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SIR THEODORE COOK ON A
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The question contres on newly-dis- covered material which, in one form, is a powerful high explosive and, in au- other, as a propellant which he been tested by at least one of our Allies, and proved to be of the highest practica value, It was invented by a neutral As soon as I was aware of the circum stances. I determined to save the powder for this country and our Allies and after informing the Prime Minister of the facts, early in June, 1916, I bought the neutral out, and formed a new syndicate which owned the whole rights and parents. Of this syndicate I became
chairman
AFRICA
DISPATCH FROM GEN SMUTS.
At the
1917.
to Handeni and the Central Railway
on June 15th, whence be was
LANGLO-BELGIAN THRUST IN THE LAKE
DISTRICT
of
taction,
for some hours. The bust was unpacked
The enemy had retired to Mrogoro, on and microscopically examined. This out-
General Smuts therefore crossed to the the Central Railway, and General Smute right back of the Pangani with his main endeavoured to bring him to bay at that rage docide the owning syndicate to
column, leaving Brigadier-General Han place. I was not then aware that transfer the whole of their activities to
yngton, and the 2nd Bast Africa Brigade track went due south from Mrogore France, to form a new French syndicate
(part of the First Division) in clear nut through the mountains to Kissaki and THE NEWSPAPER NOT CONCERNED, to which all rights should be transferred, A dispatch from General Smuts cover- Usambare. Hannyngton mcupied Wil that the capture of the Banks of the
and to manufacture abroad, where every Sir Theodore A Cook, the Editor of facility was promised them for making ing litary operations in East Africa for Korove on June 18th, and advanced to mountains would not achieve the end in The Field, whose private room was re- & material of which several of our Allies the period March 31st to October 27th, directed to rejoin the First Division view. Thus, when the troops clowd in atood immediately in need. A personal 1918, was published on January 17th in General Sheppard, with the 1st East find that the enemy had gone, the Com
onan Mrogoro (Aughst 26th), it was only, to cently raided by the War Office, gives consultation between the respective direca Supplement to the London Gazette. It African Brigade, captured Handeni on mander-in-Chief and Dr. Schnee (the the following account of this incident tore was naturally necessary. Two of o to The Times
the English directors well above military gives the story of the campaign from the 20th, and on June 24th General Governor) on the track que mouth of Hoskins, commanding the First Division, rogoro, and another force by the Sir. The
your age and of unblemished reputation, were conquest of the Kilimanjaro Arusha are engaged the enemy on three sides, In the eastern or Kiroka route. Proofs were columns yesterday needs an immediate refused passporte, so it became necessary to the time when the German forces were fight the 25th Royal Fusiliers and a com- found at Mrogoro of the precipitate explanation, which I am sure you wall for the inventor to come to England him-
posite battalion of Kashmir Imperial Sernight and demoralited condition of the allow me to give your readere at once, self. Very few people (and quite right driven south of the Central Railway.
vice Infantry specially listinguished my Therefore, notwithstanding that That the War Office should have mixed) are allowed to travel now, and every General Smuts explains that after the themselves. Only the deuse bush enabled his forces and animals were worn ont
traveller is asked to do small commiss
the enemy force to escape complete cho cerns of its editor, and should have at Warfare Department of the British War forces which were formed into three divi eastern slopes of the Nguru hills, and extreme radius of action, General Smuts up, the Field Othes with the private con- tions for others. In this case, the Trench Kilimanjaro operations he reorganized his ture. General Smits had now renched the with the exertion of the last three weeks and that his transport had reached sta tempted by such unworthy means to extort information, always freely at Once had expressed a desire to see thesions, The First Division, under Major, before him was the enemy in force decided to continue the pursuit into the their disposel, is a monstrous injustice shield, a French invention for pro Geral At Hoskins included the General Smuts troops needed rest and Ulagaru Mountains. "The enemy fought both to myself and to the paper. Mr B (inventor of the powder hero de Africa; the Second and Third Division June 24th they had marched over 200 miles our advance at every convenient place
tecting infantry MD himself asked Indian and other British forces in Fast reorganization Between May 22nd and rearguard actions.every day and held up The questions asked me indicated very scraped and manag ug director of my were formed of troops from South Africa in most difficult country there was short. The country was very well suited to his clearly that the raid was connected with English syndicate, who also acts as con Van Deventer and the third under Major: age of water and serions dificulties
the second being under Major-General matter of munitions within my persulting chemists in MD's works, la General Coen Brits. The second: Routh supply and transport, while several unse
24/25 a parthi sonal knowledge and therefore trustFrance) to take over a shield for the put African Brigade did not, however, reach were reduced by ranges of malaria to an On August you will permit me the privilege of peses required. Mr. B. consented, and East Affien ill alsy and was no way per cent of their original effectives. Enelin's Brigade had a sharp action with cording in your columns a story which carried with his both the later, four pastake the held until the latter half of General Smuts therefore formed a large the enemy near Mlali. The onemy in vain is, it seems to me, not only of vital im the British Trench Warfare Department une
stracing camp in which to rest and refit endeavoured to dislodge Enelin's troops portance to the effective conduct of the por by ourselves and our Allics, but 1156 and the letter from the Aeronauticnl De After considering the alternatives of io UMNATO and then, having destroyed two naval of waiting was employed in | guns - Lone 34in, and the other dim,); of direct interest to the even wider quesing his mission and emphasizing the no- (1) an advance from the coast along the the reccination of the chat area from retired towards Mgeta Mission Station. tion of the liberty of the subject and cosity of bis immediaturn. Our existing railways (9) ati advance on Tanga to Rezamove, and the final clear The Germans had evidently meant to the scope of the Defence of the Realm War Offee kept Mr. B hard at work till Tabora by Victoria Nyanza; (3) striking ng of the creme from eastern Uaambera make a long and elaborate defence in the In these operations General Edwards, In mountains, and it was only the unex they had satisfied themselves to to all sambura mountains; and (1) an advance spector General of Communications and pected arrival of General Enslin at
e main enemy force in the Pare they required, and then Mr. B set about from Arusha into the interior towards the Colonel C4. Price rendered good selali, and the audacious and successful his return to París
Central Railway General Brouts decided vice while naval force conerated pursuit into the mountains combined The French Passport Office in London to take the last ned course. The Tanga was orcunted on July 7th by with the operations of General Hoskins had vised his passport, when the rise enemy had made the mistake of retiring simultaneous land and sea attack: Baan Division on the other side of the mount was annulled by the order of M.1.8.D. south along the Tanga railway with prac move was taken by the Navy on Augstains that had forced the enemy to the War Office. I took the passport to thecally his entire fighting force, and the 18th (with a 4 lin naval gun in abandon his plans The Germans next War Office and asked the reason for this door of the interior stood wide open and order with ammunition) The land for retired to Kissaki, on the Mgete River,.. action. I was taken to the head of the guarded. Accordingly the Second which had been peting in the same is and here they were attacked by General Intelligence Department, with whom I Division under General Van Deventer was brick was then ordered to on-onerata in a had two conversations on Monday, Jan. cut south from Arusha, the other divi- movement against Dar es Salaam.
Brits on September 7th. Owing to the stli, and at the end the General informed sions being kept meantime in rain quar-
ruggedness of the terrain and the thick Mr. B in person that the Public Frors" facing the enemy concentration
hese of the busb the attack developed into two isolated efforts which led to " cecutor was being consulted as to the south of the river Ruvu (the upper arrest of Mr. B (and, no doubt, others) Pangani)
While the operations described were in double retirement and a regrettable re under the Defence of the Realm Ach VAN DEVENTER'S MARCH TO KONDOA INANGI. DTORIss other operations had taken place covery of enemy inbral. On September My syndicate at once made every pro- Van Deventer's advance began on April in the Victoria Nyanza region and on the 15th, however, the enemy was compelled Some time before this Lord Moulton paration to lay the whole facts before ord, when three regiments of SA. Horse Belgian Corgo border. Hore Genera) to evacuate Kissaki Driven from the had not only refused the material on the Solicitor to the Treasury. But the moved over the Masai Steppe and at day- Smuts chief concern was to facilitate Uluguru mountain he took up a defen behalf of the British Government, but had Intelligence Department immediately break on April 6th raptured a hill post the advance of Major-General Tombeur' sive line along the Mgeta south of refused to safeguard the patent specift proceeded to the most violent extremes. covering the only watering place in the Belgian forces base at Bukakata on Dutumi and farther to the west astride sation, which was only protected fring The syndicate's office in Pall-toll, Mr. vicinity. Their horses had been without the west shore of Victoria Nyanza, was the road from Kissaki to the Busi the knowledge of our enemies by the B's private residence, and his clerks were water since noon on the 3rd. On April established, and from this base General Thither he was not pursued, as General tervention of the Admiralty expert raided by others, from the War Office and frangi was occupied After this sport are mupply of the Belgian creans Smuts troops needed a thorough rest, not accupa and troops only on military but also on medical Lord Moulton also asserted at a later prin clothes detectives from Scotland How General Van Deventer reported that Sir Charles Crewe, of the Headquarters grounds date, that the material successfully tested Yard, who took away all they wanted and he had lose hundrede of animals from Slaff, was sent to the lake axen to keep by one of our Allies was not the material crussexamined all present. The next horse sickness during his advance of some in touch with General Tombeur, Diffi operations stops. General Smuts next At this point the review of the main he had rejected, and was not covered by day the solicitor to the syndicate was 200 miles from Moshi in the last four culties having been overcome, the Belgian describes the occupation of Dar-el- the patent to which I have referred. On treated in an even more shameful man- weeks and his troops were worn out with advance began in April under Colonel but the original refusal clearly left the sons in warfare. His other son is also smuts therefore decided that the Second rich German province of Ruanda, was ou East Africa. At Kilwa, occupied Sept. these matters I need not now comment; ner. He has lost his eldest, and youngest ceaseless marching and fighting. General Molitor, and Kigali, the capital of the Salaam (which the enemy did not défend) and the ports in the south of Gurman owners free to offer this material to Volunteer in the Army and he was Division should concertrale et Kondoa upied, on May 6th.
conjunction 7th, a strong column was landed for oper our Allies abroad, especially as the report away from London on the business of iragani The expedition conducted British troops moved in e of the French official chemists had been this last son, when in his absences, Lieut by Van Deventer with his usual dash and with the Belgran advance, and on June 9th rations it was proposed to conduct from chairman of the syndicate of owners, and took away all the core healthy, and fertile plateau of an extremely favourable nature, ofice the turn detectives, raided his estrelles, had secured important Ukerewe landfill, later), en Vetoria Northey operation, condolede se cal
at trifling cost.
captured by with July 14th forence relative to the syndicate, returning.
D. R. Adye Bu Charles remarkable ability and vigour," the occu therefore approrospend to next day with a major of the Congest Arush with the Central Railway and Greve ghosted to the the able and noter and General Smuts states that it Lake Command pation of Iringa on August 29th 19 1.6. D. the War Office, the Depart Staff in addition to question the silicate tominant strategic points for any further tion of his colimes forced the enemy on would have been occupied inch earli ment which issues thest, hicences. The aen Ligutenant 1 carried away in advance had been secured. But the rainy any of his columns forced
Ivanza, an im hut for his advice to General: Northey material had geen granted a licence to triumph all the docume. 18 and title from 95on in the area between Taveta (Killmortant fortified town and port on tho to slew down" while the line of retreat, manufactura in this country many the safe and took frost the bookshelf aand Van Deventer's Division was cut off auth shore of Victoria Nyanza Mwanza of the enemy's forces from the Central
and Koudon Irang had broken, majaro) months previously by the Home Office marked copy of the Defence of the Realm I managed to live on local supplies or afforded an excellent base for a forward Railway was still uncertain. As to ope and the syndicate signed an agreement Act which was in the solicitor's office supplies brought from a distance of 120 movement of combined
Frincipal point difficulties of transport hindered the ad the North of England. In granting private secretary had previously warned effected in the health of the troops were on the Central Railway in the western Vance or Tabers of General Crede bed or these licences M.1.6.D. consult with one of the syndicate's shareholders to have eantime the enemy had realized the C. Crewe hotly pursued the enemy, who that in the meantime the Belgian Ujiji part of the German Erotectorate. Sit Colone, Molitor's Belgian column, but another body called the Commission. In nothing to do with the business, the synsremending threat" which Van Denver retreated from Mwanza in ternationale de Ravitaillorent known dicate's soliciters had drafted a letter to as CIR) in India House, which the Solicitor to the Treasury, and alr's advance was to his whole scheme of flight, and emptured much bootyong column under Colonel Olsen had steadily defence, and as the rainy season had worked by an officer, whom I will call the syndicate's currespondence was ready brought that advance to a standstill the pdity with which the enemy abandoned moved forward Colonel Molitor's X. I held Captain X.'s letter to the effect for reference when they were raided. ozonty was able to transfer a great part a valuable lako province and Mwanza south to co-operate with Colonel Olson. that there were no objections to the After this a similar visit was made to of his force from Usambara. He con retreat would not be towards Tabora, but Their combined operations caused the
was a clear indication that the eventual licence, under proper conditions; and as my room in the office of the Field news entrated some 4,000 inen against the further cast towards Dar es Salaam, or enemy to retreat, and on September 19th the only other question was that of raw paper on Monday, the 15th inst, and Second Division, which
was so weakened
south towards Tabora, a
the Belgians occupied Tabora. A week materials (which are, of course, pooled I was cross-examined
by sickness and unavoidable detachments
later General Crewe's column reached the between the Alling as far as possible), Alapy comments might be made on these that it could barely dispose of 3,000 rifes riflës
railway east of Tabors. The enemy re felb equally safe because the inventor high-handed proceedings; I confine my-
in its isolated position,
tired in two columne, one under General had accuted certain stringent con- self to the facts that I have kept the Chemy to take the offensive in the early tions, in this regard, laid down by the authorities informed very fully ever days of May. On May 9th at 7-80 am offensive on June 24th, the same day that other under Witgens southward vi
Geveral Van Deventer resumed the Wahle eastward and then south, the officials of the Government concerned. since June, 2-16, of every tail in hours. It was pressed with determine to a halt at the foot of the Nguru moun-
began an attack
ek which lasted nearly eight the First and Third Divisions had come Sikonge who must patura ly have been acting infection with the syndicate. The tion, the enemy making four separate tains. A considerable transference of 27th, General Smuts describes the posi full accord with our own On July 23st syndicate has long desired that every fact onslaughts, and in some places repenty forces from the Kondou to the trong then held by the Germans, and Summing up the situation on October the syndicate was refused a licence with suld be known. It has nothing to the video riven; but a previous conver coticcal. It is now determined that the ions, acld be Vair Deventer men. Deventer's attack on June 21th was suc Mahenge plateau they have lost every
peatedly charged up to the posi
front was in progress. Vau adds With the exception of the sation between me and Lieutenant Y. in true reason underlying the action of the The brunt of the attack fell on the 11th cessful, and by the end of July 100 miles healthy or valuable part of their colony.
M.1.6.D., the War Office" had made oficials shall at long last be ought to S, A. Infarty, supported by the 12th it clear that this officer had deterrained light; and that it will leave no stone Infantry At 3,18 a mi on the 10th the to Dodoma was in his possession. Gen- of the Central Railway, from kilimatinde never to grant a licence under any cirunturned to assist ta return of Mr Biemy withdrew He had had about 25 eral Van Deventer proceeded cost cumstances and he never has
his domicile and work in France. If companies engaged under the The full story of the opposition of there was any objection on the part of vominans of Colozel von Letto personal the line of the railway. General Smas intention being that he should get into Lais date onwards culminating in the to pay of its owners that objection could this defeat the enemy's last hone
of sac Ngura in dealing with the main enemy recent strach, - has bear placed before the art been stated in June 1916. The tasful resistance to any large portion of force as they fell back to the Central Rail view of the foregoing statement of the Minister of War and the ahinister of ethicals concerned preferred a secret per fored was extinguished. General way. By the first week in August the main facts eulogy seems unnecessary, and Munitions and must eventually be made section which has taken up their time Deuter was, however able to time had come for the First and Third misplaced. The plan tale of their public. It is sufficient here to say that for months, and finally culminated in ie the offensivo on any large scale Divisions to resume their advance. Apart achievements bears the most convincing the attitude taken up by the officials the episodes have described During ng aswckness in borseflesh, she from Van Deventer's movement eastwards, testimony to the spirit, determination, that tale material is worthless and that the whole of that period no one in heavy rate of sickness among his bien, and a Belgian force had crossed Tanganyika and prodigions eforts of all ranks.
great difficulties of supply.
GEN, EMUTS MAIN ADVANCE
The high, od to
connecting
for the purchase of a suitable factory in I may add that, since Lord Moulton's fles, but the strain and privation were gian forces to Tab British and Berations in the north-west it is stated that
VAN DEVENTER REACHES THE CENTRAL RAILWAY:
The
| column was carly in September pushed
GEN, SMUTH TRIBUTE TO BIS MEN "It would seem fit and proper to add a few words in recognition of the work done by the officers and men whom I
Lieutenant Y and Captain from British officials either to the powder ore Gerte at Commander-in-Chief. With closer co-operation with the force at have the honour to command. But in
the
and had occupied Ujiji, and in the south Their work has been done under tropical) past General Northey had occupied Malan conditions which not only produce bodily gall after a brilliant little action,
Gundly, appal the stoutest hearts. To
the syndicat is trying to force it upon authority seems to have thought it worth Governments which do not want it. The while to decide, inmediately and finally, licence has been continuous refused be whether they were justified za depriving Towards
the end of the second week in prepared to move towards and was weariness and unfitness, but which create cause, it is alleged, our Alhes do not pa this country and our Alierul a materia. May the rats abayed and General Smuts miles further north-asental languor and depression and. quire the material When the syndicate proved to be valuable in time of war renewed operations with his two other divi More difficult country endeavours to produce evidence from whether it was advisable to supprcassona, his first task, being to clear the Fard than the Nguru Mounting could hardly match are affat uncle or high gras
operations abroad, their cables and letters are useful mdustry in this country in time he isumabara mountains, and thence to be found. The onczey had skilfully dis rough, the African jungle or high gras sequestrated, and they are charged with of peace All such domestie questions, swing south, at a point opposite Handeni posed about 3,000 rifles, with much heavy which sign is limited to a few yards. corresponding without. & licence perfect right is settle they bars & cha mave parallel to Van Deventer The std light, artilery, in the mountains and dem booomes visible, even when experi-
had become intolerable towards to as please character of the country made the advance thwart the road Wide turning the end of last year, when an appeal, The extraordinary feature of the present difficult Para and Usumbart were movements were therefore adopted in enced, supplies & fest to human nature setting forth the facts, was addressed to as is their apparent determination to huge blocks of mountaine with pre- which the Brigades of the lute Prime Minister, But the poll prevent the use of this materia in anyeipitous southern slopes, at the foot of Hannyngton Enshin, and others took of human endurance
Generals Sheppard, often in the long run beyond the limits tical crisis inevitably postponed the other country as soon as they realized the which runs the Tengs Railway Thence
Enslin found that the route ho And what is true of the fighting whole matter. For the same reason success, of the Field Artillery Trials in dense bush extended 15 to 20 miles to the as following was entirely impracticable troopa Apriles in one degree or another questions in the House of Commons had France. I have at once protested against Pangani au impasgable river. The for wheeled traffic of any description; one to all the subsidiary and administrative to be postponed until next Session after the course taken by these officers both to enemy expected General Smuts to all of his mounted regiments fast its way in services. The enurts of all have been they had been put down. When the now the Prime Minister and to the Minister vance along the and had prepared the mountains. With the balance of his bayand praise, the strain on all has been Ministers took office, Lieutenant I and for War. M..D is on his way here from strong defences. But the advance Brigade Enslin barred the road by which overwhelming May the end soon crown Captain X laid their own version of the France to demand further explanations along the left back of the Fangaur, and the enemy sought to retire. caps before them, and, taking sarafage from them our conforti await the (with a mall column, through the mour imposible to hold his position of Even of the fact that the House is not sitting, sult of the public inquiry, now inevitable the railway other small tually the enemy was driven the they have now proceeded to acts of vio- If public inquiry, is refused, I am ready manner, with flanks
rd, this mountain, and on August 18th the lence and repression which they seek to to publish the facts. If it is said that the enemy were mancured out of strong justify under the Defence of the Realm powder is useless, the public shall rund positions. The advance on Usambara Act
the opinions of the French Gaveramente began on May
column followed ovata, the for
h
found
it their labours.”
cross the Wami River at Dakawa was
A NEW IMPERIAL ORDEN.
troops of General Sheppard The Taice understands that an official"
May 29th 1 weeting on either side of the announcement may shortly be expected of
The Infest incidents in this extraor-chemist. If it is said that none of uroloar that the enemy intended to retire fed to 120 the enemy had been very Imperial Order dinary story are the following: When Allies wants the powder, the public shall
(Continued on nest Column.)
the inventor last went to Paris he was Allies, first asking to try the powder and read the officing lettera of one of our requested to take with him the bust next thanking the inventor for the Edith Cavell, which had been generously successful results obtained. presented to French hospital by or
Act, after having been effectively stifled George Frampton. He carried with him a letter to that effect from the French repeatedly suggested to the inventor and be made to ferrorise one of the owners of Bulk Lieutenant Y and Contain a have in England. But that an attempt should Embassy countersigned by our own the owners that they should carry on the powder by using the fact that he Foreign Ofoe, and he was rccompanied their business in France Apparently is editor of a paper which has nothing by the private secretary of a distinguish it is because the syndicate as followed to do with this powder controversy at alt ed French Deputy. By the orders of these suggestions that it is now being this, I think, is an outrage which will ***M.1.6.D. the War Ofice, they were attacked under the Defence of the Realm
stopp dat Southampton, stripped, and
be repented for more widely than in the Continued at fast of nest Column) office of the paper concerned.
Our losses in this action amount the creation by the King of a new severely handled. While the First and The establishment of this new honour Third Divisions were thas
Bag
the has been found noorary with a view to Second Division, under General Van De rewarding artably, s who hare venter, was making progress along the rendered sigual services, both in military away and on August send Kiloson and civil capacities, in connection with
port to General Smuts paid a tribute to lasted
reached. Its task had been most the war without unduly swelling the roll arduous General Van Deven er in his roof other
which the ronduct and spirit of the troops;
their endurance and hardships during will be truly Imperial in the sense that
It is unde
that the new distinction long marches, through dry and waterle all subjects of the Crown, bosh at home. stretches on scanty rations form, he had overseen will be eligible for, its con- wrote, ar cilavement worthy of South ferment sa s rovard for exceptional ser African troonle
with the war.
Have 1