RECRUITING IN BRITAIN
GERMAN RAIDS WORTH AN ARMY CORPS A WEEK London, February 9. The "Times" military correspondent says: "We havo seen squadrons bombarding our undefended ports, Zeppelin 6 dropping bombs on open toras, and submarines sinking merchantmen. We would have paid them to come, for since the Scarborough raid we havo recruited an army corps a week. The threat of piracy leaves us nold. If German teeth like to bite granite, why shouldn't thoy ? The madness of the German people is likely to affect their strategy, and lead to adventures no sane leader would sanction in his calm moments."-— "Times" and Sydney "Sun"- services. jSf & sailor." ".
LABOUR'S REGRUITINC ROLL",, : COALMINERS HEAD THE LIST!: "'. London, February* The coalminers Lead Labourer's re« cruiting roll. Between 150,000 and' 200,000 men have enlisted, roughly, 20 per centum of the wholo body. A bat-j talion in the New Army/is made up/ exclusively- of Yorkshire miners. Theirj makes them 'splendid workers] in making trenches, and as sappers/ and miners.. ■ ■ ■■ ; <.-v . The ...Yorkshire: .'mining ~-' villages-'are/ strangely subdufed. Most of the ybnngi) men are at the front. A BAND: OF PIPERS. MR?. HARRY- JGHBMB, . (Rec. February' 10, 5.5 p.m.) London, February 9. Mr. Harry Lauder has organised i\ band'.of pipers to tour Scotland t<n stimulate reoruitiug,—'Times" and Syd<; ney "Sun" services.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2382, 11 February 1915, Page 7
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214RECRUITING IN BRITAIN Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2382, 11 February 1915, Page 7
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