The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-21
DRINK QUESTIUN NOT TOUCHED
Kitchener Gratfed at the Responses of Volunteers and it is Decided Not Necessary to Issue Consoription
 order-BrItish Destroy Submarine.

London, April 20-With cabinet ministers in the house of commons end the house of lords subjected 10 a rapid fire of questions, and Premier Asquith delivering a speech to the armament workers at Newcastle to- night, the British public expected that many of the questions on which infor- nation was desired would be cleared up. But the ministers were not much more communicative than usual
 No indication was given as to the government plan for dealing with the drink question, which Mir. Asquith did not even mention in his speech This was devoted 10 an appeal to the workingmen, who he declared, had not been slack. to use every effort to increase the supply of war muni- tions
 Members of the house of commons who sought information were in. formed that they would have to wait for the government statement and they therefore devoted their time to discussing the proposal that intoXi- eating liquors should be barred from the house of commons refreshment room but being unable to agree on this question, they postponed the de- D -pt7a. The concensus of opinion 'omong the members was that absten- ton from drink was q personal mat, ter, and that prohibition of the sale of liquor in the refreshment room where only $1 worth was sold during two days last week could not have much effect.
 A definite answer, however, was made to the question as to whether the government would introduce con- scription. David Lloyd-George, chan cellor of the eXchequer, said that the government was not of the opinion | that there was any ground for beliey. ing that the war would be more sue | cessfully prosecuted thereby, and | added that Earl Kitchener. secretary | for war, was very much gratified with l the response to his appeal for yo-l unteers
 In the house of lords, Earl CurZon | tried to get further information re- specting the operations in Mesopo | tamia and throughout Africa, but he was little more successful than his colleagues in the lower house, the Earl of Crewe, in behalf of the gov eInment, saying that the military au- thorities were opposed to giving the information until reports were re ceived from the generals on the ground Everything, however. had been told of the battles in Mesopo- tamia.
 Lord Lucas, who answered for the colonies, said that no fighting had taken place in Nyassal-and since the Germans were defeated in September while in northern Kamerun the Brit ish and French forces were deallns | with the German stronghold Along | the remainder of the frontier there were many minor engagements and considerable losses had been inflicted on the Germans.
 In addition, news comes from Ger man Southwest Africa of another sue cessful operation by General Louis Botha's army which has occupied the important town and railway junction of Keetmanshop, which is a German ! base in the southern part of the colony. Further details also were published today of the British cap | ture of Hill 50, near Ypres. Severe | fighting in which both sides suffered | heavy losses took place at this point. | The British success is declared by | Field Marshal French to be an impor- tant one, as it gives the British guns command of considerable area occu. pied by the Germans and paves the | way for an attack on the passages ot the I-ys, by means of which the towns of Lille. Roubaix and Turcoing can be | approached.
 Along the rest of the western front there has been considerable fighting | at separate points. but no battles oi importance have taken place
 In the eastern zone the Russians have been busy repusing Austro- German attacks in the direction of Stry and to the southeast of I.uplow pass. and have themselves captured another height on the eastern Ros' zanka chain of the Carpathans.
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