... combing out process had been a failure, for in tho mines of his area in Lancashire 3,000 unmarried men between 18 and 41 had sought refuge from military service, though they had never been a mine in their lives before, and not one bad been combed out ...

... The “combing out” process had been failure, for in tho mines of his area Lancashire 5,000 unmarried men between 18 and 41 bad sought refuge from, military service, though they bad never been in a mine in their lives before, and not one had been combed out ...