The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-27

We must get together for greater
efficiency. Il
We must save or perish.
Il
We will assume that you have
le.eed the conclusions R Part i.
lsd have resolved 70 pS0see more
wealth. to wsrk harder. cod 70 deny
vssssseif In the maNor of food and
lpsarisA
sooS Gter adcptlng these measures
you III find yourself growing rich
br. accumulattng money at much
greaters rate than ever before.
Your duty and your common.senss
demand that you loan this money to
your Government.
BY doing this you will make
very e..nite contribution to the sue
cess Of the war The additional
crops you grow. the additional hours
you put In at your work, the httis
hardships you endure as you econ
omize, will feed soldiers, will buy
guns and ammunition, build air'ships.
will crush Germany, will make the
world safe for business and safe for
democracy.
How can you best lend your
wealth. the product OF your labor
and seif-denial, to your Country?
BY buying Liberty Bonds.
Bur" you say, "The Campaign
for the Second Liberty Loan is
over"
Yes. The flags have ceased to
wave, and the bands bavc stopped
piaviR. bxt have you bs1d' or
x you hsvs. have Y1u purchased to
We hmit Of your a6ilfsy?
In those sections whspe people
we're Indifferent 10 The Loan, the
Bankers came forward, skouldered
the responsibilities OF their custo'
nom, and Beusht Bo.ds fur m ex'
cess Of their share, because they BE-
lisved that sooner Or latsr. then Gus
toners must soc reason. and woui}
be anxious to purchase Bonds. II
you have no Bond, purchssa-one from
your Banker Just as soon as you ars
able. You will be doing mans s
part, doing yoar bft," shouiderfng
Eouu own responsibilities. instead OF
allowing the Banker TO % your duty
for you.
Some men seem to regard the pur
chase Of Boads as q mysterious bus
iness, and feel that they are sinAdna
their money forever In the purchase
A Bond looks like a great big
$4,000 or $4,000 Bill. and is wonder
fully like one in its uses. There Is
one great difference. however.
$4,000 or ;5oOo0 Bill bears no In
teqest, whereas, Liberty Bond
bears ~ interest.
How easily can . Bond be turned
into money?
Almost as easily as a Bill OF large
denomination. While you buy youI
( Bond with the idea Of lending th'
money TO your Government. ther'
are thousands of people ready To re
lieve you of your responsibility
should you fnd such . course neces
ssry.
Millions OF Dollars worth Of LIB
pry Bonds change hands ever!
week. Everywhere, Commercia
Firms are beginning to advertise
that they will aceept Liberty Bond
In payment OF accounts.
Why" you say. T might IS wei
own Bonds as money"
Better; far better.
why then, do you make this spe
cial appeal. and beg Of me so carr
estly to buy Bonds?" you may ash
Because, when you buy thes
Bonds, the Government has the US
OF your money; can use It to win tn
war. II you from failure TO unde.
stand the situation, insist that you
money shall not be used by the Co
eminent. you are taking up selfis
: attitude, lacking In both common
sense and patriotism.
1t may be your money was NJ
available when the last Loan Car
paign was In progress. II may
you intended to buy q Bond, b'
allowed the lists TO close before "
got around to It.
4 Here 10 your chance. Go now
your Banker. ask him whether IN
little article contains the truth, a!
him whether he has Bonds on han
or win obtain one for you, then o'
: TO the limit OF your ability
, Whatever you do, whoever y
are, and whatever your busine,
! start working. saving. economizir
now for future Loans. There "
!, be others. one probably early ne
4 wear, for the end Of the great stri
gle is by no means in sight.
' The writer OF these lines h
& nothing but the good Of our belov
Il Cr,Iutry at heart-no one makes O