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except, one or two diyissions, to preserTA their identity to the end. The skiluf wanner in which they were then ONE OF FAILURE FOR HINDER reorganized and the military virtues which they have since displayed, both in attack and defense; during the Inss fo months, arg extremely creditable to thera If to nar deep regret, circumstances did not permit the western powers to come directly to Rumania's help, they never the.. contracted towards her a debò of honour, which they must completely liquidate at the peaco
BY THE MILITARY. CORRESPON. DENT OF THE “TIMES."
It is a year since Marshal von Hinden- burg, once the idel of the German people, became commander-in-chief of the Ger.. Hindenburg began, and ended his one man armies, with the inseparable Ludan.success with all his military goods in the SHANGHAI doet as
Erst Oberquartiermeister or shop window. He had no strategic BANKING CORPORATION.
reserve left, and he had to create cas. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LT, boter in chief. What is their record,
From this, need arose the creation al a and what have they done?
new series of divisions, which, by the We were in no haste to depreciate the early months of 1017, gave Germany a talents of the new commander when the greatly increased field army, but went appolatment was made. We recognized far to exhaust all German reserve souters.
of mish power.except the returned wound. that he was the most prominent militaryed and the class of the year. It was the personage in Germany, and that his moment of the greatest possible deplor successes on the eastern from had been ment of force, but this force was obtained meritorious. But we thought that the by such exoceive calls apon labour is agriculture, Industry, mines and even conditions were now against his sucocus,
munition works, that it is questionable since he had no Bisinsk behind him and whether the good outweighed the bar. the diploatatie handling of the European Hid this culminating point of German will be paid in 5 years time, situation by the German foreign office had man power been used to beak down ono equivalent to 8 per cent, comheen beneath contempt. Germany was hostile great power or another, and to pound Interest. No Income Tax no longer, as in 1860 and 1870, in pre-have been much to be said for it, but no bring about a real decision, there wonki will be payable.
War Savings Certificates
Valzo 5 years
£500
£1.
after purchase
Purchase Frics
£387 10 0 15a. 6d.
FREE OF INCOME. TAX.
For every 15s. 6d. lent now-fi
Mennwhile the money may be withdrawn in fall any time, with an addition after the first year,
Anyone, whatever his or herence of the enemy alone, and it was Is come may be, can bey War already clear that, failing" sono gront Savings Certificates up to a maximam of 500 £1 Certificates external or internal convulsion in the In all or their equivalent.
alliance arrayed against Germany, the fat we war could'valy end in one way. thought that Ilindenburg wanted watch ing, and before we came to any decided conclusions regarding him we were on
him by results.
such 1752 was made of it, while the deubled supply of munitions to which Hindenburg aspired could sit the less easily be secured. The Germans certaitly produced a great body of airmen in the early months of 1927, lmt in evory,battle in the West, in 1917 as in 1910, they were inferior in artillery and it is to Hindenburg's policy of draining casential anticnal industries dry of men that they
and the victories of the Allies in the year 1917.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS, (1) A Certificate entitles the purchaser to receive £1 for each 13s. 6d. on the fifth item to see him at work, and to judge mainly owe this paralysing inferiority?
anniversary of the date of purchase, free of income tax in respect of the accumu- lated interest.
He had risen to the supreme command
(2) A Certificate is not transferable a few days after Rumanin's declaration Geral; a fee of 1a. will be charged in of war, and after the bankruptcy of except by permission of the Fostmaster respect of each transferee. In the event "Falkenhayn's strategy is Verdun bad of death, the same rules will be applied become moterious. Hindenburg was an
in the case Savings Bank Deposits
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their steady pressure, and on the Semr and the Anere, at Verdau, and on the Carso, continued to wear down the Gar
Menawhile the western Allice continued
mun etrength. Therefore the strategic reserve of Hindenburg was gradually
year at Arras, Messings and Flanders, on the Aisue and in Champagne, and frially at Verdun, many of the now German divisions were broken up to supply dealta, and the German boy of 19 bad also to be that into the fire to make good losses
(3) On written application (on form easterner without experience of the west, made to the Controller, Money Order obtainable at any Post Office being and 30th September of last year wo drawn upon to all up gaps, and when this Department, London, the purchase price, thought and said thus be would assaile, recommenced in April of this or jurt thereof in multiples of 155. 60., Rumania, whose inital deployment wider pad to each 153. 8d. on the appeared to us to provide the marshal
"time, with addition of 3d. for each first
anniversary of the date of purchase with an irresistible temptation, Rumunia, Electric Rozding Lamps, Blackwood and with a further addition of Id. per observing the defensive on the side of and Teakwood Screens Blackwood 15s. 6. for each month thereafter." Furniture, including Large-Fold Blackwood Screens with B-Coloured 500 £1 Certificates or their equivalent.
(4) No person may hold more than Bulgaria, and trusting to the peaceful Panels, Side Tableg te
protestations of the treacherous Fenligand Engravings, Pictures, Tennis Foles and
of Bulgaria, whose only strategy in the Nut, Tron Sale, die
war has been to stab a friend in the back when he was not looking, deployed her
A few lots Turkish Bath Sheets, Towels, Single and Double Bed Sheets, Bed Quilta, &c.
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Carpets, Brass Fenders, a few lots Fire Brasses, Old Bronze Vases inlaid with Gold and Silver &c.
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SATURDAY,
the 24th November, 1917, at 10.45.x.m.,
at their Sales Rooms. No. 8,
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FANCY GOUDS, BRIO A BRAÇ, &c. recently arrived from "Europe and suitable for Xmas presents, Comprising - Statuettes, Figures, Vases, Hand- painted flaques and Ornaments, Flower Holders and Bowls, Fancy Mirrors, Clocks, Candelabras, & quantity of Plated Goods comprising Egg Sets, Fruit Bowl, Bread Baskets, Crnet Stands recc, etc.
"Cut-gines Bowls Decanters, Juga, Finger Bowls. Sweet Dishes, Fruit. Standa, Cake Dishes, Liqueur Bets, etc., etc., etc.:
Tris-Cash.
HUGHES & HOLGH,,
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in field formations which were beyond Germany's strength to keep up. The German visions were down to "Dice battalions each, and often had only vs. hundred men in the firing line to a batta lisa. Eindenburg found two-thirds of the in the cast when he took command, and this proportion still holds gods, with this difference, that, the strain on the German milways bas rendered more and mors difficult and slow the transfer from west to cast or inversely of some fifteen divisions which have occasionally in the past travelled from one from to another for some special purposa,
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gone Republican," and must we reckon in the future wish a demand for complete independence? Or has the Irish veter simply got tired of the party which has represented him so long ami made pp his mind to get rid of it↑
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We do not yet know the full reasons why Rumanin adapted this strategy, or what promises she bad from Russia, who was obvinesly the predominant partner in the new combination, and should have
Most intelligent critics of our affairs, he continues, incline to the latter siter. taken, steps to wed the Rumenian plans
Hindenburg has not yet been capable native. with her own We could not then say
There are probably even now of devising any fresh strategy against the everything that was in our minds, but drunt powers of the alliance. He did not very few out and out separations is fre
laad. There is a large and rapidly even know hair to take advantage in curly in September the writer informed the Ambassador in London of one of the March and April of the gift of the Russian inureusing number of men who are pro Allied powers that, in his opinion, the revolution sich fortune offated to him, Jourdly dissatisfied with the policy and Rumanian strategy was highly dangerous, but sat still in the belief that his spies methods of the parliamentary party. and that it would be easy for. Germany and agents of bribery and corruption
But the success of Sinn Fein is some. to make use of the good railway system would buy from Russia a separate and disthing more than an ordinary swing of the of Fluogney and to attack one or other honourable peace Menawbile, in the political pendium. The defeat of the of the widely separated Romanian arades west all went against him all the time. official party is not the same sort of thing and overwhelm it. We also cated in the On the Somme and the Auere in 1916 the as the " debacle" of the Valonists in London Times that thirty Austro German armies were strained to a point 10 Then a different party came into German divisions might be assembled for of extenuation when the damn med power. The electors exchanged one set thin blow, as actually befell. This brought them a temporary reprieve. So of parliamentarians for another. Ireland opinion was telegraphed to the proper fearful was the marshal of recommenting is getting rid of parliamentarians altoge quarter willout result, but, the writer was the struggle that he retreated on the ther, and giving their places to men who informed that the Rumanians would con- Somme frost before he was attacked, but will have nothing to do with Parliament, centrate forward on the Maros, a plane had not the wit to maintain a straight which woefully underestimated the call front in his retreat, and by leaving farcon was strategy of the Central Powers. The miscellaneous Allied force at Salonika Dght conceivably have been set free to Bet had the Rumaning strategy been different, but with the strategy adopted it
actically out of the game.
ask Notorioca success.
behind and exposed at Arras, on Vimy Ridge, at Mesainer and east of Ypres, lost scores of thousands of men and hundreds of gonadto ge
who will not go to Westminster, who refuse to play the political game accord- ing to the recognised ruled. The Itinh electors are not merely putting the other side in the recognised procedure in the political cricket match-they are smash- The German armies have not won aing the wickets, digging holes in the battle on the western front for three pitch, and declaring that they no langer years, and though they have oken want to watch either batting or bowling. For all these reasons it cannot be claimed a victory they have never gained admitted that the successful invasion of one. They have always gote back, and
Ireland is not only dissatisfied with the Rumania by Germany, Austria Hungary, Marshal Buckwarts has deserved hi Nationalist Party, which, after all. has Bulgaris and Turkey, which is the sole The French armies, which done pretty well for Imand. It is die
scribes affected to despise, have turned satisfied whh the conditions under which Hindenburg out of the strongest positions, the party works. And what we have felt and at Verdun Genera! Petain has thrown the rest of the United Kingdom is feeling too. The English, the Sea, and the Wells are beginning to grap the fact
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retory that Hindenburg can claim during the first year of bis command, was any thing in ordinary. The Central Powers and their dupce, vastly superior ip num-oost equal force of Germen infantry bers, armament and was experience, after us of the strongest positions. We look w month spant in, concentration," over. in vain through Hindenburg's record for
that parlamentary polites have sun ti whelmed Bemania and cupied Walleer of victory during the last year a low level; that the whole business is chis, driving back the rampant of the except against bue mizor stúfs or Russian fundamentally dishnaest; that moreover, Romanian troops into Moldavis, where s debached by revolution. Thit is utterly ineficient. Ireland has acted the Risada received and sheltered them chatter Ludendorf writes tales for the while the rest of the United Kingdom has But there was no Sedda and no encircle. marines of German victories and makes been content to grow. We have ect to ment. The Rumanians bought zobly, unit bill ridiculous in the eyes of the work not to tam out politicians of this the defense of the central pases cabled. We must suppose that he know party or that, but to cresta s new in male of If the Ryunos all the constituent pacis of the army
his Germans, Bud that any rubbish is
of conducting politics, outside of perlia good enough for them,
ent, which we recognise se degraded and hopeless. How long will it be before the rest of the United Kingdom follows our example?
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• WEDNESDAY the 21st November 1817, commencing. at 11 nm, në hĩa Salen. Booms,
DUDDELL STREST, WE (For Account of the Concerned
LARO QUASTEY OF ELEUTRICAL GOODS
Comprising:
6,000 Tunsten Lampa (5.50 c/p).
4 Desk Fans,
9 Ceiling Fans
Silk Flexible Cord, Lead fuse and
dynamo Wire, atrip fuses,
cleats and insulators, button; inen lamp holders and lamp locking rings, porcelain pusher plugt, and Bockta table lamps, brackets and fittings, meter boards, gauge screws, fuse bodies rings, and cartridges are Jam (AKST Lamps, bulkhead fittings, ename
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