Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 96, 13 August 1914, Page 5

Great Britain

J BRITAIN'S FORCES INCREASING DAILY. ENROLLING THE SECOND ARMY. London, August 12. Lord Kitchener's second army of 40,000 is now being enlisted daily. The mobilisation! of Territorials is being completed. Tvery unit is up to its establishment. Many units have accepted liability to serve overseas7"ancTothers are being asked to foltow their example. NO NEWS OF IMPORTANCE CAN BE EXPECTED. "THE FOG OF WAR." [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright! [United Press Association.] London, August t2. The Press Bureau states that at this period of hostilities no news of importance, can be expected. No movements of the British Army or her allies/can be divulged, and over the proceedings of the enemy ires the fog of war. THE CERMANI'A SEIZED. London, August 12. Dr. Krupp's yacht, the Germama, was seized at Southampton. Tne crew had previously gone to Germany. Numerous arrests have been made of suspects, and many have been discharged, includinig a supposed poisoner of transport horses. NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER ON FRIDAY. i London, August 12. The Primate has appointed Friday a day of prayer and intercession in the war. Ho has also asked the ltoman Catholics and the Free Church Council to co-operate.

PAPER FAMINE IMMINENT. London, August 11. A paper famine is imminent. The price lias advanced from a penny to Ifd per pound. It is estimated that reserves are normally equivalent to ten weeks' supply, but in consequence of. the increased . demand for newspapers they will only last six weeks.

DEPORTATION OF UNDESIRABLES ' / ORDERED. (Received 8.40 a.m.) London, August 12. Laurense, a music hall artist, and five others, have been ordered to be deported. AUSTRIAN STEAMER CAPTUREH BY BRITAIN. (Received 9 a.m.) London, August 12. An Austrian steamer loaded with barley was captured and taken to Plymouth, as Austria refused succour in the Goeben and Breslau and British aliens. THE PRINCE OF WALES' FUND AMOUNTS TO £750,000.

(Received 10 a.m.) I London, August 12. The Prince of Wales' fund has reached £750,000. SURVIVOR'S STORY OF THE LOSS OF THE AMPHION. MANY PERISHED IN SLEEP. (Received 10.0 a.m.) London, August 12. A survivor from the Amphion states that there were two distinct explosions. The first tore the bows, and the second ripped the side. Many perished while asleep. There was no panic, as the men went to the lifeboats, the wounded going first. Before the Amphion sank, the magazine exploded, and fragments killed three survivors who had reached the rescuing destroyers. CENSORSHIP OVER THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM. (Received 9.5 a.m.) London, August. 12. A modified censorship lias been established over the telephone system in Great Britain. Those using a foreign language are imediately cutoff.