The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-31
The Country Needs Your
Help; Buy a Liberty Bond
And Contribute Your Share

money to the government which has
! undertaken the burden of protecting
them against the cruelty and unscru
pulousness of the enemy ''''
! First Real Chance
The Liberty Loan is the first real
chance that the people have had to
show their patriotism in a practical
way. OF course, there have been sub
scription lists, Red Cross compaigns
and similar things, but these have
been more or less of local char
acter. The Liberty Loan, however, is
a national institution that covers the
whole country from North to South
and from East to West and, as has
been said, signature to Liberty
Loan application is Of far greater
practical benefit than a flag worn in
| the button hole. NJ
The man or woman without Lib
erty Loan Bond is person without
a country. No American has the right
| to accept the protection OF the flag
without doing something to earn 1t
at this tremendous crisis OF the coun
try's history. 1t is a terrible mistake
to think that the Liberty Loan is go
! ing to be a great success without eff
fort. No great thing of this kind
can be successful without effort.
Therefore, each person must feel that
a distinct share Of the responsibility
| for the success of the Liberty Loan
depends upon him or her. DO not be
satisfied to let someone else do your
share. DO not take week to think
it over,' but list your name for sub
scription to the Liberty Loan imme
dately. Every dollar is going to
count and every dollar will be need
ed to make the loan the Overwhelm
ing success it must be.
Judge Patriotism
Remember that the enemy is watch
ing and will judge our patriotism by
the manner in which the Loan is ia
ken up. Every dollar you subscribe
is a step towards victory and proof
to the enemy that America is,in dead
ly earnest over this war; There has
been too much inclination abroad to
feel that we are in this war in more
or less Of a half-hearted fashion and
the Liberty Loan is what is going to
prove to the world that this is not
the case. SO let every person, no mat
ter what his or her walk in life may
be, apply for at the very least one
$50 Liberty Loan Bond.
Remember that in addition to doing
a patriotic duty by buying a Liberty
Loan bond, you obtain an investment
of the very highest class Of safety,
and that it is the word of the United
States government, backed by the re-
sources OF the richest nation that the
world has ever seen-resOurceS esti-
mated at over $225,O00 100000.
Can Exchange Bonds
The interest is good aldnif at any
time in the future the Government is
sues war bonds bearing a higher rate
of interest, Subscribers to the Liberty
Loan can exchange. their bonds with
out expense of any kind for all equal
amount Of the bonds bearing higher
interest. Subscribers are thus pro-
tccted in every possible way. Fur
thcrmOre, in case OF necessity, the
Liberty Bonds can be readily con-
verified into cash. There will be an
active market for them, people in all
parts Of the world will want to buy
them so that any person who needs
to sell Liberty Bond will find it very
easy to do so. 1t will be as simple
as changing a five dollar bill.
The Liberty Loan appeals TO the
people of the United, States and this
appeal must not afr.nHThe country
needs your help today. Will you let
1t ask in vain? '.i.r ",,s: -!