The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-12-27
EVERYBODY BUYING
WAR-SAVING STAMPS
Little Baby Bonds" VIII En-
able All to Invest In Govern
ment Security.

Tor man, woman and child in the
country a profitable, simple and secure
investment.
What They Are" War-Savings
Stamps are the answer of a great de-
mocracy to the demand for democratic
form of government security. They
are little baby bonds" Like Liberty
Bonds. they have behind them the en-
tire resources of the government and
people OF the United States. They
have the additional advantage that
they steadily increase in value from
the date of purchase until the
date of maturity, and this increase is
guaranteed by the government. These
stamps are issued in two denominations
the 25- cent stamp and the So stamp.
For the convenience of investors a
Thrift Card" is furnished to all pur-
chasers of 25-cent stamps. This card
has space for 16 stamps. When all the
spaces have been filed the Thrift Card
may be exchanged for a s. stamp at
postoffices, banks or other authorized
agencies by adding II cents in cash
prior to February l, 1918, and l cent
additional each month thereafter.
Those who prefer may buy IS stamp
outright. These will be on sale from
December 3, 1917, until January 81.
1918, for SAP They automatically IN
crease in value cent q month there
after until January l, 1928, when the
United States will pay S. at any post
Office, or at the Treasury in Washing
ton for each stamp affixed to War
Saving Certificate.
When you purchase a S. stamp you
must attach it to an engraved folder
known as War Savings Certificate"
which bears the name of the purchaser,
and can be cashed only by the person
whose name appears upon the certif-
cate, except in case of death or disabili-
ty. This certificate contains 20 spaces.
If these are all filled with War-Savings
Stamps between December 8, 1917, and
January 81, 1918, the cost to the pur-
chaser will be $50 40, and on January /,
1928, the government will pay the
owner of the certificate Sl00-a net
profit to the holder of SIT SO. This is
based on an interest rate of 1 per cent.
compound quarterly from January 2,
1918. The amount of War-Sayings
Stamps sold to any one person at any
one time shall not exceed 500 ina
turity yalue), and no person may hold
such stamps or War Saving Certificates
to an aggregate amount exceeding
$1,000, (maturlty value).
If the holder of War Savings Ger
tifcate finds it necessary to realize
cash on it before maturity, he may at
any time after January 2, 1918, upon
giving 10 days written notice to any
money-order postoffice. receive for
each stamp affixed to his certificate the
amount paid therefore plus l cent for
each calendar month after the month
of purchase of each stamp. A regis
tered certificate may be redeemed, how
ever, only at the postoffice where reg
istered
In other words, the plan is simple,
straightforward and certain. The hold
er of the certificate cannot lose, and is
certain to gain. He is buying the SAT
est security in the world in the most
convenient form in which the security
of a great government has ever been
offered to its people.
Why You Should Buy Them. THE
main reason for the purchase of War
Savings Stamps is because your coun-
try is at war Your country needs
every penny which every man, woman,
and child can save and lend, in order to
feed, clothe, arm and equip the soldiers
and sailors Of America, and to win this
righteous war in defense of American
honor and the cause of democracy
throughout the world.
If we are to win the war. we must
win it as united people. The savings
OF every man, woman and child are
necessary if we are to hasten the vic
torlous ending Of the war. War Savers
are Life Savers.
a single strand in the cables which
uphold the great Brooklyn Suspension
Bridge is not very strong, but thousands
Of these strands bound together uphold
one Of the great thoroughfares of the
world.
When our fathers and sons and
brothers were called by our country to
take up arms in her defense, OK uddi
not hear an individual soldier refuse to
serve because his service alone would
not win the war. Each man was ready
to dc his part. The great army thus
formed is going forward to face the
FIRE of battle and to risk everything for
the safety and security of our homes
and our families, and for the very ex-
istence of our country.
These are the men for whom you are
asked to save and lend your dollars.
A country worth fighting for is
pOnptrU worth eot-ipu for