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W. DNESDAY, DECEMBER
TO-DAY'S WAR TELEGRAMS,
December 2, 1919.
1914.
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December 2, 1914,
2797 聵伍十月十年寅甲
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
THE SITUATION IN BELGIUM.
GERMANS ASSUME THE DEFENSIVE AND
ARE LESS ACTIVE.
"Russians Still Meeting With Success.
French Hold Their Own.
(Havas Telegram.)
Paris,
Nov. 30, 6.50
p.m.
In Belgium the enemy has assumed the defensive and his can nonading hae slackened. We progressed at several points and are firmly holding others already acquired..
In the Soissons district intermittent cannonading prevailed. In Argoane several attacks were repulsed. In Woevro the enemy bombarded Apremont forest.
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A Yellow Book completes the Allies' documents and denies German publications, giving a strong and indisputable impression that the actual crisis is the consequence of the tenacious policy of Germany in seeking war with resolution, beginning from ten years
ogo.
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]
His Majesty in Francei
Dec. 1, 8.5 s.m. Router's correspondent in the north of France states that H. the King and a numerons suite landed and were received by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, after which they visited the hospitals,
The English papers print ealogies of His Majesty, who is the first British monarch to be with his troops on the Continent for one hundred and seventy years. The presence of the King, they say, will act as a stimulus to the troops,
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Government Contractors and Enlistment.
Dec. 1, 6.5 8.m.
Dec. 1, 6.5 a.m.
A firm of Government contract rs, whose skilled man are en- listing, has asked the War Office for advice.
Earl Kitchener has replied, impressing on the workmen that in providing supplies and equipment for the Army they are doing their duty equally with the men who are enlisting, New Brigadier-General.
Colonel Ivor Philipps, D.S.O., has been appointed Brigadier General,
[Brigadier-Gener Philippe was form rly in the Indian Army, in which he held the rank of Major when he retired. He passed the Staff College, served in the Militia from 1881 to 1883, and later saw service in the Burma campaign 1887-89, the Chiu Lushat ex pedition 1889, the Miranzai expedition 1891, the leazai,expedition 1892, on the North West Frontier 1836, Tiroh campaign 1898-97 despatches twice) and in the Ouina expedition of 1900 when he won the Distinguished Service Order and was again mentioned in despatches. His one publication is entitled "The Issue of Orders in the Field." From 1908 to 1912 be commanded the Pembroke Yeomanry. He has been Liberal M.P. for Southampton since 1908. He is 53 years of age.]
French Report,
(Official Telegram from the French Government, via Peking.)
On the 29th the Germans kept the defensiva in Belgium, and there was only a slibt cannogading. The Allies progressed as several points. French troops are strongly occupying several points around Fay. On the 28th, there was intermittent cannona ling, while several German attacks against Bagatelle, in Argonne, were repulsed.
|sgenċy is a tissue of lies.
The Allen Enemy Question..
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Unimportant fighting continwer in East Prussia,
Col. Ivor Pbilippe, M.P., has been appointed Brigadier-General.
No Turkish warships have
Enemy Ships and the Susz Canal,
His Majesty's Government have Much has been talked in issued a notification in the follow the possibility of the end of the of foreign maritime Powers in vague way, says the Globe, about ing terms to the representatives war coming about through the London, and liave asked them to many sooner than as the result of ments: "economio exhaustion", of Ger- communicate it to their Govern the pressure of the fcroes of the Allice, but when we come to tain abire of enemy countries
Since the outbreak of war cer
enquire what is meant by have remained in the Suez Canal, economic exhaustion opinions Some of these vessels were detain- seem to differ widely as to the led by the Egyptian Government which a highly organised nation mitted in the Onal; come be point short of actual starvation st on account of hostile auts com-
on. Fortunately, we are not quite bend that they contemplated been observed in the Black Sea like Germany can no longer carry cause there was reason to appre- without information as to the hostile acts; others, though. per- since November 21, internal conditions in Germany, fectly free, have refused to leave in spite of the action of the Press the Canal in spite of the offer of Bareau and Customs authorities a free pass, thus disclosing their the import of German newspapers Canal merely as porta of refuge in raventing as far as they can intention to use the ports of the
Knowledge of the economic posi- templated by the Suez Canal and other German lit-rature, a measure which is not con- ticn of Germany ie of importante Convention. not only to the British Govern- ment, but to every British not admit that the Conventional His Majesty's Government do business man who may be ap right of free access to the Canal proached by neutrals with offers enjoyed by merchant vessels im to purchase goode which may be plies any right to make use of intended for the enemy to enable the Canal and its ports of access vance in the region of Szczerców Germans endeavouring to ad resistance to be prolonged.
for an indefinite time to escape have been repulsed with great
During the first half of Novem- Austrian prisoners. ber the Bassians took 50.000
Stubborn fighting continueS mana in the direction of Lods. between the Russians and Ger-
After ten days fighting the
The papera point out that King George is the first British mon- arch to be with his troops on the Continent for 170 years.
authorities had worked out their of permitting any such course
Just as the German military capture, since the obvious result losses. plans long beforehand, so too had must be greatly to incommode, German financiera for a year or and even to block, the use of the more been planning the mobili-porte and Canal by other ships, Bation of German resources. When and they are consequently of Russians have captured the Aus the Morocco crisis came about, opinion that the Egyptian Gov. trian-positions defending the Berlin finance was found unready, ernment are fally justified in the Carpathians. France called in her credits and steps which they are taking to produced a most serious state of remove from the Canal all enemy afeire in Berlin. This time mat- ships which have been long tera were arranged differently; enough in the Canal ports to the Prince of Wales on landing King George was received by those to whom Berlin owed money show clearly that they have no in France; His Majesty Inter Regarding Morocco, the news of road by the Germin Wolfflled in vain, the result nae seen intention of departing in the visited hospitals.
in the world-wide nature of the crdinary way, and that they are financial crisis which developed putting the Canal and its ports some days before the actual de ton use which is inconsistent with clarations of war. German finan- the use of the Canal in the ordin- ROUNDING THEM UP. lish wife, and has children of cial plans, however, provided for ary way by other shipping.
British nationality. Oar tender-the isolation of the nation with bearted contemporary protesta regard to outside transactions, also against any measures being so that chaos ia "other conniries has a claim. The some result taken against Germans who are did not matter. The Reichsbank could have been secured by com- university profesors or huld suspended payment of gold, met mandeering the comodities re- Earl Kitchener says that work- similar public positions if thes all its obligations in bank notes, quired and paying for them in men in providing Army supplies At last Mr. McKenna has done are free from suspicion and pr and discounted any amount of bank notes, bat the method adopt-and equipment are doing their what he ought to have done nearly per guarantees are obtainable on commercial bille (at the end of ed looks better in the eyes of the duty equally with men enlisting. three months ago, saya a Globe their behalf. We regret to say September the discounts stood at German public. leader of October 23, and all Ger, that, experience altogether mal- £240,000,000 against £80,000,000 manor Austrian subjects residing lifies the confidence proposed to a year ago and the note circula-ed the whole of the resources of If the arrangement bas mobilis.
NEWS. in this country, and between the be placed in these classes of alien tion at £225,000,000 against the German pablio for war par-
Interesting war items are ages of 17 and 45, are ia process enemies, and that, in particular, £125,000,000 a year ago). This poses, the question that will given to-day. of being interned. Eitherto the if the German professora in Eng-enabled all who bad commercial naturally be asked is-What are Home Secretary has persistently land are not of an entirely bills to turn them into money.
The rainfall for November in its disadvantages? They do not given to-day.. refused to recognise the gravity different breed from their. To help other traders and even show at first, but they are none of the apy peril, and has used colleagues in Germany, tler to help those in actual need the less disastrous in the long
General news and naval notes. measures of repression which were feelings towards this country are through unemployment, special run. Already the fi at-fauite of appear on page 3. merely faroical. His policy hoe hardly in doubt. That all alien wer banke were opened to lend the policy are being reaped after been one of temporising with the enemies of military age should, upon securities, stocks of goods, only ten weeks of war. They are appear on page 4.
Farther notes on the crisis danger, and we can only be tl ank- without distinction, be placed and even household furniture, so visible in the depreciation ful that he has at last awakened under lock and key is imperative. that there might be no lack of of the gol value of German
"Oar Cunt mporaries" appeare to the reality. The Daily Chronicle offers the faingas ex- that some of the most dangerous market values were not forced This means that any imports Page 9 and log book on page 6.
It is objected, and with trath, money or, in other words, so that bank notes by 6 per cest, on 1age 2, commercia! news on planation that lack of adequate spies are to be found among the down, by presaare to realise. To which a Garmaa merchant The Prize Court has to-day accommodation for so large a naturalised aliens with whom the keep food prices from rising, purchases from a neutral country been considering the case of the number of prisonera has hitherto law does not at present allow the maximum prices were established, cost him 100 marks in notes where German steamer Paklat, and restrained the authorities from authorities to deal. We cannot and anyone who exceeded them before they caly obet him 100, interesting points have been die acting. The excuse is absurd on follow the argument that we are or demeaded gold instead of Similarly exports which before custed. the face of it, and, if it were true, in honour bound not to bring bank notes in payment was im would have been sold for 100 would only prove that there has these people within the purview mediately forced to close bie marks will only fetch 94 marks, been almost culpable negligence of special legislation, and those shop. The result of these ad- with the result that other nations La Great Britain there are 70,000 who meat strongly contend for ditional credit facilities was that can undersell Germany. Thus Germans or Austrians who have that view practically abandon money continued to flow through Germany's external trade ia cer not been naturalieed, and of those their own case by admitting that its normal channels, and indus tain to die away to nothing with 40,000 are in the Metropolitan aliens naturalised within the last tries ca ering for internal trades cons quent unemployment-u- aran, Did it not occur to Mr. ten years should not be permitted went on as usual. When the 5ready coal production has dropped McKenna the moment war was to take up their residence in any per cent, war loan came along to one-third of its former volume, It is officially announced from Petrograd that stabborn fighting declared that it might be neces-naval town. That is a natural at 97 borrowing was so The pinch will come when the continues in the direction of Lodz. The Germans endeavoured for dealing with this army of the fact that in time of war there in huge sums to put into it.
sary to take stringent messures and quite propor recognition of easy that money was available German public realises that it bas advance in the region of Szozercow, bat were reposed with great Поверя.
mortgaged everything it posses-ed potential enemies?
is a very real distinction between The German people as a whole, to the Government and that un- Even now it is extraordinary the naturalised and the native, it must be remembered, have been less enormous indemnities can be Elsewhere on the front on the left bank of the Vistula, oa Sun- to find how tender Mr. McKenna's born, but it is obviously quite misled into the idea that their extorted from Helgium, France, day, there was only an artillery duel.
supporters in the Prags are of the fatal to the view that both are cause is thoroughly just and that n Great Britain to restore its feelings of these people. With ontitled to exactly the same rights, they are fighting a holy (!) war, paper credit, every individual After ten days' fighting the Russians have captared the Austrian of military age who happened to alised Germans and Austrians in money easy to borrow and Then the whole nation will find
few exceptione British subjects There are doubtless many natur- so that 5 per cent, at 971 with will be commercially ruined. positions defending the passes of the Carpathians, thirty miles from be in Germany when the war this country who are as British in patriotism to help really made the that it has been scorificed to Konieobno, north of Bartfeld, through Zbydowskie and Zbindanows broke out were interned without their sympathies as anyone could loan a great success as far se sub militarism and that all i:e resour to Hoako and south of Mezoe Laborcz, capturing quick-firing and hesitation; but it seems, to be wish, But there are others. The scriptions went. But the loan ces have brea swallowed up to “other guns and numerous prisonera.
thought monstrous that Great striot investigation of all premises only got back some of the notes further militant ideals. The Britain should take The Russiane during the frat half of November made fifty precautions. Now that she has have been, of German of Austrian out, thus transferring to the it will not be a Gaancial papic Hon. Sir Charles Fremantle,
se similar occupied by persons who are, or which the Reichsbank had put inevitable panic will follow, but thousand Austrian prisoners.
done so, the Daily Chronicle nationality is imperatively called Government the money already because there will be nothing K.OB., who was Deputy Mea pleads for dae discrimination, for. Upon the innocent it would lent on the security of stocks and more to lose it will be a revolu- and Comptroller und protests that it is hardly only inflict the most trifling in-goode. Not a penny was raised tion, and the sooner the German Mint for 20 years, and from 1898 decent to intern the alien enemy convenience, while in the case of outside the country, ed that Ger- poople see the inevitable in front to 1908 was British representative No Turkish warships have been observed in the Black Sea since who has lived among as for a the rest it would possibly lead to many is no better off ea regards of them the less will be their on the board of the Buck Canal
long time, has married an Eug very valuable discoveries.
the actual resources on which the material less,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
[Renter's Service To The "Telegraph."]
Russians Take Carpathian Passes.
Deo. 1, 335 a.m.
Unimportant fighting continuas in Esstern Prussia,
November 21:
to
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