The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-21
Special Dispatch from
MILTON BRoNNER,
OF our vva,hinaton Staff

Washington, D., G., Nov. 21.-Soon
the whole country will be plastered
with sensational signs, like that al
the top Of this column,
Don't worry 1t is no signal of Ger.
man spies; neither Is 1t message
Of counter-oresnization against Ger.
man spies: Translated into plain
i English, the sign means simply:
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS"
1t is intended to stir the American
people up to the realization that their
quarters will make dollars and that
their dollars multiplied four times
and with IL cents added in each case
, will purchase $4,12 war savings
stamp which ON January 1. 1923, will
return them S.. The savings scheme
has been so perfected that it is be-
lieved two billion dollars will be raised
in this way to help pay for the war.
The plan for this kind of campaign
originated in England. but the whole
scheme was very much modified and
improved here, In England there is
a fiat sale of a war savings certificate
at price equivalent, to about $3S7
IL in our money, In this country
there IS only only q Nat sale of war
savings stamp for $4l2, but if a per-
son has very slender means and still
wants to lend the government his
money, he can start by buying war
thrift stamps at rs cents each. trading
these in for war savings stamps when
he gets Is of the thrift stamps. g.,
For instance, during December and
January next these 16 thrift stamps,
plus IL cents, will buy a war saving
stamp. :."
The plan has been enormously sue
cessful in Great Britain, tapping
sources OF savings that were never
reached at all by the regular war
loans, Just as it is hoped in this coun.
try TO get snupnrt from people who
could not afford $5Os.for a Liberty
bond. The canpaign In 81 Feat Britain
did not start until early in 1916 and by
the end of June, last, over 40 100000
war savings certificates had been sold,
so that close to half million dollars
was raised in this way.
- War savings associations were form
ed which encouraged their numbers
to save from weekly wages and which
did cooperative buying of war savings
certificates There are about $4,000 OF
these associations in England and
Wales, or one for every 1000 of popu-
latiOn, and there are over 5000 In
Scotland.
1t is estimated the total membership
in Great Britain exceeds five million.
In other words. it is definitely known
that there are at least that number
of Britains who are saving their money
and steadily investing it in these little
war papers.
One of the most striking things
these associations did was to plaster
England with posters that led people
to think about cutting out useless ex-
pense. Premier Lloyd George was
quoted to this effect:
'Extravagance costs blood - the
blood of heroes" =
Another one that made many
Englishmen sit up and take notice
read:
Don't ride motor-car for pleas
ure." AlrN"
And still another caused wide COM
ment: ate ...
ITO dress extra va gantly in war time
IS not only unpa triotic-it is bad
FORM"
The American committee on war
savings expects likewise to get busy
with striking posters and slogans as
soon as It gets its state and district
organizations perfected :. The chances
are the billboards will constantly have
upon them reminders that by saving
their money and investing 1t in war
certificates, people will be helping
their government push the war to a
speedy and successful end.