The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-09-15
rAE PROPAGANDA At WORK
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...l..s a.., 81. British hgy, let the
au..a aud ,.,Iant,I froaps do most Of
a.. ans,s,p f. ls one al the features
~, ,f. German urapreanda here. To.
daF you meet mysterious stranger
vino has Il un good authority that a
hattie has been fought ia which al
Thousand young Americans have been
Killed but that the War department
and tHa newspapers are cuncealIng H.
Tamurfrv sou vfl meet a Statistical
stranger uHn aIIt sciI sou confidential
Is that the average ltr nt q soldier ~
the machine gun corps is only four
weeks that of u man JH the aviation
enrps uuIs three. aud that 10 enlist is
certain death But the man You meet
uftouest h. hc wbo tells you that IN"
British are holding their army at home
and letting the French and Canadians
de- all She 1gbtBE go as Ca step 10 at
tho last moment aIlh fresh army anu
reap she results. lh' "'ftu'" f'''''
glHta IS efficient hlEI'S "'t'''<'"
and doubtless reaps great hat''S's
um"HF The ishoFah' ana '''a"''H'
As fnr the allegation that England Is
Keeping au array ot 3.eou Gao men at
home. sa that the French have to do all
the nghtIug she has between 1000 hbe
aud auuu.otU meH ia France nov, t."
say nothing ot those IN the Italian
theatre. ia saluHikt Ia Mosopotamla, ~
Palestine. 10 Galcla lR Africa, ana
wherever AN ally needs her help He
sides ih" lines when sh' ""'''"''
holds III France. she FURNISHES "''n #,
et"f} threatened poih' III 'h' INV H'''
BY the French. whenever h'' '''
needed. She ~ sweeping '"' "'' '''''''
out OF Africa a"d has two "'"'''' 81"
gagged WITH TIE latNs a'" "'''''""' ~
Asia Minor
So far is Il true that England II
making others fight for her mat
England is not only holding hes own
battle line but furnishing troops ou
demand for others. II IL not true that
when all other n1tlons are exhausted
she will step 10 with her fresh army
and navy and got all the spotls. for
her army and navy are not fresh lhry
have been dcclmated IA many irsghtlW
battles As a single instance, the Cold
stream Guards has bcen wiped alt aud
reconstructed no less thar t"ehiy-ohe
times since the var began.
Sometimes these German propagau
dlsts in disguise 20 armed with news
MINER showing that the Canadians have
ius, tonight a battle aud ask their en
souhtstieated hearers. Where are thf
British? Naturally there are som,
battles in which the Canadians bear
the hrnnt. ~ there are other battles In
which the English bear il. The battle
of the samme. which listed from july
"a November. vas the most terrific
hattie IN which the British army wal
engaged. and In thu 500 600 casnaItioi
Nhich Il suffered the number OF Colo
mails vas almost negligible. Not more
than 3ah.ob Canadians have yet gone
tu the front The BRUSH troops II
France outnumbor the tolonials SIN u
one, and their casualties since the wal
began are 60 british to ! Colonial II
the recent fighting around fpfcs an'
l.pHs, ia tne reports ot which the Cana
diaus have figured 50 largely. 'hef'
have been British casualties to
Colonial Nat onctoarth OF the line u
held by Canadians aud ether tolonlals
The reason WhF Ne hear more of th'
Canadians than 81 the English IL De
cause the Canadians are, I'll sense
our own people. just as when on
American soldiers are engaged We shal
hear more Of them than at the Ff"nel
E{gtft-N ia EVttt bK choir eide IL