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WAR NEWS.

"THE YMN OF ATE."

Wayfarer," in the Nation, tells this

atory-

From the Front-Scene: Improvised sing-song, to which a number of German prisoners were admitted as a special favour. Officer running it returns after a brief absence to find the sergeant left in control of the programme announcing the following em: 'Our friends Fritz and Ana will oblige with the Yan of Ale

- FRENCH AVIATOR'S RUSE.

SHOT HIS PURSUERS AFTER HAMMING DEATH-

A wonderful feat has be performed by a Frerch airman, who not only, by the trick of raniming death, shot his two German air-pursuers, but also succeded in capturing their machine and returning with it intact, as well as his own, to the French lines.

POISON SHELLS.

HOW THE ENGHY PREPARES THE WAY.

It almost looks as if the Germans wore contemplating the systematic use of poi saned shells, says the Washington cor respondent of the Times.

Just as they accused the Allies of using gas before they sank to that method of

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 20rm, 1915.

RESOURCES OF THE ENEMY.

GERMAN STRENGTH AND "AUSTRIAN WEAKNESS: -

BV LT-COL ROUSTAM HEK, IN THE * DAILY EXPRESS."]

Why did von Mackersen suddenly change

Now, the Austro-Hungarian army is very

busy also on the Italian frontier, where, thanks to the activity of tho Italiaus, itá losses at be very considerable.

A very important point is the Slavonic element, which is so numerous in the army of the Dunk Monarchy, and cannot be con sidered as good war material owing to its syrapathy for Russin and rebellion against the Austrian yoke. The Anstro-Hungarian

army

warfare. so their agents here, now seem his march, turning his army of a million from an army which has lost all its first

soned shells.

A technical journal, at any

Przemysl ?

rate, publishes an extraordinary adver It was an enigma for all the military

sement, inserted by an American mini-experts.

From the strategical point of view the or tion firm, pulling a peculiar type of poisonal movement of our energy should have shell for field guns. The advertisement been to the east on Ivoff and to the north on besides giving diagrams, goes into edify-Seniava before they made their dash on ing details as to the deadly effect of the Przemysl. Now it is quite clear to me that shell.

von Muckensen could not do so for two.

If, as there seems reason to believe, Ten- tonic influences are not unconnected with its appearance, it may be presumed that the next mare is meant to be the use of the advertisement to show what sort of ammunition the Allies are buying,

GERMAN'S PLAIN WORDS TO 1119

COUNTRYMEN.

Lieutenant P-was reconnoitring with an observer, Adjutant L, in the Woe-

-An inspired article, signed by Emil vro region with the object of discovering the exact emplacement of enemy batteries. Zimmermann, the Chancellor's closest ad While so engaged (says the Mail's Paris viser in Press matters, appearing in the correspondent) his machine was the objectal-Anzeiger, discusses the possibility of a vigorous shelling by the Germans, who ultimately sent up an Aviatik mia- ching to attnek him.

The Frenchmen by successful ranceury, ing flew over the Germans, white promptly took flight

Au decident in the French motor obliged the airmen to descent abruptly.

The enemy pilot, believing the French mon to be here de combat, landed near them. Lieutenant P-, simulating death, allowed the German pilot to ap- proach, and then suddenly shot him

an understanding with the United

States.

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First, on the east the concentration of fresh Russian reserves was proceeding rapidly, & the strong Russian forces were already es pecting this enciny on the north; and, second, such a change of front, which may take at not "Teast four or five i days to complety was not not count on any considerable support from in the interests of von Mackensen, who could!

This Germ strategist had-only two ways open to hin-either to turn to the west (in short, to retire across the San into Western Galicia), or to contine his march to the south on Przemysl.

within.

TOXIC FOR AUSTRIA.

Vään Mackensen could not beat a retreat--

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man strategy-but, at the same tirao he diri should ily a special fag indicating that not want to abandon his plan to strike as hard they are unarmed, and the German sub-s possible at the morale of the Russians in marines would refrain from attacking recapturing Przcinyst, even if this operation the order to merchantmen to ram enemy the defented Austrian army, if well supported then when Great Britnin'had withdrawi | should cost him dean, He knew well that

by the Germans, would be inneh, chcered by submarines,

the accomplishment of an operation the mir hien, of which would be the recapture of Przemysl

Her-Zimmermann also confesses that the German reproach to the United States about sending ainmunition to the Allies

I have received information of great value is baseless, and, reminds Gerning that the last. Hague Conference opposed the pro-to the effect that the Hungarian National through the head and ran in the Aviatik posed motion forbidding neutral private party, supported by the Hungarian Parlia inent, sent an itinatuma to Germany industries from selling munitions to hel-stating that if Germany could not or would

and shot the ubserver.

The Frenchmen returned to camp, the leuterbut flying in the captitred German machine and his brother, officer piloting the French machine,

WHITE FEATHER FOR A HERO.

HOW A BOLDIER WAS TWICE DECORATED " IN A DAYS

Here is a true story, says the Daily Complic

Two girls in one of the groups looked wound at him once or twie", and at last ans of them detached herself from her friends; and, with no nir of resolution, walked across to the homely man opposite, "Pardon in," she said, "I have some-

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WOUNDED AIRMAN'S PLUCK. An Eve-Witness present with General Headquarters mentions the following a despatch dated June 12th :--

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ORIENTAL

On Monday, the 7th, the day upon which It was nearly half-past seven o'clock on. bur naval airmen obtained such a striking evening, and in the lounge of one of Lon-success. two of their comrades in the Roy don's most famous restaurants were little Flying Corps had a most adventurous -groups of people chatting before dinner. flight.

June, Genera].-P.M. S.S. Coy, Whilst on reconnttisestice about part of her doal ally, and although it enor- A young me, very brown, with keen 20 miles from our front, they were attack-only complicated her plan of campaign,

was offliged to support you Mackensen

with eyes and clean-cut festures, was sittinged by several German aviators, It was her last resources. Now let us see why thes alone, chicasly waiting for friends. He not long before car pilot was shot through resources of Germany were not sufficiently was in evening dress.

the jaw: and neck, At first lie collapsed strong for her to reinforce von Mackensen in and lest control of the acropline, and such a way that he could have avoided then recovered sufficiently to steady the the defeat which his army suffered during machine, which continued its flight pur last week, satral qurl final at by a succession of hostile aeroplanes. Nevertheless, he gradually grow weaker and weaker through loss if loed, and became hardly conscious of what he was doing, but the observer handed him bandages and helped him to bind up she wound, which was a danger. us one, while he kept the machine going, maintained observation, and completed the reconnaissance. The pair of officers made a good landing at their base, having He opened his hand, and in the palm-returned-wide de information-which-they Tay a little bronze ercas with the two had been sent out to ecălect. The pilot words For Valour ” inscribed' ugra it. is doing as well as ein be expected from

thing for you ! " The man jumped to his foot," and the girl put into his hand a white frather. A little smile flitted over bis face.

It is very strange," he said, and took something from a waistcoat pocket, "that un me and the same day I should receive two such distin, nished decorations."

"

ADDITIONAL TORTURE FOR BRITISH PRISONERS.

the nature of bis wound.

A RUSSIAN ESTIMATE OF GERMAN STRENGTH.

It is almost a month since the general battle in Galicia began. The transfur of the main operations from the western front to the eastern cost Germany a hener price, and already on April 25 all the Landsturin of forty years of age were called to the colours. At the same time, in Austria all the men from must be particularly noted that in the eighteen to fifty were also called up. It.

order issued by the German General Staff in regard to the men aged forty-five it was specifically ordered that those who are not expected to be called-up in ease of mobilisa tion must now joi, and it is quite ander- standable, because the men of fortyre capable of serving in the ranks were enlisted along while ago

British ar 5,994. A. L. Valentini, 15th July-Bombay 2nd July, General.-P. & Q. S.N. Ĉo. PuLYNESIEN, French str., 2,513, Costa, 18th July Marseilles 13th June, Gen. oral-Messageries Maritimes, Rio Pasio, American str., 1947, Simons

end. Japanese str., 3.900. K. Asa. Arlante, 19th July-Saigon 8th July, General-Order. kawa, 18th July-Shanghai 15th July, General-Nippon Yusen Kaishe SOGEE MARU, Japanese str., 1,119, A. Kobayashi, 10th July-Swatow-15th TAIYO MARU, Japanese str., 1.6020. T July, General.-Osaka Shosen Kaisha, Fumoto, 17th July-Dairen 10th July, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. The famous Russian military expert, Colonel Shamsky, gives in regard to the TAISHO MARU, Japanese str., 1.924. Naka German military resources some very inter mishi, 18th July-Newchwang Sth

July, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. esting information. The first class of the German Kultur has scored another

population from seventeento thirty-nine years

12th July-Shanghai 7th July, Gen- Triumph The new regulatians with re

erat.-Chinese, of age, even those who for physical reasons gard to alien quemies in Great Brita At the beginning of the war the Ger of service in the German army is eighteen

are not capable of being soldiers. The term TAKSANO, British str.. 007, J. R. Mat- have been met by official orders for the de-mans had on the two fronts 92 divisions and a half years, so that the German active

thews, 15th July Haiphong 14th liberate ill-treatment of British prisoners of infantry unposed of four regiments army, plus the Lau wehr and Landsturin

July, General. Jardine, Matheson & Co. each. The fereasing of these foress by in Germany.

It is the official journat, The Cologne ulterior formations brought the total of the first class, comprises the whole male TALTHYEIUS, British str.. 0,022. F. W Callum, 13th July-Vancouver 16th Wazette, which make this shameful troops up to 141 divisions. This has prob popalation up to thirty-nine years of age.

May, General,-Butterfield & Swire. auxcuncement, and justifies it by a referably exhausted the possibilities of increas

13,500,000 MALES.

TODAS, Dutch str., 4,700, E. H. Kroes, ing the numbers of German infantry. anco to the Mosaic law:

The second class of the Landsturm_com-.

14th July-Macassar 6th July, Sugar The fact that the biblical principle of Among the so-called new divisions the

and General. Java - China - Japan an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, had regrouping of certain old units has to bo prises those aged from seventeen to forty-

nine. The first to be called up are those Lijn. been supplanted by a doctrine of wider regnized.

The distribution of these divisions along who have already done their military service tolerance and mercy, has been regarded as

und reached the Landsturin Afterwards a great sign of the world's progress. This two fronts has Auctuated during the comes the turn of the rest of them. The whole period of the war, according to the great war, however, in the witches caul-plans of the German-Staff. During the census of Germany which took place on dren of which Europe is now seething-first days of the war six-sevenths of the December-3, 1910, showed the whole male

*BLOOD FOR BLOOD.”

has, ant:rtunately, wrought a great trans. formation in these ideas.

That which was not deemed possible has happened. Even in highly cultivated Western Europe cruelties have been et acted reminding us of the wildest epcels in the history of man. The innocent have lyen made to suffer qually with those whose soldier garments and whose sanguinary work in, the service of the Fatherland had drawn them the hatred of these who had not the strength to evoke into reality their dreams of destroying the Cerman empire.

Our pildiers have ever been just, severe yet husare, and that, too, in face of an enemy who receives ne pily. What thanks

·hare we received for this humanity?

PETROGRAD, June 13th.

An official note

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ssued here to-day Cernian Landstar includes all the male TAISHUN, Chinese str., 1,200, Westerlund, Mr C. L. Goodrich

regarding the composition and numbs of the German Army says:

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population of the empire between the ages of eighteen and fifty to be about 15,500,000. The increase of the unle population until 1015 would ho about 1,500,000, counting it as 14 of good men ouly from this quantity, we per cent. So, if we strictly chose contingents shall come to the conclusion chat the German army can reach a strength of 0,000,000 men, which figure was already mentioned about eight years ago by several specialists.

This calculation, which has often been quoted in the British Press, is, however, not Istrictly accurate.

original forces invaded the Western front, The defeat inflicted on the Germans on the Marie, together with the menace of our invasion of Eastern Prussia, and this Austrian defeats in Galicia, forced the Cerama Staff to undertake the transport of troops to the Eastern front.

*The

reinforcements which arrived on this front consisted partly of new units formed in the interior and partly of corps and divisions entirely withdrawn from the Western front. the latter case these units were promptly Taking into account the numbers of men replaced by troops of recent formation, of each age, and the existing military law in The continued efforts of the Russian Germany in regard to enlistment, and then Army,, which was always threatening allowing for the heavy German losses, which blew from the East, as well as German can be considered as about 3,000,000, of distrust of the Austro-Hungarian Army, which one million will represent prisoners. Lie upon le has been spread about our eastern front forces more than four times to the front, the Russian military expert obliged the Germans to concentrate on the and those who, after recovery, could return brave sldiers. They have been painted as devourery of children, and butchers of as large as the contingents originally used comes to the conclusion that Germany can

against Russia. In the West the succes still possess an army of 9,000,000. women, and many of them, falling deful attacks by the Allied troops forced the We must not forget, however, that the fenceless into the hands of the civil popula German command to keep there fores strength of each arty does not depend on tion, have brea feally done to death, and much superior in number to those which the number of the men only. The ready everywhere the victory over Kaltur has had crossed the Franco-Belgian frontier. organisation of the army corps and divisions, Been sought to be attained by the killingThus the intensity of the struggle, which is the number of well-trained officers, of guns, of es many Germans as possible,

becoming greater in the West as well as ammunition, transport and staffs play, The time for action has now come. Much in the East, has attained дп extreme perhaps a a more important role than the bare es we have struggled, and still are strug-limiz.,

living material. gling, against retaliating on the subjects The situation necessitates the introduc Up to now we know that Germany has in of enemy countries who have fallen intotion of fresh troops on the part of Ger- the field about seventy-five army corps, or our hands, we have at length been forced many and Austria-Hungary. Neverthe 3,000,000 men, and if we add to this the to resort to this means, and, in obedience less, the source of their forces cannot number of separate divisions we reach the to the behests of the Old Testament, we remain the same, The force which our figure of 4,000,000. So that the balance of demand blood for blood and tooth for common enemy is opposing to us find 5,000,000 will be in reserve in order to replace Booth from the subjects of these States before them the unshakable resistance of the losses. which thus maltreat our people.

the Allied Armies, which are supported About 5,000,000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers This we have been forced to do, even by the growth of the means and materials are engaged in the present war, including the Landstorm, and their casualties fre at their disposal and. though our retaliation be verited on found faith of the justice of their cause.

strong in & pro-

estimated at about 2,500,000, including innocent who have no part whatever in

The facts cited above augur well for the 300,000 sick and slightly wounded, who were these crimes.

future success which will be attained by able to return to the front, Since the rent-culprits cannot be found. the undivided efforts of the Allies, their Frenchman and Englishman will have to common sacrifices, and their mutual be made to atone for every German who esteem, founded upon a complete and ab- has been wronged.

solutely disinterested union.

are

f So the Austro-Hungarian army las lost almost a third of its total forces, and after Russia is the second on the list of casualties, with Germany third.

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On the Day Preceding the Departure of te English Mails from the Year of the Closing of the Indian Mints to the Free Coinage r Silver

RATES

FROM 1893 to 1909 :

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