The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-10
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NEED MORE soLDiERe.
LONDON. sspt. TO- Parliament
was today asked BY Prsm'sr Assvtth
to incrsass the regular army BY the
addition Of 10000 men. Il was Or
dersd thst THE action would be taken
Immediately. In making the rsqusst.
the premier explained that L was the
ineention Of the government n thts
number proved insufficient 10 end the
war, to ask for further Inersasss from
time % time.
OCEANIC WRECKED.
LONDON, sept. 1o.-Ths war ONCE
and the official prsss bureau wsrs
strangely silent today - 70 deeaIis Of
the wreck o. the White Star line
ocean greyhound oesanle, on the
north coast o. Scotland, Tusoday. The
statement Issued said msrsly thaH the
big liner was wrecked and total
loss, and that al officers and crew
wsrs saved. Cause OF the sinking OF
the shiR which had bssn taken over
~ naval rsssrvs orulser. wac sill .
mystery herr today.
The ooeanlc was eonsidorod the
finest o. the White star llnsrs- In
many why's she wss . more palatial
boat than some Of the larger and lister
chips which piled between America
and England. When she started on
her maiden trip 70 New York In 1899
she was the largest merchantmen on
che high ssas.
When The 0osante was building.
Thomas Ismay. fathsr Of J. BRUCE
lsmay, former prssldsnt 81 the White
Star line, gave orders that money was
not 70 b spared In hitting the ship. No
ship since built had more elegant
fittinge. the furniture In che great
dining room being o. solid hand carv-
% oak, decorated With gold. Two
hundred thousand dollars was spsnt
In gliding The dining saloon. Up 70
= short time ago the May calling Of
the oceanic was known - the mil
ilonaire's trip because large numbers
Of wealthy Americans called aboard
her at that tims. She was .
favorite with the late ]. Morgan,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, w. 6. whitney,
Philip Armour, the late Colonel John
Jacob Aston and other muitLmiitlon-
aires. Three years ago the owners
Of the Oceanic spent quarter OF
million dollan In refurn,sfinp her.
The original cost was about $4,000. 600,
and she was said 70 be the most grace
ful liner In the service.
The oceanic was 21E knot boat
Of 1874 gross tonnage. She was 706
feet long, had 90 fsst beam and 50
fest depth Of hold.
BRIrlSH HEROES.
Lsy Ed. l. Keen, United Press STAN
correspondent.1
LONDON, Sept. 1o-That the pres
emit successful situatior IN France .
due 20 the efforts Of British troops 70
insisted on BY war once chiefs today.
The more the text % s1r John
French's review o. ths operations
made public In the ofI'eIai gazette last
nIoht il studied, the more important
10 70 bs seen the part played ~ the
British. Fresh from che concentration
campo, even bssors their suppalss had
been taken from the transports. the
erisIsh force Of 100000 mon lister In
creased BY $1,000 was thrown against
IN attacking force o. fivs osrman
army corp, and from August q 70 20
the burden Of saving the French lsft
vim was carried by the 0ritish. Had
they faltsrsd under the strain, Gen
eraI French very frankly admits shs
complete collapse Of the French do
tense must have followed. But their
lines held and the left wing was
saved.
ct l. impossible for me 20 speak
too highly Of the skiil evInesd BY che
two generals commanding army
corps" says French. "Ths self saer'-
fieino and devoted sxsrtions Of their
stafs, the direction Of troops by The
divisional, brigade and rssimsntai
leaders, the command o. email unite
by their ofs,csrs and the magnificent
hshtino spirit dIsplaysd BY the non
commissioned oMiesrs and msn.S
There 10 very apparent disposition
In army circles TO criticize the French
cooperation. The statement was made
by General French that at the most
critical point Of the entire fighting
when he eaiisd on General eordsd and
hIs three divisions to aid him, the
French horses were 90 badly spent
that they we're unable 70 pc Of any
use at ali. The British were on their
own resources ail Of August 20, when
the hardest pressed. Friends Of Gen.
Horace Smith porrIsn are jubiIans
over his work, which was . continue.
ton Of his brilliant service In South
Africa against the Beers. Had u not
been for HE work, General French
says, the entire British column must
have been annihIIatod.
There was nothing added today BY
the war ONCE 70 the statement Of the
early morning thar the situation In