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Show NOT RUSHING TO EiOLL FOR WAR Last Day of Voluntary Enlistment Enlist-ment in Great Britain Shows Large Number Still Outstanding. CIVILIANS ARE SCORED Further Steps to Be Taken to Reduce Number of Exemptions Exemp-tions Lloyd-George Dissatisfied. London, March 1, 3:28 p. m. Today, To-day, the last day for the voluntary enlistment In the British army of sin-glo sin-glo men, showed a steady flow of recruits re-cruits at the recruiting depots, but no rush to enroll at the last moment as had been expected. It was clearly apparent ap-parent that there was still a considerable consid-erable number of men outstanding who would come under the compulsory compul-sory act tomorrow. That the government is far from satisfied with the result of the compulsory com-pulsory act so far Is seen in the reply of David Lloyd-Georgo, minister of munitions, made in the house of commons com-mons today when he said that the number of exemptions granted under the tribunal system was causing the government much anxiety. Steps were being taken, ho added to revise the lists of starred and badged men and to materially reduce the number of reserved occupations. "Are civilians prepared to let their brothers in the trenches endure hardships hard-ships while they are not ready to make small sacrifices of harder work, increased effort and Increased economy? econ-omy? "Every war problem teaches the same lesson. Firstly, if we employ less labor, meeting the wants of the civilian population, we lelease more men for fighting. "Secondly, if we import less (or consumption wo lessen the difficulties of sea transport." oo |