LBERTY LO
$3035 22650
War Issue Oversubscribed
Nearly 52 Per Cent
Large Subscriptions Will Be Scaled So
As To Bring Loan To $2,000,000,
000-—McAdoo Pleased With
Public's Response.
Liberty Loan sub-
$3,035,226,850,
Washington.
scriptions totaled
The final tabulation was officially
announced, showing that more than 4,
200,000 persons bought bonds. Ninety.
three per cent. of subscriptions,
those of 3,960,000 persons were
sums varying from 350 to
ments of $5,000,000 each or more.
The New York Federal
trict led the list with
totaling $1,186,788,400,
three times the amount
reserve dis
or more than
as follows:
Boston, $332. 447,600;
$286,148,700; Philadelphia,
250; San Francisco, £175.623.900: Rich-
mond, $109,737,100; Kansas City, $91.
758,850; St. Louis, $86,134,700
apolis, $70,255,600; Atlanta, 357,878,550,
and Dallas, $48,948,350
Full Allotment To $10,000.
These subscriptions
sent
portioned
districts.
Allotments will be
McAdoo announced,
On subscriptions up to and
ing $10,000 full amount. These
scriptions totaled $1,296,684 850
More than $10,000 up to and ine
ing $100,000, 60 per cent
subscribed, but not
in any instance. These
totaled 3$560,103,050;
scribers in
336,061,850
More than $100,000 up to and ineclud-
ing $250,000, 45 per cent. of the amount
subscribed, but not than
in any instance
group totalred
ments will
Cleveland,
included
Treasury
various
direct to the
among the
made, Secretary
as follows
ud
i
Ff +3 ¥ "nM
of the amount
than $10
subscriptions
less
allotments to
this group will
legs
$220.455.600 and
aggregate $09,205,000
ing $2,000,000, 30 per cent., but not less
than $112,500 in any instance
total of subscriptions in
was $601514,900; allotments will
$184,281 800
than $2,000,000
$6,000,000 each,
this
AZ.
gregate
More
cluding
but no less
to and
cent,
any
up
25 per
than $600,000
instance. Subscriptions in
totaled $234.544.300: allotments
total $58,661,250
Three Asked For Over $25,000,000.
More t $6.000,000 up and In-
cluding $10,000,000 each, 21 per
Subscriptions in
$46,874,150; allotments
$9,801,600
Two subscriptions of $25,000,000 each
were received. The allotments
these subscribers will be at
of 20.22 per cent
bonds of the value of $5.055.000 each
One subscriber to $25,250,000
largest—will be given 20.17 per cent,
or $5,093,850.
Conclusive Answer To Enemy.
in
tt
one
t
will
han to
cent
this
group totaled
will aggre
the rate
campaign was to distribute the Liberty
Bonds widely throughout the country
the hands of the people.
important because the streugth of
Government finance, like the strength
of Government policies, rests upon the
support of the people. The large num-
ber of subscribers, especially the large
number of small subscribers, Is most
gratifying and indicates that the inter.
est of the people was aroused as never
before in an issue of bonds.
AIRSHIPS RAID BRITAIN.
Zeppelin Brought Down After Coast
Town Had Been Set On Fire.
London.—German airships made a
raid on the east and southeast coast
of England Sunday. One Zeppelin was
the raiders had dropped bombs
Kent.
$500,000 AMBULANCE GIFT,
Ford Motor Company Makes Donation
To Red Cross.
Detroit.—Five hundred thousand dol-
lars’ worth of Ford ambulances will
be given to the Red Cross. This de
cision was reached at a meeting of the
board of directors of the Ford Motor
Company.
OUR FLYERS IN FRANCE,
Fifty American Aviators Welcomed By
the French,
Nice, France. —Fifty American avia
tors arrived here to undergo a course
of instruction at the seaplane depot.
They were given the heartiest of wel
comes by their French comrades,
RUSSIA T0 STAND
is Crushed.
Kerensky Whipping Army Into Shape
For U. 8.
Prompt Recognition Of
Republic.
People Grateful
Washington.—Russia’s consecratior
to a war to end with German
autocracy was avowed by Special Am
bassador Boris A. Bakhmetieff, head of
the Russian mission in a st
the
here, ate
ment to the American people
Only through victory, said,
a stable world peace and the fruits of
\he Russian revolution be
he
secured
Russia Reorganizing.
“The Russian people thoroughly
| derstand and fully convin«
said Mr. Bakhmetieff, “that it is abso
lutely necessary to
cratic principles which
represented by German
threatens the
are
root out the auto
underlie
are milits
which
and
| iam, peace,
{ freedom
world.”
All classes
the happiness of
in Russia, the Ambassado
said, are concentrated on the enormous
task of reconstruction made necessary
by the sweeping away of the evils
the old regime and already noti
» vant i) TYE
Ire aren es
army
Minister
Brings Thank
Kerensi
s To U. 8.
“le § f
in He i Of
moral
among our people :
ong
profound appreciation
_e an
tween the upon
complete and tanding
( gincere
& in !
ancoun ney hie aur
regiine i
situation is
ing th
nature
changed
new ra in her
deep feeling of
existed between the peo
noy
Russi;
national
| ly with free
a
| natural
which always
and ympathy
ple of the two
now. by
table fr
& COO
* +03
ration
Hopes For Close Union.
: Fait
er object of our mission is
most effective
American and Russian
eq can work hand-in-hand in
the common task of successfully carry
ing on war. The friendly
ance wh the United States
ready
Anoth
establish the means by
th
ae
which
democrac
the aseiat
1
ich has al
rendered has been of the h
high
U-BOAT LOSSES ON INCREASE.
Thirty-Three British Vessels Sunk
During Week Ended June 20.
London. —Twentyaeven British ships
of more than 1.600 tons
sunk, according to the weekly British
summary given out Wednesday. Five
British vessels under 1.600 tons also
were gent to the bottom. No fishing
vessels were destroyed. The sum.
mary is as follows
Arrivals, 2.897; sailings, 2,993
British merchant ships over 1,600
tons sunk by mine or submarine, in
cluding 3 previously, 27; under 1,600
tonsa, including 1 previously, 5.
British merchant ships unsuccess
fully attacked, including 7 previously,
31
British fishing vessels sunk, none
Three Ships Reported Sunk.
Boston <The loss of
steamers, with eargoes worth millions
and of one Duteh vessel by German
submarines was announced here, while
regarding another British steamer it
was reported that she had been float
ed and towed to a British port after
being seriously damaged and beached
in the Mediterranean.
i AR a no
BATTLE FIERCER IN TYROL.
Italian and Austrian Guns Shake En
tire Mountain Range.
Amsterdam. The Cologne Guzette's
correspondent on the Tyrolean fren!
gays that the new battle on the Betis
Communi Plateau has assumed
extraordinary dimensions. © Dramfire
continued the whole nights teaching
such: violence in the morning that the
mountains in all Southern Tyrol re
echoed. The battle, sfiys (he eorre
gpondent, extendas along the entire
front from the Sngana Valley
Asingo, ‘
|
3
»
Vem—
Copynght.)
RESIDENT CALLS
FOR VOLUNTEERS
June 23-30 Recruiting Week
For Regulars.
STRENGTH OF 300,000 AIM
Proclamation Issued To Request Of
Army Officers—Men Are Asked
To Serve Only For Dura
tion Of the War
Pres
DECESRATY
the war
reverb
tmen
Ww 818]
DROW WII
300,000 By June 30 Aim.
i)
aalk ad
me ARKeQ
the
n are
period of war
the Regular
ould be brought to its whole
oximately 300.000
by June 30, which would have
men
‘ar Department to
plans in regard to
forces to be raised
permitted the
carry out its
training of all the
and also
tO Fr
ever,
the
as to the dispatch of armies
days,
the average enrollment for
Army per day has® been little more
than 1.000 men instead of the 5.000 or
more the department hoped to secure
For several how
RCo
the
TWO TORPEODES MISSED.
German Submarine Fired Twice At
American Steamer.
An Atlantic Port-—An American
steamer reported an engagement with
May 28, in whieh the U-boat fired two
torpedoes, one at her bow and one at
her stern, but neither found its mark
The naval gunners fired but do not
After ten shots
from the steamer the submarine disap
peared
Off the coast of Ireland
of
was
of
ship
the a Norwegian
torpedoed and sunk
crew
which
Crossing the English Channel the
calls but was
boats not to reply.
advised by patrol
WILSON BACKS AIRCRAFT BILL.
Measure Carrying $600,000,000 Will Be
Introduced Next Week.
Washington.-—~Approval
given the Defense Council's aircraft
bill by President Wilson and it will be
introduced in Congress this weak It
will provide an initial appropriation of
$600,000,000 and the program calls for
construction within a year of between
26.000 and 30,000 airplanes,
BIG FIRE AT IRVINGTON.
Destroyed.
Warsaw, Va Fire destroyed the
Virginia Citizen's office and plant,
store and stock of Fagunby & Son,
offices of ¥. G. Newbill and Dr. W. J.
Newbill and the National Bank,
WHEN WORKING ir
WE GARDEN, FEDERAL
PDS TRIAL CITVME
is PRACTIOAL £4)
2
PROPER
SIM'S IN COMMAN
OF ALLIED FLEET
American Will Try His Hand in
Irish Waters
HIS RESPONSIBILITY HEAVY
Thousands Of Naval Vessels Gathered
Combat
tm ghin
Steamship
There To Submarines
and Keep
Lanes Oper
given Admiral Sims addi power
to meet any con on that may arise
”
Oo
Much of his time
London and Paris, and
the first to indicate
¥y ' nt |
has bes spent in
the ad
he
latest
vices are that
has been at sea with his ships
It was said at the department, how
ever, the officer determined
himself the beat course to pursue and
would spend all his time afloat if he
regarded that as advisable
that “" for
Has Great Responsibilities.
Tremendous responsibilities have
been placedon Admiral Sima’ shoul
ders. The tale of torpedoed ships in
Irish waters is an often-repeated one
It has been said that even without the
American vessels, the British have had
thousands of destroyers, submarine
chasers of all sizes and kinds, mine
sweepers, alrcraft and every other
known method of combatting sub
marines posted in these waters in the
effort to keep open the shipping lanes
May Have Effect On Ireland
in some quarters it was pointed out
that the announcement that the Ameri
can officer had been placed, even tem
porarily, In command of British forces
greatly superior to those under the
70 THE BELGIANS
| Declares Their: Country Shall
| Be Restored.
THE FORMAL PRESENTATION
i
1
| Expresses the Nation's Appreciation
For the Generous Outburst Of
Sympathy Shown By the
American Nation,
Washington
war
«in gresting
Monday President Wil
de-
da)
Husson
America’s 80]
nevis
S0n
termination tl
of
1G
expressed emn
14t on the able
victory restored
the
among the
ed natior
The
sigium shall be
¢ has so richl won
self-respecting and
of the earth,
sEioners
place gh
iy
resp
eee
¥
comm
them to th
Mone
Albert
ss Bel
King
GREAT AID TO BELGIUM
Eleven Ships Arrive Since June 7;
That Many More On Way.
The American (
in Belgium ann
June 7 eleven
London ‘ommission
for Relief
Bins
carrying
nced
of their ships
an aggregate of 50,000 tons
of foodstuffs, have arrived at Rotter
ill in the next
woeks
The receipt of this foodstuff will aid
in relieving the serious food shortage
in portions of Belgium
and France
w reach that port
the occupied
SMALL SUBSCRIBERS FIRST.
Full Amount Of Liberty
Loan Bonds.
Washington Treasury officials
have reached a tentative decision that
all subscribers to the Liberty bond of
fering in amounts of $10,000 or less
ghall receive their full subscriptions
Any reduction necessary because
the oversubseription will come
higher amounts. Revised unofficial
estimates as to the total subscriptions
today placed the figures at approx:
imately $2,825,000,000.
To Receive
HIS HOPE FOR NEW RUSSIA,
| Gorky Believes Knowledge and Work
Will Cure All Evils.
It might tend to show beyond question,
| American Governments were in per
i fect accord,
i
hI AS SAS ARINS,
i GERMAN CASUALTIES.
| Total Over Four Million, Three Hun.
dred and Fifty Thousand.
London. ~The German casualties as
| reported in the German official cas
{ualty lists in the month of May fol
low:
Killed and died of wounds or sick.
26,582; wounded, 62304.
| 956,
These casualtios added to those pre.
viously reported give the following
total since the beginning of the war:
Killed and died of wounds or sick
ness, 1,068,127; prisoners and missing,
{ 657,410; wounded, 2,731,223; total, 4,
| 356,760.
Total,
Petrograd. — Maxim QGorky, the
author, is taking the lead in & wide
{ spread movement for political and
| economic reconstruction of Russian af.
| fairs on the basis of universal appli
| cation of science to practical life. M.
Gorky, in collaboration with other dis-
tinguished writers and men of science
is starting “the free association for
development and dissemination of the
positive sciences.”
a HRSA SAAMI SS
GUILTY OF ANTI-DRAFT PLOT.
Former Columbia Students Recomm.
mended To Mercy.
New York.-—~The jury in the case of
| Owen Cattell and Charles F. Phillips,
former Columbia University students,
charged with conspiring to obstruct
the operation of the Selective Draft
law, returned a verdict of guilty in
the Federal District Court. The jury
deliberated five hours and recommend.
ed mercy in announcing the verdict
IN CANADA
No Financial Depression, and
None Since the War Began.
A well-known
correspondent of an
ly made an extended visit to Western
Canada, and in summing up re-
sults, after going thoroughly into con-
ditions there, says there (8 no financial
depression in Canada, nor has there
been anything of the sort since the
war began. Anyone whe has watched
the barometer of trade, and seen the
bank clearings of the different cities
grow and continue to
arrived at the same
trade statistics reveal a like situstion.
The progress farmers gre
making is highly sati sfactory. As this
correspondent wy there
have been adaptations t new
conditions, and taxes re-
vised, and that a very large burden of
added expense in many lines ha
assumed, but it has all been
thodicelly, carefully and with 1
the
grow will
conciusion.
have
The
i
that t
&
BAYS: t is true
0 meet
have heen
8 been
done
me-
ré-
“That this has been done fairly and
wisely is proved by the present com-
fortable financial position.
“With the exception of a restricted
The greater
must
portion
of the Dominion classed as
agricultural ares, with only an infini-
tesimal part of |
“Lacking complete developme
agricultural g
naturally placed its
upon fewer
the case in the States
be
t fully developed.
nt
a0
the
portion
resources
times, business would
VY
0 the narrower
1 it rests,
“Thus.
Uf
Canada
» ur: to the w
iclency and
advance
“Canada’s first
strength lay In
i
sten
its civilian
This sy ha
it makes ina
irces of the Dominion fluid :
plies of capital can run quick
the high spots
antages:
o the low spots;
nd
e combined
places at the
1 branch 1
the whole 80
there Is an efficient safeguard
strein at any one
of each
re.
sources of institution
that
against
point,
“Here in Winnipeg, the sll-Canada
banking houses maintain big, strong
and, as in
Dominion, these held to an attitude of
saneness and solidity that prevented
even the start of any financial dis-
turbance,
That business generally is now com-
ing strong on an even keel is largely
to the absolute refusal of the
yanks, both h and independent,
exhibit lightest signs, of ex-
a1 hensiveness,
savings bank
nning wit
pear end-
severe
branches elsewhere the
lue
Fy vs
the
a
the
nishing. Beg
wey are, for the fiscal
ing March 31:
«roe. 36022.028 068
663.650,230
683.761.432
758,160,212
888,765,608
“These figures represent what Cana-
dians have put away after paying the
increased living cost, which is sbout
the same as in the States, all increas
es in taxes and Imports of all kinds
made necessary by the war and gen-
erous subscriptions to war bond is
sues.
“Prohibition has helped greatly in
keeping the money supplies circulat-
Tradesmen generally attribute a large
part of the good financial condition to
“Financially, as in every other re-
cy. She has done it In spite of initial
cohditions which would not look prom-
“One of the best things we did,” said
one of the leading Winnipeg bankers
game that we simply would not borrew
“We started in Ignorance of how the
ing exactly what our resources were,
and had to find the way.
“And yet Canadians are not overbur-
people there has been but a slight tax
Increase, if any, In a direct way, In-
direct payments, of course, are made
in the shape of higher prices for living
commodities, but the price advance on
such items is no heavier than in the
States In the same period."—Advertise-
ment,
There are 70 national bird reserva.
tions, of which 87 are in charge of the
department of agriculture.
Dr. Peery's “Dead 8h
Benge” or * 2" but a
is not a “Soo
dose of m fashioned
ot”
real old.
WI a Sapte ee Agora
Rabbit skins are going to be used
In great numbers by furriers next sea
son,