Gunnison news-champion., 1918-12-06
GREAT WORK
II THE WORLD WAR

BY a- agreement Of ,hosc in author
ill.,, 'U ls 20 b. q mutual inter
chang uf holidays between EnriIrd
and America Therefore. the State
'ourD OF I','"Hs" Is sugg"-tHls
u.,unv 90 'hr vauou- -uuuti-s on
tn, ,'h Of D'c,UJnr. which il Brit
aims Dag.
Og cu4rs". since the quarantine VIII
not b. lifted on that date, we shall
not observe the holiday herr in Gun
nIzon.
It viii b. an excellent thing. how
ever. TO glance over these few figures
winch give mcagre idea OF Great
Butalu's part in the war, whirn Amer
ICa was just getting ready = extend
herself in.
The Army
The British Empire has contributed
IN It's army and navy about $500, 80
men. The proportion TO populnt On OF
the 'anous nations composing the
EHpirr il as follows:
Eng and ------------ - IN rs
Sror,ard --------------- IN rs
Na'cs -----.-------- in !n.2
Colonies and Dominions II in 10.
ireland --------------- ! IN Z6.G
BIZ IN casualties have been as fol-
low.
1914 and 1915 ------------- $4,000
1916 ------- $50, 900
1917 ------------------ 500 80
January September, 1918 -T0h.GJO
October, 1918 ------------ l5s COO
November LA, 1918 ----- $4,000
2,9l6 900
Later said to be 3,0i9, ,09l
During November, 1917, records
were kept TO determine the proportion
of casualties among the various troops
These records show, based on nuirbcr
Of troops, the following ratio OF ca5u-
altics:
Scotland l25
England and Wales ---------- lO9
Ireland 100
Dominion and Colonies - 30
The Navy
In addition to the immense armies
contributed by the British Empire, Its
supcrlative contribution was its navy ,
which drove German commerce from
all oceans. conveyed, with a minimum
loss, over l3 million men, and riadc
possible the active cooperation of
America in the war. In 1914 Britain
had the greatest. navy in the world,
but its growth during the war was
as follows: -
Tonnage ------2,500,0 ,0OO----S 5000, 900
Personnel ----- las, 200 over 4SO 900
Mine sweepers and
patrol boats - 12- $500
Britain, during the war increased
its production of munitions IN the fol-
lowing ratio:
End of First Year ----- 4
End of Second Year - 81
End of Third Year 1874
Britain contributed more to the air
service than any other nation. The
growth of this branch of the service
is shown by the following table.
Bombs Dropped by the British
1914 90
Month of June, 1917 - 65 tons
Month of May, 1918 - 66s tons
Scattered Items
England and Scotland have bought
Sl05 in war bonds per capita. At
this rate the United States would
have bought over s105, 900, ,OOO, 900.
We did buy about s26,0OO,0OO, 900.
British casualties We're 3,O49,991,
while those of the U. S. were 236,117,
very little more than those of Canada,
2ll 1858, or those of Australia, 213,-
Os9, whose population is only small
fraction of that of the U. S.
The Englishman with an income of
S2,400 pays $1,000 in war and other
taxes.
Frances glory at Verdun is i'm
perishable, yet only 211a German divi-
sions were thrown against Verdun
from February 21st to March 22nd,
1916, while 102 German divisions were
thrown against the British from
March 81 to April 7, 1918.
The British navy conveyed 60 per
cent of all American troops who went
Over There"
About one person out of every three
males of whatever age in England and
Scotland is serving in the British
army or navy.
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