The evening world., 1918-05-10

himself e death on the parapot ~
shcIi-iurn trenches iu ~ effort q"
picture 'Na tory "f q battle.
Thcy wore taken with 70 camera
that ,.,...I 90 i,hIr.tlcn plate. LIl
there b. much ARTISTRY Goo tho enlarge.
mcnt Of tUo prints. from the four
inch plates reproductions have boon
made that mcaaus, SIS foot in lrugrh
and four fout Iu width. and every mi-
uuto detail has been brought out iu a
manner that brings homo 10 tho OBJ
server Ga. actual condition that On
iatcI when tho picture was taken.
Ono OF the collections masterpieces
is labelled "Uy,r tho Top aud is
without question tho most fDrccful
picture " tho hind ever shown in
tho United States. It shows % squad
Of men i.apIuE over tho pargpct OF a
trench no Courcolcttc durng the Du.-
Tic " the sommc in September. 1916.
capt. Castle vus not ten ;cct away,
hul' buried 100 % shell hole. when he
snapped &c.. Tho mon. Canadians,
scnI-siluouall"I against % sombre
sky, Ted by e smiling young officer,
arc gripping their guns with bayuuets
fixed. Some are laughing, while
Others, iu realization OF ,.y grim feat
they have to perform. are seen with
teeth ClcnChcd and Jaws squared. II
10 brimful of action and the man
are Ito size. ono minute after the
picture was taken a German machine
gun found the squad ana sprayed bull
lets on thou. They were AN killed.
Tho countless other photographs de-
scribe other phases of tho life that
lighting men undergo when I'm the
trenches and In the rear. German
prisoners are seen coming To- no
rear in horICa. como wounded and
some smiling. a- d. capture meant tHe
realization of their hopes.
Major BJohm, one a real estate
operator IN Toronto, Joined the Cam
adian Expedite. any Forces at the
opening of hostIli'ios and saw some
of the ]sev"rost OF the fighting ON the
British front. lie has great respect
for the German soldier. and comm, tt-
Ing ON tho situation a. 10 exists to-
day. said:
Tho end Of tho war Is not vet i'm
sight and | want to say the Germans
expect 10 win h, The British have
suffered frightful LOSSES. In England
| Their" are 1000 military hospitals. each
containing from 500 g. 1000 beds.
. There has not boen a shot fired ON
German soil. barring airplauc raids.
y think q peace within three years
tx not a peace we want, and there VIII
not b. Ono until tho German is
crushed.
"Tho indications are that q terrible
offensive is going To- b. launched ON
the Italian front. Tho Russians have
three years crops 81 wheat iu the .u-
terror. Germany has filled her ware
/ houses with manufactured gpods and
can easily rccoIp her losses jon the
Russian theatre Boa q very short .iuJ.
THE task Of sending American s,'-
d!ers to France Is stuptudous. 70
convey 100000 mon there ~ would
take q transport carrying 1000 mon
( every day for four yDlrE. After W.
got them ON the western front &.
would be- necessary for e. 1000 ton
steamer to sail every hour every dlv
In the year TO supply that army. ic-
sides, 10 would be- necessary for other
ships 20 carry supplies 10 the Allies.
The British uow require $50 locOuo-
| tivcs, 1880 freight ears and $500
/ railroad men 10 transport the equip
ment to the front. By this. ! moan in
France. Experts have said n rs uocCs-
sary for the United states to have
! eight times this amount. That Is why
The task is gigantic and must be
fought out. not this year, but in SOW
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