Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-08
INFLUENZA HURTS
DRIVE FOR BONDS
Liberty Loan Campaign Workers
Continue Selling in Face of
Epidemic of Grippe.
CITY REPORTS s11,567,6OO
More Than $Soo,ooo Subscribed
Here Yesterday, While Smaller
Cities Exceed Quotas.
CITY REPORTS s11,5e7,eoC

Encountered by the innucnza chi
dcmic the fighting fourth Liberty loan
drive advances steadfastly in face OF
depleted ranks of workers and suspen-
sion OF meetings throughout the en-
tire Fifth District,
Reports from headquarters Of every
division OF the loan organization show
that the epidemic Is being seriously
felt in every direction. Bank forces.
already below normal as the result OF
the draft. are seriously affected by the
Influenza and arc having great dini-
Guilty in handling the subscription work
not being able to compile reports tor
central committees rapidly enough to
give any accurate account as to tho
reaI progress of tho campaign
VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS
WILL OVERCOME HANDICAP
SuSpension OF meetings planned in
sarS Tor many organizations TO map
out new schemes FOR getting IN tn.
people with their message. They ars
urging above all that individuals 60 Va
the banks voluntarily and plsce fbeir ~
subscriptions. Efforts arc being mace
10 conduct thorough house-to house
other communities throughout the
state and district
Richmond has subscribed sIl.567. 500
20 .o inc io9rth loan, according 10 the
at tho close OF business vcstcrda; sic fs,S
There remains ss.0oO.o00 TO be raised
IN order 10 attain the quota fixed for
the city, and workers sec two Weeks
OF hard work before them C,omparcd
with saturdays. total. Richmond main
famed i;s daily average yesterday bv
3sOs.o5o 'ssresa'ihG
Since all public gatherings have been
snspeenoed snepeooe 6y The health authorities
the state Fair this week will make
snort talks before employees AT the
Sarlous manufacturing plants i'm the
L.. l.. BEaIIss URGES EARLIER
REPORTS FROM ALI. BANKS
Although State Headquarters have
received reports showing subscrin-
of oion n, OF ous slS;2it:eoo toward the quota
nsheTed twice this amount has actme.
aiiy been raised. But the banks. have
eon,,n;ii comm 10 tssl9g UP reports from local
subscriptions. and Chairman Bemiss
mas earnestly requested that every
oa'h m IN the state make extra efforts
co mn.io, ePo,' oahS the progress OF the
,,o This is the only means by which
tme,h me S,ate go committee may know what
that these reports be sent T ''npeIasaGe 10 heaGe
'"SredeS FrederisiS sS sSon SoIt,as as possble"
nnhjtcit,. .NoitthS' chairman OF the
night that Edwin W. Robertson. chair
man man OF the South Carolina organiza-
by l4I banks.
Huxton. Md, has oversubscribed it's
Guo5a ~ nve times. while the Ninth Ward.
ILL.,, se aeimofe county, has exceeded its
times. 'ei
WAR TROPHY TRAINS ARE
MEETING WITH SUCCESS
Reports from the two trains touring
sn sne rnth DISTRICT Indicate that they
one train comes back into Virgini;
To-Day over the Norfolk and Western
district shortly.
Macnfp?nso. III Northampton County.
nnnn ninnslnia; has exceeded its quota OF S2i-
0oo, while Bethel, in Pit, County North
or $4,000. Mount Savage. with 3.0UG
p%opuiation % in Allegheny County.
subscribers. passing its quota Of sS6.-
ZOO w.
Wise County, OF this State. expects
10 raise It's quota OF s7oo00o.o 600 before
hanson. w. Va. subscribed TO s1Oo. 900
worth OF bonds during the stay there
oi the trophy train, putting that city
Granville Jones. o, Montana. speaker
aboard the trophy. train. travelling
Sou.u, WREN MI NoltinS as lolioWS
e,e Ts"S & j j" fsss Fsss shape wise.esFs ia essr
feens s Garoea fey w Geo
over with good margin"
Because Of the epidemic it was nec-
sary yesterday TO call OFT several meet
noon to-day. They will be held later
in the week.
MUST BEND
EFFORTS TO GAIN GOAL
Richmond is victim of the innu-
cnza, said a member of the executive
committee yesterday. and the Liberty
loan campaign i tagging slightly for
that reason. However. we arc no worse
off than any other section OF the coun-
try. for practically every large city Is /
suffering from the same trouble. and
they arc going ahead and raising their
loan issue. 1t is up TO Richmond to
adopt the same method and produce
the goods
pie. must go 10 the hanks voluntarily
and place their subscriptions. One fact
and that is this. when they go to the
banks they must remember that they
must buy all the bonds their cir
cumanees r VII permit; In H. no ether
conditions prevent as great car ,
vass as we would have made if We
had encountered no obstacles, and now
that we cannot go out after the sub
script ions IL is the duty of every Rich !
monder TO go to his bank and pur
chase his bonds. just AZ the soldiers
in France are not waiting to perform
their duty. hut arc going out and
searching for an opportunity to do
some act which will contribute TO tho
defeat Of Germany"
BUSINESS MEN URGED
10 SURSCnIBE IIt<SIi.Y
\ second group OF business men yes
tcrday met bankers at the Bu.iness
Mems club TO discuss tho loan. but
the. attendance at the. meeting was
small and slightly dlscouraSinE to
members OF the executive committee,
who believed that the business men
invited 10 the meeting should have let
nothing keep them away from the con
ference when so vital a matter was
being discussed.
The bank men laid the matter Of
subscribing to tho fourth loan squarcly
before the conference and told tho!
business men that II wna their duty 10
buy heavily OF the bonds. because they
must hear their part Of tho wars bur.
den. As II result OF tho meeting II was
announced that many men had lin.
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