Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-14
DON'T MARK
YOUR BOND
DETACHMENT May Prevent Ito
Negotiation
Liberty Loan Committee Presents
Some interesting Faetc Con-
oernlnu Last Issue.

Don't defaoe your Liberty Bond.
Any marks or writing on these bonds
may make 1t impossible to sell them
Or borrow money on them. therefore
can't write your name or put any
Identification marks on the bonds you
WWn. This rule 10 we'll known to bank
HnA but not generally understood by
We pnblic. Any bond on which such
das&ing or writing has been placed
- rot good delivery" In other
NpydS when offered for sale or use as
collateral for a loan It would not be
eeCsutsd.
Xeep this fact well in mind; interest
IN Aberty Bonds, both the first issue
bHaflhs interest at the rate of 9M
~ cont and on the second issue
p3Ar4ng interest at the rate OF per
CENT, IL payable every six months. On
pAcesnber 18th next the frst interest
COUPON on the 81 per cent. bonds will
be paid Those who have paid In
tuIl Tor these bonds and have them
IN their possession should clip this
particular coupon and present 1t on
or after December 18th to any bank
or COST ONCE where 1t will be cashed.
Coupons on bonds being paid for on
the installment plan will be cashed
and In adjusting interest credited to
the owner by tho banks where the
purchase was made. The frst coupon
on The I per cent. bonds is payable
on May 18th next.
ANY report that interest will be
withheld until after the war is abso-
lutely false and 10 circulated by enc
mies Of the United States The Unit
cd States has never failed to pay In
terest on Its obligations the moment
II became due.
Il might be well to owners Of Lib
erty Bonds who are uncertain on any
point to call on any reputable banker
for enlightenment The information
will be oheerfully furnished without
cost. and this will enabi6 the Govern.
mont to checkmate those who would
circulate false rumors designed to dis
turb persons who have invested in
liberty Bonds.
The bank that 10 selling you Lib
srty Bond on weekly or monthly in
stallments advances It's own money
TO buy these bonds from the Govern
ment. 1t is lending you the difference
between the installments you have
paid and the cost Of the bond II pays
the Government one hundred cents on
each dollar expressed in the face value
Of the bond II receives no discount,
no commission, and no profit no mat
ter whether 1t has bought a $50 bond or
millions of them, Interest on the
bonds and Interest on the unpaid In
stallments practically Offset each 9th
er, so neither the bank or the Install
ment purchaser make a profit. II Is
an even break, II anything the banks
loses as the money yet to come back
to 1t from the unpaid installments
could now be loaned for other pur.
poses at higher rate of interest. The
DNHhb NH"ib Nh ipi b'i AtllHtI Iilt
Government nor the purchaser Of Lib
erty Bonds. A leading savings bank
Of Baltimore has practically doubled
Its clerical force to take care OF this
work. II Is this voluntary service that
made 1t possible for the Government
to sell the second Liberty Bonds to
ten million people.
ANY story that bankers and brokers
profited TO the extent of single penny
through the sale OF Liberty Bonds IL
absolutely untrue Far from profit
ing, bankers and brokers not only
gave their time gratis, but devoted all
of their machinery, which includes
their bond statesmen, ONCE force, etc,
without any compensation Whatsoever.
AS a matter OF fact they used their
own funds In promoting the sale OF
the bonds, and sacrificed all other
business to aid their country In mar
keting Its bonds,
There Is no mystery about the tenn
porary decline In the price OF Liberty
Bonds, Many patriotic persons anxi-
o,s that tho subac ,intions no n ire.
mendous succeas honrbt mora than
tbav couId convenienuv nav for and
Is,a- soId norton ~ Tho honda AZ ,
,,ma wbar Tho gensra1 market was
donrosaad IN ordor ~ market them
,ha,, ,vara ,orcad to sbodo The nr,oa
T.h.v accanted fbeir loss with GOOD
xracs aatisasd that thew had done
..hs,r III" IN aiding tho novernmar,