Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 48, 31 May 1916, Page 5

Great Britain

MARRIED MEN RECRUITED. SCENES AT WHITEKA£S:. ft?,-■ v EFFECT ON HOME LIFE. .... [United Press Association.! London, May 3th Stirring scenes took place at Whitehall, on the calling-up of married men. between 27 and 35 years. Most of them were strong, healthy, and vigorous, and all were in the best of spirits, as though glad that their turn had come and that they knew just where they were. The men were allowed the choice between artillery and infantry. The married men up to 41 years will be called up on June 13. Many women are replacing their hus - bands, who have devoted recent weeks to training their wives, and others are starting on munition works. Many wives with children have been forced to break up their homes, and are returning to their parents.

DEARTH of labor. London, May 29. In view of the dearth of agricultural and other labor, it is suggested that it is exoedieut to employ the 15,000 German war prisoners and 32,000 alien civilians now hold in England. Germany is occupying about one million prisoners, while the sole German prisoners working under British control are a few relieving the congestion at French porta. Lord Newton, chairman of the War Prisoners’ Committee, feels that pusoners could be employed on a large scale, and recently induced the Home Office to agree to an experiment whereby Cheshire and Shropshire farmers might engage interned aliens in agriculture at current rates. Hitherto there has been no response.