The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-03
CANADA'S WAR
 RECORD IS TOLO

though not completed! Nothing she can do in the future will detract rom her great past in this world struggle. She has shown herself a true daughter of Great Britain. she has spared neither sons nor trea- sure to help her Alma Mater to saYn the world.
 Ire purpose of Canada during the 'our years of war has been to main tain at the front a military estab- lishment of 125,O0O troops which constitutes a corps, with it's neces- sary auxiliaries. Of these, there are four divisions of various sorts of troops. mostly infantry, 19,O00 in number, and totaling 76,000 men. Then there are the corps troops, mostly artillery, numbering 11,O0O; and operating with the corps, and sometimes independent Of it, is a cavalry brigade of 5000 men, mak- ing 8 fighting force of 9O,OO0. Thir- ty-fiv5 thousand men make up the line of communication and auxiliary units. They are woodsmen, railway conductors and operators, often un- der fire; salvage units and other bodies promoting the health and eff ficiencY of the lighting force. This army, aggregating 125,OOO men, is the military establishment on the front, which it is the business and purpose of the Canadian Government to maintain in the war. It was not in full strength in France until the late summer of 1916. Wastage or men was constant, and the deti- ciencies created must be supplied For this purpose th,re was first an advanced base of troops in France In the spring of 1918 this con- ts'>,r nearly 25,OOO trained men ready to be incorporated at once in the fighting body. Then there was an echelon in Great Britain. This was a large organization for the trianing and equipment of troops sent from Canada and for the main tenance of hospitals and evacuatloh establishments. In the hospitals or this echelon were from 10000 to 1000 wounded all the time. Then there was was a home echelon Tn Canada, where men were partly trained and sent overseas.
 The total number of men for the Canadian expeditionary force sent overseas on July 91st, 1918, during the four years since the beginning of the war; was S94,244 men - 30, ,ss9 in 1914, S4s3S4 in l9l5' 16555s in 1916, 63,536 in 1917 and 4g.622 in 1918, to July Slst' 1918. There are now in Can"ua awaiting transportaion SV'So0 troops. This force has been re- ouired to keep up the strengh or tho military establishment of l20' 900 men at the front, of whom 9V'- 900 are fighting.
 What has become of the nearly 100000 troops sent overseas 1n four years? They have suffered casualties, or aOout 46 per cent of the whole overseas force Of these casualties 2774 were cap tured. There were 115,OOO wound ed who did not die. Some 55.OOo or them, including also the medieaIly unfit were returned to Canada as capable of no further service. Those Tho died of disease were only 2'- |s, or less than two per thousand 1 Il year. This is remarkable tes- 4 tiSy to the fine physical cond1- !Iths' the Canadian soldier and to
 care lthfuI regimen and medical ! ThoSas had.
 ! 27,171; killed in action were 1 wounds Sge who died Of their , wera missi 9,S49, and those who \ dead were and presumed to De ! dyin0 from t2, or total Of men
 or between 1tattle were 4l'VlI , the whole soveNd II per cent or very much largee force, and those actually exp ppercentage. or my's fire during th to the enc
 IT. casualties in l2ur years and those in 1918 Wen and 1915
 AteTy much less than t&roportlon-
 and 1917, when the losse in 1915
 among those at the front " death
 reached heart-rending peft have The diminution in the rate T2tage.
 seems to give reason to belie29l8
 the present method of offense hat
 defense are not so costly in lives }d
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