The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30
HOW FORD KITCHENER
 RAISED BIG ARMY

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 Innf1ae sJ5aIy American Magazine there is an exceedingly important arr ficle entitled Lord Kitchener's Great Bluf'' It is a, report of how England has secretly raised an army four times as big as she has admitted The details of the story include an interesting account Of the tremendous part that advertising played in per suadlng men to enlist.
 The author if the article is J. Her bert Duckworth, Of whom the editors of The American Magazine say In a note.s
 ssMr. Duckworfh is an .Englishman belonging to family of well known London and Liverpool Journalists, but for the past ten yearss with the ex- ception Of two years in London he has lived; most Of the time, in New York, where he has been connected with newspapers. Att the outbreak of the war he went to England, where he has remained most of the time. During the winter, because of his u1l- usual Opportunities for getting inside fnforn1ations pertaining to England s part In the war, he came conhdent- ialIy into possession of the facts in this article On account of the strict censorship imposed by Lord Ktch- Hner, no English Journal has pubIish- ed them, and, in truth, few English men have known the real facts 1nS deed, MT. Duckworth himself has been unwilling, until now, to com uaunicate publicly what he has learn ed.'s
 Following is a brief extract from Mr. sDuckworth's article:
 How Kitchener's Army was se- cretIy increased from one million to four million men right under the very noses of the ubiquitous German spies is one of the most amazing stories of the war.
 .sThis grim joke on the Kaiser was conducted by Lord Kitchener him. self. He Communicated the services of the press to assist him to carry out the great bluff.
 .@When the British Secretary of State for War first conceived the idea Of putting into the field -four million men, he realized that it would be a grave strategic b1under to allow the enemy to know what was really afoot- Rather, the game should be to call for "a. million men, and then press agent the world with stories lament ing the fact that, at last the British Empire was about to crunnble up be- cause the men of England had not the pluck to defend it. The scheme worked out admirably.
 .sThe campaign of silence was con ducfed on strictly scientific lines. The newspaper editors were first warned that any indiscretion would mean a tCO0EL d13TL18ls unQersI1S 0GIenS0 or the Realm Act on Charges of having spread reports likely to interfere with the success of His Majesty's Forees.l They were instructed to publish only the recruiting returns sent. out by the War Office. Independ- ent census-taking was strictly forbid den. All articles on the new, army, and even pictures of soldiers, had first to be submitted to the censor. 4 permit was required even to own a camera.
 ssone London editor refused to stay put He published a picture of some soldiers without the permission of the censor. Lord Kitchener sent for the oqender.
 A second indiscretion. he ex- plainad, win mean court martial and jaiI.'
 On what efarges?' stuttered the astonished editor.
 ' Never mind, answered Lord Kitchener: we will clap you into prison first. and find the charges af- ter the war Is over.
 ssyEhen it came to moving the new troops to France extra dInary pre- cautions were taken to 1nislead the