The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-12
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, July 12,-Lord Kitchener
and Premier Asquith witnessed the
repuIse Of a German counter attack
against the British lines north Of
Ypres on July z, an "eye witness"
statement declared today.
From Ypres they were driven north.
ward to the Belgian front and confer
red with King Albert. In two days
| tour along the battle front Lord Kit.
chener inspected practically the whole
British expeditionary forces and some
French units.
GERMAN DEATH GAS.
lBy Wilbur S. Forrest, United Press
Staff correspondent.l
LONDON, June 25. (By mail to New
York. )-While the British war office
is figuring way to combat Germany s
newest weapon and probably some
form Of retaliation, London continues
to hear Of the effect on British SOL
diers Of the deadly gas fumes launch.
ed by the katser's men In northern
France.
! read letter received today from a
ought to know the truth" he added
describing the aeonies of twenty men
who were "gassed" at Hill so. He
in sitting position against the waIls
fighting for breath. He added:
"Their faces, arms and hands, were
a IL
mouths were open and their eaden.
glazed eyes protruded as they swayed
back and forth trying to draw suffi
cient air into their lungs to keep them
alive. It was the most appalling sight
those bIackened faces, struggling
struggling for life. There was prac.
tioaiIy nothing to. do for them.
"Thls gas, the doctor tells me fills
the lungs with watery frothy mat
ter which gradually Increases and
rises until II fills up the whole lungs
and comes to the mouth; then they
die. II 10 suffoeating, slow drowning
Eight OF those twenty men saw dice
Hast night and most OF the others
saw will die. 1t TO- without doubt the
most awful form Of scientific torture
| Not one Of these men saw In the
hospital has a scratch or wound.
"a German prisoner was captured
today with respirator In his pocket;
the pad was anaiyzed and found to
contain hyposuIphite Of soda, with one
per cent Of some other substance. TIE
Germans have said their gas pro.
duces rapid painless death. They
! lie. No torture could be worse than
to give them a dose Of their own gas"
TRAWLER is SUNK.
GRIMsBY, England, July 12.-The
crew Of the trawler Syrian sheIIed and
sunk in the North sea yesterday was
landed here today.
The Syrian was 175 ton trawier
owned by F. w. Robinson of Grimsby.
SPLIT IN THE CABINET.
LONDON, June 2.-Premier Asquith
II, commons this afternoon refused to
be drawn into discussion Of runors
Of dissension in the cabinet or a split
between Lord Kitchener and General
French over the ammunition question.
In reply to queries put by liberal MEM
bers he declared that any public dis
cussicn Of conduct Of the war "wouId
serve no good purpose at this time"
Notwithstanding this statement, sev-
eral members attempted to draw the
prime minister out on the controversy
between Minister Of Munitions Lloyd
George and viscount HaIdane, close
pereonaI friend Of Asquith who, It was
rumored, was to be given place In
the cabinet The premier was asked
pointedIy II he agreed with Lloyd
Georges criticism Of HaIdanS, con-
tained in an open letter that gave rise
to reports Of trouble in the coalition
cabinet.
~ have nothing to add to my for
mer statements" was his only reply.
Or. Addison said that es,266 skilled
workers had answered Lloyd Georges
appeal for voluntary enrolment for
duty In the munitions factories and
that the munition Is beginning to
show improvement.