Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-10
Parliament Grants Government
Power to Take Over Control
of Entire Engineering Trade
Of the Country,
ENORMOUS QUANTITIES
OF MUNITIONS NEEDED
Struggles on BattIetrontS Show
Little Change Though Fight
ing Is of Most Sanguinary
Character
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London, March G0.4b u. MI
The house of commons gave the
government today authority 10 take
over the control of the entire engu-
eering trade of the country AMI 10
place it under a combined manage
mont for the purpose Of increasing
the output Of munitions OF war The
defense of the realm act passed at
the outbreak OF the war gave the
government power to take and oXer-
else control over works whore war
materials were being actually made.
I David Lllyd-George. the chancellor OF
the eXchcqaer, on behalf Of the gov
ernmcnt today asked that the control
/ of manufactures Ice extended to works
which were capable Of being used for
that purpose.
Granted unanimously.
This power was granted unanimoua-
/ ly although Andrew Ronar Law. the
leader of The opposition. described the
measure as probably the most drastic
ever laid before parliament
This step on the part of the gov
ernmcnt came as a complete surprise,
! although Mr I.loyd-George In a
speech at Bangor last week empha-
sized the Importance of increasing the
output of war munitions which labor
/ disputes at that time threatened to
! diminish. Now the workers In the
engineering trade will be In the posi-
( ton Of public servants, ana the gov
eminent hopes that this fact will int
press them with the importance Of
D g. nh 4.
/ the armies and naviea Of the allied
countries largely depend upou this
country A business man VIII be
given charge OF the organization.
supplies Necessary.
With the war area extending and
/ the size of the army and navy con
stantly increasing. the government
found that something must he done
60 keep the fighting branches supplied
With arms aud ammunition. The fleet
engaged Ia hombarding the forts of
the Dardanelles alone Is using IN im-
mense quantity OF ammunition Also.
the ships engaged probably VIII have
to be fitted with new guns and tho
old ones will need to be overhauled.
The operations Of this fleet. which
is now reported to have been rein
forced by another battlcship of the
Queen Elizabeth class and which Is
known to include more ships than
those that have boen mentioned thus
far in the dispatches, continue to Oc-
cupy the people of tho British isles
who always take keen interest IN the
work of the navy
British Confidence Grows.
Tho report that three Of the forts
guarding the narroWs. one on the
European ana two on the Asatc side,
all Of which were armed with four
teen inch guns, have been silenced,
has increased the confidence Of the
British people that the guns OF their
warships are quite heavy enough to
force an entrance To the straits, al
though no one expects this 10 be done
quickly or without the British suffer
ing some losses
In addition 10 the military and eco
nOmic importance the opening Of tho
straits would have, the allies are said
to believe it would have an Immense
effect not only on Turkey, but no
Turkeys ueighbors. Greece already
is involved IN a constitutional Crisis
over the Dardanellcs, ana it was re-
ported today that similar crisis hhd
arisen In Bulgaria, whore Il was said
tervontinn on the side of The allies IN
opposition to the wishes of King Fcr-
dmand. who. it is declared, desires
10 remain neutral
Greeks strong for War
I'm Greece, NJ Gouuaris has UNI
dcrtaken to form cabinet to sue
coed hat Of NJ. NeuIZclos aud threat"
ems TO dissolve parliament lf that body
docs not endorse his policy of friendly
toward the allies. II is be-
loved la high official circles Ia Lon
don. however that the people viii
force the Greek government to inter-
vcue and that VI Venizelos will soon
bc back In office
In the east and tho west fighting
bctWucu the Germans and the allies
ontiuues, bat without making the sit
mtion much clCaror The RuSsian5
claim tO have inflicted another ie-
feat IA the Germans in the region Of
Augustowo, in north Poland short
distance from the east Prusslan tron-
tier which threatens TO break ghe
communication between the Germans
near tie lower Nicmen and those be-
tore OssoWetz.
Battle In Poland Dies Down
I'm central Poland the battle which
ldd promised tu u'NEiop on tlle illlSN
liver seems to have died down, owing
IS Pcuograd puts L. to the Russians
cling Too strong for theGermans who
we're forced TO abandon their offensive
md fan back under Russian coun-
cr-attach
Things seemingly have changed 1T
lo in the Carptthians although the
russians, according To their reports,
apparently have improved their posi-
ion ON the hungarian side of the
)ulka pass petroerad asserts that
he Austrlans have boon defeated aedr
svidnlk. which $ ON the Ondawa
iyer d considerable distance inside
territory The Austrians,
'owevcr. are etll attacking the Rus
sans south of Bollgrod, which is on
he Galcian side Of the mountains just
% the vast of the Dul<a pass.
The Vosges mountains, the Chant