Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1919 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts ot the Conntry. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happening* In the Nearby Otties and Town*—Matter* of Minor Mention From Many Place*. It INDIANA (X)CNTIEH <M> OVER Victory Liberty Ixmiii Meets Enthusiastic Response. Indianapolis, April 31. —Eleven Indiana counties reported oversubscriptions today, the ftrat day of the Victory loan campaign. Nina of the counties 'were In the Chicago federal reserve district and the Other two in the St. Louis district. The counties in the Chicago district which went “over the top” were: Steuben, Morgan* Huntington, ’(lnion, Wells, Bartholomew, Fayette, Henry and Clinton. Those in the St. Louis district were: Hwitserland and Jackson. It 1* estimated that thfce counties alone subscribed in excess of >4,000,000. A significant fact in the present campaign is that more counties reported oversubscriptions on the first day than in any of the prevlous four loans. It was stated today that farmers and laborers are buying heavily of the bonds and that although banks In nearly every locality are willing to take the pie are imaking a stronger demand plo »’• making a stronger demand tor the bonds than for any prior issue.