Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-16
Countless Millions to Be
Used by England to Sup
plement the Army.
OTHER COUNTRIES
TO JOIN ENGLISH
France at Present Is Bear
ing the Brunt of the Bit
ter Fighting.

ONDON, Feb. l6,-lO:lO y. MI
IL The countries fighting against
Germany Austria and Turkey up to
the present time have thrown only
a third of their strength into the
field. To maintain this force and to
bring the remaining two-thirds into
action will cost two billion pounds
10000, ,OOO,OOO) during the current
year
This announcement was made In
the house of commons today by
David Lloyd George, chancellor Of the
eNchequer, who with Winston Spencer
Churchill, first lord of the admiralty,
gave the British public perhaps n
closer view of the machinery behind
the great struggle than any that has
been afforded since the outbreak OF
the war.
Mr.. Churchill declared, amid cheer
ing, that Great Britain finally had de-
cided to clamp on every ounce OF sea
pressure to choke off Germany's food
supply In retaliation for the German
submarine policy. while Mr.. Lloyd
George drew additional cheering by
reference to loans to countries
which, he said, he expected to throw
! In their lot with the allies. These
countries the chancellor did not name.
II was the first time that a reference
was made in parliament of such eXpec-
tations.
The announcement OF the govern
ment's decision with relation to Ger
many's food supplies came almost CO.
incidentally with the receipt Of two
dispatches from the United States, one
saying that Count Won Bernstorff. the
German ambassador, had informed the
Washington government that Germany
was willing to abandon her submarine
policy provided Great Britain ceased
interfering with cargOes Of foodstuffs
and the other saying that he again
had advised neutral shipping TO avoid
those waters which Germany had de-
clared would become a dangerous war
zone three days hence.
Prohibition Increases Efficiency.
Mr.. Lloyd George gave the details
OF the financial arrangements OF the
allies as they were decided on at the
Paris conference Of the British,
French and Russian ministers of fl
nance. and put into round figures
what heretofore had been guessed
the. remarkable increase i'm the pro-
ductlvity and efficiency Of the Rus
sian people by the prohibition OF the
sale Of vodka. This productivity and
efficiency he placed as high as fifty
per cent.
Great Britain, the chancellor Of the
eNchequer said. had resources which
would last for five years. and France
perhaps sufficient for three years
Mr.. Lloyd George paid tribute 10
the burden that France at present Is
bearing, and gave a pledge that the
allies would stand by Belgium flnan-
cially until the time for the settlement
came
Mr.. Churchill disclosed for the first
time the total naval losses az the re-
suit OF the war. These he said were
upwards Of five thousand officers and
men, majority OF them victims OF
submarines
oncerning submarines Mr.
Churchill outlined what Great Britain
purposed to do as a counter TO tho
German policy In view OF what ho
styled piracy and murder" Mr..
Churchill said II was incumbent on
Great Britain for the first time to
apply the full force" Of her naval
power. A formal declaration TO this
effect, he added, would be made
forthwith.
Lloyd -GeorgcS Statement.
The chancellor Of the exchequer,
David Lloyd-George, In statement
before the house Of commons said:
For the year ending December 81
next the aggregate expenditure Of tho
allies will not be far from 10000
100000 $4,000, ,000, 00O,. The British
empire will spend considerably more
than either OF our two great allies,
probably from one hundred TO one
hundred and fifty million puonds
more than the highest figures spent
by the other two great allies.
We have to recruit a new army:
we have 10 maintain a tNge navy: We
are paying liberal separation allow
ances; we have TO bring troops from
the end OF the eartr; we have TO wage
war not merely in Europe. but I'm Asia,
in North. East and South Africa.
I'VE could pay for our huge eX-
snditure on the war for five years.
allowing a substantial sum for ,de-
probation. out OF the proceeds Of our
investments abroad. France could
carry on the war for two or three
years at least out OF the proceeds OF
her investments abroad and both
countries would still have something
TO spare to advance to their allies.
Only One-third Under Flag.
This is a most important consider
alton at the present moment The
allies are fighting the whole modified
strength OF Germany with perhaps
less than one-third OF their own