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THE CAMBRAI DESPATCH. BY "THE DAILY TELEGRAPH'S" MILITARY CORRESPONDENT-]

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A SOLDIER “HUSTLER."

MCRAE OF CANADA,

[BY EA, MCKENZIE.]

General A. D. MeRae, the Canadian Quartermaster-General, has been oppoint- ed Director of Organisation in the new Ministry of Information. "Who's

men ask.

"Why should a

Canadian be chosen to organise Imperial propaganda 1

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1918.

THE MONEY WAR. GERMANY'S APPEARANCE OF FINANCIAL STRENGTH

The London Gazette of March 1st.con-

[BY VICTOR MACCLUBE] tained the despatch in which Sir Douglas

One of the amazing things about the Haig offers his official explanations of the

world-war is the extraordinary way in Bastle of Cambrai. In fret, there were

which the average man has begun to patter about money. In Britain, the a series of battles, beginning with the

man with five pounds a week not the British attacks on November 20th and MeRac???

fruit of capital, but payment for the 21st, and corluding when the German

use of his head and hand-read in his counter-offensive died away on December

evening journal that the country was 7th, 1917. The original offensive executed

Tall, clean shaven, well built, with spending four million pounds a day; and he did not blink an eyelid. When the by the Third Army, to the command of which General Sir Julian Byng succeeded shining head, somewhat long face, a figure of daily war expenditure ameunt Sir Edmund Allenby when the latter ready smile and a slight mid-Americaned to five million, he did not blink became Commander-in-Chief in Palestine, accent-that is MeRae. Forty-three years When it rose to six millions and he was

Some half-a- dozen British divisions, closely supported of age, he was born in Glencoe, Ontario, threatened with a further rise that did was brilliantly successful. by cavalry, broke through the triple belt of Scottish-Canadian descent. When he not make him blink either. His inclina of German fortifications, penetrated to as 10 he went to Duluth with £200 to tion wag to shrug his shoulders and say and make his forlane. His spent the £200 and Good old Britain! It warmed his within easy range of Cambrai, threatened to turn the German defensive then began work in earnest. Before long heart to think that his solid old coun lines to the north-west on the Rivers he had built up one of the biggest insur bay had such broad shoulders, and his Scarpe and Senseo.

The success of this ance enterprises in the West. He helped pride was increased when he noted that attack was due to the secrecy with which to establish a group of rural banks, and

a fair proportion of the expenditure when he was 29 he returned to Canada went on loan to Allied countrics. all the preliminary arrangements had

at the head of land enterprises. been made, the good intelligence which had revealed the comparative weakness of the opposing forces, and the gallant con- duct of the British troops of all arms infantry, cavalry a

artillery, and, perhaps most of all, the

ia

connection with the

"How big an army have we now 7" he

would ask, of a train companion,

lions sterling day good round figure

Seven million men and seven mil that's the stuff to give 'en!

The West was then at the height of its "boom," and McRae rode on the crest of Oh, getting on for six millions, all the boot- He organised the immigrain--and growing, too," the man in the tion of American farmers into the West other corner might say. -largely Canadian Northern Railway running special trains and selling them land. He is said to have settled more men in the West in recent years than anyone out side the Dominion Government itself. In due course he went to the Pacific const and made his home at Vancouver. Here he became head of many enterprises, not ably lumbering and deep-sea fishing, Characteristically, he kept all his oki work, from insurance to lond develop ment, going at the same time. He con- role the Frazer River mills, the largest Tumbering enterprise of the West. Hia ships hunt whales in the Arctic,

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Nevertheless, the troops told off for the enterprise WETE insufficient for its thorough exccution, as Sir D. Haig's narrative clearly shows At various points our advance was held in check on another November 20th, and though bound forward succeeded on November 21st, yet the tenacity with which the Germans still held out at certain points, on our left flank and front, evamped on: deployment, and in the judg: meat of the Central commanding the cavalry corps frustrated the plan of a big cavalry raid into the enemy's terri tory. It then became a question whether we should fall back content with the irruption we had made into the hostile zone, or whether we should attempt to The exploit the victory any further.

Then came the war. McRoc's one question was referred to Sir D. Haig, who passionate hobby is borses. The Canadian decided to continue the offensive. Accord Government needed horses, and he was ingly, the available reserves were freely naked to become one of the buyers. Later employed, and after severe fighting the he was sent to England to look into the how famous Bourlon Wood, with neigh-horse situation here. He cleaned it up bouring terrain, was torn from the enemy; in a very remarkable way and was asked but

when our offensive had spent itself to do more. we still held narrow salient which Canindian supplies and transport were certainly outflanked the Hindenburg line" to the north-west, but which was in a very disorganised condition. Would open to converging attack from three be are what could be done with them sidee.

One incident may show his methods. He found that the troops were having too much food and that much of it was wast ed. Accordingly he started to have men trained to cook properly and cut the ration of meat from a pound a man a day to three-quarters. There came immediate trouble, not from the soldiers but from the higher British authorities. A pound a day was the allowance. It must be used." But he overcame even the British authorities..

GERMAN COUNTER-STROKE.

The enciny's reply to the severe shaking he had received soon made itself felt. We had taken 10,000 prisonera, with 150 guns, broken through the fortified zone; but worst of all from the Gersann point of view, we had inflicted a tremendous blow on the prestige of their arms and on the reputation of their High Command, It inust be avenged at all costs.

the

The German attacks along the salient were repulsed with heavy loss, owing to the stern valour with which our troops held their posts and counter attacked flu menabile Jarge forces had marched round Third Army, in order to strike at the right elbow of the salient and cut it off altogether, if possible. The attack uns delivered at daylight on November 20th, in

rezy

ery cold

The

line.

There was still waste. So he establish- ed the famous Canadian Army ration system. He had fish brought over whole sale from Canada; he directed what every meal was to be, how it was to be cooked, and now the waste was to be utilised. The Canadian Army to-day is the best fed and the most economically fed army in Europe.

He of the black suit and the thin hair meant the Germans when he said, "cm" his five pounds per week did not buy two-thirds of what it bad before the war the result of taxation and the increase of prices. But when he got to his dinner table he spoke to his wife as a financial expert, and wondered if he had bought enough war loan stock.

STRENGTH OF THE COUNTRY.

I never dawns on the five-pound-a vick financial expert that in himself and his attitude he embodies the strength of his country. His black suit repre sents the sacrifice of flesh of his flesh, sacrifice borne with outward cheerfulness, though the pillow of his dreams knows what is in his heart. The lowered value of his caring power-even if he has war bonus-represents another sacrifice, borne without a twinge. His attitude 3 that of one with a stiff upper lip? The

twisted. he forgets, and smiles the

which the drama and a certain smile kind of novel bag made popular. Mr. ordinary, Five-pound-a-week is an weakly strong, sinful human-being pre- pared to play the game; you cannot help liking him, he

so human,

expenditure increased through the war by £500 millions per annum. £220 mil- ion's cannot pay off £500 millions by any chande and it must be remembered that in the £500 millions there is no account taken of the ordinary peaco time expenditure of the country, which, after all, cannot be avoided.

After the war Germany will be faced with many problems in finance. She must pay pensions to these crippled in the war, to, the widows and children of the slain-these pensions alone being estimated by her at £175 million a year's there will be the problems of reconstruc tion; the recreation of the increantile marine, the heavy expense of rebuiling: the industries closed down by the war, the rehabilitatiin of East Prussia, and many more losses remaining to be envered as the result of war.

Because Germany is enclosed, and because all the money is expended in the country and simply changes hands within ber borders, she is able to create fictitions

appearance of financial strength. But most of her gold must go abroad to revive her failing credit; within her bordore she can make shift

with paper. The civil war in America

was Enanced by the issue of banda, nnd

left many evils in its track. No country can fight by bonds alone without impair- ing its financial strength very greatly. And Germany is paying for her War interest on these bonds by the floating of entirely by bonds; she is paying the

further issues,

better than most, and it is this realisa- The-pan-German-party-realises this tion that leads to the demand for in- demanities which are nothing short of comie, considering the present eircam- stances. The Bavarian branch of the pan-German league has published n statement of what Germany requires

from her enemics.

She

needs an indemnity of 10,000,000,000, part of which would be taken in kind. This German catimate is interesting, in that it shows the really parlous state she is in.

AMERICA AT WAR.

A war-time dinner on the 88th anniver sery of the birth of George Washington, in honour of the Navy League of Great Britain, was given by the London section of the Navy League of the United States at the Connaught Rooms.

The United States Ambassador (Mr. Page) proposing The Memory of Wash ington," said that it was really only in our day that people knew him

Don't," he said, let us be discouraged if we do not get heroes immediately In the Arst year of the war our middle. this war, but let us rather remember that class man had about as much to pay as endurance was one of the great qualities he had had in 1913, Britain was paying of our hero" He was very proud of very little of her war expenditure from what Americans in England were doing taxation. So much so that the Secretary to help in the war. Many had volunteer- of the German Imperial Treasury, ined for the English Army, and more had August, 1915, though it to pat himself joined the American Army. There were fewer that 8,000 United States civilians on the back. Gey ring momy for the Losted Kingdom and military indemnities and was raising money for there under: 1,800 British the prosecution of the war from leans age. Every American who could do to The burden of debt after the war was had given his services, many wore giving to be borne by the enemies of victorious their sons. There is no such thing as Germany, it was perfectly safe to leave the American colony in London, thank taxation out of account in paying for God; we

mingle with our British the war; the burden of taxation on the friends. German people was heavy enough as it stood; Britain was compelled by circum

faners to adopt the same method.

PICKED UP THE GAGE.

British divisions exposed to its fury had In the big Canadian reorganisation of been exhausted by the ten days' struggle, December, 1015, McRae became Quarter had avouacked in very severe weather.master General, He now carried out the without wire defences or adequately pre zame principles on a bigger scale. For pared positions. It is, however, evident

Although it was in no sense an answer that the proper tactical precautions for example, he found enormous quantities

Why to this German taunt, but a clearly con- protecting their front had been neglected. of surplus and obsolete stores.

enemy's rush was very skilfully leave them till the end of the war Flecaired policy, in September of that year delivered, after a thort blast of artillery negotiated with Governments, fixed deals Britain picked up the gage. She intro fre. Our infantry gave way, and were with contractors, and obtained for them deed a series of new imports. She was swept back on to their own batteries. four or five times what they would fetch going to pay for the war as she went Large forces were cut off and captured by when the war is over.

along, Within another six months the breach in our

Britain increased her income by further Then came

Bramatic Curn of the tide.

taxation, enough to pay thirty per cent, Several squadrons of cavalry constituted

of her war expenses, so that she has paid the first succour which reached the

twenty-five per cent of the total cost ground, and these fearless horsemen with-

since the war began. The highest tax on: out hesitation charged the inflowing

incomes in Britain is thirty-four per tream of German foot. Then the Guards,

cent. That does not too hardly affect who are ubiquitous when dangerous work

Mr. Five Pounds; he has rebates for 1 to be done, reached the battlefield and hurled the German troops back in con-

bis two girls, for his insurance premiura, for £120 which is deducted as not tax- fusion through the captured camp. The

able at all, and a rebate because he Guards recovered

guns,

prisonera,

carns his income. material, and posts, then re-established a line with dismounted cavalry, which remained unshaken. As a net result

The Imperial Government began to mark him, as it is noting a number of other young men from the Dominions to-day. It was notorious that the differ- ent departments of propaganda. needed a business organiser badly. They have got him now. Incidentally he like, the job much that he is paying his own salary:-Daily Mail.

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS. Some points, however, stand out in total losses in prisoners and guns was relief. Once again our troops have fought

our

The man with £250 a year is taxed. for, his amusements, for his tobacco, for his drinks, and indirectly on some com- fierce trial of strength. Sir D. the old keenness of British soldiers in the income may be, the steeper is the tax, lays stress on the good work of the attack Both in the planning and execut

and more especially if it be derived artillery, on the brilliant success of the ing of this attack the Staff work in the from investments, not working capital. Tanks in their and on the supreme excellence of ions, Third Army and the leadership of a Britam imposes a rising tax, additional

.most trying

the work units show a marked improvement on to the ordinary income tax, or incomes of the Guards and dismounted cavalry. most of the other offensive battles in He also mentions a number of infantry which our Army has been engaged in over £3,000 a year. The excess profits units, from divisions to companies, which France notwithstanding, the failure of tax secures 50 per cent, of all profits from covered themselves with glory.

November 30th at the right elbow of the trades and businesses after £200 above salient. These facts will certainly give prewar profits. confidence to the nation to the Army, and to the Allies that in future battles the Germans will be made to pay very dearly if they venture to take the offensive Against us."

~24ly less

than the German in the fort with matchicas vafour, and have shown modities. The higher up the scale the

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Vice Admiral W. Sims, replying for the American Navy, said there were Britishers and Americans in the com pany, and the Americans were more than half British, and vice versa. (Laughter.) The American battleships were stripped for action, waiting for the word. seems to me," he went on, this war is going to be decided by sea-power. Russia has gone out. If Italy is forced off the map and gallant France is over. run, there remains Great Britain, her Colonies, and ourselves, and that is a combination which cannot be beaten." (Loud cheers.)

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Sketch allusions to the Italian situation are

matter of history: Sphers irisufficient for the purpose. Sir D. Haig Italy and above all, the heavy losses instead of the war sweeping triumph-aler admits the severe losses he sustained in sustained by our troops in the autumn antly to a successful conclusion for her, the offensive operations to which he coun-offensives, both of 1916 and 1917, affected it has dragged on for over three years mutted his army before Ypres throughout general situation upon which the and defeat stares her in the face. The the autumn of 2017, though he makes the Commander-in-Chief in France had to longer the war goes on the deeper her remarkable statement that these

make his executive decision. It may be feet became embedded in the financial readers of The Daily morass, the more severe will her struggle to recall that just before the be after the conclusion of peace

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GERMANY'S WAL BEET,

the goal of his strategy, considerable scope for criticism against a plan of methods of redressing the Italian disaster campaign which aimed at such a trifling were discussed in this column-immediate Germany's war debt up to the Spring and adequate reinforcement of the Italian advantage, and was prepared to pay so

of this year stood at nominally, dearly for it in the blood of our precious army by our forces, alternatively,

£3,000,000,000 requiring payment of infantry, is inevitably disclosed No strong offensive at the weakest sector of

interest, annually, of £950 millions, losses sustained. the German line in France by the utmost estimate is given of the except the total of German prisoners to strength of the Franco-British Army with which does not include the sum required the end of November. Without criticising a strong preference for the latter. The for paying off capital. At the outbreak the reticence of the despateb, one must scheme of the Cambrai offensive might be of hostilities her revenue, stood at £150 recognise that it affords no adequate oriticised as too ambitions for a sub millions a year, a sum which it is material for a military appreciation of sidiary attack and far too limited to give estimated was increased by £70 millions the event or of the result.

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