The sun., 1918-10-17
LOAN TOTAL GOES
TO $s,269,OO1,5OO


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three days we must raise almost three
billion dollars.
The American people should face this
stupendous task with the spirit of the
, American Navy. in honor Of which we
have just celebrated navy day. On
land and sea all over the world the
, men Of the American Navy do not re-
gard this Liberty Loan merely as cam
paign to raise money. They look upon
II rather as battle, and they are
plunging into this battle with the spirit
Of Manila Bay.
Navy Men Double subscriptions.
Navy men are doubling their sub
scriptions. : Many battleships are re-
porting every officer and man on board
on the honor roll. :
LET every individual American take
fresh inspiration from the thrilling rec
ord of the navy.
Let us convoy the navy's ships into
the Kiel Canal with our Liberty Loan
dollars"
The army Is also doing more than its
bit; and q War Department announce
ment states that exclusive of the Amer
lean expeditionary forces soldiers had
bought $3e, 000, 900 in bonds up to last
! Monday.
Even some Of the informed German
prisoners In Georgia wish to invest in
the loan. according to a telegram re-
ceived at washington yesterday.
Railroad men In all parts OF the coun-
try had subscribed to nearly 100000
600 Of bonds UP to the close Of business
last Friday.
with, a mighty effort the Federal re-
| serve district of New York pulled itself
together on the fifteenth day of the drive
and piled up tina record breaking total
for this campaign Of S133.532,25o. This
brings the. aggregate for the first fifteen
; days OF the drive up to sS47.520.S50,
which is nearly 81. 900 900. 900 under the
quota Of $500. 100000 which the Sec
ond Fede"a reserve district must raise
by Indni mt Saturday.
The 70 al rolled up on the fifteenth
day of the drive surpassed the previous
high mark for this drive of 1921 .l63.900,
made on the thirteenth day. Notwith-
standing the rush with which the New
York district Is now comipS along the
quota and compares with 65 per cent. OF
the quota raised in the first fifteen days
OF the Third Liberty Loan campaign.
Brooklyn also spurted forward, al
though 1t has been in the lead through
out the race, and placed It's total sub
scrtptions at s5s,o31.250, or 1871 per
cent Of It's allotment
That part of Queens outside of New
York city damned on more speed and
rolled up an amount of subscriptions
that placed its aggregate at s9.4 per
cent of its quota.
Railroad Takes SB,OOO,OOO More.
The figures announced yesterday
showed further evidence Of the large
corporations determination to buy more
bonds than they really believe they
should take. This determination was
reflected In additional subscriptions by
seven large concerns, the chief OF which
was a new subscription Of 1000. 900 by
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail-
way. The Utah Copper Company also
came along with an additional subscrip-
tion of 81, zoo, 900. while 81, zoo, 900 more
bonds each were taken by the Nevada
Consolidated Copper. Ray Consolidated
Copper. Chino Copper. Phelps. Dodge
Corporation and the Cuban American
Sugar companies.
Unprecedented steps are being taken
by some of the corporations and fnan-
cIal institutions in an effort to swc the
total subscriptions for the loan. Cow
errors of the New York Stock Exchange
yesterday voted to borrow $1,000, 900
with which to purchase Fourth Liberty
loan bonds.
The exchange already has placed all
OF Its working capital In the fourth loan,
but wants to carry out President Will
sons suggestion to borrow IN order to
subscribe. The loan will be secured by
the notes OF officials of the exchange.
This is the first time in the history of
the exchange, with the exception of
when II erected its present building. that
this institution has borrowed money.
Another encouraging announcement
was that the First National Bank one
Of the largest in the country. Is the first
banking institution to have reached its
quota Of $52.O00.000 All these SUBJ
scriptions have not been tabulated.
n. Y. City and District Figures.
Following are the official figures of
the progress Of the campaign in New
York city as announced by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York:
rs NEW YORK CITY,
subscriptions
Manhattan "a 500 sssHsssS SSH oss' 100
Brooklyn. 1928. 500 Is ISL, $50 IS 6si $50
9ueens........ s.ist.5oo $3.50 S..ss,3So
RiS Shmd: sEssoo 1850 is 200 i 1ss5 So
~ Y. City 81 S3i os2 100 ,lOs SIC 800 s5s7. 7S 200
sUB-DISTRICTs.
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