THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1915,
GERMAN OPINION.
THE WAR.
COUNTRIES ENGAGED,
How Joffro and French are Fearod.
Germany
The complete change of tone which has been worked in German public opinion by the eventa of the war is shown in an "articlo in the Times to day, "The writer saye, inter alia: "As for the Allies, England is regarded with increasing loathing, and Russia is no longer despised; the French, on the other hand, are compara- tively popular strange as it may seem. But the Germans believe! they will bave to withdraw from France and cede Alsace-Lorraine,
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with pecuniary indemnity for damage, in order to bring about a separate peace with Repablic. They believe that the bulk of the French nation in attarly weary of the war. The wish
usual, 18, 18 father to the thought and be. youd question there is a growing feeling among the upper classes in Germany that the French Army of 1015 is not that of 1870.. 'II only we had a Juftre (or Shofer)," as be in called, was a remark made to me more than once. Vor Hindenburg is no longer a national here. Indeed, if there be any hero at all in Germany to-day it is tha, Kaiser, who is regarded throughout the land with sa esteem and affection not hitherto accorded to him.
The
"Concerning the Crown Prince, all kinds of rumoura are a float. Hia private life during the war has not given satisfaction to the German prople. Bin failures in the field are notorious. allegations 88 to his thefts "from private houses in France have not pleased even the ex- tremists of the German Army, On my last visit the English Army was hardly mentioned. Next to Jeffre, General French is un- doubtedly the object of their fears. Little by little probably from the lips of German wounded, stories have percolated throughout the country of deeds of bravery by British soldiers-their extraordin- try laneity and imperiurbability"
It is a mistake, I think, for English people to believe that era ans underestimate the new mics raised by Lord Kitchener. Law They obviously did so a
month ago, but it is equally obvious that they have changed their minds lately."
Austria
Turkey
against
Britala.
Ruda:
France.
Belgium.
Japan! Servia.
Montenegro.
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED.
Army corps is a complete army on a small scale in itself. Thi strength varies from 35,000 45,000 men.
Division is a force of infantry,
cavalry, and artillery, "usually with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 men.
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Oct 13 Belgian Government
transferred from Ostend to! HAYTO
Oct. 14-Allies occupy Ypres. Battle begins on the Vistals. Oct. 15-Ostend occupied by
the Germans.
Oot, 16-British ornisex Hawke sunk by German submarine. Oct. 24-Ten days, battle bc- fore Warraw ends in German defeat.
Oct. 27. Russians reocoupy
Lodz and Radom,
Oc 29-Turkey begins war on Russia by baval attacks on Odessa and in the Crimea. Oct. 30-Col. Matits, rebel leader driven out of Cape Colony, Nov. 1 German naval victory
off the coast of Chili. Nov. 3-German squadron makes.
a raid on British const near Yarmouth,
Nov. 4 German cruiser Yorck
strikes mine in Jade Bay and sinks,
olare war on Turkey. Dar- danelles forts bombarded. Russians reoccupy Jaroslav. Nov. 6-Tsingtan surrenders, Nov. 7
Russians enter East
Prussia.
Nov. 10--The Enden destroyed. Nov. 11-Germans capture Diz-
mude.
Brigade is a force of infantry oi | Nov. 6-England and Francs de
Cavalry. The infantry brigade is from 4,000 to 7,000 strong. The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong, Regiment of infantry is from
2,000 to 4,000 strong, "cavalry regiment is from 500
to 1,000 men strong. Squadron of cavalry is from 151
to 200 men strong. Battery of artillery in the British and French armies has 6 gane and about 200 men. In the German Army consists of 4 In the guns and 150 men, Russian "Army it consists of 8Į guns and 250 men."
PRINCIPAL EVENTS. June 28-Archduke Francie Fer-
dinand assassinated. July 23-Austria sends an ulti-
matum to Servio, July 31-Russia orders general
mobilisation.
Aug. 1-Germany deolares war on
Russia, French Cabinetorders generat mobilisation. Aug. 2 -
German forces enter Germany de- Luxemburg, mands free passage through Belgiom.
Ang. 4-England soude ultima
tum, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality. Ger
many
rejects ultimatum. German troops altack Liege, Aug. 5.-England announces a
state of war with Germany, Aug. Gormans enter Liege. French invade southern Alsuce. Aug. 8. Italy restĥrms.
neutrality. Aug. 15.-Austriansenter Servis. Japan sends allimatum to Germany.
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force completes a landing in France,
Aug. 19-Beginning of battle of
Lorraine. Aug.20--Germane ester Brussels, Aug. 23 Germana enter Namar,
and begin attack on Mons: Aug. 24-British begin retreat
from Mans.
Aug. 25 French evacuate Mul.
hausen.
Aug. 28- Non-partisan French
Oacinet organised. Germans take Longw Aug. 27-Louvain barned by Germane. Japanese block- ade Tsingtau. Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Sept. 2-German advance reaches
Senlis, thirty miles from Paris, and awings eastward. French Government moves to Bordeaux... Sept, 3-Russians compy Lem.
geberg.
Sept. 5Battle of the Marne
begins.
Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the
Germans.
Sept. 12-German retreat halte
on the Aisne. Bept. 20
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· German" bombard, Rheime and injure the famous Cathedral. Sept. 22 - German submarins.
einke British oruitere Aban
kir, Creeey, and Hogue, Russiane capture Jaroslav and invest Przemysl. Sept. 20-British troope from India land at Marscillos, Sept. 28-Germans begin siege of
Antwerp.
New Took Steamers Ordered. The Anglo-Persian Oil Oom- pany has placed or lors with Sire
Nov. 12-Russians cooopy Johan
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Feb. 10 -Germans execute the
rebel Maritz. Feb. 17 Canadian contingent
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mans surrender in France. Fab. 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger Feb. 27-Allied Fleet enters the Dardanelles after destructive bombardment.
Nov. 19 House of Commons Mar. 1-House of Commons voter
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supplementary credit of 37 milliona and a fresh credit of 250 millions.
votes a new army of 1,000,000 men. More than 1,100,000 men already under arms, ex-Marah clusive of Territorials. Nov. 23-Russiang surround Ger-
ar
man corps south of Lodz, " Noy. 26-British battleship Bal- wark destroyed by explosion
8. British aeroplanes. atlack Ostend. March 9.-Second Canadian con-
tingent lands in England. March 3.10.-Four German sub-
marines accounted for.
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in the Medway River. Ger-March 10.-British capture. Bdr & Mrs JN Lonnez Miss
mans break through Russian circle near Lodz. Dec. 1-German Reichstag votes:
new credit of five billion marks. King George in Flanders.
Dec. 2-Austrians accapy Bel-
grade. Gen. De Wet captur
ed.
Deo. 3-Servisus turn on Aus-
trians in three days battle which ends in a notable Ber- vian victory.
Dec. 6-Germans occupy Lods. Deo, 8-British naval victory off
Falkland Islande, British Occupy Bassorab, in Asia .Minor....
Dec. 9 Gen. Byere, Boar leader, killed at the Vaal River.
Deo. 13-British submarine siuke the Mesandish in Dardanelles. Dec. 14-Serviana capture large
Austrian forces.
Dec. 15-Austrians evacaste Bol-
grade,
Dec. 10German cruisera bom-
bard Barborough and Hartlepool.
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Deo. 18 Egypt proclaimed a British protectorate. Gen. Botha regards Boer rebellion ne at an end.
Dec. 20-26-Severe fighting on⠀⠀
the line of the Baura River. Deo. 22-French Parliament, as-
sembles..
Dec. 23-French Chamber votes
war credit of £340,000,000. Deo. 25-British naval and aerial
raid against Cuxhaven. Dec. 28 French occupy St,
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14- German cruiser "Dreiden sunk of Jann Far
nandez Island, -5 March 16. Sir John French estimates German losses in La Bassee region to be 17,000. March 18-British battleshipa Irresistible and Ocean and French battleship Bouvet sunk by fisting mines in Dardanelles. Admiralty an nonnoes that it has reason to believe the Karlsruhe was Bank of the West Indies in November.
March 19-Russiansenter Memel,
Est Prussia. March 21.-Fotile Zeppelia raid
on Paria
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March 22. Przemysl qartendere
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U29 sank with all banda. March 29.-Lussian Fleet bom Fielder B
bards the Bphorus. Ger- Filkins Mias D
Forbes Mr & Mrs A man submarine sinke West Forbes A African liner Falaba.
Fulder BE Herdman A March 31.-Australia offers an-
Beagowor other contingent.
Logan W April 6. —His Majesty the King Larbre J Hvan
Nixon F C forbide consumption of wines, spirits and beer in any of his houser. April 12-Kron Frinz Wilhelm pats in at Newport News
Announced that second. Canadian contingent will be despatched in the necrfuture!
Georges, near Nieuport,. Jan, 1, 1915-British battleship Formidable sunk in the Channel.
HOTEL LIST. Jan.3-French capture Steinbach.
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