The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-04-21
NO CONFUSION.

Washington, April 21.-Hardiy a
ripple Of excitement was appar-
.S ent today in the treasury on the
opening Of the Victory loan. The
@ nation wide machine for the mar
keting Of $4,5oo, 100000 worth Of
bonds had been 50 we'll adjusted
into operation almost automat-
ieaIIy.
Any doubts as to the success of the
Victory loan were dispelled in Bis
marck before the forenoon was half
over. In practically every ward in
the city it was reported that a ma
jority of the quotas assigned by the
committee had been voluntarily in
creased, and that not single allot-
ment had been rejected. 1t is regard
ed certain that Bismarck will over
subscribe in the neighborhood Of 25
percent, at the very least.
@fs AS expected, Bismarck's loyal grip
knights, men who have never failed
when patriotism to their city, state
and country wss an issue, set the mark
for the capital city yesterday, when
in q few hours they oversubscribed
their quukD more thant20 percent. Not
only didshlt the commercial travellers
who were allotted quotas promptly
sign up, many increasing their allot-,
ments, but large number of sales
men who had not been listed appeared
at the Commercial club rooms to sub
scribe for their bits. ri f.s
The capital city campaign closed
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the Masonic temple Saturday evening.
The "chow" was all to the good, and,
instead of set speeches and formal
toasts, there was varied program of
stunts which delighted everyone, and
the enthusiastic loan boosters were
loath to go when the session finally
adjourned.
Bismarck high school students did
their bit this morning when Victory
loan meeting was held in the assembly
room and juvenile Four Minute men
and women made short talks on the
loan and the Importance of putting it
over. The talks were real gems which
inspire, all Of the young men and
women with an ambition to give their
very best efforts to the cause. iH
The plan adopted in the fourth lib
erty loan Of inviting citizens to report
at their polling places to sign up for
their subscriptions is working out
beautifully once more. The people
generally like the idea, and it makes
the work much pleasanter for the pa
triotic citizens who are doing thetcom
mittee work.
First Ward to Mop Up.
The first ward Victory loan com
mittee announced this afternoon that
It will MOP Up" at the offices OF Jim
Jam Jems in the Haggert building un-
til o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
when residents of the first ward who
today are asked to make their sub,
scrfptions. There Is only small per.
centage of the first warders yet to
come. in, and the committee hopes to
clean up by / o'clock tomorrow.
MANDAN HOPS TO IT
Mandan, N. D., April 21.-Mandan
is eating the Victory loan alive. The
town got into the game this morning
with even more than its wonted war
time enthusiasm, and there is no ques-
ton that its allotment will be over
subscribed.
DICKINSON IN LINE
Dickinson, N. D.. April 21.-Follow-
ing rousing patriotic addresses by
Attorney General William LANCER and
other prominent speakers, Stark coun-
ty buckled down to the business Of
bversubscribing its quota of the Vic
tory loan this morning, and at noon
there was assurance that it will more
than make good.
JAMESTOWN DOING FINE
jamestown, N. D., April 21.-The
Victory loan is going over in fine
shape in Jamestown. DIR. Hotchkiss,
superintendent of the state hospital
for the insane, which had been allot-
ted $500, reported at 10 o'clock this
morning that the institution went over
the top at $3.50 this morning, with 100
percent of its employees subscribing
and with an oversubscription of more
than 100 percent, the aggregate being
in excess Of $4,000.
SIXTEEN MILLION ~ NOON.