The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
KITCHENER EXPECTS FINAL VICTORY
THROUGH FRENCH ARMY'S MORALE
Visit to Front Convinced
War Secretary Defeat
Is Impossible.
TAI HIGH A
FOR NEW TROOPS


two and a half miles. The result was
h IA the troops from Anzac were unable
to retain their position on the crest or
the hills. and after being repeatedly
| counter attacked they were ordered TO
withdraw to positions lower down.
These positions. however. have been
effectively consolidated. and now. join
ing with the line occupied by the Suvia
Bay force. form n connected front OF
more than twelve miles. From the latter
position a further attack on the Turkish
Entertainments was delivered on the 2lst,
but after several hours OF sharp fight
ing 4, was not found possible to gain
the summit Of the hills occupied by the
enemy. and the intervening space being
unsuitable for defence the troops were
withdrawn TO their original position.
since then comparative quiet has
prevailed and a much needed rest has
been given TO our troops. Ia the course
Of these operations the %gallantry and
resourcefulness OF The Australian and
New Zealand troops have frequently
formed a subject for eulogy In Sir Ian
Hamilton's reports. Gen. Birdwood and
his stan have greatly distinguished
themselves both In planning and con-
Quoting the operations OF the Australian
and New Zealand corps, whose activi-
ties have been marked by constant sue
cess. Their determination to overcome
apps rently insuperable difficulties has
been no less admirable tina their
courage IN hand to hand fighting with
the enemy.
1T Ii not easy TO appreciate at their
full value the enormous difficulties which
have attended the operations In the
D~ardaneiies or the fne temper with
which our troops have met them. There
is now abundant evidence OF a process
Of decentralization having set In
the German led Tor rather German
driven) Turks, due. no doubt. to their
extremely heavy losses and to the pro-
gressive failure Of their resources. 1t
Is only fair to acknowledge that
judged from a humane point OF view
the methods Of warfare pursued by the
Turks are vastly superior to those
which ~disgraccd their German masters.
Throughout the cooperation ~ the fleet
has been intensely valuable and the con-
Cnrted action betwee the sister ser
vices has been in every way and in
the highest degree satisfactory.
NrduOua Operations.
"ln Mesopotsmia the troops on the
Euphrates have been reinforced. The
Turks were attacked and expelled from
their iutreuched position barring the
way to Sasirieh. A second position to
which they retired was also carried.
The cnemy's resistance there terminated
and Nasirieh was occupied 10y our
troops. In these operations the enemy
lost the whole NJ their artillery besides
large quantities Of stores. munitions
and other war material. A few days
later a reconnaissance showed that the
Euphratcs was clear OF the enemy for
a distance OF nearly sixty miles. Since
this victory there has been no further
Hghting on the Euphrates. Tigris o.
karum rivers. Climatic conditions in
this theatre OF war have rendered the
operations extremely arduous. The
heat has been intense swamps and
marshes have rendered the country al
most impossible and the highly sue
cessful issue OF the expedition il due
to the consumnrit" gallantry and
logged determination OF the officers
and men OF the force engaged.
AS ] have informed your lordships,
some OF the new armies We have pre-
pared and equipped for the war arc
already In the field and others will
quickly follow them on service abroad
The response OF the country 10 calls
for recruits TO form these armies has
been little short OF marvellous. hut Il
'' :" y" III H'''l' '"'l ~" IF'-
vision OF men to maintain the forces In
the field depends In great degree on
Il large n continuous supply OF re-
cruIts. The provision TO keep up their
strength during 1916 has caused us anx-
ious thought, which has been accou-
tusted and rendered more pressing hy
the recent falling OF In the numbers
coming forward to enlist. although
every effort has been made to obtain
our requirements under the present sys-
TENS.
Il am sure we all fully realize that
the strength Of the armies we are send
ing out to fight must lie fully main
tanned to the very end. To fulhl th.s
purpose We shall require a large addition
To the numbers OF recruits joining. and
the problem of how to secure AN ade-
uuate supply Of men. and thus to insure