The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-09

cess OF the Drive is dependent upon
the greatest effort OF every worker
for the remainder of the campaign.
Members of the Richmond Clear
ing House association have worked
plan for The help OF men buying iib-
erty bonds When the bonds are pur-
chased through q bank that Is mem
Der Of the association money Will DC
loaned at n rate OF IA per cent
the same rate as the bond bears
from the date OF the first payment
For tho first ninety days renewal the
rate win DO I 3 o. per cent in excess
of The Federal Reserve bank rate.
After the expiration Of the second
ninety days period the rate Will De
OF / per cent for a period not exceed
ing six months
Following a meeting OF the execu-
tive committee at 1880 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, an appeal was Is
sued to the people of Richmond TO
delay no longer. but 10 go to their
banks and buy all the bonds that they
possibly can. The committee also
urged the workers in the manufactur-
ing plants of the city to increase
their subscriptions because their
wages are sufficient to warrant such
action. In some instances workers
have purchased only one small bond
when they should have bought two
or three, bankers declared, -
Efforts were being made yesterday
by the committee of which E M.
Crutchfeld Is chairman. to obtain the
services OF several airplanes from
Langley field to help the campaign.
These planes are being sought to bomb
Richmond from the air. distributing
circulars on the fourth loan. Final
arrangements were not completed. A
booth was also loaded upon motor
truck with a piano began tour of
the city This truck, accom- panied
by a speaker, will be used day and
night during the remainder of the
campaign,
Yesterdays Big Ones.
Announcement was made yesterday
OF several large subscriptions as fol-
lows;
stephen Putney Shoe company,
through Mrs LaHFherne- patney and
the Stenographer's association. $780,
900: J Il Mosby. and company, $50
900. <. l.. Halves 1000; Morgan
In. Mills, s. 600; f, A. Saunders Sons
company. 100000; Richmond Dry
Goods company. s2o.250; Stephen A.
Ellison and company, $4,000: Stern
and company, $4,000; j. =. Taylor
company. $4,000; Virginia Carolina
Chemical company, $4,000: Atlantic
Life Insurance company, $4,000;
M!llhiser Bag company. $4,000: Iarus
Brothers and company, $4,000. ana
the W II. Miles Shoe company, $50,
100 in addition an initial subscription
of SEQ 600 and W. II. Miles, SGT 500.
The drive in the industrial plants
Of the city was pushed with enthu-
siasm the first speakers being sent
Into these establishments as a result
OF the closing of the theaters, churches
land schools Leon Wallerstein spoke
at noon at the plant of the Alhemarie
PAPER company, and Norman II. John
son. Henry Schwarzschild and Robert
Alexander at the Southern Railway
shops in South Richmond at l2;l
o'clock -------
Need Volunteer Workers.
Mrs w M Habliston, chairman OF
the women's committee, issue an ap-
peal last night for volunteer workers
to form a reserve force. Many work
ers have been lost to the campaign
for various reason because of the In
fiuenza epidemic, and a reserve force
is needed in event that at any time
the eanvassers at the various booths
falls below the desired number,
Women may enlist in this volunteer
Organization by calling Mrs, Habiis'ion
| Madison 4170. If they are needed
| iheS Will pc Hbtiiied oN't tiie 'S'N
phone.
Womens sales on Monday asgre-
gated sl20.80e. bringing the totaI
sales 10 date to $l.409,75a Mrs. Hab-
| lston announced. The leading
orea nization on Monday was the Com
monwealth chapter. D. A, r., selling
lat Thalhimer's with subscriptions
a ggregating s75.T00,
| Organizations selling yesterday were
! the Girls' club at Moshy's Bell Bryan
| Day nursery at Fourquean's BETH
| Ahabah auxiliary and Council OF
Jewish women at Cohen's, Society o.
the Eastern Star at Thalhimer's
Nurses Il. Settlement at Miller ant
| Rhoads Girls auxiliary of the da,
nursery at the postoftice, and the st
Johns circle, Kings Daughters, a
Twenty and Broad streets.
| Today the organizations will be thu
| National League for Woman's service
at the postoffice: Federation o
Mothers club at Miller and Rhoads
St Johns circle. Kings Daughters a
| Thalhimer's: Housewives league a
| Cohen's, Social Service federation a
Fourauean's League Opposed TO Wo
man Suffrage at Mosby's and tn
Union station Methodist Aid societ
lat Twenty and Broad streets.
NOW WATCH Us GO"
ON LIBERTY BOND'
/ Washington, Oct S--"Now watch
| us GO was the word at the libert,
/ loan Headquarters this afternoon. ar
| ter the president had given out hi
| answer 10 the German peace drive
, This country knows that the war i
not over The president has said de
| fnftely that there can be no peac'
| talk with German armies on alice
! soil
"AmericGs fighting dollars mus
now come out 70 back her flghtini
| soldiers The lighting fourth LOAF
! has already been spent, II must nov
| he subscribed The decks have beer
| cleared for action by the president
| We no longer fear for the loan. l
| win be oversu bscribed -
| Report 10 the national headquart
ers tonight showed that. 81 ha1 $50.
| 900 had been taken. with no return
| today from the Dallas district. II tn
| report had been received the tota
undoubtedly would have passed 81.
! 600 600 Geo This leaves $4,000, 0o0.
/ 600 900 TO be taken in the next tel
! tlavs. or an average OF 100000 900 1
+ day So fart the subscriptions hay,
aeeraged only st77 900 day
/ New sales reported today were S26S,
/ oao 000. But headquarters thinks tina
I the peace drive OF Germany has hat
much TO do WIN the laggard Response