Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-02

St. Louis, Mo-, May l.-Wltu re-
ported sales in the district aggregat-
Inc SOL ,526,750 of the quota OF $780,.
boo 900, the Eighth Federal Reserve
District in the Victory Liberty Loan
campaign today passed the halfway
mark. has percentage OF So, and
leads every district in the United
Estates by safe margin.
Even without the increase in todays
figures the st. Louis district is far in
the lead Of the Chicago district, which
is next in standing. Chicago is only
30 per cent, as compared with st.
Louis IS per cent, and now that st.
Louis has gone to SO, Chicago and
every other district, unless miracle
has happened, is far in the rear.
As compared with the Fourth Loan.
| the Victory Loan is but slightly behind
| in this district. Her 81 per cent now
is only two points behind the record
made in the Fourth Loan, 81 per cent.
for the corresponding period, and in
that loan st. Louis led the country.
St. Louis county, the smallest unit
In the district, is still safely in
trenched in first place with mark of
"a per cent.
Indiana, which has always been the
frst state district in the Eighth Fed
eral Reserve District to go over the
top, is ranking the states and has a
Per cent mark Of 81. Fourteen of In
dianas "a counties are over the top,
and there is only one county that so
lar has filed no reports. State Chair
man Sonntag is confident that the
Aoosier State will have gone over the
t0p before the end of the week.
It Is Nip and Tuck.
tennessee, which is still second in
he Eighth District handicap, advanced
one more point in the percentage col
umn and now has 70 per cent Of it's
quota, with three counties over the
.op and five not heard from among the
II counties in this district. Benton is
tne latest one to join, the honor col
pmn.
state Chairman Jordan has received
~ additional figures from Memphis or
one'oy county in the last 4S hours.
WI, according to unofficial advices,
really lacks only few hundred thous-
sad dollars of going over the top,
whereas the official figures show Shell
" county still lacking $1,19O, 900 Of
reaching its allotment. The Shelby
county leaders say that they are prob
s0'y over the top now, but are waiting
sof the returns from the railroads and
.ue country districts, which are. slow
coming in. Chairman Jordan is con-
.ueot OF finishing at least second in
ene race and will do his "derndest" to
AoSe out Indiana, if there is any
mississippi keeps up the splendid
ps.e she set early in the present cam
sen' and yesterday increased her
..s sse4 $50, her total sales reaching
v'''o'ooo. and obtaining per cent
marx OF 6s. Chairman w. P. Kretch.
ar mas 10 Of his counties over the
s svp and has but three counties that
I ."se Jailed so far to make any report.
ss'ssippi is making far better rec
ua IN the Victory Loan that she made
me Fourth Loan. Today her per
ssnt Is ~ while in the previous cam
Sa a.sa on the corresponding day she
aad but 81 per cent.
Arkansas countie. Over
-. arkansas is running behind the rec.
~ she established in the Fourth
- ai' despite the fact that she is fifth
no.. me states standing, and has a
..s. OF .S2s. Arkansas is the only
Ss,s .e "a its entirety in the st. Louis
sries' and she has no large cities
states. e u 'ne o'nel
we've of >the SO Arkansas counties
~ ~ over the top. and there are is coun
S.s mat have made no reports what
'' There IL no fear at headquarters