Question of Use of Black Troops Raised in Commons London, May 22.
"Voluntary enlistment of men in the Colonies and Protectorates has been Proceeding, and it is expected that the majority will, for the present, be required for military duties in those territories, thus discharging an important function which would otherwise have to be performed by British troops. The men are receiving training and equipment locally."
This statement was made by Mr. Anthony Eden, War Secretary, in the House of Commons yesterday, in reply to a question whether he would consider supplementing British manpower by recruiting coloured fighting men from the Colonies and Protectorates, and as to how far they could be equipped and trained in each Colony before being sent to France.—Reuter, ance Corps last night announced it was urgently in need of more men and supplies because "tragic Percentage of the casualties are remaining unattended and the roads are littered with thousands of refugees trying to find food and shelter,"
Two American ambulances are a total loss at the front and others have been badly damaged, the volunteer group announced Hour ambulance drivers and one inspector are missing. They have either been killed or captured by the Germans, the announcement said.
Mr. Wayne Chatfield Taylor, director of the American Red Cross activities in Europe said in a cable to Washington headquarters that 5,000,000 French and Belgian refugees were making "terrific inroads" on French food supplies, Tremendous Refugee Problem "It is impossible to exaggerate the refugee problem," he reported. "The impact on all food supplies is staggering." He said the plight of large numbers of refugee children leading from the Belgian border was "indescribably poignant,'
The story told to a United Press Correspondent by 10-year old Louise Holert narrates how she evacuated her home, with her sister, Francine, on her lap. The child grasped a toy cardboard aeroplane in her soiled hand, "I am a Belgian girl and this is my sister Francine" she said, "We left our house at night, My brother put us on a bus to Namur, but it was all changed around so we waited in a crowded farmhouse, where Mamma got awfully sick, We waited and waited, but so many soldiers were going by that they sent us back home. We waited.there for a whole day until we got on a train for France, But the train to France stopped always, We got out and had to leave the train while the Germans bombed it, But the train only jerked up and down, We got on again.
"Mamma was so sick that a doctor on the train took her to a hospital, We stayed on the train, but Fran-cine kept crying until a nice lady gave her that aeroplane, I have a bigger brother and an uncle who are liers, but. I. haven't. seel
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