New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-05
KITCHENER SOON
TO GET BIG ARMY
British War Office Ex-
poets Volunteers Quick
Iy to Number 100000.
LONDON TO CLOSE
SALOONS AT II P. M.
Prize Court Opens to Deal with
Ships and Cargoes
Seized at Sea.

London, Sept. 4.--Thc events in
Northern France and the campaign
started by Premier Asquith and other
leaders have given immense impetus to
recruiting and il is confidently pre-
Gicted in official circles that Lord
Kitchener soon will have the half mill
ION men he desires.
Cricketers. football players and other
athletes, who at the beginning Of the
war were inclined to keep their engage
ments, have now cancelled all their
games and are hocking to the colors.
The association Of Rugby football or
CARNATIONS has cancelled all its
matches, most of the players having
jcined the forces. Every player in last
years international team is either
serving the army or navy or in train
ing for service.
Every Salvation Army corps in the
country has contributed its quota Of
men to the army or navy and other
members Of the organization have vol
untoercd for Red Cross work.
Within an hour after the opening in
Belfast to-day Of the recruiting office
for the Ulster Volunteers, seven hun
bred men Of the North Belfast Regl-
mcnt had enrolled for foreign service.
Sir Edward Carson, leader Of the
Ulster Unionists later addressed bat
TALON of volunteers, assuring the men
that Sufficient volunteers will remain
, IN Ulster to prevent it from being in
vaded. It will be kept as a province
for you until you return"
Field Marshal Lord Kitchener,
through the Press Bureau, expresses
his thanks for the numerous offers Of
assistance received by the War Office.
He invites similar offers so as TO be
enabled TO provide adequately for the
wives and children of the expedition
airy force.
The licensing authority of London
has decided that after Monday next
all saloons must be closed at II p. m:
The order was made BY request OF
the military authorities. The question
of club bars will be dealt with later
Restaurants will be allowed to remain
opcn as usual. but for the sale OF tood
only.
Most of to-day's cases were unde-
Tended. The first case was that OF inc
Chile. 1000 ton bark The court Is
presided over by Sir Samuel Evans
nresjdent Of the Admiralty Division
The War Office issued tonight an
other list giving the names OF oihcers
killed wounded or missing in the hSnt-
;oD i'm France. Among those killed Is
Iicutenant Colonel c. A. II. Brett, ID: 5
/ q of the Suffolk regiment Included
among the others are junior onlcers
OF the Coldstream Guards and othet
lie lieutenant Colonel c. A. II. Brett
was veteran OF the Hazara, BRUSH
Indian) expedition and Of the Souir
African war. In the latter campaign ~
was mentioned in dispatches LOT Sai
lan,ry. He was severely wouhaeu II
action and received the DlstlnguiShe'
service Order medal with three clasps
lie was born in 1865, the son oil Lieu ~
tenant Colonel Arthur Brett OIL 'h'
I'd Dragon Guards. -.
David Lloyd George, Chancellor .,
tho ENcheuuer, announced to-nignt ina.
IN arrangement had been arrived AZ to
rclierc the difficulties caused by th'
breakdown of foreign exchanges,
Under This arrangement the naHh ~.
England will provide acceptors VIII
the funds ece5sary to pay at tuIltS
all bills contracted before the mora
forum was declared. Acceptors VII.
be under obligation to collect IRON
their clients the funds due them a.
goon as possible and apply those tunus
N tho advance made by the bank, tol
which interest will be charged at PEI
cent above the ruling bank rate. -,
In addition to their support Of other
way funds, Americans figure largely
an ong the subscribers to Queen Mary
fmnd for providing work for women
} thrown out Of employment by the war
William Waldorf Asto" has given
100000. Andrew Carnegie. $1,000 Mrs
VanderbiIt $1,000, Lady Granarc
$1,000. Mrs. Goelet $1,000, Mrs. Gre
I yille $500 Mrs. Bradley Martin SOW
tLp Duchess Of Marlborough SOoO ano
IL duchess of RoXburghe 5000,