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ENEMY'S WILL UNBROKEN.
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Kaiser has issued the following proclama According to a Berlin telegram, the tion to the German forces on innd and
MB. ASQUITH'S SPEECH TO
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OUR MILDNESS.
"TEMPTED THE DEVIL IN GER- MANY TO PREPARE HIS*
INIQUITY."
The Rev. A. W. Gough, vicar of Bromp a united prayer meeting for our prison ton, delivered an address on prayer, at ers, held at Bloomsbury Central Church. Mr. A. W, Yeo, M.P., provided, and there the Chapel Royal, Savoy the Rev. were present the Rev. 8. Chapman, Thomas Phillips, the Rev. B. C, Gillie, the Rev. Iver Roberton, and the Rev. E.
The Prime Minister presided at a It has been found necessary, by both the
dinner at Lancaster House given by the British and French military authorities,
Government, to tho Oversea delegates of un more vegasious than can easily be re membered, to correct the deliberate mis-
the Empire Parliamentary Association. statements and expose the equivocations
The Prime Minister, in proposing the and evasions of the Gerran official com-sea :-
toast of Our Guests," said those whom muniqués which have been sent out from Comrades, the second year of the world they were asked to toast that evening luch have been sent out from Herlin war has elapsed. Like the first year, it belonged to the Legislatures of the vort during the war. The practice of mis representation, which has now become a
was for Germany's arms a year of glory, Dominions of the Crown oversea-Shillito, vonfirmed hahit with the German Gene heavy blows on the enemy. Whether the Newfoundland.
On all fronts you have inflicted new and Australia, Canada, South Africa, and ral Staff, has been carried almost to any retreated, bore down by the
He proceeded :--- fine art in the reparts issued by them force of your attacks, or during the Frauen-British offensive north reinforced by foreign assistauer, collected whether and south of the Somme,
The enemy's attends in coneral the fruits of former victories, you have and pressed into service from all parts Fruth at the British portion of the
of the world, he tried to rob you of the offensive from the German pablie and always proved yourselves superior to him. favourably to influence neutral opinion Even where England's tyranny was un- are illustrated and exposed by the fol-contested, namely, on the free waves of lowing examples of the facts and the the sea, you have victoriously fought version of them issited by the German against gigantic superiority... General Staff.
The battle of the Sezame, began on July 1, and by July 2 British (rgos had captured a labyrinth of Gernian trenches on a front of seven miles to a depth of 1000 yards, and the strongly fortified villages of Montauben, Mametz, Fricourt, and La Boisselle, gether with reham 4,00, pristers and vast quan tities of material. In their part of the Staff admitted a veverina General
Your Kaiser's appreciation and your grateful country's": proud admiration are unshaken loyalty, your bald daring, and assured to you for these deeds, for your your tenacious bravery, Like the also will endure through all time. The memory of our dead heroes, your fame laurels which our ever-confident forces have won against the enemy, in spite of trials and dangers, are inseparably link ed with devoted and uatiring labour at home. This strength at home has sent
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The Rev. A. W, Gough said God did not want a mild sort of prayer. He did not They have spent the month of July as want a litany. We had been a mild sort ent association in order to see for them Eagland which Germany thought in be the guests of what I may call the par-
of people. Was it not the inildness of selves the efforts, that are being made fastenet apon the nation's soul and the or the proscention of the war in the nation's strength that tempted the Devil Mother Country, and to obtain inforto practise the horror he had in this war
in Germany to prepare his iniquity, and mation on home or other questions arie ing out of the war. They have spent believed that
Did they think that if Germany had here in this part of the world a very the strenuous passion of
VO had the soul and strenuous mont. I have read the dairy fathers the
Our fore- of their doings, and to me it is a very harta, to see that is requirements-
spirit.
the Mugna appalling document. They have been to that tolls, for example, not foolish re- front ad say the grand efforts which of an alien enemy whenever England trance, ty Paris, and they went to theprisals, should be imposed on the goods are being me by the French Army in might be at war-id they think if Ger the prosecution of the war. They have many had known that she would have tactics and the regimental smartness wickedness that she had gone to? and individual courage of our Armies she believed we were mild through and sect something of the strategic skill and gone to the infamous extravagance and But which have been particularly noticeable through that the soul of England was fortnight, a great period of the war. peppir, but that they would soon be blot. NETH. INDIA, MANILA, HONGKONG & SAN FRANCISCO on the Western Front during the last mild, that there were a few fighting the field. It has continually quickened ever fresh inspiration to the armies in
1. believe they visited not merely the army," and that then the nation, after led out. in certain contemptible little siasin, and terrified the enemy. our swords, kindled Germany's enthu actual fighting line but other parts of the first defeat, would howl for bread- gratitude and that of the Fatherland are salient, Ypres, which will always be re-piely would overwhelm the Government My the front, and particularly that famous would shrick for pence, and that its very due to the nation at home,
membered in history not only for the and give a victory to the Devil from are not yet broken. We must continue shed, but for the magnificent, deter-
But the strength and will of the enenly lives it has cost, the blood that has been which humanity would never recover. the severe struggle in order to secure the mined, and successful struggle which hasaigh, find in the Government of the coun- safety of the beloved homeland and pre-been continued there with true British fry since the war began.
That explained whatever weakness they serve the honour of the Fatherland and tenacity. Then they have been to see that mildness, and that doctrine of com- the enemy wages-war by force of arms or
I had been the greatness of the Empire. Whether the Fleet, passing on the way through fort preached by the Church and offered by cold, calculating malice, we shall con- Birmingham, and Newcastle-the great God would not have a weak England. If the great munition works at Sheffield, by politicians as bribes to the people. the war. tinue as before into the third year of shipyards of the Tyne and the Clyde England he wenk, God's great At
and unbending will to victory permeate providers of the resources by. which we
The spirit of duty to the Fatherland which are the unsen but the essential throughout the world nuast fail, Thu Anglo-Saxon people were His ministers. our fighting forces to-day as in the first maintain our British supremacy, help I am convinced that your future
appointed to establish justice, liberty and days of the war. With God's gracious deeds will equal those of the past and the
righteousness, even to the ends of the earth. present.
lurited measure of British sugepas on their first line trenches, hut on July 3, when the above-mentioneri villages were wholly in our hands, they dismissed the subject in the following
words:--
The continuation of the Buglish- French attacks on both sides of the Somone did no, generally speaking, secure any advantage north of the
river,"
On July 7 Sir Douglas. Haig's reports showed that we had eaptured a further portion of the letzig terlonht, south of Thiepval; broken the German line Ovillers; advanced to a depth 500 yards at La Boisselle over size of trenches on a front of 2,000 yards; captured two Woods near Fricourt, and defeated the Prussian Guard, Here is the Genan version of that day's work seat out from Berlin on July 8th:--
*On both sides of the Somme the heroism and tenacity of our troops pre- pared for the enemy a day full of delusions, another report transînted it as a day of couplete disappoint- nient. The numerous walinuously repeated attacks were repulsed with heavy losses.**
We attacked Trones Wood on July 8th and gained a footing in the southern portion, taking 30 prisoners and several machine-guns, A German counter-attack was completely broken by our fire. The
Main Headquarters, 31st July, 1916.
WILHELM.
**GERMANY IS INVINCIBLE."
procceilings a question which I am my self going to answer. The question is; I ask you upon consideration of these
What is the net result of your visit? What are you going to take home with you to all those outlying parts of the British household in every corner and To the Imperial Clucellor the Kaiser quarter of the globe? I am glad your sent the following message :--.
v'sit should have been timed, as it has For the second time the anniversary of been, at the moment when the tide of the day arrives, when pur enemies forced land warfare, after being for some time me to call Germany's sous le arms to stagnant, has taken an active and de- protect the honour and the existence of the Empire.
You were at the front it The German nation has France and in Flanders when the great been through two years of unprecedented offensive which is -German report of this fighting was and Navy, in union with our loyal and
heroic deeds nreck. follows:-
sufferings, The Armyhome had already begun. I am told that now being pushed "Against the Bois des Trones the brave Allies, have gained the highest After that experience, as I reminded most of you have been under shell firi. enemy stormed six Lüges in rain." Six desperate efforts were subsequently
glory in aftack and defence, thousands
Many you a moment ago, you saw the Grand made by the Cerniaus to recapture the sealed their loyalty to the Fatherland account both of itself and the enemy in
brethren have Fleet, after giving suck
a splendid southern half of the wood, Five of these with their blood.
In the West and the the Jutland battle attacks completely failed. The sixth Kast our heroic meu in field grey resist urt with some little success, but the
in unshaken fortitude the terrible on- British tropps were not dislodged. The slaught of the eney. Plain of the Berlin offeial report was
Dur young fleet stated as follows:-
KEOWTH ON THE SECOND RIASE.
The second phase of the hatle opened Fuly 14. So successful was the Bri-
villages of Bazentin-le-Petit, Bazulin-te-hou
of mur
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SMOKING IN CHURCH.
CHAPLAIN ON INCENSE FROM
SHAG AT 4 AN OUNGE.
Cheshunt, the Rev. T. G. Collings, a In a humorous speech on the war, at Church of England Army chaplain, ad- vocated smoking at religous services, but he believed ni cense, even if it only. He was not a High Cluurehman, be mid,
rose from sing at 4d, an ounce. Telling some of his experiences with the troops, Mr. Collings said he had often had fo write love letters' for wounded men, This reminded daim of the days in Spitalfields when it was the privilege of the parson at a wedding to give the bride the first kiss, and very often when the bridesmaids were goud.
king to kiss them too.
THE PALE-LIPPED GIRL.
Bloodlessness is the trouble of many girls who ought to be full of life end good spirits. Instead, they are pale, their Fps Cuve no colour, they have no appetite, their digestion is poor, and if they try to hurry in the street or ruu upstairs, they are so tired and out of
In a word, you have seen what it has been the privilege of few of our fellow on the glorious day of the Skager Rak citizens and subjects to see. You have inflicted a heavy blow on the British seen the actual realities of war, and "The Bois des Trones was recapinredarmada. Deeds of untiring sacrifier and you will take home with you across the by storm from the English, who had
ship at the front glow seas a far more vivid picture of what forced their way into it."
brightly before my eyes, Our capture, on the evening of July
At home also we see the heroism of men most expert pencil could paint or the this war really means and is than the 10th, of Contalmaison, with 200 un- and wonen, of old and young, all quietly most, graphie pen could describe. wounded prisoners of the Prussian and bravely bearing mourning and Ginard, was described in de German anxiety, of all who organize and help to
see here at home tho enthusiasm of the communiqué of the 11th as stubborn lessen the sufferings caused by the war, most peace-loving and peace pursuing fighting developed on the southern fringe of all who labour day and night unceas:copy in the whole world, all classes of Confalmaison," and not until the thingly to supply our fighting brothers in was it admitted in Genuany that the the Freuches and at sea with the necessary
and both sexes in the militant service of the State. I hope. I may add that village had fallen,
appamente The enemy's hopes to out-
you will take home to your own people strip our production of war material will the tuessage of the Motherland to her prove as unattainable. their plan to further off children and kindred-breath that their hearts beat us if to secure by starvation what their sword children and kindred both by birth and burst. Generally they are thin, flat- could not attain. God's blessing on Gerby adoption-hat, vast and terrible as chested, round shouldered and wallow, fish attack that the three important more bountifully than we had dared to been called upon to take their stand in they do not get better a cough will dove- many's fields as rewarded the farmers is the ordeal of war, she and they have with nothing attractive about them. If trand, and Longueval were captured in realy strive to had the best menus for justice, and the blood which in that tion. South and North in friendly one bound. The enemy was driven back the even distribution of foodstuffs and struggle we have shed together side by
a supreme struggle for freedom and forlop and presently it will be consump- confusion, and a squadron of British other "necessaries, cavalry was able to press through and
To all those fighting side will give new life and the promise should be plump,, rosy, full-basoned and A girl should not be like this. She account for some of the fugitives in the either on the battlefield or at home any open. We also captured the whole of
heartiest thanks.
of nu immortal future to the Imperial full of life-able to dance and run with Trônes Wool and Derille Wood. This terrible storm of two years war the desire Still hard times are ahead. After the
household to which we all belong. the best.. But she must have plenty of. The toast was responded to by the good, pure blood for this. It is only "The English attacked this morning cause the battle cry of the enemy Govern- human hearts. But war continues be in the Mametz-Longueral setor," and
Mr. H. C. Becker (South Africa), and
of the body nerves, flesh, brain or spine, repeated their efforts in the Troms The blame for further bloodshed falls
ments is still the destruction of Germany. Zealand),
the Hon. Sir James Carroll, M.P. (New And the only medicine which will make Wood. After the first attempts had
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in
In report as follows:-
day's fighting was described in the Berfor sunshine and ponce, is stirring in all Hon. Jusiah Thonnas, M.P. (Australia), through blood that we can feed any part
tacks are now taking place."
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The British capture of Longueval and
Delville Wood was never defuitely at- med by the Germen General Staff,
has never left me that Germany is invin
cible, in spite of the superior umbers BRITISH CENSOR'S MUSEUM trouble. In a few days the improvement
of our enemies, and every day confirmes this anew, Germany knows that she is fighting for her existence. She knows her Therefore nothing can shake her deter strength and she relies on God's help.
The Germans on July 18th numelied a heavy coupler-attack on Longueval and Delville Wood, with 13 batalions drawn. from the 5th, 7th, and 8th Divisions and nation or her Assurance.
the 94th Reserve Division.
We shall bring this struggle to such an end that our Empire will be protect-1
INGENIOUS DEVICES OF THE ENEMY.
After heavy fighting, the memy sued against future attack and that a free es in Teatonie craft. It looks like a certled in gaining footing in the out- skirts of Longueval and in the northernfeld will be assured for the peaceful half of Delville Wood. In spite of the development of German genius and fact that the British occupation of these
labour. We shall live free, secure, and plaers had never been admitted, the Ger
strong among the nations of the world. man offeial communiqué then stated that
This right nobody shall or will snatch these places had been recaptured from festo public.
from us. I ask you to make this mani- the British. The fact that 13 battalions had been used in the assault was not dis closed, it being stated that it had been varried out by two regiments.
the Minister of War.
The Kaiser has also sent a message to
He war topm in the Postal Censor's office in Landoa is an interesting object- (irman inile sale, The tables are leaded with an extraordinary variety of small articles. If the Censor was a little Yesu trusting the Germans would have used the letter post to some purpose. The rubber exbibits are the best illustration of the German ingenuity in finding & loophole in the blockarle. Here are In this message he thunks all who ut
sme neat packages of pure rubber home are ceaselessly labouring in loyal addressed to Hamburg. They are samples material of the highest perfection to fulfilment of the duty to produce war of some three thousand similar parckages able the Army and Navy to fulfil their addressed to a complacent neutral for takon from registered letter bags and igatie daily task, all who either by in-forwarding to Germany. tellectual or manual work give their best and impenetrable, and also all women to keep the nation's armour hard as steel
sich, have undertaken the hard work of who, apart from their moral duties as
Mall..
On July 2d, we published from our Special Correspondent at British Head quarters extracts from a letter found un a prisoner, in which it was stated that one battalion of the 150th Regiment lost 250 men out of 1.100, while the other iw battalions of that regiment each lost more than half their effective strength." A War Office .communiqué gave the same news. In correction" which they issued, the German General Staff quietly changed the number "190" to 119," and, as the 119th Active Regiment was got engaged in this battle, they made the further alteration into the Reserre Regi-minted out that the total losses in the 'ment of the same number, which was last few weeks up to yesterday are for actually, but only slightly, engaged near tunately the Aucre. Then they proceeded in- dignantly to deny the statement:-
In order to show the falsity of such 30th, and which achieved its obiectives, addresse to a neutral, whose function is disseminations and to tranquillise the was described by Berlio in its rom- Swabian home of the regiment. it is muniqué as a "decisive attack" which article to the real address on the inner to strip it off and post the contraband (Continued on next Colume.) collapsed.-Times.
Local fighting which took place at vari- ous places on the British front on July
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