The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-02-20
ENGLAND ABOUT
READY To FIGHT
TEN BILLION DOLLARS NEEDED
TO CONTINUE FIGHT FOR
CURRENT YEAR.
ONLY 1-3 or RESOURCES TOUCHED
Lloyd-oeorge Hints Of Additional
Help.-other Nations Expected
TO Join In Effort 70 over.
wheln Germany.

against Germany, Austria and Tur.
key W 10 the present time have
thrown only third Of their strength
into the field. To maintain this force
and 10 brirs .n- remaining two-thirds
into action Will cost 100000 900
pounds o0O.OOO.OOU during the
current year.
This announcement was made In
the house Of commons by David
Ll0ydGeorge, chancellor Of the e1.
chequer, nrst lord Of the admiralty.
gave the British public perhaps a
closer view OF the machinery behind
the great struggle than any that has
been afforded since the outbreak OF
IN. war.
Mr. Churchill declared amid cheer.
Ing that Great Britain finally had de.
cided to clamp on every ounce OF sea
pressure TO choke on Germauys food
supply In retaliation for the Germa.
submarine policy, while Mr.. Lloyd
George drew additional cheering By
a reference 10 loans TO countries
which he sail he expected 10 throw
In their lot with the allies. These
Countries the chancellor did not
name. II was the hrst time that a
reference was made IN parliament OF
such expectations.
The announcement OF the govern
ments decision with relation to Ger.
many's food supply came almost co
I et.NH 81.
dispatches from the United States
one saying that Count Won Bernstorn.
the German ambassador had informed
the Washington government that Ger
many was willing TO abandon her sub
marine policy provided Great Britain
ceased interfering with cargoes OF
foodstuns and the other saying that
he again had advised neutral ship
ping to avoid those waters which Ger
many had declared would become
dangerous war zone three days hence.
Allies Not Pinehed.
Mr.. Lloyd-George gave the details
| Of the financial arrangement OF the
/ allies as they were decided on at the
| Pars conference OF the British. French
and Russian ministers OF finance and
put into round figures what hereto
fore had beon guessed, the remark
able increase in the productivity and
efficiency Of the Russian people By
the prohibition OF the sale OF vodka.
/ This productivity and efficiency he
placed as high as 90 per cent.
Great Britain. the chancellor Of the
eXchequer said. had resources which
would last for fiye years and France
perhaps sufficient for three years.
MIR. Lloyd.George paid tribute to the
burden that France at present is bear
Ing and gave a pledge that the allies
would stand by Belgium financially un.
| Ill the time for the settlement came
Mr.. Churchill disclosed for the first
| time the total naval losses as the re
suit Of the war. These. he said. were
upward Of five thousand officers and
men, majority OF them victims OF
submarines.
To Use Full Naval Force.
Concerning submarines Mr.. Church.
Ill outlined what Great Britain pur.
posed to do as a counter to the Ger
man policy. In view Of what he STYLED
piracy and murder Mr. Churchill |
said 1t was incumbent on Great Britain
for the first time to apply the full
force Of her naval power formal
declaration to this effect, he said, |
would be made forthwith.
Netherlands Protests German Decree.
The Hague.-The Netherlands has
maintained the strictest neutrality by
presenting notes of protest at the |
same moment to Germany and Great
Britain regarding the acts OF these
governments in respectively declaring
a war zone OF the waters around the
British Isles and In using neutral
flags.
There has been much discussion OF
the dangers TO be encountered in the
North Sea and Dutch shipping is men.
aced more than that OF any one neu.
trail nation, owing TO the large mum.
ber OF Dutch vessels passing through
the English channel on the voyage to
the Dutch Indies. Dutch shippers ap,
pear determined not Co change their
schedules and the ships viii proceed
OYER the usual routes although with
precautions in order to make their
nationality clear.
carranza Keeps In the Llmellsht.
Washington. - The situation has
been further complicated by the de-
cree OF General Carranza that none
Of his subordinate military chiefs
shall discuss diplomatic questions.
This deprives the diplomatic corps at
Mexico City of the privilege of deal.
ing with General obregon or the de
tacto authorities In Mexico City. Prac-
ucally all the foreign diplomatic rep
resentatiyes in Mexico City have been