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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO 7l3 WEST MONROE STREET August 22, 1917. Circular No. 26. TO ALL BANKS AND BANKERS , IN FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN: We call your attention to our Circular of t he 20th inst., invi t i ng subscriptions at par to $250 , 000 , 000 , 00 3½1o U. S, Treasury Cer ti f icates of Indebtedness to be dated August 28th , maturing November 30, 1917. These Certificates are offered fer the purp ose of financing t he urgent needs of the Government in advance of t he next issue of Liberty Bonds . This temporary financing must be done largely by the banks. Every bank should , therefore , do its full share in supporting the Government by subscribing for the Certificates of Indebtedness . Banks purchasing Certificates prepare thems elves for payments to the next Libert y Loan . If you have not already subscribed to this issue you a~e urgently requested to subs cr i be now . Subscription books cl ose Saturday , August 25th, at 12i00 o'clock Noon. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis You may t elegraph orders at our expense , FEDERAL RESERVE BANK or CHICAGO.
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