Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-01


ST. Louis city has gone ahead of
the state in the percentage colu mn,
/ and now ranks sixth, just ahead II
! Kentucky. Kentucky expects to do its
bit today, the state having planned TO
concentrate its work for today and TO-
morrow
Missouri is in next to last place,
/ with a per cent mark of q. while Hi
nois has the cellar position with a
mark of only Ia. But chairman Crab
| tree is not discouraged and he says
If any state in the district goes over
the top that state will be Illinois.
Big Gain Scored.
Tennessee scored the largest leap
forward in a single day on record in
the Victory Loan campaign, advancing
is points in the percentage column
from So to 20 on the days returns.
Tennessee is now only one point be-
hind Indiana and it is the hope OF
Chairman Jordan that he will give the
sister state of Indiana The race Of it's
life. Memphis is largely responsible
for the big gain in percentage, having
subscribed $8,5o0,oo0 towards the citys
quota Of $9,G90,50
Chairman IelGin of Shelby comfy
sent the following chatacte ristc tele-
gram: Eight and one-ha'f million
bones subscribed. Further reports
win follow during the day From ..4is
1t was inferred that Memphis may be
over the top in another day Seven of
u TnnnnGGnn hi rI
in this district, have made no report
With no figures received from Louis
vile, where it is known that steady
progress is being made towards JEFF
ferson county's big quota of $11, 263,-
$50, Kentucky managed to advance i
points in the percentage column of the
day, raising from Is to &c points.
II Kentucky counties are now over
the top, two having come in during the
day. They are: Adair and Nelson. No
reports have been received from IS
of the Kentucky counties and in most
of these communities the formal cacl-
palgn did not begin until yesterday.
| The official tabulation of Louisville
subscriptions was set for yesterday
and today, and the next "a hours Will
see the Blue Grass State" much fur
/ ther advanced towards it's goal
Coming Steadily.
| Missouri is nearing the one-quarter
mark and still has more than half of
its counties to be heard from. Lack
of reports, however, does not indicate
that the workers are not selling Viz
tory Notes. Chairman Hughes is
serene as to the situation Perry
! county went over the top today with
its quota of sos GOD Mercer counry
advises that it will join the honor col
umn in a few days, while Duncan coun-
ty reported having reached SIS per cent
of its quota.
The town of Renick, in Randolph
county, sent a telegram rejoicing over
having reached its allotment. Lincoln
county promises to be over in a few
days and advises that investors assure
the success of the loan in that conf
munity on an investment basis as well
as for patriotic reasons. Though Cape
Girardeau county went over the top
last week. there is still demand Tor
Victory Notes.
Jefferson county, where onethird of
the allotment has been subscribed. re-
ports that the sales are good in the
| town, and among railroad men, but
/ that the farmers are strangely slow
about investing
Reports from the big Illinois coun-
ties are still lacking, but State Chair
man Crabtree says he is not worried
Tor minute No figures will be- tabu-
lated in st. Clair county, where the
allotment is S5,265.S6o, until the re-
suit of yesterdays special drive are
completed Adams county, with Il
| quota of $2,3S7 $50, Macoupin with ST.
$4,000, Madison S3,406,S50, and Mont
gomery $1,202.95O also are Saving
| wood and saying nothing In fact,
there are no reports from the great
bulk of the Illinois territory in this
! district. and this explains why the
states percentage is at IA.
Twenty six of the A Illinois counties
have sent in no reports, but Chairman
| Crabtree says that in the next couple of
| days headquarters may expect to see
a large increase in his states sub
scriptions.
The following telegram has been re-
+ ceived from Harry M, Capps, county
Chairman of Morgan county, Jackson
vile, H.: Sales for today one hun
| dred sixteen thousand seven hundr ID
/ Total to Friday night five hundred
ninety-four thousand, six hundred