Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-05-19
Kitchener Tells House of Lords
This Is Necessary in Order
to Put British on Even
Terms With Enemy
CANADIAN TROOPS ARE
PRAISED FOR GALLANTRY
Secretary Of Stale for War
Gives Interesting Account of
Operations in La BasSee
and Arras Regions,

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house of lords this afternoon that the
! British and French governments felt
that the allied troops must be ade-
4 Quately protected against poisonous
gases by the employment of similar
methods These would remove the
enormous and unjustifiable advantage
which must otherwise exist.
Early Kitchener gave a general re-
view OF the situation in the war zones
before the house of lords adjourned
for the Whltsuntide holiday.
Speaking of the German attack on
the allied front near Ypres, Earl
| Kitchner said:
In this attack the enemy employ
ed vast quantities Of poisonous gases
and our soldiers and our French all
lies were utterly unprepared for this
diabolical method of attack, which un-
doubtedly had been long and careful
ly prepared"
Protection Il Necessary.
Earl Kitchner AT this point an
Inounced the determination Of the al
| lies TO resort TO similar methods OF
warfare
/ The Germans said Lord Xitchner.
| have persisted in the use OF these
asphyXlating gases whenever the wind
favored or other opportunity occurred
and his maiestys government no less
than the French government feel that
our troops must be adequately pro-
tected by the employment OF similar
methods so as To remove the enormous
! and unjustifiahle disadvantage which
mus. exist for them II We take no
steps TO meet on his own ground the
enemy who is responsible for the in
| PRODUCTION of this perniclous prae-
/ tice"
The secretary spoke of the gallan-
/ try OF the Canadian division which
defended its positions tenaciously,
notwithstanding the poisonous fumes.
Referring to the offensive move
ments now in progress in La Bassee
and the Arras region. Earl Kitchner
said:
The attacks delivered by our forces
az first We're not attended with the
same immediate success owing TO tho
elaborate arrangements made BY the
Germans to defend their lines after
their experience at Neuve Chapelle,
but on the night of May o, by q re-
newed effort, the British forces drove
back the enemy on a front of approx
I imately two miles for "A considerable
distance, and captured from 400 to
500 prisoners This action also Is
proceeding and we hope that in con-
formity with the French operations il
Will achieve important results.
Outlook for Ammunition.
These offensive operations" the
secretary for war continued. against
the trenches of the enemy, have de-
manded enormous expenditures in !
ammunition"
Referring to the delay in production
of ammunition, Earl Kitchner re- !
marked:
Il am confident that in the near fu- |
ture We shall be in a satisfactory po-
sltion In regard to the supply Of these /
shells.
In these recent offensive opera
tions' he continued, our losses and |
those of the French have been heavy, |
but the task our armies have accom- /
plished has necessitated great sacri- /
fices, and the spirit and morale of our
troops has never been higher than at |
the present moment"
Tells of Russian Campaign. /
Lord Kitchener had this to say |
concerning the positions of the Rus I
slams:
THE Russians now hold strong I
line from the eastern Carpathians TO I
Przemysl, which forms pivot of |
their lines, and thence along the San |
to the Nistula. In Bukowina, the
Russians have made a counter-offen- I
sive and driven the Austrians back
from the Dniester to the Pruth The
German losses in killed and wounded
in these operations have been cnor-
nous, and many thousand unwounded I
prisoners have fallen into the hands /
OF the Russians"
Difficult in DarIanclIcs.
Turning to the Dardanelles, Earl
Kitchener said the progress Of the
allies was necessarily slow, since the
country was most difficult. "But the
Turks are gradually being forced 60
retire. from positions OF great
he continued, and though
the enemy is being constantly rein
forced the news from this front is
satisfactory"
Earl Kitchener then referred to the
South African campaign and the ocou-
patton by the Union Of South Africa
forces of Wndhoek, capital OF Ger
man South Africa.
Compliments Botba.
THE military ability displayed by
General Botha has been Of a very
high order" the secretary said in this
connection, and has confirmed the
felt for him as CONF
and leader Of men,
Indian soldiers were utterly routing
the Turks in Mesopotamie, the Sec
retary asserted, and were gradually
the whole country of hostile
forces
After referring in eulogistic terms
to the men in the new army. Earl
Kitchener concluded:
Calls for 100000 More Men.
catd I xxaHta ont,.trtf
know when more men were wanted
for the war. The time has come and
] now call for 100000 men for new I