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Show SAYS AUSTRALIANS LEAD ALUOLIlEs Salt Laker Home English Possession Dj, cusses Conditions. PEOPLE ARE ENTHUSEi Have 100,000 Fully and Equipped Soldier, at the Front, With 100,000 soldiers, fulv and equipped, fighting at oni 0u hardest fronts in the European Australia leads all of the Briii1 minions in bearing her burden of 1 war, in the opinion of David P. J : of this city, who returned jesltt? after a three months' visit to y tralia. The people of Australia, Mr. HJ said, are very enthusiastic aud inteJ patriotic. The heavy losses suuw! the Australian and New Zealand tj he said, only increased the dettnd tion of the people of these Brim t-minions t-minions to send more and more on the front. Mr. Howells is connected iriti A Premier Pictures," Limited, of SfJ a large Australian film exehanst. j is here on his way to New York business trip. He is accompanied i Mrs. Howells. They plan to return "i .Australia about Christmas time U tive to the war, Mr. Howells iaij: The people of Australia are del., more than their share In bearing rS burden of the war. They are mi'-' tafning an army of 100,000 at Z front, principally at the Dardaneh ailil the people of New Zealan.1 y, maintaining 25,000 men there Thw are not only furnishing the men 5 are also arming tliem and suppli all of their equipment. Ausmv leads al! sections of the British minions In enlistments. 24,000 Would Enlist. After the recruiting had been jw i on for a year, In Melbourne alor.i i city of 450,000 population, in sho 'days 24.000 men offered themaelv( enlistment, and of tlicee 16,000 wi accepted. There are three large trsK ing camps in Australia where troops are in. training for (H months before they are sent to j front. While we were there the first Hid f of the losses to Australian and Ni .: Zealand troops were made public, Tr losses were enormous, much large i ltoportion than on any othor from These lists did not disuouranc iht , people. (.Hi Die contrary, they m aroused to greater enthusiasm sn! greater determination to win. n . news of these losses did a grea: iri to stimulate recruiting. Three hundred Australian soldltn wounded in the fighting at the Di: daneiles, arrived in Australia jfl 11 we were there. These were the C i of the wounded to 1e brought iri from the front. They were haildfl r heroes and they, too. hud a etlmuit :. ing effect on recruiting. Expected Easy Victory. The Australians at first were ortwt;: confident. They felt that the wl would be short and victory easy. 7 I are just now beginning to appre;iil:; the strength of the enemy and 1;, greater necessity for victory. In est! day, " A us t ra 1 i a d ay , " at Sydney, iIk city of 600.000 population, more A 52.250.000 was raised for the iV t ral tan war fund. I 1 Business in Australia Is In ptoMr. condition. There business more from three years of drOBdB: than from the war. This year, ever, with an increased acreage Jpj 20 per cent and plentiful spring njwl the eron outlook Is wonderfully iviu and business Is brisk. I Prior to the war a large portiosiB the Australian imports came frflB' German v. Now Australia Is tanslj to the United States for her imps of manufactured articles and thertJBf; a splendid opportunity to increase'; trade with Australia and to tain it after the war. I |
