Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16
German Pursuit of Slavs Proceeding
at Rate of One Mile Instead
of Five, as Earlier
in War.
HE HINTS AT DRAFTING MEN
Asserts Enemy Have Shot Their
Bolt and that Allies in West
Ready for Anything.
CoUNTRY's RESPONSE SPLENDID

LOiNDONp StpNs 10 ne NeT-
mans appear almost to have shot
their bolt" said Earl Kitchener, sec
retary of war, today. Their ad-
vance in Russia, which at one time
averaged five miles day, has now
diminished TO less than one mile a
day.
Earl Kitchener's statement was made
in review OF the war in the House OF
Lords.
THE response OF the country's calls for
recruits has been little short OF marvel
Gus" he said. but the problem how 60
insure the field force being kept at full
strength Is engaging our close attention,
and will, hope, soon receive n practical
solution, j do not for one instant doubt
that whatever sacrifice may prove neoes-
sary will be undertaken cheerfully by our
people"
This was the only portion of Earl
Kitchener's speech which might be re
garded as reference TO the possibility
Of conscription.
Three million Men Enlist.
Mr., Asquith. In his speech I'm the House
of Commons, estimated that the weekly
gross expenditure henoeforth would not
! exceed e35, 100000, 1t was his opinion that
the new vote would carry the country
through TO the third week OF November.
These figures throw some light, In
money terms, on the contribution we arc
making to the war" he continued Il do
not wish to say even that we are doing
all we can. all we ought. but as at
tempts are constantly being made--with
whatever intention. but with the most
mischievous effect-to belittle and dis
courage our efforts. give some com
parisons between peace and war figures
since the outbreak of the war It will
be found an aggregate of not far short
of 100000 has enlisted in the army and
navy. Recruiting on the whole has kept
up well. but. / regret to say, In the last
few weeks has been falling off,"
Nearly MiIIion Making sheIIn,
Regarding the work Of the munition,
department, the premier said all that wa,
now necessary 10 complete this greaI
and necessary task was an adequate
supply OF labor, unskilled as much as
skilled. There was no field wherein
women could do more useful work. Tho
minister of munitions had established
twonty shell factories and eighteen more
were in course of construction. In all
7i5 controlled establishments were under
the department. In these factories, he
said, 10000 workmen were now en-
ployed, and the country had vastly ex.
ceeded any standard dreamed Of before
the war.
| Reviewing the military situation. Mr.
Asquith stated that in France and Elan,
ders the position of the British troop,
had been strengthened everywhere by
large reinforcements of men and munL
tioils and that there had been a consid
erablo extension of lines taken over from
the French.
Gains in DardaneIIes.
In the Dardanelles, he continued, tn,
British had made substantial gains
though they had not succeeded In dis
lodging the Turks from the crest of tn,
hills. The British now hold front o.
moro than twelve miles.
In the east Mr.. Asquith said the Rus
6isn army establishments Is unbroken
He asserted that the superiority Of tn,
Germans was only in artillery and tina
their objective was still far out of reach
| 'Iney succeedeu IN FORCING Dack TN
fine of our gallant allies with artiller!
and have taken several fortresses." n
continued. but all accounts show tina
the Russian retreat is being conduote'
in q mastery fashion and that the Rus
sian army Is still unbroken. The as
sumption OF supreme command by tn
czar is the most significant proof tina
could be given of the unalterable de
termination. from highest to lowest. o
the Russian people,"
No Change in West.
Regarding military operations the wa
secretary said:
For the last few months the front hel
by the allies in the west has been prac
tlcally unchanged. This does not mea
that there has been relaxation OF activ
work on the part OF the forces in tn
field. for the continuous local fightln
which has taken place all along the lin
has called for the display OF incessan
vigilance.
Meanwhile our positions have bee
much strengthened. not only by carefu
elaboration Of the system OF trench fort
fications that already existed, but by
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