| Show WAR CHIEF nu I 1 FF U EARL KITCHENER MEETS DEATH WHEN CRUISER IS 15 SUNK TT ORKNEY ISLANDS english minister of war on HIS HI way to russia when vessel goes down all on an board having lost their live lives london the cruiser hampshire has been sunk either by a mine or a torpedo off ohp orkney islands and all on board lost earl kitchener secretary of state for or and his staff were aboard t the 11 e hampshire on their aray to hue rua ela ala earl kitchener was going to russia 1 I at the request of the russian gov eminent he ile intended to land at darchangel Aare hangel and visit petrograd and probably go to the russian front ula ilia in mission nad chiefly to do with the supply of munitions for russia the earl expected to bo be hack back in london for the reopening of parliament on june 20 the hampshire was sunk about 8 P in june julie 5 to the west ot of the ork four boats were been seen to leavo leave the ship but no survivors have been picked up the hampshire was one ot of the DOT det onshore class ot of six cruisers she vas built in 1903 normally carried men and displaced tons she cost the hampshire has becu in use as a scout boat and for carrying officials on an various missions the orkney islands off which the hampshire went down are off tho the north coast oc at scotland the hampshire WAS on her way into the atlan tic and around the northern end ol 01 the scandinavian peninsula into the white sea earl kitchener probably intended to debark at archangel earl 1 kitchener was vas appointed secretary of state for war august 8 1914 a few days after great britaina 8 declaration cl ot aar on germany he ile was i regarded as greatest soldier and the dp elsion of the government to entrust him with supreme direction of the war was received with unanimous approval As the war progressed and nr fruat t deficiencies in certain directions particularly in regard to the shortage 0 of artillery ammunition become became apparent earl kitchener was vas subjected to severe criticism led by lord northcliffe notwithstanding the criticism directed against earl kitchener his great accomplishments during tho the war are recognized universally fore most of his achievements Is the creation from En england glands s untrained manhood of a huge army at the beginning of at the war great britain hail had only a few hundred thousand trained men today more than men are enrolled for the various branches bran chea of the service without his crowning achievements as the great organizer of the british campaign in the european war kitch ener had already won aide ide and lasting fame by hia his many campaigns in egypt south africa and in india he ile was born june 24 1850 1950 in iq county kerry ke rry ireland a tact fact that gave rise to a general belief that ho he was of irish blood but his parents iwers of french and english descent ills 1118 father was a soldier but of no very high rank |
