in Very Plain MmiifjWBiI
OFFERS *iM0 FCjK r
ENDOWMENT FUNDS
, ,
Layai Pbysidffl! Re*dy tp Stand
returns that have be?i* received
ia this cily by Mr. J. B. James,
efforts of Pitt county peopie to
go over |he top in the subscrip
tion drive which came to a con
elusion during yesterday, have
been successful, and illthough
nothing of any definite nature
c4n be obtained as to ih? exact
number of subscription though
t|e entire coasts^ % beBeved
tftat the issue will surpass the
fondest expecta>Ds, and
when the official count is atf*
ifcwill be found that^e peopfr
have effected a termination of
the campaign in a Waze ofitory,
character. "Their experiences
bobd, coanty and siate.^~By con
duct they biwe gotten the best
there iNo jive and iet^They
will sot longer be dominated by
pbEfi?af piirtfes, religious de
nomioationalism or neighbor
hood provincialism. They have
seen and will aspire to the things
with the string
Pitt county di
eoveramrat
the demands on the government
in The }#'itiontr tit the . a?w
ywir may^'even more than for
Ibis month.
? With estimates of expences in
the last few days, not yet acttal*
!y compiled, officials believe
December expenses will run to
(Mjm or nearly $200,?
000,000 more than lastmontb,* *
Jiigh record. This includes
neatly $430,000,000 (estimated for
loans, and $1, 670,000*000
estimated for the governments ;
actual expenditures.
L That the public has paid only
"ebout One-thfrd pf the {war's ex- '
Senses, excluding foreign loans -
itf faxes, in cash, faft two-thirds
as loans to be repaid in another
generation, is indicated by treas
ury figured [of collections from
various sources. With the last
Sr days of the year not yet
6bu%d, TeceiptsJrb!n taxes,
customs and miscellaneous.reve
q^nmoun^o^97.^3,0fiO,
raws* aw; i.,
War saving* i
litures have mounted ftov
th to' montB is diovvab: