IA MONTH'S FIGHTING.
NEW NARRATIVE FROM:
· EYE-WITNESS."
THE TRIUMPH OF DISCIPLINE.
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The following descriptive account which has been omituicated by an eye-witness presenth General Headquarters cou tinnes and supplements the narrative published previously of the movements of
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY, 12TH 1915.
of part of the front on the northern re entrant. This phase culminated in the five days desperate fighting on the cast of Ypres Wilch lasted fram October 20th, till November 2nd, when the Germans attempted to capture the town by a direct blow westwards and penetration through the Southern re-entrant.
THE KATHER'S ENCOURAGEMENT. This operation, as has previously boon described, was their great effort, heralded to do their utmost, preluded and sup by numerous orders inciting the troops
the British Force and the French Armies ported by an intense concentrated artil in immediate touch with it.
lery fire, and encouraged by the presence The attack was made of the Emperor. by five corps in all, and when first its full fury fell on us we were still holding a vary extended front, in spite of the fact that the French had relieved us of a portion most gallantly in the defence.
on the plains of Champagne and on the banks of the Aisro, advanced against Ypres on November 11th as bravely s thes did on August 20th
SPEECH BY GERMAN CHANCELLOR.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WAR
VISITORS AT HOTELS.
HONGKONG HOTEL.
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while we were negotiating, England was always thinking of strengthening hør relations with Russia and France The. decisive factor was that more binding military agreements for the case eventual-
· AMSTERDAM, December 2nd.
ly of a Continental war were concluded The following is a continuation of the outside the political sphere. speech delivered by the Imperial Chan fly.
·Me L. ·A· Alams cellor Herr von Bethmann Hollweg in importance it was diminished in Press Med. 1. Backhouse Capt H. E. LareT England negotiated, if possible, secret Mr. Abraham Mr E. M. Joseph the Reichstag to day
If anything leaked through of Mr & Mrs Athal Tafe R. M. Josph
Anderson and maid Mr Edw. Larmong and Parliament.
It could not be con vealed from us. The whole situation was Mr & Mas 8. W. Nr HD. Law individual questions, but the first prin- Mr Hote as follows: England was willing to J. D. Bateholder come to an understanding with us in
The fact that the situation has now been relieved is no reason for assuming that the enemy has abandoned his intention to press through to tho zen; and the same task lies before the British Army of maintaining its share in the struggle until the nation in arais shall come to our sup The Cabinet of London allowed this pork The price already paid has been, monstrous world-wide war to come about be paid ungrudgingly in the certainty destroy the vitality of England's greatest and will doubtless be, great, but it will hoping, with the help of the Enteate, to that help will come before long.
European competitor on the markots of better expressed than in the concluding Russia have before God and nice the What the Army has done cannot be the world. Therefore, England and words of a Special Order recently issued responsibility for the catastropho which by the Field Marshal Commanding-in-
fallen upon Europe Chief
Belgian
Paton
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prescut, or to splayed in the Future of it to the norihi uid word coöperating answers you have made to them have covered the ovening of August 2nd we informed Russia concerning the naval convention. | Dr Cather
November 20th. It is necessary to point out that in any appreciation of the e played by our forces in the past being played in the sight must never to list of the fact that they are not waging this war single, handed, and that their deeds, important as they naturally must appear to us,
war.
During this time our force--which con- sisted all along of the same units, bo i noted--had to withstand an almost con- tinuous bombardment and to meet one desperate assault after another, each large number which the Germans were carried out by fresh units drawn from the devoting w the operations were
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represent but a small fraction of the joint action of the Allies in the Western theatre of was, which the british were Geographically the responsible during October was in longth from Switzerland on the right to the assistance and took over a portion of our Lions, but you have materially added to their tional assistance in case the Gorgian fleet As her military strength has stood the!
development of strength must be checked M&Mrs Beswick ple always was that Germany's free Mrs E. R. Bolilios by the balance of power. We did not fall Mr&Mrs A. R. Bishop to warn the British Government. As Mr C. B. Brooke I have made many calls upon you, and theutrality, which England pretended to fod the British Government that we knew Mr & Mrs O. E. Brown
recently as the beginning of July I notiC. E. Brooko defend, was nothing but a disguise of the secret naval negotiations with Mr. J. J. Brown vell, your regiments, and the Army to which Erussels that we were obliged in the pointed out the serious danger which Dr. you belong with honour and glory h interests of self-defence and in con British policy meant for the peace of the endurance have been subjected to the most sequence of the war plans of France, world. A fortnight later what I predicted Mr Arthur Course
Your lighting qualities, courage, and
A. trying and severe tests, and you luve proved which were knows to us, to march through occurred. When war had broken out Mrs TD. Cochra a soldiers of the past who have built up the same day, August 2nd, before anything loudly announced that she would fight till Mr A. Derby yourselves worthy descendants of the British Belgium, but already on the afternoon of England dropped her disguise? She Mix 3: W. Cranston which you belong into these tradi. Government promised France theondi- answer-Germany cannot be destroyed. Mas BDO. Mr 1. 11, Ray magnificent traditions of the regiments to of our démarche in Brussels could have Germany was conquered in on economical Mr. FI. Don Joday.
been known in London, the British and military sense. We have only one Miss M. Dufy Mr W. A Dowley
should attack the French coast. Nothing test so has the financial strength of drew the sword because we violated was said about Belgian neutrality,
How can England maintain that she Belgian neutrality How could the British statesmen whose past is well which we were committing with our march of August 4th I spoke of the wrong known speak at all of Belgian neutrality? -Reuter into Belgium, it was not yet established last hour would not desire to spare the whether the Belgian Government at the
less than one-twelfth of the immense line,
English Channel on the left, held by the Allies. This being so, it is obvious that by far the greater share of the common task of opposing the enemy a share which they have splendidly performed has fallen and still falls to the French, while the Belgians have played an import ant, almost vital, part. T
This extended front having been taken up by our Army, what happened As has already been pointed out, the action on its part at first up to October 20th,
was preparatory in nature, the British advancing in an attempt to turn the Gorman right, and the Germans-fighting delaying actions in order to gain time for
On the oth the French came to our
front on the southern re-entrant, thus relieving the pressure considerably; and on the succeeding days a continuous stream of French reinforcements arrived in this quarter and in the north of Ypres.. Never was help inoro welcome, for by then our small local reserves had again and again been thrown into the fight in the execution of repeated counter-attacks, and our men vero exhausted by incessant fighting,
It is an interesting fact that this timely relief should have been afforded us by our Allies within a few days of the Goth anniversary of that other occasion at the Battle of Inkerman when the British to its assistance
You have not only maintained these
lustre.
whiel to express my appreciation of the It is impossible for me to find words-in splendid services you have performed.
THE COURAGE OF THE GERMANI.
foes. In spite of the strain of conducting The Gennans are, indeed, no unworthy a sigantie struggle on two fronts, they appears to be but little abated by failure continue to attack with a courage which
reasons the.
In this quarter they have not succeeded. in gaining the Straits of Dover; but the country and retire under protest to new army which they put into the field Antwerp. For military in the middle of October has enabled them possibility of such a development on to consolidate their position on this August. 4th must be loft blank in all frontier, and to retain all but a very
th:
circumstances.
GUILT OF BELOIAN, GOVERNMENT.
solema vow that Germany would hold out Gormany,"
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During the second phase in the struggle surate with their losses, which, as has positive and written proofs. Now, how ments recently published to the effcot
if their achievements have been commen known at that time, but there were no 18 British knees to quaking. States Bill, A.OD. dotachment landed on the coast, They marked by the special effort made by the due to the lack of training and compara- ments found in Brussels, how the Belgians the same ruthless treatment inflicted on that the Kaiser's Army, in case it als hastened to bring up from various Pruslan Guard on the 11th directly tive lack of discipline of the improvised surrendered their neutrality to England, Belgian civilians who dared to resist, the Mr. Hanter parts of Germany certain new army corps westwards against the salient, and that units they have placed in the field. the catire world knows two facts. One invader, are Dow officially confirmed. The Mr D. L. Hutchison which had been hastily raised and trained rando by the XVth Corps on November after the commencement of the war. Their 17th to forte its way in by the southerntion; and after the regular armies of the August 3rd to August 4th, entered-Belgian published in the Cologne Gazette of Nov- Capt 3. E. Jarrett
This war is going to be one of exhaus is that when our troops, on the night of following remarkable object was first to reinforce their com- re-entrant. The results of those attempts belligerents have done their work it will territory, they were on the ground of a ember 27th: BANK Mr.M. T. Jones
communiquéis Mr B. James paratively weak right wing north of La are known. On November 20th the thin be upon the measures taken to prepare State which had given up its neutrality Mr. Wedgwood asked the English Bassée, which was being gradually pushed khaki line in this quarter was finally and utilize the raw material of the man lang ago. The other is not for the sake Government in the House of Commons or brick by the enveloping British, and then, relieved by the French, and our weary hood of the countries concerned that final of the neatrality of Belgium which she November 23rd to make plain to the pivoted on that place, which was still in men vacated the battered trenches they success will depend. This implies trained had herself undermined did England people of the country what they should their hands, to assume the offensive in had so gallantly held for a month.
men-hundreds of thousands of trained declare war on us, but because she do in case of a German invasion. The Ms R Almond strength, drive the Allies out of Belgium, and break through to Dunkirk and rele now being played by the British
This, then, is the modification of the and disciplined men, en
believed that she would be able to master Government answered that local commit Mr J. Arnold Calais.
Army; its front has been considerably
us with the help of two great Continental tees had already been formed which had shortened by the extent taken over by the
Powers.
certain-of course, secret-instructions. French, and has in addition been
Since August 2nd, since her promise to The object of these precautions was to Mr W. Budca Of their new formations four corps reinforced. The lull in activity of about
neutral and was actually at war with us, Even if we note from such utterances, Miss Grees reached the zone of operations comprise a week in the operations also has enabled
assist France, England was no longer hurl the Germans back into the sea.
Mr & Mr J. R. Croes in the stretch of country from Lille tots to readjust our forces, strengthen the sea between October 15th and 21st; their position, and to bring up reserves,
and the argument that the declaration of with a certain satisfaction, that the Eng Dr C T. Cross EXTRAORDINARY CLAIMS,
war was a sequel to the violation of fish cousins have begun to grow anxious Mr I and these, with the troops, which had bou There has, therefore, been a great general
Belgian neutrality is nothing but a piece about their comprehensive plan for failMP. F. Duckworth
A. Donaldson set free from Antwerp, together made up
NEW YORK, December 3rd, of play-acting performed to mystify the ing upon Germany and that they are now, a fores nt some 250,000. fresh men. Other which we are carrying on the fight and agent in America, has formulated Ger- that the Anglo-Belgian war plans are to worry over their own fate, we wish well MrT. Fujimura
Mrs A. Herr Dernburg Abo Kaiser's financial English people and neutral State Now like every intriguing plotter, beginning Sir A. A. Fyto
F corps. were also concentrated from the time has arrived when it becomes many's conditions of peace, a set forth unveiled in their smallest details, the in advance to nail down the illegal prat Mr & Mts Hasss different parts of the front, and even possible for the first time without in a special article in the Independent policy of British statesmen is branded ties to which the English monopolists Mr W D. Hawkes tually the Germans had north of La danger of giving away information that the conditions are Bassee, about 14 corps and eight cavalry might enlighten and encourage the enemy divisions, that is, a force of three to refer to what our troops have done in to take any European territory, but will
1.-Germany will not consider it wise times.
before the tribunal of history for all of civilisation propose to resort-practic Mr L, &. Baat
wing which violate every tenet of civilisation. quarters of a million men with which to one quarter of the small portion of the make minor corrections of frontiers for At England's request Japas snatches lates international law in the grossas Mr D. H. Jones
Mr J. Hunter We wish to say at this early date tha M & M attempt to drive the Allies into the sea. whole battle line which they have been military purposes by occupying auch fron-away heroic Kinochan and violates the fashion and must entail the gravest conte Mr J, Joseph
But British diplomacy went further the procedure planned in England vio In addition, and this is most important, holding, and to explain broadly why the tier territory as has proven a weak spot neutrality of China. Has England inter quences to the English civilian populo Me & Mm Kraft
Jackson there was the immensely powerful arma stand made by them during the month in the German armour. ment of heavy siege artillery which had after October 20th, 1914, forms one of the
fered in this violation of neutrality tion. It is raving madness, because of it: Mr & Mrs Lacombe IL--Belgium bien brought up from xo4most glorious chapters in our military to the German Empire. She comina Has England shown a care for neutral utter fruitlessness, to lead simple mass Mr & Mrs C. Lauret- galeo
geographically Antwerp.
history. Special attention is drawn to the mouth of the biggest German stream;
States in this case When, five years of the people into battle against well- As is known, the first blow was delivered this quarter of our front because it was Antwerp is essentially a German port ago, I was called to office, the Triple trained, well-armed, and energetically led about October 17th along the coast, that most highly tried.
That Antwerp should not belong to Get Alliance was opposed by a firmly united troops of whom every single man sa în against our Allies round Nieuport and in
many is as much an anomaly as if New entente, England's work was designed to antred with the determination to reak the neighbourhood of Dixmude, both
Orleans and the Mississippi delte bad serve the known principle of the balance revenge on England for its treachery. places being beyond the left of our line,
As the struggle swayed backwards and been excluded from Louisiana, or as if of power, which means in plain German If that occurs to which responsible and which thon had its left flank slightly to forwards through wood and hamlet the New York had remained English after that the principle, followed for centuries irresponsible people in England are now the north-east of Ypres. From that time fighting assumed a most confused, and Belgium's present plight was her own the strongest Continental Power, should to feel the iron fist of martial law, and up to the 28th a series of desperate desperate
Moreover, by British policy and directed against inciting the nation, the English will get character. Units bezamé attempts were made against the French inextricably mixed, and in many cases, fault. She had become the vassal of find its strongest tool in the Triple they will be sickened of their excesses just and Belgians bolding the line of the Yant in order to strengthen some threatened probably no attempt would be made the aggressive character of the Entente know now at least what they have to to Mr & Mrs Carmichael
England and France Therefore, while Entente. This proves from the beginning as their Belgian Allics were. Our troops Major Bowen who resisted with the utmost determin point or fill a gap in the line officers had to pince Belgium within the German Em- towards the plainly defensive tendencies when landing in England, and they will tion and entire success." Shortly after
to collect and throw into the fight what pire alongside Bavaria, Wütemberg, and of the Triple Alliance. these attacks commented, on October 20th, men they could, regardless of the units Saxony, because of her non-German
act accordingly, Ashton MNMAN the enemy began also to press at different to which they belonged. In one trench population, she will be incorporated in explosion. German policy was obliged to of English culture-bearers and fenders "If the susceptible and fanatical chorus.
Mr M. Cary points along our front; and from that
Mr & Mrs Caadili day up to November 17th, or for needy detachment composed of Scotch, Irish, Luxemburg pattern. ma
a subaltern was perhaps in charge of a the German Customs Union after the try to avert the danger of war by an of the law later have the audacity to heap Mrs Erickson
Mr Consland a month, he continued to deliver a sus and English regiments. Here, a brigadier
the individual the usual abuse on Germany, then we understanding with sion of furious blows, the most violent of commanded a few companies. There, III.-Belgian neutrality, having been Powers of the Entente. At the same time, House of Commons on November 23rd in F. W. Gibtone
shall remind them of the sitting of the Major Faichine which were directed against Ypres. At another has heen in control of a division. the commencement of this period the One officer of that rank at one time had Belgium must be secured for all time if war should come all the same. We did Population was directly instigated. The Mr & Mru B. A. Hale Mr A. Sinclair
an impossibility, must be she was obliged to strengthen her defen- Allies were very greatly outnumbered, 13 battaliona under his command which
Therefore the harbours of sive forces so that she should be prepared which a crime against the English civilian Mr & Mrs A. Gibson which fact enabled the Germans in de were much below strength owing to Great Britain marinasited both. In France we always encountered is beyond all question, judged not only 24.3.0
illegality of England's proposed action Lt. Col. Gordon Hall, execution of their offensive strategy to casualties. and the disintegration insepar the North Sea, a mare liberum must be ticians. With Russia some agreements though England does not subscribe to this Mr F. A. Hassland
IV.Great Britain having bottled up ideas of revanche fed by ambitious poli by The Hague Convention, but also Mr Grissell mass greater strength than that poseable from hand-to-hand fighting. The established. England's theory that the were concluded, but Russia's firm alliance by international law as it was rec; Mr Horbrender by the defence at any place selected for duty of the French, Belgians, and British sea is her boundary, and all the sea her with France, her antagonism to us and nised before The Hague conferences. attack, or, in other words, at the place in the Western theatre of operations has territory down to the three-mile limit of our ally Austria-Hungary, her Penslaris (What was said in the House of Commons Mr Lee Jones which for the moment was regarded as the been to act as a containing force, in other other Powers cannot be tolerated. Consetic desire for power, her artificial hatred is
Major Humphreys decisive point.
words, to hold on to and to keep occupied quently the Channel coasts of England, for Germany made it impossible to con- as many of the enemy as possible whilst Holland, Belgium, and France must be the Russians were attacking in the East. neutralized even in time of war, and the clude an agreement which, in the case of Mr. Wedgwood in the House of Com To turn to the action of the British In this we have succeeded in playing our American and German doctrine that a polítical crisis, would exclude the mons on November 23rd naked the Govern Army round. Ypres for practically a
ment to give a clear indication to the month it succeeded in holding its ground buted materially towards the success of enjoy the same freedom of seizure as
part, and by our resistance have contri-private property on the high seas should danger of war. against these repeated onslaughts made by the campaign.
people of the country that if the German Mr E. Allen private property does on land must be
land they are not expected to hand in MG W. Brown vastly superior forces. The action during
England was comparatively free. Here their weapons to the newest parish conn& Mrs A.B. Crow Moreover, our losses have not impaired guaranted by all nations. This condition the best attempt at an understanding cil office; that they are not expected to be Mr W. S. Cullen this period can be divided into two phases, our fighting efficiency. The troops have Herr Dersburg accompanies by an appeal one lasting from October 20th, when the required only a slight respite in order to to the United States duly to note that could be made which would have effective only polite and civil to the conquering Ger- Mr Caldwel
be able to continue the action with as Britain is making commercial war upon guaranteed the peace of the world. I mans; that they are expected to shoot ta Mr A. Dunrich against us definitely to November and much determination as ever. They are Germany acted accordingly. The way was narrow, hind hedges and doors and that they are Me A. W. D. Gibbe and the other from the 3rd to the 27th of physically fit and well fed, and have
V.All cables must be neatralized.
which I know well. For decades the British not to be considered a disgrace to civilian air d. Grant that month. Before these two phases are suffered merely from the fatigue insepar returned Germany, in view of her grow political principle, the dogma that the way possible or impossible their rece
VI All Germany's Colonies are to be insular intellect has been evolving the tion and society if they defend in ever considered, however, it will be as well to able from a protracted struggle such as define briefly in what manner the portion they have been through. The sccrossing population, must get extra territory arbitrament of the world is due to and their worsenkind from the invader. of the line most concerned, that near handling by the enemy has never had more Monroe Doctrine bars her from America, undisputed supremacy on sea and the in reply said Mr. Wedgwood has thi capable of population by whites. The England, which she can only maintain by Mr. Tennant, Under-Secretary for War. Ypres, was held so that some idee may be than a temporary effect on their spirits, therefore the must take Morocco, much-quoted belance of power on the root of the matter in him. In his speech gained of the course of the operations in which have soon recovered owing to the is really fit for the purpose, connection with locality. At first, when
Continent of power on the he showed the proper spirit. As regar the German offensive started, the British years of discipline and training to which
VII-A free hand must be given to I never hoped to break the old English, his question as to what the civil popula held part of the re-entrant in the line officers and men have been accustomed.
Germany in the development of her principle by persuasion. What I believed tion should do in the event of invasion, I to the north of the Ypres salient, the noticeable on the side of the enemy as on Turkey without outside interference." Germany and the growing danger of wer Navy for the purpose-to prevent it. In The value of such preparation is as commercial and industrial relations with possible was that the growing power of must say this on behalf of the War Office: salient to the cast of the town, and the our own. The phenomenal losses suffered This would mean a recognized sphere of could compel England to perceive that the event of an invasion taking place our that it is our first duty-and we have u re-entrant to the south of it. The German by the German new formations have been German influence from the Persian Gulf this old principle was untenable and duty would be to drive the invaders inte attacks in this quarter were of a double remarked, and they were in part due to to the Dardanelles mature Against the northern and their lack of training. Moreover, though VIII.-There must be no object was to cut off the defenders of the at the first onset these formations development of Japanese influchenpractical, and that a paceagle the sea as fast as we can, and I hope we arrangement with Germany was prefer shall be enabled to do so. But n respect inable, but that dogma always paralysed the to the action of the civil population in the Ypres salient. Against the east of the advanced to the attack as bravely as their Manchuria
active corps, they have not by any means IX-All small nations, such as Finland, Possibility of an understanding. After event of anything of the kind occurring. salient, from the direction of Menin, their shown the same recuperative power The Poland, and the Boers in South Africa, the crisis of lat, public opinion forced I would refer him to the answer given 15 efforts were directed to drive the defenders XXVIIth Corps, For instance, which is a if they support Germany, must have the British rulers to a rapprochement towards the Home Secretary, who said The straight westwards through the town.
During the plase from October 21st to new formation composed principally of right to frame their own destinies, while Germany. By wearisome work an under Secretary for Scotland and I. acting ou 23rd occurred this nusucoessful attack of ten with on not sat servoveted fronts to Turkey, be returned, if the desires, it disputed questions of economical interest communication on this matter with the
only from 12 weeks Egypt is to
standing was anally attained in different behalf of the Government, have been i the German XXIIIrd Corps against us rst sncounter with British infantry These conditions, Herr Dernburg con- which related to Africa and Asia Minor Lords Lieutenant of certain counties in in the neighbourhood of Bixschotte and that of the XXVIIth Corps from the round Becelaere, to the north-east of eludes, would fulfil the peaceful aims This understanding should have diminish Scotland and England. The Lords Lieute neighbourhood of Becelaere against the Ypres, a month ago. On the other hand, which, Germany has had for the last 44 ed possible political friction if the free nant have formed, or are now forming. British on the north of the Mouin road, the Guard Corps, in spite of having years. They show, in his opinion, that development of our strength were not, emergency committees in all districts which both of these corpa being new formations suffered severely in Belgium, of having Germany has no wish for world dominion impeded. Both peoples had sufficient could be regarded as exposed to possible been thrown headlong across the Oise at or for any predominance in Europe in space to measure their strength in peace raide.For the present, however, it is After these attacks the French relieved us. Quise, and of having lost large numbers commensurate with the rights of the 123 ful competition. This was the principle considered undesirable to make public the always upheld by Gorman policy. But instructions which have been or will be
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