A MUCH DISCUSSED WEAPON
CANADIANS AND THE ROSS RIFLE.' London, January 30. : A White Paper publishes tho correspondence relating to the Canadian Ross rifle. It shows that Viscount Freuoh and Sir Douglas Haig strongly advised the authorities to, substitute tho Lec-Eufield rifle, because it was more reliable for rapid fire. The men were losing confidence in tho Ross rifle. Viscount French instances that three thousand of the Ist Canadian Division, without authority, substituted the Lee-Eniield from their British comrades who had been put out of action. Viscount French said he would_ not send th\) division into battle until the remainder were similarly armed. Sir Douglas Haig pointed out after the Ypres fighting in May, 1916, a battalion of the 3rd Canadians appliedfor Lee-Enfields becanse the Ross so often jammed during a German attack. Sir Douglas Haig decided that the whole Canadian Corps ought to be armed with Lce-Enfields, and tho Army Council adopted his advice.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2992, 1 February 1917, Page 5
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157A MUCH DISCUSSED WEAPON Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2992, 1 February 1917, Page 5
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