Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-25
The Liberty Loan Bond

A Liberty Loan Bond is a solemn promise # The United States to pay at ma
each year from the date Of issuance Oft the bond until i is fully and finally paid.
WHAT is THE SECURITY FOR A , LIBERTY n LOAN BoND'
Nation and the An american people, n. a Liberty Loan %%% Be nd !. a 1 MORTGAGE on on all Ill the here re-
WHAT Is TIE NATURE OF A LIBERTY LOAN BoND'
There are tS G s zas sI q ssSc ~, l = o Gsnd Tnm Bearer psan Bonds Ram are . To be $ "n% IN
payable to bearer, have interest oupon attached which are detached by the holder
when the interest instanrnens they represent are due and can be eashed at my bank
the san a a United States Treasury note
and hssrssr'f ii h denominations ns it." be Of f; siS, $780, $500, ST. sio oce,-' 5000 O.. $1,000 sssS G $4,000,
and 100000; checks for the amount Of interest due will be mailed out semi-annuany
WHAT ARE THE TERMS OF A LIBERTY LOAN BoNDf
Liberty Loan Bonds of the first issue of $2ooooooooo are to bear date of June
to pay them fifteen year after date If this right is not exercised by the govern
These bonds bear interest at l. per cent per nnu and the interest i payable
semiannuany o. the fifteenth day o. December and the fifteenth day Of June IN each
WHAT SPECIAL ADVANTAGES HAVE THESE LIBERTY LOAN BoSDs'
One especial advantage no other bonds, National, State, municipal or corporate,
have is that if he United States during the continuance of thisw r shall Issue other
to exchange their Liberty bonds for bonds bearing the higher rateo interest, dollar
WHAT OTHER SPECIAL ADVANTAGES DO THESE BONDS POSSESS
aau, They n "' n ""n"1" ,s a If our nrm ey .. count" amtr a%a ,' tate o ,r%s are d anmr n hoo "% a he
In addition, no federal tax which var conditions MAJ later make necessary will
fleet these bonds The only tax these bonds are subject to is the inheritance tax,
now ARE LIBERTY BONDS OBTAINED
from f as rr rerma Of departments rnnar"a%n a aF rede raI Rss1 '. b s"Ss "T Sa sfn 1t ss%e %
or postmaster will aid applicant in filling nut his blank and the other acts necessary
IF THESE BONDS sD As SO p1 4iIEA EE1E MHy !! II NECESSARY TO
Iii not necessary advertise these bonds to sell the whole issue, hut it is earn
ely desired that this loan shall be a popular loan, a loan by and from Tho people at
large If the United State, and not done fro" banks trust companies and fnan-
for small amounts IRE to be supplied before the subscribers for large amounts are
"N N' Is IT PATRIOTIC TO PURCHASE THESE BoNDsf
Yes; every American tho subscrbcst to the justice Of the course Of the United
States In entering ad conducting the war we are Tow engaged in should subscribe
the Liberty Loan Bond issue to te extent of his oil. her financial ability
Every american who sufSerhcs to the belief that an American should stand BY
his or her country should subscribe to the Liberty Loan Bond i~ue.
Every American who Loves America and is Jealous of Americas honor should
subscribe to the Liberty Loan Bond issue. The real success Of the loan j. to be more
determined by the number of Americans participating in it than by the amounts sub
scnbed. The spr of the Nation Is gng tob be judged abroad, especially by oar
enemies, bore than BY the number Of its American men and wome who support
this bone issue than by the mere amount of monr subscribed
WHY LIBERTY LOAN"f
The $4,000 600 bond isue Of this yea H. named "The Liberty Loan Of 1917
because 1t j. to be a loan from a frep people to be used in freeing the world.
1t is the loan of a hber yloving people TO be devoted t.t the establishment of lib
eHy IN Europe and on the high seas.
1t i the loan Of the great democracy Of the New World to redress the wrongs
and support the cause OF democracy of the Old World.