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*THE SPIRIT OF OUR RACE,”
HOW THE BRITISH WENT TO BATTLE.
[BY PHILIP 7185. THE WELL-KNOWN WAR CORRESPONDENT. J
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 1918.
TWO YEARS OF WAR.
the
vast the HEATH
the
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THE MYSTERY.
WHO SENT TOWNSHEND TO BAGHDADI
JILL-TREATMENT OF BRITISH
PRISONERS IN GERMANY.
USE RIFLES WITHOUT REGARD.
.
TO CONSEQUENCES."
Reports of visits of inspection to work- were british prisoners are employed have been received by the Foreign Vukce fom the United States Embassy at ber- Bad At three camps only were conditions found to be unsafactory.
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AMERICAN VIEWS. American reviews of the two years of war and forecasts for the next twelvel months or less agree pretty closely with expert opinions printed already in the
Lur LOVAT FRASER.] British Press. Such value as attaches to the pages of careful criticism in New Parliament should demand that thoug camps at firteen centres in Germany
independent members of both Houses York by military and political authori-aesopotamia Commission "be empowered It still scents rather marvellous that ties (says the correspondent of the Daily to inquire into tais vital and paramount we have broken rough and begond the Telegraph) is that the writers do not. dhemy's seront line on two and a half belong to belligerent camps, and in the no pas respomine for the miles frot Men, in the remnant who present instance, though fought at Mous, remembering the Ger majority sympathise deeply with
meger to advance from hut to Baghdmi, and from what motives was the order man avalanche there,, contrast with our Alhed erase, they are trying to
There was datest achievement, saying,
girent We have their opinions with strict impartiality one suffering, and many of our sub England arrived in a mouldy condition.
general complaint in all e camps that broken the evil, gell.”
All our misfortunes in Mesopotamia, the brend seit from Switzerland and Thus the belief and independence. From the military of the men who had been standing a year standpoint it is agreed here that the Conqueat losses are due to that terribly mis- in the rectis staring throngs loop, traf Empires an almost certainly donmaken order. It must have been prompt are employed at a coal briquette facory. At Muckenberg ten British prisoners holes at the zigzag German lines, barbeded, and information we swipe, Fortified redoubts, maebine gretiable authorities in Germany and Austop a duty of Parliament is ro insist Dr. Ohaesburg, and Dr. McCarthy say: receive from, instigated, and given by men at the They are housed in a barrick, of which earthworks, which make one grow void themselves, more particularly the High subordinates, the commission shall The men complained of the presence of emplacements, and immense system of tria indicates very clearly that the Hurstont, while investigating the blunders of The general appearance of the pince is to see in the aeroplane photographs, al-Command, are feeling the first pangs of certain and fix cnclusively the respoucas." The sanitary arrangements
one of disorder and lack of cleanliness. ways knew they could break the first se despair, #Seave Chapelle and Loos; but the pro- Herr von Wiegand's recent account of
sity of the men at the top. blem of the deeper frustration was hard the personi appearance and actions of Townshend's march to Clesiphon, his de-risoners leave und to be desired."
From that mad order came General that the dirty," and it is add-
described as to solve, No one on the West front had found a foranda to carry 1 second fine claims to divine right, which were print of Kut.
the Kaiser, more especially some recent tent there, and the siege, and surrender
care and treatment of thes wal, coming to a dead check at a rivered exclusively in the American Press inforcements into Mesopotamia in dine day following his arrival at the camp Private L. R. Eddington, one of the It led to the pouring of prisoners at this camp, mated that on of blood. It was my lock to give the the authority of other correspondents at vance of their transport, to the vaipale Line Aroke his faise teeth. news to some of the earliest wounded the Germun, front, raise the question lure tempt to supply great forces along a murhuself sick and retained in the bar returning frota The battlefield.
The whether the Kater's mental balance row and tortuous. river, to the costly track... wounded eagerly questioned, and when preserved, and my we hear that
He reported told that we had got right through cried. Crown Prince has been for months socks across the open plain in January, to the stomach and back. One of the guard- He complained of pains in Splendid. A doctor merged in the erratic that even his Staff ignore his March, and to losses the extent of which he again stated he was ill he was forcibly operating theatre at the held hospital nominal authority. That extraordinary
tite fiasca before the Es Sinn position in ordered him out to work, and, although busy with me unable to answer quas afterager of the Kaiser to his soldiers, Mr. Asquith still omits to tell the congreud. the gaord striking him on the Dents, almost doubted my news. He said declaring that Kagland brought on the try. Who gave the order, and why were t he hardly thought we could des in The war to destroy Germany, is not even given? -
Lack with the butt of his rite. This state- news spread quickly behind the lines, acredited by Tridens in the United States,
nicht was confirmed by the other British pe thrill in the air exciting the men who can swallow a great deal, and isteries of modern times.
We have here one of the greatest jogg Prisers, who said they afterwards saw with the promise of victory. The anheld by editorials in the leading news Chamberlain, in a telegram to Lord
Mr. Austen extensive bruise on the man's back. gination had visions of au immediate papers as string evidence that there is Chelmsford, Viceroy of India, on April. German ruut. The French people, whose something radically
USE BAYONET FIRST." patiene is chinaus, did not expect a Kaiser's mental equipment. With all the advance on the advice of General ported himself sick on
wrong with theist, said: The Government sauctioned guard said that Eddington had no re- The German officer in charge of the quick ending. Some of the young Bri their preparedness, it is remarked the N'xon and of the Government of India."of the decurrence. tish offices and us believe that we have the Germans did not foresee the amazing The effect of that statement is to represent authority the German guard had struck the morning gut the Vermans of the run, not reinem development of trench warfar, nor did the Home Government as yielding to the prisoner of war, he said it was in ae- When asked by what bering the enemy's third line, and fourik even the Gernus understand in advance advice given them. line and God knows how many more, the role which artillery and high explo
They framed the cordance with an under posted at the cam This order, which was in German.
Noter is hereby given that on era Nixon.
Let us deal first with the case of: Clen-
fusal to work the guard have been subordinate, General Townshend,
He was inturned by his
directed in the future, it occasion October 3rd, seven weeks before the baitit signed by the commandant of the parent
armes, to make use of their weapons." This order, dated March 16ti, 1916, was of Ctesipan, that in bis opinion we camp at Wittenberg. should consolidate our position at Kut." written in Gernan, governing the con- Another order, casting of oral suffrage against Ger, then it was absolutely necessary
To quote the Jew York Sen, in this Government wished to decupy Bughead of war in three of the neighbouring work- General Townshend added that if the duct of the guard towards the prisoners many there lies one element of the world the advance should be war in which there has been no shadow methodically by an army corps: Cen- this is as follows
that ing camps, including this one, was posted of tarruing."
"carried out in the guard-house. One paragraph of utilised to make beadway against the Government wished to occupy Baghdad
Resources and men could only be raleral Townshend added that if the The guards are especially enjoined Despite desperate fighting for the for Post.
German armies," says the New York then it was absolutely necessary
energetically to be the prisoners at tresses from Hebutery to Thiepval, the
nations having a
that
wurk. Should the attitude of the heroic self-sacrifice of great numbers of and great moral unity, and these methodically by an army corps. Gen-
the advance should be great
carried ont
prisoner demand the use of the weapon. British was not rewarded by Mccess. The Germany, as if led by evil genius, hasra Nixon did not transmit
this should be employed without re Germans concentrated their defensive.
herself furnished to her enemies."
this
gard to consequences. In the first strength on
thoroughly suund advice. It will be for, The strangest indeiment of all against the Commission to inquire why he did this sector relieving the The Empire of efficiency and war not do so, and why he ordered General receipt of the reports, notes that the work place the bayonet only is be chosen min attack on the stronghold of frightfulness, is made by the New York Townshend to advance to disaster with of several prisoners at muniions works
employed." Ovillers, further south, which as yet hasTimes, which traces every development of 1,000 men and 29 gube.
Sir Edward Grey, in acknowledging not been taken, although it is almost the war only to conclude that the Central surrounded, Wave, after wave of splen Empires are reaching the end of their fesses that the Home Government, uced the visiton were not permitted to see the did men struggled forward up the high
Mr. Austen Chamberlain next pro-ed with the operations of war,
"appears to be somewhat closely connect ground from Fricourt Ridge to Montauen, though the War will still be on the advice of the Governont of men at work at any of the industrial and that ban Ridge
long and the sacrifices beavy, the iron laula He appears to be mistaken. The establishments. easily w: None of these pinos a
spirit of our race, with nog wift close a last around the Government of Ind a consists of the Vice-Lion of the German Government should the blood, was gredede fire in the what men fought for and foilsomely wonative Members of Conneil, including the Eddington, who was stuck on the back all the steel in it, and all.
enemy.
Old things, the things toy (then Lord Hardinge) and seven Exe becalled to the treatment of Private le asks that the allen shells. Men of wesker stock would seen emerging larough the black suke Duff). But six of the Members of Coun--such incidents naturally arouse great
and ploughed from to Marnes
ground
have despaired and yiebled. We daily that obscured them, so long, and despite had apparently voluntarily abdicated indignation in this country." made a little progress, bombing the Ger
two years' travail their faces, are mans back from the ground we neeiled
changed,' for the new advance. This spirit made then shout, No surend
PLACES OF INTERNAL HORROR,
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Sives would play. It is noteworthy that order, but imply that their responsibility Americans, even those who are in most was mainly technical. tags were waving everywhere on Frithings strictly neutral,, have not abated day at wayside cottages and barns, and in the slightest the horror with which picturesque banners were hung across they viewed the outrage inflicted upon the streets of the old French towns. Belgium, and they still look upon that Women and children were carrying the other super crime, the sinking of the tricalour, and escorting ambalances of Lusitanin, as the work of a people tem wounded, wearing German hekurts on porarily bereft of amoral sense. their banlagel beads, and waving band- apert hands. Old men standing at the roadsides raised their hats to our boys, who had won back another couple of miles af French soil during the fortnigh, The fighting staff is sleeplessly preparing for a second big flow, which must be quick and hard.
to ga
this
as
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WORLD AGAINST GERMANY.
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CHIVALRY OF THE AIR.
A BRITISH WREATH FOR IMMELMANN.
their constitutional functions and took According to M:: Frank H. Saumonds. part in considering these grave mili whose military views always attract welfare of India. It has been state, and the editor of the New York Tribune, try operations, so closely affecting the render was an easy way of escape. They more attention in the United States than not denied, that whatever advice. suck to it in places of infernaj horror.
An attack on the Breond fine became ths, the Allies must not relax their Home Government received from India possible when Contalmaison was securely fforts, beenuse Germany is still far from did not emanate from the Government of taken, and Mametz Wood and Bailiff conquered. Ho devotes a png to Wood were mostly in nur possession, andanlysis of the situation. and declaris capacity.
an India in its collective and constitutional Trones Wood gave us a footing. The
that we shall blinding ourselves and alsorbed in their own Departments. They The Members of Council wire generals waited for that moment. They that there will be perce this year. Everyter to Lord Hardinge and Sir Benu-edits destination.
aiding the enemy if we hng, the delusion watched the Burdened. bronzed, clean-
Dost unconstitutionally left this whole Lieutenant Inniman has safely reach- The wreath of flowers for the late eirt, handsome men marching, whistward evidence that reasonable ing to the attack, just
arn accent, says the Tribunt authority,
marhump Dull. their
The Munchener romrades on the Grst day of the
who lately returned from the Verdau responsibility for the decision to advance dropped a wreath of fresh flowers with We may thus arrow down the solemn
Zeitung contains the following:- battle wond singing, knowing
that front indicates the fulfilment of Lord from Kut to Baghdad, which produced black band. It was packed in a water- "On June 30th, an English aeroplate in a few hours they would enter a
Kitchener's prophecy of a three years' the worst forms of military maladminis.light cover. By it lay a paper with the hell, Watching them, I could have wept silly tears. Other and harder men watch
trition the Empire has known for a Dropped on June 30th, 1915, over them used the war. The attack
following inscription in English :-- was timed 10 begin before dawa.
tury, to three quarters. They are: It was
(1) General Nixon.
Schloss for Herr Oberleutnant Immel- 8th. mann, who died in the battle of June
In memory of a brave qu chivalrous enemy. From the Fighting The action of the British airmen in Squadron.
a night of beauty, warm and calm, with a milky moon. The ambulances, empty before the battle, in long supply colurans, loomed black under the trees. For miles there was only one figure at every cross- roat the figure of Christ upon the way. side Presently soldiers moved in the darkness of the courtyards, with bayonets shining like streaks of light. The officers held whispered consultations on the road- sides. Then the nien marched.
war.
TIED ON THE PARAPET. GERMANS AND A WOUNDED - BRITISH OFFICER.
A wounded- English offer was picked
A colloquy ensued as to what should be
(2) Lord Hardinge and Sir Beauchan
Duff.
- The Flore Government.
Though one is bound to inchule the
done with him, the popular idea being his solitary military adviser, General courtesy,
to despatch him loathwith, limmtely aff
ip and brought into a German freich.an of Lord Harding, it must be obvi- sending a wreath for Lieutenant Inmel- that he was largely dependent upon man's grawe is not an isolated act of two real Hur offers wen considerable and should have known the grave and act as chivalrous opponents. There know the actual troops avail-that the Geman air service 6ght fairly, The British army recognises approbation for a suggestion which was local difficulties and the terrible risks, arried into effect.
are many instances of this.
On December 1915; a British flying
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off the Germ
When watched the bombardauent by- fore, on July 1st, it seemed that nothing on to the parapet of the trench nul there India, said in the House of Lords that ferman lius beat Bruges. On return- The helpless Englishsian was hoisted Lord Islington, Under-Secretary for squadron hat in sent out to bomb the could be more overwhelming, bus this was tied, being jerringly informed, You Unne Government appointed in Octo-ing they were attacked by a German werse, and more wonderful and terrible, wit now see what your careed Bombard- They lack Committee of representatives squadron. Dre of the British aeroplanes- Stambling over the broke ground and ment is like." The gallant Hus hepoft Fadia Olles, the Foreign Office, Tight holes a gold sweat brake out. I was descended into their deep log out, where, Was Oflies, and the Admiral Nonna Gerson Smith, with Lieutenan horribly afraid! hot with four for myself trust and believe, they were trumbed to adily whether the conditions would allowinghain, leid, was sent on to drive mu in be in dificulties, and an and similar animals, hut fear that when extinction by our infantry, wh, stormed of as vang" trust the Mesopo-
aeroplane piloted by Sub-lieutenant the sky was full of lightning and the hell the place soon afterwards and carried and Commission will give the country during the fight their mathing disappear of war encircled us, waves of sound and back the wounded allier, no further in- light would beat uponas, Bulteries were fored by the horrible ordul. Aring with intense fary. A blinding
This they did, but the names of these musters of the art of ed beyond the horizon and did not return. light leant about like a willo the wisp Association correspondent, as I mind the British battalions were at half-strength, er in which it was stated that, after a
thoughout of this writes
way, who believed that Baghdad could be few days later a Gerona aeroplane flew evealing portions of the horizon in sud-treatment shown to a captured Warieperating in swamps and deserts Dr gallant fight, the two British officers had
a Press
taken with a single weak division whose over the British lines and dropped a Jel- den ghastly pictures. Guns of everyberg lieutenant who was asked by one mile from the sea, and dependent for tren killed by bullet wounds in the head, calibre were working. A great gun in my vicinity adeleri
Dar officers whether he wild like a wash, a monstrous roar, whether his servant was among the pupplies on a falling river along which that they would be hugied with full mili violently, vibrating the earth. came quickly, and red, while, and green hungry or thirsty, whether, in short possible for laden ships to go up."
Dawn somers in the outer yard, whether he was it was, as General Townshend said, “ im- rockets shot up from the front lines. The there was anything under the brilliant the Government relying to-day in any re-
tary honours, that such valuables as they infantry was advancing.
had would be sent to their families July sun he possibly santed. Truly, as spect upon the advice of these gentlemen and that a photograph of their gravo Through the German Ministry of War, Boche psychologist las said. We shall And are any of them among the paval, would be taken and would be dropped a never be gentlemen, and you will always military, and diplomatie adviser," who week later at the same point as the letter. be fools.
Who will grumble at the dis- told Mr. Asquith that the papers should This promise was kept, and the photo- tinetion i
not be published?
Other serious issues arise out of this
graph was duly sent.
Another instance-of this chivalrous be Mesopotamian muddle. Cromer, who said that the changes introer. When he was brought down a wire- tioned with obvious reluctance by Lord Ward, son of the famous African explor Une was non- haviour was in the case of Lieutenant
Ward wounded and well cared for," less message was sent: Lieutenant.
A QUEER MIRACLE.
The light improved, showing the Ger man' shrapnel falling hack and thick b tween the Nametz and Bazentin Woods. Our first aeroplane passed forward at four o'clock, like a brave moth towards the furnace. A few minutes later a red glow indicated that longueval was on fire. The first men returning were wounded. Some of the stretcher bearers grey uniforms and flat round caps were walking stolidly; these were Ger man prisones praying for the privilege of life. Scottish troops werp among The arst, to enter Longueval, and their Blood was afire with the music of the pipes.
They crossed 1,30 yards of open, Enfiladed by machine gun and shell fire. The Germans also used smoke bomba. The Highlanders. all carrying bombs,
urted forward to their bloody work.
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