Evening star., 1918-04-19
LIBERTY BOND SALES
IND. C., $5,746,85O
Reports Made Today, How
ever, include Only the Sales
Actually Closed.
MUCH MORE IS PLEDGED

Third liberty loan bonds amounting
to $5.74s.ssp have been sold in Wash
ington, according to reports furnished
the local committee by all but ten OF
the various banks and trust companies
in the city before 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
Although this; amount is nearly hair
of the total subscription expected OF ene
District Of Columbia In this campaign
it is not overpleasing to the commit
tee managing the drive here.
However, this amount represents
only actual sales-those which have
been cleared by the financial institu-
tions of the city-and inasmuch as the
sales made yesterday at ten banks
were not included, and the fact that
thousands of subscriptions have been
pledged at the various government de-
partments, business houses and other
agencies working in the interests OF
the loan, the committee has every rea-
son to believe that the actual sub
scriptions in Washington to date ex-
ceed $6,25o.0o0.
Steps to Avoid Duplicating.
To prevent duplication and misunder-
standing the committee will continue
to follow its original ruling Of publish
ing only those subscriptions which
have actually been put through the
banks or trust companies. AS mat
ter of fact the committee has accurate
information. based on pledges signed
by subscribers. which would indicate
that Washington's sales will more than
double the $12,S0O.000 quota when the
last gun Of the third campaign has
been fred.
To this end the committee is anxious
for each pledge signer to lose no time
in taking up" tho subscription in
order that it may be recorded as an
actual sale, and not merely as
promise.
the number Of persons represented IN
the total subscription. today's reports
from the banks and trust companies
record that more than 20,60O persons
have rallied to the cause.
OF today's total the national banks
reported $s.312, 200; the savings banks,
$3.50. 400, and the trust companies ST.
424,O5O. The remainder was reported
by private banks and other sources:
Rallies Of Yesterday.
Yesterdays activity was marked by q
number Of rallies and by increased vigor
on the part Of the Liberty bell" street
the city. eugene e. Thompson, chair
man Of the speakers committee of the
local liberty loan committee. headed q
band of fifteen bond orators that visited
the government printing office yester-
day afternoon and addressed the en-
ployes In as many different groups
simultaneously. Even then all of tho
employees at the big printery were not
reached, and tonight at 12 o'clock FIVE
speakers will make appeals to the night
force.
Employees Of the general land ofilce
and of the Indian ONCE at joint rally
yesterday afternoon were addressed by
Sergt. Verne Marshall.
Assistant Secretary Of the Interior
Vogelsang presided. Brief speeches
were made by Commissioners Tallman
and Sells.
President Hears Marshall.
At Keith,s Theater last night Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson heard Sergt Mar
shall give q picturesque denunciation
of the Hun and make an inspiring plea
for the new bond issue.
Among the larger subscriptions were
Saks & Co., by Isaac Cans, $4,000;
Ward & Co, $1,000; William wallace
ChiswelI 5000; p W. Nicholson for
the Firemen's Relief Association, $1,000;
E. G. Buckner Of Wilmington, Del,
$1,000; Gus Buchholz. $1,000;, w. L.
crounse: S;ooo The grand total to
Joseph e. OToole addressed . meet
ing in the interest Of the loan at the
Church Of the Nativity Hail. 14th and
E streets southeast Addresses were
also made yesterday afternoon to the
employees Of the Carry Ice Cream Com