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Show BRITAIN DAY TO BE -CELEBRATED HERE-DECEMBER HERE-DECEMBER 7 America to Pay Tribute to British Part in the Great War. The party of twelve prominent publishers pub-lishers and newspaper owners of America who In Beptember made a tour of England and the war tone, and ef which A. N. McKay, general manager of the Tribune, waa a mem-bar, mem-bar, haa Influenced the formation of a committee to arrange for the celebration cele-bration of Britain's day, to take place on Hat u day. December 7. This day haa been set aalde by the committee with the sanction of national na-tional executives aa a day upon which A merlca will pay tribute to the won-I won-I derful part Britain has played nT saving cSviltsatlon from destruction at 1 the hands of ths Hun. Information to this effect wss received today In Halt Lake from Britain's dav committee with headquarter In New York. Of all the countries which have been fighting for democracy. Great Britain haa Buffered the most, and ft Is te show that the I'nlted Rtates appreciate what her sister country has done that December 7 will be devoted to paying trute to her. BRITAIN'S LOSSES. Vpward of l.tOe.Oed British soldiers have given their lives In the fight aar-alnat thai If tin diirlna the rwaait four-J years, according to official statistics. Laat year aUone ber Uat of caaualtlaai dead, wounded and mlaalng aggre- ! gated SSO.OOe). Her donation of men to the allied cauae esceeded I.eoO.OW. It Is estimated that If America had contributed In proportion to ber population pop-ulation what Kn gland haa to the war, the American republic would have had nearly U.OOO.OOO soldiers In khaki and 2,000.060 American soldiers would have given their Uvea for the common com-mon cause. After four years of fir hi Ing, Oreat Britain malntalna In the field a larger army than that furnished by sny of her allies. Besldea this enormous force on the French front, she has armies In half a swre of other vital theatres of war In HI ber la. In Mesopotamia, Meso-potamia, at ltaku and on the Murman coeaL, on the Dvlna river. In Herman Rest Africa, Albania. Palestine. Italy and 8a Ion l Wi. ALLIES FINANCED. Pea I dee furnishing manpower. Oreat Britain financed all her allies until the t'nlted fltatee entered the war. 8 he supplied France. Italy and the I'm tod States, to say nothing of Russia Rus-sia prior to the revolution, with a great proportion of gun, munitions, ( rifles, uniforms and a Inlands ( Members of the party of newspaper men upon their return from the war aone addreeeed newspaper men and artists st a prominent club In New Tork, and hlrher tributes to Britain's gallant part In war. as paid by these men. could not have been spoken. It la aald. America haa been called upon to make Britain's day of lasting memory, mem-ory, and preparations for It are being made In every citjav In th I'nlted mates. falt Iake wlH--ftbaerve the( day In appropriate manner, it la said-1 |