New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
BRITAIN MOVES
100000 MEN
FOR NEW DRIVE
Attack on Germans to Be-
gin in August Reporter
Private Predicts.
tFrom /. Special Correspondent Of The Tribune.

London, July 10.-"The great Brit
ish advance will begin about the first
of August and England will then make
her great throw in the war;" was the
confident declaration to-day of one Of
Kitchener's newest army, man
equipped with information, although
he is only private. A year ago he
was a newspaper correspondent, as
we'll known in New York as in Lon
don, although now he is merely a man
in the ranks Of the Royal Fusiliers.
I'VE are off to the front next
Wednesday (July 1D," he went on,
"and we are almost the first of the
new force. Kitchener's great army of
1000 900 men is at last on the way.
Within a couple Of weeks after that
there will be another 100000 British
troops in France"
A glance at the speaker would con-
vince one that he was the very type
of man needed for an officer. But he
thought differently.
Eager to Reach Front.
81, and many like me-" he said,
want to get to the front and in the
midst of the fighting as soon as we
can. We don't want TO wear the stars
Of an officer and train recruits in some
hole fifty miles outside the world. Us
for France! q.
"This is the great move" he con-
tinued. eve are in London now for
two or three days farewell leave.
Then away we go. and if the Germans
are about to try to make the great
smash for Calais, we shall be there in
| time"
This Kitchener soldier was telling
the real truth. For two weeks past,
although no word has been allowed by
the censor to be sent abroad, mighty
preparations have been going on
throughout England to get the main
body Of Kitchener's army out Of Eng
land by July 20. These plans have
been in readiness for the past three
months and the departure of the Cor
don Highlanders for Flanders on July
4 was the match laid to the train.
These troops now departing include
all those who enlisted between the
outbreak OF the war and last January.
The remainder stay behind as reserves
No man is going out who has had less
than six months of training. The re-
naming million will serve to fill up
the reserves. "The larger the army,
the greater the number of reserves
necessary" is Kitchener's motto.
Training Centres Deserted.
For the moment, Aldershot, Sails
bury Plain and all the great training
centres are deserted. They will be
reserved for the new recruts-cOm-
pulsory or otherwse-expected as soon
as the National Register. half-threat
to compulsion,- is completed. Mean
while those left in Kitchener's army
are training harder than ever.
Nothing has awakened Britain to the
needs imposed by this war more than
the present sudden and great move
ment Of troops. The men are not like
those of the old regular army, which
was drawn mainly from the poorest
classes Of the community, and whose
departure meant little TO the life Of
the nation at large. The present
forces are composed of men Of every
class, although the middle classes pre-
dominate, and when they 20 they will
take the hearts of half Of England
with them.
On all sides, physically and men
tally, they are acknowledged to form
the best great body of troops that has
ever left the shores Of Britain. Even
carping staff officers from the War OF
fee cannot find one word 70 say against
them.
This is England's last great throw
in the war" repeated the private in
I Epoiifara