The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-12-23
ENGLAND CALLS
MILLION MEN
HOUSE COMMONS AGREES AFTER
ALL NIGHT SESSION.
RUSSIAN VICTORY QUESTIONED
Onconfirmed Reports Say They Have
Stormed and Taken Bulgarian
Stronghold. Forces concen.
tratine at SaIoniki.

tratine at SaIoniki.
! London, Dec. 22-After night of
the most heated debate in months,
! the House of Commons at 5: 80 this
morning agreed to pass the govern
ments bill calling for a million more
men to the British colors. This will
make the number of recruited British
since the beginning of the war over
| four million,the largest army England
ever put into service. With these
men the government intends to
strike for decisive victories in every
theatre OF the war and end the con-
fict within another year. Before
midnight the arguments became yio-
lent in the house. The shock of the
first attack finally passed away and
at midnight many of the men were
asleep in their chairs.
Russian Success Rumored.
London, Dec. 22.-Unconfirmed re-
ports that the Russians have captur.
ed the seaport Varna of the Bulgar.
ians aroused excitement here today.
The report, however, was accepted
with the greatest reserve. No men
tion was made of the bombardment
of Varna in the Petrograd official
statement telegraphed here last
night. Dispatches from Roumania
and Athens reported the Russians
violently shelled Varna and feet
accompanied by 16 heavily ladened
transports was there. A dispatch to
the Chronicle reported the capture of
Varna, filed at noon yesterday, one
day later than the message reaching
here by wire. 1t is stated the city is
in ruins.
Victory an Important One.
neutral consul telegraphed the
news to the Chronicle. IF the Ath-
ems report is true, the Russians have
begun the invasion of Bulgaria by
thanking attacks causing the imme-
date withdrawal of the Bulgarians
from the Greek frontier. Such
movement, would make a radical
change in the Bulgarian fighting. II
would break up Teutonic communities.
tions with Constantinople."
Concentrating at saIoniki.
Berlin (via wireless to Sayville),
Dec. 22.-British troops withdrawn
from the Dardanelles were sent to
Saloniki, according to an Athens re.
port to the Cologne Gazette. Near.
ands lnbros, Pendes and Lemnos, the
island bases of the operations at the
Dardanelles. They are being sent to
Saloniki. The troops were very dis
contented and at the Island Inbros
they mutinied. 1t was reported five
or six officers of the general staff
were killed. The troops were finally
quieted by the promise that they
would be reinforced in a short time.
Report of Victory.
London, Dec. 22.-The Daily Chron-
icle reports the capture of Varna,
Bulgarias chief Black Sea port by the
Russians. 1t says the bombardment
of the Russians silenced the Bulgar-
ian guns and laid the town in ruins.
The garrison suffered heavily
The Russians then, according to the
report, landed infantry and artillery
without loss and in sufficient force to
hold the town against Bulgarian at
tack.
Another Russian Victory
London, Dec. 22.-lt is announced
from Teheran, according to dispatch
received here from the Petrograd
semi official news agency that the
Russians have occupied the town OF
Kun, eighty miles southwest of Te-
heran, after great battle.
Turkish krupp Works Destroyed
Copenhagen, Dec. 22.-The National
Tidende prints a statement by a Dane
from Constantinople, that the Krupp
works outside Constantinople have
been destroyed by bombs dropped by
British airmen.
Hungaria Would Make Concession.
By Carl w. Alderman, United Press
Staff correspondent, Berlin, via AM
sterdam, Dec. 22.-Hungary is willing
to pledge Russia that the Dardanelles
will always remain open for Russian
commerce as a condition of peace.
Count Albert Apponyi, leader of the
opposition party in the Hungarian
parliament, made this statement to
the United Press in an interview at
Budapest. He is important not only
because of his dominating position,
but because he occupies place am
ong the International Peace Leaders.
Gen. Monro Succeeds French.
London, Dec. 22-General Homo.
the British commander at the Darda,
nelles, has been appointed to the
British. First army in France to sue
coed Sir Douglas Haig, who becomes