The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-12-07
War-Savings Certificates Offer New
Chance for Small Investor.

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The man with limited means-even
the school boy or girl with a few
pennies to spare now and then-who
wants a safe and profitable invest
ment which at the same time will help
the country, finds his opportunity in
the new war savings certificate plan.
During December, 1917, and Janu-
airy, 1918, w~ar-savings stamps will be
sold at SAP each, at post offices,
banks, trust companies, and many
business houses and factories through
out the county,. At the beginning of
each succeeding month the cost Of a
stamp will increase / cent. All war
savings stamps issued during 1918
will mature January 1, 1923, when
they will be redeemed at SIS each. The
difference between purchase price and
the price at maturity represents the
interest the government will pay the
holder, 4 per cent compounded quart
erly.
The entire wealth and security of
= the United States is behind the war
: savings certificates. No person may
> purchase at one time more than 500
worth, or hold at one time more than
81 900 worth of these securities.
Thrift stamps costing rs cents may
= be purchased from time to time and
affixed to a thrift card, which is sup
piled without cost. These stamps will
= not bear interest, but a thrift card
= when filled at a cost of 81 may be
" exchanged for an interest-bearing
war-savings stamp by turning the
card in and paying the difference be-
tween 81 and the current price of a
:, w~ar-savings stamp. With the first
- w~ar-savings stamp bought the pur-
chaser will obtain without charge a
= war-savings certificate containing
- space for 20 of these stamps.
~ If the 20 spaces r filled prior tc
January 1, 1918, the cost to the pur'
=. chaser will have been $4.12 for each
stamp, or $S2.4O for the filled certifi'
cate, and on January l, 1923, thu
! government will redeem it at 500
giving the holder a net profit o.
$3.50 for the use of his money.
Money derived from war-savings in
vestments will be used to meet tn
expenses of the war. The create.
part of these funds will be expended
within the United States.
Red Cross Work Grows in Europe an
the United States.
The Red Cross has arranged to bu,
material for surgical dressings, hos
pital garments, and knitted articles, t
be sold at substantially cost prices t
the chapters throughout the countr
to be made up by the women o
America. The cost will be $3,457,2O(
To meet conditions arising fror
Italian reverses the Red Cross dis
patched Immediately from Paris sur
plies including 1000 mattresses, 500
blankets, and 10000 pairs of socks.
The children of Belgium, thousand
of whom are orphans, are objects
special care. Food and clothing alor
have been purchased by the Red eros
for the Belgians at a cost OF S173,0O
Many of the children in free BELGIUM
are exposed to shell fire, n in ordt
to save them asyiums are being org
nized in France and Switzerlan
where they can be taken to safety.
Demands of War Add Many Employ
to Government Payroll.
Approximately 10000 employees ha'
been added to the governments pa
roll in Washington since the war b
gan. Estimates place the increase
population of the National Capital
more than 10000.
The war department leads in add