To Make the World a Decent Place to Live In. Do Your Part, Buy U.S. Government Bonds. Third Liberty Loan

Silhouetted American infantry with fixed bayonets advance beneath a raised flag against a red sky, with the loan's name and a bond-purchase request below. The tell is the abstract goal of a 'decent place to live in', which no bond purchase can be checked against, attached to the flag and the soldiers' charge.

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Glittering generalities Transfer

Date: 1918
Period: First World War
Made by: U.S. Treasury Department (Third Liberty Loan campaign); Herbert Paus (artist)
Region: North America
Country: United States
Medium: Poster
Issuer type: State
Regime: Wilson Administration
Leader: Woodrow Wilson
Audience: Domestic public
Purpose: Fundraise
Themes: War and the military, Economy and finance
Event: World War I
Regime: Wilson administration
Leader: Woodrow Wilson
Source: Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source: U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 4 (U.S. Food Administration), World War I Posters (NAID 512439), retrieved October 3, 2026
Rights: NARA Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision
U.S. Treasury Department. National Archives and Records Administration, 4-P-237.

Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

TO MAKE THE WORLD
A DECENT PLACE TO LIVE IN
DO YOUR PART-BUY U.[illegible]S. GOVERNMENT BONDS
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN

HERBERT [illegible]PAUS
NIAGARA LITHO. CO.

The middle line is partly hidden by a crease and tear; NARA's title gives it as 'Buy U.S. Government Bonds'. The signature is partly legible.