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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
16
A persuasive promotional piece compares the value of wheat to Canadian Victory Bonds. It argues the bonds are as secure as the Bank of England and as good as a farmer’s product, urging acceptance of five and a half percent Canadian Victory Bonds at fifty dollars each as negotiable currency.
The article argues that compulsory service followed Britain and others, noting the North's shift from voluntary enlistment to a Lincoln era conscription in 1868. It cites enforcement firmness and even executions to uphold the act, claiming wartime experience justified its use in a current crisis.
The district military service board will convene at Biggar on November 10 to hear exemption claims. Officials say the act's administration is proceeding smoothly and current events are encouraging. Rumors from the Italian front claim large captures, but such reports are German and not fully reliable.
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