Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1916 — SOLDIERS TO DO FARM WORK [ARTICLE]

SOLDIERS TO DO FARM WORK

Canadian Government Will Give Militiamen Leave of Absence for - One Month. Winnipeg. —The serious problem of western Canada to find help to put in the crop has been practically solved by an official order from the militia department allowing every non-commis-sioned officer and man on active service in Canada leave of absence not exceeding one month, to go out on the farms. The soldiers will receive full pay and allowances as usual, and in addition what they earn from the farmers. The government will provide free transportation for the round trip from camp to farm not exceeding a distance of 300 miles.