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THE WEST AND THE BALKANS
A STRATEGICAL APPRECIATION.
CONCENTRATION V. DISPERSION.
* Mr G. T. Lisyd Mr S. Longfield
The necessity for unravelling the com J. M. Lopes
plex strategical tangle now presented to Mer K's Maékénale. Mr. 14 J. A. Us rendors it necessary to pay closer at tention at this moment to the wider strategy of the war than to the military incidents, moving though they be, upon
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CHAMPION RECRUITERS.
A CANADIAN BERGEANT'S FINE
RECORD
BRITISH AND GERMAN METHODS,
SIR J. SIMON'S CONTRAST.
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LYING
GERMANS' TRICK FOR SPREADING.
THEIR TRADE AND THEIR LIES.
CHOCOLATE BOXES.
A alight bodegraphic blunder, the change of one letter into another, and": Bir John Simon, in conversation with by consequence, of one word into another, representatives of the Associated Presa has been the indirect means of disclosing of Americs in London, referred to the a clever scheme initiated by the Germans killing of Miss Cavell as "a horrible act with the double purpose of securing trade of brutality," and said that the case hed, profit and of disseminating German pro- and could have, no parallel in Great Baganda in foreign quantrica At the Britain. Even in cases of clearly proved end of August Reatora Agonoy received a telegram from Petrograd, reporting espionage, Great Britain had meted out to a women no bentance of death "No that German peso appeals to the Bus- women," said Sir John Simon, who has sian people were being imported into been tried for any military offence in this Russin in boxes of chocolate of the Osál- Mesa Cailler në country has suffered the death penaltyler and other Arma.
once justly protested against this state- since the war began, or has even been sen-
ment, Investigation showed that not tenced to death In this country a woman.
Caillor'a boxes of chocolate but counter- of whatever nationality is always tried by icity of them were being employed; and also revealed the unscrupulous ingenuity displayed by the Germans in preparing the way for their trade after the war.
One practies is to counterfeit trade marks of proprietary and valuable goods and commodities, manufactured by com- mercial house of high repute in neutral. and the Allied countries. By this means the Germans have already obtained op- portunities of sending these goods in throughout the increasing quantities. world.
London's main business artory lies bo- tween St. Paul's and Trafalgar Squaro, and for many weeks pay well-organised recruiting moetings have been held at various places near lose two vantage points, and a central platform has been arranged by Captain Boker at the foot of Gladstone's status, near Kingway. A striking figure at these meetings is Ber geant C. W. Niemeyer, a member of the First Canadian Contingent, who was in- valided from the Front in the early days of the war, and whose efforts have so far We have good reason, wrote the mili- resulted in an access of nearly 4,000 mon tary correspondent of The Times on Oc- to the Colours. This is a wonderful record, peber kath, in all the circumstances, to and is a tribute, apart from the Conse, to be satisfied with the position in the main the quality of the man who launches en theatres. In order to resist our offensive appeal to his hearers which few can resista Civil Court." in the West, and to build up Macken- or aroid. The Sergeant would be the first The Home Secretary while admitting Her front on the Danube, at least to admit that he is greatly blessed in his that in an occupied territory like Belgium fourteen German divisions were with efforts by the loyal co-operation of two the administration of the law might be drawn from the Russian front. Eight of helpers, Captain William Short, the King's expected to be slightly different from that there have been reported in the West Trumpoter, and Miss Violet Almer, a most prevailing in England, pointed out that and the remainder are on the Danube.
talented recitor of only seventeen years of the Cavell case was not some sudden dia Others may be following, but the imme diate effect of his weakening of the Gerage. The Silver Trumpet makes itself covery calling for a drumhead Court man forces in Russia, coming as it did Heard and arrests the hurrying feet like martial on a field of battle. This was ab a moment when Russian rainforce enchantment. The lingering insistence of Brussels, where the Germans claimed to "Somewhere a voice is Calling" brings have established orderly government com- ments of men and munitions were be D. coming available, was to restore the tears to the eyes and response from these parable with their own government and to
Just before the war the Charmans had military position in the Eastern theatre
"of military age." Miss Almer's gifts are have appointed there a Civil Governer.
commenced erecting chocolate and cocon in Russian faveur. A course more fatal used to the full in her passionate reaital for the ultimate
works and had begun to get a hold ou success of Germany of The Woman's Part," "Only an
As 5000 á WIT F. could not have been suggested by her Actor" and "Do your Bit." A truly re As to the method of dealing with mili. the chocolate trade.
B. from equilibrium to ascendancy, and in
worst fous. Russia will now slowly pass markable tris, brought together by com-tary charges against women in England, broke out these chocolate firms found mon impulse, for the common cause; and Sir John Simon said:"In the first place their market closed, but by copying the the spring her new millions will begin great is their reward in knowing that, the accused person is brought before a trade marks and boxes and general get- to move with consequences fatal to Ger- whoever may be "slackers," they at least Tribunal which holds a preliminary in-up of a number of chocolate manufac
the well-know J. many, who by that time will have run
are doing their bit," and doing it well. quiry taking the summary evidence. The turers among others through her reserves of military age.
acoused is always assisted by a lawyer, In the West we were faced at the outset
and a complete record of the evidence, of our recent offensive by some 1,700,000
oral and documentary, is given to the Germans, or, reckoning in combatante
acoused, who is then allowed an interval only, by a million German rifles and
to prepare for defence. If the accused is The 6,000 German guns of all calibres.
a woman the trial always takes place before reinforcement which have reached the
a Civil Tribunal. At the trial the lawyers Germans from the East appear to have done little more than make good losses, That the world has suffered from a Ger- for the defence have the same opportunities
common knowledge. and in the various phases of the fightman epidemio is
as are given the accused in an ordinary Mrs Stirling and child ing practically the whole of the local Whence came the infection? Mr. Jules case in peace times. In cases of espionage, and general reserves of the enemy have Clues, the editor of an Antwerp now-whero guilt is, indubitable and overwhelm- been drawn into the battles without paper, answer the question in an on-
Ing, the same traditional privileges aro affecting the result except by way of lightening little book, "The German allowed to the accused. In the last case increasing German casualtica. On our Mole." He has no doubt that the German involving a woman in this country, the own main front of attack south of La derk is the real microbe which has spread offender was of German birth, though tech- Bassée we have been fighting the 7th and
nically a subject of another country owing" the German epidemic all over the world. 4th German Army Corps, a division of
to marriage. She was acting in associa the Gnard, and the 117th and 123rd Ger- man divisions, which latter were drawn into the fray as the fighting went on. In Champagne the rest of the German re serves were used up, and short of the appearance of fresh units from the Rus sian side or from the interior of Ger-
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THE GERMAN CLERK.
HOSTILITY IN RETURN FOR HOSPITALITY.
The German clerk presents himself to you
THE BRITISH PROCEDURE.
in the most innocuous shape; eg, he is retion with a male spy, and was detected commended because he wishes to learn your travelling to various points in order to language or business, and as one good turn collect information about naval defences. deserves another, he asks for no salary. On The evidence against her was overwhelm-
firm of Cailler-they have been able to dispose of their chocolate through neutral countries. They have further used thore counterfein chocolate boxes for spreading. Propaganda setting out the events of the way from a German point of view, no- doubt with a view to influencing the opinion of the inhabitants of the neutral
and Allied countries.
BRITISH WAR CLAIMS. ARRANGEMENTS FOR BENEFIT OF BRITISH RESIDENTS ABROAD.
The following natice has been issued by the Foreign Office in London, dated Sep- tember 30th, 1915
Arrangements have for some time been-
in existence for enabling British subjects
the contrary, if you wish, his father willing, and did not depend solely on wit-residing within the United Kingdom to take a financial interest in your business.
nesses, but on documents found in her record, through the Public Trustee, claims One result of employing the Gorman possession, and letters written by her and against enemy subjects and firms in r many, the Germany in the Allied fighting alerk is that he rummages in the waste her associates. She was tried by three civilspect of property, including debts and paper basket and compiles lists of his frin's Judges of our High Court and a jury, bank balances held by the latter. It has customers' nemes and addresses, No won and was convicted, not of harbouring Gor- now been decided to extend the same faci der Mr. Cloes advocates a heavy tax on all man soldiers, but of deliberate and per-lities to British claimants residing in nea German clerks, and reaches this conclu-sistent spying for the purpose of provid-tral and Allied countries, and the follow
ing the enemy with important informa-ing steps are being taken to that end: tion. Her male companion was condemned to death; she was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment."
fronts can only be reinforced by the withdrawal of German units from some other sector of the Western line less 100mediately threatened. No new Ger- man formations of any kind have ep- peared in the East or the West for many months past, and it is perhaps true that Germany does not possess the men to create them.
OUR STRATEGY.
Iu these circumstances our correct game, and our manifest duty, is to per- severe on the main front, where we now hold nearly 100 miles of ground, and where we have marked down our chief enemy's centre of gravity. France and Flanders are the principal theatres for us. Here the ultimate decision will be reached, and nothing in the world would excuse us for withdrawing troops from this front. We need all the troops and munitions that we possess and all that we can hereafter amass, for the purpose of killing Germans in this main theatre, and it will be by their success or failure to follow out implacably the elementary principle of concentration of effort that our Ministers, the Cabinet, and the War Council will be judged by history. We have not more than enough men to break down the German defence, and we have not more than enough guns and muni- tions. Every secondary operation or diversion whatever, large or small, diverts from the principal theatre Mr V. Martin and strength of some kind, and it requires the most convincing evidence to justify na in undertaking a single ancillary expedi tion of whatever kind. The Germans are: always capable of returning to a pure defensive
Russia against
and accumulating more troops against us, In what posture shall we be if, at such moment, our strength in the West has The dishonour and the reduced 7 blame of failure would not then rest with
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THE MYTH OF "WAR BABIES,”
Last winter there was great excitement in England over the question of war babies."
CONSIDERATION FOR NEUTRALS. ·
The Home Secretary added that there was always an opportunity to reconsider the sentence, "In the case of a Court- martial," he said, "reconsideration al- ways takes place; in a civil trial there is a right of appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeal and consideration by the Home Secretary, who gives his advice as to the prerogative of merey In the particular case mentioned the woman did not appeal. In any case when the accused has claimed to have conncation with a neutral country we have not waited for application to be made to us. We thought it right to give the neutral Embassy information of the arrest. It has happened in several cálos | that the accused was carrying what he alleged to be a United States passport. In The improvement shown in both coun-such cases, as the others, the American Em tries is in part due to the war brides "bassy was consulted, and the solidtors and movement, which encouraged the soldiers counsel for defence were retained with the to marry before going to the front and Embassy's approval." removed the legal obstacles to such mar- riages.
Now we know that this was much ado about nothing." The report of the Registrar-General gives the number of illegitimate births in England and Wales for the months of April, May and June as 9844. This is a deplorably large muta ber, but it is 333 less than for the corres. ponding period of 1914. This is to say, the call to arms has reduced the evil instead of increasing it. The same result is ob served in France,
"Execution never follows a sentenca here without a proper interval. Indeed, there was a case not long ago when, on the eve of the execution, a postponement was If neither Greece nor Rumania inter requested in order that some further re- The venes, the chances of success are so slight presentation might be considered. that the adventure is not promising. We sentence was postponed for a week, and might, long ago, have recognized the im-the whole case was reviewed in the light. portance of the Eastern Mediterranean, of the new material. In a case now pend- and have massed strategic reserves drawn ing the accused says he wishes to call evi- from the armies of the Allies whose terri denca from the other side of the world. We tories border on the Middle Sea, but with don't know whether the evidenes will be our usual improvidence we have not done helpful, but we have postponed the final so, and armies are not moved about the trial from August to December. The thing world with the celerity of thought, as some which strikes Englishmen as most incred- people appear so fondly to imagine. If ible in the case of Miss Cavell is the cal we were to send 300,000 or 400,000 men cutated indifference with which the The Dardanelles expedition is a glar- from the West we could not do so at pre- quiries of the American, Spanish and ing example. In the writer's opinion sent without weakening our lines unduly Dutch Ministers were treated." the naval attack, which was not per- in France, and it would require three servered in owing to causes which have months at least before the troops could be never been made public, was a legitimate taken out of the lines, carried to their war gamble, but, when we began to land destination, and be deployed in a condi- troops, and still more when we piled loss tion to fight, with all their requirements upon loss, we seemed incapable of under-provided, and their share bases and lines standing the consequences of our acts, or of communication made safe. of recognizing that the only object before Meanwhile the heroic little State of Ser. us was to beat the Turkish Army in the bia is encompassed by enemies who are act field, a task which the comparative ing rapidly while we are still in the stage strength of the rival forces did not of talking and diplomatizing. Such foes entitle us to bring to a successful issue. In spite of gallantry never surpassed, we have so far failed, because the Higher Direction of the war in London had laid on strategy an impossible task.
BALONIKA.
THE ENEMY'S DEFENCE.
A further excuse for the execution of Miss Cavell is put forward in the follow- ing inspired telegram from Berlin via Brussels, which has been published in Amsterdam-
An the foreign Press, is discussing in an incorrect and exaggerated manner the exe. are unevenly matched, and though theention ef, the Englishwoman Edith Cavell French Premier announces joint efforts by for war treason, the circumstances of the the Allies, they will not help Serbia unless case, according to the facts, may again be the promised help arrives, and arrives in stated.
time. We owe a debt of which we are fully. It was proved after a long trial of the conscious to our Serbian Ally, and every sentenced persons that they bad for some Are we now invited to recommenes at thing that we can do which has even an months past been engaged in assisting Salonika the adventure of the Darda-outside chance of success ought to be done Belgians of military age to enlist in hostile nellas? There are two aspects of this end at once; but we owe it to be done to our armies, and French and English deserters affair, the one in which Romanis, aided by owa troupe, and must not launch them to escape from the country. They had Russia, and Greene aided by the Allies, upon enterprises when a cool calculation many helpers and had organized branches. como to Servia's aid, and the other in of time, distance, and numbers shows us The Governor-General repeated y issued warnings against such motivity, pointing which Greece of Rumania, or both, taken that we are attempting the impossible,
There is another matter for considera-out that severe punishment for such action part. In the first case there is very good reason why we should land at Salonikation in the despatch of large forces over was unavoidable: overy man that we can spare, but with the If, in fact, a period of three months
bighly intertite proviro, that we shoult not weaken our strength in the principal theatre. We should find in the Armies of
and Greece counter Humanis poise at least to those of Mackensen and Ferdinand, and the forces of the Mediterranean Powers should be equal to neutralize the forces of Turkey. In this event, and in this event only, is the operation promising, and our loyalty to our Sorbian Ally prompts us to under- take it.
elapses between their withdrawal from a fighting front and the opening of a fresh operation in a distant land, then for the whole of that period the forces concerned are neutralized and are not available for any military work, If, again, by the time that they reach their destination the situation as changed unfavourably, then it may take three months more to bring them all back again, and for six months of the most critical period of the war the troops will be useless for all purposes..
The guilty persons were sentenced in a
public sitting, aesording to the law based on the provisions of the Imperial Fenal Code and the Military Penal Code, for war treason and espionage. No special law exists for Belgium, and no so-called usage of war" influenced the verdict of the Court.
A stock of the notice and forms issued by the Public Trustee's Department in connection with much claims is being far- warded to the British Embassy and Con- sulates separately by that officer for the use of claimants, and cases when completed: should be sent direct to him for registra- tion. Supplies of further copies of these papers should, when needed, also he ob- thined from him.
All communications relative to claims should be addressed by claimants direct to The Pablis Trustee,Trading with the and 4, Clement's Inn. Enemy Strand, W.C.
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for the Allies. With regard to the anger tion, that are in the course of her profession unselfishly tended other persone, it may be pointed out that she earned her living by nursing and charging fees which were within the means of rich people only, beh Women have also been executed in France, as, for instance, in March Inst, when the German Margarete Schmidt, was executed at Nancy, and in May, t Bourges, when the German Ottilia Moss was put to death.. penSS
The English Government may remember the cruelties committed by Lord Kitchener during the Boer War on women and chil dren. Our present enemies do not need to protect their armies against the popula tion of a hostile occupied country, nor are they under the necessity of pronouncing or executing such sentences, for they have the Dutch people for its apathetic attitude RUMOURED DUTCH-GERMAN
TREATY.
The Telegraaf, f. Amsterdam, publishes long leading spice touching the execa tion of Miss Cavall, and sharply criticizing the Dutch people for its apathetic attitude in view of German atrocities in Belgium. It also criticizes the Dutch Government and says:-
What we should expect is strict neutral- ity from the Government of such a nation of shrewd merchants who are contintially smuggling. Has it now come thus far with the Government that the pro-German Primo Minister is the pro-Consul who leads other Ministers according to his wishes! Are those persistent ramours true that a secret treaty exists between Hol The necused, for the most part, admitted land and Germany whereby we agreed to their guilt and acknowledged that they protect Germany's north-west frontier in were aware of the severe penalties they exchange for the very problematical assur- were risking. Miss Cavell was the prin-ance that our neutrality will not be vio cipal agent in the plot to enlist Belgians hated Reuter.
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