WHAT BRITAIN CAN DO

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 73, 23 September 1914, Page 8

WHAT BRITAIN CAN DO

"LONDON, 22nd Sept., 1.35 a.m. "Speaking at Liverpool last night, Mr. Winston Churchill said: 'Under the shield 1 of our Navy you 'can raise an army in this country which will Betfcle the war within six or . seven months. Without difficulty, without boasting, without indulging in speculations, we can undoubtedly put into the field twentyfive Army Corps, compiling a million i men, who for their personal qualities.

understanding of the quarrel, spontaneous and voluntary energy and initiative, will not find their match or counterpart in the armies of Europe. There is no reserve of manhood, there is no reserve of vital energy, on the side of our enemies which can prevent that million of men front turning the scale in our favour. In my opinion, it is only a question of time 'and Britain holding firm ; it is only a question of how much blood will be shed, and the more men we can send the less slaughter 'there will be.'" BATTLE OF UNPARALLELED FURY "LONDON, 22nd Sept., 11.50 a.m. "Reliable. — It is probable that a battle is being fought with unparalleled fury, and will continue . for some dayti. A new step in the constant progress of the extreme left wing is marked by the pressure on Laseigny, situated ten miles west of Noyon. This movement is of extreme importance, and explains why the Craonne^ region has been the centre of a violent conflict and bayonet charges. The Germans are making desperate efforts to diminish^ the pressure on the extreme right wing. Everywhere they have been, forced to give way. Little is said about the happenings in the centre; but the" French have completed the line running from Alsace to ATgo'nne; thus the German centre between Reims in the west and Souvain. in the east no longer has scope for movement. SERBS & MONTENEGRINS OCCUPY SERAJEVO "22nd September, 3.30 p.m. "Reliable. — Servians and Montenegrins have occupied Serajevo, which wae abandoned by the Austrians after an overwhelming defeat." [Serajeyo is a fortified town, the capital of Bosnia. It was in this town that the Grand Duke Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated. The crime was made the ostensible cause of the war.] IMPENDING RETREAT YON KLUCH'S STAFF TRANSFERRED TO MONS. (Received September 23, 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, 22nd September. Reuters Antwerp correspondent has confirmed the report that General yon Kluch's staff ha-s been, transferred to Mons, implying an impending retreat. GUARDING THE KAISER THOUSANDS OF TROOPS; SQUADRON OF AEROPLANES. (Received September 23, 1.30 p.m.) PARIS, 22nd September. Thousands of troops are guarding the Kaiser's quarters at Luxembourg. A squadron of aeroplanes ie in readiness to meet any air attacks. RETREAT. FROM PARIS PART OF GERMANY'S PLAN. (Received September 23, 1.30 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, 22nd September. An official statement from Berlin claims that retreat from Paris was part of the General Staff's plan ; and that the Germans have now assumed the offensive.