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FACTS ABOUT THE /

WAR.

A BULLETIN OF INFORMATION PUBLISHED BY THE PARIS

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

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A statement of this simple fact, how ever, is not sufficient to denote, the im portance of results obtained, to appre elato which one raust follow the quence of events "from August 2nd to December 2nd, unrestrictedly and no- reservedly.

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First of all, let us take into account: the strength of the adversary we have. This series of articles will be publish to contend with. We knew our enemy ed by us from time to time as received to be a powerful eno, carefully and fully fun the Paris Chazaber of Cornerre-equipped for this War thas hor state 816 EL

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PARIS. Dec. 15, 1914.

The sixth International Congress of The Chambers of Commerie, and Conj.

craft had premeditated and thrust upon us-all the same, the forces she arrayed against us-were great beyond expectation,

The forces ritabilized, by Germany on merrint and Industrial Associations, or her Western Frontier, from August ta ganised by the Paris Chamber of Com-November, represent, in fact, 32 army mers and the other Chambers of Quii- |corps,, reckoned as follows: mores in Ernter, assembled in Paris List Time.

1st.—August 2nd: 23, active corps, I'l PESETTA' COMM.

Six hdred and fifty different Chah- bery and Societies were represented; by

w thousand members present..

The opening Meeting was held in the largs amphitheatre of the Sorbonne, and the chair was taken by Mr.. Raoul Pere, 4th-October: 5 smbcorps of T French Minister of Commerce, seccoded serves, recently formi, Ist division by Mr. Cau-fgrind (of Mons), Pre-Marine insiliers. sident of the "Permanent Committed of Congresses; Mr. David-Monnet, President of the Paris Chamber of Commerce, wel- cuned the congressiate met there, and

2nd--End of August: 4 corps com posed of 17 mixesi Ersatz brigades substitution reserve brigades.)

3rd-September: 8 corps composed of 33 Landwehr brigades,

To these 52 army corps 10 divisions of cavalry must be added.

THURSDAY, MARUH 11“1915

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la Torraine our offensive move had begun-brilliantly on August 10th m had reached Sarrebourg. Les Etangs, Digize, Mothang, Delmo and Chateau-| Safins. Bus from the 20th, the enemy, i

well-orderech Atrongly intrenched ground, got the advantage.

On the 2nd, 3rd and 24th. wa had to fall back on to the Grand-Couronre of Naney, and to the S. of Luneville Os the 25th, a counter-attack, rinde to gether by the armies under Dubail, and de Castelnau definitely strengthened or position.

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Hongkong, March 9, 1915,

NOTICE. -

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Meanwhile, what had been going on in Belgium? From 7 to 8 German army or, with four divisions ed cavalry, over. coming the splendid resistance shown at Liege, endeavoured to march forward be tween Gives, and Brussels, and so extend their movement more westwards.

LTF you are afraid your' CAR X not doing As soon as the English army was ready, the power give me the maker' hors in the region of Mons, wa began on the power and I will tear your engine, 2nd e offensive in Belgian Luxembourg with one power and zeturn the Car with the the armies under generals Ruffey and do original horse power:

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- Machinery olixpert,

This offensive move was "trumediately shocked and attended with great lonses: for us. Here too, the ground had been thoroughly prepared by the way to

some of our army corps, there was lack of instruction and execution as well

(August 219 to Mrd.)

On the left of these two armies, and" |

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Labrezac's army firing for the antess of its right wing, fell back on the Som between Duaument and Givet (August 20th)

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Any suffering reverses at Lasieties Plan, and Marine Surgeyor, ge and Cuteau," drew buck towards the Marae.

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At the time when war broke out, Ger.the day then, the enemy suffering terride many hoped to make a successful attacks losses, but crisantly gaining ground, Old

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and magic were invoked to cast it out.

Science has taught us wisdom. The evil spirits exist still. We call them "Disease Germs," and they also must be cast out. Once lodged in the stomach or intestines, fever with ju hallucinations, or biliousness with its aches and pains, is the result.

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portion of his address made a deep im- it, owing to the strungth of our standing pron on his hearers:

army, Atrongly reinforced, as we know, at the end of 1913.

It must not be thought, said he,

The concentrating of our forces thus that the outward life, the feverish excile- ment in Paris (Lat strikes pesedmers so continued, freely and unmolested; sod korcibly, is an indicating of the ñssential all attempts prepared by the enemy occupation of its inhabitants. Most for the hindrance of the same werg Parisians live quietly at hon smongst thwarted.

| themselves, and that which interests The regularity of our transport system,-)

them most, and what they devote the from this time forwards, shows too that best of themselves, their time and intel- pur array was well-organized.

ligeace to, is work: and I daresay that

OUR REVERSES IN ALOUST.

fight, under very hazardous confitions resulting from the falling back of our left; or else draw back all along the lise till thera should be a possibility of assum ing the offensive again. The General in-chief decided on the latter as the hotter plea of the Lau.

|-- PUŽVARING THE OFFENSIVE.

The first essential for this is to re- treat in order,, at the same time attack ing the enemy so as to weaken and hinder their advance.

carried off, struck severe blows at the Several of our onslaughts, splendidly

enora; such were the attacks make by Lanresae's army at Saint-Quentin and Guies on August 20th and Langla's on the Mauss (27th and 26th) and then, Puffsy's, mors East, gallantly supported between Nancy and the Vosges by armies under Castelnau and Dubail, whose un wavering firmness made our offensive, mova possible.

in no other City do people work harder Our concentration of forces should be than in Pars."He then ackled: "The pliant enough to allow of our making Subscribed Capital £4,690,000 Faid up capita £2,437,500°

lofty ionu of this assembly is confirmed the greatest effort on the field "where

the fos is most active. 11-Fire Fanda

3.899,114 the very apot on which it has mat.

The violation of Belgium's noutrality Il-Life & Annuity Funde... 16,133,160 You are here, gentlemen, in this time-

Sinking Fund Account 83,619 honoured Sorbonne, the west of the Uni showed up the designs of the German attracted Staff. The North was to be the chown versity of Paris, that has 1222 561,268 th the ages, the Scholars and field for the great struggle that was Revenue Fire Branch......... 2,507,156 Students of all nations. · We who re-pending.

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present the commercial ' element of Baing compelled to wait for the ill- 1,973,200 Branches-al Revenue Marina Department...

262,692 Franes, are proud to find ourselves undering into fino of the English army, which Other Receipts

430,183 the patronage of our old University." was to take place on August 20th, before The Chagress ekxed with visits paid beginning the struggle, we at caca took

In preparing this ofcanive, we ho 23.233.812 by the congresists to Versailles, Rheins, stops for keeping the greatest possible formed a fresh army, to our left (on Aug. son, Grenoble and also to the cele-number of German corps busy in Alanes, cominended by General Maunoury, brited. Creusot ironworks. The congres and Lorraine.

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site left France. having, seen her at In Alsace our first attack, badly mu work, having visited some of her meat aged, brought us to Mulhouse, which we [beautiful" spots and her finest buildings, could not keep (August 7th) s/n Erconil

· Is is by calling to mind these pleasant attack, led by general. Pau, took us 'banis tremties and the kindly offers of frierat. there again. On August 28th we held ship of which they have given so many the approaches to Colmar, both by the proofs, that we appeal to four, scattered | Vosges and the plain, the enemy-suffer- friends to day, and say: Listen to ing great loases.

| what your friends in France have to tell Rut from this time, unfortunate events your-und meditate on the true witness in, Lorning and Belgium compelled us they hear."

to limit the extont and power of our The Just three-mouth German effort in Abuscu (Augush. 28th.)

eulled Information Buranus, both-offieist nað oficisus, have been trasy spreading trua or libellous reports, cancerning France and her allies, all over the world, We are continually receiving letters from the neutral countries, repassting us to speak in our turn, and to state facts an they are In reply to this onrment appeal we shall endeavour to do so, our" only object being to bring the truth to light.

Four Months of War.

"AN'ACCOUNT" OF THE GENERAL TEKELT. 07 OPERATIONS FROM AVACHT '20 TO DECEMBER 2ND 1914. The Bulletin das Artes de la Re publique, Francaise, of December · 5th, publishes the following Account of the

Pour months hava alapsed since tho cornmencement "of the War. German strogades had not foreseen this might the thay cum, id had fluttered steelt that the space of three weeks or so would suffer to crush

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This army, during the next few days, had to centre and Amiens, but the udvance inade by the enený, at the rate of.dá kilometers por day, was so rapid, that to carry out his plan of an offensive ovo, General Jolie had to order the continuation of the retreat. His arties should all fall-back as far as the Aubo, if necessary. oven as far as the Seipe.

the pre Everything would depend on paration of a successfu} öffensive move- prunt.

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AN OFERETTA. THE ENCHANTED GLEN

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by the Children on

WEDNESDAY, March 17th MATINEE at å p.m. (for Children)

March

FRIDAY.

19th

at 8pm.

SATURDAY, March 20th

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On September 5th the conditions pess quired by the General-in-chief wetu. Jouvi. In fact our left (Wamoury's griny, the Englab, Lanzgroc's,, now be como d'Paperey's arms) was no longer in aid of the Victims of the

in danger of being cut off from the main/ On the contrary, the German-BIRIX ON the right tomnatical by General Von Klub), marching Bouth towards Menix | and | Coulommiers, had its right flank

threitened by Manoury's troops

At 6 o'clock in the evening the Gen.

| aral-in-chief gaya, order for an hoffensive

War

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more to be made all along the line. SIEN LING, adding: The time has coms to id vance, cost what it may; and to die. rather than retrant.!!**

(To be conlinned in to-morrow's issue.)

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