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A REVIEW.
[DY "THE TIMES' MILITARY OOK EESPONDENTE.] II
The general result of the British attacks from July 1st, 1918, to June 6th, 1917, had been to deprive the enemy of nearly all the advantages of ground which he had gained as the result of his aggression in 2014. But the Messines-Wytschaeto ridge, dominating the Ypres salient, stili remained in his bands, and it was part of the plan of the British Commander-in- Chief to drive the enemy from it in the spring campaign.
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GET RID OF THE SKIRT.
LY WOMAN WORKER.] The skirt must go if women are to do serious work in the future.
[BY ARCHIBALD KURD.] The recent visit of a squadron of
No, woman would think of facing Gorman aeroplane, to London represents
The a limitation of our naval and military! modern life in a crinoline; presently no power; though the Fleet still holds the woman will attempt it in a skirt. command of the sea, as that term has land-girls have led the way; in motor hitherto been used, and our armies con- garages women get rid of their skirts an front the enemy, the cupital has been soon as they enter; in shipyards and sense to conclude that this country has bothered with them, Wherover the work raided. It is, on the other hand, non-engineering shops they would not be Au island is first the skirt is discarded. And no woman who has got rid of it wants to go consed to be an island.
piece of land completely surrounded by ute; the water is still thore. All back to
There is no merit in it. No one would that has happened is that physical science has enabled man to fly carrying bombs to call, it heeful, and once perhaps in a cen be dropped on peaceful populations, and tury fashion makes it beautiful. At other times woman carries a drooping skirt or that the Germans have taken full advan trails it in the aud; she cultivates toge of that ability before we are ready, though the authorities bad ample varaing peculiar walk to suit the skirt; she looks of this latest development. It is a case like a sausage or is blown along like an of the submarine and the Zeppelin again, acroplane. She will never be able to fight has been our gravest defect throughout fashious so long as the skirt is retained. The skirt i and points to want of imagination. That the ring of contractors who change the this war-the inability to look ahead and And she will never have the chance of responsible for most of the sine of women, see the next stroke against us for which freedom in. anything
Since the dawn of our history it has for a good deal of their physical weak- the enemy was preparing.
Why are women paid less than men in been realised by our enemies that theness, and for their poor economic posi- way to defeat us is to invade us. Why?tion. would have a psychological influence, but Not merely because the presence of troops work? Because they are women.
For And it is the skirt that makes them women. It takes away from their physi because the soldiery would by force of Samuel said so when he was in office. arms prevent the nation fighting. centuries the Fleet prevented the enemy
has always worn & skirt, does not know landing in force; now the aeroplane has cal power and endurance. A woman who what on Amazon she would be without it. come to the aid of the Germans, and in
She cannot count the fatigue entailed by loss-over 100 persons were killed and nearly 500 were wounded. It was merely hanging her clothes round her waist..
ahoolders. a mission of outrage, it is true, but can instead of supporting them from her we permit such visitations to be made? if fifteen neroplanes can come to London, 100 cay some; it is all a matter of the Get- sui disposition of waterial and labour.
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coufiged the attack on file Messines ride prison the representative of any Power last week's raid we sustained grievous
Vellie.
A NEW DEVELOPMENT. We are confronted with a novel as it is a legal and inhumane, develop
tags 'such as our forefathers quoted meat, and we gain little guidance from The whole in quite other conditions. In the first place, let us have done with position requires to be surveyed afresh. the frequent suggestion that if we are to continue fighting at the front we must he content to have this country bombed, because aeroplanes and pilots cannot be in two places at once. On the same prin ciple the Germans would never send their airmen across the seas, for their resources of material and labour are less than ours. They are blockaded, as we are not, in
spice
Mr.
Ask the land-girls if they could get through the day in skirts. Every ounce and that is why they can do the work of of their endurance is given to their work, that is why they are carning the respect of men.
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Women have the biggest chance they, have ever had of getting rid of the skirt. Sense walks unashamed. Women who are Fashion is hiding her head and Commom working realise that they have not time for ordinary dress. They know that to he done, an's or for and they have a passion nowadays efficiency, even in clothes. They feel tha rather have the time for something else. the amount of time ordinary dress taken. does not pay for the results. They would
beautiful us they can. Willingly, then, And yet they recognise the call to be a would they adopt some simple uniform. All women look well in uniform, and women know it. Even the plain girls Women should be forced to look beauti look smart, the worst figures better.
In diplomacy better than in any other. branch of history it is possible to study the naked stupidity of human beings and the terrible results of that stupidity. From 1536 to about 1780 the attitude of the Great Powers towards the Turk was almost the exact opposito: from what it was in the nineteenth century, according to a recently published book on the history of the Balkan problems. In the early period they were the bullied, in the latter the bullies: but in both the proceedings of the diplomatists again and again seem General Sir Herbers Flumer, whose to overstep the limits of human fully. In Second Army held the northerly sector of the first period it was the tradition of the British line between our Fire Army European diplomacy to stand anything and the Belgians, had long prepared the at the hands of the Grand Signior, and attack and thought it practicable. The Second Army had been used during the for centuries the Grand Signior fooled year 1916 as a reservoir from which fresh and insulted the Great Powers and their divisions were drawn as they were need-ambassadors, to the top of his bent. The ed for the Somine battle, and, to the inviolability of diplomatic agents did not northern sector there came for rest many extend to the Golden Horn. In 1624 the war-worn units from the southern froni. Turks put two Russian ambasadors to In 1917 the Second Army was not similar-death; in 20 two-others" disappeared, drawn upon, for the profit of the Arras and a third came to look for them," battle. The Southern Armies fought It was the common and pleasant custom of the Porte to clap into a most appalling with their own resources, and they were consequently fresh troops to whom was
with whom its relations were strained; relations continued The long patience of the defenders of the and even when famous salient, and the steady loyalty of friendly." Sir Thomas Bendyshe, our their commander to his comrades, were ambassador in 1628, during an audience was violently seized and haled off and ut last to ucet with a merited reward. The naval forces off the Belgian coast were also prepared effectively to inter-locked up in a som, upon which treat- ment he plaintively remiks in his official The German wireless, ever ready to find despatch: The injury was much ag gravated by the nature of the place to excuses for failure, declares that General which I was confined." The suprescritte Plummer was able to prepare mine positive of His Most Christian Majesty, the tions on in extensive scale under the King of France, at another audience was Meines Bidge because he could use astrack so violently on the mouth by the
ay stratum impervious to water, and because the sandy stratum understhe Ger Chaovsh-Bashi that two of his teeth were man position prevented counter-mining knocked out, and in the eighteenth cen tury matters reached such a pass that aud observation of the work in progress.
the French Court ordered their ambas This unfriendly attitude of geology. Was
sadors officially to adopt the device very sad, but the fact remains at our miners and tonnelling companies, not for unique, we imagine, in the mmals of the Arst time by any means, completely diplomacy of pretending to be mad. jockeyed their opponents, and were able, whereupon M, de Ferriol carried out his by exploding 19 mines, containing someorders so successfully that the Sublime 500 tons of callosive, most simultanequa- Ports sent hint back, in Franer in chains.
of the submarine. In carlier days ly, open the ball with a complete surprise.
there was some ground for such a plea, From the general point of view the Bri-
but not now. We had amply warning of tish attack, which opened at 3.10 a.m, on
retired on parts of our front and stood what was coming and, as long ago as the morning of June 7th, was not a sur- prise to the enemy. It is almost impos- still upon others, thus increasing the November last a German acroplane few sible to keep such great morements secret dangers of his troops who held their over, London. That visit was an omen; unless the assaut deprives himself of ground and enabling Sir Douglas Hsig six months hare since clapsed. No, the ful for the sake of the rising generation. the advantage of a great artillery con- to deal with them in succession. Where- secret of our failure of policy lies in the Every woman harmoniously dressed is an air danger, Air power is an extension of she is a comparative rarity. In this the centration or the enemy's airmen are comin, then resides the discernment of under-estination of the importance of the education in tuste, but, unfortunately,
It is black. There is no Freash are ahead of us, for their women. Every eertain pletely useless Acuunily, the German Marshal Rückwärts?
the attack drew We were told a great deal about the naval and military power. reports for 10 days Contini atention to Werschel am an elasticity of the Garman defensive line, war activity, which can transcend in vita!
have remained unknown and we have been favoured with a great importance the protection of this coun Frenchwoman knows that for were the exact date and the hour of the deal of rubbish on the subject by Ladentry, which is the source of all the strength occasion, black is the only wear. Eng- attack.
The artillery preparation was dorff's subservient Press. The patient which is being exerted against the enemylishwomen should go & stop farther and once hire of a most complete character, and dog-like German public are rather We must protect our brise. Our present declare that for work a working dress is and was extraordinarik Seffective, while worried because some of them are told policy is as though a company owning essential. The ideal ons would be com unximum of energy. It looks equally the Cornuan airmen and lost 714 that aryas and Messines were surprises, multiple shops neglected its warehouses fortable, cool, and economical. It takes.. Wo see and factories in order to develop its minimum of time and allows of a machines in April aloue, were completely and others that they were not.
It is a loose coat to the out-classed and driven from the field. the dilemma. If they were surprises then activities at the extremity of its business well on stout women and on thin, on
knee caught in at the waist by When the mines went ap they materially the leaders were incompetent, and if they ramifications. When you come to consider daniaged the first German line, and were not then the troops were inferior to the matter it is absurd to determine that young and old. strack dumb with amazement the their mission, All the protestations that force can be employed in Belgium The long line Buits every body.
bree Un the German lines were held by advanced Frames, Salonika, Greece, Egypt, Meso- feaders of the tearward fines. front of nine miles the British infantry troops with missions to retire when press potamia, Palestine, East Africa, and else attacked directly the wines are fired and led are refuted by numerous captured Ger where, but that our resources will not Individuality ands expression in the
summer uniforms can be made for 188.
No girl need envy other women if such
altid Messines and resist to the last, and informing them that power and prestige. The answer to any an irresistible rush: COMPAÑIA GENERAL DE TABACOS Ponred into the German positions with mau orders commanding the divisions to enable us to defend the seus of imperial colour, the collar, and the boots: Two,
Wytschnete both fell, together with many amplo reserves were available to support suggestion that there is a rivalry between street dress were adopted, for all
These reserves portainly existed the needs of the various fronts and this
In the evening, at other skilfully prepared woods and them. localities between La Deure brook and her were steadily drawn into the line country is that if such exists it is due to have the same opportunity of looking
frous. Mont Sorrel, and the whole ridge, rightly and as stenally hausted. But they fail the inadequate output of aeroplanes and simple and smart. described by the Field-Marshal as unced in both battles with immense fees, and the training of too few pilots in the home, people could get out their "fron of the enemy's most important strong- we receive the impression that the tactical wediate past, holds on the Western front," passed into handling of the German troops was It Is gued that we should adopt a British hands, and was immediately con- directed by leaders who had not learnt the policy of reprisals. That is an ugly word, may experience a real invasion. far mora soffumed to resist the usual counter-lessons. of the Somme, and either did not. No one likes it. On the other hand, we serious than the ordinary invasion: off understand, or refused to acknowledge have the undoubted right, as I believe which there was so much talk before this. This time 36 hours inter, at 7 pm, on the sugriority of the British Armies in that we can provide the means, to strike wax opened. An eremy force of suldiers at the enemy, and thus hasten his defeat. would not massacre, scores of children in. The German airmen June 8th, and was carried out by large battle. forces from the German reserves. But
The Germans are also told that all their But in the meantime, it may be, we are school, but they would subjugate towne
not ready for an air offensive. We are and seize villages. our field gans had already gone forward hundreds of lost guns were destroyed confronted with somewhat the same kind commit promiscuous acts of murder, and our infantry were solidly established, and before they were abandoned that our of emergency as that with which our fore- so long as they return home miscathed. Our airmen, skimming close to the losses were immense and out of all profathers had to deal when the Blechip they will continue this policy. The energ BROS.,ground, attacked the advancing enemy portion to our ains, furticularly at became a serious menace, and Fulton has no bowels of compassion, as he showed everywhere. He was completely defeated, Messines, and after each British attack developed his threatening engines & cen- in former wars. During the Siege of and must have been satised with his ex there follows the silly tackle that our tury or more ago. The great seamen of Paris, those persons who tried to escape perience, for he came on no more offensive is ended. The only German last century objected to fireships: Admiral in balloons and were captured wre treate horrible ed as spies. They acted, it is true, under Dostraverae, Gapaard, and La Poterie guns destroyed were those knocked over Gambier described them as a were cecupied in succession, and by June by our counter-batteries, and as we have and anti-Christian mode of warfare, and superior orders, but that did not ww 15th the so-called Scharstellung, reed German guns and shells against the Cochrane was so incensed at the threat them from condemnation at the hands of chord-position, was overthrown and the Germans the latter will know, or at feast of their use that he announced on one the Prussians. The fundamental fact is Second Army recupied all the German their troops at the front will. what to scension that it they were employed that we are dealing with a people gone against his squadron they would be mad, and it is urgently necessary that treaches between the Lys and the War think of the first of these claims,
The spring offens ir 328 over.
Have we and have the French, faished hearded by the numerous row boats on these responsible for our war policy All the British objectives luid been at tained, while Sir Herbert Pluier and his our offensive? We shall see. What we guard, the crews ordered, and the fire should recognise thut, this is to ordinary face to face with a nation possessing- troops had given us an example of a very have done, we and the French, has been ships turned in a harmless direction?"war, such as we have waged before. Wo
wi deaf the German Armies heavy blows, When Fulton was active in his attentions pre perfect piece of work and had added 7.000 prisoners and 40 guns to the hoody of the to capture en inurenss booty of war to the British Fhet, Sir Thomas Hardy que engines with which to pursue
material of all kinds, and to dispose in Nelson's Hardy could think of no policy of murder and outrage, and the southern Armies
all of some 300,000 German lighters. The defines by offence, so he issued a notice whole position requires to be reconsidered It is perilous to go on assuming that it. great general reserve was reduced from declaring that, as he had learnt that one by the War Cabinet.
infernal machines? 12 divisions for the purpose of local of this inventor's The Hindenbarg-Ludendorff combina-5 w tion was new to the West, and novices are resistance, and an equivalent number of was to be used, he had put a number of does not much matter what happens to We have heard of German divisions have been dragged out prisoners on board his flagship, who, in London; it matters very much, because if apt to fail there.. Great Twin Brethren before, but there of the line for repairs Wo bate prevent the event of the effort to destroy the ship London, suffers all our war efforts must... was something godlike in the sample of ed Hindenburg from doing anything but by torpedoes or other infernal inventions suffer. In the second place, if the aerial Lake Regillus, and we cannot reckon the support his tottering defences, and if he being successful, would share the fate of development is recognised for what it is, there is no ground for the suggestion that German type as either great or godlike. had au intention of using his great rebimself and his crew. That measure was and our energies are properly directed, strength for the protection of this country We were, it is trueletonly lectured servo for some important strategical pur successful. during the winter against the impdence puse it has had to be temporarily
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We are well content with We must be on our guard against catch of the German leaders, but as the Allies these solid advantages of the spring offen words, and be valiant in taking any step the West, in this first round, have cap siye, and if Ludendorff is reduced to the which will protect the children in our 70,000 German prisoners, nearly 506 invention of victories with pen and ink, midst from slaughter. Save us from
and and of trench-mortars But machine-guns, and have disposed of some people, we are only sorry that the school a story told of a Quaker travelling on 300.000 German fighters, we still await the of the great Moltke has became so bourd a British vessel in time of needs. That is the main point, On the
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which was attacked by an enemy. Te manifestation of the military superority
tako no in the action that other hand, there are considerations we of the leaders of the German hosts. We We owe these victories to the firm re- world, aki at part in the alongside dare not ignore. Nelson once declared, bined with our genuine interest wonder even whether the nails which are solution of Sir Douglas Haig, to the skal and boarders began to leap on board that our honour is inseparably com driven into the unfortunate wooden head ful leading of the Army Commanders and What should he de of the Hindenburg image are quite as their staff, to the competence of subor instant decision He rized the leader Hitherto there has been nothing greater known on the Continent than the faith, numerous as they were EM
me new our old Marshal Vorwärts of all arms, and, most, perhaps, of all, and threw him into the sea, saying the untainted honour, the generous pubile and our grandfathers admired him. We to the immortal valour of our noble in Friend, thou hast no business here.ympathies, the high diplomatic influence, know now his successor, this Marshal Kreatest burden in the fight, and has once It seems to me that that should be our the commerce, the grandeur, the resistles
would be Rückwärts, and we do not admire him more won imperishable renown. Without attitude to the aeroplane raiders who come here, murdering women and Why should wat His retreat from the it all the labours of other arms
He came to an
power,
if a man
nation. That is one maxim which the War Cabinet would do well to Somme was held up before us as a stroke in rain. It is the infantry with rifle,children, and that it is the business of Brite the unconquerable, valour of the of genius and we were, of course duly bomb, and bayonet that both takes and the War Cabinet to decide on the approcher But there is anther"
not such a hypocrite as awed. expecting that the old Marshal holds, endures the greatest and the priste action to be taken
We are faced with a grave emergency strike me on the check, to turn the other.. would stand with all his forces united longest strain, and suffers by far the
bold offensive on some well-prepared line and then heaviest losses. Few lookers-on witness because the aerial raid mar any day Not Knock him down, by God. That counter attack us with his general reserve its deeds of valour, but, if we were just, become an aerial invasion. If the Ger That would have been quite a big thin we should distinguish its incomparable mans decide that they can employ their must be our of Fleet and gallantry by granting it in future the finest machines to better offert over Lon in its way But with an infirmity of pur pose which we did not credit to him, he precedence over all other arms, which it don than against our Army in France, we has fairly won by its devotion and its
(Comisnued se foot of next column.) sacrifices. (Continued at foot of nest column.)
the air if try, the source of the strength or both. army is not to be evaded, and this coun
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