"GO YOURSELVES !"

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2531, 4 August 1915, Page 8

"GO YOURSELVES !"

SINGLE OR MABKIED. NEW SOUTH WALES COMMANDANT'S APPEAL. Colonel Wallack, State Commandant in New-South Wales, appealed to riflemen at the smoko concert of the Metropolitan District Riflo Club's Union, Sydney, on Tuesday of last week, not only to act as recruiting agents, but to volunteer themselves. "No one can deny," lie said, "that tlic war is at a critical st-ago.- Tho enemy arc going strong, and they are not yet defeated. In France and Belgium the.v hold the same lines as tlioy did! months ago. They have succeeded in forcing the Russians lack many miles, and Warsaw is threatened. The Allies have to malco a great effort, and John Bull cannot make a decisive pull unless tiro whole of Britain's manhood responds to Lord Kitchener's, appeal. The call comes with increased force now, and greater sacrifices must be made by all parties. "To give an idea of the number of men required, I would say that not only has a second division been formed, hut eight lots of reinforcements !have already been sent to the late General Bridges's division. Eacli battalion of that division has been sent, more men as'reinforcements than it numbered on leaving Australia. "Tho Australian losses, killed and wounded to date, number 12,097, and the British at Gallipoli have lost 31,000. Tho total losses there," including tho New Zealanders, is well over 45,000. The peninsula is one large fortress, and the Turks,will defend it to the last gasp. "You riflemen - sliould all act as recruiting agents, and persuade all the men you know to volunteer. But that is not all: you should set tho example,, and go yourselves. Single or married, you should all step into the breach if ,vou are physically fit. It is a solemn duty.

"I regret to say that I have received lotters from mothers and wives asking 1110 to prevent their menfolk from going. The women, too, must nii-ke a sacrifice. It is not properly understood to what extent Germany's . men, women, and businesses have been organised. Wo should he, and aro, capable of. even greater organistion."