American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-08-23
GREAT BRITAIN PAYS THE PRICE

by way Of oommemorating the ami.
versary OF Great Britain's entrance
into the var. the British war commits.
sion has made public some figures
which show how great has been the
contribution Of the empire 10 the allied
cause.
the total enlistment throughout the
empire during the past four years has
been 1900 900 soldiers and OF these.
90 per cent, or $4,000 we're raised In
England itself. the proportion Tor
England and Wales combined being
20 per cent
The greatest contribution that can
Be made Tor any cause IL that OF ones
nfc and limb. In the four years OF
the war the British casualties have
amounted 10 owe $500. 900. OF these.
over 500. 900 have beer killed. and at
Icasi an equal number 80 terribly
wounded and broken hat they will
never BE- able 10 support themselves.
80 that over 1909. 900 British have
been sacrificed In the four years OF
the What this means will be
understood By those citizens OF New
York. i0o.0 900 strong. who look part
In the famous Sound Money parade
some twenty years < The men
~out b.. sixteen abreast. al a good
swinging gait aud without any con
siderable pauscs nevertheless II took
over twelve hours for that host 10 pass
the reviewing stand. Hence. II those
600. 900 slain Brltona could be called
back aud were Joined by their still
alive bat crippled colnpatriots. aud
the whole we're 20 parade through the
same streets and aycnuea OF our city.
Il would take a Neek and a half OF
daylight for the sad procession TO go
b..
furthermore. since the first four aud
a half million soldiers OF the British
armies we're volunteers. Il ls certain
thai they Included the keenest young
manhood of the empire. From the
universities alone at the outset OF the
war there went into service. We are
told, some 5000 undergraduates.
Among these losses must be Included
practically all the officers and men
Of The small but highly efficient. reg
uiar army which Great Britain threw
into FLANDERS al the outset OF the wal
q engage the right wing OF the Ger
man army.
That the mother country has led
rather than followed the children OF
her empire In sacrifice. 10 shown by
she fact that one man out Of every
seven and a hair OF the population OF
England aud OF Scotland a Ia the
army. a iu every ton and a hth 10
Wales, oue Ia cycry twenty-aix and a
third 10 ireland and one In every
nneen IA the overseas dominions
Again. no surcr test can be found
81 The service and sacrifice OF a people
than to compare the percentage Of
casualties Suffered with the percent
age ui enlistment On this basis we
nnd that England aud Wales provided
10 per cen % the enlistment and sur
Tered ~ per cent OF the caaualties
SCotland's enlistment was s per cent
az the total and her casualties 10 per
cent Ireland provided q per cent and
her casualties we're s per cent. The
dominione and colonies provided rs
per cent OF the empires forces and
suffered 5 per cent Of The total cas-
uaifick
In answer 10 the frequent question
t~hich originated By the way. IN Hun
propaganda where aro the British
troopsF the var commission replies
that they are hghting on seventeen
separate fronts scattered throughout
thc world outside OF Belgium and
France British troops have been nght-
ans la Italy in Serbia. la Greece. Ia
Russia, ln North. Fast and West Africa
and in China while simultaneously
ihsy have carried on elaborate. ex
tcnslYe and. because of climatic diff
Realities extremely difficult campaigns
ln Palestine and M-csopotamia.
% the debt OF The whole alliance to
the British navy it is superfluOus 20
aprak n Germany could have over
thrown the British navy. she would
nov be master Of Europe and her
ueets and armies would De thunder
ing az the gates OF America. Under
The protection 90 IFS fleet. the British
merchant marine has transported 49,
go, 900 men. 2.00o 900 horses and
mules. 100000 vehicles. 5000. 900 tons
OF explosives. so. ZOO. 900 tons OF oil and
fuel and 100. 900. 900 tons Of food and
other stores Scientific American.