The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-16
PUBLICITY BUREAU
LIBERTY LOAN OF 1917
r. w. Wo0LLEY, DIRECTOR

WHAT is A LIBERTY LOAN BOND?
A Liberty Loan Bond is a solemn
promise Of the United States to pay
at maturity the amount of the bond
TO the holder thereof, and to pay in.
terest semi-annually each year from
the date of the issuance of the bond
until 1t is fully and finally paid.
WHAT is THE SECURITY FOR A
- LIBERTY LOAN BOND?
The faith and honor Of the United
States, backed by all of the resources
OF the nation and the American peo-
pie. A Liberty Loan Bond is a mort
gage on all the resources and taxing
powers OF the government and all of
the resources of the American people.
WHAT is THE NATURE OF A TJR.
ERTY LOAN BOND.
There are two kinds of Liberty Loan
Bonds. Bearer Bonds are to be issued
IN denominations of $50, 500, $500
and $1,000. These Bearer Bonds,
which are made payable to bearer.
nave interest coupons attached which
are detached by the holder when the
interest installments they represent
are due, and can be cashed at anv
| Dank the same as a United States
treasury note
| registered bonds are to be issued.
| which are registered as to both prin-
| clpal and interest, in denominations of
$l0O. $500, $1,000, $4,000, 100000, $50
OOO and 100000; checks for the
amount of interest due will be mailed
out semi-annually to the holders of
these registered bonds.
WHAT ARE THE TERMS OF A L1R.
ERTY LOAN BOND?
Liberty Loan Bonds of the first is
sue of $2,000,000,OOO are to bear date
OF June Is, 1917, and to run for thirty
years, except that the government re-
serves the right to pay them fifteen
years after date. If this right is not
exercises by the government fifteen
years from date, the bonds will RIM
the full thirty years.
lnese bonds bear Interest at 80
per cent per annum, and the interest
IS payable seml-annually on the 18th
gay OF December and the 18th day of
June in each year.
WHAT SPECIAL ADVANTAGES
HAVE THESE LIBERTY
LOAN BONDS?
one especial advantage no other
ponds, national, state, municipal or
corporate, have is that if the United
States during the continuance of this
war shall issue other bonds at a high.
et r: rate OF interest, the holders of these
Liberty ponds have the right to ex-
cnange their Liberty bonds for bonds
gearlng the higher rate of interest.
dollar for dollar. ~
WHAT OTHER SPECIAL ADVANT-
AGES DO THESE BONDS
POSSESS?
1ney are non-taxable. If your civ
county and state taxes are three mills
on the dollar, a not unusual tax. these
Donds are equivalent to ordinary cor.
porate bonds or other Investments
bearing 6k per cent.
In addition no federal tax which wor
conditions may later make necessary
WIN a9ect these bonds. The only tax
these bonds are subject to is the in
herltance tax, which applies to all
property of all kinds whatsoever.
HOW ARE LIBERTY BONDS. OBJ
TANNED?
Blank forms of applications for the
purchase OF these bonds can be obtain
ca from the Treasury Department, anv
tederal reserve bank, any national.
state or private bank, any express Of
nee and any postofice in the United
states. Any bank or postmaster will
AID applicant in filling out his blank
and the other acts necessary to obtain
these bonds.
If THESE BONDS ARE so DESIR-
Able, WHY is 1T NECESSARY
TO ADVERTISE THEM
EXTENSIVELY?
1t is not necessary to advertise these
ponds to sell the whole issue, but it
IS earnestly desired that this loan
snail be a popular loan, a loan by and
from the people at large of the United
states, and not alone from banks.
trust companies and flnanciers. To
tnat end bonds are to be issued of
small denominations, and subscribers
Ior small amounts are to be supnlied
before the subscribers for large
amounts are granted their full s,1h-
scrlptiOn.
is 1T PATRIOTIC TO PURCHASE
THESE BONDS?
Yes; every American who SUBJ
scrlbes to the justice of the course of
the United States in entering and
conducting the war we are now en-
gagged in should subscribe to the Lib.
erty Loan Bond issue to the extent of
MS or her financial ability.
Every American who subscribes to
the belief that an American should
stand by his or her country shou1d
subscribe to the Liberty Loan Bond
issue.
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 is to be more determined by the
number of Americans participating in
II tnan by the amount subscribed. The
spirit of the nation is going to be
judged abroad, especially by our. enc
mics, more by the number of it's Amer
lean men and women who support
This bond issue than by the mere
amount of money subscribed.
YOUR PATRIOTIC DUTY-BUY A
LIBERTY LOAN BOND.
A LIBERTY LOAN BOND IS A
MORTGAGE ON THE UNITED
STATES.
REMEMBER THE LUSITANIA AND
BUY A LIBERTY LOAN BOND.
WHY LIBERTY LOAN?"
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