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NOVEMBER 26, 1914.
四 本機 繞六十二月一拾英ˊ費
BLUNDERS OF GERMAN PROFESSORS.
TO-DAY'S WAR TELEGRAMS,
(Official Telegram from the British Foreign Office.)
ment:----
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The Aviation Festi
was going to murder Belgian nentrality, she was going to be first at the job. What a shocking. position fermo alists, for teachera of ethics and religion to assume! Scathing American Comments. They had much better fall book
openly upon the highwayman's argument used by ihs German
The following leading article is Chancellor that he preferred the
Now York Epening in a "mere scrap of paper.”
law of necessity to that laid down
from the Past:
Next we are told by our ninety-
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To the unbiassed it is plain three men of light and leading ported from the front. that Germany baa Buffered that "it is not true that the com London, November 24. grievously since the beginning of batagainst curso-called militarism some trenches near La Baasee.
Indian troops have retaken The Sacratary of the Admiralty makes the following announce the war in her reputation as a is not [sic] a combat against our
seat of wisdom and the abode of oivilisation, na On Saturday three British aeroplanes flew from French terri- soien'ifio enquiry into the truth bypocritically pretend it is. Were between Lagemarck and Zoone
our enemies The Allies have gained ground tory to the Zeppelin Airship Faotcry All three pilots in succession of all matters. To all who are it nct fo: German militariem, Ger- boke. flew down to close range, under heavy fre from guns, and launched profited by her learning and the man civilisation would long since After being repulsed at Bethin- bombs. One pilot is reported wounded and was taken to the hoe-instruction of her great teachers, have been extirpated. What court, the Germans asked for an, pital as a prisoner. The other officers returned safely to French this is a sorrowful thing. But it are we to think of all the Ger- armistice, which was refused. territory, though their machines were damaged by gun fire. They re is precisely the German teachers man teachings of philosophy and fort positively that all bobs reached their objective and that serious of to-day who are prodding a religion, if this is true? What nounces that a-cable way out by
The Governor of Jamaioa an damage was done to the Zeppelin facto 5. This flight of 250 miles, most unpleasant impression on kind of civilisation is that which the Germans before the outbreak which penetrated 120 miles into Germany acres mountainous coun this side of the water in their rests only upon force, and how of war try in difficult weather conditions, constitutes, with the attack, efforts to win American public valuable is it going to be in, the fine foat of arme.
opinion for their cause. Nowhere long run? "Have faith in us," In Vienna the prices of cotton is there any evidence of a desire the appeal concluder. Faith, yes, yarns at the end of October were to undertake an unbinased invest but how can we have faith in their nearly double the prices ruling in igation of facte; nowhere procf judgment hereafter? We could Manoheater. of a philosophical examination cite many similarly astonishing Two British battleships have
meat :--
British Occupy Basrah,
The Walis of Bearah and Bagdad accompanied the defeated Turkish forces in their flight up the Tigria. Basrah was occupied on the 21st instant by both our naval and land forces.
All the British in Basrah ra reported safe,
of recent occurrences, Logic ia utterances from professors that raretely bombarded all the The Secretary of State for India makes the following sunounce thrown to the winds. We are have come direct to this newspa-points of military significance at
treated to a flood of rhetoric per, in which men of internation- Zeebrugge. Recent operatione in the Persian Gull have been crowned with aad of unsupported state al reputation accept as faote even greater and more rapid success than was anticipated. After menta. The assertions of the matters for which no proof what- The Turks have been routed, a eignal defeat inflicted on the Tarkish forces on the 15th and 17th Allies are flung away as anbeliev-ever is offered or can be offered.in the direction of Erzerum, and iast, the Turks, abandoning all further resistance here, fled, leaving able, becanee they are from the Were they to carry on their teach the Russians are pursuing them gans and many wounded in our hands.
Allies; the assumption being th ting or their scientific researches vigorously, the Germans alone are capable of in any such manner they would Operations in the Persian Gulf telling the truth in this crisis, be promptly expelled from their have been crowned with rapid and that from the rest of the chairs,
success, and British forces now world there comes nothing but
Butit is not only the professorain occupy Basrah. faleehcod. The failure to deal Garmany who are injuring their Near Lodz the Russian cavalry with the fundamental meral ques- Cause. The British Government stiscked the retreating German tions from a detached, ethical might well petition for Professor infantry, irflicting, erat losses, point of view, may be the inevit Monsterberg's release from Bs--and capturing heavy guns. As regards East Africa, it appears from latest information that, able result of the wave of patrio vard, with the titulation that he The attempts of the Germans se an important German railway terminua was reported to be weak-tem that hes swest over Germany devote all his time to writing and ly held, a force was sent from British East Africs to seize it. This but it is none the less amazing speaking for Germany. There is to counter-attack on the Ozens- ⠀ From the North Sea to Ypres there has been no further infantry the enemy's position. The enemy was," however, found to be in to us, to expect better things, too. Only a few yours ago Le pulaod, and six thousaad pris".
force disembarked on November 2, and at once advanced against The world had a right, it seems Prof. Kuno Francke, of Harvar1; tochowa-Cacow front were re-
ere were captured.
(Realer's Service To "The Telegraph."]
Indian Troops Re-take Trenches.
A Paris communique states:-
Nov. 25, 5.45 p.m.
attack. We gained ground between Langemarck and Zonnebeke.
The Indian troops have rataken some trenches near La Bassee. The situation is very quiet from La Bassgo to SoisBOOB.
We have slightly prograssed at Berry-au-Bac and in Argonne.
Armistice Refused,
Was refused,
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
Russlans Capture 6,000 More Prisoners.
Attempt on German East Africa.
great force; and, although our troops managed to reach the towo, they were obliged to retire and to re-embark pending properations for future operations. Our casualties were nearly 800.
The Canadian Forces.
Jamaica Cable Cut.
The Governor of Jamaica announces that the cable was eat by the Germans before the outbreak of war. This was first attributed to the earthquake of August 3, but the captain of the cable repair, ing ship states that the cable was unquestionably out and not savered by earthquake.
The Sinking of a Submarine..
even if it could not hope for was writing broks showing a calmness in such a national crisis. complete hostility to Kaiser, British forces operating in It really seems as if some of the bureaucracy, and militariem. Now German East Africa were obliged professors who have rushed it to Germany in his area is almost to retire and to re-ambirk pend- prizt to defend Germany's cause beroad criticism. Then there ieing preparations for futura are doing it quite as much harm Prof, Eugen-Kuhnemann, an ex-operations."
NEWS.
Farther notes on the crisis
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The enemy attacked Bathingsurt, north-west of Verdun, bu plane of the Government for the despatch of the third and successive World, published by ninety-day, his assertion that Germany it is anderstood that the New The Canadian Premier has issued a Memorandum giving the the appeal "To the Cvilised an address in Boston, the other re-opened on November 16, and as the enemy. Take, for instance, ohinge professor from Brealau In The Liverpool Cotton Exchange has been repulsed. The Germans asked for an armistice, which contingents to Great Britain, and for an increase of from 48,000:ree German savants, which has ought not to bave violated Belgian York and New Orleans Exchanges
Our artillery at Pont-1-Mousson is able to bombard Aruaville.
58,000 men under arms in Canada. There is no change in the Vosges,
The total Canadian forces are now 91,000. When the seccnjnst reached us. Some of the territory, but had to do it, called re-opened simultaneously. Arnaville is a town in the French Department of Meurthe-et-contingent goes to the front, the third contingent takes its place, most distinguished names in Ger- forth laughter, from his audience Moselle, about seven miles N N.W. of Pont-a-Mousso0.
making the total 108,000,
many are signed to it-Eachen, and a pointed remar's from the Bethincourt is in the French Department of Meuse, about ten
Haeckel, Fulda, Humperdinck, chairman ga to the professor'e miles N.W. of Ver Jun.]
Sudermann, Hauptmann, Lam irrationality. To this the agile precht, Kaulbach, D. rpfeld professor romptly replied that appear on page 4. every one notable in his field, Americans did not seem to under- Yet the appeal itself is discredits and that life was always irra
Interesting war items certain to react against their only hope to understand Germany able to their intelligence, and tional!" That Americans could given to-day.
General nowa and an article caure. We waive the fact that if we wore situated in America as by Lord Sydenham o Belgian the English in which it is couched Grmany is in Earope was fortresses appear on page 3.- is protesque, with merely one another of his Liverpool Cotton Exchange Re-opens.
contentions, "Oar Contemporaries" eprora citation The iron mouth of In this crisis our learned events has proved the untruth of German friends seem to fail to page and log book on page 6.
on page 2, commercial news on "Owing to the co-operation of the British Government and the fictitious German defente, con- anderstand that the American is Banke, the Liverpool Cotton Exchange re-opened on November 16, (sequently misrepresentation and a reasoning animal who can re- and it is understood that the New York and New Orleans Exchanges calamny are all the more eagerly cognite a logical absurdity when re-opened simultaneously,
at work." But their statement is he acea une, and knows bow to In Vienna the prices of cotton yarns at the end of October, as marked by total absence of logic. differes tints between, an assertion recorded by the Neue Freie Press, Vienna, were nearly double the Thus they it to that "it is cot and a fict. Germany, aaya Pro- prices at Manchester.
trao that we trespassed in neutral fessor Kahnemano, is "very much Belgium. It has been proved that satisfied with the state civilisation France and England bad resolved has reached within her country" likewise been proved that Belgium is the concentrated power of self- on such a trespass, and it bas and he adds, "German mililarism bad agreed to their doing so. It defence would have been suicide on our enemies."
against a world, of Might ber learned part not to have been before men zot now take time to band.".
enquire whether all is well with Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m. Thua in the first Eentence a civilisation that surrounds itself Victoria Thestrɛ-9.16 p.m. they deny what they admit with a world of enemies.
Saturday, November 28, The following French official communique was issued this assertions in regard to France in the last. Au for their
Eale of Swatow Drawn Work afternoon: "In general, the situation bas nct changed since yester and England, no proof whatever
and Embroidery G.P. Lam day. On the greater part of the front the enemy shows activity by is offered, or has been offered,
mert's Sales Room-11. s.m.. intermittent cannonade. The Germans have here and there made from any scarce. The woret
Ssle of Plant of Messrs. Hill, infantry attacks, all of which were repulsed. These attacks have that we have discovered is the Paris, Sept. 21.-A German Wanchai-G. P.
Bergdahl&C, Cross Lane, been especially violent in Argenne, where we gained ground in the fact that England and France had journalist ascribes the recent 2.45. p.m. region of Four-de-Paris. Between Argonao and the Vosges there is planned how they would set if commotions in China to tome of Monday, November 30,
Lammert- nothing to raport. A thick mist has hampered operations: The Germany did precisely what she his country men. It is certain St. Andrew's Day Concert at health of the troops is good."
has cone. To say that it was a there is a great number of Eur-Theatre Royal London,
Nov. 24, Midnight. violation of neutrality for England openne at Pekin and that there A French official communiquo issued last night anye" Yes and France to plan in advance are many Germans in the Imper terday there were violent cannonades in the regions of Rheims and how, if necessary, they would fal Guard. A German architect Foissons. In Argonne there were violent allaeanby both sides perform the duties put upon gave the Emperor of Austrio, without reault,”
An official telegram from the French Government, through Belgien neut ality is to insult the very detailed plan of the capital of them by the treaty establishing during his residence in Paris, a Peking, enya:
The Government of the Punjab intelligence. Bat granting, for China. Is that vast and pacific em have, it is understood, sanctioned the sake of argument, that the pira, which has subsisted for so a proposed expenditure of Re: French troops gained ground and effected a serious advance in violated a law because some one become the pray of insatiable Normal and Model Sohcols at few contention is true, what does it many ages, destined, like the other 2.10,000 on the construction of a The boil down to ? That Germany alates of Asia and America, to new building for the Government Argonne, specially in the Four-de-Faris district."
Malian
Nov. 25, 4 a.m.
An official report issued at Petrograd etates:- The battle of Lodz continues. The Russian cavalry at one point attacked the retreating German infantry, inflicted great losses and captured their heavy guné.
Attempts by the Germans to counter-a'tack on the Czestocho- wa-Cracow front were, repulsed,'
Six thousand prisoners were captured during the fighting on Sunday:
Turks Routed In Erzeriam Region.
Nov. 26, 4 a.m. The Turks have been routed in the direction of Erzerum &id the Russians are pursuing them vigorously.
British Warships Bombard Zeebrugge.
-Nov. 25, 4 a,m. The Admiralty announces that two British battleships on Mon- day severely bombarded all points of military significance at Zeebrugge.
The German opposition was feeble.
The extent of the damage is unknown, but the warships retura- enfely
Zeebrugge is situate on the Belgian coast, about 14 miles north- of Ostend. It is the port of Bruges, with which it is connected by a ship canal, 28 feet wide, opened in July 1907.]
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The Admiralty announces that German submarine. U18 was rammed and sunk on the northern coast of Scotland to-day by British patrolling vesse. The destroyer Garry resoned three officera and 23 of the crew; one was drowned..
French Reports.
London, Nov. 24.
"On the 23rd there was intermittent cannonading. German infantry attacks were all repulsed with heavy losses.
From the Times of 1814.
elas was going to. If anybody Europeana ?
Bijon Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p..
TO-MORROW.
Government School, Multan.