The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-12-20

to take up arms in her defense, you
did not hear an individual soldier re-
fuse to serve because his service
alone would not win the war. Each
man was ready to do his part. The
great army thus formed is going for
ward to face the fire of battle and to
risk everything for the safety and Sc
curity of our homes and our families,
and for the very existence of our
country.
These are the men for whom you
are asked to save and lend your
dollars.
A country worth fighting for is a
country worth saving for.
To save money is to save life.
Buy War-Savings Stamps at post
offices, banks, trust companies, or
other authorized agencies, and strike
a blow for our country.
War-Savings Plan
@. What is the War-Savings plan
A. 1t is>a plan by which you can
lend small savings to your govern
ment at A per cent interest, COM
pounded quarterly.
@. How may this be done?
A. By purchasing War-Savings
Stamps and Thrift Stamps.
@. What is a War-Savings Stamp?
A. 1t is a stamp for which the
government will pay you SIS on Janu-
ary /, 1923.
@. What does it cost?
A. Between $4.12 and $4.23 dur
ing 1918, depending upon the month
in which purchased.
@. What is Thrift Stamp?
A. 1t is stamp costing 25 cents,
to be applied in payment for War
Savings Stamp. 1t does not earn in
terest. The purpose of its issue is to
enable people to accumulate in small
sums the amount necessary to pay for
a War-Savings Stamp.
@. Where can / buy them?
A. At post offices, banks, and au-
thorized agencies.
@. Why should buy them?
A. Every dollar loaned to the
government helps to save the lives of
our men at the front and to win the
war.
War-Savings Stamps and Certificates
@. | want to begin to save on the
War-Savings plan. What isthe first
thing to do?
A. Take $4.12 to the post Office
or bank or any other agent, buy a
War-Savings Stamp, and ask for a
War-Savings Certificate.
@. What is War-Savings Certifi-
cate?
A. 1t is a pocket-sized folder con-
tanning 20 spaces upon which to affix
War-Savings Stamps.
@. Is the War-Savings Certificate
a government obligation?
A. 1t becomes an obligation as
soon as one or more War-Savings
Stamps are affixed to it.
@. Can get War-Savings Ger
tifcate without buying a stamp?
A. No.
@. Does the War-Savings Certifi-
cae cost anything?
A. No. The agent from whom
you purchase the stamps will write
your name and address on the certifi-
cate and will furnish you an envelope
in which to keep it.
@. What do | do after that?
A. Affix the War-Savings Stamp
on your certificate in space No. l and
take good care of it.
@. What do / do next?
A. You have now become war
saver. Continue to buy War-Savings
Stamps every week or month and put
them on your certificate until you
have filled all of the 20 spaces. When
this is done you can buy another
War-Savings Stamp, and you will re-
ceive free of cost another certificate
to which you. can attach new stamps
as you buy them.
O. When I have filled the 20
spaces on my certificate what do l do
with ito
A. Keep the certificate until jan
uary /, 1925. and the government
will pay you 500 for it.
@. How many War-Savings Ger
tificates can / fill?
A. Ten. The law allows each per-
son to own $1,000 worth of War
Savings Certificates.
@. What is the largest quantity /
can purchase at any one time?
A. $10O worth, or 20 stamps.
The Price of War-Savings Stamps
@. Does the price of a WARSAW
ings Stamp always remain the same?
A. No. The price for each month
appears on the face of each stamp.
Never pay either more or less than
the amount shown for the month in
whcih you make the purchase, The