Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-10

the city has subscribed to only little
more than s72,000,0 900 In bonds. The
quota for the city is 1859, 9,19s,O00.
Denomination starts
Philadelphians awakened this morn
ing to find the city decorated for the
opening Of a three-day demonstration
that is planned to force every citizen
TO realize his duty in this campaign.
For today Is flag day" In the Phil
adelphia district it opens a weekend
program of informal outdoor speeches
and parades and personal appeals to
the conscience of every resident here
The subscriptions are coming In too
slowly---and they are too small.
The first concern In Philadelphia to
answer the appeal of the Liberty Loan
committee that employers subscribe to
bonds to be taken later by absent EN-
ployes is the Atlantic Refining Com
pany, Which announced a 100000 sub
scription today. This is in addition to
a subscription Of $1,000. 900 announced
the first week of the campaign,
This method OF boosting the sale of
bonds was suggested as a means Of
counteracting the slowing up in sub
scriptions due TO the epidemicI of Span
ish influenza.
Because of conditions that have caus-
cd the loan to lag there is no abate-
ment In the plans for the three-day drive
that is expected to Wake Up, Phila-
.delphia -
Today the American flag. with the
emblems of the Allies of the nation. is on
display everywhere. The business Sec
-tion of the city Is ablaze with color.
while throughout the residential dis
tricts homes proudly display the ma
tionai colors. in many instances be-
tween service flags and honor fiags.
Flags In Every Home. Aim
"A fourth Liberty Loan honor flag in
every home, showing that every mem
ber of the household subscribed to
bonds of the new issue. Is the aim OF
the directors of the campaign.
In the centre of the city. office build
ings, stores and factories and the ma
gritty of the large hotels are draped in
the red, white and blue that the coun-
try's soldiers are fighting to uphold on
the battlefelds OF europe and on the
seas. They call to the citizens Of the dis
.trici for subscriptions to the loan. And
tn.S call must lie. answered.
Broad street is gsily decorated.
Strtaners of the national colors stretch
across the street in many places. and
the lamps along the center of the thor
oughfare bear appeals for the Liberty
Loan. banked by the flags OF the coun-
tries allied against the Central Powers.
Every bit of bunting the city can
show is now on display, in the mute ap-
peal to the people of Philadelphia not to
shirk their duty: 10 do what they can
TO bring the total subscriptions up to
standard.
Every bank and trust company in
Philadelphia will he open from 10 a. m.
until p. m. to handle the volume of
subscriptions to the fourth Liberty Loan
that are expected to flood the banks on
Saturday. which has been designated
conscience day"
on this day, which is the last of the
three-day demonstration to boost the
sale OF bonds, every person Is expected
to consult his or her conscience as TO
whether they have bought bonds to the
limit of their resources. Then they are
asked to display prominently the loan
subscription emblem.
Details Announced
Additional details of the program in
the evening of 'Friday-Preparatton
Day-were announced this morning by
the Council of National Defense, which
is directing the demonstration.
1t has been arranged tnat LlOerty
Loan solicitors who are taking part In
the house-to-house canvass viii be with
the marchers who are to parade in every
section of the city. They will take sub
scriptions along the line of march. and
with the town criers' will exhort each
subscriber TO obtain his emblem for dis
play.
Today as flag day" tomorrow as
preparation day." and Saturday as
&C nscience day" Together, they are
expected to awaken Philadelphia TO It's
responsibilities.
Philadelphia stood tenth in the rol
Of cities at noon yesterday. with III per
cent of its loan quota subscribed 81
Louis, with 5s.4 per cent. was well ir
| the lead; Minneapolis stood next, with
| 44.6 per cent. Boston had 2S.s: Chi
, cago, 34.9; San Francisco. 1874; Dallas
Tex. 25.s; Richmond. Va. 24.4; Cleve
| land, 22.5. and New York, 1871 Bridge
port, Pa. exceeded its quota yesterday
passing its figures Of $465,ooo. Tn,
Main Line district has passed its quota
with figures to date Of sl.61s,00o. Blu
Philadelphia proper remained far behind
Greeks Take s5s,fSs
The Greeks OF Philadelphia have sub
scribed s58,l50 to the fourth Liberty
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