Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-23

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lessional standlns army, suitcient tof
its needs IN ORDINARY tlihsS-weii us
cipiineo. Wen equipped, ana WIZ spieh :
ala tTAuitaohs "hicn NAYS peeh Aveo
up 10 IN the present. war oe,ore .he
war, inc toIai ellec.lve stletis'n u .he
regular iorces .. the brush E,piie,
ihcluoihs tue inuiah 1Nfhs anu So .. nl-
ana natve lnu1an Spips was A-.'oo,
me IerrltoriaIs anu reserves .. ~
xmas numbered 1os'IAoi' to'a' Aoioe
OF lil,o1o neha mere pis!hy colhpar
ca Win Contlhental armies. I"eiSe
Gays a1ter the ouIoleah oi .ne "af'
the greaer part Oh the expeoitioharS
force OF iso'VoV men was m FRAMES
and the remainder shortiy afterwards
inns expedtionary iorce nau " oeai
the OTtlnI OIL J00 OnSlduKnL Oh Ter
many's unolnlhlsnea power anu IL
almost miraculous Una. tns ,o.ce w.
not totaiiy oestroyeo. Lora Ni.cnener
was appointed secre.ary OF STATE iol
war ON otn Angus. iSA1. nis VISION Wac
particularly c!eaI IN resafu 10 the war
He FIRST caiied 1or mar q miliion men ;
ana the response was ihas hiiicen''
PrioF 10 war war inc annual ru .i.-
ment was oo'ooo; 30 ~ can pe readily
imagine what the oifficuit1es OF the
authorities were wnen more tnan tnat
number presented themselves aaliy!
They simply couio not cope Win tne
numbers. Men hao 10 stano LOT Gays
outside the recruiting Offices De.0.e
they could De examined ana attesteu'
and when enllsted, haa 70 sieep LOT
nights without proper accommodation
and suffered great ooolly aiscomio!t
without complaint. A second mar NIL
lion were called Tor soon afterWaros;
by this time the authorities were aDie'
by putting forth the most strenuous
efforts, to deal with the men present
Ing themselves as Tar as reasonable
comforts were concerned; nut tney
could not be Immediately supplies win
clothing or equipment. me 1irst IN
crease OF the army by half million
was sanctioned ny parliament IN aug
INST 1915 TINS increase was quickly
followed ~ others, until, IN december
1915, the sanctloning' OF announcer mil
lion raised the total authorized lana
tances to 4,Oo0.ooo men. Inese NUM-
beers are exclusive OF the forces OF the
Indian empire ana overseas commons
Voluntary enlistment continued Win
rises and Fails (the numbers always
ipcreaSlnk AFTER Zeppelin faiol uh-
I'll January lSl5' when the milltary
servica act was passed
The British people are not imagina-
tive; out IN the sprlns OF 1910 II pc
came evident ina. TO prins .ne war 70 q
Satisfactory conclusion III Inc shortest
period OF Tune ana as an earnest 20
our aires OF our grim oeterhinat'oi.,
more drastlc compulsory service ACT
was passed IN May 1870 when inaue
service M Inc aifiy Soiipuiso'! "' a..
men pe1Ween .ne AGES oi eishteeii anu
ioIty-oho' e*cope such as propriS con-
stitutd tFlDunais exempted as oeins
necessary ioI o.her national service
Al soI.s OF uire CONSEQUENCES were pre-
oic.sa " sinai W. uhsa.'slactory ere
men. AZ me 'ine thls oiii was p.opos-
eo' pue "nen ~ became an act, II was
Acepeeu csy Wy 'he peopie DO
na.ionai necessa.y'
bron .he oesihhlns Oh tue war up
70 tnis ua.e' TUG naVal anu ihiii'ary
effort y. mo DiAtish empire eAceeoeu
i've mihlon OF men masni1lcent
record, not "ltnstahoins tnat these tis :
ures Insluae NOSE VINO were re'ec.eo
on heulcai slounus'
ralseu ~ iesS .han TWO years IN
treat britain such an immense voiun :
tary army proven ina. nrl'ish oenoc-
racy - ho. ueoaoei'' anu 70 nave
EQUIPPED II no mean accomplish
1lleht. by common consent OF neh'rais
an dothera. no other army mas ever
Deen 80 wen leu ~ the i.eio as IS the
britlsn army toaay' ana 10 achleVe
TINS result thousands OF TONS OF 1000
ana forage nave 70 Dc LANDED daily IN
france
inc Di'eisn army mas uufins lne ias'