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Show Transfer Canadian Troops. OTTAWA, Aug. IT.. The militia department de-partment announced tortu y t hat the Canadian Ca-nadian troopd at the front have been transferred from the Ypres salient to the So mine. The t roops comprise lour divisions. divi-sions. The a n noun cement Is taken to mean that the Canadians have been called upon to join th Kri t Ish. Australian and New Zealand troops in the great offensive on the Somme front. In the time they held the Ypres salient the Canadians' work was essentially defensive. de-fensive. Thev fouuht at St. Julien. St. Klol. Zillebeke, Moose and Festubert, with total casualties of 30,000. |