LORD DERBY'S RECRUITS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2648, 20 December 1915, Page 5

LORD DERBY'S RECRUITS

RESPONSE OP UNMARRIED MEN . By'Telegraph—Piesfi ABsooiation—Copyrighti London,- Docomber 17. The "Spectator" says it is not known whether the unmarried men have responded sufficiently to mako it possible to say whether shirkers are a negligible quantity. But evon if compulsion now comes for the small majority of unmarried shirkers tho vast majority of our forces will lave been raised under the voluntary system. GROSS ATTESTATIONS. OVER TWO MILLIONS. (Reo. December 18, 8.10 p.m.) I London, December 18. The gross attestations of Lord Derby's recruiting campaigu are said officially to be just over two millions. Large reductions will have to be made for those who are.ffidispensable for service at liome» CALLED TO THE:COLOURS. FOUR CLASSES OF UNMARRIED MEN.. (Reo..December 19, 575 p.m.) London, December 18. Four classes of recruits, composed of unmarried men between nineteen and twenty years of age, who enlisted under Lord Derby's plan, have been called to the colours. ANTI-CONSCRIPTIONISTS THEIR ACTION CONDEMNED ■- • r London, December 17. Many Unionist, Liberal, and Labour members of the House of-Commons condemn the action of the anti-consorip-tionists' deputation in seeking to force Mr. Asquith's hand. BOUND TO SECRECY. MR. ASQUITH AIvD THE DEPUTATION. j (Rec. December 18, 8.40 p.m.) | London, December 17. 'A London news agency states that Mr. Asquitli bound the anti-coriscrip-tionist deputation to secrecy. He gave an estimate of Lord Derby's recruits, but was unablo to predict tlia filial figures. Ho gave the deputation; the irnpresaion tliat tho results, were likely to be satisfactory. ... England's Noblemen GREAT MANY KILLED IN ACTION By Telegraph—Press Association—OopyrlsM Paris, December 17. The "Figaro" draws attontion to the taw issue of Debrqtt. which shows that over 800 members of . the English nobility have lost their lives in the battlefield. ~ , , The "Figaro" adds: "England may bo proud of her noblemen.{'