000; RudoIpb
Il West Co.. $22. 900: Z. G. Schafer q
| Co. $1,000: Southern Building Supply
Company. $1,000: Hotel Continental
by the Washington Hotel Company.
| $4,000; Francis c. Wallace. 81 100:
| Hugo Worch. $1,000 Todd Protecto-
graph Company, 5000; John Hancock
Mutual Life Insurance Company.
| $4,000.
Navy to the Front.
! Today is Liberty Loan NAVY Dav
and Rear Admiral Cowie in bebaJf
OF the navy. challenges the, countrr,
to match the efforts Of the navy
| In a statement yesterday Admiral
Cowie says: "i
The leaders OF the nation ars oo,,
Ing upon the people to float the loan
and raise one-half in the few davs
That are left The navy is COMING
across again-over the top As JsuaI
but quicker. bigger and stronger. For
the sake OF the country. for the sake
| of victory. Match the Navy"
Match the men on our fighting
ships-the men who are pouring ont
their dollars to fight. Let every man
answer the German toast, Der Tag ;,
by making Navy Day, the day Of
days in the battle of freedom"
Secretary McAdoo yesterday re-
ceived telegram from Gov. Gunter
OF Colorado. stating that the State
and city of Denver had passed their
quota. and were still fighting. Other
reports indicated that the nation as
whole was subscribing as the best. and
only way of supporting the Presidents
stand in regard to the German note.
The little town of Wagner, s. d..
telegraphed to the Secretary. that the
entire population Of the town, l.0OoI
men, women and children. had agreed
to subscribe 800 each.
Edison Has Severe Cold.