The Robesonian., 1917-10-18
THE SUPREME DUTY OF THE
HOUR.


Confident in the belief that Robson
county people need but to understand
their patriotic duty to perform it,
The Robesonian desires to call atten-
tion to the supreme duty of the hour,
a duty the performance of which no
patriotic citizen will shirk and which
cannot be postponed.
The second Liberty loan of 1917 is
a loan of money by the people of the
United States to their government.
The United States government bor-
rows money because this country is
forced to defend itself against the
attacks on American honor and Amer
ican rights by the German govern
ment 1t must have money to equip
our army and navy. Money is need
ed also in order to lend to those
nations with which the United States
is making common cause in the war
A United States government bond
is the safest investment in the world.
When you lend your money to the gov
ernment you get promisory note
given by the government and bearing
interest. This note is called bond.
These second Liberty bonds bear 4
per cent interest. payable semi-annu-
ally. .~,s, tAS1,, ss.s, a III y, ), s,tt''''
You can buy Liberty bond in any
amount from $50 up tany time un-
til the close of business on October
27. You can buy on installments if
you like. You can pay 2 per cent of
the amount you want to buy when
you make application, then pay 18
per cent on November Is, 40 per cent
ON December Is, and 40 per cent on
January Is. The bonds are exempt
from taxes, except estate or inner
itance taxes, and graduated addition
al income taxes-and the latter will
not touch you unless you draw inter.
est on an amount of bonds and Ger
tificates in excess of $4,000 a year.
You can get full particulars anC
pany.
By buying Liberty bond you hell
WIN the war. A $50 bond will arm
and equip one soldier.
Citizens of Robson county ar,
asked to buy 100000 worth of Lib
erty bonds right now, before the 27tl
of this month. They are able to d.
it. We believe they will do it. Their
IS plenty of money in the county. TIL
people are more prosperous than the,
have been in years. There should b
a Liberty bond in every home. Thi
is no time to hide money away. Mon
ey invested in bonds will help win tn
var ard viii bring you in a sure re
t---. ii :-.-crcas. AID you co not hav
TO hold your bond until the date it
due to get your money back if yo
don't want to. You can sell YOU
bond and get your money any tim
YOU desire. There is always a read
market for United States governmer
bonds.
Any clear conception of what Lii
erty bonds are and what they are f
forces the conviction that it is one
patriotic duty to invest in them
the extent of ones. ability. Yet the1
is strange unconcern among many pc
pie. Whose war is this, anyway?
we may quote an impatient questit
asked by one of the officers of Il
National Aid society of Lumbertt
recently in urging the women
arouse themselves to their duty. \
one who is worth fighting for is wi
ing for others to do his pal
IS willing for brave men
light and die for his safety and t
safety of those dear to him while
enjoys safety and prosperity at hor
and refuses to send his dollars whe
others are risking their lives.
Every man who is not just yelle
streak wants to help win thisI w;
Each one can help in the way the go
ernment right now most wants he
by buying Liberty bond.