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SECRET HISTORY OF BELGIAN INVASION.
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We have lately heard a great deal about Le atrocities which the Germans b ve perpetrated in Little Belgium. In this terrible sentative has bad with M. de war the two big nations which Brocqueville, in which
According to various stories, commenced it have vented their Belgion Minister of War said-coming principally from Amster- spite against the small and weat "We were certain our territory dam and Copenhagen, Germany is Powers. Unfortunately, it ap- would be violated. Two years working at top speed on various peara that the Austriads have ago when the new Military Law developments of submarine war- behaved infinitely worse towards was introduced we were warned fare. Perhaps the most interesting the Servisus than the Germans by a most well-informed Chief of of these is the reported construc haye behaved towards the Bel-State that the miracle of 1870 tion of ships specially designed gians. From the Sarvian Official would not be reproduce. The for the destruction of under water Gazette, printed at Nish, accounts opponents of the new Military craft. The new vessel is to be have been received by the Servian Law, instructed in confidence by extremely fast and handy, and i Legation in London which depict the Crowned head in question, to be provided with an armoured Austria's iabumanities per-abated their attacks, and the Law ram,, which she will endeavour to petrated in the Sinjak of Novi was passed:
drive into the halls of hostile sub- Bazar in the blackest colourą, From the official matter-of fact guard.
"We were consequently on our marines. This, of course, is simply
Directly the account we leura :-
first patting into practice the lessons diplomatic cloud appeared we of the Birmingham and Badger, When the 37th Regiment en-acted. On August 1 we had who did their work without any tered the Sanjak, an order was mobilised and were on the way to special bow construction. In the "read that all persons, giving riserrest
to suspicion should be hanged. Germant,
the progress of the British Navy ramming has always This, order was carried out in
been regarded as the most effect. "Liege was not exactly a ive.. method ipatancea. many
Numberless strong fortress. We sent 20,000 submarines, but recent improve of men well-known to the public. of coping with branch, including a large number civilians were slain for imaginary meu thither, while Germany sent ments in the submerging arrange Among these are the Baron de offences. Others were wantonly her three finest army corpements have tended to increase killed as if they were fee. Many those of Brandenburg, Hanover, the difficulty of carrying it out. P., and Messrs. Grahame White, J. Forest, Mr. Josiah Wedgwood, M. non-combatants were forced by and Pomerania.
For instance, it is claimed that the military to osrry their kit and King Albert's Prophecy.
German submarines can sink burn. The democratic constitu- equipment. They had to carry "When the King beuru of that, from the awash position in 15tion of the B. N. Air Service is these until they dropped from he simply said, 'Attacked by this seconds, and in that time even a probably not appreciated by the fatigue, and when they did so, or lot! We shall get it hot!' when their services were no
32-knot destroyer could cover "We got it hot, but the Ger-only 210 yards.
general public. Quite a good longer required, the Austrians mans also suffered great disasters, generally murdered them with They have confessed to 48,700 obvious that the success of the and although their names do not ratings have taken their brevete, number of seamen and mechanical their bayonets. Whole familias killed. Their troops were so de-attack depends to a large extent figure in the Navy List, they serve of innocent non-combatinta were moralised that they had to be on the submarine being taken slongeide such flying officers as mardered, Clore to Pobyelnik, withdrawn to the rear. near the R vor Uatz, on the very
unawaree, as, for example, at the the Earl of Barnwath, Lord frontier, five brothers of Servian where we have attacked, we have on the surface after a dive. The O'Brien, the two first-named "In other battles, in overy oase moment of her first appearance Carabery, and the Hon. Desmond nationality were slaughter- gained ground. ed. Entire families were wiped strategically before numbere, but in any case be largely a matter of
We have retired destruction of submarines must having joined specially for the war. out through sheer lust of killing. always after having dealt the luck; and it is not easy to see
According to the declarations enemy terrible slashes, made by Austrian prisoners who
that specially designed vessele At Antwerp part of the for-would be any more favoured in have been taken by the Serviantified positions was not finished, that direction than others." forces, every Austrian soldier car-which beccesitated the Belgian ries with him a number of dum-aimy retiring on Antwerp in dum cartridges. It was scarcely order to stop with their breasts necessary to obtain these declara- the gap that we had been unable tions from the prisonera. Many to finish. Servian soldiers suffer from huge The Escape from Antwerp. lacerated' wounds which are too Autwerp fell into the hands large to have been inflicted by of the enemy, but our army ordinary bullets. They can have disengaged itself from Antwerp been made only by dum-dum se one would slip a coat from off cartridges, or by explosive ballete one's back, and was off to the Beaides, there have been found in west.
1T
"Tired of simply holding out,
In these circumstances it is
Other Developments.
away for aerial raiders. But if north-weat of Ireland, there is no mine-layers can get to work off the good reason why a depot ship for aircraft should not risk a dash on Milford Haven. Globe.
INDIAN TROOPS IN ACTION.
German Attack Beaten and Broken.
quality. For days they had heard, had been thirsting to prove their at no great distance, the roar of of barsting shrapnel. It had in- guns, and had watched the puffs
terested them, and had whetted their appetite for a soldier's work, and right well they soquitted themselves. If any one had any fears as to how the indian troops.
the native regiments should have Europeans and the history of would behave against disciplined
prevented any misgivings their doubts should now be dispelled, for the tarbaned warriore dis- to anything done in this war, played a bravery and dash equal Could there be higher praise ?..".
Terrible Work With the
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It was forward with the hay- onet. No Frenchman who loves "La Rosalie" could have met the foe with greater eagerness. The forces came together and clashed. In an instant, my friend telle me, the issue was decided. The German advance was not checked and stopped; it was beaten and retreat. The Indians ran through broken. The enemy turned to them, using the steel in their own workmanlike fashion, and pour- ing the fos back to receive righ and left the fire of British in- fantry who awaited their coming. Up to the trench which the Germans had gained it was slaughter. The Indians did not stop at the trench they re-won for the Allies, but, leaping it, pursued the enemy down a hill until their officera thought it prudent to re- call them. In returning they passed over a bloody field, just ae proad of the part they had played Tommies were of them. for the Empire as the British
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on in the year for aircraft to have We are probably getting too far
few months, but the conditions many opportunities of work for a
cut both waye. At any rate, the threatened Zeppelin attack in the The enemy is also, we are told, middle of next week need not building at Homburg and Elbina unduly alarm us. By the way, submarines four times as large as Pembroke is very indignant at any existing oraft of this type, having to lower its lights like the whose role will be to transport on rest of us, claiming to be too far invading army from Germany to the British coaals., We are also told that those vessels can be used as pontoons, so that when the British fleet has been satisfactor ly wiped out of the programme, the enemy's positions, many "The General commanding the the sabmarines will presumably cartridges which, in the opinion British and Belgian forces bo moored in a long line across of the Special Commission which watching this retreat, oried, We the Channel, and the Kaiser will has been appointed to investigate shall see our last man this matter, are of an explosive cover such an army.'"
killed to lead bis army across. I am afraid this story must be added kind.
M. do Brocqueville added: "As to the list of war canards. The When the Servian armies guardian of the Allies' left flank, correspondent at Copenhagen re- defeated the Austrians and pene- we had to make for the Year, sponsible for it has probably just trated into austrian territory they We were told to hold out 24 come across the description of the learned every day of "horrible hours. We held out: We were mythical Russian submarine re- atrocities which the Austrian told to hold out another 24 hours, (ferred to in these notes a week or officers and soldiers had perpe- The German artillery swamped two back, and has "adapted" it. trated upon the peaceful Servianus. A railway accident provented If we wait patiently, we may population living under Austrian the arrival of help.
receive the full details as they
Telegraphing from Northern protection. When the 64th Regi Forth from the Trenches. ment (2nd Mountain Brigade),
were published in 1911.
France, Mr. W. T, Massey The transport of submarines in sende to the Daily Telegraph a Was passing through the village the Belgian Army came forth sections overland is, of course, thrilling account of the entry of Trapizi in Bosnia, the Com-from their trenches on the fourth quite feasible, but why Germany of our Indian troops into the story of the Indian troops' baptism { mander of the 1st Battalion of and fifth days, and when the Allies should resort to this method of great battle. Mr. Massey writes: that regiment tried to and out arrived, they found the Belgian getting her craft to Zeebrugge ie from four peasants and a child army, no longer on the bank not easy to sae. They could get covering last week there were In the period of the battle whether any Servian troops had which it had to guard, but across thera by water without any many anxious times, as well as been seen in the vicinity. As the river at the head of the trouble (or, at least, with a little moments when the Allies looked theas were unable to give any bridge, thas opening information on the subject, the for the Allies in the German intervene, and if it did, it still has to victory. That which seems a breach lock). The mine-feld does not to be on a definitely-marked roa commander of the battalion men m889.
to be reckoned with when the obvious does not always come off, tioned gave orders that these four The King has decorated with vessele bave taken up peasants and the child should be the Order of Leopold, the 7th stations at their new base,
their and in fighting where the pro- murdered. Thua Austria treats Line Regiment, which held out
gress of a mile must be counted her own citizens. When they against an enemy ten times
Those Despatches Again," splendid, many unforeseen checks" Much interest continues to be occur
Mr. B. J. Hodgson, of the had been killed, an Austrian superior in numbers. The whole taken in the Heligoland des- As an illustration I may men-
Central News, describing the lieutenant fired at each of the Army has been filled with heroic patches. It is certain that they tion that at the end of last week
charge, says: bodies with his revolver.
pride."-Reuter.
omit a great deal of what is there was an hour or two of wild scrimmage. The Sikhs and For a moment there was a In the neighbourhood of Belo Brdo village three men, a woman, addressed to the regiment men- whether the omissions were made Bassee, but what looked like a known to have happened, though trouble not very for from La
the Gurkhas gave the enemy and a child were murderedtioned, according to which a by the officers concerned, or whe- terribly severe blow to British a few rounda "rapid," and then | for the following reason, An reward of 100 oro was (£4) was to ther their reports were edited be-arma--not a hit that meant fervour. Back past our own
swung into them with the utmost ¶¶ Austrian policeman stationed in be given by the commander fore publication, one cannot say. defeat, but a dangerous incidens evacuated trenches, through the that neighbourhood had deserted of the battalion for the capture of Oas notable festara is that there was turned into the almost German trenches, up the little "to Servia. Eaquiries were made an Orthodox priest, and an addi- is no report whatever from the complete annihilation of the vast
about his friends and acquaint- tional reward of 300 crowns (312) Commodore commanding the attacking force of Germana,
BRAND. ancas. A Museulman declared, was to be given by the com- First Light Cruiser Squadron, possibly from religious apite, mander of the regiment for such to whose timely appearance. on possibly bona fide, that the police-capture. Some of the captured the scene. we probably awo the
Comparison would man sought for was acquainted priests are treated as hostages fact that the Arethusa is to-day o
prove Suddenly an avalanche of disordered ranks. with certain people. The fact of and some executed. In the town unit of the British Navy. his being acquainted
men-I use the words of my Never has there boen such that " BOAR'S HEAD" Brand with of Rado the soldiers of the 64th From the professional point of informant-fell upon a section of for the Austrians to murder priest to the tongue of the church-parts of the despatches are those after rank of the oncoming mass and wounded Germany, according them was a sufficient reason Regiment hang an Orthodox view, perhaps the most significant the line, near La Bassee, Rank slaughter in this bloody war
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Besides, they wantonly in which Rear Admiral Christian was wiped out by the fire of our to the computation of Sin Body, Flavour, Quality and a child. The same battalion burned down the Servian reading and Commodore Tyrwhitt state entrenched infantry, but as one officer, sumbered the ground- olosed a house inhabited by 17 room, and many houses and shops. that they received their original man fall another took his place. nearly half the stacking force Strength, persons, Austrian oitizens of In Tulza, Mishko Yovanovitob, instructions from the Admiralty. The rush was irresistible and the while our losses did not exceed Borvian race, and set fire to it, the owner of a small cinematoIt will be recalled in this con- trench was ourried, the men in it All the inhabitants were burned graph theatre, was hang, ostensib- nection that the first official doing their duty to the last, Troops
2,000. to death. The soldiers of the lat ly for having been connected with notification of the action stated were hurried up to reinforce, but Company of the let Battalion of the murder of the Archduke that it had been made possible before they could repair the brok the 37th Regiment have, for un- Ferdinand. The criminal inves- by information obtained by saben line a horde of Germans had known reasone, burned down a tigation of the Archduke's murder marines and forwarded to the rushed forward, confident, no house between Rada and Uvatz, had not even then been begun. Admiralty. and all the people in it have been Still, any reason is apparently
doubt, that they had found the The RN, Air Service, barnt to death.;
good enough to murder a Servian. The rapidity with which the rude awakening.
way to the coset. They had a The Austrian Government is In Kolsak a priest was hung Naval Air Servios has expanded The supports of the British persecating the Servian Orthodox because a woman charged bim since the beginning of the war is line were Indian troops," It was priests with particular ferocity. with having exclaimed, Long remarkable, and there are now the first time they bad been
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