Show THE LIBERTY LOAN by W G mcadoo secretary of the treasury for the purpose of eq equipping with arms clothing and food our gallant soldiers who have been called to the field maintaining our navy and our tars upon the high seas providing the necessary means to pay the wages of our soldiers and sailors and if the bill now pending in the congress passes the monthly allowances for the support of their dependent families and to supply them with life insurance constructing a great fleet of merchant vessels to maintain the line of communication with our brave troops in france and to keep our commerce afloat upon the high seas in defiance of the german kaiser and his submarines creating a great fleet of aero planes which will give complete supremacy in the air to the united states and the brave nations nation s fighting with us against german military menace and for other necessary war purposes the congress congre ss 0 of the united states has authorized the secretary of the treasury to sell to the american people bonds of tile the united states bearing four per cent interest with valuable tax exemptions and convertible under certain conditions into other issues of united states bonds that may be authorized by the congress tile the official circular of the treasury department gives full details there is now offered to the people ot of the united states a new issue ot of ot at bonds to be known as the second liberty loan they will be issued in such denominations and upon such terms that every patriotic citizen will have an opportunity to assist the government by lending his money upon the security ot of a united states government bond it i the alie su success es af pf the i I 1 war and to the support of our gallant ga ll 11 troops that these bonds shall not only be subscribed but oversubscribed over subscribed no one is asked to donate or give ills his money to the government but everyone is asked to lend his money to the ione i government the loans will be repaid in full with interest at the rate of tour four per cent per annum A government i bond is the safest investment in the world it is as good as currency and yet better because the government bond band bears interest arid and currency does not no other investment compares with it tor for safety ready convertibility alit into cash and unquestioned aballa bill lilley ty as collateral security for loans in any bank in the united states people by thousands ask the treasury department constantly how hov they can help the government in this war through the purchase of liberty bonds every one can help no more patriotic duty can be performed dy by those who cannot actually f fight glit upon the battle battla field than to furnish the government with the necessary money to enable it to give our brave soldiers arid and sailors all that they re require quire to make them strong for the fight and capable of winning a swift victory over our enemies we fight first of at all tor for americas vital rights the right to the unmolested and unobstructed use of the high seas so that the surplus products ot of our farms our mines and our factories may be carried into the harbors of 0 every friendly nation of the world our welfare and prosperity as a people depend upon our right of peaceful intercourse with all tile the nations c the earth to abandon aba adon these rights I 1 by withdrawing our hills ana allu commerce from the seas upon the order arder of cf 0 a military despot in europe would destroy prosperity and bring disaster and humiliation upon the american people we fight to protect our citizens against assassination and murder up on an the high seas while in the peaceful exercise ever cise of those rights demanded by international law and every instinct and dictate of 0 humanity we tight fight to preserve our democratic institutions and our soverign sovereignty ty as a nation against the menace of a powerful and ruthless military autocracy headed by the german kaiser whose ambit ambition ibn is to d dominate the world we fight also for the noble ideal ot of universal democracy and liberty the right of the smallest and weakest nations equally with tile the most power ful fultor tol R and to ta govern themselves according to the will of their own people I 1 e we fight for peace tor for that just and 1 lasting peace which agonized and tortured humanity craves and which not t the sword nor the bayonet baranet of a military despot but UK supremacy of vindicated right alobe zan ran restore to a distracted world to secure these enas buds I 1 appeal to every man mail and woman who resides cupon upon the soil sail of free amt rica and enjoys the blessings of her priceless institutions to join the league of patriots by purchasing a liberty bod |