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described as falling-gah as they did fall. Ina battle on the Sambre the little English Army is defeated, surrounded. and has
to capitulata. France is left to fight her battles on land by hurself.
Count Zeppelin attacks London, Mr and
Mr & Mrs A. Adler Mr E. M. Joseph British Fiest Portsmouth, Chatham, and
Mrs E. Mr F. H. Sales the Alabaster In the can destroys
Mr N. R. Karanjs war the English are described as being MF B. L. Atkinson Mr C-King
of the Mr Anderson Mr A. M. Keith beaten in the Bight
Bight inlan
day
In 1912 an old Russian ungling friend capture Attempt to Me H.. Murray Bain DrA. T Knodarer
of mine. Baron T, wrote to me to ad- vise me to get a copy of a German work
succeed i
d in
to
Fa time they
the ferman Fleerise E. Ballister its fortified bases. Then the whore J. H. Baring civilised world was astounded at reys Dr and Mrs Baker from London. From his base at Brussels Mr Q. FT. Count
Mr R.
which was attracting mach attention in onelin with six great all
Russian military circles.
It was entitled "Her Europaische Krieg von 1013"(The European War of 1913 1 procured a copy and found that it was a clever description of this present war by an eye-witness who published his
account in 1912
and London: Bridge with high- had suddenly appeared over
its inhabitanty by destroying explosive bomba As suddenly as they came they disappear, only to do enor mous damage to the docks and arsenals at Portsmouth, Chathur, etc. The 930 mile Among things he did not forrars were voyage between Brussels and Ports trench warfare and the British Empire mouth is comfortably done in eight ry. The werk has peculiar interest hours. The Count returns to Brussels, just now because in 1912 its publisher, and has lunch at the Hotel Bellevue, Paul Baumann, of Charlottenburg, when in the Place Royale, while he and his issuing a third edition, was graciously brave crows litten to the boys in the permitted to print in red
type
the news of his destroying from a latter i extract
e on it an Estree England. from Count Zeppelin visit to in which he bleased the work, saying But his work in
Mochte ihm der zebuhrende Einfluss
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fter refitting and taking in great stores Vaterlandes zuteil werden. its due
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May it have squadrons and drops bomba with auch DEI
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Mr S. 3. Carvalho This is the more significant, coming-over had thern boan such a sudden,
long from the Count as the book attributes destruction of sea-power in the bistory Miss Chisholm
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It may be interesting to give a resume of this German forecast of this greatest of wars, its
and ending puise, course, Not the least striking thing in the book is the intense hatred of England which is prenched in every
Mr G. Mor
March
and
the wonder city of the world, lies are Mr G. L. Courtney Mr J. C. de Obaldin. more at the feet of the conqueror. Then
nice Mr J. D. Courtney Mr Harth Olsen. but
Ger
Mr J.
Mr
Croucher
A. Dalton
Parsons Mr F
H. Pess Mr J. M. Plumber MrY W.
the world is naked to look on while Mr AC. Greme in this respect it is not ex many, mangaanimous, holds out her hand in my position, during the twenty-five years or so called attention to the extent and virulence of this anti-British propaganda in the Ger man publishing world, especially in the shape of books like this, all set to the tune of "Gott strafe England.
on editor of a British to France, says she bears her no ill-will, MrY. W. Daniel
man sun and the blessings of German Kultur.
book-trade paper I have very trequently (no hatred, offers her a place in the Ger- W.B. Davenpory 2159 Pringle
BELGIUM AND HOLLAND.
HATRED OF ENGLAND.
Dewar
E. Mr E. F.
Ray
1 Miss F. A Rey
Dir And Davis Capt Mr and Mrs W. E.
Douglas
Me W.
Suffers from the "Furor Teutonicus
England the Enemy and Why She In his last chapter this German prophet A Dowley tells us that before the war there was Mr J. G. Drought Cause of the War and frouping of the only one ration, England, towards which Miss M. E. Duffy Powers. The war is described as dns, Germany, evinced an unalterable out- Mr and Mrs A. W. ostensibly, to sudden insuperable dispoken, feeling of hatred (ein unum- Baatonin sension between France and Germany wenden ausgesprochenes Haszgefühl). Miss C. Elis over Morocco; rally to British intrigue this Teutor tells us, far less in envy of Me H.S. Fairchild
for this The reason
hate has its
roote Mr G. FansTE D and to the conviction on the part of France that at last the hour had arrived
England's
world than Mr. V
Mr V.A. Fairley for the "Revanche
"For 1500.
the "sver Mr W. H. Ford Entente between England and The
of Bri-Mr
Bri-Mr Doman Fuller and secret-in-Mr S M. Gache open had been bo
against her dreaded Mr F.S, commerce
$ance had never been more cordial:
The red
ad
rage at
in the is in the world bragending expressions of
эгор
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and her of the ΟΙ boughs over by profter
nations a free hand in Persia; Italy could competitor in the domains of
ree Mr. Guinea not be counted on by Germany and is and industry-in short, at the provo- Dr Glaister described as later on throwing in her lot
cative bemaling-in policy,
which has its A. with
scat in ord
Downing Street and its organs all Mr G. Gordon organs ali Mr V. Goulbourn dance and England. 3. A Scrap of PaperAs the Powers but he says, which led Germany to Mr B. C. Crifu
It was this unbridled Mr P. J. Graz guaranteeing these small States (Belgium
bute and Holland) were at war with each methods of warfare as the world had Mr and Ms
Against England such bruta
Capt. T. P Hall other, the treatics trality were merely "ein Stück Papier
atics Fuaranteeing non-eth
no never known before." England is out.
Hallward (a scrap of
side the pale of nations, and is warned Mr and Mrs W. without practical! the paper). vale
This was said two
the
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but after prolonged bearing the THE BILOLAN ARMY.
judge was unable to come to Fate of Liége and the French Fron decision, and said he must hear the tior FortressesThe Belgian Army. song in dispute. withdrawn to complete its mobilisation Accordingly, it was arranged that it maintainly behind the extensive forti should be sung by each of four singers fications of Antwerp, was to have at a music club, to which judge, counsel, operateri szinst the German right wing.
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Mr & Mra. A. Findlay greater part.
tof Belgium, with its capital, addressed the court, and plaintiff and Col. Darling, RE Smith was in German hands. Italy having defendant wrangled in public. joined the Allies, Austria's task is to de-
Mr&Mrs W. Dainken Mr & Mrs V, Findlay The scene was Gilbertian in the Krand Mr B. A. Smith on land and Ben, she eventually does. Except for a tora-extreme, and so was the judgment of
Kale the court, which decided to award the porary success in the invasion
Mr A. Me. Stewart Germany at Milhausen, the engrse of plaintiff two-thirds of the prize and Mr A: H. Hollings- Mrs Kingsley Ward the war naturally goes against France. one-third of his costs. The decision
Mr. G. E. Wetton Lidge in described as being able but for (ays the Pioneer Mail") is, of course, Mrs T. J. R. Johns Mr and Mrs David a few days to withstand the battering absurd, for either the song was entitled Mr Lee Jones her forta were subjected to by the to the prize or it was not there could modern German siege artillery. The fall of Liége left the road to Namur open, not possibly be any halfway mensures
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