Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-09
Kitchener and Staff
Die as Cruiser Sinks

west or the OFhneHSr el1hSt ~ - "iAAS
or a torpedo.
-Four boats were seen by observers on
shore TO leave the ship. The wind was
north-northwest. and heavy seas were
running. Patrol vessels and destroyers
at once proceeded 10 the spot and party
was sent along the coast 10 search, but
only some bodies and capsized boat
| have been round up TO the present AS
the whole shore has been searched from
the seaward. 1 greatly fear that there
* little hope of there being any sur
vivors.
NO report has yet been received from
the search party on shore.
al. NJ :. Hampshire was on her way
TO Russia"
THE orkney islands. off which the
TIarnpshire went down, are off the north
coast of Scotland. The Hampshire was
on her wav into the Atlantic and around
the northern end of the scandinavian
peninsula into the White sea Eari
kitchener probably intended to debark
at Archsngel
,TbA Hampshire was one of the Devon
sbire class of six cruisers. She was
buiIt I'm 1903. and normally carried 500
poen she displaced 1850 tons, was
a5e feet long, IS Ia feet beam, and drew
* . feet. She was armed with four
inch. six 6-inch, two IL pound ano
twenty 3-pound guns, and two torpedo
tubes. She cost S4.25e.OOO-
The Hampshire has been IN use as
scout boat and for carrying officials on
various missions, having ample accom-
uodations for the latter purpose. she
was too old to take place on the hsht-
ING line When the war started she was
! IN the far east. and was reported 10
have been worsted in fight with Ger
mans in the south China sea. She was
one of the British squadron sent TO the
United states for the jamestown expeol-
tion in 1907. $500.
Earl Kitchener was appointed seer ser,
tarv of state for war on August = 81
. Few davs after Great Britain's decla-
- of var on Germany. He was re-
garded as England's greatest sololer'
and the decision of the government 10
entrust him with supreme direction Oh
,or,rIishments during the war are rec
oanized universally. Foremost or MS
acbievements is the creation from Eng
lands unframed manhood OF huge
army. At the beginning OF the war
Great Britain had only few hunoreu
Thousand trained men. Today more Ihah
5. 900. 900 men are enrolled LOT the
various branches Of the service
-rhera have been no recent reports or
rarI Kitchener's movements. He was
last mentioned in the cable dispatches
az Friday. when he went TO Westminster
nalace to be questioned by members OF
The house of commons, who were not
satisfied with the conduct of the war.
No intimation was given that ne IN
tended TO leave England.
ORGANIZED GREATEST ARMY.
OF several things that entitle Earl
Kitchener to a place in world history,
the most notable is that he ORGANIZED
the largest volunteer army the woria
has ever seen, in the greatest war or all
times.
Within a year from the sudden out
break of the European war in August,
1914. the ranks of British fighting men
were ouadrupled by an increase from
less than a million TO nearly 4.OOO,OOo.
AN other great powers that entered
the war had huge standing armies ana
compulsory military service. Great
Britain alone faced the issue with con-
6dence that it's people would readily re-
snond TO the cali of king and country
without compulsion. and the precipitous
DEVELOPMENTS that led to the war found
both the people and the government
unanimous in the verdict that Kitchener
Of Khartum was the man TO lead In the
recruiting and organization or the
necessary army.
II was not a sentimental clamor. for,
though Kitchener was a proven hero OF
many campaigns, his personality was as
impenetrabIe as hardened steel and he
was not a hero that could be loved; even
the war office had no pronounced liking
for him. but on all sides there was pro-
found respect for his military efficiency
and for all he had done to extend the
domains OF the British empire.
BY mere luck Kitchener happened TO
be in England on one of the compara-
to London during his long career
abroad, when the European war broke
out He had just come home from serv-
ice as British agent in Egypt, had ac-
cepted an earldom from King George,
and was being talked of as viceroy of
India Within a few hours after Eng
lands declaration of war, Kitchener was
appointed secretary of state for war,
and Immediately took full charge of the
war Office, where he worked day and
night TO overcome the handicap which
the central powers had over England in
the matter of fighting strength.
He grimly told the British people they
had a bigger war on their hands than
they realized. and one that might last
| longer than they expected. but II was to
be faced with entire confidence, and he,
unsmiling. almost like a dehumanized
machine, set about TO make things hum
&c AAeNA oNSNA NNAg hAONNu AillO w HANendIl
street when he made numerous changes
in the personnel of the war office, which
was said to be honeycombed with social
and political favoritism.
| COVERED ISLE WITH SIGNS
After dispatching a few hundred thou
sand regulars TO France and Belgium
TO help check the onrushing Germans,
the war secretary began recruiting and
organizing his army of millions. The
/ British isles were covered with signs
and posters urging young men to Join
the colors. Kitchener went through the
country experimenting the drilling of
the army. From time to time were re-
ports indicating his failure 10 get the
number Of men he wanted, but within
a year after the war opened Premier
Asquith officially announced in parlia-
ment that about 5000, 600 men had en-
I listed in the United Kingdom alone and
almost another million in the overseas
dominions.
Kitchener. however, was the object of
no little criticism. There was much
grumbling because of the strict censor
ship he imposed on newspapers and
his utter disregard for war correspon-
dents. Notwithstanding this, the Brit
l ish newspapers gave him active support
I prior 70 May. 1915. During the winter
months the war secretary had announc-
ed the big drive" would begin about
/ the first OF May. The battle of Neue
e Thano1Ia occurred gn MAJ ga u-1z1z-a