VOL 8
i:ikin, N. C, Thursday, Hay ID, 1019
No. 13
draft or tin; trfaty
HFCII TFRMS THAT CAN
in: roknf itv no nation
f--M,erIm. via Ceipenhagen, May
10.-Count von ProfkdoilS'
Kantzau, a eli-patch from Ve-r-sailles
says, has prc--ontcd to
Premier Cli'niciicfaii, chairman
of the peace conference, a note
declaring that the draft of tho
- -jveacif treaty contains demand
J-.ie-li could he Ixii lie by no two-ple.v-Many
of the demands,
moreover, in the view of the
German experts, are incapable
of accomplishment.
Allien Can Admit of no
Discussion of the Terms.
I'aris, May o.-(Ry A-m.-ciated
Press. ) Tli jdii.s can
admit of no discus-ion of their
right to insist iihiii the terms of
the peace treaty substantially as
drafted.
This is t lie reply to Count von
Vckdorfr-Uantza'l, head of the
TTWmaii peace dele-gat ion, who
submitted a note to Premier
Clenuneeau declining that the
cafe treaty contains demands
hich could he lorne bv no peo
ple, and many of them in apable
of accompli shrne-nt.
I'cace of Right Amecd
I'pon Has Re-en Abandoned
Paris, May 10. (Ry As.-otiat-ed
Press.) The Gorman peace
delegation declares in lctte-i-
sent to the allied and a-..ociate-d
Vj. lowers that on essential points
the basis of the peace of light
mJ agreed upon between the In lii
I gerents has Imm-ii abandoned.
Two letters have l-eeti sent to
the allies, to which replies have
Uen made. The first letter .v
follows ;
'The German peace delegation
4 has finished the first p.-i n-al of
the peace conditions which have
loeii handed over to them. The)
have had to realize that on c--scnti.il
points the la.-i of the
peace of right a triced iton l
tween the le!iigei nts hits been
afiandoned.
"They were not prepared te
filid that the promise, explicit!)
rve-ll to the Gorman people and
4Le whole of mankind, is in thi
way to lie rendered illu.-ory.
f "The draft of the tieaty con
tains demands which no nation
could endure. Moreover, om
experts hold that many of them
could not possibly be carried out
"The Gorman peace delegation
u'" substantiate the e state
Hunts in detail and transmit to
the allien! and associated govern
.lentf their obsci vations and
their materi d continuously.
(Signed) "Rrork.lorif-Raiitzau"
To this letter the following re
ply was made today l.v the al
lied and nwtci.itcd power;
"The representatives of the
allied and associated power
have received the statement of
objections of the (let man pleni
potentiaries to the draft condi
tions of peace.
"In leply they wish to remind
the German delegation that they
formulated the terms of
tot' tieaty with constant thought
f the principles on which the
nnnistice and the negotiations
for pence were proposed. The)
can admit no discussion of then
right to insist on the terms of
the peace substantially as diaft
cd. They can cc iisider only such
practical suggestions as the Cer-
man plenijiotentiarics may have
to .submit."
Tho second letter from the
(lerman iepresentatie ie.d:
"The (lerman peace delega
tion has the honor to pronounce
its attitude on the question of
the league of nations by here
with transmitting a Cennan
program, which, in the opinion
of the delegation, contains mi
port 'nt suggestions on the lea
gue of nations problem.
"The German peace delegation
reserves for itself the liberty of
statins its opinions on the draft
of the allied and associated gov
cruments in detail. In the
meantime it begs to call attcn-
V-, tion to the discrepancy lying in
the fact that Germany is called
on to sign the statute of the
league of nations as an inherent
part of the treaty draft handed
' k to us, and, on the other hand, is
not mentioned among the state
which are invited to join the lea
gue of nations.
"T.a r!fiTn.in nn.ien AiArimi irm
fu gs to inquire whether, and, if
so, under what circumstances,
TWO FLANKS MOOKFJ) IN
TKF.PASSKY HAY 1JFADY
i o:: rnciir 'io a'oi:s
Tlepa ;ey, N. I'., May 10.
Tii American naval :-e; planes
N C-l an I N C ?, were i-aoivd
tonight in Trep.i--.-ey bay, the
"jumping -oil"' point of "the long
Iran (-Atlantic (light, having
completed the second "leg" ef
the eoa'-lal journey from Kok
away Ile.uh, N. Y.. with u W'-
n.iie Ili:;ht from Halifax.
The N. C-I pilote-d by Lieuten
ant CoMttn;.iider r. N. ,. F.eliin-
g -r, swooped eiown into the h.u-
l r at 0:11 p. m., Gre-enw ieh
time, having made the (light in
ix hour and f.lty-leur minu-
; t ;.n ;.veiage spe. d of (
nau'i-al or 71 land miles an
heiur.
The N C J!, pile ted by Ce.m-
nianiler Je.hn II. Tejwrs, com-
r.ander of the (light, aniv-d at
I0;:',1 p. in., Cieen vich time1.
having I 1 ceimpi-lled to put
back to Halifax for propeller re
pairs after (lying fifty mile---from
that harbor. Its (lying
time on the succ e-. l ill tlip was
six l eiurs and .'.(', minute's, oi
two minutes moie than that of
the N C-l.
I!etl planes appeared to be in
the be'st of condition upein their
arrival and officers and ch-as
exles.'d Confuhnee that th'
two "heip," acreis; the- Atl.ltltic
to I .i -hon, Portugal, weu!d be
with-ilt eiifiiciiit v.
Weath'-r (onditiems permitt
ing, it is evpecteel that the (light
e the Ai.ene's, a di tanee of I,-
'oe) mile, w iil be atten pte-d next
week.
liOI.K IS ( FT TIIKOFCII
sn:i:i. wai.i. of fp.ison
Danville. V.. May Id. A
ImiM attempt on the part of
I'red. ri. k I'.iei'.Mi. a pri-oia ,-,
he'd on the chaige of lre.,king
iiito a Ik x car, was d'-c .vend
this morning when II. II.
Scearc". city jailer. di-covcrce a
iiole sevc-n ituhe bv 1." tut in
the wa'I of a steel cell. The
a'l of ste e I was a ejuarter of an
inch thick.
Frown niaele a neat job, cut
ting through the wall on three
ieles of the oblong, the leewcl
ide being paitially cut tluough
o as to make a hinge, lie fail-
to realize the dow er of ste el, and
a Ion le hail excited his
strength te bend buck the plate
ic ceuil I imt get it far enough
to allow him to crawl through.
Daylight nve-aled the attempt
uul Frown made a comple-te con
fession, .vs'tirmnj: all the ri"k,
uiipert Miader, a F'kkingham
county. N. ('.. .enith ch.uge-d
Uith tl)ilie to h'olofiJl in a
tn n fer diivei, i said to Ik1 in
volved to some exte-nt iii the
r-e
Frown wked for six Week-
em his plot. He fashiene'd a
rude knife of sti'e-l out of a
-e rapi r It I t in iail by a painter.
My fitting this in a wemden han
dle and binding it with cloth, he
made an impromptu saw, and
every night he worked until
earlv hours. For a month the
jaile r had heard a mulfed rasp
ing sound, but it was quite bald
ing, and notw ithstamling the
fact that In' mad" a personal and
minute examination of the jail
with eh te'dives oulv a fi'w davs
igo, he never found the scarred
walls. lb own had a mania foi
decorating his cell, and the
gpmviw in thf wall h' w-hs elei i.
ening e;ieh night were cleverly
ponceah'd. Had he escape-el he
;'ould lit -t have hberateel othe-rs.
lie says it would have been
easy to remove the bars from a
window ami that he could have
made a getaway.
such invitation is attended.
(Signed) "F.reckderfr-Kant7.aii."
The reply of the allies to this
is ; s follows;
"The receipt of the German
program of the league of nutvoii
is acknowledged. The program
will be referred to the appropri
ate ceimmittee of the nllie'el and
associated powers.
"The German plenipeitentiar
ies w ill find on a re-examination
of the covenant of the league of
nations that the matter of the
admission of additional member
states has not been overlooked,
but is explicitly provided for in
the second paragraph of article
one. '
v,. ?
4
1 Naval nniliin' V 'i. In wMi
2--N"w .in!iifrii'li of I'luim-, lilti
Hrizll tg .-'ruin-'" aiel Olie ut Uiu lit
On Toward the .Meuse
Tl
i'en
e following clipping has
received nom rn;atoNim
, iieiw with the Arnei v
lol.
Ait
ny of Occupation, ;im. de-
se ril
es some of the :k tivities
jll,
before the- signing of the
i-tiee on Nov. II, F.I I. The
a i u
ait
ic
lie. first appelated in "Stais
StrijM's."
an'
i'l
The French, already holding
the line of the Ai ne evi l ) wheie
v.e..luard from Yiiuej. and a
fiont of .-e veial kilome ters ea t
of that river on the edge of the
Foiirgogne Piassif. were to
po h c-astward intet the f.n t
aiet noithw. id tow aid IV Che-s-
ne-. Ciiemery and the Mouse at
.s- ii.:i ar d .Me.ii i e .. j
The Ariel ie .tils, making a spc-
rial eiloit te bieak thioiiL'ii the!
retnaiiiing poition ol the Krie ia
hild. Stelung bit we e-n Lmdies-
l St. Gemges and the Feis de
Foui-gogne, were to expleiit .-.tic Ii
t bieak-throuj:h eastward to
ar.d b' Viind the Metis,' at Dun
end Sten.ty, and we-twarel to the
. dge of the Fiois de Femrgogiie
it Fi iqiienay and Chatil!on-sur-
I'.ar coming into liai-iJii with the
French on the latter (lank and
nveli'ping the F.ourgogne mas-
-if on the north.
Maildilig fiom light to left
on October .", the Ameiican eli-
visions from the Men e to the
'.oi, de Fourgegne were the ."th
lioth, Wth, TJiiel. Wnd, and 7Sth.
Infore the morning of Novem
ber 1 the line was altcreel to the
xt'iit of ii,tielue ing tlio 2nd
Division, which had rereivetl a
luief rest alter its fighting at
lllaiit' Mont unde-r the command
of the Fouith French Army, in
the pl.u e of the tire d Find Divt-
-i.'ii in fie.nt of I jmdres-et-St.
Gi-uigc.;. and the MHh pjvi jn
in place of the tireel 8Hnd Divi-
in nen th'ast of St. .Fuvin while
the 77th Division went in for
the second time between the K0h
ane the 7Mh by taking over the
pentieiii of the secteir of the lat
ter division facing Champignuc
uiles and the valle-y of the Ar
gon river.
The Germans on OctoU-r DO
had ten divisions in line between
the Meuse and thei v.est edge of
the' American sector the- live ea.st
if Iiiidres-et-St. Georges Im-
longing to General von der Mar-
witz's Yth Army of the Army
Group of Geneial von Gall wit z,
and the live west of that point
belonging to General von
Finem's Ilhd Army, of the
German Crown Prince.
Artillery Feats Own Kccord
The comparatively long period
of viitual stabilization or very
gradual advance whi'h had
iiocn impose-d upon the Ameri
can forces, particularly since the
middle of October, by the ex
tteriie dill'iculties of the attack,
had, at all events, maele it possi
ble to bring up in fence and with
ample ammunition the artillery
of all calibers, as well as general
ly Jo improve communication.
aneCthe transportation of sup
plies of every kind.
The result wai that when the
artillery preparation was laid
for the general attack of Novem
ber 7, it was of a volume and
destructive intensity exceeding
even that of September IK).
Apart from the potent influence
exercised upon the situation of
the American front by the pro-
o
-ST7T-.
---
Cmir invjr (ixiiuihh r -til'v inieU- a ieiti.ii), f! ! -!,t ,f "'i Iimiim iinl l'l nilitutra.
ir(ilml.l will tn linlv hi r V'Jil. rJ n iat ! il Miiy,i!!i.'n in hitler Jnnn
,l!inli ili-li ad ti ln' i iu ein fi'ieln i-. .
gie".-; of the Allied armies on,
itolli ol Us Jl.iiiK-', Hie mere
power ol this boi'ibai dmeiit,
brought to K. r upon the la t
organi -'.eel defensive line of t F
i-n my- a line already pie-iced i.i
many p'.es and b...hy : haki-n
everyw he-re - weiulel jirobabiy
have re-uited in a (ompiite
break thrc'iigh for t!ie infanliy
i.ttack.
At all event-, the en.-my's lu -tiilerv
reactie-n to the I .mb.ini-
.ue nt w.
-l'l p( i in;
feeble.
. r t I when the infantry ;'tt,uk
went i orx aril at " ''''' on tin
inoniirg of the 1 -t, it cairie-el
eve iytltii g l)el'ore it cM iptine
ori the i't en.e- ilii.'.i l.'i h h.";
the piii iary i..i -ii ii of aitii"
as pivot - lor th- c nUal elsvi
io i- rrd whie-h were seem cn
i! !.! tei : dv. (' by tie I ap:d
pro 'l i - e,: t!i" ialtr i .
I in- -Jn i Fi , ,ioti. v. hi' h 1 -a-!
ln-i n put in l i c h in' t he ; u s i
lie p iipo of (.ryin.T th: ecu
ter forwa; I r,,pi,!!y. f ti! " ill. I n
i' i i'Hi i: a;;ni! ici n'.ly. :. V ini:
tl, mo-1 re ; i.ti k:.b.' f,it day'-
progivss ! any of tin' division
v ar
.n-in-
H.A
.:;t e-';:!.t k'!e-
i "; !v cl.ii r.el
the Ger:n.-.ns wen' by the lor
w ard eh he of sa!: nt v, ; .
evidenced by the feet thai c n
the
a e
!. lie pile the ele-era'e
ileti!.! ion of the-ir force-, t'
h. ul throv n six i.ew divi mir. in
gainst it. Put their i-lbits at
i. i-t, were cxpirin,,' ones anil a!i
tei no avail. Their freiiit was it
relriev'ably broken, and In life -forth,
eluiirg the fe-u days that
ivmrthleel before tin' signing of
tin- at mi: tie e, they were driven
rapidly li") th and a-t to and be.
)oinl the Meli.-e by U e.V. . 1
which they lou'd no !;iger re
sist. 1'iflh CrosM- the .Mrtise.
erv l' ''!!', us we
have heretol'ore, at the Ameri
can pi ogress by ehvi-iotis dur
ing the ht vie torii'tis drive, it
is interesting te note how swift
ly the oth Dii-ie'ii. so long held
like its prt deci'ssors the Ith ami
:'ii d Divis-ens in the bittei ly con-le-ted
wcmms and along the hill
crests around FricuHos, f.nall)
ailvanee-d ,'e'iei s the Meiise at
that town and north of it, strik
ing toward Montmedy at a rate
which would have speeibh
In ought it astride the Me-tz
Mi .iere-s railro td line theie, li.el
the armi.'tice nt inte'rvened.
, The elivi-ioii was directed sim
ply to pivot i';'n its right "d
ic-ach thi line of the Meuse, irsl
ing upon the river until the soth
Division, on its h ft, should nhei
be tip to that steam. This ma
neuver was rompletod oil Nei-
vember I. The ,'th Division it
elf had. meantime, taken Ck ry
le-Granel with the 00th Infantry
four minutes after beginning the
ittack on the morning of the 1st
ind the Hois de Fabiemiont witn
'he 01 st Infantry, both on the
first day of tho attack. On
November 2 Clery-lt-Pctit and
Hill 201 were taken by the 00th
Infantry and tho next eliy the
filst Infantry, further to the
north, occupied Doulcon and
iieipped up "Tho Punchbowl" be
tween the precipitous hills due
west of Dun-sur-Mcusc. That
night, under orders to force the
-rossing of the Meuse at Frieul
'cs. the 2nd F.attalion of the 00th
Tnfantry went over on foot
bridires' built by Cee. E of the Till
I'nginecrs and got as far as the
('
i
.
' 4
bank of the canal ea t of the
river v, here they stayed though
no reliefs could le.e h theitl till
the ii' '.t night, ov.iug te the ter
rific foe pouriu'd upon the ap
pri'a' !ie, by tin e-m-my !coi:i the
hills f ui tin r ca.-t.
On the evening of the ltd,
other detachments of tie" both,
HI hi'lg the fe-ot bp-lges aitii
1 1) ing olher.-, mad.1 if telegraph
pole., diiikbo.iiiU and I aft-,
reacli'd ttieni and penetr.iti'd
th" edge of the F.oU d- Chatil
loii. b'.ve inl the canal, in spite
of tl.. fa t that the bi ielge-s laid
,ifn the latter were shot to
lue-e'e s a fast a; tiny weie p'ae
''I. llo'-cver, a bridgehe,.d wa
v ; n,ly e tabic bed. The
next iii-'ht the bulk of the loth
Infantry I'.rigade was over th''
. iver and t h canal, ami on the
"'l t!i" Fo;s el" Chatieon and
1 1 1 iila;'e Co Yih -lies v e-i e ta
n by the 0o;h. ene.l ling thi
Frenih en the right -the F"th
Divi-ioii ef Colonial Infantry
to e t over, while the" 11th 111
I ..tit i v took I.inv-devant-Dun
end the Gist tiM.k Dan-sur-
Meu.e ;.iul Mill v. all ca. t of the
liver, beyond whieh the division
low had a front of over eight
Ki'ometels.
Resistance Only Slight
Tli" progre-s fiom nev cn
e-;i rapid. :i'.d it was t . eh
-ain4 or.lv .digiit rcsistan'-e.
Acio-s a rolling count rv Mid
through a succession of forest
the divi-ion advanci-d. taking
P.rand. ville on the th. Movin::
in eh t:u!;me nts which marchi'el
eiiojioed ,'dong the- loads tei tin
noith ;.nd i:orthc.i-t. tlie virion--
n-iim-n!- ((iiipi.d F'Mippy,
I.e.. : :.!..! '!..:: -a v ..'.!: h
in at the la.-t nam: d pl.e a
lrii!;:e!i :el for the pmh Division
iti-l bn'm-ing into the town food
tor Too ele-tilute Freiie h civil
ians who were gathered there
On the loth, the .southwestern
part of the large Fore t de Yoe-
vre, within a l"Z"ii kilometer
of Moiitme'dv, was mopped tip
and at II o'clek on the inornine
of the Htk the troeips were
oreigres sing rapidly t'ivarel that
town in the northern part of
the forest.
On the morning of Noveinl 'r
I. the '.MM h Division advanced at
the jump-olf with the "V.Hh li -
fantrv on the light and the. 100
on the left of the division see lor
The aelvatie e was north, gradual
ly tending ca-t toward the
vieiH... and In fore niglit Ancrc
villi', on the riirht. and Andevan-
ii", on the left, had both b'-eii oe-
upie d. The following day, the1
'.ruth and r..".,s Infantry having
taken the front line, Yillors-ele-vant-Dun
was occupie-d. and by
the afternoon of the Orel the
whole lino had pushed through
the belt of wooels lyinjf between
that village ami the Meu.-e and
had occupied the edge of the
oluifsCverlooking the river.
Orders were now given te
"oree the crossing of the Meuse-,
but the advance parties found
the permanent brielges all blown
up and encountered heavy ma
chine gim and artillery lire from
the east of the river, so that, al
though numerous cirorts were
made by patrols, no crossing was
fleeted until November 10.
The 5th Division, advancing
from the south on the other side
if the river, had taken Mouzay
by the afternoon of the 0th and
tablished bridgehead, the 358th
may in; foophoi.i: for
FAFGFK GFRMAN ARMY.
Palis. May IF The military
eLtt .e's of the treaty .' Uggo- t one
jioint which it will be v II not,
to leave' out of sight. The
Germ;. ii arii,y4 under the terms
of It e treaty, is not to exceed
10'Uioo nun, who ate to be de
voted exclusively to mainten
..ii'e of internal order ami tho
e-onti-ol of frontiers. On the
other hand, another clause of
the treaty allows the mainten
ance' of the German force's be
yeiinl la r lie-w o;Meni frontier
"as long ii; the allies and a- o
:a!ee eovei nilseir. deem w i.se-."
ihi. elau. e has cfi-re'lii e to the
' ie-r nan force- w hich w ith the
full consent and support of tin
alii", ate mainta;ning a front
'g..iii4 the bol hi-vist loree-s in
Fe-thi a and Fithuiania.
The qu . tion aii-e's whethe-i
this army, which at line end of
Mai , h was e-tin)ate at 7,0OC
mi'ii is ir, ),v iii haied in the 100,.
oihi cllectives which are to con
stitute the' whole of Germany':
tan-ling army alter the : ign.i
line of peace. If not, this sail
die. ii te fight the Iwlshe-vi-t
provide-; the' German army com
matid with an excellent loophoh
ior training ami nrnntaiiiing i
ii'ie li laig -r l.iilitary force that
ih" allieel intiml. The re en
ae! vance of the Polish army be
Venn! Yilna coiisielerably ledue e:
the extent of the front for w hii l
the Gei mans, together with
nail contingents of Fettj-h aw'
Lithuanian tretps, have bvi
re . Kiii-ib!e since the armi lice
It -een.i highly eh-iiable th.i
ihied ni'itary nii--ions shouli'
re poll o:i the nuinbei- of troop
hieli are luce-saiy to iv-i-;
the bolduvi-t pre-ssur.' in thi
region and the number which
Gi rmany maintains there. Ger
tally's re-pon ibiliiie. in thi
'in.' shoulel be irduccd to ci mini
ni'm and everything pos-sible
-hoilld be' eloiie to help loca
tcoin to take over the defetv-c
if their frontiers.
IFRMS ARK NO IIARDKR
THAN HARD FN FXPFtTFI)
I'.erlin. via lindoii. May 11.
M aximiliieii Harelen. eelitor of the
'lerlin Die Zukunft, writing on
l he pe-are treaty, says:
'llie e :ee conditions are not
laider that I expected. They
Aeri- unpleasant to the greatei
part of the people. Rut could
ne really have exp'Tteel then,
otherw i.-e?
"The Germans have not given
verv convincing metitid guaran
tees during the six month since
the- i evolution that they have
hanged their sy teui; on Uic
e.ntiarv. tl'.e present geivern-
nieiit ami the- press have Used
he -euri' methods of incitement.
the same tricks of blutf as un
ler the oh! rue of the petty no-
bilitv.
"Tl.e government's proclama
'ions and speeches are only bail
ropies of the kaiser's time. The
whole pre ss re.enniels in protests
md has started a campaign of
incitement against the allies
"ouche-d in viole nt language'. It
is agitating fr refu-al to sign
the tri'aty ami to what use? All
iu-t know that the allies, by
'seeping up tin blockade' and oc
upyiug the coal districts, can
force Germany to sign wiiatevci
Ihey want.
"The allies have been Ducat
eneel In. it Geiiruii.y would joir
tiie bolsheviki. Put that would
be suicidal. The only way tc
rescue the country is by open
ness and honesty. The revolu
tion has been a great disappoint
ment. Infantry advanced northward
against Stcnay on the morning
of the 1 0th and, against a con
siderable opposition, took it to
gether w ith a number of prison
ci s before 10 a. m. P.aalon. some
three kilometers cast of Ste'nay
on the road to Montmedy, was
occupied later, and though neith
er tow n w as entirely mopped up
until the following meaning,
both were completely in posses
sion at 11 o'clock on the lltu
and the DOth Division f rout had
progressed considerably beyond
them.
later turned it ever to the 90th
Division, as it was in the sector
of the latter. I' rom this es-
TJIi; FIFTH AND FINAL
OF FIRFRTY LOANS HAS
fffn m FRsFi:scini!i;i)
Wa-hingtou, May I (I. - Tin
filth and last popular loan of Ihe
I'nite'd States has leeii ovei-subscribed.
Although the' appioxi
mate total Mihscriptiem.i will not
be known lor nearly two week.i,
figures available tonight Jnoud
the Ameiican people had iv
spi;ndel geiieroiisl) to tin' ap
peal to "linLh the job."
Like all of its predecessor tho
victory liberty loan Middenlv
juinpe.l (n the- last day of the
comp.iign alwjve the mark nt as
its limit. The day brought an
avalanche of subscript intr
which banks could not attempt
to count until m-xt week. None
of today's harvest was inchio'ed
in the total of $:!.Sl'.l,0:'.S,leiM
subscriptions officially tabulated
tonight by the treasury, ai d of
ficials would imt be surprised to
see the final figures go to nearly
$ O.ooo.ooo.ooo. Only $l.r,oo,
000,000 will be accepted.
I .ate today Secretary Glass is
sued this statement:
' While the official reports to
the treasury department show
nly s:..xp.u;:Hoo subst-rilx-d
up to noon on Saturday, unoffi
cial advices from the several
elistricts indicate that without
my dmibt the victory liberty
loan is already hugely over.,crib
el, v ith every district making a
l tei mined effort to gather in
very possible subscription
ore midnight.
"Thus, for the fifth time, the
ountry has met the call of the
rea-nry department for the
'unds le.piired and the great lib
rty loan o gainzation has onto
gain proved its me tal."
The' only gauge by which of.
ii ials could attempt to t'sliniat
.l.l'v i iption not vet t.il)iilati!
provided ly the iVeunl ol
he l on 1 1 h lilterty lo.,n when
.'rj.Otio.iMiO wa-. reie.ited af
ter the subscription drive had
a .cel. The la.-t rcpoits nb
Iainabl w lun the fourth cam
aigti cmh-il showed $ l,.V.i,.l.oou.
oil already tabulated or 70 p- r
ent of the six billion dollar ta
"al, although final subset iplion ,
imotinte'd te) ?0,0:l.(HM,iM)ii. Fo
o today in the current lo in coin
aigii 8".rl per cent of Hie tot il
ought hail been phtlgeel.
Ollicial figures tonii'ht show -I
th;it Minneapolis St. loui
in.l Cleveland distriets had al
eaeiy raised more than D0 per
e nt. and the Chicago elisti ict ie
eoited that its epiota had ci'i
tainly reachcel that mark, al
though tabulation of figures (
supjiort the claim could not Ik--omplete-d.
New York district manage
-alculated that the-ir district on
final account would go about
f-Jo0.0oei.O0e) als.'e its (plot i
Me.s-aes fiemi Ro-ton an!
Philadelphia districts headquar
ters sai.l cryptically "d m't
uiy."
The' increase in subscript ioii
'.oday over the total last night
.vas'.W,-t,7frt.00n. Aside rrom
this the feature of develeepnients
oelay was the jump of the
Cleveland district in the percent
age column from ninth te third
place with an increase of from
":l to more than loO per cent.
Poston, Cleveland. F.illiniorc.
St. Ixmis and Washington weie
amongst the cities which offi
cially obtained their quotas ear
ly today. Alaska and Hawaii al
so made .similar records.
The Dallas district, which has
been lagging in its subscription
figures, lcportcd at the opening
of today's husinr s that it pro
bably had SO per cent, of its
qilota and that the outlook win
excellent for n 100 per cent. sul
scription. Atlanta district managers
sent word that rural banks wero
slow in sending; in their sub
scriptions, but that final reports
would show the district had
done what was expected of it.
Maryland, including Haiti
more, passed into the column of
100 per cent states early today.
Hie sections of Illinois, Indiana
and Kentucky within the St.
Louis district also reached their
quotas.
Storms interrupted communi
cation in the Kansas City dis
trict and consequently the dn
trict's report for tonight is the
same us yesterday's