The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 18, 1917, Page 9

3TAR—THURSDAY, OCT. 18, 1917. PAGES. * ? 4 Bonds or Take Your Bondage? Choice 0 THE SALARIED MAN You are the Backbone of America! The aggregate wealth of the rich men of th nation is small compared with your earnings and your savings. : You can win this war for Democracy and for Liberty—and do it quickly. Prompt response from you will save thousands and thousands of brave American boys who are preparing to fight your battles in history’s bloodiest war—and save America billions upon billions of dollars. AND WAGE EARNER Four million Americans subscribed to the First Liberty Loan—it needed less than 4 per cent of the population. Every loan made in Britain sees an increasingly large number of subscribers. At the rate of the last British loan, twenty million Americans would be on the rolls of the Second Liberty Loan. ‘Britishers have learned how to save. They are not taking the money out of their savings accounts to buy bonds—the Savings 2 ° * , ty ! Banks are buying bonds, too. Wage and salary earners are buying them out of It is Bonds or Bondage c their savings from week to week, month to month—and are piling up big savings e Bonds will quickly transform themselves into balances besides. Last year savings bank deposits in England increased $60,000,000. . Bullets as your message to the Kaiser! ak aati aie CRA eres " r. Oe ee ‘ : This habit of thrift has come as a blessing to the 5. By anticipating the needs of Uncle Sam in this British people. It has transformed their habits of life—made them better citizens, Second Liberty Loan you can LEND money to fight the war, and receive 4 per cent better parents, better men and women! on your investment. To hold back means that Uncle Sam must take other meas- . ° ures—and your money will go in taxation or by relentless conscription, with That’s what America needs—thrift! e. nothing to show for it. President Wilson ea 8: rj . i The government MUST HAVE MONEY! fe a i eee re s ¢ 1s 18 e time for merica to correc er 4 But Uncle Sam makes it easy for you to cash unpardonable fault of wastefulness and extravagance. Let every man and every a in on your future savings. Here is the plan: . Woman, assume the duty of careful, provident use and expenditure as a public n . : : . ‘aad ie : Any bank will take your subscription in ten ae ig ng all mica which no one can now expect ever to be excused equal installments. You can make this arrangement direct or through your em- ployer. Bonds come in $50, $100, $500 and $1,000 denomi- nations. If you can look ahead during the next ten months and figure on savings amounting to $250, for instance, sign an application for two $100 bonds and one $50 bond. This will cost you only $25 a month. Ora $50 bond will take only $5 a month. It’s just like a savings bank. If something should arise to prevent you from completing final payments, the bank will sell your bonds at the market rate and return you the part of the proceeds to which you are entitled. * -Can we afford-to let Liberty Loan subscriptions lag? Should we invite the Kaiser to further onslaughts on a blood-stained world? “Can we encourage the vipers right here at home—vipers who in crying “Peace, ‘S.peace,* murder Americans by slack support and by giving encouragement to our enemies? Sdoiten Must America waft until the casualty lists come in before we“ouse ourself to the whole-hearted support that Uncle Sam requires? The answer is up to YOU! The way is plain; let your conscience decide! CONTRIBUTE QR PAY TRIBUTE! State Central Committee of Washington | JOSEPH A. SWALWELL, Chairman, R. R. FOX, Chairman Publicity Committee. You can buy Liberty Bonds at any Bank, Bond House or Trust Company, at Department Stores, the Postoffice and at Liberty Loan Headquarters Thin page in the Times, PostIntelligencer and Star 822 Second Avenue, Seattle contributed to the Liberty Loan Campaign by THE BLETHEN FAMILY.