The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-01-03
CHASE S. OSBORN ASSERTS FACT
IN AN ADDRESS AT 500
REVEALED IN ENGLISH BOOK
1t Assertion Proves the Truth II
Will Settle the Question of
who Won the War"

In an address delivered at the 500
Monday night. Chase s. Osborn made
the startling statement that az no
time did England have more than 100
600 soldiers in France
Mr. Osborn backed his statement
with figures taken from book re-
Gently issued by Mrs. Humphrey Ward
entitled THE Field or Victory" and
published in this country by A. c.
McClurge Co.
When Wilhelm. kaiser of the Ger
man Empire. referred with derision
10 Gen. Haig's 'Contemptibie little
army he was not so nearly wrong as
the uninitiated among the allies hope
fully believed. And, when Gen. Haig
intimated that the United States play
ed no greatly important part In the
war he spoke with the knowledge
thar while his own nation never had
At any one time more than $50 900
man In central Europe battle fields.
Uncie Sam had 100000 Yanks a
broad. 1.s42.0oo OF them fghting
man," said Mr.. Osborn.
British Stan Chart Published.
The figures given by Mr.. Osborn
were Official. They came to him by
way OF Shanghai, China. but are avail
able TO the Americans In the work OF
Mrs. Humphrey Ward. For the first
time chart kept darkiy secret dur
ing the war by the British Official
stan Is published in "FielGs OF Vic
tory" and shows the number OF men
In the British army. at various dates.
and their disposition and II was
these figures which proved that Great
Britain's army in France was decid-
edly smaller than they had been lead
to believe.
The story OF how England sent her
Colonial troops to bear the first
shocks OF the powerful German army
letting George do II" until 1916
when in January she sent 100000 men
to France 10 work with the canad-
ians. Australians. New Zealanders.
etc.-wss told in cold. bald figures by
Mr. Osborn. In July OF 1915, after
the war had been In progress for two
years. Britain had $50. 900 soldiers In
France. in April OF 1917, on the eve
OF the great battle at Vimy Ridge
she had 7eO 900 men ready for combat.
Bot In March OF 1918. when the Ger
mans made their terrible attack and
the world stood agast la terror that
Paris was about To fall, the British
combatanis numbered but $4,000.
This number dwindled from $4,000
men in May OF 1913 to 465.coo on the
day the armistice was signed.
Meanwhile the Americans under
General Pershing numbered 1898 900.
Americans who had been detailed
with French divisions numbered 81.
900 men. and another $4,000 Yanks
were with British div.sions-or about
. 900 900 all told America sent her
men TO France for march against ;
Berlin and Hohenzoliern autocracy
England sent her soldiers into her I
fai away colonies TO save them from I
attack this Is the explanation given !
by MIR. Osborn OF the lack OF Tommies
where they were needed 20 save
France from invasion by the Hun.
France. too. had rot more than on
quarter OF the men in the armies as
was currently believed, Mr. Osborn
opined
Defenders We're Lacking.
Had the .Epglish sent eheir troops
arainst S'tlie Germans. Offending
France against invasion from the
start" said the speaker. the Hinden.
burg hordes most probably would
aav been stopped far short Of where
hey have were when the Americans +
arrived. Il is common military know
edge that one defender ~ equal 20
rom five 20 ten attackers Mr. o.
,orn's statement was given approval
following his talk by Major McMur
'av recently returned from France.
Who told how 10 Germans, with IS
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