Show NATION LAGGING j I IN PURCHASES OF LOAN r Per Pcr Nearly Billion Dollars 1 Day Is Needed to Reach Big Total Washington Oct 14 After H.-After After writing hia hIs r reply ph to the G German ot offer r. r President Wilson tonight in a formal I statement to tho American people r re renewed re- re flowed his urgent request for or support of or tho fourth Liberty loan H Relaxation now hesitation now would mean menn defeat whon victory seems seem to bo 10 In sl sight ht would mean menn years ars of or orwar war instead of or peace upon our own terms said saIt tho the President tnt Coincident with the tho Presidents President nt 5 statement tho the treasury d department an announced announced an- an d that with but five tho days 8 loft In inthe tho the fourth loan lonn campaign half of ot tho total remains to bo ho sub SUb- scribed That means menns that the ry coun must mUfit Invest nearly a day ay ayIn In bonds from now until Saturday midnight midnight midnight mid mid- night when tho the three weeks weeks' drive ends uller Are Arc r. r Small Subscriptions officially reported to the treasury department now flow total only but officials were confident that reports yet to he be made m on today's subscriptions would carry this thle total above tho the mark marl Tho The Minneapolis district claims tho the distinction of being the first to subscribe subscribe sub sub- scribe Its quota with overy state oversubscribed but its final reports report to the tho trea treasury ury are arc in incomplete incomplete In- In complete because banks aro so ao short of help that tho the tabulations have not yet et been completed I District t By districts tho the loan progress Collow follows fol Col- I low lows lows- District e Subscription Pet St St. Louis 78 Minneapolis 71 Boston 4 57 67 San Francisco 54 51 Chicago 51 Dall Dallas 46 Hi Richmond 44 H Kansas City 42 Cleveland 42 X Now New w York 37 17 Atlanta 35 Philadelphia 35 Total 46 6 Tremendous gains have ha been made In Inman Inmany Inmany man many sections of oC the country reports ton tonight lIh t showed d. 1 Five 1 vo districts StLouis St St. Louis Minneapolis Boston Doston San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco and Chicago o have havo obtained more than half halt of or their quotas and three e other oth oth- er or district Dallas D Richmond and Cleveland are ure well above e 40 10 per cent New Yorks York's total tonight ht allows a gain of ot over Its Fridays Friday's total but other districts have gone ono forward so swiftly in the thc percentage percenta c race that I I New York remains in tenth place CHIt Git fu Over Ocr FO Top rOI Cities reporting of oC quotas today Included Kansas CIt City where hor individuals are arc bond buyers buyers buy buy- ers rs Chattanooga Tenn Cincinnati 0 O Charleston S S. C. C C. C Joplin Mo and Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son City Tenn St St. Louis and Dallas reported Influenza hampering Bales uiles New York City has rolled up most of ot the tho gains of oC th the last few days lIas In that reserve district with now subscribed In the Chicago o district I 2686 communities s have ha reached their quotas while In New Sew England have gone over th the top I Admiral Mayo Mavo commanding the Atlantic Atlantic At At- I lantic fleet in a mes message a to men of ot the navy who have e already subscribed to tho the loan ald Mj ld The re results of bt American op co-op opera co ra- ra lions are arc becoming apparent In the success achieved b by all th the forces 8 operating op op- op- op a against the Huns and no nav navy men can fall Call to realize tho the Importance of at helping tho the common cause with money as as In all aU other othor wa ways 9 Made to All 11 Mm Men Devotion to our country pride in our service re respect for tor or ourselves all ourselves all unite unito In calling Camus' on every CVen man In the United States navy to Join In the thc LIbert Liberty Lib lAb ert erty loan Let us exceed all former efforts In transmitting tho the message Secre Secre- tar tarv Daniels said October 15 Is na navy daj In the fourth Liberty loan This message message mes mes- sage saga from Admiral Mayo speaks for tor itself Make this a law d th that t will go down downIn In n history Put the entire navy y the fourth Liberty Libert loan and let let th lct-th the nation leno know It is nav navy day dav of at r thee the Down y shipbuilding ing yard ard at New e Brighton II R I. I toda today challenged ed other Ither yards and Industrial plants to match their record of oC a lOll lOllier II per ier r cent nt sub subscription to the fourth Liberty Liberty Lib lAb erty loan Fr Buying President Wilson today Issued this statement on tho the fourth Liberty loan loan- The reply of tho the German government govern govern- ment to my note nolo or of inquiry dated atell Oc- Oc ober S gives Ives occasion for Cor mo me to say flay sayo sayto iI to o m my fellow tellow countrymen that neither I that hat r reply ph nor an any other recent events c have o lave In any Wl way diminished the vital tal Importance 0 of th the thc Liberty rO loan lonn H Relaxation Relax Relax- lax atlon now now hesitation now would mean defeat when victory vietor seems lC e mi ms to be In insight sight would mean years arR of or war var of peace tip upon n our own n terms I I 1 cane earnestly tl request r er every patriotic American to leave Ipa to the government so o of or the United n i States and the allies the tho momentous discussions Initiated b bv by Germany and to remember that for tor each man his hll duty is to strengthen then tho the han hands bands s of th these o governments and to do 10 doIt It Jt In the most important wa way now Im Immediately Irn- Irn mediately presented presented presented-by by subscribing to the utmost t of oC lila his ability for bonds bond ot the fourth LIbert Liberty loan That loan must be successful Cul I am sure that th the American people will not tall fall to see ace their dUl duty duly and mako it success successful CuI Striking Poster Employed in in S. 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F I San Pan an Ir Francisco Oct 14 When When th tho pity an oku this morning It found this striking poster had been pasted during tho the night on a thousand storo store windows windows win win- dows Citizens Search your our consciences There Ther arc aro four tour classes in San Francsco Francsco Francisco Fran- Fran cisco toda today First Those FIrst Those who subscribe pa patriotically patriotically pa- pa and adequately ly to support tho the government and our vast m military tar operations Second Those Second Those who have subscribed not from patriotic motives but merely merely mere mere- ly h to invest a a. convenient amount In gilt edged securities Third Third The The get Jet by class who have as little as possible Fourth Fourth The Tho slacker class who I have havo subscribed nothing What hat class do you ou belong In Remember this nation is at war and you ou have got Jot to meet death loath and sacrifice flee flea on tho the front with sacrifice at nt home Ha Have Hae e you OU sacrificed Do you re realize that to prove pro your our loyalty you OU must put yourself in the tho first class before 6 o'clock Friday night nl-ht October 18 Before that hour bo bG true to your country countr your our city your our conscience Four Fou I classes Liberty loan subscribers One Ono One per cent patriot Two Two SO 50 per cent Investor Three Three Z 25 per cent sTacker slacker Four Four OO 00 slacker SAN FRANCISCO LIBERTY LOA LOAN COI COMMITTEE chicago 1 Lagging Behind on Bonds Chicago Oct 14 Vimy H. Ridge Ca came 6 I I I I to Chicago today tollay when twelve heroic I fragments of humanity In Canadian uniform calling themselves the Toronto Toronto Toronto To Trench played and Ann sang In an effort to rail rally Liberty loan lonn laggards to the support of their comrades com corn miles rades s over oer there tholo The scarred battle-scarred veterans on crutches and In wheel chairs were greeted r eted with cl cheers and tears but only worth of ot bonds wore were sold during the day bringing the total fo for Cor forthe the tho campa campaign Jm to and leavI leaving lewIng leav lew- Ing a deficit of or which mus must be raised b by Saturday It If the city is to meet its This means subscriptions at the rate of or a da daThe day Tile The situation was rc regarded as so IO des les- les that representatives of or the biggest big big- gest banks s in the tho city hold held a meeting at which it was decided lell to loan mon money y to persons buying bonds at the rate o ot of otH 41 H per cent for tho the first ninety days datI 5 per cent for the second ninety days and the tho market rato rate thereafter Denver Oct Ott 14 Claims Claims that unofficial cial reports show the state of Colorado has hag raised her minimum quota for th the fourth Liberty loan were made mado in telegrams tele tele- grams sent ent by state headquarters to tho the te federal reserve O bank In Kansas Kansa City tonight Pershing Day to toli Ail Aid l i d Loan Lo n Is Urged New York Oct 14 A A wide nation movement to celebrate next Saturday tho the last day of or the fourth Liberty loan lonn campaign as Pershing da day was ad advocated advocated ad- ad hero tonight ht b by the National Council of American Patriots In telegrams telegrams tele tele- grams to President Wilson anI and the governors governor of all the states states- Tho The telegrams signed b by more than thana a score of or senators senator representatives governors and arm army and navy officials ask that Pershing da day be established by executive proclamation directing that such a finale of the thc campaign I would result In a tidal wave of or patriotism patriot patriot- ism IRm and enthusiasm which will roll roil from rom ocean to ocean striking fresh terror to the heart of the Hun It Is If urged that churches schools I IanI anI all other or organizations be enlistee enlisted In tho the cel celebration to the tho end that tho concluding day of the tho campaign may be ono one of militant militant- America fully aroused and md realizing realizing- It Its patriotic obligations obligations ob ob- to oversubscribe o tho the loan General Pershing was waR cabled news of oC the tue plan an and asked askell him to send Rend a m message message mes mes- s- s sage gago from tho the battlefront to bo be communicated communicated com cont- to the tho nation on that da day |