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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
q MORE BUYERS" NOW
A REAL SLOGA n
Workers Seek a Larger Army
to Smash the Kaiser
With Dollars

Cleveland, O., Oct 8.-One million
subscribers and four hundred million
dollars are the marks at which the
minute men of the Liberty Bond Vol
unteers of the Fourth Federal Reserve
District are to aim in their smash
upon the trenches of the dollars of our
daddies. The actual quota for the dis
trict is $3OO,O0O,0OO. But for the psy-
Geological effect 1t will have upon the
skeptical German mind it is desired
that there be big oversubscription
shown throughout the country for this
second loan.
In the first bond campaign, when
there was an oversubscription Of
more than $6O,OO0,0O0 in this district,
the individual subscribers totaled 5O4,.
CTS. These were divided among the
four states as follows: Ohio. SO coun-
ties, 336,824; Pennsylvania, 10 coun.
ties, 14S,790; Kentucky, So counties.
10,920; and West Virginia, 6 counties.
8,141.
Save in Kentucky, where none of
the counties In the district has a citv
Of any considerable population, the
larger contributions were all gathered
in those counties where some large
city is located. In Ohio, Cuyahoga
county, with Cleveland's assistance,
showed 114,832 subscribers, with a to.
tai Of $6S, S,711,550. Hamilton county
(Cincinnati), 3S,1OS subscribers, $32.-
S24,7bO; Lucas county (Toledo), 81
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
OUR FORMER WARS
FURNISH LESSON
They We're Not Afraid to Buy Uncle Sans Bonds
When He Was Young.

The people of the United States did
not hesitate to invest in the securities
of their country when the country was
young, when its financial system had
not been put on strong and adequate
basis. Every war was financed by the
people themselves, without any fear
regarding the nations credit. With
our resources now almost beyond
imagination, with our financial fabric
we'll established, and with a banking
system sufficient to meet any world
crisis, there surely should be no hesi-
tation on the part of anyone to buy
the securities of the nation of which
you are part.
Today Uncle Sam comes before you
as a thoroughly tried and accom-
pIished fnancier, offering you the best
of security for every dollar that you
loan him. He promises to pay you
back and he will. In the meantime he
will pay you good rate Of Interest for
the use Of your money.
Every dollar that we are loaning
foreign countries will come back to
the United States, with the possible
exception of Belgium and Servia, to
whom small loans have been made,
and which, in the language of Secre-
tary McAdoo, will not be missed if
they should not be paid in full" be-
cause we are not in this war for
money at all. We are in it for the es-
tablishing Of the principle of the right
of the people to govern themselves.
During the early wars Of this coun-
try, the people of the United States
were asked to loan their money to a
government that had not yet estab-
iished a financial standing, and they
gave of their wealth just as freely as
they offered their lives that you and
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
IF ONLY BOUGHT
ASINvESTMENT
liberties" Excel Strictly from
the Standpoint Of Safety
and Profit
But There is the Patriotic Side
That We Can Overlook
in This Crisis

Liberty Bonds are the soundest So
Curity in the world.
Everyone who makes a purchase Of
these bonds is making q conservative
investment
Funds invested in these bonds are
certain to be returned at maturity
and the interest will be paid regularly
when due, without fail.
1t is important that every pros
pective purchaser Of Liberty Bonds
should know just what they are.
The present issue of $4,000, 900, ,0C0
1925 Year 4 per cent Convertible
Bonds were authorized by an act O6
Congress approved Sept. "a, 1917. The
bonds bear interest from Nov. Is,
1917, and are in denominations OF $50,
500, $500, $1,000, $4,000 and $4,000.
They can be had in either coupon or
registered form.
Ordinarily, coupon bonds are pre-
ferable. The transfer Of registered
bonds involve so much red tape as to
affect the marketabifity of the bonds.
Subscribers. for an amount not IN
excess of $1,000, who make payment
in full at the time of fling their Appli-
cations, will receive bonds bearing In
terest from Nov. Is, 1917, as soon -
possible after their subscriptions are
received. Such subscribers will re-
ceive no interest from date Of payment
60 Nov. Is. ....
One of the attractive featurea Of
these bonds to the average investor is
the fact that they are exempt as to
principal and interest from ell taUs-
ton by tx United States, or any
Stats, except Hederal. inheritance taxes
and income surtaxes.
In addition to this exemption the in
terest on an amount Of bonds not In
excess of $1,000 is exempt from the
federal, inheritance and income sur
taxes.
The terms ct payment are 'e1cSOd-
ingly liberal-2 per cent is to bO DGtd
on application, 10 per cent on Nov. u.
1917, 40 per cent DeC Is, 1S17. and 20
per cent Jan. 16, 197S.
The Government strongly 'rsson.
mends that subscribers avail ShOA-
selves of the services Of their iOWa
banks and trust companies and MAKE
payment through them.
In order that the purchaser may 10
protected in his investment, these 4
per cent bonds are convertible into
subsequent issues Of GOvsvnn10Ht
bonds bearing q higher rate df -
terest.
Altogether the Government haS
made these bonds an exceedingly 'ae.
tractive issue.
They provide . strong incentive for
every man, woman and child to save
systematically. These bonds offer an
investment opportunity which no OAs,
in justice to himself, or to his 'eous'
try, can afford to miss.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
What a War Loan Is

A great war loan is simply the
device by which we are able, with
the least inconvenience and disrup-
t1on of our national machinery, to
sift whatever portion Of it is need
ed from its ordinary work into the
work of fighting. 1t does not rep
resent, save partially, an actual
transfer of cash; it is credit oper-
alton, whereby subscribers to the
loan turn over to the Government.
for use in its war program for the
general benefit, part of the credit
machinery at their disposal, which
they would otherwise have en-
ployed in procuring things for
their individual benefit. Viewed in
this way, the six or seven billions
Of war debt can fairly be compared
to the $230, ,000, 0,00O,O 900 of productive
wealth of the United States. It
amounts only to fraction Of the in
come from that $1,000, 900, 900,
and, consequently, even If it repre-
sented total loss-which it does
not by any means-it would be a
loss that we might fairly expect to
bear.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18

10 subscribers. $1O37G,O5O; Summit
county (AkrOn), 26,342 subscribers,
$3,755,350; Mahoning county (Youngs-
town., 1880 subscribers, $7,722,S5O;
and Franklin county (Columbus), H.
312 subscribers, $7,519,9O0.
In Pennsylvania, Allegheny county
(Pittsburgh), produced $3.50 of the
14S,3S0 subscribers, and $S4,25S,55O Of
the total of $lO7, ISL ,25O In West Vir-
ginia, Ohio county (Wheeling) showed
1902 of the aggregate of 8,141 sub
sCribers, and $3,379.750 of the total
bond sales of 1885, 100. In Kentucky,
Fayette county lead in sales with ST.
$4,000, and 2,721 subscribers.
The organizations in every county
in the district have been furnished d
statement Of the number of sub
sCribers and the aggregate of sales
of the last campaign, and each county
chairman has been especially urged to
surpass just as greatly as possible
both the number of subscribers and
the aggregate Of sales in the present
drive. Later their individual county
quotas will be furnished them.
From all over the district aesur-
ances have come to C. A. Paine, chair
man Of Fourth Federal Reserve Dis
trict Loan committee, that this smash
upon the fortresses of fortune will be
such as to cast an abiding gloom about
the strongholds of Prussianism.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18

might enjoy freedom and protection.
Al the beginning of the Revolution
ary War period, the problem OF
financing the war was solved largely
by the issuance of bills of credit :"
about three years later acquisitions to
be met by local taxation were made
upon the various states, and il was
not until the later stages of the war
that concentration of financial re-
sponsibility was effected.
On June %, 1775, within week of the
battle of Bunker Hill, bills of credit ag-
gregating q, 100000 were issued BY No
reached 1852 1880 In addition, paper
notes aggregating $2O9, 524,776 had been
put out by the individual states At this
lhll tiine continental currency in specie
to l, and a few months later provision
was made by Congress for the acceptance
OF paper. in the place Of silver at the rate
of 40 to !.
In explanation of this condition of the
country's finances, it must be remem-
bered that the alternatives, borrowing bv
voluntary loans and taxation, were i'm
possible, and foreign borrowing, at least
during the early days of the war, was
difficult, while as to federal taxation, the
new confederated government had to deal
with states jealous of their powers of
sell -tdNatloH anu poHtlcal independence.
No regular loans were authorized by
a Congress until October, 1776 when au-
thority was granted to borrow $5, 900 900
at per cent. But even after this rate
was raised to 6 per cent in 12 months
less than $4,000.00O was subscribed for.
BY 1880 subscriptions to various issues
had been made to the extent of
$63 900, the specie value of which was,
however, only $7,6S4, 900. After March,
1882, interest was not met and the gov
ernment's credit ebbed so low that liqul-
dated and certified claims against it Were
worth less than Is cents on the dollar.
The new Government assumed a debt
Of $72,775,S95 of which $40, ,256S02 rep
resented domestic debt Of the Confedera-
ton, $19,962,219 the debts of the constit-
uent states and $lz, ,556,874 the borrow
ings from foreign governments, chiefly
Holland and France.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
Hard to Fit.

A 800 pound man stood gains,
longingly at the nice things dis
Slayed in a haberdasher's window
Tor a marked down sale. A friend
stopped to inquire if he was think.
ing of huying shirts or paiamas,
''Gosh, no"' replied tn Fat man
wistfully. "The only thing that iiu
ne ready made is handkerchief.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
Questions and AnSWers
What is a Government sond1

I. What is Government Sondl
1t is the Governments engraved &C
acknowledgement (signed by authorized
otficials) that the Government has
borrowed from you a stated amount OF
money. that II will repay this full
amount at stated time, and that it
will pay you interest on that amount
at a stated rate on certain dates.
2. How do Liberty Bonds differ trOr:
other bonds issusd by the Gov
Not at all. except that the money re-
ceiVed by the Government on Liberty
Bonds will be used in this country to
purchase materials and supplies for
the prompt and effective ending Of
this war
). How much money will the Govern
ment raise by selling these 5onds2
Three billion dollars (that is, three
thousand millions).
money!
Yes. 1t will probably need even
more before the war ends. In that
event, more bonds will be sold.
8. Where Will the Government spend
this money!
In buying supplies, the Government
aims to spend the money in the dis
tricts where it is raised as far as pos
sible.
s. II | buy Liberty Bonds Will | get In.
terest on my money!
Yes, twice year at the annual rate
or per cent. If later issue Of bonds
is issued at a still higher rate of in
terest, you will get that higher rate
Of interest by exchanging the bonds
you buy now for the new bonds.
=. II buy Liberty Bonds will get back
all the money pay for them7
You certainly will, if VIC win the
war II we don't win, you'll not have
to worry about your money; the
Kaiser will take all you have and then
make you work to earn more for him.
Thus far the United States has never
lost war, and the United States Gov
ernment has never failed to pay back
in full every dollar it ever borrowed
on bonds.
.. Suppose buy Bonds and am later In
need Of money. Can | turn my
Bonds lntS cashS
Easily Any bank or broker will be
glad to sell them for you. Any bank
will tbe glad to lend you money on
your Liberty Bonds, for they are the
RSsSSt collateral in the world.
O. NJ sell my Bonds, will get as much
as ! paid for them?
United States Government Bonds
seldom sell below par-that is, the
price you pay for them. the face value.
Many times they go above par, so that
you can sell them at a profit
10. Where can / buy them2
At any bank or bond house and at
some department stores Ask your
banker or your broker.
II. Do pay a commission to the bank
or broker?
No. Banks and brokers are glad to
do you and their Government this
service at their own expense. They
are working for their Government as
patriotic citizens.
u. How much will the Bonds cost me7
AS much as you purchase. You can
buy a single bond for $50, $1O0, $500,
$1,000, just as you prefer You can
buy ten $50 bonds or one $500 for $500.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
TO Our Farmer Readers

We can highly recommend this
handsome dairy magazine to our lar.
mer friends. Every man who owns
cows will find it worth many dollars to
him Here is our offer to farmers:
Kimball's Dairy Farmer year...s .5o
Greenville Journal l year ........'1.OC
Regular price of both. ........."sl.5C
For limited time we will send both
one year to our farmer friends for
only 81 25.
journal, GTeenVille o
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
Ii You Own Cows

1t will not only be interesting but it
will be profitable for you to read that
little national dairy magazine. Kim
halls Dairy Farmer. 1t is published
semi-mOnthly at Waterloo, Iowa, the
huh of the great dairy region of the
central west. It's ably edited, we'll
printed ON good book paper and hand
somely illustrated by actual photo
graphs taken exclusively for it. Its
purpose is educational and to the man
who would make his COWS yield larger
profits, this little magazine is indis-
pensable. Regardless of how many
other papers the farmer may take, this
one is worth many times its price to
him. The subscription price is only
30 cents year, and the paper will
positively be discontinued ut e. pira
tion. Send for sample copy.
Kim ball's Dairy Farm er
Waterloo, Iowa.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
Education.

The real object Of education is to
give children resources that will en-
dure as long as life endures; habits
that time will ameliorate, not de-
stroy; occupations that will render
sickness tolerable, solitude pleasant,
age venerable, life more dignifed
and useful, death less TERRIBLE
Sydney Smith.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
OUR CLUBBING LIST.

The following special offers are made
to both old and new subscribers to this
paper.
We cannot mail sample copies OF
any paper except the journal. Re-
quests tor samples Of Others must be
sent direct to the Office OF the paper
wanted, if We cannot supply you in
person at this office.
The figures show the price at which
the publication named and the Jour-
nal will both be sent for one year:
Price of both
oA. publications
HICKS " ord and Works So
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~ DE Ivy rs
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18

. A very handsome species of snake
is the rhinoceros viper, which bears,
as its name suggests, horns on its
nose. 1t is most beautifully colored
when freshly emerging from its cast
skin, but its form is by no means
elegant, being very thick in body,
with bulldog-like head. 1t may at
tain a length Of more than six feet
and is very deadly reptile.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18

Every dollar invested in Liberty
Bonds assists in the ,establishnsut I
of worldwide and lasting peace.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18

You should buy Liberty Bonds:
Because you love your country.
Because they are an absolutely
safe investment.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
LIBERTY LOAN SUNDAY.

Sunday, Oct. 81, has been Off
cially designated as Liberty Loan
Sunday throughout the United
States. Committees will arrange
with clergymen of all denomina-
tions to preach Liberty Loan SER
mons on that date.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-10
MESSAGES FLOAT FOR YEARS
United States photographic Office
Tells of Finding of Bottle Set
AdTift in 1914.

Several instances Of messages In
bottles having floated about the Pa
ciic for years before being recovered
have been announced by the United
States photographic office.
A bottle was set adrift by Capt. S.
Nagahue of the Tamba Maru, Japan
ese, August IT, 1915, 900 miles east of
Kamchatka, was recovered May Is last
near Moelips, Wash. Another bottle,
set adrift in December, 1914, off Cape
Corrientes, Mex, was found February
90 last 24O miles north Of Christmas
island, In the latitude of the Hawaiian
islands.
A third bottle, tossed from the
schooner W. 81. Marsten by Capt. W.
Wann February IA, 1915, 2,040 miles
east Of Chile and 660 miles south of
Easter island, was picked up January
q last four miles south Of Wanganui
island, New Zealand.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-10
SHRINE OF TIE "H0LY COAT"
Cathedral at Treves. Contains One OF
Most jealousy Guarded Relics
of the Roman Church.

At intervals Of many years the old
Prince Bishopric Of Treves, wakens out
of it's half-slumbering condition and
becomes the center Of a great pilgrim
age. Besides its numerous Roman re-
mains, this quiet old town, claiming to
be 1900 years older than Rome, is the
shrine Of the "Holy Coat" one Of the
most jealousy guarded relics in the
possession of the Roman church.
The citizens Of Treves are very
proud of this seamless garment, and
they have given it a prominent place
on their coat-of-arms, says the Dundee
Advertiser. 1t was not until 1886 that
the "Holy Coat" was placed over the
high altar, but it was not exposed to
the public gaze for some three hundred
years afterward. It was kept in a Sc
cret place Of the cathedral known only
to few, and there were many who
doubted its existence. A guide book
of 1914 says:
"The existence Of the relic at pres
ent Is rather doubtful-at least, 1t Is
not visible. The attendants Of the
church say it is walled up" All doubts
were removed in 1874, when Archbish-
Oh Arnold announced centenary
jubilee, at which it was exhibited to
million and half Of pilgrims from all
parts of the world. The coat Is loose
garment with wide sleeves, very SIM
pie in form, Of coarse material, dark
brown in color, probably as the result
Of age, and entirely without seam or
decoration.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-10
Treasurer's Notice.

The County Treasurer's Office will be
open for the purpose of receiving taxes
from the 18th day of October, 1917, to
the 18th day of March, 1918.
All taxes shall be due and payable
between the 18th day Of October, 1917,
and December 31st, 1917.
That when taxes charged shall not be
paid by December 31st, 1917, the County
Auditor shall proceed to add penalty
of one per cent. for January, and if
taxes are not paid on or before February
1st, 1918, the County Auditor will pro-
ceed to add two per cent. and five per
cent, from the 1st of March to the 18th
of March, after which time all unpaid
taxes will be collected by the Sheriff.
The tax levies for the year 1917 are
as follows:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-10
Good Night.

There are two brothers in Indianap'
oils whose names are not John and
Richard Jones' but might be. Richard
owns grocery store and his telephone
listing follows directly under the list,
ing Of Johns residence. This con-
rersation took place the other day be-
tween Mrs. John Jones and voice
on the wire: -: G'r r,,,
%.Hello, is this Jones'?"
"'Yes." o.
'.Have you got any soap?"
"Why, yes, guess I've got a little.
Why?"
"Why, I want to buy some. What
do you think?"
1--WE only got one cake. Who is
this, anyway
isn't this Jones' grocery" =.
"No." .,
:" ,"Good night indianapolis News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-10
New Use for Motorcycles.

That new uses for motorcycles are
still being discovered is shown by the
fact that Californian with big lawn
to care for drives hisemower with the
aid of his powered cycle. After sew
eral unsuccessful attempts he devised
satisfactory means Of attaching the
grass cutter to the front forks Of his
machine, and now he asserts that he
can trim the lawn in about one-tenth
the time formerly required. The only
consideration that limits his speed ap-
parently is the fact that the mower
must be oiled frequently.-Popular Me-
,chanics Magazine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-10
Solves Problem of Stray Whale.

Monterey, Cal, has solved the ques.
tion of what to do with q stray whale
that is washed up on shore. After dis
posing of the flesh and oil to refinery,
the bones may be mounted on shore
and kept as a permanent natural his
tory exhibit.
That is what the ciry officials did
with q whale which was washed ashore
there, according to the Popular
Science Monthly. 1t was welcomed
with open arms and the bones were
saved as an educational feature for the
benefit of the school children Of the
city and for interested adults.
Since there was no building avail
able large enough to accommodate IT.,
it was set up in an open lot and fenced
in.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-10
SEA MOSS MAKES GOOD FOOD
Made Into "Laver Bread" 1t Is Found
on Sale in All Welsh Markets
Near the Coast.

The sea moss on the Irish coast
called by some "sloak," is really laver
In Ireland it is called "Sloucaun'
6with the sc" hardy, and "Slouc" fol
brevity. In Ireland, as in England, II
is prepared by washing, to get rid OF
sand, ETC., and then boiling.
When boiled, little butter or bacon
fat is added and q dash of lemon juice
completes the preparation. 1t is eaten
with fish, and by some with mutton
instead of jelly.
In Wales a great deal Of laver is
used, mostly in the form of "lavel
bread" says the London Chronicle
The boiled laver is mixed with q pro-
portion of oatmeal and shaped into
round cakes.
"Laver bread" or '1ava bread" as
It seems to be pronounced, is on sale
In all the Welsh markets anywhere
conveniently near the coast.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-10
Steel shortaue In Australia.

Stocks of steel plates, tin plate and
galvanized iron are low throughout
Australia, and the demand is acute, ac-
cording to consular adviees from Mel
bourne. There is at present very
little prospect Of outside relief, and
an effort is being made to manufacture
these goods in Australia. Recently
representatives Of a company in New
castle and one in Melbourne were sent
to the United States to purchase
machinery for making steel. The high
freights and shortage Of supply offer
q great incentive to the manufacture
Of lines that would have been consid,
cred impossible to produce before the
war.