5 SEPTEMBER 1914, Page 3

Sir Robertson Nicoll, not content with his admirable appeal to

Nonconformists, has published in the British Weekly a stirring recruiting call : " Set Down My Name, Sir ":— " Faun g ath letes should be in the field, and there should be a public, opinion strong enough to coerce them into their duty. From our own personal knowledge we could mention a large district of the country from which not a single recruit has come, or had come a few days ago. We need men to begin their training at once. If voluntary effort fails, then there must be conscription, but that we hope and believe is needless."