The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-27
LORD KITCHENER
TALKS ON WAR
PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE TO THE GAL.
lANTRr OF THE BELGIAN
KING AND ARMY.
Says Russian inflicted Untold Losses
On cermans-Praises British
and French Troops-

LONDON. Nov. 26.-(5:13 D. M
The Russians have defeated the Ger
mans with the heaviest losses yet sufs-
cred; ''the Germans have made no
advance since last addressed this
house. and ''the British are in touch
with the Turkish forces thirty miles
east of the Suez canal were the sal
TENT points Of speech made by Field
Marshal Kitchener In the houses of
lords this afternoon when the British
secretary Of war summarized the mill
tary operations
Lord Kitchener paid a tribute TO
the gallantry OF the Belgian army and
to the king Of the Belgians who, he de-
clared. had no intention of quitting
Belgian territory. He said the losses
or the allies were great but at the
same time were slight compared with
those of the enemy and that the allied
troops were In excellent spirits and
confident Of success.
The Russians. he announced. have
defeated the Germans with heavier
losses than the latter ever suffered he
fore.
Regarding recruiting Earl Kitchener
said he still had room for men and he
was confident that the men wouli
answer the country's call and see that
the wal was brought TO a successful
conclusion. He said that about thirty
thoruand recruits were enlisting
weekly.
1.-The time will come when we shall
require many more and l will then
make Il thoroughly well known" the
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the meantime all the gaps in the Brit
ish force on the continent had been
filled.
Attacks Thrown Back.
Referring to the German advance
on Dunkirk and Calais after the cap
ture of Antwerp. Lord Kitchener men,
! toned that in spite or the overwhelm-
ing number of the German forces the
British troops vigorously attacked. and
"a British cavalry division extending
over seven miles of trenches threw
back the fierce attacks OF a whole Ger
man army corps for more than two
days. The arrival of the Indians on
the scene. he said. proved to be a
great advantage and when the fresh
reinforcements pushed forward the
German march on Calais was stopped
Lord Kitchener spoke of the splen-
did fighting qualities OF the French
troops and of the pluck OF the gal
liant Belgian army whose fine resist
ance had been strengthened and en-
couraged by the cooperation OF the
British feet. which had effectively
shelled the German artillery posi-
tons"
Sir John French's successful resist
ance, Lord Kitchener told the Lords.
was maintained. Notwithstanding that
the German supports had been pushed
up in large numbers
In the early days OF November"
he continued. NO less than eleven
army corps were attacking the British
position. At this critical period the
eighth division was dispatched from
England to join the forces in the field
and the valuable cooperation OF our
allies on our left materially strength
ened the British position.
Supreme Effort Failed.
"On November IL supreme effort
was made by the Germans. The Prus-
sian guard was ordered TO force its
way through our lines at all costs, and
to carry them by sheer weight of num-
beers. But this desperate attempt
failed like its predecessors
Strong French reinforcements oc-
cupied a considerable portion of the
British trenches in front of Ypres.
and with their front thus appreciably
shortened. the British troops. which
for over IA days and nights had never
left the trenches or allowed the enemy
to maintain a footing in them. were
] enabled TO enjoy a partial well-earned
I rest"
Several battalions OF territorials.
the secretary for war announced, had