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Show VICTORY I LOAN IS 1 TOWIN I Opening Day Arouses Optimism Through- M out Country. H ADVANCE PLEDGES I Reports From All States gfl of Boundless En- m thusiasm. WASHINGTON, April 22 "A distinctive dis-tinctive tone of optimism distinguished j the scores of telegrams that arrived jat. the treasury department today." said an official review of the opening yesterday of tho Victory Liberty loan campaign. Among the comments from chairmen of federal reserve district organizations organiza-tions indicative of the reports in gen- fjfl eral were these: fl Cleveland "Advance pledges to the loan much greater than in any previous pre-vious campaign." !nssfl Philadelphia "Not one tenth as much enthusiasm ever has been evi fenced in connection with a loan." jjH Chicago "Reports from all states in this district indicate boundless en- njH F thusiasm Most auspicious onenin:: UH ever vouchsafed any war loan in Chicago.'1 Chi-cago.'1 San Francisco "Reports from ) throughout the district indicate nlentv of enthusiasm." fl SL Lou Eighth district got awav to a gi.nd s'art. Three Iowa, two Illinois, Illi-nois, one Arkansas and one Missis -aipp counties over. Memphis trving to reach quota this week St Louis w(H starts fine." Boston "Thirty -five million dollars unofficially reported. Twenty -four ci 'ies and towns exceeded quota. Pro-tector, Pro-tector, Vermont with 300 per cent over subscription " r!9 Kansas City "Several counties In Kansas and Missouri, home of 35th dl- llfl i-in, planning to reach quota by the jH time the division reaches home." H "The indications, " aid tbe treasurv 'Efl review, "that the residents of local s communities, attracted by the unusual- ifl Ij generous terms of the loan and tbe high interest rate, were planning to M Invest heavier than ever before Manv ! banks, particular);, in the central west. Ilfl reported that farmers were calling II them by telephone and urging that 'H Victory notes be held for them until jfl j lhoj ,;ouli rcac'i town later in tho ' H i The volunteer subscription svstem 1 being widely used in the San Francisco Francis-co district and with great success, ac- fH cording to reports. The Mormon JM jChl has subscribed $260,000. k 'l rr snrBssV |