Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-21
LOAN DRIVE
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WILD CHEERS
Campaign Is Opened at
Midnight With Patri-
otic Celebrations.

chicago, April Zl.-SlXty nous
and volunteer workers ushered in
! the opening of Chicagos Victory
loan campaign today and before
noon it was reported that sub
scriptions aggregating $15,000,0
had been obtained.
| The campaign began with an ac-
compartment of music, ,parades and
cheering throngs which filled the
downtown streets.
Among the large subscriptions
received early in the day were:
Estate of Marshall Field, $1,000
900.
Marshall Field & Co., s1,000,00
julius Rosenwald. $1,000.00O.
Montgomery Ward, 81 $50, 900.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. $4,000, 900.
Elg;n Watch COMPANY. 100000.
Victor W. Lawson, $125.000.
Arthur Brisbane. 100000.
Hornblower & Weeks, 100000
Brunswick, Bake, Collender
company, 100000.
Opened at Midnight.
For three hours this morning,
between midnight and , O'Clock.
thousands of people in Grant Park
on the lake front sang patriotic
marking the formal opening of the
Victory loan campaign il the sew
enth federal district.
The army searchlights OF more
than -200,000,000 cands6 power
lighted the Victory forum erected
in the park and played upon the
Jewels on the Victory altar.
Michigan avenue for a mile was
brilliantly lighted and festooned
with red, white and blue for the
occasion, and the shops and pic
ture theatres along the thorough
fare were crowded until nearly
daylight. Out near Lake Michi-
gan big guns were fired and whis-
ties blew and bells were rung ali
over the city.
The campaign started with more
than s12,000.O00 in subscriptions.
and it will be necessary to sell
more than $9.000.000 worth of
bonds each "a hours in order to
obtain this city's quota of $751;
000, 900 before the end of the drive
New York Starts.
New York. April 21.-The loan
campaign that got under way
shortly after midnight with popu-
lar subscriptions totaling more
than 100000 gained impetus as
the day advanced and crowds
thronged the many patriotic cele-
brations. Governor Alfred f.
Smith purchased the first note OF
the issue sold in the city and Will
liam G. McAdoo. former secretary
of the treasury. took the second.
and then other thousands began to
roll in.
The midnight was preliminary
to the opening of the campaign
throughout the city today at
of parade routes. Chief among
the performers today were the
one hundred odd members of Gen
eral Pershing's own band that were
sent home to aid in the fifth loan.
The band made its first appear
ance in a concert at the sub-treas-
ury in Wall street and later
up town TO chrIsten Vic
tory Way.
Boy Scouts Pledge Aid.
The Boy Scouts of America an
here today that the or
ganization would put its member
ship of 470,989 men and boys be-
hind the Victory loan. in response
to a request from Secretary of
the Treasury Glass. Toward the
four previous loans the boy scouts |
turned in 1.S56,906 subscriptions.
totaling $276.S95,45O.
[. :. Treasury Calm.
Washington, April 21-Not a !
ripple of excitement was apparent !
on the opening of the Victory lib
erty loan campaign.
Washington had it's opening
today at the treasury department |
on the south streets |
Of the treasury, where arrange |
ments had been made for trial of !
4 wireless telephone apparatus by |
which an orator flying an airplane |
2 ,00C feet above the city could |
deliver a speech to the crowd on |
he steps. Airplanes and dirigible |
balloons were sent up. Admiral |
Sims was the principal speaker on !
The program.
Outlook Considered Bright
Reports to the treasury today |
were uniformly to the effect that |
for raising the $4,500,-
100000 were bright, and that prep
irations had been made to push |
he work during the frs. week or |
.en days. Many cities Ield loan
today, although
will not be received |
formally until tomorrow
In the official circular describ-
ug the loan, issued today by the |
treasury, it was explained that al