The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-12-20
u. S. Government War-SavingS Stamps
What They are and Why You Should Buy Them

In offering "War-Savings Stamps"
to the public the United States gov
ernment has made Immediately avail
able for every man, woman, and child
in the country a profitable, simple,
and secure investment.
What They Are
War-Savings Stamps are the an
swer of great democracy to the de-
mand for a democratic form of gov
ernment security. They are "little
baby bonds. Like Liberty bonds,
they have behind them the entire re-
sources of the government and peo-
pie of the United States. They have
the additional advantage that they
steadily increase in value from the
date of purchase until the date of
maturity, and this increase is guaran-
teed by the government. These
stamps are issued in two denomina-
tions, the 25-cent stamp and the $5
stamp.
For the convenience of investors a
Thrift Card" is furnished to all pur-
chasers of 25-cent cstamps. This card
has spaces for 16 stamps. When all
the spaces have been filled the Thrift
Card may be exchanged for a SIS
stamp at post offices, banks, or other
authorized agencies by adding IL
cents in cash prior to February /,
1918, and l cent additional each
month thereafter.
Those who prefer may buy a SIS
stamp outright. These will be on sale
from December 8, 1917, until Janu-
ary 81, 1918, for $4.12. They auto
matically increase in value a cent a
month every month thereafter until
January 1, 1923, when the United
States will pay SIS at any post office
or at the treasury in Washington for
each stamp affixed to a War-Savings
Certificate.
When you purchase a SIS stamp you
must attach it to an engraved folder
known as .War-Savings Certifi-
cate" which bears the name of the
purchaser and can be cashed only by
the person whose name appears on
the certificate, except in case of death
or disability. This certificate con-
tains 20 spaces. If these are all filled
with War-Savings Stamps between
December 8, 1917, and January 81,
1918, the cost to the purchaser will
be $82.40, and on January l, 1923,
the government will pay the owner of
the certificate $100-a net profit to
the holder of $3.50. This is based
on an interest rate of per cent COM
pounded quarterly from January 2,
1918. The amount of War-Savings
Stamps sold to any one person at any
one time shall not exceed $1OO ina
turity value), and no person may hold
such stamps or War-Savings Certifi-
Gates to an aggregate amount exceed
ing $1,000 (maturity value).
If the holder of a War-Savings
Certificate finds it necessary to real
ize cash on it before maturity, he
may at any time after January 2,
1918, upon giving 10 days written
notice to any money-order post office,
receive for each stamp affixed 20 his
certificate the amount paid therefor
plus l cent for each calendar month
after the month of purchase of each
stamp. A registered certificate may
be redeemed, however, only at the
post office where registered.
In other words, the plan is simple,
straightforward, and certain. The
holder of the certificates can not lose
and is certain to gain. He is buying
the safest security in the world in the
most convenient form in which the
security OF great government has
ever been offered to its people.
Why You Should Buy Them
The main reason for the purchase
of War-Savings Stamps is because
your country is at war. Your country
needs every penny which every man,
woman, and child can save and lend,
in order to feed, clothe, arm, and
equip the soldiers and sailors of
America and win this righteous war
in defense of American honor and the
cause of democracy throughout the
world.
If we are to win the war, we must
win it as united people The saw
ings of every man, woman, and child
are necessary if we are to hasten the
victorious ending of the war. War
savers are life savers.
A single strand in the cables which
uphold the great Brooklyn suspension
bridge is not very strong, but thou
sands of these strands bound together
uphold one of the great thorough
fares of the world.
When our fathers and sons and
brothers were called by our country