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SIEGE PACTICE

THE NEW PHASE OF THE WAR

communications, The final consequendë

ALLIES IMPROVED SITUATION. The Now Year has opened upon a more of repeated small successes such se these favourable, situation for the Allies, than may be that the enemy is forced to abandon, strategically or tactically, any they have known since the commence- GROWING BRITISH ARMY.

ment of the campaign. So far as the important points, such as towns, railway British are concerned, the small Expedijancions, and river crossings, and fall The following descriptive account which tionary Force of four divisions which took back to another line of defonco altogather, hoe been communicated by an eyewitness the field last August has now awolled into The effect of such a success will depend prodont with General Headquarters con-

in numbers, has become inured to war, had extent to which it theatens the enemy's published on January 2nd of the move can look back on a record of hard fighting communications, and extent of ments of the British Force and the French such as British troops have seldom territory which on that account it compels Armies in immediate touch with it sustained in the past.

him to abandon, January 4th, 1015.

Adepression lisa over 8.W. Chiantines and supplements the narrative great army which is steadily increasing On the direction of the attack, on the

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During all that time neither side obtained a decisive victory, but each was striving to obtain that necessary or liminary to victory which consists in gaining the initiative that is, in one adversary forcing the other to conform to his movements and subordinate his actions to those of his antagonist.

the

It must not, however, be thought that this is other than a very slow and laborious progress, or that this result is within immediate reach; yet every capture by the Alice of a trench represents a loss of ground for which the enemy has expended much blood and treasure, and is a step will eventually bring the war to an end. forward in the process of attrition whiel

The struggle of the last four months In the last summary of events it was has passed through three distinct phases, stated that December 31st had passed and has now entered upon a fourth. The unoventually. This was, however, first phaco was represented by the great incorrect, for late on that evening some outflanking advanes of the Germans and sharp fighting occurred on our right the retirement of the Allies, the second by small post close to the La Bassée Canal our advance to the Aisue, and the third by was seized by the Gormans and shortly the gradual extension northwards on both after retaken by our troops, The Ger sides to the North Sea, followed by the mnus, however, again attacked during the desperato attacks of the entry on the FORTIFICATIONS OLD AND NEW. E night and captured it. Our troops then northern portion of the Allied Jino. In order to find any parallel to the mado a second counter-attack, regaining

general features of such warfare as is now possession of the ground and advancing

being waged it is necessary to go back to beyond the original front. This advanced

the days when nations sought to defend position was, however, found to be unten

their territories by continuous lines of able, and the final rosult of the fighting

entrenchments or fortifications. There was that our line in this quarter was

Lave been instances of this, both in ancient reorganized, the particular post which had

history, such as the Great Wall of China. been the bone of contention being occupied

and tho Roman Wall in Britain, and also by neither side. This fighting continued In surveying the course of tho struggle in modern times. Curiously enough, the during the early hours of January 1st. in the Western theatre, it is sometimes, very part of Flanders where the British Our casualties, considering the nature of difficult to say which side has been at any Army is now operating was, in the early the action, were not covere, eta given moment in this favourable position. 18th century, defended by such continuous During New Year's Day our guns in the The Germans certainly possessed the lines of fortifications, the famous so-called right contro of our line shelled the Gor initiative during the first phase, and lost Ne plus ultra lines designed by Vauban man trenches with success and are believed it in the second, while during the third and consisting of an elaborate system of to have inflicted considerable damage. they regained it by dint of greatly dykes, canals, and entrenchments stretch- During Saturday and Sunday, January superior numbers massed against oueing across the low-lying valleys of the 2nd and 3rd, the enemy's artillery dissection of our line. From the third week Scheldt, Scarpe, and Lys to the sea. The played more activity than usual, devoting in October till about the middle of Novem method of overcoming such resistance doos their attention on the first day to our left her the contest took the form of an attempt not differ in principle from that employer. and on the second to our centre and right on the part of the enemy to break the in those days. There is first the careful On the third a German mortar was located Allied line and gain the ports of Calais selection of the most suitable points for opposite our right and was silenced by and Dunkirk, and, on our part, to provent attack, the preparation by bombardment, that attempt. In its essence, therefore, the advanos by sap and parallel, the our immediate object at that time was a organization of assaulting columns, and negative one, although regarding the war the minute preparations made for estab- as a whole, the part then played by lishing a foothold in each successive out- the French and British in the rotontion work as a point d'appui for a further of large forces of the enemy in this theatre advance on the main line of works. It is of war was a supremely important factor such operations as these which are being in achieving a positive object.

carried out on a front of some 360 miles, and it is only by bearing in mind the limitations necessarily imposed by such warfare that the Allied progress at this stage can be estimated,

our guns.

-⠀⠀⠀ ATTAGE ON A GERMAN TRENCH.

On the evening of this day a very brilliant little affair took place on our right centro. About 8 p.m. 2 party con sisting of one officer and 25 men attacked a German trench, surprised the sentries before they could give the ulurm, and bayoneted the occupants of the tronch; 20 nen in all, who were overpowered before they had time to make any resistance. We sustained only three casualties

During the last three days the weather, although milder, has continued very wet, aggravating the hardships of the mon in

ENEMY ON THE DEFENSIVE.

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS,

CORPS ORDERS BY MAJOR D. MACDONALD,

DESIGNATION,

Since that time, however, a slow but none the less marked change has taken place, resulting in the definite passing of the initiative into the hands of the Allies. The contest has thus entered upon & fourth phase. This is not shown so much by the material results obtained, although at most points of the Allied front gronad has been gained, and at some very marked progress, resulting in the capture of guns and strongly entrenched positions, has 1 Pte, R. W. Barney is permitted to been made; but our advantage lies in the fact that it is now the Allies who for the past few weeks have assumed and main tained an offensive rule, while the enemy has been acting on the defensive. In order to understand what this implies it in necessary to bear in mind that the opera

viewed as a whole, and that progress must be judged by the sum total of results along the whole line and not on any section of it where, owing to the local conditions, the state of the country, or some other consideration, a forward movement may have been temporarily suspended. ⠀⠀

the trenches, este pe

The River Lys is flooded for a great part of its course, and in some places both sides have had to evacuate their trenches, for the Germans are suffering no less than ourselves from this cause. The wet clay 19 so adhesive that even the stoutest of boots will sometimes give way under the strain In order to keep as dry as possible many of the men go barefoot down the long communication trenches, and only put on their boots and socks when in the better drained fire tronches, oro tions in the Western theatre must be

Even when active operations are not in progress life in the fighting line is not so monotonous as might be supposed, for, not only is continual work required to keep the trenches dry and to prevent the earth in places from falling in, but there is daily and nightly work of a more exciting nature. There is the continual effort on cach side to gain the mastery in sniping, in sapping, and in bombardment by trench mortars and hand-grenades, there is the construction and repair of barbed wiro entanglements, the digging of trenches by night within close range of the enemy'a sentrice, and the carrying of messages by day aver open ground swept by fire. All this calls as much for qualities of enterprise, coolness, endur ace, and devotion as any other form of warfare. The importance of establishing a superiority in the methods required by trench warfare does not lie only in the material results, but in the moral ascendancy, which superior weapons and greater skill gain for the side which possesses them. The Germans attach great value to all such forms of annoyance, and particularly to sniping, as is shown by their lavish distribution of Iron Crosses to sharpshooters, but our men are not slow to repay them in their own coin, and even when no ground is being gained by either side a ceaseless struggle is being carried on to gain this ascendancy.

- CONTRASTS IN THE SOLDIER'S LOr There has probably never been a war which has presented sharper contrasts of comfort and discomfort. A life which is one perpetual struggle against cold, mud, water, and high explosive is necessarily one of hardships and suffering, in spite of the cheerful endurance with which it is borne, but the sudden change from these surroundings to the security and comfort of warm billete, hot meals, and plenty of straw for bedding where, for all the signs of war, one might be 100 miles from the firing line, has introduced a new feature, and to the newcomer is a never-

felling, and to the newcomer to

Among the points in which we may fairly claim a superiority over the Germans is that of clothing. Most of mir prisoners express the greatest admiration of the excellence of our clothing, which appears to be considerably better in quality and warmer than theirs

resign, dated 6th February, 1915. OFFICERS TRAINING LECTURE. 2.There will be no lecture on Thursday, 11th inst Thursday, 18th February, - Lieut. Col. Maberly, D.S.05.

3.—Parades for Wellnesday, 10th inst.-Nit.

*Orderly Officer: Lieut. Kenneit.

Orderly Sergeant: Sergt. Cooper. To furnish Guard to-night: Civil Ser-

vice Company

G. E. STEWART, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.C.

· HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

RESERVES.

ORDERS BY MAJOL WAKEMAN, 0.0,H.E, V.R.

Fall in on the

The fact also that the enemy is acting on the defensive does not mean that he has given up attacking altogether, as the strong attacks delivered against the British on December 19th and 20th, as well as against various sections of the French line at different times sufficiently The weekly parade of A, B and C Cam- witness, but these have all been in the panics will take place on Thursday February nature of counter-attacks undertaken 11th, instead of Friday. either in order to regain ground previously. Cricket ground at 5.15′′ p.m. Dress, drill- lost or to relieve the pressure on some order. There will be no squad drilon Thurs other part of the German line. It is only day, February 11th, by balancing the total results of these

NICE PABADE. attacks on both sides, one against the During the absence of Surgeon Captain other, and by understanding the difference Black (vide last orders) any member liring of the motives inspiring them, chat a clear, in Kowloon can see Surgeon Lieut. Smalley idea can be obtained af the really marked about 1.45 pm, at 14, Knutsford Terrace, progress achieved by the Allies. The instead of attending at Headquarters in the German defensive is an active one. It is morning. founded on the axiom of war that the

APPOINTMENT. weaker a force is and the mare hardly it His Excellency, the Governor his bes is presed, the more persistently should pleased to appoint De: G. M. Harston to bữ- it attack, but it remains true that such Surgeon Captain in the Volunteer Reserve, z action is none the loss essentially defen- sive, even though hero and there one of their counter-attacks may succeed in regaining possession of a trench or în driving back a small section of our front.

PROMOTIONS.

Corp. S. E. Green to be Sergeant. Leo-Cl. A. 8. Bryson to be Corp., vide

Cpl. F. J. Gellion, reverted. Lee Cpl. C. W. Breft to be Corp, cices

Cpl. 8. E. Green promoted. Pia JC West to be Corporal.⠀ Pie. FA Fister to be Lec-Cpl., vice Loc. Cpl. A. B. Bryson promoted. Pte. A. Charlton to be Lec-Cply nice

J. M. Aaron revërtetlin Pte. A. Lamble to be ico-Opl, vice Leo.-

Cpl. C. W. Brett promoted. Pte. R. Stewart to be Lice.-Cpl.

15 ..... POUTINGS. Sergt. S. E. Green Corp. A. B. Bryson

a

to & Co.

Corpl. C. W. Brefts, B 1,4 Leo Cpl. J. C. West, C Tec, Opt F. Fishery, A Lice Cpl. A. Charlton A Les Cpl. A Lamble Lce Cpl. R. Stewart Pte. R. H. B. Mitchell Pte. W 31 Johnston Pto. S. Grayma Pte. A E. Webber Pte. A. R. Cavalier

GIGANTIC SIEGE OPERATIONS._____ It has frequently been pointed out that the present form of warfare is neither more ner less than siege operations on gigantic scale, and that progress in such operations cannot be measured by the standard of field operations, but the importance of such progress as is now being made lies in two factors, one being moral, the other material. If we retain the initiative it will mean that the German goldier will gradually become increasingly conscious that he is no longer marching on Calais or Pariz, that instead of press ong for his rule is merely to maintain what has already been won, and that even this limited object is not being attained. Hitherto ho has continually been told that reinforcements are about to arrive, and that an advance in force is immirent, while reports of startling victories by land and sea are disseminated broadcast in the ranks. But such fabrications can no longer carry any conviction when the troops realize that instead of attacking". It is intended to select about 4 mon from they are stationary or even retiring, and each Company to be trained, under 2nd the moral of the enemy must inevitably lieut. Blason Scouts members who are become affected. The more thoroughly willing and fit to undertake this work should . It is reported that the enemy has formed they are now deceived as to their true send in their names to tão Aljutant, certain units called Fe'dbataillons, position, the greater will be the dis-i (S) W. L. CATTER, Capt which are maintained behrad the front illusionment if they realize that ultimate and to which recruits of the 1914 class are victory is unattainable, while upon an sent to be trained.

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army such as that of the Germans, which German companies now consist of a has been taught to exalt the cult of the mixture of active soldiers, Landwehr, offensive almost into a fetish, the mere The Nieuws van den Dag, Amsterdam,. Landsturm, Ersatz reservists, and volum consciousness of being reduced to act on publishes from Berlin tus following toors.These latter are considered to be the defensive must have a most discourag message That a copper famine is very inferior. Many of the Landwehring effect, the dog about to occur in Germany should really have been kept back until now in order to The other factor is the material advan occasion no surpriset is indeed one work in the mines and in other industries age in cumulative effect of a continued of the direct results foreseen in all The strain that is being placed upon the advance, however slow. The capture of industrial circles in en ny, as a diet cnomy by the war is shown by an announce some village, hill, or line of frenches may consequence of England' intervention in ment in the Bavarian Fress that on and not be a great feat in itself, but it may forgiven for the mure of Germany's the conflict, England will never, bə after January and the military training enable the attackers to bring up their shipping trade In Germany, it is in no Institution is prepared to receive volun guns to a more favourable position to enss denied that Germany has been teors between the ages of 10 and 18 years enfilade som area, and so render it struck to the heart by thy power of Eag- 9 months, beight not to be under 5ft. Sim. untenable, or to direct fire on the enemy's land's fleet.

I would appear that there is a good dral of sickness in the enemy's ranks, There have been for some time past a considerable number of cases of typhoid, and some units have even leen withdrawn temporarily owing to this cause, w

Adjutant H.K.V.R.