Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-27
BRITAIN NEEDS
MORE SOLDIERS
Draft on Man Power Is
Necessary, Says Premier
Allies Failures Cause
Sub Losses Less.

I.cndon. Dec. 2f.-Speaking in the
house of commons today David Lloyd
George. the British prime minister.
said that the margin OF losses at sea
was narrowing. The sinkings by sub
Marines. he declared. was decreasing,
while ship building was increasing.
The premier said the sinking of sub
marines was increasing. Although the
merchant tonnage was down by 20 per
cent, he added, the loss had been only
s per cent of imports " that of
last year..
Regarding the military situation, MIR.
l.loyd-George said it was idle to pre-
tend that the hopes formed had been
realized. This disappointment he at
:ributed to the Russian collapse.
The Germans. the premier said, had
20 surprise and this was now engag-
ing inquiry. The Germans, he stated,
had lost 100, 900 prisoners, valuable
positions and hundreds of guns.
Says Germany Must Pay.
Complete restoration of the terri
tories taken by the enemy, together
with compensation was demanded by
Premier Lloyd George in explaining
the war aims of the government.
The premier said that the losse. in
shipping had been lighter by 100, 900
tons than he had anticipated in his
August estimate.
The premier said that IL the Russian
army had fulfilled the expectations of
its generals, by this time the pride of
the German military power would have
been completely humbled.
On ;nc whole tho British campaign
had not achieved the expectations
formed. he said. but there had been
military successes in Palestine which
would have n permanent effect on the
hjStnf-E Of the world Iorrcn1o~ In
stated, never would he restored to Tur-
i:c:.
Greater Sacrifices Necessary.
After referring to the Italian reverses
the premier said it would ne necessary
for Great B:!tain 10 make greater sac
rifices to strengthen it's armies in the
coming year. The need would arise to
increase r. nations man power by
taking some men now exempted. The
premicr'S speech WAS delivered when
adjournment for the holidays was
moved i'll the house OF this
afternoon. He dealt first with the prob
lem of food.
Two circumstances. he said. had
contributed lately to the gravity of the
situatica-t,e failure to obtain marga
rine and butter from Holland and Den
mark and tho fact h a England had
been required to make sacrifices in or
der to supply deficiencies of her allies.
~ WAN ~ - W iiS ADONA AOIt-
troller an improvement vas visible in
circumstances which had caused so
much anxiety In the last few days. More
tea was COMING n a:id il WAS hoped by
increased manufacture to imrove the
situation as regarded margarine
shortly.
Owing to the food difficulties i'm t;er-
many. the premier went on. the phy.i-
cal deterioration OF workmen had been
80 marked tnar the output per man had
been decreased by 33 per cent.
AS Ger the British casualties. Mr.
Lloyd George said they had not
amounted to more than one-fourth or
one-fifth Of the Germans. Opposed ia
Germany. Austria and their allies, he
asserted. we're man power and reserves
more than double those which the Teu-
tonic allies possessed.
The government. said the premier
! would confer next week with trades
unions on The man ooyser proposals..