The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-08
LOAN CAMPAIGN HIT
BY PEACE FEELERS


OOHt"btU lFVUt EHob LuVS.
Greater New York with n total sub
scription equal to 34.2 per cent. of its
quota. Queens is coming to the front
with a rush and now has subscriptions
equal to 2i.5 per cent. OF its allot-
ment.
OF the sub-districts In tho Second
Federal Reserve District Queens, out
side of New York city, IL making the
most gratifying showing, Its aggregate
Gales having reached All per cent. Of its
quota.
Tho slowness with which persons are
opening their purse strings Is causing
anxiety In the Wall Street district and
this is making the committee appointed
70 go after the wealthy investors put
on added speed. This committee began
spreading Its net yesterday with the
aid of $50 members of the New York
Stock Exchange and many chief clerks.
Between seven and eight thousand
wealthy people will be visited and told
OF the vital necessity of buying to their
utmost
Fourteen Captains Direct Drive.
Seward Prosser, president Of the
Bankers Trust Company, is directing the
drive. Under him are thirteen cap
tains who have acquired a faculty for
uncovering dollars. These captains are
James S. Alexander. president OF the
National Bank OF Commerce: George +.
Baker. chairman of the First Ma
tional Bank; Allen b. Forbes, Harris.
Forbes & Co.: Walter r. Frew. presi-
dent Of the Corn Exchange Bank; Gates
W. McGarrah, president of tho Me-
chanics and Metals National Bank ]. 4.
Morgan. Charles II. Sabin, president Of
the Guaranty Trust Company; Jacob
II, Schin of Kuhn. Loeb & Co. /: Frank
A. Vanderbilt, president of tho National
City Bank; Martin Vogel, Assistant
Treasurer of the United States: James
y. Wallace. president Of the Central
Union Trust Company; Albert II. Wig
gin, chairman OF the Chase National
Bank. and William Woodward. president
OF the Hanover National Bank. Mr.
Prosser is also a captain.
George +. Baker apparently believes
In the old maxim OF practice what you
preach because he started his new Job
as a Liberty bond salesman by sub
scribing 100000 for his own account
The selling force that is to tackle the
wealthy has list of the names of per-
sons who subscribed $1,000 or moro to
the third loan.
subscriptions Listed.
Following are the unofficial subscrip-
tons announced yesterday by the Lib
erty Loan Committee: New York Trust
Company, $3.500.0o0; ]. & W. Seligman
& Co. $500, 900: American Beet Sugar
Company, Guggenheim Bros. and George
F. Baker. $1,000 900 each; Adolph Levi
sohn &c Sons (additionaD. $550.000.
Dime Savings Bank OF Brooklyn lad
ditional), 100000: Surpless. Dunn &
Co. and Frederick w. Vanderbilt. $780,
600 each Royal Weaving Company and
International Mercantile Marine. $780,
900 each G. Amsinck & Co, Heidelbach,
Ickelheimer, & Co and Halle & Stieglitz
(additional), $1,000 each.
Orinoka Mills and Manhattan Shirt
Company, s150,o00 each Amory. Browne
& Co.. s127,050; South Brooklyn Saw
ings Institution (additionaD. $4,000 :
Bliss, Fabyan & Co.. $115,50o; Minot,
Hooper & Co, 100000.
Markt Hammacher Company. East
Brooklyn Savings Bank, Bushwick Saw
ings Bank NJ. Locenstein & Sons, Tur-
ner. Halsey Company, Bear Mil Manu-
Featuring Company. New York Times
Company tadditionaD and w. C. Will
cox. 100000 each.
Mercantile Insurance Company OF
America, Phoenix Assurance Company,
Ito, OF London tadditionaD. orvis
Groa, Cluett, Peabody & CO., Inc,
George H. Burr Company and James C.
Colgate, 100000 each.
Bashwith Bros & Co. $4,000; Hart
man Blanchard Company $4,000;
Pierce Oil Corporation (add'tionaD,
$4,000; zeeman & Grossman, $4,000 /;
Slman Uhlmann. George L. Duval,
Greeppoint Savings Bank. Robert Rc's
x Co.. Clarke, Dodge & Co. (additionaD
and Swiss Reinsurance Company (addi-
tlonaD, $4,000 each.
McCurdy, Henderson & Co.. Champion
Coated Paper Company, f. II. Mestres
and Ferry Hat Manufacturing Company.
$4,000 each; Blickensderfer Manufac-
.ur'-g Comn- Nv So ~" - =
renberg. $4,000; Robert Jaffray, s35,-
40 T. T., Conklin * Co.. S3I,0Jc.
A. &c NJ Karagheusian, Prudential
Savings Bank. Fl. N. SHETLAND and Lii
lius Grace, sac, 900 each Ashland Tex
lie Company. $26,450 the Parish Com
any, q. & A. Wise, Alexander Vein
berg, Hipp Didisholm & Bro. and Simon
Guggenheim, $4,000 each.
broadway Bargain House. Samuel w.
Peck & Co, Hahlo Company, Empire
City Savings Bank and New York IN
derwriters Agency. $4,000 each.
Industrial Honor Pennants have been
riven to thirty-nino moro firms, or which
"a per cent. or more of their employees
have subscribed for bonds. OF the num-
her awarded pennants yesterday all put
two subscribed 100 per cent.
New York Cotton Exchange brokers
heat the gum yesterday In the start
~ their race to roll up a total of $1,000
600 In subscriptions. In twenty minutes
subscriptions to the amount Of $500
900 we're raised at a meeting at which
ren who have done service at the front
told many thrilling experiences.
.. de Il. Greene. chairman or the Ad-
ysory Trades Committee. expressed the
view that the loan stands in danger be-
cause of the peace propaganda let loose
~ this time by Germany.
One reason for the good showing being
made by the sub-district Of Long Island
came to hand when 1t was announced
that Bellerose had subscribed 100 per
cent Of its quota. Bellerose has only
sNty-eight homes.
Theatres Do Well.
The theatres continue to sell bonds
well. Lee and J. J. Shubert say they
sold more than 100000 of bonds In
the first week.
The battle SCARED veterans of Gen.
Fershlng, who are accompanying the
rains that are hauling trophies captured
from the Huns. are giving kiss with
each bond purchased and making big
sales.
Several thousand patriots howled
themselves hoarse yesterday at the
meeting on the Sub-Treasury steps when
former United States Attorney-General
Wickersham said: