Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-27
PREPARING FOR A SWEEP
KitcheneTs Great Army Concentrating
for a Grand Campaign.

When the loss of the transport
steamship Royal Edward by subma-
rine attack was announced by Eng
land a few days ago, with the further
statement that possibly a thousand Of
the soldiers who had embarked upon
this transport were lost, it was newt
able that the British censors should
permit some limitations to be made
public of a fact concerning which In
ternational %financiers of New York
have had for some time knowledge
c~onfidentially impaired. One of the
London newspapers, when commenting
upon the loss Of the Royal Edward,
stated, on Wednesday of last week,
that Great Britain Is to be c%ongratu-
lated that this Is the first occasion up
on which it has been necessary
to report disaster Of this kind. When
it is known, as 1t must soon be-, that
there have sailed from Great Britain
more than 2,00C,0 600 troops which have
been safely landed then it will be I'M
derstood how excellent has been the
skill and capacity Of the British navy
in guarding and conveying its troops.
Early last week information was
furnished by n or two of the leading
international financiers which not
only serves to explain the use to which
Great Britain Is putting its stipend
Gus loan made a few weeks ago, but
also the necessity for Great Britain to
provide facilities in the United States
Whereby her enormous obligations up
on current accounts can be met.
This information states, first, that
in Flanders Great Britain had, early
in July, an army Of approximately
ESQ., 600 men. This army Is distin-
guished in name and character from
the army which Lord Kitchener has
been occupied for more than a year in
recruiting, drilling and equipping and
making thoroughly effective for cam
paign service. BY the first Of July,
Kitchener, working with a secrecy
which was marvellous, in the view of
men Of finance, had recruited, drilled
and thoroughly equipped an army
which is known as Kitchener'S army
and which In numbers Is approximate
ly three million men. This enumera-
ton does not include the British army
of $50, 900 men which Is now in F1an-
ders. These troops have been trans
ported and are now being transported
across the channel and many times in
as great numbers as 10000 men a
day. This movement Of troops has
been accomplished not only with great
secrecy, but also with absolute safe
ty. The international financiers speak
Of 1t as possibly the finest and certain
" the greatest record eve made of the
movement by transports. Not even in
Great Britain, excepting in govern
ment circles and probably in some OF
the newspaper offices, has there been
any knowledge Of this stupendous
movement. 1t Is spoken Of here as the
army which Lord Kitchener had in
-.-l ~ H. --4o ronnrfn1 fn hove
said at the beginning Of the war that
hostilities would not end until at least
IS months had passed. OF course,
there is no knowledge excepting that
possessed by Kitchener himelf and his
government Of the disposition which
is to he made of these troops. But
the inference Is strong that so great
an army as that, if it be well equipped
and possess munitions in plenty, will
not remain idle. There are some hints
which lead to a suspicion that a great
general movement may begin some
time in September. That, however,
would probably depend upon circum-
stances. To maintain an army OF
this kind; not merely thoroughly
equipped, but with adequate supplies
Of food, will compel Great Britain to
continue her purchases Of food sup
plies in the United States throughout
the fall. Doubtless it is with intent
to facilitate payments for these pur-
chases, as well as payment for pur-
chases now under way that Great
Britain looks upon it as inevitable that
some method be adopted-either a
great credit or the shipment of large
amounts of gold and Of securities-by
means of which payments can be
made.--Holland's New York Letter.