Lord Kitchener Advertises for Recruits
This map shows the comparative distances from London of Ostend and of some English towns. London is in the exact center of the map.
If the German Army were in Manchester.
If the German Army were in Manchester, every fit man in the country would enlist without a moment's delay.
Do you realise that the German Army is now at Ostend, only 125 miles away—or 40 miles nearer to London than is Manchester?
How much nearer must the Germans come before you do something to stop them?
The German Army must be beaten in Belgium. The time to do it is now.
Will you help? Yes? Then enlist TODAY.
God Save the King.
[Facsimile of an advertisement that appeared in The London Times, March 17, 1915.]