Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-11-21 | Page 13 | War Work Drive Far from Goal

FAR FflOM GOAL Leaders, However, Are Still Hopeful of Achieving Achiev-ing Their Object. NEW YORK, Nov. 20. Officials of the United War Work campaign announced tonight Unit the latest national total for the drive for ? 1 70,500,000, which closes at midnight tonight, was $i;.S,50o,0oS( or $11,-93-1.942 less than tho sum sought. They added, however, thai this report was incomplete in-complete and that final figures would not bo available for at least two days. Leaders of tho patriotic drive for the seven welfare organizations serving America's lighting forces remained hopeful hope-ful of attaining their goal, adverting that state and loral committees in all parts of the country wtc too busy tabulating Jast minute contributions to report their . ials to national headquarters. JjtNo Accurate Figures. George W. Perkins, chairman of the finance department of the campaign, issued is-sued a statement jn which tie asserted that "it is impossible to give anything tke accurate figures as the campaign draws to a close." "As quickly as the figures are all in, a statement showing the exact amount secured in each stale in the union will he made public," lie said. "Scattering returns today are very satisfactory, but l New York City, Philadelphia, Minneapo-lis, Minneapo-lis, St. Louis and a largo number of cities have not yet had their final meetings." meet-ings." Officials announced that thirty -eight states had pone "over tho top," and that New England and the south had scored a perfect record. Only the large ci ties of the east were lapsing, it was said, and it was expected their final figures would compare favorably with those from the rest of tho country. Every military department, except the eastern, was reported to have passed Us goal. Western Pennsylvania has Its quota, and Pittsburg, with pledges of more than ?fi, 000,000, was reported to have ma do almost al-most as pood a showing as Chicago. Georgia raised St.Go-l.TTii, or $30-1,1 Kfi in excess ex-cess of its tinota. Kansas City? Kan., was said to hni'e set a record, with 100 per cent of its allotment subscribed. Rear Admiral T. J. Cowie, in charge of the campaign in the- navy, telegraphed national headquarters that subscriptions from the bluejackets and marines, nil voluntary, now totalled iflore than $25,000: Admiral Sims has cabled contributions from several vessels in Uuropean waters, while the marine detachment station at Peking has subscribed $Uj. Hawaii, whoso quota was ?15,0O0, has raised 5205,000, and Cuba, with an allotment allot-ment of $100,000, has also passed Its goal.