Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-14
McADOO TO TOUR WEST
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statement he issued tonight that we
have billions to sacrifice in the cause
Of liberty" ~
Secretary's Itinerary

SeCTetdTyS bttUefdTy
Besides Chicago and Denver the
secretary will speak in Milwaukee, st.
Paul, Des Moines, Lincoln, Kansas City
and probably in other cities.
with the announcement today of
the details of the Liberty Loan" Mr..
McAdoo said tonight. "the prelimin-
airy campaign is ended and the actual
campaign has begun. There are 30
days within which the people of the
United States must make good the ac-
ton of Congress in pledging all the
resources Of the country for the con-
duct of a righteous war-a war for
universal liberty.
Failure to subscribe the $2.000.000.-
900 required would be a confession Of
national impotence.
Wars cannot be conducted without
money. It is the first thing to be pro-
vided. In this war. it is the most i'm
mediate help, the most effective help
that we can give. We must not be con-
tent with a subscription of $2.000.0oO.-
600. we must over-subscribe this loan
as indication that America is stirred to
the depths and aroused to the summit
Of her greatness in the cause Of free
DOM.
Let us not endanger success by
complacent optimism. Let us not sat
isfy ourselves with the reflection that
someone else will subscribe the requir-
ed amount Let every man and woman
in the land make it his or her business
to subscribe to the Liberty Loan lmme-
diately and If they cannot subscribe
themselves let them induce somebody
else to subscribe. Provide the govern
ment with the funds indispensably
needed for the conduct Of the war and
give notice to the enemies OF the United
States that we have billions to sacri-
flee in the cause of liberty.
Buy a liberty bond today; do not put
it off until tomorrow. Every dollar pro-
vided quickly and expended wisely Will
shorten the war and save human NE.
How to buy a Liberty bond was fully
outlined in abstracts telegraphed To-Day
to the federal reserve banks for VIDE
spread dissemination. The pubic an
nouncement Of the terms and other de-
tails marks the opening OF the CAM
paign for actual subscriptions. accom-
panied by the percentage Of the sum
subscribed for. While many subscrlp-
lions have been received by wire mere
tofore, the totals running into hundreds
of millions, and many estimates also
have been received, they have been re-
earded by treasury officials largely as
tentative and few have been accompa-
MED by actual cash.
Application Blanks
Applcation blanks for liberty loans.
printed by the thousands, have been DIS
tributed widely. They read as follows:
LIBERTY LOAN.
application for Bonds.
"This application should be transmitted
through the subscribers bank, trust COM
pany or other agency acting In his behalf
or it may be filed direct with the federal
reserve bank of this district or the treas
ury department at Washington.
Dated ............
.Dro the Secretary Of the Treasury: Ac-
cordinr to the terms Of the treasury cir
cular No IS, dated May IA, 1917 the un-
dersigned hereby apply for So. par
value of the 1880 year 81 per cent. goid
bonds of the United States and agree 10
nav mar and accrued interest for any
bonds allotted on this subscription. the
sum OF So. Is enclosed, being TWO per
cent. on the amount OF bond applied 1of
Tor payment in full for the one $50 or the
one s1o0 bond applied for7.
signature and address OF
subscriber. in full
The Payment
Il Ia desirable, the application form ADDS
IN q. footnote, that applicant state II fuil
nayment is to be made before the final IN
stalment indicated in the circular aug
20. and IL so the date of full payment
the names and addresses of banks ana
trust companies upon which checks Will
he drawn for subsequent inseallments
denominations Of interim certihcates IS
sued upon receipt of installments ana
through what bank or other agency 'nc
application is forwarded.
The circular referred to as "NNo'
IS" is the one telegraphed to reserve
hanks. After reiterating the descrip-
tion of the bonds previously publish
ed and calling attention to their ue-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bonds with cou-
pons attached in denominations or YOU,
500. $500 and $1,000 and registered
bonds in denominations Of 500. s5oo,
$1,000. 5000, $4,000, $4,000 and
500 .ooo-to the interest rate, three and
one-half per cent, to the interest
dates, June IS and Dec. Is, to the ex-
emption Of bonds from all taxation
except the inheritance and to the con-
version privilege under which they
may be exchanged, for any bond Is
sued at a higher rate Of interest during
the war, the circular continues:
"The agencies designated to receive
applications for the bonds are the
treasury department in Washington,
D. c., and the federal reserve banks
in Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Cleveland, Richmond. Atlanta with
branch at New Orleans), Chicago. st.
LOUIS. Minneapolis. Kapsas City. Dali
las and San Francisco. Said banks
have been designated as local agents
Of the United States to collect appli-
cations and to give notices Of the al
lotinents which the secretary OF the
treasury will eventually make to SUBJ
scribers and to issue interim certif1-
Gates for payments made on allotted
subscriptions. Large numbers Of ma
tional banks. state banks and trust
companies and private bankers, ex-
press companies. newspapers. depart
ment stores and other private corpor-
atoms, firms and organizations have
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