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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
2
Chicago and Texas reports show Liberty Loan efforts under way with officials urging purchases. Proclaimed celebrations echo national calls while banking and business houses tally subscriptions and local workers mobilize for the drive.
Report from Philadelphia shows a nationwide loan rush with heavy oversubscription. The piece notes large oversubscription figures, mentioning major figures including John Wanamaker and Navy Yard employees and outlining broad participation across districts.
Aes Wit Cees faces a quota issue as the ship gains or exceeds its assigned limit. Officials assess compliance and potential implications for operations and jurisdiction.
Kansas City district Liberty Loan subscription is estimated tonight at six and a half times its allotted share. An allotment of 100,000,000 is noted with a sevenfold increase in the final subscription level.
Officials report statewide progress on a bond selling drive in New England with rapid subscription growth. The American Woolen Company increases its allotment to 1. The United Fruit Company subscribes for new funds, boosting total raised to 12 million. Convicts are mentioned in a separate note, with four lifers among seven involved.
The district around Memphis Tennessee expected to receive a loan allotment of $500,000, with $4,000 already approved and a potential additional $500,000. The note references the G and J Louis district and the Memphis area securing funds for the project.
Minnesota reports show state and district allotments far from expected totals as of mid June. Officials warn continued shortfalls could affect program allocations and future funding implications for Minnesota agencies and communities.
Subscriptions across multiple centres show heavy demand for the campaign quota. The drive remains underscored by the need to raise funds and meet the set targets as organizers report brisk support and continued oversubscription in several arenas.
Unclear OCR mentions oversubscription expectations and an allotment estimate dated June 14 in Dallas Texas. No further concrete details or named organizations provided.
The New York Times reports $4.8 million in Liberty bonds subscribed by 57,874 utility employees in New York City. Major donors include Eugene Meyer Jr & Co and J P Morgan entities. several firms report heavy late-night signups as the city hits its part of the national loan. Outside NYC, totals lag, with bankers noting discrepancies between local returns and Federal Reserve tallies.
General Pershing visits Napoleon's tomb at Les Invalides and meets with French leaders and deputies in Paris. He tours the monument, reviews military relics, and attends a state breakfast with President Poincaré. British prompt praise follows as Haig and corps greet the American commander in France.
General Pershing and party reached Gare du Nord Paris aboard a special train. He stood erect in the doorway, salute upraised, flanked by the Garde Republicaine band and a gray uniform guard of honor. The scene captured a moment of Allied courtesy and U.S. military poise.
Paris dispatches describe General Pershing and staff on their arrival, with emphasis on his military career and personal history aided by photographs. Maurice de Valeffe notes the shift in world ties as Pershing blends with French society, signaling a new era of unity between Europe and America.
Fragmentary note cites a shift in leadership amid a battle context. The text mentions a new order and references Goethe and European themes, though details are unclear.
Secretary Baker stated in Washington that America seeks a peaceful settlement in Paris. He said General and his staff arrive in Paris signaling America's entry into the conflict and the drive to enforce peace with justice under allied unity.
London dispatch reports Karl Selts presses for a peace move based on no indemnities. He argues the Stockholm conference misunderstood, urging a frank, unreserved statement to end slaughter and build strength through no indemnities, with socialist unity across nations.
Lord Northcliffe head of the British War Mission lands in Washington with his secretary and is met by C Gaunt and Thomas. He says arrangements will be made for a conference with Wilson to discuss plans for a complete system of cooperation on all war activities and possible permanent relations with New York.
London reports two British ships struck by submarines far from land. Ten of Kariba crew survived after twelve days adrift, with two deaths. Another vessel with survivors was not heard from, feared lost hundreds of miles offshore and far from rescue.
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