Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-12-20
What Do You Know of the War
Savings Campaign?

n OF the most unusual tasks he has
ever undertaken-to teach the people
OF the United States what a quarter Is
worth that, properly invested, 1t would
help to win the war.
Between now and December 1, 1919,
the Government expects to raise ex-
actly $4,000, 100000 approximately
S4S, 900 Of it In Iowa. and in this
campaign the quarter will play the
most important part it has ever played
in the history Of the United States.
We will 500 be In the midst of the
National War Savings Campaign. Just
now there is doubt I'm the minds of
many about what a War Savings Ger
tificate may be, but before the cam
patgn Of education Is ended, 1t is safe
to predict that no locality In any State
will be ignorant of the merit Of this
newest opportunity offered the people
to share In an investment backed by
the Government Of the United States.
Briefly outlined, there are three
methods Of obtaining a War Savings
Certificate:
1. Purchase outright Of 20 SIS
stamps which complete at once a War
Savings Certificate, at q ~postofice,
bank or other authorized agency.
z. Purchase one or more at a time
OF IS Wal Savings Stamps, twenty Of
which complete a War Savings Ger
~tiicate.
3. Purchase of United States thrift
stamps at % cents each, sixteen IF
which, with the payment Of a few
cents, may be exchanged for a IS War
Savings Stamp.
h plan was devised by a committee
appointed by and acting under the di-
rection Of the Secretary Of the United
states Treasury, to provide a way for
children, and those who were perhaps
unable to purchase Liberty Bonds to do
their share toward financing the war.
II is the small wage e~arners' and grow
ing young Americans opportunity to do
his bit towards financing and helping
Uncle Sam to win the war.
More than providing the government
with additional funds, it instills into
h minds of American children the
need for thrift, the ~advisability Of saw
ings and Is bound to rOut what, In the.
past, has been the average Americans
contempt for "a few cents.
To make 1t easy for all, arrangements
have been made for the sale Of thrift
stamps and certificates in postotfices,
banks, trust companies, railroad and
express companies, department and
other retail stores and authorized
agents Of labor, fraternal and other
associations.
BY the payment Of % cents to any
one OF these agents, the purchaser Is
given N thrift stamp and a thrift
card. There are spaces on this card
for sixteen thrift stamps and the card,
when filled with an additional few
cents may be exchanged for a War
Savings s. Stamp.
When the War Savings Stamp is ac-
quired, the holder is given another
card with spaces for twenty such IS
stamps. When this folder card IS
filed with 20 SIS Stamps, the owner has
a fully paid up War Savings Ger
Following are a few important de-
tails OF the plan:
l.. The % IL Thrift Stamps do not
bear interest.
2. So War Savings Stamps, II pur-
chased In December this year, or Jan
uary, 1918, will cost you SAP cash.
Five years later, however, on January
Il, 1890, llC poNCi nv Will pay you
IS cash for It. The IS cents represents
interest compounded at 1 per cent
which the Government pays you for
the use Of your money.
3. II you do not buy your War Saw
ings Stamp until February, 1t will cost
you Sab; In March $4.14 and so on
a e added for each month you wait
during the year 1913.
4. The owner Of a War Savings
Certificate may have his certificate reg
istered without cost at his postofiice Ii
he wishes.
8. One may cash his Var Savings
Certificate whether 1t bears one or
more Savings Stamps, at his postoffice
at any time, the only condition re-
quired by the Government being that
that person give ten days notice to the
postofiice Of his desire to cash 1t.
@. If one loses either his Thrift |
Card or his War Savings Certificate
Card, the finder may drop 1t In a mail