Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-23
GAN BUY BONDS
ON INsTALLMENTS
Purchasers May Pay Per.
atentaye on Five
Different Dates.
Initial Payment Of 10 Per Cent TO BE
Forced to Prevent Subscribers From,
Failing 70 Meet PIsdges-Gsrman
Poster eslittiins America to Be
Ussd II Bond Campaign.

Washington. Sept. 23.-Ten per cent
Of the fourth liberty loan subscriptions
win be required on applications instead
, Of S per cent, AZ for past loans the
treasury announced today. Twenty
per cent win be due Nov. 81; 20 per
cent Dec. -: 20 per cent Jan. 16. and
30 Per cent Jan. 30.
This i the frst time more than three
installments have been arranged Of any
liberty loan. The initial payment was
increased as a means Of discouraginE
the practice Of some prisons in the
past Of subscribing without carrying
out the installmsnts.
The settling of the last installment
~ late ~ Jan. 80. was taken as as
surance that the next loan would not
be hoated until late in February or in
March. The initial payment need not
be paid until Oct 10. the end Of the
loan campaign.
Arrangements to buy thru banks is
transaction between the bank and its
customers and the treasury il not in
Vlved.
To Use German Poster.
a. poster Issued by. the imperial Ger
man government IN an effort to be1itt1e
the part America plays in the war has
been reproduced, by the liberty loan
bureau and 100000 copies win be dis
itributed in this country during the lib
erty loan. campaign.
Intended solely for consumption in
Germany the poster will get far wider
circulation resulting in the enemy's
publicity guns being turned on him.
The poster was forwarded by an Amer
ican in Switzerland
Can Americas Entry Make a Deci-
! sion in the War;" is the posters head
ing. and the poster shows the small
American army and tiny merchant
marine. "Russia's army Of millions
could not down Germany" argues the
poster.
4elittlins America.
America threatens to send trans
ports Of one-half million men but it
can not ship Them These words are
| inscribed In scroll held by cadavar-
Gus looking Uncle Sam alongside
Russian soldier appearing immense in
comparison. At the time the poster
was displayed thruout Germany last
July more than 100000 American
lighting men already were In France.
IA6AdAu . Sea power ana EnSlanO
merchant marine have not decided the
war" says the poster. America can
not increase her gross registered ton
! mage in 1918 by more than two or two
! and half million tons. Our U-boats
sink twice as quickly as America can
build.'i
Hun coneeit Shown.
These lines accompany diagram Of
Uncle Sam holding a toy boat, con-
I. trasted with big ship representing
EHs;an1s merchant marine
The poster also shows a big fleet of
ships, greatly exaggerated, represented
as necessary to transport single regi-
ment.
!: French poster to save food Is rep
resented by the German sheet with the
comment ALSO the allies are beginning
to have their doubts"
Alongside the German poster the
circular issued by the loan publicity
association. presents statements Of
facts refuting the enemy's allegation
and stating "The fourth liberty loan is
the barrage which preceded the VIC
torious. thrust Of our army
In hundreds OF communities today
the liberty loan speaking campaign
started, in order to gain momentum for
the opening day, Saturday when sub
scriptions will be received.