THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER SED, 1814,
THE WAR.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOTY
THE OPERATIONS IN POLAND.
GERMANS CLAIM TO HAVE BROKEN THROUGH
| THE RUSSIAN : RING,
ALSO TO HAVE CAPTURED TWELVE THOUSAND RUSSIANS
AND TWENTY-FIVE GUNS,
LONDON, December 2nd.
2.35 8.m.
The first admission that the Germans in Poland had been cut off
Is contained in a Berlin communiqué issued last evening."
It says that a portion of the German Army east of Lodz while attacking the right flank and rear of the Russians was seriously threatened on its own rear by strong Russian reinforcements From the East and South. The Germans retreated and in a fierce battle, lasting three days, broke through the Russian ring, capturing 12,000 prisoners and 25 guns without themselves losing a single gun.
The German losses, the communiqué adds, were naturally not light, but they were not colossal.
THE LATEST RUSSIAN REPORT.
BRIGADE OF PRUSSIAN GUARDS AND FIVE BATTERIES PUT
TO FLIGHT.
LONDON, December 2nd.
4.65.m.
An official statement issued at Petrograd says:- The enemy in the district of Lowicz on Monday directed attacks
on our Brelavy-Sobota front
Our offensive north of Lowicz was successful.
Action in the Lodz district was confined to cannonading and
reconnaissance.
Our Left Wing discovered a concentration of the enemy from Kalisez towards Bioradz, the result of reinforcements brought by train" from the west.
Fanguards
The enemy on Monday attacked from Sieradz and our wore engaged in a desperate battle all day in the region of Laska ( {Lask.) We, took measures to meet the new situation, captured Szertsoft, and put a brigade vf Tíussian Guards and fire batteries to fight.
We have captured at Plock (on the Vistula) fivo steamers and five barges laden with stores and munitions.
THE OPERATIONS IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM.
LONDON, December let.
A Paris communiqué states that there has been a somewhat lively cauhonade in Belgium, bnt-no-German infantry attacks.
The enemy has continued to show somewhat greater activity northward of Arrus. There has been an intermittent cannonade along the whole of the front at Aisne, and also further fighting in Argonne without changing the situation.
There is nothing to report in the Woevre or the Vosges..
LONDON, December 2nd.
The evening Paris communiqué states: The German infantry in Belgium attempted unsuccessfully to emerge from the trenches south of Bixschoote
Between Bethune and Lens we carried Chateau Park, Vermelles, by
assault after a somewhat hot encounter.
In Argonne we advanced appreciably in the woods of La Grurrie. On the remainder of the front there is nothing to report.
[TELEGRAMS FROM THE BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICEJ
* SIR JOHN FRENCH AND HIS ARMY,
In his recent Despatch Sir John French said the courage and lenacity of the British troops in unparalelled circumstances was beyond all praise. Their dogged defence of Ypres in face of tremendous odds would remain as one of greatest military achievements of modern times. The Territorial regiments engaged had shown.qualities which justified the highest hopes of the Territorial forces as a whole. The Indian troops had shown marvellous adaptibility and resource and by clever ruses had often held at bay superior enemy forces. The co-operation between the British and French testified to the mutual goodwill and appreciation existing between the two armies.
[THROUGH THE HAVAS AGENCY }
LONDON, November 30th.
6.50 p.m. In Belgium the enemy has gathered for defence, and the cannonading has slackened. We progressed at several points, and are keeping strongly
all others already acquired.
In the Boissons district there was intermittent cannonading. Several attacks by the enemy in Argonne were repulsed.” In Woerre the Germans bombarded the Apremont Forest:
GERMANY'S WAR POLICY.
A Yellow-book just published completes the Allies documents concerning the outbreak of the war It gives a denial to the German publications, and produces a strong and indisputable impression that the actual crisis was the consequence of the tenacious policy of Germany in rosolutely seeking war during the past ten years.
THROUGH REULER'S AGENOT.
KING GEORGE WITH THE BRITISH FORCES.
HISTORIC GATHERING AT THE HEADQUARTERS.
LONDON, December 2nd. 4.40 p.m.
A telegram-from Paris says that intense enthusiasm was shown in. Northern Franco when His Majesty the King and President Poincaré visited the British forces, motoring to the scene amidst the joyous chcers
of the populace.
Afterwards His Majesty gave a dinner at the British Headquarters A historic gathering included President Poincaré, M. Viviani (French Premier), General Joffre, the Prince of Wales, Field Marshal Sir John French, and General Duparge.
When His Majesty and President Poincaré met they had a long and
most cordial conversation. Thoy minutely inspected the racans
supplying provisions to the Army-
AMIR OF AFGHANISTAN AND TURKEY...
LONDON, December 1st.
A message from Delhi states that the Amir of Afghanistan has sent most cordial letter to the Viceroy, regretting that Turkey is warring against, Great Britain and says this has further strengthened Moslem
opinion of Turkey's folly in joining with Germany,
INDIAN TROOPS IN ACTION,
GERMAN ATTACK BEATEN AND BROKEN.
DEADLY, BAYONET CHARGE
Never has there been such slaughter in this bloody war before. Twenty thousand dead and wounded Germans, according to the computation of a Staff officer, cumbered the ground-nearly half the attacking force-while our lossos did not exceed 2,000.
'THE ENGLISH ARE A COOL LOT.”
HOW A CAPTURED TRENCH WAS RE-WON
Telegraphing from. Northern France on October 27th, Mr. WT Massey sends! to the Telegraph a thrilling account of the entry of our Indian troops into the f great battle. Mr. Massey writes:
In the period of the battle covering last wook there were many anxious times na well as moments when the Allies looked to be on a definitely-marked road to victory. That which seems obvibus does not always come off, and in fighting where the progress of a mile must be counted splendid, many unforeseen chocks occur. Ove
As an illustration I may mention that at the end of last week there was an hour or two of trouble not very far from La Hassée, but what looked like a terribly severe blow to British arms-act a hit that meant defeat, but a dangerous incident was turned into the most complete annihilation of the vast attack ing force of Germans
"AN AVALANCHE OF MENG
GERMAN OFFICER'S TRIBUTE.
BERGEN, October 18th, One of the frankest tributes yet paid to the superlative ability of the British soldier is that of a German officer who has been conversing with a well-known Dano, In September this gentleman, undertook a long business journey through North and Central Germany and a deeply interesting letter of his is published by the Bergens Annouce Tidendes k
What the officer, a member of the German General Staff, said in an inter- view is set forth as follows
WAR NEWS.
THE SIEGE OF TSINGTAU,
INTERESTING INTERVIEW WITH AN- ASSOCIATED PRESS CORRESPONDENT..
Mr. A. M. Brace, tire correspondent of the Associated Press who went through the siego of Tsingtau, has arrived in Peking and is remaining here for a few days. He brought relief to several of the Germans in Peking who had not hitherto known whether their relatives and friends among the garrison were alive and well. He brought to Peking also the first news of the German losses, which he believes amounted to 170 mea killed and between 500 and 600 wounded
Mr. Brace says that the Germans held the place as long as it could have been held, longer, in fact, than they believed they could. The Japanese could have taken it by an infantry assault at any time, and the Germans realised this. But the attackers preferred to make the posi tions of the besieged untenable, and for a week before the capitulation they threw upon the forts and into the trenches shells. of all sizes from 140 land guns as well as from those of the fleet outside the har- bour When the final infantry attack camo the trenches of the allies had been worked by the sappers and miners up to a very close position, and shells were poured upon the German infantry lines till the Japaneso infantry were within a few yards of the German trenches. In one case, when the Germans at a certain redoubt opened the duor of their bomb- proof shelter in order to get back into what remained of their trenches--this was when the Japanese artillery fire had chated they found themselves faced by a machine gun.
Whon the Japanese were through the last infantry line they were practically within the town and behind the fort- resses, most of which had expended all their ammunition. The guns of Fort Bismarck were exploded by volunteers of the garrison immediately before the Japanese scaled the fortifications.
The Germans and Austrians destroyed their munitions of war, nearly all their guns, nine gunboats and torpedo-boats, the Austrian cruiser Kaiserin Elisabeth, and the floating dock; and sunk three merchant ships in the mouth of the inner harbour. They did not, however, destroy the harbour works d
town almost before the white flag was The Japanese infantry wero into the hoisted. Some of the privates indulgerl in looting for a while during the first morning, but their chicers soon got them of the Japanese officers that 40 of their in hand; and Mr. Brace was told by one men had been court-martialled ad shot for looting
Japan to evacuate Port
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The Frenchmen are lively soldiers, smart in their movements, always ready to run to and fro; good at bayonet attacks where they can make progress, but no good in the Japanese conducted the campaign of White Leads and Zines that they will
Except for this incident
IT is common knowledge among usera bayonet attacks when luck is against them. according to all the recognised rules of Nevertheless they must be said to be a warfare, going unnecessarily out of their not stand outside exposure in hot climates. useful factor in hand-to-hand fighting way at times to be courteous to the Ger- Suddenly an avalanche of Ten 1 Their temperament is fiery and, what I mans even before the surrender. The "CYGNITE" does "ot assume that use the words of my informant fell upon did not know before, they are cunning Japanese soldier, believed he was fighting a section of the line near La Bassée. Rank Their artillery appears to be as good as to pay off an old score, the participation glassy condition of White Zing or the after rank of the oncoming mass was ours. Here the Danish merchant broke in of wiped out by the fire of our entrenched with What | Better than the Gormars?" of Germany with Russia and France in Powdering off effect of White Lead. infantry, but as one man fell another Officer (smiling). Well, let it go at that! Arthur after the war with China.
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They aim well both with cannon and rifle. Against the British the hostility of the and the trench was carried, the men in They are better soldiers than we expected" Germans was directed with intense fel or Hospital, Yacht or Bungalow decora- it doing their duty to the last. Troops But for real endurance they cannot be ing. They found more pleasureention. were hurried up to reinforce, but before compared with the elite of the Allies hitting the Triumph than they would 'n they could repair the broken line a horde troops the English--Voy the English sinking a Japanese ship, and they direct- Stocked by the manufacturers in
Germans had rushed forward, con have prepared a surprise for us in this cd their fire with greater real against the handy poty of Tibe, natt. fident, no doubly that they had found the war, especially in the battles in North British camp than against the extended way to the coast. They had a rude France.
lines of the Japanese.
The Japanese delayed Mr. Brace-for a The supports of the British line
The Englishman ja cool, indifferent. to week before letting him (or any of the Indian troops. It was the first time they danger, and to the dispensations of other correspondents or those who were had been thirsting to prove their quality manded. He shoots magnificently, For days they had heard, at no great ordinarily well. He is good at bayonet many courtesies. distance, the roar of guns, and had attack, better than the Frenchman, and, watched the puffs of bursting shrapnel if I may say so, good in another way, for It had interested them, and had whetted it is during those bayonet attacks when their appetite for a soldier's work, and luck is against him that he is at his very right well they acquitted themselves, beat. His endurance and marksmanship any one had any fears as to how the make him an opponent of high rank. But him carry other articles which he had Indian troops would behave against it is the English we try to hit hardest in disciplined Europeans and the history this war of the native regiments should have prevented any misgivings-their doubis should now be dispelled, for the turbanet warriors displayed a bravery and dash equal to anything done in this war. Could there be higher praise?
Were
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tures, one heing with a Japanese soldier Mr. Braco had several exciting adven- whose capacity for German beer was not equal to that of the gentleman whose cellar he had got into. laden soldier wanted Mr. Brace to help This heavily
appropriated, but a Japanese officer arriving on the scene took the soldier in charge, letting him understand that Mr. Brace was not a coolie.
After we had broken through the French positions on the Belgian frontier and had got Joffre's army on the move towards the an incident that occurred in the Ger- south the German army's advance man Club is worth repeating. While the appeared to be checked. It was General insual gathering of members were there at TERRIBLE WORK WITH TH bayonet No We ordered the English lines to bo began bursting in nerve-wracking proxi French's army that had stayed the retreat. lunch one day, Japancao and British stels It was forward with the bayonet. Frenchuran who loves, “La Rosalie stormed. Our troops dashed into them mity. One gentleman instinctively roa could have met the fee with greater with fixed bayonets, but our efforts to to his feet, but another promptly lifted cagerness. In an instant, my friend tulis drive the English back were in vain.his glass and began a song, which was me, the issue was decided. The German They are very good at resisting a bayonet taken up by the assembly. The tifin was advance was not checked and stopped; attack. The English are strong people, finished to music that would have down
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it was beaten and broken. The enemy athletic, and well developed. So weed that of a Chinese Theatre-Peking MACGREGOR&C.
turned to retreat. The Indians ras decided to shoot them down, but wo found | Gazette,
through them, using the steel in their Can workmanlike fashiou, and pouring the foe back to receive right and left the fire of British infantry who awaited their coming. MET
that they aimod remarkably well. ⠀⠀ “Every bullet found its billet, as they say,
GERMAN RANKS,
We ordered our best shots to tackle them, CHILDREN AND OLD MEN IN THE but the result was not in our favour. Then we got all our artillery at work that could be spared against them. We swept the English positions with a rain of shells
One of the English newspaper corres
Up to the trench which the Germans had gained it was slaughter. The Indians did not stop at the trench they re won for regular bombardment. When the pondents writing of the battle of Yser at the Allies, but, Icaping it, pursued the firing ceased we expected to and the the end of October says:In the latest chemy down a hill until their officers English had fled. The English artillery thought it prudent to recall them cannot be compared with ours or the draft of German prisoners there are returning they passed over a bloody field, French, and we soon silenced it. We had bearded patriarchs with spectacles; boys just as proud of the part they had played not heard from the English for an hour. of sixteen years. Among the dead on for the Empire as the British Tommies
But how can I describe our astonish- Dixmude's streets on Sunday was & man were of them.
Round about Ypres, where sterling work saw English soldiers heads moving and years old. Among the batch of prisoners ment 1 Beyond the shell-swept zone we whose papers showed him to be seventy. has been done, the story of the Indian they began to use their rifles again as soon caught in the night fighting was a boy troops' baptism of fire will be heard with as the coast was clear. The English are of fifteen, a tall, slim hoy with the flat peculiar pleasure. In that neighbour hood are fighting many battalions who a cool lot! We had to assault-again and Teutonic face and head. He was seized have soldiered side by side with native again, but in vain. We were in fact regimente They know what to except repulsed after having literally surrounded of them, and they longed for the oppor- them. Their porseverance and pluck had tanity which would give their comrades gained their just reward. The retirement a chance of showing their mettle.
could now be carried out in an orderly way. All risk of catastrophe to the retreating army was averted
"NEVER SUCH SLAUGHTER
BEFORE.
Mr. B. J Hodgson, of the Central
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Even the sight of the wounded surprised us and commanded our respect. They lay so still and scarcely ever complained.
just as he tried to fire afresh and was hurled to the ground with a crash by the arm of a little thick-te: Belgian An officer saw he was a boy and lifted him up. He was terror-stricken. "What made you join the Army to fight us?" he asked him. “I did not do it, sir," he said.
Five days ago I was at school
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