THE WAR.
BATTLE AROUND YPRES.
MAGNIFICENT GALLANTRY OF BRITISH
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 27TH, 1915.
ĮTERORGE REUTER'S AGENOR.}}
Nevertheless, the British, including the wounded, are extremely cheerful, for they know that this important hill has cost the Germans for heavier losses. CONGRATULATIONS FROM BIR JOHN TRENCH.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.). GREAT MOVEMENT OF TROOPS,
AMSTERDAM, April 25th. The German activity and movement of troops in Belgium is compared with the Fiqid - Marshal Sir John French telearly days of the woI. The extent of graphed the troops his heartiest con
the German losses in Flanders is shown gratulations on the success, and says that a very valuable object has been attained The operation was skilfully planned und conducted, and the troops behaved with their customary courage, endurance, and
TRIUMPH" AT THE DARDANELLES. caucity.
HER GUNS AGAIN SPEAK.
AUSTRIAN EFFORT IN CARPATHIANS.
PERSISTENT ATTACKS FAIL.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
[TERGUON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE STRENUOUS FIGHT NEAR YPRES. GRAPHIC WORD-PICTURE BY.
EYE-WITNESS.
MASSED ATTACKS
The action culminated in two massed attacks. These were defeated, prin- cipally by British machine guns, some of which were rushed up on motor-aide-cara. Yet, despite their heavy lusses the hill- side was piled with dead Gormans the LONDON, April 25th.
enemy continued their pressure the whole The Eye-Witness at Headquarters anys of Sunday. British reinforcements that Ypres is again the centre of interest,arrrived in the evening, and swept the In order to make the story clear, it is Germans from all parts, of the hill. The necessary to go back to the attack on bombardment was re-commenced at night. Hill Go, which is a gentle swell of ground time with almost the old intensity, but in an open space of plough land, surthe British position is now secured. rounded on all sides by woods. The bill
THE BRITISH SPIRIT. overlooks the low ground to the south Sovore cannonading was maintained on cast of Ypres, and therefore was of great Monday without any infantry attack, but value to the enemy for the purpose of the Germans are now heavily shelling the artillery observation. Hence it has been whole of the Ypres area.
The enemy contested again. It is scamed with on Tuesday unmasked a formidable con- innumerable trenches and sapa. Both centration of artillery, and hour by hour British and Germans had latterly the fire grow The heavier guns, the 42 engaged in mining. We were the more and 35 centimetres, bombarded Ypres rapid, and consequently forestalled the itself, but there were not many casualties, onomy, fring seven mines simultaneously. although fifteen children were killed as
were not many The result, in the words of a soldier, was they were playing in the streek.
like a transformuation senn." Trenches. papapets, and sandbags disappeared, and the ground assumed strange shapes. Here were craters, there mounds and debris, while dense columns of smoke and dust were still in the air when the British sprang from their trenches and rushed to the gaping craters.
TERNIFIED GERMANS.
The bombardment of Hill 60 became ter in the evening, and hostile infantry assaulted, but they soon discovered that the spirit of the British was un- broken by the high explosives.
NEW GERMAN METHOD OF ASPHYXIATION:
the endless trains of dead and wounded passing through Bruges all the week. Thousands have been buried in the great Military Cemeteries
at Moorslede and Hasselt, RUSSIAN FRONT
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) IMPORTANT CAPTURE BY
An official
RUSSIANS.
EFFORT.
Reuter's correspondent in North Francs says, that eye-witncases of the German The capture of Hill 1,001 by the Rus
PETROGRAD, April 28th. attack on Bocsinghe are of opinion that signs is important, and will greatly the Germans did not use asphyxiating facilitate the conquest of the Uszok Pass, shells, but a kind of vapour was projected as it reduces the significance of Hill 190, from the German trenches by moans which which is still held by the enemy. are yet unknown, The Allies had pre viously noticed something unusual in
ENEMY'S UNAVAILING progress behind the parapet of the enemy's trench in which opening had been made. The Germans awaited a
PETROGRAD, April 28th.
favourable wind to expel, under pressure, enemy brought up additional heavy guns cial communiqué says:-The fumes which were identified as emanating in the Carpathians and increased the from chlorie gas. The Allies were amazed volume of artillery fire along the whole at seeing thick clouds of blackish fox front. He made a series of persistent moving in their direction. The Cergas, attroke on Saturday night in the region prosting by the momentary confusion, of Uzsok Pass, but they were repulscel issue from their tronclus, supported by with heavy loss. The engagements else artillery fire. The leading Germans were where have been of a minor character. masks, permitting them to cross the in- fected zone.
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
APPRECIABLE PROGRESS ALONG YSER CANAL.
Panis, April 25th.
4.16 p.m. To-day's communiqué says:- Our counter-attacks in Belgium are being continued successfully, in close co- operation with our Allies.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] "TRIUMPH" AT THE DARDANELLES. BOMBARDING THE ENEMY'S TRENCHES.
LONDON, April zogì..
Triumph telegraphs that the Triumik Reuter's correspondent aboard the
The Germans, who made their attacked with her 7.5 inchers on a Turkish trench entered the mouth of the Straits and open. with two Corps, continued to employ ut the western end of Gallipoli at a range
asphyxiating gases, and some of their prajestilag, which failed to explode, cons
hot-tained a large quantity of gas. We made appreciable progress to the northward on the right bank of the Yser Canal
The British, despite the violent counter attack, reported yesterday, maintained all their positions on our Right,
British machine-guns again inflicted tremendous execution, and tho attack was repulse. Another attack at eight in the evening met with the same fate, yet the Germans did not admit defent. Hand
We stopped a trench in Argoane, tak- ing prisoners and two machine guns. massed a whole division-against Calomne, Germans on the heights of the Mouse
before a trench on a front of less than a At the outset they bent our
There were no Germans left where the mines had actually exploded, but in the neighbouring trenches the British Infan-grenade parties throughout the night kilometra trymen witnessed
scene.
Many Germansraordinary made repeated efforts, alternating this front line, but they themselves were
surprised in
with bombardments.
Tho
their shirt-sleeves, and without equip ment, stunned and bewildered, were sub-
The fighting in the labyrinth of trendligs jected to a rain of hand grenades. They
is almost indescribable. There is continual went into a panic, cursing and shouting, surging backward and forward. fell over one another and fought to gain British, on Wednesday, held the position the axits of the trenches. Some in the with the exception of one point, from rear, maddened with terror, drove their which, however, the Germans were driven bayonets into the bodies of their com in the afternoon, but high explosives on
This was only a moment nay glimpse of the British Infantrymen asphyxiating shells were rained upon the before they attacked the enemy with the bayonet. They burst through a maze of frenches, poured into the craters, and seized the communication trenches, until inally they were stopped by barricades defended by bomb-thrower.
rades ahead.
THE REAL STRUGGLE" BEGINS.. Then the real struggle began, when the Germans recovered from their surprise.
defenders. The Germans also brought field guns to close range.
Nevertheless, the cannonade diminished in the evening, and the British infantry firmly establish ed themselves in the captured position.
MAGNIFICENT BRITISH
GALLANTRY.
LONDON, April 25th. The Eye Witness at Headquarters, in
forced back by a counter-attack.
PARIS, April 26th
32.25 a.m. The evening communiqué sayate in favour of the Allies.
North of Ypres the fighting continues
The Germans attacked at several points along the British front from north, south north-east, and ruuth-west, but they gained no ground.
We progressed along the right bank of the Yeer Canal by vigorous counter attacks
Elsewhere thore worthy.
was nothing note
BRITISH CASUALTIES,
LONDON, April 25th. The latest casualty list incindes the following names:-
*
of 7,003 yards, The Lombardment lasted for half an hour, after which the
WAR NEWS.
GERMANY'S NAVY INCREASED,
According to an estimate drawn up by the naval expert of The Timer, Germany cruisers and 10 light eruisers, The Ger possesca 17 Dreadnoughts, 5 battle man navy has grown more powerful than it was previous to the European War breaking out.
NO INDEMNITY TO LUXEMBURG.
The Luxemburg Legation issues domenti of the assertion containeil in the inforview with Baron von Richthofen published in a Paris paper to the effect that the violation of Luxemburg neutra lity was justified by the tacit consent of the Luxemburg Government, and also by the fact that an indemnity was accepted. The Legation points out that the Grand Duchess and the Government protested against the invasion of the country to the
Grand Duchy received no indemnity, Powers guaranteeing the neutrality of Luxmburg, and that furthermore the
GERMAN REPRISALS FOR MEMEL
A peculiar view of the Russian invasion of the Memel district is given by the Berlin Lakelanzeiger. The paper says
As Monel is without any organic con: nexion with the theatro of war, the Russian attack only have been made with the object of plundering and persecuting
diate reprisals. The war levy on the the civil population. The gruss violation of international laws demanded imme town of Suwalki was at once increased seized as hostages, and Grodno was hom to £5,000, 10 distinguished civilians were barded by airmen. Other reprisals will
also be taken."
GERMANY FORSAKING TURKEY.
CORRESPONDENCE.
REPRISALS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THES
DAILY PRESS.
HONGKONG
Hongkong, 28th April, 1915, to-day you state that only after six weeks DEAR SIR-In your leading article of
have the Germans determined reprisals for our treatment of Submarine Prisoners. Surely this is incorrect. In your issues of 15th and 23rd Apiil it was announced by legram that Germany had placed sono of our officers und arrest.
This move of our Government in differ- ential treatment of Submarine Prisonerà
ccms to have been very ill-considered.
After all, these mes are under orders nud, the discipline of the German Navy being what it is, you cannot expect theau to disobey orders.
a quite certain that, in the language of When once a policy of reprisals starte where are you going to stop? You may poker, the Germans will see our ante aud: 50 one better every time. serice of reprisals is a war of extermina
The only logical outcome of such u tion with no quarter given on either ide
Yours, elc,"
MENS AEQUAZ
"WILLIAM THE SUDDEN." -A CHARACTER SKETCH OF THE KAISER, AS HE IS;:
ند
very readable article entitled "William The April Portightly Review contains the Sudden, in which, by anecdote and observation, a picture of the Kaiser-is- presented by Anne Topham, author of Memoirs of the Kaver'a Court. The article was written in 1910, and of Great According to a Constantinople despatch Britain we are told that nothing astonish to Le Temps, when & War Cabinet coun-
ed the user so much as the "English cil meeting of Turkey was opened. Here's Haldane, he said lately, in a
way of doing business": Marshall Von der Goltz explained why tone expressing acute injury, he's been he was unable to persuade Germany to educated as harrister, he's translated attack Servia. He said that Germany Schopenhauer, an Austria and Hungary ara in auch posl; sethe, writes books about him and visits ardent admirer of tions that they cannot spare even a single Weinar every year and you British lavo soldier to support Turkey.uk ste
Enver Pasha and Tarad Bay abused our German manoeuvres, I offered him a made him Minister of War! He emo to Germany saying that now that the mount and every opportunity to see every capital of Turkey is boing threatened, thing he can't ride? Declined Germany is indifferent. They an
with nounced that it would be wise for Turkey absolutely nothing of military matters! And thanks A Minister of War who knows to make peace with the Allies before the over mot e British Cabinet Minister who fall of Constantinople.
knew how many ships of the line you are in your navy! I could tell him: ho never could tell me
IMAGINARY EXPLOIT OF MEN
FROM THE EMDEN.'
I could tell him!" Events have certainly proved that the Kaiser, through his spics, bas long been at pains to learn all he could of our naval and military
This the final summing-up of his
Triumph procceded further schooner dyslet, had raided the Duten character. It is wonderfully interesting With reference to the news telegraphed the German cruiser Hunden, on board the from Sydney that the landing party fromtrength Straits in search of a trench in another telegraph station at Padang, Sumatra when read in the light of the war he the Handelsbla says: It is hardly brought about and the way the war a position. Howitzers from the Asiatic nesssary to say that there is not a grain turning against hin shore dropped sixteen sheils around the of truth in this sailor's yarn. The ship. Three struck and inflicted but Dutch warships were there and after Ayes entered the port of Padang when trifling damage, two men being wounded. taking on board such provisions as were The Triumph silenced the battery few vessels which had taken shelter in the allowed from the German merchant
of the enemy's tronches. minutes after the position was located harbour, left again within twenty-four The vessel then resumed, the honibardment
NORWEGIAN BARQUES SUNK.
LONDON, April 26th. German submarines sank the Norwe gian barques Era und Oscar in the North S92 and directed the Danish steamer Anna tó pick up the crew's, who were brought to Burnt Island.
GERMANS SEIZE DANISH STEAMER
LONDON, April 26th. The Germans have seized the Danish steamer Vidaros, bound for Grimsby with dairy produce, and took her to a port on the island of Sylt.
HAVAS SERVICE] FINNISH STEAMER
TORPEDOED,
STOCKHOLM, April, 24th. A German submarine torpedoed th Finnish steamer Franck. The crew more saved
GENERAL.
The hill formed a calient, and was his vivid narrative of the fighting around exposed to fire from three sides. The Ypres, speaks of the magnificent gallan Boone, A. Huth, L. G. Playfair, A. M. Killed: W. Barling, C. F. Barneer, W.
THAVAS FERVICE.] German gunners took advantage of this fact, and the whole position became ob of the British, especially in the cap F. Swabsy, Captain D, Wynyard,
EXECUTION AT CAIRO, scared in smoke from bursting shells. In Hill 60. He says this is a mers episode Borland, A. E. Burnet, A. Cheetham, &. ture of the most important position of Wounded: E. G. Milca, G. Beyits, G
Canto, April 24th. the meantime our batteries were support in the Allies operations, but it will, Comely, H. Crisp, K. E. Cunningham,
Khalil, the murderer of the laty Sultan, has be hanged. Ing the attack with a terrific cantonade, nevertheless, go down in history as being J. Darbishin, C. H. Dixon (Yorkshire CHINESE TELEGRAMS. which was
maintained throughout the among the finest exploits of the British L.I.), H. Doc, C. R. Dudgeon, W. O CHINESE PREMIUM BØNDS. night
The scene in the darkness was troops.
Edwards, W. O. Field, F. W. Hammond, grand in the extreme. From along the Officers affirm that the German bom G. H. Kent (Yorkshire LL), A N
PEKING, April 28th. British line could be seen flashes of shell, bardment of the hill was far worse then Lewis, R. Marians, Captain R. Milbank the Temple of Agriculture attracted luge The drawing of the Premium Bonds in while the noise of the guns was so nearly the preceding attack by the Prussian (Wellingtons), W. P. Paterson, A. B. crowds, continuous as to resemble musketry: The Guard in November. The hill is only Playford, H. A. Poland, IV. Ramsay, T. The first five tickets were drawn by British, under this fire, had to work 250 yards by 200 yards, and on it the Hutton, T. F. Upton, Lieut. R. Why holders in Klangsu, Fukien, Kwang- erecting parapets towards the enemy, Germans during four and a half days (Yorkshire L.), E. M. Webb, T. Wells, blocking the German communications.
tung, Kiangai and Honan. hurled tons of metal and high explosives. F. Westmacott, P. Wills, F. J. Wyley. MODIFICATION OF JAPAN'S Nor wer the German infantry idle. Sometimes the hill top was wreathed in. Yates C. T. Young, C. Berir, H Advancing to the
communication clouds of poisonous fumes, yet the gallant
DEMANDS. trenches, they threw bombs over the barri- British infantry stood firm, although the Corbett, A. Gilby, C. B. Henderson, cades into the craters, to the crumbling trenches were so filled with dead comrade Maurice, N. Mosley, D. O'Rorke, C. sides of which the British were clinging that the reinforcements had to climb
with difficulty.
over the prostrate forms,
PERING, April 28th The feeling in Peking is easier as a
P. Sankey, J. B. Bidcothom, E., Gresult of a report that the Japanese
Stocker, and B. Whitastore.
demands have undergone modification.
hours.
A EUROPEAN LITANY. "The State has no higher judge above it. There is nothing whatever beyond it in world history. It cannot sacrifice itself for anything higher. The State is power. En principle it does not ask how the people is disposed."-TREITSCHKE
You, who now wield by earthly right The sceptres Gad conferred of old, Who know no law above your might, No sceptre higher than you hold: We pray you in the ancient words, Have pity on the people, fords!
The kings who ruled us from the skies: For righteousness as tribute cried Your wrath demands more sacrifice, For word or deed that vexed your pride, Our manhood in the battle flings, Have mercy on us, mighty kings!
Who shall we pray to now to give The daily bread for us and ours, For by ourselves we cannot live? Hear. we beseech you, awful powers, For blood of kin in payment shed Give us this day our daily bread!
You take the father and the son, The brother and the kin away. We cau but cry Thy will be done," As to the gods of yesterday. When childhood is bereft of all. Will you be Father at its call?:
The elder masters of our fate Proclaimed a heaven above the stars. Forgive, O iron avatars, Our fear the prayer Thy kingdom
Invoices some myriad martyrdom.
Yes, you are power before our eyes; The love divine we took on trust, What life you will we but surmise And recreate ourselves in dust, Like those too hopeless to deceive, Who also tremble and heiere
The King
The feast of life was nobly set. The summons to that rogal misth We would not hear or did forget. Body He said, Love would not win, The iron band must draw them in
There is a wonderful vein of optimism in it for a man in his position, but, like other the character of the Emperor, a precious people, he has the defects of his qualities. His rapidity of grasp, his tenacious memory, his desire to be an authority on all subjecta and to have confidence in his own experier.co and judgment only, have led him into many blunders. He is not a deep thinker nor a very logical one. He is hurried in arriving at a conclusion. dognatio in maintaining an opinion, impatient of opposition. He has never been able to win that adoring devotion of his personal attendants which was the lot of his father and grandfather. His Court is publicly obseqnious to him, though in private, of course, each has his opinion of William the Sadden.
He is furiously impatient of argument, especially if it convincing and extremely nettled if he can- not persuade people that his point of view is the right one. He can with difficulty bo made to see two sides of a question, nor more than his own point of view, which, however, does not hinder him from changing that point later on if circumstances seam to demaad it, with a native oblivion of his former attitude of mind.
DAY OF THE SMALL MAN. MANY RECRUITS OF NEW HEIGHT STANDARD.
The reduction in the standard of height for recruits, which has not been made neossary by any falling off in recruiting but may be regarded as a concession to the many men who have been refused on the score of height alone, has been followed by a most encouraging response..
This was only to be expected, having regard to the great sucoss attending the recruit ing for the eight Bantam Battalions, whica accepted suen as low as oft. in height and were raised in a few days. It has already been proved that thes small man stand the necessarily, rigorcas training as well as, if not better t-an, the taller men, while their marching. powers are excellent.
The new recruits will not be affiliated to the County Territorial units as were the Bantams; they will be intermingled with other recruits about to undergo training examination remains as
The medical
strict as ever, and it has been established that there are fewer cases of heart trouble émong the smaller men. Those now joining are mostly of the labouring claus. admirable material in every repct. Of such was mainly composed the immortal
of Kings made fair the earth; Light Division, the men who retreated with core to Corunna and were present with Wellington or his lieutenanta at every fight from Talavera to Toulouse.
Readers of the autobiography of Bito man Harris, General Craufurd's fav ourite sharpehcoter, may remember, the special treatment which be underwent, at the instance of the recruiting officer, in chder to reach the standard boight of eft. 3in. Harris became the orack shot of his battalion, and withstood the horrors of the retreat to Corunna, while bigger men, as he relates, dropped dead from sheer fatigue,
Spare ns, stern ministers of law, A little, while we do repent, Ere the grim state a life shall drax Unto the feast of punishment, The brotherhood that right compels, The deepest of the human halls:" Times
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