The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-02
AMERICAS PEACE OFFENSIVE MAKING
 THRIFT CITIZENS
Big Sales of Treasury Savings Certificates Are Reported

Americas Peace Offensive Is now well under way. From practically every part of all counties Of New York State and Northern New Jersey. re- ports have been received at Head. quarters of the Government Loan Or. ganization in New York City that the intensive effort, launched with appro- priate ceremonies on Armistice Day, gives assurance Of the enrolment of hundreds of thousands Of Thrift Citi. zens.
 Response by patriotic men and wo. men to the appeal to become leaders in the work proves to high officials of the Treasury Department thas thousands of people are only too anx. fous to cooperate, when called upon. Not only do these leaders urge others to invest immediately in Treasury Savings Certificates, but they are also buying the securities themselves and many have expressed determination to continue the intensive effort to enroll Thrift Citizens.
 It was not for the purpose of re plenishing the Treasury of the United States that it was decided by promf.
  eTn New Jersey to launch Americas s Peace Offensive. 1T added funds were vitaIIy needed, the money could be raised in some other way. This, lead. CTS explain, Is an offensive for the spread of Afnericanism, for the linking in closer bonds of the people of the nation with their Government at Washington.
 Sales of Treasury Savings Certi. fcates were authorized several months ago, but not until November l were the people of this part of the nation thoroughly aroused to the need for in. vesting. Realizing at that time there was great need for an intensive ef- fort to interest as many people as pos sible in the securities, it was agreed that every patriotic person who could give thought to the matter would strive hard between November Il and November 27, to enroll as many thou sands in his or her particular neigh. borhood as possible.
 Meetings were called. Conferences were held. Leading bankers, mer- chants, business men, labor leaders, women, were informed of the Thrift Citizens Movement and the great need, in these days of reconstruction, for a wide distribution of Treasury Savings Certificates.
 This preliminary work on the part of volunteer workers and the small staff devoting its entire time to duties connected with the Government Loan Organization, resulted in the decision to launch Americas Peace Offensive on Armistice Day, November Il, to continue the intensive effort until Thanksgiving Day. November 27, and to 'carry on" permanently thereafter
 Activity by city administrative of hcials, members of Boards of Trade, Oranges, Fraternal Organizations churches, schools, women's clubs and labor unions, to further the work, with the cooperation of banking institu- tioDs, stores and industrial concerns, gives assurance of success to those directing the work.
 Treasury Savings Certificates, issued in denominations of $1,000 and S1OO are in reality great big War Savings Stamps, and therefore, discount bonds of the United States Government They can be procured for cash, or by the exchange of War Savings Stamps Series of 1919. No one person can hold more than $1,000 worth Una turity value)
 The Thrift Citizens Movement leaders have decided, should be two 1 fold. The first essential for leader l ship is the decision on the part of the Thrift Citizen to practice thrift, work for increased production, decreased | consumption and the encouragement oi i others to do likewise. The second es 1 sential is the purchase of Q Treasury l Savings Certificate, either in denomi nation of s1,000 or $10O, paying this month $84400 or $8440 for such Sc c7lr1ty.