The Prescott daily news., 1918-10-14
Missouri and Illinois Gain Three Per Cent in Day and Other States
 Are Climbing.
Etchth District Sales.

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 S. Louis Con-. 1.50O, ,SoU S'
 Total ......$lS9139.0o0 =
 St. Louis. Oct 14>-Liberty Day suh- scriptions, not yet tabulated, are eN 2ected to put the Eighth Federal R.. terve District so far in the lead lha; n will not be overtaken by its rivals n the Fourth Loan race. Despite the Spanish influenza epidemic, which i' preventing patriotic meetings anI mass solicitation all ever the district. ,ond buying continues at steaj> sace. The power of the press is man esting itself. the responsibility te p the individual to respond to t!, Governments most urgent appea Titally urgent. ht this crisis. ik shown Reaction in the ftrm of greatly in .reased subscriptions is expected fol owing the peace talk which slowed Town bond sales for few dsys. President Wilson's speech in New York had a strong effect The recent events enhanced. not lessened. the iL2. portance of thi. loan and hope thai rv fellow-countrym will let me say ts to them frankly. The best thing bat could happen would be that this osn should not only be fully sub ,crtbed but very greatly over sub ,cribed." said the President. The events he evidently had in mind were pd Ea nan peace offer. Nothing has hap ,ened." the President continued, which makes it safe or possible to s0 anything but push along our ef- tort to the uttermost. The time 10 ;riticsl and the response must be ,cmplete"
 They Are Speeding Up.
 Indiana is now within per cent of is quota. and it is possible that re Mrns already in the mails have pG his state over the top. The amount e. subscriptions still lscking is orl about s200 ,000, and Chairman Sonn;a& s sure that on Monday he will be e4le 0 announce winning the honor of naming the United States tattleshiF.
 Kentucky advanced ? per cent with I the last 24 hours, and now has so per cent of its quota. Franklin County, with an allotment of $S00,000 went over the top today making l2 counties hat have reached the goal
 Arkansas. despite the influenza epi- aemic raging in that state. advarcco tAHuN n has quarters of its quota. Five out of s6 counties have sent ir no figures though they are known 10 have had rood sales Eeightosn counties in Arkansas are over the 1op.
 Slow but Confident
 Although three large Mississippl counties have sent in no figures st any time, Chairman KYetschmar say. he feels less concerned over these coun- lies than be does over some of the others, for unofficial sdvicss indicate hat they are working hard. He is confident the state will make it's Quot q and everybody mu~ get busy the last week of the drive.
 Seven MississipS counties h.v. zone over the top snA the state is now fourth in the race.
 Illinois 0sins [ Per Cent
 Illinois advanced t per cent toSs, and has nine countis, over the top En, two that have not been beard from State Chairman CrAbtres Ia pointini with pride to the achievement Tn Rcrd County. vho,e aSo'A wak ovssrur scribed in one day. This coantv' i, quota wss fEG sc~ Cent more than th. Jbird Liber! ..s,l allotment and WAT reached tbr0ns. echplete orssri2a ton, accordins tG plan devised l., Wirt Wright. Coamittses ot sir were appointed in esch voting precinct ir the county. The committees consisted sf three men and three ladies, who sp pointed their own chRirmsn.
 Missouri is clipbing steadily. snd sccred gain of 2 per cent today. with C" EHn1s |; te heen bough' by S7,7S1 persons and thers are l4 epiGa r b.s sr-a Y affected ,l}s csm .'e., te',. tFcr~ tn, ', .-kers