Bisbee daily review., 1918-04-14

day. the county has already reached within a margin of its quota.
 Partial Figures Reached. ---
 Figures for Bisbee late last evening showed that alreday. with the cam paign less than begun. SAILED has been subscribed and is actually on the books of the bank sand commit tees. This represents much more than one-half of the districts's quota of approximately S750. .OO0 Subscriptions which are known to he en route to the district will bring this total almost to the million mark
 Douglas late last evening reported that with subscriptions which are known to be forthcoming. the border city has gone over it's quota with S4S1- 500 assured as against an allotment of sf50.000. Cctual pledees in the bor- der city. however. have not reached the districts Qupt3-
 Several large subscriptions have heen received in the Warren district during the past several days. The largest personal subscription to reach inc local bands was from Dr. James Douglas. whose purchase Of bonds in this district alone abOunts to S75000. It is understood that approximately the same sum has been rendered to the Douglas district bv the doctor. Other personal checks have been re- ceived by the banks in sums around S1O.O00 and sI2.00O, while the mum bers Of subscribers who have taken upwards of s1 900 and S2,000 in bonds is much larger than in either Of the former drives. The largest corpora ton subscriptions accredited to the district 10 date has ben from the PhelpsDodge corporation, which has purchased upwards of S225,00 in bonds from local banks.
 Business Houses Loyal.
 Local business houses are reporting 100 per cent loyalty in the responses to committees canYassine the busi- ness districts The Bisbee postOGcce, which early this week reported that 75 per cent Of it's employees had pur- chased bonds, issued new report yes terday declaring that every girl in the institution with the exception of one away on vacation, had pledged herself 10 the purchase or at least one bond. Committees canvassing the PhelpsDOdge Mercantile company's store, they had secured shrdluetaoin i store. reported Thursday evening that with their work less than half com ! pleted. they had secured from em- i ployes about S5. 600 in pledges. At the Fair store committees met with the 1 same success.
 Committee managers and others in f the district declare that the ready l response fpeOple Of the county is an i indication that ATiZOnans are at last . coming to the realization of the mon . strous task the nation has undertaken. 1 They do net believe that the oversub- I scriptiOn in this district will tend in any manner to disparage the small i purchaser. They point to the fact that ! Secretary McAdOo has decided to ac- { cept at this time all over-subscriptions | and believe that this county will more than do its share to assist the govern ment in this time of need.
 Sings in Theatres.
 Last night J. C. Rancourt local vo- calist. appeared at the Eagle. Or pheum and Lyric theatres. singing, l What are ycu doing for your Uncle ' Same. What are you doing for the bOys2" The song was enthusiastically | received in each house. and the audi | ence swung readily into the refreain ! and chorus. The vocalist will appear i again Monday evening in district the atres. and thereafter each night un- til the close of the drive. Meantime. , copies vii be struck off and passed | through the audiences in an effort to l make he song the most popular ever heard here
 Early next week the "Fcur Minute . Men" of the district will take their 1 places in the theatres. it was decided at a committee meeting held last eve ming in the commercial club rooms. ! at which Chairman J N Gains met | the workers O. the districe. and out . lined plans for the beginning Of the actual campaign on Monday. All of | the 90 odd committees of the district [ will begin the canvass of their divis- ions with Monday. and if is anticipat | ed that the drive will be comDelted | before the end of the week, with ev- cry home and every persons in the ! district visited and pledged.
 Members of the cmOmmittee fol- | lowing debate decided that they favor ! the publication of all purchasers of bonds and the sum subscribed in an honor list. 4 resolution 10 this effect. !. asking the newspapers to arrange to 1 display the honor roll, was adopted.