The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-09
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PRETORIA, July 9~-Generai Botha
/ commanding the British forces In
South Africa, has accepted tho sur
render Of the entire German foroe In
Southwest Africa, It was officially an
nounced today. Hostiilties have ceas
ed.
The German forces In Southwest
| Africa consisted Of about $4,000 mon
at the beginning Of the war. General
Botha began an offensive against the
German colony embracing 322, ,45C
square miles, last fall with about 90.
900 men. His capture Of Wlndhoek
capital Of the colony, was announced
few weeks ago.
| Most of the country is barren, put
the German government had begun ex,
perime ntinq in most fertile portions.
SET SHIP ON FIRE..
COPENHAGEN, July 9.-The Dan.
ish schooner Ellen bound for Liver
pool with cargo Of lumber, was halt
ed in the North sea and set afire by
a German submarine, members Of her
crew reported on their arrival at Hell
sinsforth today.
KITCHENER SPEAKS.
LONDON, July e.-Lord Kitchener
received tremendous popular ovation
when he appeared at Guild hall this
afternoon and addressed great mass
meeting. Crowds almost equal In
size TO coronation throngs lined the
route from the war office to tho hall
and cheered as "k. K" in undress
blue uniform, motored to the scene Of
the meeting, without an escort.
The hall itself was packed an hour
before the war lord arrived and a
crowd Of $4,000 jammed the streets
outside. The throngs were held back
by city and territorial regiments and
many men from the trenches were In
the lines.
Lord kitchener plunged almost i'm
mediately Into discussion Of Eng
lands needs In the war.
"The recruiting situation Is i'm
measurabIy better than It was ten
months ago." he said, "but let me en-
phasIze the fact that we need men
more men-stiIl more men. Make no
mistake-this war will be long ona."
/. Kitchener interposed In his address
a tribute to "the gallant work Of. tho
Canadians In Fianders," that started
an outburst Of cheers.
While the war lord was speaking,
hundreds eof recruiting sereeants
worked through, the crowds outside
the hall and In a few minutes had se-
cured hundreds Of enIistments. Inside
the hall were Ambassador Page and
many other diplomats.
"Our position today is as serious as
at the beginning Of the war;" con-
tinued Lord Kitchener. 1.-THE AustraI-
ians and New ZeaIanders at the Da--
daneIIes have performed brilliant
feats Of arms. South Africa is offering
large forces to the empire. It be-
hooves every EngIishnran to do his
duty"
LINER ToRPEDoED.
HULL, Eng, July 9.-The Wilson
liner Guido was torpedoed and sunk
Off North Scotland today. Her crew
was saved.
..- A NEW SPLIT.
LONDON, July "a new spIIt in
the British cabinet was forecasted to.
day. by the Daily Chronicle which in
timated that either Lloyd George or
Lord Kitchener will resign.
The Chronicle hinted that the res
gnation Of Gen. Won Donop, master
general Of ordnance under Kitchener,
1as been demanded by Lloyd George
n his campaign to speed up tho
production of ammunition. kitch-
.ner, the Chronicle intimated, will
.esist the attempt to force Won Donop
out.
The NorthcIiffe newspapers decIar-
ID today that an attempt is being
made to return to the cabinet. Wis.,
count HaIdane, a close personal friend
# Premier Asquith, who was attack
ID recently because of his alleged
toward Germany.
RUSSIAN SHIP SUNK.
LONDON, July 9.-The 2,716 ton |
Russian steel bark Marion Liehtbody,
pound from Val paraIeo for England,
vas torpedoed yesterday off the coast .
# Ireland. Her crew was saved.
FOUR SHIPS SUNK.
LONDON, July e.-Three vessels
IRE known to have been sunk by Ge-
nan submarines around the British
sIes in the last twenty-four hours
md fourth, with a crew Of nine men.
8 missing and presumed to have been
ent to the bottom.
\nna, bound from Archangei to Hull,
vas landed at Peterhead today, the
Anna having been torpedoed yester-
lay. The British trawIer Resto, from
srimsby was given up as lost this
fternocn.