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Show TWO BILLION if iIRE FOR WAR j Unexpectedly Large and Rapid 1 Response to Latest Italian !5 War Issue. 3 Ja CROWDS FILL BANKS . 1 All Classes Patiently Await i A$ Time to Turn Over Funds ' I to Government. ; fe Home, Jan. 31, 7:35 p. m., via Paris, ! U1 Feb. 1, 4: -15 a. m. The subscriptions If to the Italian war loan today reached v p the sum of two billion lire, although ! ? the lists have been open since Jan r rcl uary 10. They will continue open un- , til February 10. but the government ,F. I? has already received amount equal to ,- lj? v. hat was expected from the entire ( iP subscription. .G The unexpectedly large and rapid l i response to the loan issue is duo In a i' f. large measure to the energetic cam ?i paign carried out in its favor by Pre- J mier Salandra and other ministers j Ij and by the utilizing of the newspa- ' i pers, theaters, public posters and oth- ' 1 er means of drawing the attention of ( the people to the patriotic effort de- ' 'J ruanded of them. 1 For several days past crowds have 3 i filled the banks and have flowed Into 1.1 1J the streets, all classes of tho comniu- '&l nlty patiently awaiting their turn to alt turn over their funds for government p use. git rn KHl |