The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-06-08
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ABOUT LIBERTY LOAN
What is a Liberty Loan Bond?

to the holder thereof, and to pay in
terest semi-annually each year from
the date of the issuance of the bond
until it is fully and finally paid
What is the Security for a Liberty
Loan Bond?
The faith and honor of the United
States, backed by all of the resources
of the Nation and the American peo-
pie. A Liberty Loan Bond is a mort
gage on all the resources and taxing
powers of the Government and all
of the resources of the American
people.
What is the Nature of Liberty Loan
Bond?
There are two kinds of Liberty Loan
Bonds. Bearer bonds are to be is
sued in denominations of $50, 500,
$500, and $1,000. These Bearer
Bonds, which are made payable to
bearer, have interest coupons at
tached which are detached by the
holder when the interest installments
they represent are due, and can be
cashed at any bank the same as a
United States Treasury note.
Registered bonds are to be issued,
which are registered as to both prin-
cipal and interest, in denominations
of 500, $500, $1,000, $4,000, $780,
600, $4,000, and 100000; checks
for the amount of interest due will
be mailed out semiannually to the
holders of these registered bonds.
What Are the Terms of a Liberty
Loan Bond?
Liberty Loan Bonds of the first
issue of $2,000,000,00O are to bear
date of June Is, 1917, and to run for
thirty years, except that the Govern
ment reserves the right to pay them
fifteen years after date. If this
right is not exercised by the Govern
ment fifteen years from date, the
bonds will run the full thirty years
These bonds bear interest 3 Il per
cent per annum, and the interest is
payable semiannually on the fifteenth
of December and the fifteenth day
of June in each year.
What Special Advantages Have These
Liberty Loan Bonds?
One especial advantage no other
bonds, National, State, municipal, or
corporate, have is that if the United
States during the continuance of this
war shall issue other bonds at high
er rate of interest, the holders of
these Liberty bonds have the right to
exchange their Liberty bonds for
bonds bearing the higher rate of in
terest, dollar for dollar
What Other Special Advantages Do
These Bonds Possess?
They are non-taxable If your city,
county, and State taxes are three
mills on the dollar, not unusual tax,
these bonds are equivalent to ordin-
airy corporate bonds or other invest
ments bearing 61a per cent.
/ addition, no Federal tax which
war conditions may later make nee
essary will affect these bonds. The
only tax these bonds are subject to
is the inheritance tax, which applies
TO all property of all kinds whatso-
ever.
How Are Liberty Loan Bonds OBJ
tanned?
Blank forms of application for the
purchase of these bonds can be OBJ
tanned from the Treasury Depart
ment, any Federal Reserve Bank, any
National, State, or private bank, any
express office, and any post office
IN the United States. Any bank or
postmaster will aid applicant in fill
ling out his blank and the other acts
necessary to obtain these bonds.
If these Bonds are so Desirable, Why
is it Necessary to Advertise them
Extensively?
1t is not necessary to advertise these
bonds to sell the whole issue, but it
is earnestly desired that this loan
shall be popular loan, loan by
and from the people at large of the
United States, and not alone from
banks, trust companies, and finan-
ciers. To that end bonds are to be
issued of small denominations, and
subscribers for small amounts are to
be supplied before the subscribers
for large amounts are granted their
full subscription.
Is 1t Patriotic to Purchase These
Bonds?
Yes; every American who SUBJ
scribes to the justice of the course
of the United States in entering and