New Britain herald., 1919-05-03
BILLION And HALF
IN SUBSCRIPTIONS
IS NATIONAL TOTAL
Country Is So Far Behind Sched-
ule That S5OO,OOO,OOO a Day
Must Be Raised to Succeed
S1,5S1,70O HAS BEEN
REACHED In this CITY

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War Relic Train viii Stop in City
Tomorrow-City Hall Official Takes
Out $4,000 Bond Oh Personal -Ac-
$4,000 Moro in Government Sc
curity.
Washington, May 3.-Total sub
scriptions to the Victory loan today
passed $685. 5,OOO,OOO The treasury
today renewed it's appeal to loan or
ganizations to perfect their sales
manship plans for house TO house
canvasses next week, the last week
OF the campaign.
Country Is Lagging.
"Vcry slight Improvement Of inter-
est was reported from the districts"
said the treasury's review of progress
of the loan drive. The nation is so
far behind schedule on subscriptions
that it will be necessary to raise an
average of about $5OO,oOO,OOO a day
during the remainder of the loan
period, to reach the $4,5O0.OOO,OO
goal.
The Philadelphia district reported
a gain of more than $14,0OO,000 yes
terday the biggest increase in the dis
trict since the campaign started.
New York Gains.
New York, May 3.-Victory loan
subscriptions in the New York fed
eraI reserve district today aggre-
gated s364,447 050. The overnight
gain was $31, ,54O,5OO.
Takes Out $4,000 Bond.
One of the largest single subscrip-
tions to be recorded by the Victory
Loan committee was announced this
morning when the committees stated
| that Chairman w. B. Rossberg, Of the
board of water com missioners had
| personally subscribed for $4,000
worth of bonds. In addition to secur-
ing this large subscription. Building
! Inspector A. n. Rutherford took a
! subscription today from the water
board to the amount of $1,000. The
! surplus in the treasury of this depart
ment is now $1O8,O00.
Relic Train Tomorrow.
The Victory Loan war relic train
will be at the Commercial street sid
! ing in this city from 10 a. m. tomor-
! row until o'clock in the evening and
! an opportunity will be presented
| throughout the day to see the war
| relics carried in this exhibit.
This exhibit consists Of one mail
| train carrying souvenirs Of all of the
battlefields and several flat cars carry
iTop m
j and howitzers, all showing the horrors
! of war as it was fought on the west
| ern front Among other things of in
| terest is a mine with the famous Hin
dcnburg ,"pill," built Of three-inch
| Krupp steel and containing a three
! inch gun, all Of which is attached to
one pivot. This "pill' is said to have
/ been used by Won Hindcnburg as a
means of spying on the American lines
! and was the prototype Of the concrete
! pilI-boxes later developed as pcrma-
nent fortifications.
! Famous Soldiers on Board
DR.. NJ. M. Graham is supervisor OF
the exhibit and with him are several
| representatives Of the National Serv-
ice bureau, several of them soldiers
who have been decorated by the allied
! governments. cOTpOfdi FINK, OF n Or
! wich is one of the few survivors Of
! the lost battalion, the commander OF
| jor Whittlesey-told the
German general to go to Hell' when
/ asked to surrender Other soldier
! speakers are Lieut.. Guppy and Ser
| geant Blight. The civilian speakers
are DR.. H. H Rideout Of the National
! Service Bureau and l.. S. Carney, for
! merly of the Committee on Public In
fOrma tion. Rcv. Horny w. Maicr oI
this city and several other local mer
/ will also address meetings in the cars
| tomorrow.
City'S Quota Climbing.
An increase of $15S,950 is reported
in the Victory Loan total since yester-
day bringing the total to 1851, 700
The loan is tagging behind in this city
! Chairman Andrew ,Sloper states and i
| will be necessary to raise more durins
| the coming week than has been raised
in the past if the loan is to go over
Less than two thirds of the fund ha:
! been raised and there is but one weel
more for the drive to continue hence
the need for a more active week O.
/ camp paigning.
The committees on soliciting will
! exert every effort during the cOpaine
| days of the campaign to raise tho
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