The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-07
TO REINFORCE ALLIES.
Troops From Australia. Canada,
India and Africa to Aid.

India and Africa to Aid.
WAsHISGToN, Sept s.-The British
Foreign Once through Its embassy here
made public tonight statement sum
mariIng from the viewpoint OF the allies.
the close OF the first month of the war.
The statement discloses that Great Brit
ain and France have already made ire
mendous inroads upon GermAny's colonies
In Africa.
Tho summary also contains the inter-
esting statement that the armies in Bu-
rope will be reinforced by those Of Aus.
tralia- Canada. India and Africa without
ceasing."
This is the statement In full:
AT the end OF tho frst month OF the
war the command or the sea Ia left I'M
challenged in the hands OF Great Britain
and her allies. The main German and
Austrian neets remain In their harbors
under shelter OF their mines and batteries
Four German cruisers, one auxiliary
cruiser. two destroyers and a submarine
and ono Austrian cruiser have been sunk
German dreadnought and a cruiser had
fled without nghtinR and have taken ref
fuge in the Dardanelles
The loss to the British navy has been
OF this naval supremacy more than 800. 900
troops have been able 20 cross the sea
In different parts of the world without
the loss OF man. The British expedi-
tionary force has been carried 60 France .
colonial expeditions have been sent to
attack the colonies Of Germany in Africa
and the Pacific. and tho French troops
under cover OF the combined Anglo
French Mediterranean fleet have been
escorted from Algeria to France.
The resources OF the empire under
the cover OF the British feet will be fully
developed, and the armies in Europe will
be reinforced by those OF Australia. Cam
ada, India and Africa without casing
German mercantile marine has disap-
peared from the ocean. In every part OF
the outer seas. in China, the Paclfc. tho
Atlantic, the German ships have avoided
action with British cruisers, preferring to
make Intellectual attacks upon unarmed
merchant vessels TO encountering men OF
war. Although the German cruisers are
stiil at large their depredations have
been small and they are unable to remain
In any part where serious attack could
he made upon British commerce
STRONG as the British navy Is to-day
there will be an accession OF strength
within the next twelve months OF not less
than ten hrst class capital ships. fifteen
cruisers and twenty destroyers, thus still
further increasing tho margin OF naval
superiority In ships OF all classes over
Germany, who during the same period
Will add not more than one-third OF this
number TO her fleet.
THE prices OF commodities have risen
very little; there Ia only a small amount
of unemployment. a fund amounting TO
over two million pounds having been vol
unfairly contributed by the people to meet
any distress that may later arise The
financial situation II satisfactory
THE British and French armies In
France have fought series Of hotly con-
tested engagements In which they have
inflicted on the enemy losses immensely
greater than they have suffered Their
nghting strength 10 unimpaired. Mean
time In response to the call OF the Gov
eminent 100000 fresh recruits have
Joined the British army voluntarily. Many
divisions already are In process OF organ
'zing and the number OF recruits now en-
listing daily Is equal to one division and
half The whole empire Is absolutely
united and firmly resolved to carry the
war to a successful issue
Great Russian armies have invaded
East Prussia and are on the point OF
entering central Germany, The Aus
TRANS have been deoisively beaten, hrst
by the servians at Shabats and on the
River Drina. and afterward by the Rus
slams In Gallcia- They have abandoned