New-York tribune., 1918-05-06
One in Each Six
Persons in II. s.
Bought Bonds
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materials and labor necessary to the
support, if not to the very life of our
army and navy. Every subscriber
therefore, who keeps his Liberty bond
is rendering a double service to his
country during the period of the war
"The purchase of a government bond
to save the life of the nation and the
mercial transaction. The patriotism of
the American people is not determined
by the rate of interest on a government
bond or by its quoted value upon any
stock exchange In lending money to
the government let the chief concern
always be determination to save the
life of the nation and liberties of the
world from the peril Of the German
military despotism, no matter what
sacrifice is involved in the way of self
denial and regardless of the monetary
consideration"
A Treasury analysis Of the loan de-
clared results were particularly re-
markable considering that business in
terests are to be called on to pay bill
ions of dollars in taxes next month,
and that farmers subscribed literally,
although this normally is the borrow
ing rather than the lending season for
agricultural interests.
"The results of the third loan" said
the statement, indicate magnificent
participation by farmers in the fourth
loan if it should corle during the har-
vest season."
probably did not reach the $4,616, ,O6O,-
600 of the second loan, the Treasury
said, is that it was understood in the
second campaign that only one-half the
oversubscriptions were to be accepted,
and consequently big interests in many
cases turned in double the subscrip-
tions they actually desired then. In
the campaign just closed it was an
nounced that all oversubscriptions
would be taken.
100000, and the state also leads in
actual money totals.
Pennsylvania probably will be second
Partial returns to-day showed that
New York will lead all states in the
number of individual subscribers with
IN number of subscribers, though the
states figures are not in, and Illinois
third, with nearly 1.25o0O0. Ohio will
rank we'll toward the top, with 950,-
600. Iowa, with $4,000 subscribers
out OF population of a little more
than 100000. made one of the best
SUBSCRIPTION percentage records. Ind
lana's individual subscribers probably
will be about 100000, Michigan's 27b.-
o0O and Wisconsin's 280,00U.
Far West states report subscribers
as follows:
California, 524,4e2; WASHINGTON
lho,312; Oregon, 95,695; Idaho, 56,5O0;
Utah. $500; Arizona, 19,09S; Nevada.
1887. Managers of the campai%n in
the San Francisco district wired that
subscriptions there would exceed $780,
100000 and that every state district
ana virtually every county had reached
its quota.
The Atlanta district, which has been
az the bottom Of the percentage table
during most Of the campaign. made the
most sensational finish of any district
IN tho United States. Based on late
Sunday returns, the managers of the
| campaign at Atlanta predicted that the
district might eventually show an over
subscription of so per cent.
In the Cleveland district unofficial
hgures, compiled at 1880 Saturday
night, total s377,338.670. Every
section showed over subscriptions. In
dividual subscribers were Indicate d
as foilows:- Part Of West Virginia, 49,
OH; Western Pennsylvania, 525,395;
part of Kentucky, 50.123.
The st. Louis district reported TINT
all 1862 counties in the district ex.
cceeded their quotas. The grand total
for the district at o. m, Saturday
was $176.sl7 GOO, and the quota per- per-
centage was 1876.
Kentucky, with percentage of 1876
and sales OF s26,6l3,000, leads all the
states OF that district in the percentage
column.
Minneapolis estimated the district
would show 20 per cent distribution
From Kansas came the report that
the district showed on afficiai total Of
subscriptions on Saturday afternoon
OF s170,221 $50, which amounted to 13l
per cent of the districts quota.
The following table shows partial
list Of the cities that have oversub-