The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-31
UNITED STATES GOVERN.
NENT WAR SAVINGS STAMPS

IN the country. pfOIitaDle, simple, ana
secure investment.
War Savings Stamps are the answer
of great democracy to the demand
for a democratic form of government
security. They are "little baby bonds"
Like Liberty bonds. they have behind
them the entire resources of the gov
eminent and people Of the United
States. They have the additional ah-
vantage that they steadily increase
in value from the date of purchase
until the date of maturity. and this
increase is guaranteed by the Govsen-
ment These stamps are issued in two
denominations. the 25-cent stamp and
the SIS stamp.
For the convenience of investors q
Thrift Gard" is furnished to all pur-
chascrs of 25-ccnt stamps. This card
has spaces for l6 stamps. When all
the spaces have been filled the Thrift
Card may be exchanged for $500
stamp at post offices, banks. or other
authorized agencies by adding IL
cents in cash prior to February l.,
1918, and cent additional each month
thareafter.
Those who prefer may buy $500
stamp outright. These will be on sale
from December LIST, 1917, until Janu-
airy 81, 1918, for $4.12. They auto
matically increase in value cent a
month every month thereafter until
January /, 1928, when the United
States will pay S. at any post office
or at the Treasury in Washington for
each stamp affixed to War-Savings
Certificate.
When you purchase a S. stamp you
must attach it to an engraved fol-
der known as "War-Savings Certifi-
cate" which bears the name of the
purchaser and can be cashed only by
the person whose name appears up
on the certificate, except in case OF
death or disability. This certificate
contains 20 spaces. If these are all
filled with War Savings Stamps be-
tween December 8, 1917, and January
81, 1918, the cost to the purchaser
will be $s2.40, and on Jan. l. 1928,
the government will pay the owner
of the certificate s100.00--a net prof
it of $500 to the holder This is
based or an interest rate of per cent
compounded quarterly from January
2, 1918. The amount of War-Savings
Stamps sold to any one person at any
one time shall not exceed 500 Una
turity value), and no person may hold
such stamps or War-Savings Certifi
Gates to an aggregate amount exceed
ing 81 900 maturity value).
If the holder Of War Savings Ger
tificate finds it necessary to realize
cash on it before maturity, he may
at any time after Jan. 2. 1918, upon
giving 10 days written notice to any
money-order post-office, receive for
each stamp affixed to his certificate
the amount paid therefor plus l cent
for each calendar month after the
month of purchase of each stamp. A
registered certificate may be redeem
ed, however, only at the post office
where registered.
In other words, the plan is simple,
straightforward, and ceratin. The hol-
der of the certificates can not lose
and is certain to gain. He is buying
the safest security in the world in
the most convenient form in which the
security of a great government has
ever been offered to its people.
Why You Should Buy Them
The main reason for the purchase
of War Savings Stamps is because
your country is at war. Your coun-
try needs every penny which every
man, woman, and child can save and
lend, in order to feed, clothe, arm,
and equip the soldiers and sailors of
America and to win this righteous war
in defense of American honor and the
cause of democracy throughout the
world.
If we are to win the war, we must
win it as united people. The saw
are necessary if we are to hasten the
victorious ending of the war War
Savers are Life Savers.
A single strand in the cables which
uphold the great Brooklyn Suspension
bridge is not very strong, but thou
sands of these strands bound togeth-
err uphold one of the great thorough
fares of the world.
When our fathers and sons and
brothers We're called by our country
to take up arms in her defense, you
| did not hear an individual soldier re-
fuse to serve because his service alone
would not win the war. Each man
was ready to do his part. The great
army thus formed is going forward
to face the fire of battle and to risk
! everything for the safety and security
of our homes and our families. and
for the very existence of our Coun-
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