Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-19
KITCHENER URGES
USE OF GASES; ASKS
FOR 100000 MORE
Field Marshal Tells Commons Brit.
ish Should Retaliste with
Poison Fumes in War.
fare.
TROOPS MUST BE PROTECTED
Secretary Sure Country in Few
Months Will Be in shape Re.
garding Munitions,
GOOD NEWS FROM GALL1POL1

LONDON. May 1s.---secretsry For
war Kitchener stated in the House
Of Lords that the British and French
governments felt that the allied
troops must be adequately protected
against poisonous gases by the en-
ployment OF similar methods. These
would remove the enormous and un-
iustiflabie advances which must
otherwise exist.
''The Germans" said Lord Kitcheuer.
have persisted In the use OF these
ssphyxiating gases whenever the wind
favored or other opportunity occurred,
and his majesty's government no less
than the French government feel that
our troops must be adequately protected
by the employment OF similar methods
20 as 10 remove tho enormous and un-
justlfiable disadvantage which must
exist for them II vo tako no steps to
meet on his own ground the enemy who
II responsible for tho introduction OF this
pernicious practice"
Wants aOO, 900 Moro.
Lord Kitchener said he wanted so0.oOo
more recruits 20 form new armies.
He expressed bIs confidence that IN the
very near future the country would he
in a satisfactory position with regard 10
the supply Of ammunition.
The news from the GaIIipou peninsnIa.
In other words the pardsnelles, was
thoroughly satisfantory. EarI Kitchener
declared.
Earl Kitchener gave a general review
OF the situation IN the war 1onea before
the House OF I,or5s adjourned for The
whit suntide holidays speaking Of the
German attack on the allied front near
Ypres. parl Kitchener said:
.In this attack the enemy emploved
vast quantities OF poisonous Raaes and
our soldiers ana our French allies wern
utterly unprepared no4 thin 6,al,ol,onl
method OF attack. which undoubteal,, had
been carefully pfapatea''
Bari Kitchener AZ thie nolnt announced
the determination Of the allies 10 r.aort
to similar methods 81 warfaTA
| The secretary vpoks az the srallantrzy Of
the Canadian diviesonl when defondeS ~
position tenaciousiy kotwithstandlnr the
poIs8dSfs filfisk d 4 = !. "a
| tsafsfrihg t6 the offensive iy,over,stts
row ia prcsrsss In La Bassoa ana the
Arras region. Eafi Kituhener said:
:. a., a. '.sns .sus. osi'Vsrsu ~ ~ our icrSes
same Immediate success. owing 10 the
elaborate aY4unaesnarta @nnadag nv, , tbe
! Germans % defend tlyeir sIlreu after the
experience At Neuvo chapelIe. but ON
the night Of May IS. ty a, renewed effort,
the British forces drove back the enemy
on a front Of approximately two miles for
q considerable distance, and captured
from 600 20 80 prisoners. This action
also Is proceeding and we hope that IN
conformity with the French operations
II viii achieve important results.
| The offensive operations" the secretary
Tor war continued. against the trenches
OF the enemy. have demanded enormous
Iexpenditures ir ammunition"
hercrrirg to the delay in production OF
ammunition, Earl Kitchener remarked:
an eonudent that In the near future
we snali oe saustectory position
'n ,esssd 70 tne SUPPLY OF these shells
An 'nese recent oilensive operations
.s us n.nusu, v.. OUT i1sses ana tnose o.
our armies have accomplished has neces.
Stated great sacrifices and the spirit
ana morale OF our troops have never beer
higher than at the present moment