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DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19ra, 1917.
GREECE TRUE TO HER TRADITIONS,
KING ALEXANDER ON THE NATION'S DUTY,
In his Speech from the Throne, deliverest in the Chamber of Deputies after he had taken the oath last month, King Alexander
said:
PROPHECY.
THE SUNKEN ROAD. THE ART OF NOT EXPECTING TOO There is not a soldier in France in
AAMUCH
BY THE HT HON. WE RUSSELL}
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whom s sunken road is not a cause of Arend and hatred. They know only too well that every inch of it is registered by the Hun urtillery. Grin, rugged, shell- torn, these pathways of death intersect our lines at many points, and hold the secret of countless ghostly caranges.
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SPECULATION IN YARN.
GAMBLERS RADLY HIT-
While Governments are successfully. controlling commodities of all sorte, a Among all forms of mistake, pro-
group of speculators, most of whom have phecy is the most gratuitous. So
headquarters in Osaka, decided to do some controlling on their own account, George Elini warned us long ago; but
but they have discovered that control this form of error I'm now invited to
control by You know the events which brought commit, and the invitation is so courte A long file of men moved in silence along by Governments and about some months ago the division of the uusly worded as almost to induce com the duckboards, a narrow wooden footway individuals are two different things
which wound snake-like into the dark (says the Net, Daily News). Their logge Hellenic State, but the benevolent solici-pliance. I am anxious to obtain tude of the Protecting Powers of Greece symposium of opinions from the most nesa An occasional sixty-pounder blew are said to be in the vicinity of Yen succeeded, without sacrifices, or an in-y ternal struggle, in reconstituting the eminent authorities of the day in reply its hot breath across the colun, and spat 40,000,000 10 Juni and a union or so a vivid flame that cut the black night. tacis Dave been lost an extending the national unity by the re-establishment of to the question: What will England
Each men carried a heavy burden-his topilinngnai, be
It was cotton yarn that they sought to liberal institutions. The conditions upon be like in 1839 1 It would give me great which the transmission of the Royal pleasure to be able to include your name ritic, equipment, two spare sand-bags, Control, and apparently they had in mind
rations tied up m an extra sand bag, his power was effected have clearly shown the in the list which I am now collecting." path to be followed in the future.
containing supply of the whole Far East. They be Some carried petrol tins.
Packets of kin some months ago by buying yarn, all The Royal power resides in the love of To be numbered among the most emirel from home, a pick or a shovel. nothing short of a monopoly of the Vars
ment authorities of the day" is a dis water some a jar of cur
and ey could get, in india, m Japair and the people, but foreign events did not permit the immediate, convocation of the tinction to which I have no claim; yet fares, whale oil, Lewiy guns National Assembly, and that is why in the very suggestion is flattering, and I stretchers were distributed through the even locally. The market was pushed up order to inaugurate the new constitu- wish that I could make an adequate party. They took grat care to prevent to unheard of prices, tranenetics having footway. They were as different from the Yen 520, that figure having been reached" tional era which we are entering we have response. Alas! It is impossible. Like onsite From falling on the slippery been done on the Osaka Sampier up to ropailed the decree which by a violation of i Amos: of old time, I was no prophetsspick and span soldier of the parade in leaps of Yen 30 to even Yeu 40 daily
neither was I a prophet's son
but,
at one time. There was imminent danger... the Constitution dissolved the Chamber, unlike Amos, I have received no subse-ground as night is from day.
In the darkness in front of them the that the roof would be forced so high and have convoked this Chamber for its
quent call to this perilous ministry. regular second Bession prophet whose predictions have invariceless flare lights weaved fantastic above the supports that it would, float
patterns,
perched perilously away in the atmosphere, so in July Sam- Aly Government, faithful to national ably miscarried cannot be reckoned among
round the edges of yawning shell-holes, pin closed its doors from a Saturday to tradition, has already given its foreign the most eminent authorities of his The duck-boards, p
olicy the orientation approved by the day I have poured into
abruptly stopped, and gave way to a rough ureday in order to strengthen the strue the misty
ture which was in danger of losing its When
After the three days holiday yarn and ratified by the Chamber. After two futuro, niy vision has always failed track heaten by myriads of feet which They had barely gone a hundred-yards glorious wars Greece desired peace, of What I expected his never come to pass, made procession along it
when there earne a distant sound of opened at Yen 480, and then the deflating which she had grent need in order to and events which I thought impossible. retrieve her sacrifices and to regain her have arrived at the very moment he detonations. Shells screamed towards them process began, prices falling almost as strength. Greece was therefore grieved was demonstrating their impossibility. to see a new war break out which would When Queen Victoria's life was waning, and burst with an ear-splitting crash, rapidly as they had advanced, from Yen result in a general conflagration, setting held that war was impossible as long and vomited clouds of coal-black smoke 480 to under Yen 300; then there was an s she lived and Lord Salisbury was her which wreathed high against the stars up-and-down movement, mostly down, against one another two worlds, two Minister; but I had reckoned without Someone screamed: someone groaned; but until Yen 20 and less was reached. Chamberlain the party moved stoically forward; only | Stanghai-spun yarns, too, were pushed civilizations, and two opposed conceptions ord Milner ud Mr.
up at the same time, but xớt to the purity of nationalities and of humanity. Indeed, When we emerged successful from the the stretcher-bearers fell out. it would have been sufficient for little inglorious strife of South Africa, 1 used
or Osaki Agents of the would-be yarn Greece to remember her traditions, hor to say "We had forgotten what war was
controllers in Osaka bought here at prices. history, and her, duty in order not lo like. Now that we have once again
so bagn as Tls, 2965; now they are selling hesitate spontaneously to offer her feeble realized its horrors, we shall keep out of
out at Tls, 125 or thereabouts with the forces to that group in the conflict whose it for at least a generation. war aim was to defend the rights of nationalities and the liberty of peoples. When panic-mongers rushed about, But more imperious obligations called assuring us that whether we liked it or Greace into the saute cuing, and he has not, we should be forced into war by the action of Germany, it was obvious to therefore now adopted an attitude which reply that no civilized, educated, and daty and honour imposed upon her to cral nation would ever again attempt wards the brave and chivalrous Ally-theta disturb the peace of Europe. And, defence of the rights of Hellenian and the when that prophecy, like all its prede debt of gratitude contracted for hercessors, was falsified, and the solid fabric original liberation and for the protection of civilization was shattered under our fert, the most gratuitous form of mis which she has always enjoyed,
If it had been given to the entire nation take became more than ever seductives to follow as soon as possible such a policy!" No one it has been justly said, it would more rapidly and more cflective one who has written about the war during ly have assured the defence of the country the past three years, can turn back to against the hereditary enemy: Part of the Greek Army has, fortunately, had og ession to prove at the front its value and mural. The heroism and self-sacrifics of the troops at the front are a must happy augury for the ultimate fate of the struggle undertaken by united Greece, for they are evidence of the fire prido and
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They reached the sunken road at last. and, with steel helmets glistening in the light of flares, the long line followed the sinister trail which led to the renches Anyone wild, gou have known it as a Anyone unaccustomed to the battle-field road. Every inch of it had been blasted and ploughed by shell fie; barbed wire heaven, were ail Iny in torn profasion: jagged stumps, like fingers pointing houetted on either side
the Swearing softly, panting with weight of their burdens, the party strug. gled on and en, tud on.
The way med very long, but all ways would seem long under that aching weight and by that ploughed and broken road. And yet there was still no sign of the newly captured position which they had come ap to consolidate.
sult that the yarn market is lifeless. The Japanese and Caine speculators
who forced the market up and bought at them. Elements like foods and exchunge their own prices found conditions against interfered with their calculations and where they expected to sell at a profit, they found no buyers. The difference be tween Tls. 180-100 (average top price) and Tis. 125, multiplied by many thousands of bales, represents losses that can be calcu lated in seven figures, and the yarn speculators are not a particularly happy people.
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The en trudged stolidly forward. It his own writings without very humbling made no difference to them where they reflections about his own fallibility. The were going. If you had said: "Berlin days when our prophety used to write they would have answered Checro and about the Steam-Roller and Non-Stop stepped out a little more brisky. If you to Berlin seem very remote, and we are had said "Hell," they would have laughed all more chastened, more cautious fess and answered that they had been, there disposed to prophety." For my own part, once or twice before, and they were at All
to. surprise long experience of my fallibility has likely to find anything in restrained me from any very confident them,
But the officer grew uneasy. There was
or
gallantry of the Hellenic Ariny. Faith predictions; but I will confess two still no sign in the darkness of the GEW: fal to this policy, my Government has three beliefs which have been trenches, and he knew that, with the com-
signally falsified by the event.
already recalled the representatives of
I had believed profoundly in Russia paratively open fighting there had been Greece from the capitals of the uemy The immense portion of the world's face lately, it was possible for newcomers to countries. The first result of this policy which she ocenuies; her vast and mani-piss the way. He whispered "halt" and, has been the decision taken at the last fold wealth; the simple patriotism which as the men stopped, shifting and casing Conference in Paris to re-establish in its characterized her people and her tena their burdens, he slipped ahead by himself integrity the sovereignty of the State by cious devotion to historic Christianity to reconnoître. Then something secred the abolition of all the controls recently all these things seemed to mark her out to rise out of the ground in the darkness He threw out his hand, imposed and by the evacuation of the as the irresistible champion of peace and before him. Epirus and the other regions occupied by freedom and order, against the aggression touched the thing, and as he drew his the Allies: Greece is justly proud to have of a military despotism which had palp hand sharply away felt the flesh tear It found in this Conference the same con ably renounced both faith and morality was barbed wire, intact, as though freshly sideration as her powerful protectors and And to-day-but there is no need to com- erected. He moved again, a tin rattled plete the sentence, and, indeed, it cannot
strange tongue. Again, I believed in Greece. I knew" Good God," he muttered, "we are
debt which Europe owes tight up to the Ilus line.
It would have been easy to have lain the imperishable to her, in literature, in art, u politics,
Allies,
challenge in
SERVICE BOARD..
units will attend before this: Board of Headquarters Club at any time be tween 5 and 6 pm on the duties mentioned. Members may attend in. uniform, but must produce Armlets. Men on patrol duty must attend the Board at its next sitting after the date of their patrol. Medical
·Exempta and men on leave (it in the Colony) must attend, Company, Platoon and Section Commanders will attend in uniform with their respective Unite. Monday, Sept. 24th No. 3 Platoon, Tuesday, Sept. ath--No. 4 Platoon. Wednesday, Sept. 28th-No. 1 Platoon Thursday, Sept. 27th-No. 2 Platoons
The speech then referred to the need to be completed, for the end is not yet and a challenge rang out Friday, Sept. 28th--Mounted
ร
purify the judicial personnel, to rehabili. late the Church, and to the removal of officials who had contributed to the anarchy from which Greece had suffered, in religion. I knew the heroic sacrifices there for a little and then crawled away, which Englishmen had made in the past but any moment a flare might go ay and The police force would likewise be purged in order to secure her freedom and de-show that waiting company in the suuken and the work of reform extended to all pendence; and I believed that the throne road; and then- branches of the administration. A tax on! of a Greck King who was not heart and He rose and sprang back from shell war profts would be proposed. The soul with the Allies, would totter and 50 holt to shell hole. A shot enme, fired at speech concluded as follows:
low before the blast of popitiar dis pleasure. And to-day t
NEW. HOPES
hazard, but it cut the clath of his breeches and gruzard and scarred his skip
Wrong road," he said laconically as he reached the waiting party,We can't get to the position from here. Sorry, men,
and About turn
Greece has to defend her territory against barbarous aggressoras. But if in. the trials of the past Greece has been able, Yer once more I believed in America, thanks to the civilizing strength and and believed in her with a difference moral of the race, to overcome the con- believed in her because she had secured
her national unity by a splendid fight They turned and stumbled back across querors and to rise free amidst the ruin, for humanity and freedom. I believed in the shell holes. The officer kept in the to-day it is quite a different matter. The
her Constitution, as the most ingenious present cataclysm will decide the definite product of political handicraft that the rear of the column. He had that feeling as of something very close behind him Inte of Hellenism, which, if lost, will world has ever seen; and I believed that, that might it any moment. touch his neck. never he restored. I am convinced that to abiding in the tradition of those who first Then a message came down Pass the accomplish the great and difficult task led her out of European bondage, she word to the Captain that the guide is which the country has undertaken it will would stand fast in her unassailable here." At that the Captain moved up, as
shores were have the assistance equal to the danger of strength, unless her own that the self-sacrifice of the Hellenic And today but here the sentence may be See what it was that the Captain which you are aware. I am also certain violated and her own proud flag defied quickly as he could, to the head of the people will rise to the heights demanded completed, and completed with the thankar by the struggle to which we have been ful acknowledgment that, whereas the came up against said the last man to his "No," said the other, how could 11" called by the supreme care of our national frustration of some other prophecies has neighbour. defence and for which I wish success by dashed our hopes and chilled our hearts, when that fore went across and this frustration has given us new life. you were pulling at your puttes. It was! invoking the Divine assistance-Reuter,
But shall after all these miscarriages wire. Must have been the German front of prediction, go on prophesying, even line, and precious, near too,
the most though we are hailed as
I eminent authorities of the day"
NETHERLANDS AND THE WAR.
the dawn of the Millennium-
column:
Well what about it! Baid the other
Half-way up the column the Captain bound for, ain't it?" wiped the sweat from his face.
Gunners.
Police,
Buglers and Drummers and Maxima Monday, Oct. 1st--No. 7 Platoon. Tuesday, Oct, 2nd--No. 8. Platoon. Wednesday, Oct. 3rd Ambulance. Thursday, Oct 4th--No. 5 Platoon, Friday, Oct. 5th-No. 6 Platoon Monday, Oct. 8th-Band and Orchestra. Tuesday, Det, 9th Staff and Company
Commander.
ND 2. SECTION.
For information, the following Officers. perform the following duties a Staff Inspector Fothergill-Police School
and Emergency Calls. Co.-Sergt. Major Wilks Warning Officer
for Land and Water Police. Crown-Sargt Goodwin Section
mander.
Com
D.5.P.B SECRETARY Mrs. Gerrard is appointed. Secretary to the D.S.P. (R) as from September,
15th, 1917
By Order. T. F. Houca, A.B.P. (R.). September 18th, 1917.
BIXTISH ARMY'S SUPERIORITY.
If we keep our eyes fixed on trench lines engagement is a German victory which does not result in the piercing of the German liaca and the ruptur, of the German front, which does not result in a general retreat, we shall totally mis- understand what has taken place on the
think not and when we are asked to say indifferently. It's what, we're siveys and accept the German formula that every · In opening an extraordinary Session of what England will be like in 1930, we had the Dutch States General Queen Wilhel.better, before we attempt to reply, take coutisel with Fronde, One lessons of mina said: MON
If this year again pakees without the history is that we should draw no hero- scopes that we should expect little, for conclusion of peace so ardently desired what we expect will not come to pass instant and a glorious victory; and, when by millions, manifold sacrifices will con
Fast Revolutions, Reformations those tinue to be demanded of the Netherlands movements into which heroes and saints that was delayed by the inexplicable British front and some day will bo people In view of the sacrifices which have flung themselves, in the belief that obatinacy of a small people fighting for bewildered by what does take place, (says freedom, cur "eminent authorities" Frank H. Simonds in an article to the are also being made by other peoples in they were these times I am confident that those sacri have not borne the fruit, which they looked changed their note. Politicians, who had San Francisco Chronicle) The British forgotten their Liberalism blustered army has demonstrated its superiority in fices will be made with good will for. Millenniums are still far away about Empire, subjugation, and annexa all respects over the German. The extent Although, thanks to the new taxes, the Those convulsions leave the world tion. Ministers of religion, who had for- of thats superiority has not yet led to n financial situation gives no ground for changed
cd perhaps improved--but theist, & Considerable strengthening of improved as the actors in them hoped it blessedness of flood-shed. Even the the Leipzig, to Sedan, of to Waterloo, but it finances is nevertheless I he. The most reasonable anticipa the Epi-hue led to German defeats, more destrue President of the Christian Social tive of German confidence in the ranks fail us-antecedents warmly thank the Army and Navy, which tions
most Union
an off of unclean consecration Leipzig. The invincibility of the German for so long have held themselves ready to apposite mislead us: because the condition Pured on the doings in South then any Napoleonic failure beloze defend our independence. I shall devoto tions of human problems never repeat All alike joined in a chorus of rapturous army has been demonstrated to be a legend
Some new feature alters especial care to the defence of our themselves.. colonial territory, an
everything some element which favourable. There are many reasons for WHAT THE PROPHETS SAID.
This is profoundly true, and one signal illustration of it is apt twenty years old When we made our attack on the Boar
the
not
Our relations with foreign Powers are only in its after-operation we detect prediction, and we were assured that by the new army of Great Britain and her
gratitude, but let us not forget that as long as the war is waged dangers threaten the country, and the people may again
England would emerge from the conflict purged by fire, a purer, manlier, and more Christian nationa
Dominions in one short year, and I believe firmly that if the war continues with undanged conditions on the western That was the prophecy-lhe event was front for another year we shell see a ten years of moral decadence such as German disaster comparable with that of nginnd had not known since the days of Lee when he endeavoured to hold too long what to his trenches before Richmond. If the be called upon to use their utmost strength cpublics, all our official prophets pro-the Regency, Let us remem and Germans again retreat to escape such for their liberty and independence. phesied Millenniums. Military prophets Froude nid about "Horoscopes,
and journalistic prophets predicted an “May God guaral them” is my earnest, prayer.
(Continued at foot of next solumn:)
resist all temptation to Prophecy-Dally disaster, the meaning will still be un- New
escapable.