Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-22
Lloyd George Says Increase
III Supply of Arms Must
BE Made.
10000 MEN ARE
HELD IN FRANCE
More Ammunition Used in
Battle of ChapcIle Than
In African War.

ONDON, April 2l.-Thc British
~ cNpeditionary force in France
which, at the beginning of the war
consisted of six divisions, has been in
creased to more than SO divisions or
roughly speaking 10000 men, ac-
cording to statement made by David
Lloyd George, chancellor of the cX-
chequer in the house OF commons this
afternoon.
The chancellor added that the place
of every man who had fallen in battle
had been filled and that the army was
adequately equipped But he reiter-
ated the need for a greater supply of
munitions, dcclaring that during the
battle of NeuVe Chapellc more am
muntion was used than in the whole
of the South African war which lasted
nearly three years.
The interesting information also was
given that the output of the munition
factories had been increased more
than nineteen fold since the outbreak
of the war; but the call was still for
more, and, AS Mr.. LLOYD George con-
tinues to hold the opinion that con-
sumption of liquor is interfering with
the work, he promised legislation to
deal with this matter.
Public Surprised
The figures made public by the
chancellor as to the size of the British
army in France and the expenditure
OF ammunition has caused great sur
prise in England, whore the opinion
had been general that about half that
number of men had reached the front,
especially as there had been no sig
of any increase in the number o.
khaki-clad men training i'm this coun-
try.
1t is likely that many Of the men
have already been under fire as the
Germans are making repeated at
tempts to recapture Hin 60. near
fprcs, which the British took on Sun
day and have. according to Field
Marshal Frcnch's report been re-
pulsed with great loss.
There has been activity in many
other points along the western front
and Berlin, which is more communi-
cativc than Paris, says that the Ger
mans have made progress in the forest
of lie Petre near st. Mihiel and re-
ports the repulse of French attacks in
other sections from Champagne to AL
SAGE.
The Russian advance in the Car
pathians has now apparently come to
full stop, for reports from that re
gion speak only Of attempted attacks,
which were repulsed, both in the
mountains and in the direction of Stry
The Austro-G Germans have made an
outflanking effort to support this lat
ter movement 1t is stated from neu.
tral sources that the Austrians have
virtually evacuated Bukowina
British in Africa Lose.
Berlin supplies details, heretofore
lacking. of a British reverse in Ger
man East Africa in January, when "a
British force was defeated near Jas
sini and lost heavily in men and am
munition. The other colonial wars are
reported to be going well for the allies
progress being stea dily maintained in
kamerun and German Southwest
Africa.
The British have also had to deal
with raid against Indian territory
on the northern border of the Pessa-
wur valley. undertaken by four thous-
and men in command of a fanatical
Mullah. After few hours fighting in
which the British suffered seventy
casualties, the raiders were dispersed
In Mesopotamia the British are pur-
suing the defeated Turks and have oc-
cupied Nakahailah, from which place
the Turks fled last week. The Turks
are also being attacked from the Black
sea, the Russian fleet having again
been out and destroyed ten Turkish
supply vessels and bombarded Arzvah.
From every side comes news of the
activity of the air fleets. which have
been busy bomfardinS towns and mil
Hary stations behind the lines of the
n mi tauI I...
damaged the German airship hafbor
at Ghnnt