The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-09
100000 OWN
THIRDWAR BONDS
1000, 900 MORE PERSONS THAN IN
SECOND LOAN, 1850 600 MORE
THAN IN FIRST.
SAVINGS HABIT SPREADS
PROSPECTS FOR VICTORY IN FU.
TURE CAMPAIGNS EXCELLENT,
SAYS SECRETARY MeADoo.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, May 6.-Analysis OF
Liberty Loan reports showed that
probably 100000 persons bought
bonds in the campaign. which closed
Saturday midnight - 100000 more
than in the second loan. and 12.500.-
900 more than in the first.
Latest tabulations showed 1885,
628,250, reported subscriptions, but the
treasury now believes the actual total.
which may run to $4.O0o.000.00 will
not be definitely known until May 13.
Whatever the money total" said a
| treasury statement, 1.-The loan just
closed probably 10 the most successful
ever floated by any nation. The mar
velous distribution of the Third Lib
erty loan indicates that one out OF
every six persons In the United States
may have participated in this loan"
Banks resources. 1t was pointed out.
have been drawn on comparatively lit
tie, and the prospects for future loans
are brighter as consequence. An
added reason for jubilation is the In
dication that the government bond
buying habit is becoming stronger
among people Of small means.
The table OF subscriptions by dis
tricts is as follows:
New York. 100000: Chicago. 2.4ss.-
900: Cleveland, 1.561.O7s; Philadel-
phia, 100000; Boston, 100000; San
Francisco. 1.000.0 900; Atlanta, 1000. 900;
Minneapolis. 100000; Kansas City,
100000; Richmond. 100000; st. Louis.
S66,342; Dallas, 100000.
Secretary McAdoo gave out this
statement:
"Ihe people of the United States
may well felictate themselves upon
I the triumphant success of the Third
Liberty loan. It is a most hcartening
!. manifestation of their patriotism and
of their inflexible determination to
support our gallant army and navy
until victorious decision for America
is achieved.
Il should like to thank the thou.
sands Of men and women throughout
the country, every class of our citizen
ship. for their effective assistance
and cooperation in this great victory
behind the lines, without which VIC
tory on the front cannot be achieved.
II earnestly hope that everyone who
has bought Liberty bonds will try to
keep them for the period Of the war
at least. The slogan now should be
Keep your Liberty bonds No one
does his share fully II he merely buys
bond and then sells 1t Immediately
balow par on the market.
'If each and every purchaser keeps
his Liberty bonds he helps to protect
the credit of the government by main
par, which is a very helpful thing in
war time"
Colorado Goes "Qver the Top.
Denver. May 6.-Colorado went
"over the top" many days ago but the
flood of dollars kept tumbling into the
war Golfers until Saturday. with an
oversubscyiption of 81 per cent, rep
resented in the $27,766,s5O total. the
lid figufatively could not. be closed.
The state ran over its quota of $780,
$4,000 BY $7,45a,s5o.
The state outside OF Denver did
itself proud, with subscription of
$17.644,750. when asked for only $11.-
630.S00. And although only 100000
subscribers were needed to comply
with the government request, the
number was increased to 6,398
From Kansas City came the report
that the district showed an official
total Of subscriptions on Saturday aft
ernoon of $170,z21 ,250. which amount
ed to 131 per cent of the districts
quota. Sales by states follow: North
west Missouri. $27,010,O0O; Kansas,
$40,752.000; Nebraska. $41.416, 900;
Oklahoma. $2s,67s.200; Wyoming. s5.-
$50 800; part OF New Mexico. $1,622,-
900. Three hundred and twenty-four
counties out of $50 in the district
were oversubscribed.