Victory Loan excuses bluntly called out by returning Doughboys
A veteran urged readers to subscribe fully to the Victory Loan and mocked home front excuses. He contrasted the sacrifices of 24,000 soldiers landing in New York with staying at home, urging Americans to match their commitment and donate what they can. He warned against weak rationalizations and praised those who faced danger to defend the nation.
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New York
France
Belgium
Europe
America
Uncle Sam
War Loan Medals To Editors in Eighth District
Editors and publishers across the Eighth Federal Reserve District are honored for their frontline role in wartime information campaigns. The piece credits newspaper leaders with promoting truth and presenting balanced coverage to spur Liberty Loan drives and support Uncle Sam's war effort.
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Eighth District
Uncle Sam
Eighth Federal Reserve District
Leopard expert warns Germans pose lingering threat after war
Field Marshal Ferdinand Foch warns that Germany remains a danger and will seek to reopen conflict. The essay notes his belief that the German character will not change and urges strong support for the Victory Liberty Loan to sustain American and Allied strength.
Victory Loan urged to fund postwar rebuilding and prosperity
The article urges a broad Victory Loan to finance demobilization and European stabilization after World War I. It argues America’s strong finances, high wages, and farmer profits position the nation to back the loan, enabling merchant marine revival and full postwar plans. It calls for public patriotism and timely investment.
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Germany
League of Nations
Europe
White Sea
Adriatic
Ural Mountains
English Channel
France
Italy
England
America
Medals From Captured German Can for Victory Workers
The Eighth Federal Reserve District will award medals made from German canteen scrap to Victory Liberty Loan workers for service in the war. Medals to be issued after campaign end. County chairmen receive blank certificates to certify eligible workers and submit names to headquarters.
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Eighth
Federal Reserve District
Soliers
Germany
Try
Victory Liberty Loan
Victory Liberty Loan Details and Payment Schedule
Provides a ready reference for the Victory Liberty Loan with total amount 4.5 billion dollars and maturity May 20, 1923. Notes issued May 20, 1919 at 4 percent interest. redeemable June 15 or December 15, 1922. Denominations include 50 to 10000 dollars, with large 50000 and 100000 as registered bonds. Initial 10 percent payment due by May 10, followed by installments through November 11 totaling 80 percent.
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Victory Liberty
United States
America must sustain effort for victory loan says leaders
A fragment from a peace commission message urges continued U S unity and sacrifice in France. It emphasizes finishing the war, paying the financial burden of the Victory Liberty Loan, and supporting national patriotism until every American soldier returns home.
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France
Marne
Champagne
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Republic
America
United States
Gecwre
Look Out for the Sharks in Victory Loan Waters
In a patriotic appeal, the article warns against investors who seek bargains by buying old Liberty Bonds at discounts while shunning the Fifth Victory Loan. It argues the Victory issue is essential for national needs and that opportunistic buyers harm the country by draining funds from the final loan.
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United States
America
Victory Liberty Loan urged as nation wide effort
War loan drive appeals to the American people urging nationwide participation. Secretary Glass emphasizes higher patriotism and nonstop enlistment by Liberty Loan workers in the Eighth Federal Reserve District to back the Victory Loan as the safest and most popular investment.
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Victory Liberty Loan
People's Loan
Glass
Murat
Liberty Loan Workers
Eighth Federal Reserve
United States
The King Business Ends as Liberty Loans Open
In a wartime defense of democracy the speaker argues the world is rejecting monarchies. He credits the United States with model governance and the Liberty Loans as a force to crush autocracy, pledging the Fifth Liberty Loan to complete the king’s defeat and secure freedom.
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Hunland
Victory Liberty Loan
America
Easy If We Are Salesmen and the Liberal Town Terms
The piece urges sales of a government loan with a 4 percent rate and four year maturity. It argues the district can meet quotas via patriotic appeals and strong security, urging brokers to invest even limited means and exhaust credit. The message stresses ease of selling and warns against slackening efforts.
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Sui Tazes
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