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THE CHINA MAIL.
VERDUN ANNIVERSARY,
FRUITFUL LAND STERILISED
BLOOD.
BY HENRY WOOD, Special Guraspondent of the
Ablegraph cötupany,
VISITORS AT THE HOTELS.
MONOKONG FYTYRE...
McLean
tought over for days and weeks and muži s nim within this narrow. Furooked strip of land that is to be fiinud BY, the graveyard of Germany's list Hipe
domiale France, and the most glorious
Mr. F. C. Allen. page in French history.
Kat to scribe this little strip of land Mr. E. Anderson ad it usista toulay huggire all description.pt. and Mrs A. CMr A. Laing
Jarby and son Mr Laius Exchanges the day chat mother earth was first Me J. Tak Mr and Ms C
formed trean The gases materials that Me Mariee E. Band- Laurttem
Mr and Mrs. J. went into her making, she was not moreman
Leirin
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With the French Armies
de Verdan. February 21. On February 2, 2016, with artillery proquantión diht begun at 7.15 in the morning, followed by infantry ussaults The 4.15 in the afternoon, the Germans Jannebed their greatest effort of the pres
a
wat, war in the Crown Prince's famous drive on Verdun. To-dag, just one year dron date thesgFrench occupy practically the menus positions they did on the first
Accommodation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in of the salt in the meantime,
Hongkong at the time of Bodking.
a the Australian Hauts Tickers Interchangeable with Orient Line.
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haverer. Verdini 104 senuded the death- knell hat es of the Crown Prince's lages, bat of close to 700,000 of Gieṛ- Dear trupe," together with a
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| little strigs nė, cand. There is not a blade i Me W, L. L. Barker Mr W. H. Law's of peas than has not been fought, over Eti Mrs. J. R. Mr B. Loywood
Barry
Me A. Lubin! a wiped out with a fericity, as it the
Mr R. 31. Bartlett Mr Colbourne Little fate of the world depended upon, not i
Baxter and child Mrs E. P. Luntlgren single utom remaining. There is anthing Mr and Mrs II. A. Mr S. Longfield in this strip to meet the eye but sheff Mr RE Belibios Mr BA. N. Lyon
MER.. Belilion churned it, wil if one secks in the
Major D. Machenaid Miss Jo Maclaro de latter in the hopes of fading a fragment Mr PW. W. Bell
Mr D. Benjamin
Dr&MO. Marciott of brick, a splinter of timber, a chip Capt. W. Benson Mr H. E. Maslin
MFG. EL. Benwell Mrs F. Mefarity stone-anything to strip of head whence the head of happy, Mr H. J. Birbeck der G. Mollis
Mr J. Merecki civilised home-keing bumati beings it is Mr S.. T. Bitting doubtful if he will and a piece large Mr and Mrs J. V. Mr. Moore
Mr F. B. Morison J. Mauser sough to enable him with anything les Capt. & Mrs Branch Mr than a chemical analysis to determine Me J... H. Brown Meat Mrs S.
Mr 3. V. Band Noubager what it is.
Me D. E. CapplemanMe J. S. Nicolson Mr S. W. CartwrightMr W. N. Noble 3 W. E
Miss F. G. Nelly Clarke Mr.J, W.
W. Copelin
Mrs D. C. Fatstone Mr F. W. Cox
Mrs. Priteband and Mr Cra
Chas, Creskity 2 children Mr R. C. Campbell M.. G. Powers Me and Mrs Chideey Dr W. T. Quaife Mr W. G. Darby Mr E H. Ray Mr. B. Davenport Mr. and Mrs E. M.
Raymond Mrs F. F. Lavis,
Miss F. A. Rowy Mr J. Refern
Ir K. B. Reid Mr G. V. R. Riach Mir F. W. Robbins Mr. Robertana Mr W. E. Sobinson
WHERE SHELL-110LES WERE NOT AFË Past this out at Soldiers in the
quantity of war unterial tever before present war love dà thửory, kar shella / TD Courtney Mry Paterin
massumed or gestepped in any preegling theile,
Duyar, this, fruus the Germans' initial Intinek the battle of Verdum is still in progress not only with the Freash back in their originst positions, but with them overywhere in the ascendancy on the entire front. For the Grst time in the withd's history the defenders of 'R beleaguered and beged wortress have withstood the maximum effort. of their assailants, ape then, taking the, offetinive hemselves, have completely libreated
their re
never strike twice in the same play. As
·w consequence, when they hear a shell ending their way, they leap into the nearest shell-hole premely confident that they are perleerly safe. While this theory has been vilicuted to a wonderful
stear on practically entry battlefield off E. Deut Europe in the present war, it would have been a terribly (stil com to cling to en the battlefield of Verdun. Bermna vannst, and possibly, un equal unber of Freach, pouring their cesireeasing hail intill day and nigh for months mid maths into this litte. narrow, wanked strip of ground, there was not spade to offer a separate funding place for ensh situli,
ur
Mr J. J. Dewar Mr D. E. Donnelly Mr W. A. Dowley With 2.000fes Jas.A. Duthie
Me T. L. Fairley Mrs S. Feldstein Mr R. S. Faster Miss . Robinson Mr and Mrs R. 4. Mr M. Rodrigues Mr J. Robertson Mr S. P. Robins Mr J. H. Brott Kr Mr Cand chill
In fact, there is hardly, a hole in the (entire strip today that car bonur of being, the work of a single shell. It is mon likely, to he the rewrit of a dozen or
diameter.
Foulkes
F: Good Mrs N. K. Gen
boft
Gerin Mr and Mra B.
Mr A. G. Gorden Mr P. Gothorp
Mr
V. Goulbourn
Scott
Sir L. C. Sharun.
Mry J. M. Sheel
Mr.W.U. Shin
Mrs M. Slate
This Borious page in French history (if int, ideed, in the history at the world at ipage)' has rust beer written, however,
Mr & Mrs V. Sorby withsous tracing on Mother Earth itselfsvore. The originct hele has been Mr P.. Gray
Mr and Mrs H. Walias A. Square
ME. V. Stackhouse Gatta marks that sy take as many years to depened until it sometimes adult in for
It has kewise Mrs J. N. Gambrill Mr. C. N. Stephers Race as well be requirit to wips aut fifteen or twenty diet. firm the minds of sorrowing thousands been widened until it has about the same ir and Ms W. & ME G. W. H. Swift Mrs M. L. Sawyer Hannibal Aften it is flied, with the
Mrs W. K. Stazion the inenary of loved ones who went down food, stagnant wateraf the battlefield, in Mr G. Harper
Mr C. M. EaslewoodCapt. Spear in the glorious defence. The battlefield of which human bodies"are still decaying Mr. B. Find MFA. C. de Sherbini
Mr Geo. Stacer, Veidne to-day breathies frone every square The blondesonest guments add their Mr WJ. Hodge
Mrs A. E. Hodgins Stuart and soo siakening ensemble. As a matter of fact.1 inch of its surfage the icetfaceable marks,peroliar tinge and consistency to the Mr LES. Helge Capt. and Mrs B. J. of the tiruale struggle that is stil!!.con-
this entire strip of round is as fall Mr and Mrs Hooges Mrs C. HL Sleeper Miss H. M. Spery imprecated with the decaying Wesh of Mr Shulton Hooper C. F. Templeton human bodies as are the filth-filled sheth Mr L. Hope Mr FG. Thenpson
Mrs A. M. Hargis Mr
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marks, will be obliterated with the slow passage of time, there are others, includ. ing a complete sterility of the "blood- soaked, shadi-churned soil, that some on petent authorities believe may let fo
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holes.
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Those who died on this strip of Ina
the number niets into many, many +housands-hal little, if any, chance of ever finding another grave. Any effets to carry of the drud meat merely un aditional sucrifice of life. Before, too,
To judge from the battlefield of Verday human being cold arrive at the side of a dead wollier it was för more prob. as it exists to-day something of the able that the body of the latter would be struck by a shell and driven deep into the wrought there during the past year it is muddy, blood-staïzed earth. A little first necessary to have in mind a pleture later another shell striking close by might of what the country was like on February be counted upon to bring it again to the enriace. Still later, a third sbell would 21st, 1916, whey before 15 in the mort- ing the Germans launched their artillery rebury" it, and in this maner little by tall it would beconis pulverised and preparation with, a massing of guns of all calibres that heally reached 2,000 ju decomprend into the elements of human namber, the greatest artillery centre-flesh that new impregnate every inch of Irion in the world's history.
this soli.
These are only some of the vasons why- competent authorities doubt if this like, long, narrow strip of ground will ever again regain its fertility, and why they believe that at least for years and years it will remain black, sterile ga on
W. F
Mz C. S. Horton Mr A, J. H. Hobsonal A. L. Tout Mr and Mrs W. S.Miss J: F. Tu
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Mr E.K. Ingra Capt.. R. Innes Mrs F. Johnson Mr.E. M. Joseph Mr N. de Journel Mr N. B. Karanja De F. T. Keyt Mrs J. J. Kerrigan. strC. King
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Mr R Thompson Mr N. G. Taxory Mr L. M. Temple" Mr J. M. Cuson' Mr M. H. Vaz Mrs V Hamilton Vaughan & child 3tr and Mrs E. D. độ
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Kellar
Winter Mr C. F. Wolsifier Mr G G Wood
Knoderer Dr A. T Mr W. D. Kadri Mi and Mrs T. H.
Kino
| MrV-Kruse
Mr Kohn
Verdun at the moment was pastoral in every sense of the word. Although rank. is one of the greatest fortresses in the world there was little on the surface to indichte jt. In the town of Veldur itself, situgged down in a deep basin of the Mense lifts, the faunots citadel, which the face of mother earth as a more orr G. Bannerman Mr W. Morley
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is nearly all underground, is hid almost less permanent memento of the terrible Mr W. Budge completely fron view by the heary drama enacted thereon growth timber and shrubbery that
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eovers its moond-like top. Little, if While all the horror of the Battle of anything, could rewise be seen of the Verdon is written on this little strips of dozen or, more of forts that afood sentineland, there are other portions of the field Mr & Mrs Finlayson Mr and Mrs G. E. on the surrounding hills. To the naked in geernt where one tight even be proud ar C. W. Garson. Mr W. M. Routh eye they were green grassy thounds that
of what human genius and human will Mr A. 6. Hartley Mr and Mrs J. R. protruded for a few yards above the sit-
can accomplish, were it only possible to Mr and Mr Hammes Shaw
and children A mit of the bills.
Mr and Mrs Siefort forget the low that has been entailed.
and family for miles back of the battle front the Me A. 8. Hawker Mr J. Sim
Mr J. Jackson
B Smith Postorul hills and valleys of the Meuse Mr and Mrs Wm. Mr E. M. Sleigh
Stewart and Mry
Children
Back of Verdun, for miles there extended a rolling agricultural country, just a tride uninviting because of the himidity, logs, and stormy' nature of the Meuse Valley climate. Everywhere there was the suggestion of peace and of Franch Of Wur Pegan thrift and prosperity.
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and Verdun have, been transformed into
Mr B. Jamos one gigantic military depot in its greatest and, most intensified form.
Bir Janssen Mr J. Joseph To appreciate what exists bekind Mrs Kiddall. Verdun to-day one must remember what Mr D. Laren there was scarcely an intimation. To-day did exist there on February 21st, 1016, Mr H. D. Macdonald all this is chinged, and it would be Harl
as 8.16 in the morning, one must remem. Mr and Mrs Manners Mr.A.-C. Yule
Mr&Mrs McAinsh indend, either on the battle front, of ber that in place of the snores of milway: Verdun or at any point for miles in the lines that check and cross-cheek the whole rear, its ferret out anything that would contributory territory for twenty miles in wingent to the opo the Verdun of February
the rear there was only one winding rail 21sh; 1938, at 7.15 in the morning...
One raust way that led into Verdun. remember that in place if the many MrD. K. Blair Mr & Mrs Neil Mac bridges that now spars the Meuse, and Mr&Mrs. W. Cary Intyre and child scores of them the entire, Meuse valley. 31r & Mrs Cossart Mr T. L. Perkins there existed only the half-dozen bridges Col. Darling, RE Mr & Mrs E. Balpha
Mr and Mrs T... Roberta necessary to supply the needs of a peaceMr&Mrs W. Duinken Mr and Mrs W. E. Mr MrsA. Findlay Evans in rural population.
Smith
A TERRIBLE SCAR ON THE LAND.
FEAK
Without doubt the most terrible and the most ineftaceable murk that has been left on mother earth by the Battle of Verdun is to be found in the long, narrow strip of ground extending on both sides of the Meuse which is marked on the One must reizienter that in place of the north by the line where the Germans hall-desen great railway military depots Miss Fairall begun their assault and on the south by many of them with a score or "sure of Mr and Mrs B. A. Mr&Mrs V. Findlay
Hale Smith the Line nearest Verdun which they tracks, there formerly existed nose, as is attained; and back over which to their likewise the case with the hospitals, Bev. F. G. B.Gen. & Mr Ventris
Hastings, R. N. Mias, Ventria original positions they have now been aviation camps, artillery parks, engineer- driven inch by inch. by the French; ing depots, stal headquarters, troop bira T. J. R. Johns Lt. Col. Joba Wand
Mes Watta This deep, black, blood-soaked gash on barracks, cavalry sheday munition depots, Mr A. L. Lofts the face of mother earth begins on the automobile garages, and aly the multi-Lt. and Mrs H.M. went back of the Meuse at about Avo-tudinaus, diversified, but ever intensified Cameron Macaulay, court, and, crossing the riter, runs to Hervices that go to make up a great army PAMO about Abancourt. It is between twelve organisation of today
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varies from a few hundred yards at those of Verdus as it stands to-day; and, above points where the Germans succeeded in all, these ending miles of perfected making the last. beadway against the organisation that extend away to the rear, Fronel; resistance to a maximum depth ring sharply to the mind the memory, disease is so dangerous and so rapid in its development that every of about three miles, where, in their six of the one man who created them all, the mother of young children should be months struggle, they made their one man who built up the machinery at prepared for it. It is very risky to wait
INTEREST, allowed on Current approach towarda Verdun. Within the saved. Terdan, and the one roes who, innul the attack of croup appears and
Accounts at 9 per cent pez Arinant lisaits of this narrow, crooked strip of recompense, is to-day at the head of the then send for medicine and let the child laud pre to be found Mort Homme, Hill French armer Building up on the entire suffer until it can be obtained. Cham on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits berlain's Cough Remedy is prompt and at rates which may bascertained on 04, Corleaux Wood, Cumeros, Douau. Pretch front of a purpose of attaining effectus and has never been know to application monk Thiarmort, Vaux, Fury Chendis final victory, what he buildup on the fail in any case. Always. Inte bottle All Chorista End's scors of other wooder Eroide Terro, puso for the ster
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