Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-02
British F0H0zV Kitceners Plan For Finishing the BIo


Krupp has produced several thou
sand quick-firing 5.9-inch howitzers
which have almost entirely super
se5ed, on the vital sectors OF the west
ern front the standard threc-inch
fieldpiece. To these new guns alone
arc due such successes as the Ger
mans have recently obtaired before
Ypres and ut Nimy. Meanwhile Sko-
da in Austria, specializing in heavies,
has turned out an Incredible number
of ~ and 16-inch weapons: at least
12C of these giants We're used or a
narrow front against the Italians in
the Trentino offensive. and more than
two hundred have hammered the de-
fonses Of Nerduu. Great strides
have been made recently by British
and French gunmakers. and the pres
ent victorious Russian attack indi-
Gates that Pussia, too. has supplied
herself or been supplied by her
friends with the right kind Of guns
in plentiful numbers. There is no
doubt that, given time enough. the ar
serials of the world will be able to
overhaul the Teutons in artillery pro-
duction as the munition plants are
doing in the shell output, but | am
unable to give even approximate fis-
ures indicating the present relative
positions OF the rival powers as re
CARDS artillery
Must Have Men.
There remains the most important
problem-that of man power. Men
can fight without guns. but without
men guns are worthless For pur-
poses of comparison, the strength of
the entente armies will be vaguely
discussed. although l may not go into
details concerning tnem. before def
mite figures on the German army ale
put forward and explained.
Great Britain supplied by volun-
tary recruitment 100000 men. and
to this number mus. be added Few
hundred thousand colscripts who
have been called up or will have been
by the middle of July. This figure
is, however. very misleading when
taken to include fighting strength, in
Guiding as 1t does the regular army
and reserve and territorial establish
mcnts at the beginning Of the war.
Probably nearly a million men must
he subtraCted to allow for permanent
losses sustained and men inVali led
out Of service. the latter an important
sources Of wastace which never ap-
pears in the published casualty re-
turns OF any country. Tho real basis
fer estimating Britain's military
strength is Premier Asquith's recent
declaration in parliament that Great
Britain is maintaining II divisions OF
infantry, as | was able tn announce
on December last. and that Austria
lasa and Canada are keopiI up 10
divisions. total FOR the empire of
Sc divisions. A division at full
strength comprises twenty thousand
ncn, but under modern conditions so
many OF these must he used for ssrV-
ices nonCombatant though performed
under fire. that but 12,00o to $4,000
hayonets, the exact number depend
ing on conditions and the lines of
communication, can be put IN the
trenches Assuming the latter figure
the empire is maintaining 1,2C4,O0O
available bayoncts at home and
abroad in England, ireland, india
Flanders, Mesopotamia, Macedonia,
Egypt and Fest Africa hnd it has
been officially announced in the COM
mons that no more separate div iSions
will he raised during the war.
Reserves Sufficicnt.
Where, then, are England's remain
ing millions? The answer explains
why, though the brunt of the fight
ing has been borne by others. Bit
aims allies hope her infantry will turn
the scale at the end and why her
enemies. though affecting to sncer,
dread her efforts during the conclud-
ing phases of the war. Britain has
ample reserves to maintain her s5 di-
visions at full strength for nearly two
years, thanks to the foresight Of Lord
Kitchener who planned from the be-
Pnning, since he could Hot at the
start improviee armies able TO deal
with Germany's veterans. to strike the
finishing blow of the war. 1t is true
that something like half million
good soldiers. If Winston Churchill's
estimate Is correct, have been kept
in England to guard against possible
invasion, and have not been counted
Upon for foreign service The fear
of invasion Is now practically non
existent since the German fleet nasti-
" departed from the scene Of its vie
tcrv'' in the North sea and disposed
OF the widespread legend that it had
a new and terrible weapon up its
sleeve but subtractirg this half mil
lion from these islands total of
100000 volunteers. deiucting a mil
lion killed, wounded ana sick. adding