Show john smith sent to africa As A commanding officer letters received here during the week inform the relatives ot of john smith that he has been sent to ger man east africa as the command ing officer in charge of a large en gi force whose duty it will be to guard and repair railroads in one of the colonies taken from the germans mr smith will have the rank of captain it has been several months since he enlisted in the en gi branch of the canadian army and it is thought that his pre military training accounts for his rapid advance in the service |