The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-14
ENGLAND MAY TAKE STRONG.
MEASURES TO SECURE MEN
LIKELY To DEPART FROM
VOLUNTARY SYSTEM OF
ENLISTMENT
And Adopt Universal Service
Heavy Losses Make More Men
lmperative-French Victory.

LONDON. May -. 1880 p. m.-Vis-
count Haldane. lord high chancellor.
in the House OF Lords today init
mated that the government was con
sidering the necessity OF departing
from the voluntary system of military
enlistment and resorting to universal
service throughout the kingdom. For
the present. he said the hands OF the
war Office were full with the men they
possessed. but n might be necessary
10 reconsider the situation in the light
OF the Tremendous necessities with
which the nation was confronted
This appears TO confirm the idea
prevalent here that while recruiting
has been satisfactory. the very heavy
fighting which has been taking place
In Flanders. where the Germans have
for almost week been attacking
with the greatest violence the British
lines. shows that many more men will
be required II victory Is to be at
tanned.
Thus far the British troops. accord
ing to Field Marshal Sir John French.
have withstood ali the German on
flaughts. and while at times they have
been compelled to give some ground.
their counter attacks have brought
them back 20 the position from which
they started. However. this has been
costly business. for the German artil-
lery bombardmcnt has been very Sc
we're and counter attacks are always
] followed by heavy casualty lists.
In their attempt Of October and No
yember last to reach Calais the Ger
mans eootir usd tAsir ,fsaeks for six
weeks. but the allied force was much
weaker then and the Germans were
not in the position of having to meet
counter offensives as they now have
/ to the north OF Arras, in the Woeyre
and a. other points along the western
I front.
important Action.
OF these the most important ap-
pears TO be that which the French are
carrying out from Arras to the point
, where their line joins the British and
in which they continue to meet with
unvarying success. They report again
the capture-which the Germans ad-
mit-Of very strongly fortified posi-
tions and one road az least which the
Germans have been using TO bring up
reinfOrcements 10 their positions near
La Bassee. Therefore II is believed
here that the French successes Will
tighten the pressure which the Ger
AAeho NA' bAAhAAhN W btdI on lut
British around Ypres.
In eastern Galicia. the Russians as
sert that rs . result of their new Of
fensiyc the Austrians have com
menced a disorderly retreat Fighting
continues in Courland and in Tire
neighborhoOd OF the Neimen river.
Another battleship. the Goliath. the
third that the British have lost since
! the attack on the Dardanellcs began.
has been torpedOed blythe Turks, and
OF the crew OF ZOO or more only lS0.
including 20 officers. we're saved.
I While the Goliath was an old YES
sci she was very useful for the wori,
to which she had been assigned and
the loss in men D. serious
There b. some consolation to the
I British people in other news from
the Dardanelles. that British sub
marine. in a daring dash through the
straits into the sea Of MarmOra. tor.
Dedoed two Turkish gunbOat- and a
large transport This probably q. the
submarine which the Turks thought
they had sunk but which apparently
succeeded IN Eetting back through
the mine -trewn psssage.