Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-21
England Will Not Force
Men To Arms: Is Sat
isficd As 1t Is.
HOUSE OF COMMONS
DEBATE ON LIQUOR
Leaving Intoxicants Alone
Is Personal Matter,
Ministers Say.

T ONDON. April 20.-9:SO p. m.)
IL With cabinet ministers IN
the house of commons and the house
OF lords subjected to a rapid fire Of
questions, and Premier Asquith de-
livering speech to the armament
workers at New Castle tonight. the
British public expected that many Of
the questions on which information
was desired would be cleared up. But
the ministers were not much moro
communicative than usual
No indication was given as to the
government plan for dealing with the
drink question, which Mr.. Asquith did
not even mention in his speech. This
was devoted to an appeal to the work.
irsmen. who, he declared. had not
been slack. to use every effort to in
crease the supply Uf war munitions
Members Of the house Of commons
who sought Information were in
formed that they would have to wait
for the government statement and
thev therefore devoted their time to
disc ussing the proposal that intoxicat-
ing liquors should be barred from the
house of commons refreshment room
but being unable to agree on this
question they postponed the debate,
The consensus of opinion among the
members was that abstention from
drink was personal matter and that
prohibition of the sale of liquor in the
refreshment where only one dollars
worth was sold during two days last
week. could not have much effect.
Don't Favor CONSUMPTION.
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 bellev-
ing that the war would be more sue
Ccssfully prosecuted thereby, and
added that Earl Kitchener, secretary
Of war. was much gratitied with the
response to his appeal for volunteers.
In the house of lords, Earl CurzOn
tried to get further information re-
specting the operations in Mesopota-
mia 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
ernment, saying that the military au
thorities were opposed to giving in
formation until reports were received
from the generals on the ground
Everything, however, had been told of
the battles in MesOpotamia.
Lord Lucas, who answered for the
Ct tlonies. said that no fighting had
taken place in Nyassa-and since the
Germans were defeated in September,
while in northern Kamerun, the Brit
ish and French forces were dealing
with the German stronghold. Along
the remainder Of the frontier there
were many minor engagements and
considerable losses had been inflicted
on tine Germ1ns.
African Victory.
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
CT Keetmanshop, which Is a German
tasc In the southern part of the COL
ony. Further details also were pub
lished today Of the British capture Of
Hill so. near Ypres. Severe fighting
In which both sides suffered heavy
losses took place at this point. The
t1TltiSn SVCCcSS 10 utCMISu w iViu
Marshal French to be an important
one, as II gives the British guns COM
mand Of considerable area occupied
by the Germans and paves the way
for an attack on the passages OF the
Lys, 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 OF
Importance have taken place.
In the eastern zone the Russians
have been busy rcpulsing Austro- Ger
man attacks in the direction of Stry
and to the southeast of Lupkow pass,
and have themselves captured another
height on the eastern ROszanka chain
Of the Carpathians.
HerOism Of Britishcrs.
The British admiralty reports brill
liant "cutting out" operation In the
Dardanelles. Young officers and sea-
! men from the British ships volun-
tcered for the dangerous task OF de-
stroyInE the submarine ELS, which
stranded under the Turkish guns and
which II WAS essential should not fall
into the hands Of tho Turks. They
did their work well and all that waf
left OF the craft was tangled mass
Of iron. from which the Turks are moi
likely 10 learn any Of the SECRETS OF
the latest British submarines. Al
though the plucky crews In their little
hoate we're subjected to heavy IRE
I 1hey escaped with the loss Of one man