The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-27

He is actually making over was as it
has been known in ENGLAND and on
the Continent for a hundred years.
He sped a little army Of 110, 900 on
it's way to France and SO infused it
with his spirit that it has constantly
kept a German force of $4,000 at
bay every time the German force OF
$4,000 has been opposed to it, and
that has been nearly every of the
twenty four during the last ten days.
Kitchener in his calm self-assertion
is magnificent. a. great and daring
thing is necessary to be done in con-
nection with the War Department or
in connection with our cooperation
with a Perhaps a great person.
age is to be taught his place or a
great n friendly nation is to be
told the plain, blunt truth. Kitchener
walks into the Cabinet meeting and
says:-"Gentlemen, I have written
and sent this letter." The Cabinet
graSpS, but the room does not sudden
ly become darkened nor does the cell
ing fall. Everybody realizes that
something exceedingly extreme and
a%udacious has been done. 1T is too
late for protest, it is too late for op-
position, it is too late ever for com
ment. 1t is done, and that ends it.
British Avalanche Moving.
OIlIN u 1e" "SthS dSO, IIOl IIlOI z
than three, l think, l had occasion
to speak at great length of the un-
emotional way in which the British
public was viewing the war and fail
ing to enlist. Before that letter had
reached New York the revulsion had
come. The avalanche had begun to
move. The young sons Of the bull
dog were rushing to the recruiting Of
fees in such numbers that / had to
cable a supplemental statement lest
injustice should be done by the
Herald to this patriotic but phlegma-
tic nation.
h avalanche is still moving. Per
haps a better sirnile would be the
Mississippi in flood time. Every
American knows how that mighty
river swell when the SHOWS begin to
melt in spring; nov it rises and eX-
pands as the water Of the Platte, the
Illinois,, the Missouri, the Ohio and
the Red rivers are emptied into its
rushing waters. England, SO far a.
war preparations are concerned, is
now the Mississippi in flood time
England is bank full and overflowine
toward this common goal.
} The enlistmentS during the las
week have been unprecedented IL
number. More young men have of
l fered their services to the King thar
4 the machinery of the War Office cal
tame care VI ILlSidIfo IN kiAS wa
has raised one army of 10000 men
: and already has another army o
/ 500, 900 men in process OF digestion
S so TO speak. Caught unprepared 70
S war, she did not AVE blankets enough
e for the men it was necessary to frs
put in the field. A million blanket
e is rather a large order. and yet tina
is the order which had been give,
England to fill. Most Of this orde
will be filled by English mills. Par
of it will be filled by the English PEG
pie, ems of thousands Of whom in tw
o lays this week have taken tn
. blankets from their own beds an
sent them forward for the soldiers.
e Need One Million Uniforms.
e Uniforms are needed for q 1nillio
.e men. These uniforms are being turT
Ie ed out now at the rate Of more tina
IT 20, 900 a day. Shoes are needed, an
is heavy. we'll constructed shoes at tina
v The government is about TO place a
d order for 1900, 600 pairs.
All the Of the empire al
h. ! being taxed to get for the soldier