New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Treasury Hopes to Ap'
proach Three-Billion
Goal This Week
Only l in Is Adults
Has Bought Bonds
Rural Districts Lead; Lib.
erty Day, Friday, to
Aid Campaign

WASHINGTON, April 21.-Libertv
Loan workers were instructed tonight
BY the Treasury to redouble their eff
furrs to make this a banner week, and
If possible to raise the total of sub
scriptions from $1,371 100000, obtained
in the first half of the period, to near
the three billion dollar minimum goal.
Headquarters reports show that only
about 100000 persons have subscribed
So far, and this is only one-fifth of the
100000 subscribers which it is hoped
to enroll. Apparently only one in every
fifteen adults has bought bonds.
In the remaining two weeks the task
Of local committees will be to look for
persons who intend to subscribe, but
who are delaying. This will be par
ticularly necessary, now that the spec
tacular elements of the campaigns
opening are past. Liberty Day, Friday,
will provide one more high light in the
campaign, however: and hundreds Of
communities are planning big parades
o. rallies, with noted speakers. to cele-
brate the day
The third loan campaign apparently
IS proceeding faster than the second,
for when the second was half over only
about $500, 1000, 900 had been subscribed
The better record of the present drive
is attributed mainly to early competi-
tions among cities and towns for the
honor flag and to the fact that the pub
lie is better acquainted with the merits
of the bonds.
Farmers Do Their Share
The outstanding fact of the third
campaign is the liberal outpourings
from rural districts and the compare,
tive slowness of big communities.
From every part of the country there
are coming reports of enthusiasm in
small towns and heavy oversubscrip-
tions. All the states which have gone
over the top and won honor flags are
largely rural The list includes Iowa,
Oregon. Arkansas, Kentucky. North Da-
kota. Montana. Utah and, possibly, Min
nesota
The parts OF Indiana and Missouri
which have oversubscribed do not in
clude many large cities. Mississippi
has nearly subscribed its full quota
The Minneapolis Federal Reserve Dis
lrlct Committee has notified headquar-
ters that every state in the district has
reached its quota, although official re-
turns have not been made. just one
week ago tomorrow the campa gn
started IN this district
idr7 n
has reported subscriptions of S14.741.-
quo. North Dakota, with a quota of
so.oU0O 600, has reported more than S10.-
100000. Indications are that South
Dakota also has subscribed it's quota
of s22, 100000. Minnesota has con-
tributed s33,9000OO, exclusive of sub
serlptions from Minneapolis, St. Paul
and Duluth, whose pledges amount to
s37.5o0,o00 Northern Wisconsin and
Northern Michigan. which report to the
minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank,
have about $4,000 900 each.
SUBSCRIPTIONS from farmers are as
founding" says the Minneapolis dis
trict's report. Mcleod County, Min
nesota, in which many disloyal utter
ances were reported last year. has over
subscribed by SO per cent, and SO per
cent OF its population are bond buyers.
New England Cities Busy
In New England, Lowell, Adams, Au-
gusts' South Manchester and Nashua
reached their quotas yesterday, and
raised the number of communities with
honor flags to 349. A number Of other
cities are expected to go over the top
early this week.
SIXTY more towns in the New York
district have been awarded honor flags,
bringing the honor roll there to 286.
The Cleveland district. with its ban
ner list of 592 honor communities, has
subscriptions of about S140, 900,
including about s26,000,0oO from
Cleveland
Excellent results have come from
workers in iron and steel plants of the
cleveland district. Eight thousand four
hundred and ninety-six workmen in
one steel plant bought s612,700 in
ponds, and 3,11l in another subscribed
s@2O,ooo- Youngstown, Ohio, steel
plants are trying to make 100 per
cent showing. Toledo has rolled up
si4e4s.00o from $1,000 persons, an
subscription of so per cent.
Campaigners in the Chicago district
are trying to get the greatest number
o. individual subscribers. Iowa has
$4,000 out of a population Of little more
man man 100000, Michigan has 21l 600,
n,ilnois Illinois $4,000, Indiana $4,000, and
Wisconsin 10000
Town Oversubscribes Ten Times
Hawaii reports subscriptions of s2,-
o@V,D0o. Banks Of Portland, Ore. have
PAD s3 per cent Of the city's quota into
me San Francisco Federal Reserve
PAM. Wheeling, Ore, with a quota Of
ssDeo. Has subscribed $685. 600, or near
y seE times over the top.
ne ~. Louis committee sent word
so'eay that IL expects the district to
'~eeed IL quota tomorrow.
IN the Atlanta district $50 towns and
counties have oycrsubscribed. Al
snouzh actual subscriptions reported
~ banks in the district are only Sill
sVoDoo. heavy subscriptions in Chat
s.ashooga. New Orleans. Jacksonville and
montgomery Will become apparent this
geek, and indications are that Birming-
aAm has already exceeded it's allot-
g. Three additional speaking dates TO,
'3ecretzry AcAdoo were announced to-
s,zy. He viii make an address in st..
~ .,ra's Sunday April 2a, Chicago April
~ and Grand Rapids, Mich. April 80.
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