South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-22
HAND GRENADE
BANKS GIVEN To
". s. s. kIODIES
Indiana School Children viii
Receive Reward for Work
During the War.

INDIANAPOLIS July 22-Indi-
ana school children viii obtain hand
grenade banks through the banks i'm
their respective cities. according 20
announcement today 10y Robert r.
Springsteen. director OF the Indiana
War Swings Committee. I'm makiuc
this announcement, Mr.. 5pringsteen
made public statement 10y the War
Savings organization of the Seventh
Federal Reserve District. as follows.
The hand grenade is the highest
modern development of time
honored weapon. The war depart
ment owned 5000. 900 when the
armistice was signed. Some of these
are now available through the Saw
ings Division OF the Treasury De
partment for distribution 10 school
children as savings banks TO encour-
age the forming Of habits of thrift
Resemble Real Grcnadcs.
These hand grenade savings
banks arc real hand grenades with
the percussion caps and high eX-
plosives removed. They are. with
the exception of the money slot. eN-
ternally the same az those the sam
mics used 20 clean out crooks and
bends i'm captured trenches. enemy
dug-outs and machine gun nests A
live hand grenade was not danger
Gus until the ring and pin has been
been withdrawn freed the trigger
that started a percussion cap, result
ing in a terrific explosion within
three or 1--WE seconds The small
squares of steel thrown 10y the ex-
plosion We're deaN within "a radius
of 40 to so feet
Every child or growu-up will
want one of these souvenirs of the
world war only those who are WILL
ing 10 save and help their govern
mcnt can have them. as the War
Savings Organization is the sole dis
tributor i'm The Seventh Federal Re
serve District and we are distri0ut-
ing them through banks 20 school
children under uniform plan. the
conditions OF which are as follows.
Mast Sign Agreement
IL one grenade is 90 be loaned
by the bank 20 any child under sew
enteen years az age signing the
Thrift agreement.
"2 II is 90 Dee opened by the bank.
when presented hy the child and
Thrift or War Savings Stamps given
IL exchange for the contents
"3 II viii 5ecome the property
OF the child as soon as he has thus
purchased through the bank one or
more War Savings Stamps lmatur-
fly value $500 eachl Children UNI
der 10 being required TO buy one
War Savings stamp and those over
10 two stamps
"A The bank is to nm out and
give the child ar the end of the va
cation period ar school child a
certificate Of his summer savings in
order that he may present same 10
his teacher and set credit therefor
in The War Savings Society now or
hereafter organized iu his grade
"5. " the bank so desires IL may
ask the children who earn these
souvenirs 90 write essays on How
Won siy Hand Grenade" onering
such essay prizes and publishing
such essays as it desires The War
Savings Organization requests copy
OF the essay winning first honors I'M
case your bank conducts contest
6. After the schools have re-
opened and the children have been
supplied the hand grenade banks
may he given 90 anyone over IT.
years OF age who purchases three or
more War Savings Stamps
The Federal Reserve District Off
cials are writing 90 every bank in
the state. pointing out the advertis-
ing value 20 the banks in issuins the
hand grenades. The bauk VIII Doe
permitted to Fave metal tax bear
Ing ATS name attached 10 each bend