Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-22
Untold Millions Subscribed
First Day of Victory Loan

First Day Of Victory Loan
Washington. April ci.-Cncoun.ed
millions in subscriptions to Victory
Liberty loan notes poured into banxs
and soliciting committees through
out the United States TODAY. but no
official reports had reached national
headquarters here tonight 20 give
any comprehensive idea Of the har-
vest on the opening day of the
three weeks campaign. Subscrip-
tons probably will not be shown full
~ in reports to the treasury until
late n the week
More than TWO million volunteers
were at work today in ce big con-
certed movement to finish the lob"
but reports indicated that the OPEN
ing was marked by less excitement,
than teOse Of previous loan cam
paigns wen fighting was in progress
in France Generally the trained
workers Of former loans had enlist
ed for the last effort
Long before closing hours tonigh,
kilograms arriving a. the treasury
told the story Of enthusiastic com
munities which had subscribed
their f.iti quotas The first iav Among
the first to"rsnor- THIS record we-e,
South ST. Paul. Min: A!bn2y. Ga:
Micd!etown and Derby. CT: Proc
ter. VI: Orleans. VI: Mer~i-,acs
and Brentwood. y. H: Rockporr and
Fryehurg. Me: Big Stone Gap. Va.
Lodi. n .. B;airsIow1. y. ): Ly-
ems. y. J.: Clarke Mills y. Y: Ards
lev. y Y, -At.ica. y 7: Einckiey,
North JaTan and BarnweIl. y. Z.
The treasury had no report as vet
on the achievement OF Detroit. "a
ported "a be The first large city to
over-subscr3be its QUOTA
Early Indications said I treas
ury review OF the loan campaign.
were thai the victory notes we're
-pceivln: general distribution and
not being bought - largely BY bank
ING institutions Several kilograms
from different sections Of the coun-
tiy CALLED particular attention n
this feature # the campaign and
showed great pride II rhe tacc that
such T1S Iha case
Students OF The EaskpIi Indian -
sStufe at la wre.lca. kaS. .xcSesse
their qsi.ra Inlay III enc hour. Ianv
lit.eS and counties IN the Kansas CT.
district a!S' -eEched her quotas 70.
oat'- soma OF them us:ag he 7oIun,ss.
subscription r,1e'hnd e1ciusivaSy
Inn. Eass. enc OF the .ir.t cities q
TO-DAY stared a courier walking :.
Washington with pledge TO Sec-e,a-y
Cas- from the city 20. subscribe Z:
quota. The courier probably will ar.
i've by May l.
Bartholomew cocntv. Indiana claim.
ID the honor Of being the first county
20 obtain is quota without 4 bond be.
ing purcha sed by bank or i subsc-ip.
ton solicited. The county hough, e
quota Al -unrise today, subscription be.
ing rade at vo.;ng booths and banks
The United States steamship Marble.
head. one Of the three dest-ove-s which
will tell the story IF the vic.orr Lib.
ertr Loan to the entire country by a
voyage from san Francisco 10 New
York. pulled out Of the Golden Gait
this afternoon to begin a Hour-art.- one
hals-ssliion- dollar Journey TIE sne.t
Of her engines will be determined b,
The nations daily subscription 70 the
Victory Loan.
For everv N7.,l subscribed the Vic.
tory shin VIII travel one mile. The en-.
tire cruising distance from San Fran.
c'sco tn New Ynrk. the Haroor Of Vic.
tony. il $50 miles. II the nation keep.
pace with the required daily suhscr:p.
ton the Victory ship will make an az
ersge Of 81, miles per dav. renresent.
i've tAe required daily subscription o.
Srs ia ilna