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Show BIG LIBERTY LOAN IS SUCCESS ! Prospects Indicate That World's (Greatest Bond Issue Will Be Oversubscribed Oversub-scribed in the Nation ay Unites Press. " ' WASHINGTON', .t. 1!. Striving not only for the quota of $6,(XH),000,(X)0 but for an oversubscription, the nation this morning entered the laat day ' of the fourth Liberty loan campa.le,n. I Prnsperts were good for oversuliscrlp-j oversuliscrlp-j lion, treaaury officiate said, and workers everywhere were enthualasllc. ( The greatest loan In history Is I about to aucceed, Half of the twelve federal reserve districts are within a comparatively 'few points of their minimum allotment. allot-ment. The others, with two excep- i tions. are not causing much worry at I loan headquarters here. Only Phlla- delphla and Atlanta have riven reaeon for uneasiness in the nitnda of officials. of-ficials. However, the executive com- mittees of both of those districts are confident they will not dtaappoint the nation. The moat encouraging feature of the csmpalgn hss been the msnner In which communities of small popula tion have responded to the government's govern-ment's call for funds. None has stopped st Its quota. All are plugging -for double and trebled subscriptions. ' MAINE AND N. H. ARE OVER. By United Preec. IIOHTON, t. IS- Maine and New Hampshire jtveraubscrbed ttieir Liberty Lib-erty loan quotaa, accudlng to tiwlay's official figures. Maine suhscrltted f Is, 882,0011, while New Kampxhlre went over with a total of l.44.oci. - SEATTLE ATTAINS QUOTA. By United Press. i . 8EATTI.K, Vsh., Oct. I Seattle today attained lis fourth Liberty loan quota of ll'S.872,400. Campaign leaders lead-ers anticipste that the quota will be exceeded by 11.000.000 by tonight. WASHINGTON OVERSUBSCRIBED. By United Press. HKATTI.K, Oct. It. The state of Washington baa oversubscribed its t:S.(Mio.'iO Liberty losn by K.oun.owi. committeemen announced at noon I today. i NINE OHIO COUNTIES ARE OVER. CLEVELAND, O.. Oct.' 19. Nine Ohio counties oversubscribed their Liberty loan quotas todsy. Ohio county (Wheelins), West Virginia, haa pasaed its quota of I8.1C400. EVERY INDIANA COUNTY OVER. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Oct. IS Kvery county in lndisna has reached Its "fourth Liberty loan quota. Oversubscriptions Over-subscriptions at noon lodsy exceeded S,0O0IKM. The figures for the state at noon were $111, 42,50. DELAWARE OVERSUBSCRIBES. WILMINOTON. Dels.. Oct. 19.--Delaware haa raised Its allotment of the fourth Liberty loan, which was I1S.000.00V. It is believed 'that this smounl will be oversubscribed by W.000.000. ; $113,000,000 FOR CLEVELAND. CLKVKLAND. o. Oct. 19 The city f.f C'levelsnd pasned Its Liberty loan quota of IllivOO.OOO early this afternoon. after-noon. SYRACUSE PASSES MARK. BlfKACl'HK. N. Y, Oct-. It Both Ryraruee and sll towns of Onontisra county hsve gone over the top In the Liberty lonn drive. |