The Prescott daily news., 1918-10-18
Eighth District Sales.
Total ........S .S22f,7S4,65O

St. Louis, Oct, 17.-Kentucky now is within pistol shot of her quota yes terday's returns advancing the figures to 9l per cent. and no reports have been received from Louisville for five days. Only one county, Clinton has failed so far to send in figures, though it is known that this county is on the way with satisfactory sales. Twenty five Kentucky counties in this district are now over the top.
 Christian County, which made its first official report yesterday since the campaign began, piled up an over subscription in one days drive. Its quota was $65S.000, and last Satur- days sales were $700.000 as the re- suit of intensive organization in which every precinct was represented by an efficient body of workers.
 Indiana, with first honors already secured. is now busy in an effort to lead the district with oversubscrip- tions. Her percentage at the close of yesterday was 101, and Chairman Sonntag says the southern part Of his state will try hard to beat every other section of the country,
 Recruiting Salesmen.
 Mississippi remains in third place, two points ahead of Arkansas, Mlssis- sippi being S3 and Arkansas S1 in the percentage column. Influenza still is raging in both states and greatly ham pering the drive. Chairman Kretsch- mar says a number of banks in Mis- sissippi have closed and the entire forces are organized into flying teams .,f 1 gl4ag h bTrf.1 g,1rf of Mississippi counties are now over the top, the latest added 10 the honor col umn being Holmes, Washington and Oktibbecha.
 TWenty-tWO Arkansas counties have subscribed their quotas, Lincoln and Pike being the latest while three counties have made no report. One of them, Newton, k in the mountains and has no railroads. State Chairman IIeming way says, m sptJo Ol Ihe WiIe- spread influenza, the Arkansas work CTS are putting extraordinary efforts into the campaign. The places If the sick have been taken by volunteers who propose to see 10 it that nothing can stop Arkansas in the race.
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 Missouri is now threeQuarters of the way and entering the home stretch Eighteen counties have reached goal, St. Francois having come in yesterday with her full sub scrption. Although influenza remains a serious handicap, State Chairman Hughes says the bond salesmen are recruiting their ranks and putting steam into the drive following the nf al sages are being sent to leaders in the eastern part of the state to speed up and cover the last quarter of the drive in record breaking time.
 St, Louis figures yesterday were disappointing. The city added only per cent 10 its sales, and now has total of $59, 9,270,bV0 toward it's S75,000 900 quota Intensive methods are be ing used to induce everybody 10 buy more bonds.
 Illinois at "A Per Cent.
 Illinois has increased its percentage to "A, with sales aggregating 0,295, 500 Sixteen Illinois counties have al ready exceeded their quotas, and near ly that number are on the verge of going over.
 The honor counties are: Bond, Cal houn, Crawford, Edwards Gallatin, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Law renee, Montgomery, Perry, Richland, Wabash, White and Williamson,
 Telegrams received by Chairman Crabtree reflect the spirit of the Hi pois counties. Here is sample II comes from k. E. Cox, chairman of Alexander County: 'We have 75 per cent of our quota. As the people Of Cairo and Alexander County are loyal and a libertyloving people, we feel and exceed it."
 Tennessee's campaign manager, MT.