Show SALE OF BONDS SLOW ADVANCE GIVES CONCERN Liberty Loan Only 01 Y 30 Per PerCent P PerCent r Cent Subscribed d in Week eek and nd Half Washington Oct The 9 The treasury department toda today openly admitted that the tho slow p progress of ot tho the fourth Liberty Liber Liber- ty loan Joan toward Its dollar six-billion-dollar goal Is a matter of ot serious concern With Uh the three weeks subscription period half hal gone the loan Is only 30 per cent subscribed The total re reported reported reported re- re ported to the treasury up to tonight Is OO There Is no use In n denying or at attempting attempting at- at tempting to camouflage the fact fat that Liberty loan committees throughout the country are confronted with a n. se serious serious serious se- se rious situation said the treasury statement reviewing the campaign re re- re ports If It If tho the loan lonn Is to bo be subscribed sub sub- subscribed scribed a dall dally average n of ot must bo bf raised between now and October October October Oc Oc- tober 19 Co Cognizant of ot the fact that the loan never ne can an succeed at Its present rate rato of ot speed canvassers throughout tho the country countr are stating stating- plainly to all citizens citi zens IDS that the they must bu buy bonds In larger amounts than heretofore Wealthy el persons peron particularly must mast go deeper Into their capital or extend their theil credit and not depend upon their current Income to pay pa for bonds People People People Peo Peo- of or moderate and AmaH means must pledge their future earnings In greater reater degree Double the Third Slogan Double the third has hag been bean adopted RS as a a. slogan In man many districts to stimulate stimulate sUm sUm- subscribers to do twice as much mucha muchas a as a they the did In tho the last loan Joan Subscriptions b by districts and percentages percentages percentages per per- of ot quotas were reported as follows District Subscription Pet Pct St. St Louis 62 Minneapolis 48 Boston 44 H San Francisco C 3 38 Chicago A. A 24 34 lias Da-lias 31 Continued on Page 3 I SUM SLOW SALE OF BONDS DRIVE Continued From Page Pago 1 1 Cleveland 27 7 Richmond 26 6 Philadelphia 23 3 New York 21 1 Atlanta 4 f. IS 18 Kansas CI City 16 Despite the serious interference of ot the Influenza epidemic with wih the campaign campaign campaign cam cam- plans analysis of oC reports show that It Is not the tate states where the epidemic epidemic epi epi- demic Is worst that have the poorest showings sho In Now New ow England where the disease elease line has been most widespread some somo of or the best records ha have hae e been made Influenza A Affect Workers ork rJ St. St St Louis district mana managers ers reported toda today that Influenza was tyas spreading spreading and affecting man many workers but that those remaining were going ahead with witha wih a determination to achieve the dIstricts dIstrict's districts district's districts district's dis dis- quota earl early next week The city of or Minneapolis to today a be became became he- he came the lie first federal federl reserve district center to raise Its Is quota with wih subscriptions subscriptions sub sub- of or In lii the Chicago district 1942 communities com corn have been awarded honor flags nags Alaska Hawaii HawaI Oregon I Idaho aho and anc Washington In the tho San Francisco district district dis dis- have havo obtained more than 50 0 per percent percent percent cent of or their quotas Reports b by states In the Kansas Cl City suIts district show how the thc following re results re- re Kanga Missouri 3 54 Nebraska New ew Mexico Oklahoma Wyoming Wyo Wyo- 0 ming Mm 1 nai Railroad road administration reports show subscriptions among of oC op operating regions as follows Central western J an av average average a av- av of 90 per pel subscriber northwestern northwestern north north- western by em em- or 70 O per cent of ot tho the total an anI average subscription of 1 Director General McAdoo doo has re received received received re- re word that the hue Santa Fc Fe had de decIded decided decided de- de to subscribe of ot corporation corporation cor cor- funds to the loan the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania and ami the New e Haen Haven havon Ha Ha- von ven Americans and others In Mexico City have ha bought worth of ot bonds accor according to advices ad to the state department I I I Director General McAdoo In a communication com corn sent today to the presidents of ot the leading railroads of or thu tho countr country coun coun- their companies companies com com- tr try expressed the hope that ma may feel teel Justified in iii subscribing ing lag ingas as liberally as practicable to the fourth Liberty Libert loan loan Mr Ir McAdoo said he hoped the railroads railroads rail rail- rl- rl roads ma may be able to provide pro lle the necessary mice mice- essar essary funds for this purpose otherwise otherwise other other- wise than through the he utilization of their standard return i ant an any portion porton of or for or the current year all al of or which willo will willbe be L o nee needed ed so far fOr a as most of or the this railroads railroads rail rail- rai- rai roads of or tho thu country countr are ale concerned to provide pro for fOl on Interest dividends much needed Improvements betterments j and nd equipments continued the I 1 can seo see no reason director general wh why h railroad companies companies com corn panics should not not In iii anticipation of or laconic Income to which the they hue ia may be entitled from Investments or otherwise In the ensuing year cai subscribe now to Liberty Liberty Lib Lib- ert erty bonds through tho the banks which I am sure will If It desired gladly grant granthem them hem t temporary loans In anticipation ton of ot their receipts in fn during the thene ne next t year ear No 0 linio il Like Present t tIn In ur urging ln tho ho nation naton to put Jut forth Its Is maximum efort effort In the tue war Wal In financing financing I It Acting Secretary of War Crowel said Raid today toda that this would be bo the tIme worst wont possible time to slacken the tho efforts to to defeat tho lie cenI cen- cen ral powers power is being driven back The Tle enemy said aid Mr 11 Crowell Crowel and this Is the bost best time Ime to Increase ase our pressure It I would be ie the worst time to pause This applies ap- ap plies pIes to the civilian as well as the militar mill mill- ta tar ary r forces forceR ml-j ml I 1 say fay this particularly In reference to o Liberty bond bu buying 1 I call upon the this I population of or the United Slate States to accept th the present war responsibilities ties In iii the same spirit that our gallant anant forces force are arc meeting their stern duty overseas drive o drive harder every er c day for tor or definite victory Ictor Now is not the time for foru forus forus us u to tu question queston when or how the end or ot orthe the war will wil come Total Sales in Chicago Chicago Oct 9 Total Total su subscriptions in the hue five t e states slates In the Seventh Sc Ceder federal l reserve district t outside of or Chicago now aggregate upward of ot compared compared com coin pared pareil to a quota quola of ot Iowa ioa Ioa has swelled yelled It Its total of or ra a-ra efforts are now being directed toward obtaining a record breal breaking over over- su subscription Chicago's total sales ales aggregate 10 Drive in New Nev York L LI Is Under Handicap I New ew York Oct 9 Hampered b by be ho be rapid spread of ot Spanish Influenza which h hs has s seriously Interfered red with Jh tf the Liberty loan campaign the time total of Qt subscriptions In the New ew York federal reserve dl district tonight had reach reached d donl only or 21 1 per cent ent of ot th Jl quota The gain for the theda da day dav was as New York YOlk City's total tonight ht was wan quota quota or 1 9 per pet cent lot of its Is Among the larger Jarger subscriptions re- re reported reported ported toda today were b b by the Atchison Topeka Sant Santa Fe Railroad company compan by the Northern Pacific railway by the this Western Union Tele Telegraph raph company I I by ly the Union Pacific Railroad I I company each by the Chi ChI cago Rock Hock Island Pacific Railway company the lie Central Southern American Telegraph company compan and the n Can cor company pan and amid by b 39 doctors Mrs Irs Woodrow Wilson ison toda today selected select select- ed Alles Allies and Consort as the names for tor or two ships to be launched at tho the ards yards of the lie corporation corpora corpora- r lion tion ton in Newark on October 14 14 H. In the presence of ot diplomatic representatives of oC the aWed allied nations The launching will ivill be one of ot the important im inn- features of ot the tho Liberty Libert loan loin drive In this district distrIct Colorados Colorado's Total y Is Marching On Ol Denver Colo Cob Oct Oct 9 The The third 4 div y of t the Liberty Libert loan campaign In Cole Colo Coi rado saw the states state's quota of ot within a fraction of ot 4 IS per pel cent completed the total to date being f 1 Of or this sum the state outside of or Denver Deniver has pledged while pledges in Denver amount to 1377 00 Casper Wyo 0 9 The Thc The dt city of r Casper toda today completed Its Liberty loan quota just jUt eighteen hours hol III In actual working time after atter the lie ther drive irive r e started t I |