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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1916.

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ahe 6th April, 1918, at 11.m., at their Sales Rooma, No, 8, Das Vœux Road, Corner of Ice Housz STREET,

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Une 3.light Electrolier, Fittings, atqu Teunis Not and Poles with Spare

Netting.

One Set of Saddlery complete practically

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Une Sulcon Rifle,

Two Field Servics Tents

A quantity of Tiszed, Provisions including Italian Sausages, Artichokes, Mushrooms, Lemmonade Fruit Powder,

etc., atc.

Tuina-Cash.

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HOW ENZERUM WAS TAKEN.”“ DAY AND NIGHT FIGHTING. The fortress of Eterura lice in a valley BUGounded by mountain, the height of which reaches often 10,000 foot shows ses larel. The ridges of the mountains are very steep and the contour of the country is higher in the north, falling to the south and west. All the mountains at this time of the year are covered with scow, which is in places about 10 fost

lasa thorough an

Sáld ki Time, puly, The mirivaled way to. „hostles, bags, `id

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deep.

Uple, these conditions it goes without saying that the attack could only be carried ont along the roads, or mountain

exes. fortified.

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Brigadier General Hacket-Thompson. Ia

Trebissad, which is 200 miles distan Thơ, . satisfactory line of retreat would be along the valley et un Euphrates, but this valley is now run addressing the C.PRC. in camp at trolled by Rusinn ins mounted on theliyatalawa, bas uttered a piece of advico

which says the Times of Caylon 1),| surrounding heights.

(must not be ignored: Alluding to com pulsion and voluntary methods of service, que correspondent tells us whic, hy' strongly recommended that the Platters

RETREATING ARMT'S FLIGHT.

Besides, the retreating Turkish army is almost cut off from its supplies. There

no question of bringing shean from Association, in connection with employers, Trebizond, 24, Trebizond has not supplies should drew up a scheme for the neces of its own and has to get them tromsary protection of the state and the The distance between stand in general, including the training Constantinople. these two towns is about 550 miles as the of every man who can possibly be spared, grow fies and there is the Russian Black with a view to sending Home sit the Sea Fleet to be considered, which lately Imperial troops should the necessity

amangst occur, and, if possible, to haring repeatedly wrought, havoc

contingent effectively trained and pre Turkish transports.

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WHO'S WHO IN JAPAN FOSTER AND PUBLISHED BY 8. KURTA The first (1913) edition is already taneč DIOGRAPHIES of over 5,000 people Dxho are well-known in society and of Soveral hundred foreigners aaacciated with

Quite "no Japan appear in the book.

They can scarcely be brought frompared to be sent anywhere if called on Thew naturally, were strongly Mesopotamia, not only because of by the authorities, after, of course, U main roads thero are distance, but als because they are sorely providing for the proper defence of the At the same time, this warning In Singapore, where greater retreating army will always have at its publicity has been given to this quest heels, the untiring Russians, for whom it than in Capion, it has been frankly would be any tank to decimate the recognised that the time la approaching my after having taken, under the above, when every regular soldier or highly described conditions, the stronghold of trained man who can be possibly spared Emerum.By a Russian Military corres. will be required elsewhere and local pondent.)

Elsankala to the Bussiga fortress Kars, Townshend. which formed befurl-bass for the Russian operations and from which all stores and musitions had to be trans ported and the other, also passing Hazaakels to the north, leading through Harga Bazar to the Russian fortified position in the Southern Caucasts, Olti.

VORTIFIES ANTROACHES,

Along these roads the main forts were situated. The road to Olti attracted he special attention of the German engineers. Five forts were

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defence will have to be entrusted to local men.. This aerisity will apply to

constructed there. MEN LOST AND THOSE WHO ARE who will have to supply the required

defending the approaches from this sids to Exterum and the slopes of Dumlu Dagh, near Which the road to Trebizond passes to the north-west.

To the cast of Haziakala. at the

THE BRITISH RACE AFTER THE Ceylon equally with Singapore, and it is of the utmost importance that the contingency should not only be recognised? but should he prepared for by the mer

service. It should not be recessary, we think, to impress on these concerned that it will be infinitely batter for them to gro to the governing and military authorities with a scheme of their own construction

LEFT.

A TROYESSOR'S HOPEFUL OCTLOOK,

4

Major Leonard Darwin's statement at

We

junction of the road lending to Kary and a meeting of the Statistical Society than to wals and have forced upon them Karz Kalias, a very strongly fortified recently, that the Napoleon'e wark werd

so appreciate mercantile and industrial Position was held by an entire Turkish said to have diminished the statures of scheme devised by minds not trained army corps cear the town of Kopri-Neia. the French uation, and that war anques- } adjustments and requirements. Twe other corps defended the position tionably kills off the better type. is not would get that to begin with the Dear Damla Dagh and generally to the cairersally accepted. Lorth of Erzerin, while one army corps was situated in the read from Khinis to Erzerum.

Planters Association and the Chamber Professor Arthur Keith, the famous

of Commerce acting in uzison, approach of

and the Museum Conservator Hunterian Professor of the Royal College ullitary authorities with a view to required for military purposes and (2) Such were the conditicas which the of Surgeons, when interviewed on the finding out how many men will be Russians had to face in order to capture subject at the Bayal Collige of Surgeons what the military liabilities will amount the fortress. The forts were armed with by a representative of the Pall Mall

Gazette said he was not aware of the to. With this information at their disposal they could devise a géheme of OL the Mas heavy artillery, some mapulated by electricity tinder the existence of any statistics which weat to aupervision el German engineers. If we show that the stature of the French obtaining the men required. This we

pulsion. add that the temperature all the time nation diminished after the Napoleonic think, will entail soms measure of com- the attack lasted was never less than 30wers. degrees of frost, then the picture will be complete.

As fa well known, the Russians began their attack by taking the positions at Боргі Кеія. From this time onwards the real alege of Erzerum began.

BOW THE RUSSIANS ATTACKED.

The Eusalas divided their forces into these columns, one steadily advancing from the cast to Eazankala, which lies twenty-re miles from Erzerum; another making dashing attacks far as in the

south in the region of Melazghert. This 1stter decimated the Turkish forces.

south.

It is he said, a very important question how far the physical and mental

I do not believe there condition of the nation will be tected by the war. By basis for the interences which were drawn from the Napoleonic wars,

t

There are bound to be Br

who shirk and men who sack, and ir military service is to be equitably end levy upon the whole of the suitable men. fairly borce it "must be distributed by a It would seem then' that all able-bodipu Europeans of military age should become liable to military service, bat the extent The question is, "Are we losing our

of their employment for this purpose best mea? There is no doubt we are. losing our bravest men. The men of the hold, in operation, be gradunted so that "carry on." In Singapore fairly highest physical courage, of the highest commerce and industry shall be able to patriotium, have volunteered, but bave | these men left children behind? If they workable formula has been put forward, 2 is suggested that in every firm 50 have, and, of course, we know they have.. per cent. of the suitable employees should then the nation cannot be afected us a

become Eable to simultaneous military whole.

driving them towards Mush and Bitlis. "It should be remembered to mobilization with, of course, the right This column had & most important task males up to the age of eighteen remain to claim exemption where a staf' alrandy to perform in diverting the attention of touched, and that part of the poppis-depleted by many of its members having cause, serious the Turkish forces situated between tion cannot bo injured. What, however, war service is confined to axperta Kopri-Kein and Harankain, and making must be the condition of Germany? If whose absence would A demonstration strong enough to por I look round I see.. twenty-five families justice to the business. Generally suade the Turkish commander of thewithin my own knowledge who have been speaking, a firm of, to Europeon fortress that the chief strokp against hit, but if a German professor looks employer's would be called upon to bare. Erzerum would bo delivered from the round he will be able to coans ten times five only liable to military mobilization (at the same time. This, we believe, as many."

would provide a sufficient number for all be third Russian In the meantime, a

"No, I do not think that if this war

admitted, of course, that extraordinary column slowly advanced from Damlu lasts over Sve years the nation will be ordinary requirements. It must Dagh, and it was due to the comage and permanently affected at all." pluck of this" column that Erzeram was

There is another point to consider. potentialitres will also have to be pre- materials and accurate sketches, both being linken with relatively small losses. ThisThe men, who are most eminently fitted pared for. This could easily be arranged.. column, had to advance almost without for our modarti civilisation for our Every able-bodied man of military age, roads, sinking in snow very often to the industrial civilisation are not the bravest it must be remembered, would be trained waist, sloeping in snow holes, and to do men of the cation at all. The extremely to arms, but only a percentage would It is experience gained in connection, with the this for five consecutive days and nights, brave man is of no use. in business what ordinarily be mobilized at one time. The under the continual fire of the Turks, whoever he is in industrial life.

utterly free from prejudices.

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were finally driven away to the west. nonsense to talk about war being the Colonsbo Town Guard will have shown, cause of the catastrophe of eliminating we think, that quite a ceeful amount of nilitary experience may be gained by the best men.

men who can still be allowed to carry on their çivi occupations. All men of age and physique suitable for military service would be compelled to perform military

The Russian centre at Hazankala all "central forts bagy. The left wing of leisurely mounted heavy guns and kept

Warfare goes in the industrial world, but the warfare of the industrial world

the Russian army operating on the road is waged by competition, not bravery. In

Many influential papers of the world to Khizie ancceeded in advancing as for the che case it is physical coura duty on the basis of the Town Guard

as about twenty miles from Erzerua. noticed this work in the highest terms,

Under these conditions it is esily For example, The Daily Mail saya;-- Yet another Who's Who and this understood that the Turks could not pay titos from Japan 1. The reader is apt at much attention to the Russian column firet to regard is as a curiosity, as a sign advancing from the north. that the East has now become Western Siberian regiments reinforced

яucceeded battalions, practically almet to the last detail. But Turkoatan

bravery, that counts; in the versatility and brains.

MORY DARWINIAN..

othar

while by alternating the men in the percentage actually mobilized all would

We have always loss a percentage of eventually undergo a complete training, Here the the bravest of our men, for the brave and in time of grave emergency would man goes to the Colours, where thure is be able to render efficient service. An

with

in

THE Undersigned have received toítzas.Who's Who In Japan' is far more than making their way towards the Dumin greater scope for his physical courage exampla in this respect from the military

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lu times of war it is bad that we should standpoint is already available, in ther have lost so many of our bravest men, Ceylon Volunteer Engineers. With the and contains brief biographies, on the For a day or two this column was quite cause the very man whom, we encourage growth of numbers it has now been acepted model of prominent man in Jepat sight of and rainforcements had been in times of pesco, and whom we regard possible to arrange the work of this Mr Kurise is a skilful editor and has dope ordered from Oiti. Heavy blizzarda and most highly as citizens, are useless for excellent corps so that only percentage

As nowdrifts at the same time seemed to

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side was well-nigh Impossible. The We are certainly becoming more too with universal European Military snowdrifts are the pestilence of the region Darwinian. There is going to be extra Bervice, the only differenca bóing that do wherein whole caravans disappear for ordinary rivalry and competition among percentage actually mobilised at one time ever, Could anyone expect that from out the nations, just as there is devilry in would be distributed according to

agreed-upon formula among the firma suddenly of these snowdrifts" would

killing each cter to-day?" appear Siberian sharpshooters "prosected

Prodossor Keith spoke hopefully of the supplying thu men. All that would be effect of the war on the nation, bath from seeded would be for the military physical and mental point of view, but authorities, at intervals to be determined. deplored the absence of reliable statistie by themselves, having in their possession, with regard to the wars of the past full list of all, die Europeans of military

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The centre could now advance towards Geserum without any great hindrances, and while the Biberis agiments who fought their way from the north enjoyed well-deserved rest these could be sent in pursuit of the enemy The Turks this mochent are in full retreat and Is Very Improbable that theutelrumsfrem s cons

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