The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-12-23

today granted an increase of one mil
lion men in the British army, bring
ing up it's strength on paper to four
million men. With the increase come
changes in higher commands, Lieut..
enant-General Robertson, chief OF
the general staff, having been recall.
ed from France to become chief OF
the imperial staff in London in place
of Lieutenant-General Murray, who
| is about to receive an important com
mand.
These changes are accepted here
is indicating closer cooperation
among the allies in the conduct OF
military operations on the western
front.
Germany After Greece.
The Teutonic powers are represent
ed as taking full advantage of the
moral effect produced by the with
drawal of the. British forces from
Gallipoli peninsula and to be attempt
ing once more to swing Greece and
Rumania TO their side in the Balkan
Operations.
II the news of the bcmbardment of
Varna is correct, Russia is losing no
time in an attempt to forestall these
efforts. From several sources, all un-
official, London has heard of the
bombardment of the Bulgarian port.
Various dispatches state that the
Russian warships were accompanied
'by a fleet of transports which, ac-
cording to morning papers, already
has landed sufficient force to hold
the town.
More British to. Saloniki.
Berlin, Germany.-The Cologne
Gazette reports that the British
troops which have been stationed on
islands in the eastern Mediterranean
have been withdrawn to be sent to
Saloniki.
The Overseas News agency says:
The Cologne Gazette publishes a
dispatch from Athens stating that
nearly all of the British troops have
left the Imbros and Tenedos Islands
and will be sent to Saloniki.
The troops on Imbros island were
much disconnected. Some of the
troops mutinied and five or six Off
GERS of the general staff are reported
to have been killed. Finally the
troops were remoed after they had
been promised that numerous rein
forcements would be sent"
Redmond Raps War Leaders.
London, England. AS
quith made his long expected speech
on the Allies military positions in
the House of Commons yesterday in
connection with the introduction of a
supplementary estimate" providing
for the raising of the numerical
strength of the British army from
three million men to four million
Although the premier did not put
himself on record either for or
against CONSUMPTION, John Redmond
at the close of Mr.. Asquith's speech
flung bomb shell by declaring that
the Nationalists would propose con-
scription. John Dillon followed with
an arraignment of the British war
leadership.
"What is the use of sending out
moro troops to be led by men like
those responsible for the subla Bahr
and Anzac failures?"
The premier's statement of the
need of the army for every fit man.
included warm tribute to the over
seas soldiers
Air Raids Help Enlistment
George o. Grady, member Of par
lament from East Leeds and men,
Der of the Joint recruiting station
under Lord Derby, told the members
of parliament how the German arr
raids had increased the enlistments
at the recruiting stations in England.
In the week previous to the first
air raid on London the enlistments
totaled 1877 and up until the first of
November the enlistment rate had
proved far from satisfactory.
AS a result of the raids the enlist
ment figures rose in one week to
$4,000 men. The high water mark
was reached when 376,O00 men en-
listed in one day and during later
week over .. million men were en-
rolled. Recruiting stations have ta-
ken in over 2,50O,0OO.
Russians Capture Varna.
London, England. - The Daily
Chronicle reports the capture OF
Varna, Bulgaria's chief Black Sea
mort by the Russians If save fhn