The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
HAND TO HAND FIGHTING IN FRANCE
ENGLAND
{ BY Ed L. Keen, United Press stair
Correnpondentl

[By Ed L. keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent]
LONDON, Sept. 3o-Conscriptlon ls
drawing nearer with each fresh
change Of British troops against the
German works In northern France.
The successes scored by the allies IN
their great offensive, increases, rath-
ser than dimlnlshes the possibility OF
compulsory service. Something must
be done to replace the men who are
dyino or going out OF action In what
may prove to be the greatest battle OF
the war.
Lord Kitchener, Il was learned TO-
day, put the situation frankly before
q conference Of labor unions IN an ad-
dress on Tuesday. Tho British army
the war lord said, Is now OF the re.
quIred size, but the most serious
problem Is the keeping up Of suffi-
cient supply Of trained men TO re-
place the human wastage In the right
ina In France and at the Dardanelles.
He said hc preferred the voluntary
system Of obtaining armies, but he
told the labor officials with the ut
most frankness that the present re-
cruitina Is wholly inadequate TO I'LL
the gaps that will be made In the
British armies.
Lord Kitchener said that he did not
want to press compulsory oervIce ex-
cept 40 last resort. His personal
plan, he said, was to divide the coun-
try Into districts and to call upon
each district for a specified number Of
men. n the quota was not forthcor,-
Ing by voluntary enlistment, he said
the government should then resort to
the draft among men eligible for mill
tary service along the same plan used
In the United States during the civil
war. kitchener's speech made deep
impression upon the union heads. As
a result, II was announced today the
Iaborites will conduct vigorously
campaign Of their own to secure re.
cruits among tho workers instead OF
merely assisting In ether recruit'no
esrSai6ns
r,is, seemingly, ls tho feeling every.
where In government circles. u con-
scrfption 10 found necessary, it'ls now
likely that It will be reached by
gradual stages, calculated not to an
tagonixe the public and prohtlne by
the wave Of patriotism that has swept
the country sine. the reports Of Brit
|ish success In France and Flanders.
The war office today sent the follow
ing telegram to all recruiting sta
tions:
~FaIIIng of In receiving Of recruits
recently causes Kitchener and the
war offace greatest concern"
n this message 10 not productive Of
results, the government will consider
at once an Intermediary plan, along
~ ~ I n ifrhAnAr
lin his conference with the labor heads.
In conscrIptlon is found inevitable, Il
Is probable that the government will
limit itself at the start to unmarried
mon between certain ages.
TWO OFFICERS KILLED.
LONDON, Sept. 3o.-Maior General
George H. Thesieer, hero of the
South African war, and Lieutenant
General Sir Thompson capper, prom
fnent figure In the Soudan campaign,
have been killed In the new offensive
movement In France, II was officially
announced today.
AIR RAID COMING.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. ao.-sIx Yep
polins were sighted today flying west
ward over Aerschot, Belgium. Their
course If maintained will take them
over England.
ALLIES ARE ADVANCING.
LONDON, Sept. 30.-Smashlng
their way through vaIiantiy defended
German entertainments, the French
are making steady progress toward
their two main objectives in the al
lies great offensive.
~S teia al cf Al nfE This
Afternoon admits that the French
have made progress toward the Vimy
heiohts, capturing two small trench
sections. The French war statement
contains no mention Of this gain ad-
| mitted by the enemy, but declares
that all German attacks In this region
have been repulsed.
| Berlin officially admits that the
French troops have captured Hill No.
| 1871 north of Massiees in their drive
| northward toward the all-important
/ railway junction. That the fighting
| in the whole Champagne region has
| been most furious in the last twenty
| four hours is indicated by the Ber
| lin statement that hand to hand com
/ bats are being waged on a front ex
! tendjnc as far east as the Challe
ranoe-St. Menhould railway. In all
! proability the armies of tho crown
| nrinee in the ChaIIerange-St. Men
| hould region are attempting to stem
/ the French advance toward the rail
! way that feeds the German armies
around Verdun.
Berlin makes the claim that the
/ British have been pressed back still
| further in the fighting north Of loos
! The British war office has issued nc
statement stree Tuesday night, wher
/ Sir John French reported heav3
fahting north of Loos.
/ Denver Has New Station.
DENVER, Sept. 30.-Denver's grea'