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OUR SEVEN CAMPAIGNS. TERRITORIALS AND NEW ARMIES.
No one can complain that British strategy is not sufliciently ambitious remarks The Tinge military correspondent. We live ex- bausted the possibilities of the Pacific and also of Togoland, but we have still seven exni-
The
Ato
OUR TASK IN THE DARDANELLES.
wrote
GERMANY'S HATRED,
but it will be a tough job. I could write tons, but 'est defends, and I shall have to tell you all about it when this ghastly war is over and we meet again at home.
THREATS AGAINST ENGLAND. STRENGTH OF FORTS.
THE FLOATING MINTS.......1. A midshipman, 10 years of
"ATROCITIES IP THEY LAND THE TURKS AND "BIG LIZZIE."
age, wrote the following two days before the Ocean was sunk:--
There is striking article in the em The Times hos published the following We have been having a fine time here: We York World of April 13th by Gustave paigns on our hands-France, the Dar letters, written homo hy murs of the have been hit eight times, but most of the Roeder, who recently arrived in a danelles, Egypt, East Africa, South-West British naval foron engaged in the operations shots have had no effect, as they were on the York after sponding two months travell Africa, the Cameroons, Mesopotamia, and it in the Dardanelle of the fightius indicate armour belt. I landed the other day with ing about Germany investigating all- is more than enough."
the strenuousness and the demolition party and blew up the guns attions
Mr. Roeder has been a member operations in German South-Wont determined nature of the enemy's resistance Seddul Babr. The great difficulty is the of the editorial staff of the ber Africa under General Hotha have been well One officer writes:
mines, which are very numerous A large World for twenty-seven yours, and was conducted so far as we know, while the Since 1 recent victory near Base would arousa con-continuation to you last we have had a percentage of them are floating, and, of previously an officer in the United States
the bad weather, first & nor-course, they launch them at night, so he to
Navy. Though of German descent, he siderable enthusiasm were not all these therly Bale, the wind swung round into let them drift down into the patrolling ships, has the reputation of viewing the great secondary campaigns dwarfed almost into cleared up the wit me the fours into that You will doubtless have seen from the papers war impartially from the standpoint t insignificance by the grandeur of the cam-south, and we had that horrible sirocco, as that we are 18 miles up the Canal. This is the American citizen, paign of France. As to other secondary they call it herewet and warm and every quite wrong, as Channk, the greatest problemi
For this reason considerable attention operations military critics are practically thing sticky. This morning, it has swung of all, is only 14 miles up. debarred from discussing them at present in round to the north again and is bitterly cald.
is given to the articles in the World, any useful manner, and the public must We lay at anchor all Monday the Ist, conl-modern in; disappenting guns. D has clusions arrived at by the
The forts are very powerful, as they have which cover two pages.
The chief con- draw what conclusion it pleases from the ing, and half-way through we were unfortun- manncles which the Censorship imposes.
correspondent gone up mine-sweeping in our remaining are:-- enough to have a fatal accident, a man steamboat tonight. I was out all last night 1.There is an ample supply of food HOME DEFENCE.
We have a very powerful fleet here, and months. to be able to go mine-sweeping to-morrow, included, at least one year, if not eighton there will be some splash when we meet the Turkish Navy and the Goehen at the other end. Our best ship is the Queen Lizzie, with 15in. guns. They can fire 27m. We are going up to-morrow to have a grand bust up. but things are awfully risky, as at Clanak So far things have gone very well with us, the Turks have got toruste zulics nud over conceivable invention for the destruction life. They have got eight very fast du- soyers, which will probably show some fight.
Germans are manning all the guns and search-lights. They are a very fine body of marine carering party was landed at Kum men and are awfully brave. Whilst our
Kale a sergeant was wounded and left in a safe place under a wall. When they came back he had 14 bullet wounds in him. They searched round until they at last found u. Gernian in a wood exactly opposite the ser geant. He was put up against a tree and shot without a word. Dar aeroplane scouts are splendid, and they work awfully we'l
From time to time throughout the war the down from loft and being instantly in pilot host patrolling the Straits. I hope in Germany to last everybody, the army
writer has dwelt upon the importance of
That afternoon the wind dropped and the home defence, which is the pivot upon which sea with it, and the sun cane out. About turns our success in the campaign. The gain, but as soon as we had got well arrival of a new commander at the head of anelles again, but as soon as we got well the German High Sen Fiest, and the fussy away from the anchorage the engines were activities of Gorman airmen, point to a dis-stopped, the flag down lulf-mast, and all position on the part of the German Navy to hands fell in on the quarter-deck.
The sun do something to atone for its past failures.nd just set in a splendour of crimson and a to sto che that the full moon was rising clear over the const of It is, in inct, war will end without a serious offensive by Asia Minor and lighting up the whole scene. the Gorman Navy, and it is our duty to he. The men had falles in two linea two deep prepared for it. The Germans are no doubt facing inwards, and as the chaplain advanced watching as closely
as they can the dis-the order went "Off caps," and the body was positions of our ships and trompe, and will brought in absolute and complete silence..... strike at the moment which appears most
save for the chaplain's voice--borne by six favourable in their eyes. The writer regards of his messmates and laid on the table at the recent air raids as reconnaissances puro with the captain standing beside it and the and simple, and believes that they have no rest of us behind. other aim. Never at any moment can we afford to weaken or to turn our eyes from home defence.
THE TERRITORIALS.
The territorini organization has more than justified its existence. It has been great success, has displayed an immense capacity for expansion, bas-proved-popular, and abovo all, has given to our armies and garrisons abroad solid regiments of which all our com manders speak well. It will come back to us, as well all artently hope, with great war traditions, and with immensely enhanced prestige. As the new rules are to be in principle disbanded at the peace, it will be upon-the-traditions of the Territorials in this war, and upon their organization, that we shall build the second line army of our future
novis.
THE NEW ARMIKE.
and then,
THE CHRISTIANISATION
of
effective blockude against Germans porte, foodstuffs and other materials are being 2-Owing to the alleged absence of an brought into Germany to day, from t side sources.
because more letid has been enltivated for agricultural purposes than ever before
3.-The crop for 1915 should be large,
4.-There is enough meat on hand to last an indefinite period.
5.-The Germans will fight to the last man if necessary.
6-Feeling against Americans in Ger many is most bitter because. American arms and ammunition is supplied by American firns to the Allies.
7-Everybody in Germany believes thə Fatherland will come out victorious.
WORKING OVERTIME of Germany financially is unimpaired, According to Mr. Roeder, the condition the factories are working overtime, and the effect of war is little felt ly the Germans at home. Ho confirms all you have heard us to the bitterness of The Germans against the British..
He writes" We forgive the Russians, although they started the war." I have been told over and over again. We willeven o shake hands with the French, whom wo in the history of Deutschland will wo found excelier fighters, but never again
OF CHINA. ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT WILSON... President Wilson in an address on the 20th alt at u meeting at Washington of the Poshake hands with the cruel English, who totae presbytery of the Presbyterian Church are the ones who forged these other pictured a vision of China awakened by the nations to minko war against our natives voice of Christ, and furnishing a great mo- land. mentam in future to the moral forces of the world Hedeclared that as soon as the unity of China was realized its power would come in the world.
You talk about the atrocities com-
There can be no doubt of the success of the now armies, which are composed of magnificent inntorial, can murelt right well can shoo: fairly, and will be found with artillery which will steadily improve, and with auxiliary services of good stamp Without any doubt, and including troops | already on the ground, we shall be able to
place a million men in the field in the prin- 1 although we live been the nearest in and to incidents of his boyhoot, when he assisted of our brave others. Whatever was con- cipal theatre this summer, and we shall have. in reserve at home more than a million more, counting all categories of our forces, and ex-
theatres.
cluding troops dispatched to secondary
I have not been hit,
to
mitted in Belgium by Geritian soldiers said many to me? What we stars. was to punish those civilians and fran6- tireurs who fired upon our soldiers while in their land. citizens, who had actually crucified some We had to punish thous
harism on the part of the German army, matted in Belgium cannot be called bar- but one let us get into England and soldiers, and no doubt the world will there will be no way of holding back mur learn of atrocities committed unknown of -of.!. And this hatred against England," Mr. Hoeder continues, can be heard of everywhere. Children in school preclaim.
"Who I think of the great bodies of opinion which sustain the affairs of the world it seus to me that the heart and nucleas of them is the principle of Chris tianity, and that, therefore, the conservation tighteous is one of the most important things of that great fountain of all that is just and
the things which those of us to who attempt conceivable, infinitely more important than
HATED AMERICANS.
There was a time when the buffed gains Americans was so great that wany of the feared to be seen in public places. Especially was that the ears with Ameri- cans who were unable to talk German fluently. Even the Americau Ambassador was openly, insulted in public once. It bitter feeling against Americans has con is not advisable oven to-day, when this
travel through Germany unless he is ablo - to speak the German tongue.'
Then the first half of the service was real. I never felt such silence. No shuffling of feet, no coughing, not a sound from the 500 men gathered there, and over all the brilliant soft light of the moon lighting the shadows, the faint rosy tints of the fading sunset glow for the second half of the service the body was mised from the table and placed on long board reaching far over the side of the quarterdeck, till at the proper time the board was tilted up and the service was brought to a close. Then at the end the guard of marines formed up and the "First post" was soundel, followed by a volley of biank ; then agter beautifully plagat, tint wurd and another.round
moving. "Last post, and with that last most wounterful drawn note of all the service ended.
All that night and yesterday morning we patrolled the entrance. In the afternoon we went in about five miles or so and opened a game of long-range bowls with a fort on the hillside which ended greatly in our favour for the fort retired towards the end, and
Shall we not see that the parts are fructi refused to fire further, though. I don't think her guns were all out of action. The good fied by the teachings of Christ ?" he asked. old seems to bear a charmed life, for
The President's address was devoted largely have taken a share in every fight so far, we had the risky habit of saying exactly what his father, & Presbyterian clergyman He -HEAVY LOSSES OF THE TUKS) he thought, said the President, a babit last Thursday week, to days with only two have had diligently to cure myself. "But March 6. We have been fighting ever since which I in part inherited and of which days rest, and have come back to-day for he was the best instructor, the most inspiring mor nmmunition. Hundreds of shots have companion, venture to say, a youngster ever to-day. NEW SUBMARINES FOR
ave had, passed ahead, astern, and over 119, fbut 8*4!
and in facing a Southern I THE ENEMY.
Eave only been hit once, and that did a cannot think of myself as the damage. We had a tremendous fight all the United States. I can only think of HUMOURS OF TRANSPORT BY day Thursday. You see, although we have myself as the son of Joseph H. Wilson, and
CANAL
completely destroyed the three towns of I only wish I could elnim some of the vital
English words are ent out of-the- Bahr, Kum Kalo, and Yeni Shakur, so connection with the church which he could ordinary vocabulary, and English IN The Times Naval Correspondent, writ: that not one intact house stands, yet among claim. Because those who stand outside of apk only in whispers. It is practic- ing on April 12th, said:
Turks, and they in huge numbers-40,000 or say, get an illegitimate usury from it. Welish, and because of these conditions the wreckage is any amount of cover for the the active ministratius of the church, so to ally unsafe in many parts of Germany There are continued reports that the 50000 are utterly reckless of their lives and do not seem to add a great deal to its capital,
for anyone to be overheard talking Eng Germans are sending submarines tram
dodge about picking off the bading party but we do live on its investiments. We do Amerins journing in Germany suffer various placts to the sea. It was slatel
one by one. Their own losses must have live on its great investments of spirit."
as much to-day as do the Britian cause. some time ago that certain of these under Jern Lounense. One time I was watching.
Before the President spoke, the Ber. War- the average German, when he heus water craft had been sent to Turkey, and the fight, for the Fleet was only about three re H. Stuart, a missionary in Chita, hud English spoken, does nos know of the statement from Athens more recently quarters of a mile off the shore, and I told of the great importance of the work for difference between the language in put the number at four, while it was about 30 of them break cover, start to run Christianity being done there.
Britain and her possessions and t also reported that materials for the across in open space down the hillside
The President dwell upon this in his spoken by Americans at home. construction of submarines had been fortowanis us, when plunk," and a tin. lydrite address. He suid: warded by rail to the dockyarit at the went bang into the middle of them, and on Golden Horn, Then again, there have the smoke clearing away there wasn't a sign bren persistent rumours that (serman sub of saybody, not even anything big enough marines have been sent to Pola, these var
call a dead body. sels being of the largest type. Now Aan
Yesterday we started on our next step. within the last few days the Dutch papers been completely wrecked; they are simply 3 all the forts have havg announced, on the authority of an AT PRICES WHICH COMPARE FAVOURABLY WITH THOSE OF ANY eye-witness, that three submarines cou Wednesday we went in and silenced 4, 5, and unrecognizable mounds. On Tuesday and OTHER ESTABLIS|IMENT IN THE FAR EAST.
structed at Antwerp have been seen pass, and yesterday we started on much the to take some part in alministering the ex-siderably subsided, for any American to ing down the Scheldt as far as Ghent, the hardest part at an 8. This part, which is ternal affairs of the world; and when I hear intention being to transport them to the esiled the Narrows, is only about three-quaren like Mr. Stuart pleading for the nic coast by canal. Until lately only subters of a mile across and there are 16 known to introduce this great influence into a part 10a, DES VŒUX ROAD. HONGKONG.arines of the very smallest type coald forts on it.
of the world now for the first time feeling its have le transported in A completed Yesterday was a very long-range affair, but connection with the rest of mankind, now state either by rail oz water. Mr. E. L. the wonderful, part about it was that an first wakening to the possibilities of the ASAHI
Marshall, the chairman of the Autwerp enormous battleship we have here-the finest power that Hes latent in it, I wonder if it is Engineering Company, wrote to The battleship in the world-lay off at nine miles possible that the imagination of Christian
will fail to take favee. marines building at Hoboken were equaling nearly a ton, into a fort that she could in dimensions to the latest class they have liked to have seen the Turks' faces when vision of that great sleeping nation suddenly not see, 12 miles away over the land. I should spiring vision flat can be offered you, this
a journalist, now holding a commission brugge, or by the all-water Belgian in amazement as each other and saying, thould there be any greater contribu could not be transported by rail to Zee the first earthquake full among them, looking there be anything ure tremendous than who was granted by Mr. Justice Horrigan cried awake by the voice of Christ Coukl in the 13th Battalion King's Royal Rifles, "Now where in the world did that come While there is now no obvious reason
a dec nisi from his wife, Elsie Murid, from! We had aeroplanes up spotting for tion to the future momentum of the moral the ground of her misconduct with why submarines should not be transport her, and signalling by wireless if the shot was forces of the world than could be made by Geoffrey Stuckey, a merchant in the
d to Bruges by canal, it would som as a miss; but very few of there were Today quickening this force which is being set afoot Malay States.
all for the present to await confirmation we are taking in ammunition: to-morrow I in China? China is at present inchoate. As of these reports.
That submarines were suppose we start again.
a nation it is a mass of parts, in each of being put together at Ze brugge is cerisin
WORK OF THE DESTROYERS
which them is energy, but which are un from the reports of the airmen, but those
Alieutenant on hard a destroyer writes:-bound in any essential and active unit; and which are being constructed at Hcbeken March 23.-We have, as you can imagine, just as soon as its unity comes its power will may possibly have been sent down been seeing to the full the dangers of the sea come in the world. Should we not see that by canal. Support is given to this theory and the violence of the enemy We have the parts are fructified by the teachings of by the statement that when seen in thenerally had a front seat at the important Christ?
But that is quite apart from what I bud canal they were not moving under their engagements, and it has on the whole ben
come to Eny. very interesting to watch, although for the
I had not come to speak, on own power, but were supported by sp. present we small craft suffer from being foreign missions, cially constructed towed lighters. Notable to hit back.
I am not competent to The bombardments of speak on foreign missions. I am merely difficulty would now arise in passing them February 19 and 23 have been the chief competent to utter my deep allegiance to the through the locks. However, if the air- men were as successful at Antwerp rs was destroyers were patrolling inside the Dard
events, and on the evening of the 25th we things which are represented by bodies of hoped, there should net have been threanelies for the first time. It was a dark, God that as a youth and as a man I have people like this and to express my thanks to sumarines there ready to transport quict night, and the flames of the burning een permitted to take some part in them." in this way.
It is possible, of coursforts and the barking of dogs in the resertel that parts of subpiarines may be sent villages of Sed el-Bahr and Kum Kale, at the from Tullingen, where we were told-some-entrance to the Dardanelles, produced a very. MACGREGOR&C. time ago that both torpedo-boete and sub-weirl eflent.
marins were being constructed ready for The following day we "covered" the land- transport to the Belgian coast. where the which finishel that fort and a battery of April, Sir J. D. Rees asked the Secretary
ing of
demolition party at. Sed-el-Bahr, In the House of Comic parts were to be assembled, The steel- WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, etly capable of turning out sub-
plate works at Dillingen are doubtless howitzers. Any fun for the next few days for Foreign Affairs whether he had any. was spilt by a bitterly cold N.E. gale, but official information showing that German marines as well as destroyers.
we returned to the Dardanelles on March 1, missionaries in South China had regular- It is here just in time to see Kum Kale blown up. that a larg armour-plato manufactory is. Since then destroyers and trawlers have been issued a pamphlet since the war began Reports have also been made going up most nights under hetvy fire. On for the eirculation of craqueous and of submarines being built at Dortmund. one occasion we went beyond Kephez, which prejudiced statements against Great in Westphalia.
is at the entrance to the Narrows, and got Britain; and, if so, whether steps bad From all these statements it seems at all we wanted in the way of shell fire, been or would be taken to restrain theni last probable that Germany is engaged although by some marvellous chance we FRENCH LESSONS in turning out a large number of under-
from so doing by the friendly Govern- were not hit.
ment of China, water craft. If. however, Turkey Please thank every one for their letters Sir E. Gray: The answer to the first and Austria are both to be supplied When you spend 48 hours solidly out of bed part of the question is in the affirmative, from German sources, the output will there is only one thing to be thought of With regard to the second point it is not have to be considerable in order to re- when you get back to barbour, so you must one in which His Majesty's Government place losses and bosts which, like Oo, have excuse the lack of letters. Well, I am sure can expect the Chinese Government to
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Damages to the amount of £1,000 were Mr. Aubrey George William Mende,
Times on February 28th that if th sub- and dropped shell after shell, each one weigh- 1 Why, this is the most amazing and inwarded in the Divores Court last month.
Tonks.
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A DESECRATION OF HATRED.”
test against the commercial exploitation The Tägliche Rundschau enters a pros of the hatred against England It England which has an a'most religious suggests that the greeting, "God punish significance for German warriors in the field, is perhaps after all hardly suitable IN for ordinary citizens at home. The main | subject-of-criticism, however, is the appearance in a theatrical newspaper af the following advertisement:-
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The very newest traction! Panish England. A great patriotic play, in four nets, by Dr. Ernst Brandow. Act
What wo are thinking about."
Love and War.! Act III. "Ger- inany cannot perish." Ast IV. We miust conquer,” Only oight parts," and easily played. Beyond doubt, the greatest suecors of the present time. Right of reproduction for the whole of Germany can be had on the most favourable condi- tions.
tressed at this comme c'alism and says
The Tigliche Rundschau is much dis that the only thing to do in order to save the phrase God purish England" from being thus vulgarized is to employ it more sparingly