Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-17

with brains as we'll as paste brush. AS
Carlyle would have said: All which is
we'll"
Kitchener can also say with Carlyle
that as result of this great effort:
youths of short stature weep that
they are below size. Old men come for
ward, son in each hand. And at
eventide your municipal returns to the
town hall, followed by his long train
of volunteer valor; hands In his list;
says proudly, looking round: This is
my days harvest" T.
Thousands Responding.
Thousands are volunteering every
day, now that the age limit has been
raised to thirty-fve. To be sure SOL
diers pay is poor in England. It comes
cheap to fight and perhaps be killed,
but tnnumeYable committees are rails
ing funds to supplement the pay as
far as the volunteers dependents are
concerned, much as state pay was
country to the allowance given by the
government. The Prince of Wales fund
Is over $10,000,000, all subscribed in
three weeks, and many other funds
are growing. Nothing has harmed re-
cruiting so much as the censorship
foolish many of us think Of news
from the British troops and nothing
mas done SO much for adding men to
the colors as the sight of the return
ing wounded. They arrive in troops
s ssnds a. gay n ana are greeted by thou
We are now in the fifth week of the
war, and 1t may be interesting to sum
Marie the present appearance OF
LONDON. There are no more crowds in
the Mall, and no more cheering at the
palace. The wish of the king that al
this fatefu1 moment in England's his
tory such demonstrations should be
stopped has been respected. Lord
kitchener comes and goes to the wal
office with, hardly any public atten-
ton, and the people may walk IN
Downing street without police inter.
ference. Khaki is plentiful on the
streets. and an officer in a bus Is q
not unfamiliar object Of interest. Peo-
pie no longer buy every edition of the
sell like hot cakes" Games still &C
on almost as usual The cricket
matches are well attended, the goli
courses are half occupied, but the
river is fairly empty. Sundays, ir
the country around London. there are
en- singing choruses and enjoying
themselves in the usual way. Skittles
is still played in the tavern in the
outer ring.
Theater Crowds Continue Large.
The theaters are nearly all crowded
and at Charing Cross, where SO much
anguish and patient suffering is seer
three times day when the continen.
tai trains arrive, there are at night
the usual coveys of men and women
in evening clothes rushing from the
theaters with agitated faces to see II
the 11:17 has gone to their suburban
station The clubs are more crowded
than usual with men waiting to see
the last tape messages. But every
day one hears the same inquiries
where can one go to enlist in decen,
regiments, and whether people are
still man-handled by the drill ser.
geants, and what territorials are start.
ing new battalions. There is no lack
of men, but there is much lack of In.
formation.
Londoner who was the center of Lon.
don's martial interest. There were
300 of him in the Temple Gardens
drawn UP on parade, and an old gentle
man in a frock coat said some stirring
words to them. They were the new
the Royal F'usiliers. the city's own reg.
iment. Nearly all were drawn from
city offices, and principals, clerks
cashiers and bank walk clerks were
gentleman with white mustache wal
Lord Roberts, who was famous in wal
before most Of their fathers were born
He welcomed them as brother soldier
and congratulated them on the splen
did example they were setting to thei
fellow by coming forwart
to take their places in the ranks o
private soldiers. not seeking. as di,
the vast majority of men in their sta
ton Of life, to be given commission
as officers.
Recruits Cheer Justify.
! He contrasted their devotion will