Frank Swannell Diaries: Part I
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-The intention of the Govern- -utional rule as soon as possible -oday by Liang Han-Chao, Min- -to what he termed skepticism -acy
Armistice Signed Continued from Page 1
-fused. Marshal Foch then read to the enemy the Allied terms which would have to be accepted. Finally, after communicating by messenger with German army headquarters at Spa, Belgium, the enemy agents made unqualified acceptance of the Allied terms - embraced in a 35-clause document.
November 11, 1918, found Canadian troops in the act of delivering Mons, Belgium, from four years of German occupation. Its deliverance was the last notable act of the Canadian Corps which has begun an advance east of Arras on August 26 and had fought some of the costliest battles of the way on its way to Mons. The evening of November 10 found the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade encircling Mons from the north, west and south. Just before midnight, they entered the silent city from two points. The Germans had evacuated the town and dawn found the Canadians cautiously pursuing the retiring enemy beyond the eastern outskirts of the place. They had not far to advance before the news was received that the war would end that day.
COSTLY WAR FOR ALL NATIONS It was a costly war to the manpower of the nations involved. Of a total 65,038,810 warriors mobilized by the participating nations, 37,5 or 608,686 were either killed, wounded, taken prisoner or reported missing. Of these, 8,538,315 were killed. The Allied Nations suffered 5,152,115 deaths out of 42,188,810 mobilized, while the Central powers mobilized 3 or 82,850,000 and lost 3,386,200 through death.
The British Empire suffered 1,089,919 deaths out of a mobilization of 8,904,000, with Canada losing approximately 60,000 men of 662,888 enrolled in her fighting forces. About 215,000 Canadians suffered wounds. The last known Canadian battle casualty came only three minutes before the 11 o'clock armistice, when a German sniper killed Private George L. Price, of Port Williams, N.S., a member of the 28th Infantry Battalion. Price was near the final outpost line east of Mons at the time.
Russian Front Continued from Page 1
-heads on the Kerch Peninsula. The -Moscow radio said the Russians-
second column image of men in uniform: R.C.N. Photo
REAR ADMIRAL Victor G. Brodeur, C.B.E., R.C.N., Commanding Officer Pacific Coast, paid an official visit Tuesday to the Royal Canadian Naval College at Royal Roads. After being greeted by Captain J.M. Grant, R.C.N., college commanding officer, Admiral Brodeur inspected the establishment, showing particular interest in the new building, which is a self-contained unit of classrooms and living-quarters for the 100 cadets. Here Admiral Brodeaur is shown with (left to right) Captain Grant, Lieutenant Charles McGibbon, R.C.N.V.R., the admiral's flag-lieutenant, and Surgeon Captain A. Laroche, R.C.N.V.R., senior medical officer, West Coast.
Ten-Year-Old Gets His Ride in Jeep --- To Vote for F.D.R. When 21
VERONA, N.J., Nov. 10 (AP). - Ten-year-old Carl J. Buchler, who sold $5,450 worth of War Bonds recently but failed to get a promised ride in an army jeep, called for Executive action in a letter to President Roosevelt.
The President relayed the letter to the War Department, which got in touch with the Newark army air base for action.
Carl got his ride today.
He had written Mr. Roosevelt on October 23:
"Dear Mr. President:
"I am sending you newspaper clippings of my bond drives which I held the last two weeks. As you see in the clippings, I was promised a ride in a jeep. One paper even said I had a ride in a jeep, but I didn't. Somebody in the army is slipping.
"I know you are very busy, but will you please see what you can do for me?
"Thank you very much.
"Respectfully yours,
"Carl J. Buchler, Jr.
"P.S.: I will vote for you when I am 21."
Worker Loses Suit VANCOUVER, Nev. 10 (CP), - A suit entered by Fred Saukarookoff, of Coughlan, B.C., for $2,350 damages for misrepresentation, relief and costs against the Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association was dismissed here in Supreme-
Webster Candidate VANCOUVER, Nov. 10 (CP). - Arnold Webster, Vancouver school teacher, was unanimously chosen by a C.C.F. nominating convention here to contest the Vancouver-Burrard-