Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-10-05
Next Liberty Loan Bond Issue is to
be Three Billion Dollars

"00, 900 of bonds to be known as the
Second Liberty Loan. They will BE-
issued In such denominations and
upon such terms that every patriotic
ritinrn VIII have an opportunity to
ass.s; the Government by lending
his "oue: Up"r HE security Of Tn
tied States Government bond.
/ 1T Is essential to the success OF
the war and TO the support of our
gallant troops that these loans shall
, rot only be subscribed, but over-sub-
subscribed No one is asked to do
nate or give his money to the Gov
crnmcnt: but everyone Is asked to
lend his money to the Government
Th" loans will be repaid in. full with
interest at the rate OF four per cent
per annum. 4 Government bond is
'hc safest investment In the world
il is rs good as currency. and yet
better. because the Government
/ bond bears interest and currency
does not. No other Investment COM
pares with it for safety. ready con-
Vertibility into cash. and unques-
toned availability as collateral Sc
curity for loans in any bank in the
United States.
People by thousands ask the
Treasury constantly how they can
help the Government in this war.
Through the purchase OF Liberty
Bonds every one can help. No more
patriotic can be performed by those
who cannot actually fight upon the
field of battle than to furnish the
Government with the necessary mon
ey to enable ii to give our brave SOL
liers and sailors all that they re-
qnire to mage them strong for the
fight and capable of winning a swift
victory over our enemies.
1--WE fight. first o? all. for Amer
ica's vital right to the unmOlested
and unobstructed use of the high
seas. 50 that the surplus products of
our farms. our mines and our fac
tories may be carried into the har-
bors of every friendly nation of the
world. Our welfare and prosperity
as people depend upon our right
inf peaceful intercourse with all the
nations of the arth. To abandoh
these rights by Withdrawing our
shils and commerce from the seas
upon tn" orders of "A military des-
pot in ,urop" would destroy pros
perity and bring disaster upon the
American people.
I'VE fight to protect our people
against assassination and murder
upon the high seas while in the
peaceful exercise of those rights de
manded hy International law and ev-
cry instinct and dictate of humanity
I'VE fight 10 preserve our demo
cratic institutions and our sOver-
eighty as a nation against the men
ace of powerful and ruthless mill
tary autocracy headed by the Ger
man kaiser. whose ambition is to
dominate the world.
I'VE fight also for the nobl" ideal
of universal democracy and liberty.
the right of the smallest and weak
est nations equally with III" most
powerful to live and to govern them
selves according to the will of their
own people.
I'VE fight for peace. for that jus;
and lasting peace which agonized
and tortured humanity Graves and
which not the sword nor the bavonet
or military dospot but the suprcm-
acy of vindicated right alone can re-
store to distracted world
TO secure these ends ! appeal to
every man and woman who resides
upon the soil of free America and
enjoys the blessings of her priceless
institutions Ia Join the League of
Patriots by purchasing Liberty
Bond"