The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-02
TOTAL FOR CITY NOW.
REACHES $4,544,2OO
EIks and Boy Scouts Getting
Results in Their Cam
paign.

The grand total for the Third LID
erty Loan drive in this city WAS IN
creasd to s4.5i4.200 yesterday, ana the
daily average of 100000. which was 70
be maintained through the week II
Wheeling was to 30 "ovcr the top WIS
not kept up. 1t seems that some Oh the
people OF the city are not 1ully ail's
to tn" Importance Of the Liberty Loan
drive and 1t Is known that many VINO
h,yn purchased bonds are fully abl to
buy more without any Inconvenience.
Practically all the big firms OF the city
have been heard from with the eSccp-
ton Of the Whitaker-Glessner COMPANY.
which has not purchased its fuli
amount and the remaining s5oo'0oo Will
have to be made up by small subscrlp-
tions. Only three more days remain
for this amount to be subscribed. ,T
daily average Of about $4,000 t@'nt
,u,ice M much MS has been secured each
day druing the first part OF the geek
This means that the people OF "neei-
ing will have to subscribe more no
orally than they have ben doing or IL
will go down In annals OF the c!tS
, that il failed to attain the goal sci ior
the Third Liberty Loan campaign. some
thing which no true Whccl4ngltc "ouiu
have, said of his city. Interest in this
I ri
The past few days. ard tho committee
mon are endeavoring to reach everybody
1hcy can that has not been approached
before, but if they have overlooked any
one, they can subscribe by coming to
the loan headquarters.
| Initiate Mr. Wilson
The following telegram received hE
! Baird Mitchell of the Ohio County Lib
: crtv Loan committee shows tEat those
| high in office are undergoing prlrations
, and inconvenience TO hlF Liberty
, Bonds. as well as those less fortunate
! and should ncitn everybody VII" con-
| siders himself n good citlzen I" Put
chas. bonds to the full extent OF MS
J ability
/ Washington, y. c.. May !.
| Baird Mitchell. Ohio County Liberty
! Loan committee. Wheeling. w Va
| We got TO President Wilson today and
} told him l0.oOo0O0 Americans had sub
| scrihed to the Third Liberty Loan
| MANY are able to take another $50 bohc
md nav II IN the installment plan. ih'
d; Dresident has purchased ah bonds ht
! can well afford, but said h" would fc
| IN for another $50 bond. paying for II
81 down and s5 per month (NasnlnS
| "a, nlan). il one million Americans VII
huy another bond. Tho president VII
sign the application At theatre '"iS
! week,
(Signed)
wASIIINC;TON LIBERTY 10 y J
!. COMMITTEE.
Elks Made Drive.
The Elks made L big drive thr"uE'
tho suburban section yesterday ana i
was accompanied by grand success. \
q late hour last evening. $62.eoO sair'
had been reported. with three paft'"'
vet to hear from. which should brinI
! the total well over tho $1,000" marx
The total reported represents ato sep"
rate subscriptions. AT $40 o'clock yes
,erday murning. tn" Elks started I'll
their drive In drizzlins ram ai''
| x,,rtc5 ON their work GnthuSitStIClllF
Forty-six autos were in the rrorrSSl"i
uhcn il started out. and ~ they cam
! 70 tho district assigned t." them th"!
senara,ed twcnty-onc routes in nil. IN
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