The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-20

We must save or perish.
PART II.
We will assume that you have
agreed the conclusions In Part ].
and have resolved to produce more
wealth, to work harder, and to deny
yourself in the matter Of food and
Injuries.
Soon after adopting these measures
you will find yourself growing richs
er, accommodating money at . much
greater rate than ever before.
Your duty and your common-sense
demand that you loan this money to
your Government.
By doing this You will make .
very denite contribution to the sue.
cess CT the war The additional
crops you grow, the additional hours
you put in at your work, the little
haSdships you endure as you econ
,r,ize, will feed soldiers. will buy
guns and ammunition, build air-ships.
will crush Germany. will make the
world safe for business and safe for
democracy
How can you best lend your
wealth, the product of your labor |
and self-denial, to your Country?
By buying Liberty Bonds.
But you say, THE Campaign
for the Second Liberty Loan is
over"
Yes The flags have ceased to
wave, and the bands have stopped
playing, but have you q Bond? Or
II you have, have you purchased to
the limit Of your ability?
In those sections where people
were indifferent to The Loan. the
Bankers came forward, shouldered
the responsibilities Of their custo-
mers, and bought Bonds far in ex-
cess of their share, because they be-
lieved that sooner or later, their Gus
toners must see reason, and would
be anxious to purchase Bonds. II
you have no Bond, purchase one from
your Banker just as soon as you are
eble. You will be doing a mans
part, doing your Bit" shouldering
your own responsibilities, instead Of
allowing the Banker to do your duty
for you.
Il Some men seem to regard the pur.
chase of Bonds as mysterious bus
mess, and feel that they are sinking
their money forever in the purchase.
|, A Bond looks like a great big
i $4,000 or $4,000 Bill, and ID wonder
+ fully like one in its uses. There II
\ ono great difference, however. =
$4,000 or $4,000 Bill bears no in.
j. terest, whereas, Z Liberty Bond
: bears ~ interest.
r How easily can a Bond be turned
Il into money?
= Almost as easily as Bill Of large
i denomination. While you buy youl
! Bond with the idea OF lending tbs
. money to your Government, there
:. are thousands of people ready to re
u lieve you of your responsibility
q. should you find such course neces
= sary.
J. Millions OF Dollars worth Of Lih
- erty Bonds change hands ever,
II week Everywhere, Commercis
4. Firms are beginning to advertis
Il that they will accept Liberty Bond
!, IN payment of accounts.
why" you say. Il might - we
a. own Bonds as money"
DC Better; far better.
a. "Why then, do you make this sp'
% cial appeal and beg OF me SO ear
estly to buy Bonds?" you may asl
= Because, when you buy thes
Bonds, the Government has the III
AZ OF your money: can use it to win Ii
ns war. If you from failure to unde
ns stand the situation, insist that YOU
OF money shall not be used by the Go
lss ernment, you are taking up selis
e, attitude. lacking in both commo
ns sense and patriotism.
1t may be your money was n
% available when the last Loan Cal
ou paign was in progress. 1t may
=. you intended to buy a Bond b
allowed the lists to close before y,
got around to 1t.
nd Here is your chance. Go now
your Banker, ask him whether til
little article contains the truth, a
him whether he has Bonds on har
or will obtain one for you, then b
80 to the limit of your ability.
cir Whatever you do, whoever y
lea. are, and whatever your busine
uip start working, saving. econom:zi1
now for future Loans. There v
- be others. one probably early nj
~, year, for the end CT the great STR
~. gle Is by no means in sight.
;ov. The writer of these lines /
rid nothing but the good Of our belo,
eat Country at heart-no one makes Z
and cent out of your Liberty Bonds,
Yourself. Earnestly, sincerely. as {
IRE, American to another, he bids J
teJ remember this message and warni
Iirt must get together for grea
~ efficiency"
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