Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-22
ASQUITH IN VIGOROUS CALL ID
 ARMS
Long Awaited Statement of AL lies Military POsitionDeliVered By British Premier in House of Commons.
NoN-C0MMlTTAL CONCERNING
 QUESTION OF C0NSCRlPTlON
John Redmond Filings BOmbWhen
 He Declares NatiOnaliStS Op-
 posed to COnSCriptiOn; Dillon ! Plays Military Leaders.

LONDON. Dec. 21.-In connection with the introduction to supplement r.ry estimates" providing an increase m numerical strersth of the British army from three to four millions Pre- mier Asouith made his long expected statement on the Allies military posi- tion i'm the House of Commons. He |dertared that although the lighting forces of the various theatres num- Der more than million and a quarter lthe war. demands were such as nee assitated calling the Empires recruit abIe maximum" He did not place himself on record for or against com scripton. Referring to Derby scheme he said the cabinet was con sidering Derbys report He indicated another chance would be given those who have not yet responded.
 Asouith said: Those who have been disposed to hang back may now seize the opportunity set them by the mass of their fellow cOunrymen He
 said the Dardanelles refinement was taken on advices of General Munro and Earl Kitchener He praised the withdrawal. which he said was accom- pIished with the loss of a relatively small proportion of stores and very few guns and men. Total casualties which seems almost incredible, in the
 whole operation were two from mill tarv and one of the naval force wound ed
 John Redmond, al the close Of As uuiths speech. flung bombs by decIai- .ng .bat rn4 Nationalists were opposed to conscripuon by every means m their power. "Whats the use Of send ing more troops Co be led by men Ike those responsible for Sulva Bay An|a' fauures9 9" asked John Dillon.
 Summing up the government war nolicy Asouith said. Tn order to win
 we want an adequate supply of tram ed men to reinforce and augment the army in the field. We want next an ever growing supply of munitions. we
 want further such stewardship or e.
 conomic resources of the country as
 to enable us 10 carry to the end or inc financial burden which we our selves must bear and our al'ieS' Claim British Disaster.
 Turco-German sources contradlcl tbe claims of the British regarding the GaUipoIi withdrawal These dispatch
 es claimed enormous British losses
 on the seddul Bahr front and the cap , ture of an immeasurable amount or , booty at Sulva and Anzac,
 From the Turkish account li ap'
 nears inc British were aided by heavy foe. while terrific British attacks from the Seddul Bahr position, which
 was not abandoned, provided diver ion. There has been renewed acuvily
 of British submarines in Turkish wal CTS.
 Athens reports that a British sub marine sunk the German steamer Le ros and several other craft in the Sea
 of Marmora The situation on the
 Gree frort is tranquil The proposed
 entry of the Bulgarians into Greece with the German army is at present inc subject of diplomatic parleys al Athens. The Greek public is keenN aroused Results Of the Greek elec :, tons are interpreted by the press as favorable to former Premier Nenize los. It is declared returns indicate
 that nearly nine tenths of the elector , ate followed the adherents of Nenize 7. los by refusing to go to the polls.