New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-07
Parliament Gives Kitch-
ener $500, 100000 More,
Increases Army.
KINGS SECOND SON
IN FIGHTING FLEET
Winston Churchill and Admiral
Lord c. Beresford Call on
Long Standing Feud.

London, Aug. 6, 1850 p. m.-The
passage of a war budget for $780,
00O,0 900 in the House of Commons to-
day without a dissenting voice and the
granting Of an army increase Of 5O0,-
600 men, in accordance with the plans
Of Lord Kitchener, the new Minister of
War, show that Great Britain has put
her hands to the plough.
A call to arms issued by the War
once tonight says an addition of
| 100000 men to the regular army is
needed Immediately and that Lord
Kitchener is confident this appeal will
at once be responded to by all who
have the safety of our empire at
heart" The term Of service for the
new men is TO be three years or until
the war is ended. The age Of enlist
nent will be between nineteen and
thirty.
The naval estimates provide for 81
600 additional officers and men, which
| will make the nsyy's strength 21S,OOO
( men.
Struggle To Be q Long One.
There are no illusions in England
| that the war is likely TO be 8 swift
and decisive one. The people arc
steeled for a long and exhaustive
struggle.
The Admiralty notified the publ,
tonight that the first news from tn,
navy might not be good news.
Swift upon the heels of the infor
nation came the tidings that TIKI
cruiser Amphion had been sunk by ;
mine, with a loss Of an officer anC
1870 men--Great Britain's first sacri
fee to the war.
II is considered that British ships II
the North Sea are running greater
risks during the first days OF the wal
than the German ships. The royal famill
shares with the homes of it's many sub
Jects the suspense of waiting for new
of the fate of the different units of tn,
feet. Prince Albert, the second son o.
the King, who is aboard the battleshi-
Collingwood, is one OF the many mid
shipmen. afoat sharing the perils o.
their elders.
Admiralty Feud at an End.
There was dramatic incident in tn
House of Commons to-day, when tn
feud between Lord Charles Beresfor,
and Winston Spencer Churchill, tn
First Lord of the Admiralty, wa
buried. Admiral Beresford shoe
. hands with the First Lord and sale
: swell done"
The torpedo boat DESTROYER Lance
which sent the Hamburg-America,
Line steamer koenigin Luise TO tn
bottom with four shots, only came GU
of the shipyards last Saturday, hardl
dry.
Londoners had the first real touc
of war brought home to them to-nigh
when hundreds of commuters who wer
taking their trains at the Victoria sta
ton were surprised to see eighty-fv
German prisoners Guarded by file G
the West Kent regiment, with fixe
bayonets. The Germans we're navs
reservists who had been taken frol
their ships and made prisoners of wa
A goodly number Of naval reservist
and also some German army reservis;
who were attempting to proceed I
Germany, were gathered in by the al
thorities to-day.
Some persons in the crowd in til
station thinking the Germans wei
spies, began to hiss hem. The demon
stration was quickly silenced by erie
of "Shame!" The Germans SCENE
wholly reconciled to their fate and o
the best of terms with their captors.
Several more persons supposed to b
spies were arrested to-day in differer
parts of England.
| Advices have been received that s.
William Edward Goschen, British An
bassador at Berlin, and his staff hay
arrived in Denmark
A Berlin dispatch says that befoi
the departure Of the British Ambai
sador from the German capital En-
peror William gent an aide-de cam
to express the regret OF his majest
because of the excuses committe
against the British Embassy. Sir l.,
ward Goschen in reply said he Wa
thankful for the solicitude shown hi
j by the German government.
From letters received here by frienC
: OF officers of the German army
: appears that the Kaiser's soldiers a,
: extremely apprehensive as to the gu
come of the war. One German Office
1 says: 81 am of the opinion we are
for pretty bad time. Some of m
brother officers, though as convinced
/ am that we shall give good accour
of ourselves, yet believe that this wa
Y will mean practically the end of OF
4 empire. We didn't expect it so 500
| though we knew we were IN NAV ~