CANADA'S BIG SHARE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14285, 30 April 1917, Page 4

CANADA'S BIG SHARE.

THOUSANDS &, MEITREADY: - Canada is preparations, to takes a ' pi^pmiri,e^i3>^^fif t' iii the great Allied offensive o^'th^Western front this spring iwrote.^i'.?co*cresporident on 13th March).* " Thoui^hds of fofoops' have arrived at Halifax-^. Koya' Scotia,, for. England. The bx^sinfcrend feeding, <?f these troops have .proved!' quite a problem, but' it is. being mefc~s\iccessfully, and has brought ; increased!- rbusiness prosperity to .the province.. -"//..' //.'., y . .*..'-. Major-Qenexal -'-"l^as'sard' (InspectorGeneral for ' Eastern -'CanSda\; bias been m St. John-, New Brunswick , supervising the .work" of ; mobUisafibh. -.He. recently was quoted as saying that 100,000 addi-tional.-men would be needed wjthin the next, few months to off-set possible casualties m th© spring offensive, and. to keep the Canadian divisions at their full strength/ . The presence of large numbers of troops has stimulated* -.recruiting. Since the Provincial electioTi the "work of enlistment has bdeir* ■" taken '■' up' with increajse'd' vigor, audi a' close "competition has developed among the different units. Churches 'have opened, their' doors to. recruiting- parties, and appeal from the pulpit and altar for Canadia.ni? "to do their bit" is meeting with a ready response. Officers and men alike express confidence that the war i.s approaching its final stage, and all are eager for service at tho front. Increased activity on the part of German submarines, m the Atlantic . has caused little, concern. Officials point, but that not one life was lost m the transportation overseas of more than -300,000^Canadian /soldiers, and they confidently -expect,^fs. record,, will be kept up. * The transports 'are' adequately armed and' convoyed.?, ,