One of the attempts made by the German propaganda machine to sow disruption between Great Britain, and France in the early days of the war was to allege that Great Britain was not doing her share in the war, and leaving all the fighting to France. Fortunately the French were not deceived by this type of propaganda, and the attempt by this means to drive a wedge between the two Allies failed miserably. In this connection it is interesting to note the report carried by Havas stating that the registration of Britons, who were 20 years of age on December 31, 1939, and who will be under 24 years of age on February 17, 1940, will increase the number of men now subject to service with the colours by some 250,000 men, bringing the total up to 900,000 including the three classes previously called up. By the end of March
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