THE WAR SCALE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2262, 23 September 1914, Page 6

THE WAR SCALE.

BRITAIN HOLDS THE BALANCE. London, September 22, 1.35 a.m. Reliable.—The authorities in .Prance say that the position of tho Allies is favourable. Severe fighting took placo in the Argonne district, and the enemy jvas repulsed at all quartors. Tho Germans are bombarding "Tern'onde, and are taking up a. strong position between Wavro and Louvain. • Seven hundred German prisoners havo been landed at Southampton. Turkey has decided upon partial demobilisation. Speaking at Liverpool to-night, Mr. Winston Churchill said: "Under tho shield of our navy you can raise an army in this country that will settle the war in six or seven months. We can, without difficulty, without boasting, without indulging in speculations, put into the field 25 army corps comprising 1,000,000 men, who, from their personal , qualities, understanding of tho quarrel, spontaneous and voluntary energy, and initiative, will not find their match or counterpart in the armies of Europe. Thero is no reserve of manhood, there is no reserve of vital energy on the side of our enemies, which can prevent that million , men from 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 is to be shed. The more men we can send, tho less slaughter thero will to."