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16 paces YEAR 84. NO. 205 «== The Victory Loan went over the top on Monday and during the three days that have now elapsed great progress has been made and all the ground gained The Sail British KINGSTON, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 14. 1917 Whig PAGES 96 SECOND SECTION consolidated. urther progress is necessary during every day of the three weeks the Loan is open. That means hard work on the part of the canvassers and a response from the people that should be hearty and generous. Every one should give and give until it hurts. The British Whig in conformity with plans laid several weeks ago is giving a full page advertisement in this issue. It is also devoting four pages to In order that its readers may get the viewpoint of our leading men in regard to this loan Francis King, President of the Board of Trade, and Robt. Meek, Chairman of the County Executive Committee. part in seeing that Canada's Victory Loan is not only subscribed, but doubly subs¢ribed. The interviews follow: Robert Meek Speaks. In order to make the needs of the Victory Loan apparent to even the mast casual ohgérver mis only neces ary to ouote two passages from re cent publications, I'he one is the declaration of Sir Herkley Moynihan, C.B., Senior Gon- sulting Physician of the Royal Army Medical Corps, British Army, who has been in America helping to or gamze the 23000 medical men who R. MEEK Challrman of the Kingston Frontenac Victory Livan Committee, . * and Executive have heen commissioned for service in the "American army, He was speaking to a thousand physicians and their wives in the Waldorf-Astoria, New York, and said: "Germany is going Stronger than ever. There is no dissension within her borders, She says she can put into the field from one million to one million five hundred thousand fresh men'every year. She is ruthless and implacable, and most efficiently organ- ized, She will not be conquered from within. . She must be conquered from without, by you and by us" The second passage is fram an ar.' ticle by Loval Fraser, a special writer for the London Mail, who protests that this is net a time when peace can he advantageously talked hy the Al- lies He refers to the territory which the Germans have invaded, east and west, and holds and occupies to her great advantage. Germany is moving heaven and earth, he says, for a peace conference, knowing that if she cannot entrap the Allies this win. ter she is doomed. He adds signifi- cantly: * "What the Allies have to do is to keep staunch throughout the winter and never talk to a German except. be- hind a gun. We will talk to them on German soil and nowhere "else. They have got the map, but the Allies have got the men, the money, the mu- nitions, the food and the time There is not too much time, and be- fore very long we ought to have the map also." 4 "The Allies aré taking no chances of failure, and so are putting fresh -en- ergy amd vim into the campaign. The failure of Russia puts the larger bur- den.on Great Britain and makes it the more necessary that she shall hus- band her resources and utilize them the mdce carefully. Sir Thomas White us of the agreement uuder Which Bitain is taking care-of the Canadian army, ant feeding and cloth- ing it, and charging the cost to Can ada, and Canada bas undertaken to given hér a credit that will enable her ictory i money of the people, to be guaranteed the cause. to meet the cost of all her wants in this country in the way of shells, flour, wheat, cheese, butter, meat, oats, fish, ships, etc, and as E. R. Wood puts it, "all the thousand 'and one things re- i quired for the war, everything from Jdtions to aeroplanes." The extent ! of the British trade ,and its meaning to Canada, is indicated by the fact that up to the end of 1916, the expen- diture was over a billion dollars, and at the end of this year it will have become five hundred wpillions more I'he call of the hog, then. loud, in- sistent, and imperative, is to patriot- ism. and all which it implies; the seli- acrifice and to the extent of giving up some of the luxuries and pleasures of lifé, which cost-money, in order thdt our boys across the sea may be and sustained; to self-denial and to duty, and the prerequisites of that service which a ruthless war in- volves, In subscribing to the Victory Loan one pledges himself to two things (1) Economy, vigorously exercised during the continuance of the war, and (2) to surrender, placing at the disposal of the government the money it must have in order to carry on and win the war. , Over 300,000 men, the nest and brawniest from Canada, are in France to-day, suffering the priva- tions of hard work in an inclement season. They look to the people at home to back them in every way and show appreciation of this. service. Canada cannot and. must net fail succored MAYOR J. M. HUGHES cs and workmen will he thrown out of employment, and this will mean ruin to our fair Dominion. "lI am satisfied that Kingston will do her duty in this campaign as she has in the past, and that when the subscription lists have been finished it will be shown that Kingston has fully measured up to the standard that is expected of her by the other cities of the Dominion. J "The thanks of the citizens are due to the British Whig for the assistance it has given the government in this campaign The editor, the reporters, and every one connected with the pa- per have given of their time gratui- tously, and with a'free will. With- out the assistance given by the press the launching of the campaign would not be the success it 4s." W. F. Nickle's Remarks. "Bullets win battles, Money wins wars." To the-first of October Canada's to- tal enlistments in the C. E. F. were about 435,000, and the total casualties aggregated about 125000, of whom 30,000 had been killed, During that time Canadian energy and industry had supplied vast amounts of war mu- nitions, including raw materials, pro- pellants and explosives, to say noth- ing of foodstuffs for the maintenance of the armies in the field. F. NICKLE, K.C. sential, if adequate provision is to be made for the maintenance of those It is es- | who have so nobly represented us in them. - These men went out ¥ith the assiirance that all would be well with them, and now in the trenches; in the hospitals, and in the convalescent homes, as the result of painful and permanent disabilities, they must be shown. the utmost regardnd sympa- thy. Speaking for them and in their be- half, the government asks for the by the country, and repaid at a rate of intérest which will compensate any- one for the favors he extends. "Soldiers give their lives, others lend their money." This is an expressive phrase which should be very seriously considered at this time. --R. MEEK, * Chairman of the County Execufive Committee Victory War Loan. Mayor Hughes' Remarks. Interviewed by a Whig representa- tive, Mayor J. M. Hughes said: "The city of Kingston is the oldest city in the province of Ontario, and has always been looked upon by the yeople of the Dominion as one of its finest and most historic cities. She has given more prominent men to lay the foundations of Canada than any other city of her size, She has also given many of her sons to the war, and quite 'a number have paid the su- preme sacrifice, and are sleeping in France «to-day. Many more .of her sons are to go, and unless we give of sur money to help sustain these men who are overseas, and the men who are to go, we cannot hope to take part in the glory that will be due to Canada when victory is won. TTT ""From "the financial end of it, the Finance Minister is to be spent in® Canada for the several commodities that will be required in carrying on the war. Consequently, if the money is not raiséd in Canada, it cannot be spent here, for if we have ndt the money to loan Great Britain will have to look elsewhere for credit. Fhis will mean that our industries will have to close down, and mechan- War Loan A Dominion of money that has been asked for by the. I TMA dom's altar. a Canatla Canada Bond is as safe | as SY investment in the world, and Vic- tory Bonds will give a 54% interest return. Therefore, ou can. A 5 % repare to nds issued $50, $100, $500 and $1,000. the utmost that in denominations Tr ms To prevent this, brave men are to lend your money? . must raise more money great 'part in the prosecution of the war. This money must come from the cial markets are closed and it is in - much as possible of our war indebtedness should be held within the The Gift of Freedom is Bought with Blood, 'but money will help preserve it Let this great truth burn itself into your soul -- the Gift of Freedom cannot be bought with money, but money will help to preserve it. From the four corners of the earth those who love Freedom have united to defend it from enslavement by Germany. Millions of free men have already sacrificed their lives on Free- Still other millions stand ready to make the supreme sacrifice. Noble women have sent loved ones to Freedom's service with an anguish harder to bear than death. Still other millions have yielded their entire resources in service or in money to the need of their countries. Canada proudly claims her full share of these noble souls. And now, for their sakes, asks her citizens (men and women) to support with money Canada's part in the mi peoples of the earth to save themselves from the ghastly crucible into which the Hun would pour and then remould mankind.' " "aan ty efforts of the free E t : - E : - E giving their lives. Will you hesitate in order to continue to play her people of Canada, Outside finan- interests of Canada that as Dominion and interest upon it paid to our own people. : The money is here. The only question is, will Canadians, now that = know the need, respond ¥ 4 magnificently to this appeal? They | Europe, if reinforcements are to be! sent and if the supply of munitionwand foods is to be bought-here and con- tinued, that the' peopls of Canada must make provision fG# meeting the expense by lending their money to their country. You are not compell- ed to give through taxes; you are only asked to lend. The man at the front is not lending, he is giving his life when he goes down to death; all there are sacrificing the comforts of. home, the kind attentions of loved ones and the things that make life worth living Many a youth has sac- rificed his future strivine to do his bit to preserve the liberties of the world and the freedom of humanity. The Military Hospitals of Europe and those of Canada, where maimed, bro- ken, blinded men lie who have given their limbs, their strength, their eyes, call to us to make our money avail able that their sacrifices be not in vain, The Government givés you ample security, the best security that Canada can give, because you have Canada for security; all her resources, her lands, her forests, her fisheries her mines and her taxes. H you lend your money on mortgage you have a single piece of property as se- curity, which perchance may deterio- rate; a' Government bond lasts while the country lasts, and you are assured of 4 safe investment for five, ten or twenty years, Canada needs your money to provide the necessary rein- forcements and supplies for the men at the front and for the maintenance { of national prosperity, Kingston has given generously of her men; let us show the country that Kingston is as generous with her money as she has been with her men. "Do your bit--Buy a Victory Bond." Francis King's Hopes. Francis King, president of the Board of Trade, gave the Whig the following: The question is not "Why should 1 buy," but "Why should 1 pot buy a Victory Bond? And the only rea- sonable excuse for not buying is ab- solute lack of money. As Mr. Geg- ie sp well said Monday night, there is#no sacrifice in the purchase. = To me; everything that ean--be-said-or written fairly shouts, "Buy a Victory Bond." The very lowest argument is that this is the safest place to put away your money; the interest rate 1s almost double the savings bank rate, and the investment is altogether tempting. A twenty-year bond, at five and a half per cent, must go above par as interest Yates adjust themselves again, But- when one thinks that the success of this loan is necessary for the success of the great cause, and that apart from the money itself the more overwhelming the suc- cess of the loan, the more encourage- ment there will be for Canada, the Empire, the Allies and the fighting] men, and when one realizes that every bond subscribed is another nail in the Kaiser's coffin, one is almost ashamed to talk or think of the interest rate, and one buys for the sake of buying. "Buy a Victory Bond." Buy it. You are not saying good-bye to your money, but making it work for you and at the same time making it work we are printing herewith interviews with J. M. Hughes, Mayor; W. F. Nickle, Ex-M.P.; These men point out the vital reasons why Kingston should do her to win the war. Buy a Bond, not a flag or a button, but rather the best investment you can get. And re- member it is a Victory bond. . Mr. King was pleased to sce the Whig~ take such an dctive part in the campaign? FRANCIS KING, KC. OLEOMARGARINE LICENSES Obtainable at Office of Veterinary Director-General, Ottawa, Nov, 14,--Announcement is made by the Food Controller that applicantions for licenses to manu- facture oleomargarine in Canada or to import it should be made to the office of the Veterinary Direotor<Gen- eral, Department of Agriculture, Ot tawa, _ Further regulations in regard to | the manufacture and importation of oleommrgarine are being prepared by officials of the Department of Ag- ricnlture and representatives of the Food "Controller. Until these are adopted it is impossible to set a date when the licenses will be operative, but notice will be given in the news- papers. The Turks are deeply incensed against Enver Pasha, the Turkish Minister of War, who they say sold the country to Germany. 1 ---------------- UP-TO-DATE. Old Mother Hubhard She went to the cupboard To get her poor dog a bone, But when she got there She found "bones" spare Which she put in the Vietory Loan. and to J A Message to the Women of Kingston Bread today as being sold is the cheap- est food you can put on the table. Our factory has been reorganized in thes last two weeks. Our bread will be an . i years. . . superior quality to we have Oy i last few -