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THE WAR.

GALLANT BRITISH TROOPS IN

MACEDONIA.

HEROIC FIGHT AGAINST HEAVY ODDS.

GREEK CRISIS PRACTICALLY

SETTLED.

OPERATIONS ON

BRITISH FRONT.

RECRUITING BOOM IN ENGLAND.

THE BALKANS.

[IKNOUGH REUTER'S ÀGENOT.)

GALLANT BRITISH TROOPS. HEROIC FIGHT AGAINST GREAT ODDS,

LONDON, December 12th.

The War Office reports that after violent attacks by the enemy in overwhelming numbers the 10th Division is succeeding. with the help of reinforcements, in reti ing to a strong position from Lake Doiran westward toward the Vardar Valley in conjunction with our Allies, The Division is reported to have fought well against the heaviest olds. It was largely due the gallantry of the troops, especially the Munsters, the Dublins, and the Con- naughts, that the withdrawal was success. fully accomplished

Owing to the mountainous nature of the country it was necessary to place eight. field guns for the purposes of defence in a position from which it would be im possible to withdrew them, when the re tirement was being effected. Our casual- ties were about 1,500,

MORE BRITISH TROOPS,

BALONIKA, December 12th. There were further British landings on Friday.

Fog continues in a most unusual

manner.

ALLIES CONTINUE TO RETREAT.

PARIS, December 13th, The Allies continue to retreat in the Balkans.

Severi Bulgarian attacks were re- pulsed on the 11th inst

ALLIES TO REMAIN AT SALONIKA.

LONDON, December 13th.

Reuter learns beyond doubt that the Allies have decided not to withdraw from Salonika

GREEK SITUATION PRACTI-

CALLY SETTLED.

ATRENS, December 13th. It is semi-officially stated that a definite settlement of the situation is practically attained.

ATHENS, December 13th. The situation is developing normally The demands of the Entente have been accepted, with certain reserves.

GREEK ARMY,

PARTIAL DEMOBILISATION.

ATHENS, December 13th. The newspapers announce a partial demobilisation, and that the Government are seriously considering the possibility of the reduction of the force under arms by one half.

BULGARIA'S THREAT,

FRANGO-BELGIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH AIR RAIDS.

ENEMY LINES DAMAGED,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PREJ TUESDAY DECHMBER 14, INE.

Loxboy, December 13th. Field-Marshal Sir John French reports that sixteen neroplanes heavily bombed a story depot at Miraumont, and an aero drone. Both the objectives are believed to have been considerably damaged,

Our artillery continued, the bombard ment of the enemy's lines, making breaches in the parapet ap several places.

THE NEAR FABT

[HROUGH MEUTER'S BOMBOK,]

SEVERE BLIZZARD IN GALLIPOLL.

BORRY PLIGHT OF TURKS,

LONDON, December 13th, Renter's Special Correspondent at the Dardanelles say that winter has set in prematurely, a severe blizzard testing the stamina of the men, particularly the Colonials, many of whom had never secu

anow,

The water poured down the trenches, bringing bodies of Turks and mules.

The Turks were in a most corry plight.

(THROUGH REUTRE'S AGESNY.]

AMERICA AND ANCONA”

OUTRAGE.

WANTON SLAUGHTER OF

NON-COMBATANTS."!

[A GERMAN DIARY OF WOE TYRANTS AND SLAVES IN THE ARMY,

[TROM OUR OWN DORDESPONDENT] NEW EMPEROR'S MANDATE,

JAPANESE CRITICISM OF

DECISION.

The following extracta have been taken from the diary of Private Becker, obb Company of the Ersatz Battalion of the

PEKING, December 13th, 3rd Foot Guards, Landeturm, Professor of Latin at the Gymnasium of Bonn,

Yuan Shih-kai has issued a Mandate They are a sad recital of the brutalities necepting nomination as Emperor in to which the German soldiers are subview of the urgency of the people'n

WASHINGTON, December 18th. The American Note to Austria on thejected by their officers and N.0.0.'s. sinking of the Ancona insists on a prompt disavowal and reparation. It emphasises that the liner was sheiled and torpedoed while many were yet aboard, and thus Americans were killed The Commander of the submarine violated International Lave and committed wanton slaughter of defenceless non-combatants, siting the liner

IN RUSSIAN wishes. He enjoins the civil and Aug 2-On again. Exhausting march military officials to continue in office for Many bombarded villages, several com Pletely destroyed. Bad food. Bad treat the maintenance of order and the pro ment of stragglers, especially of one toction of the people. year volunteers.

The change will not take place immes diately, though Yuan Shih-kai will hence- forth be addressed as Emperor.

at

Bad food, quite insuficient. Bad treat ment of stragglers, insulting language, They are given extra guarde. The officer dignan n carriages. The mon ure in Aug 3-March in burning heat through demolished villages. No water

flies Loathsome dirbt It makes one

wells. Brutishness,

Aug. 4.-March to Zaniosz. I can go

The floods drove them out of the trenches was not resisting nor attempting to All the wells are destroyed; cholera and and many of them clambered to the escape. The United States is unwilling weak. One dreams of fresh springs and

parapets, where they were shot.

Others

to believe that Austria permite sub

The Peking Japanese paper criticises. the decision as showing a lack of sincerity, **LONG LIVE THE EMPIRE.”' ENTHUSIASM IN CAPITAL

PEKING, December 1st. On Saturday morning the Lifayuan the N.0.0.'s towards the men who counted the votes, which numbered 1,093, going lame, Low spitefulness. Abuse

Aug, 6-Krasnostaw. I long for peace Aug 7 March of from 17 to 18 miles Everywhere graves, bodies of horses un buried or only half covered. Flies One lives like a beast in the dirt.... fith.

perished with the cold as they were not marines to destroy the lives of helpless no further. Always the same brutality of

supplied with proper clothing. GENERAL.

THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENOY.] RECRUITING EXTRA-

ORDINARY.

EXTRA OFFICES OPENED.

LONDON, Docember 13th. Yesterday and Friday there were such crowds at the recruiting offices that des pite the opening of extra offices through- ut the country it was completely impos sible to deal with the rush. Thousands waited for hours in long queues in the rais. Consequently, the time limit f Lord Derby's scheme has been extended

until midnight to-night, If it is still possible to cope with such a rush, simply the names of the applicants will be taken,

men, women, and children, and prefers to believe that the Commander committed the outrage without authority.

WASHINGTON, December 1 It is understood that the American Note to Austria regarding the Angana give Austria a week for compliance with the demands, otherwise a rupture of diplomatic relations is regarded as certain.

HEROIC GERMAN AIRMEN. BOMB STRANDED BRITISH STEAMER.

and were ananimously in favour of a Monarchy.

Yang Tu proposed, and Sun Yu-yun seconded, a motion that a memorial

Disgusting conduct of the officers.The should be addressed to the President officers divide the presents from home inviting him to ascend the Dragon Throne among themselves. They take away the of China, and it was approved amid loud tent canvas from the men, and have he cries of Long Live China and Empire." tents put up for themselves in which they wrap themselves up comfortably.

This memorial was accompanied by go on the spree, they steal the bread and documents containing details of the wine out of the wagons, and all the while they are drawing big rations

They

Aug. We are now three miles from the front, now fino

various nominations.

The meeting again assembled at 5 The 3rd Company has come back; all o'clock, when a dispatch was read from the men I know in it are either wounded the President declining nomination on or killed. The men's stories are very the ground of his non-achievements, and depressing, they are horribly tired und N.0.0.'s are in good shape; their mum oaths, and suggesting the nomination of their moral is low. Only the officers and that it would be a violation of his former

considering the a

the losses another. ber is astonishing in men.

cepted nomination.

PARIS, December 13th. A British cargo steamer which was tranded on the Belgian coast was attack ed by three German bydroplanes, which

Aug. 10-Drill this morning, alber a The Lifuyuan forwarded a stoond dropped bombu Several Allied aerop-cold night under canvas. It is a trife memorial to the President, who then ac- in itself, but the endless annoyances, the threats of punishment for the smallest blunders make life unbearable. In pre sence of the haughty and independent like mere ciphers, lilos a herd of cattle.

Aug. In a dug-out close to the front Bumour that we are going to change our threatre of operations. They Bay France,

laten hastened to the spot, and drove off the Germans, while a French torpedo

A long Edict procisiming the change was isatied at 7 o'clock in the evening,

Our artillery started a fire yesterday in and they will be allowed to attest till boat from Dunkirk towed off the steamer attitude of the N.C.O.'s the mense and was printed in the newspapers in

the city of St. Elie, which is still burning.

In the afternoon a small party "of bombers entered a strongly held German trench acar Neave Chapelle, destroyed a machine-gun and disabled a number of the enemy. The party had only four wounded The weather is very stormy and wet.

CALM.

PARIS, December 12th, 4.25 p.m. A communiqué states:-There is nothing to report.

TRENCH

GUN FIGHTING.

PARIS, December 13th.

2.05 a.m.

Wednesday.

Mr. Steel Maitland, Under Secretary for the Colonics, has enlisted under the group system.

His Majesty the King has again) set He sent a message from the example, Windsor last evening announcing that a great number of the Royal servants en listed long ago, and in compliance with His Majesty's wishes all the eligible men in the Royal Service had attested and been placed in their respective groups,

Mr. O'Grady, M.P., who is a member

under fire from a German battery.

INDIA'S LOYALTY. STORIES OF SEDITION ARE TEUTONIC INVENTIONS.

OTTAWA, December 13th-

The officers look splendid. They are gay, and always making jokes. The men on the other hand march with their heads down, buried in their own thoughts, without speaking

Aug. 19-The action has begun; we are in reserve. I am tired, ill, wretched beyond words. I have an unhealthy long.

A large gathering was addressed by Mr. Rostam Rostumjce, a Bombay editor, who was introduced by the Duke of Coung for peace naught. The speaker

expressed his pride the grand part Indis was playing in the world crisis, and declared that the people were loyal to a man He charac

of Lord Derby's committee, in an interferised as Teutonic inventions the stories of sedition, and graphically described the view, remarked that he was convinced that something like a miracle had been engagements participated in by the Indian accomplished. When Lord Derby's report troops in all the theatres of war. He als A communiqué states:-There has been was presented it would be found that the paid a tribute to the splendid encrifices of live fighting with trench guns in Bel-nation had never risen to the occasion to live princes in the cause of Empire gium, in which the enemy was silenced.

such an extent at any time in histery,

A hearby vote of thanks was accorded the speaker.

NEW CHIEF-OF-STAFF.

LESSON OF THE WAR.

PARIS, December 13th..

An official Note with reference to the

HOLLAND UNEASY,

AT BETHMANN-HOLLWEG'S

SPEECH,

AMSTERDAM, December 13th!: The uneasiness which Dr, Bothman appointment of General Castlenau to be Holweg's speech has caused in Hollatid,

where the general view is held that Holland's independence depends upon

*

END OF CHINESE REPUBLIC. YUAN SHIH-KAT ASCENDS THE

THRONE.

red ink.

Flags were flown universally, and there was no disturbance.

Ministers and Heads of Departments $ conference or Saturday, attended presided over by the President, to frame the new policy,

Aug. 29-As soon as the attack opened, the other commanding the company, Aug. 13-At 3 o'clock, forward. The Lieutenant Reinicke, stayed behind, and. Russian trenches are organized in nothing more was seen of him; not only masterly manner. Troublesome fire from so, but the section leaders and the non- commissioned officers stayed behind. The the enemy's artillery.DA

sections and groups advanced without leaders. Indescribable jumble. We had heavy losses, but one no longer notices them,

Yesterday evening a long talk about the war. Everybody is fed up with the war and especially with the whole of the military régime, kad

It was 5 o'clock in the afternoon be fore we got anything to cat, for we had to march past before Prince Eitel Fried rich. The Prince looked well and seemed in good spirits. He might almost have been having a treat.

Aug 14. In action... Awful fire The regiment has lost about 170 men. It is stupid to attack so strong a posi tion," muttered Captain B All the same that did not prevent him from firing on his own men.

Aug. 31. Our leaders yesterday re- marked, You shall have something to eat when you have taken the trench

Sept. 1-We are worn out, Marches. Sept. &-Food absolutely insufficient.

The old soldiers and non-commis sioned officers stick to the travelling kit- The old chens and stuff themselves. hands, too know how to get themselves looked after, but when recruits want a second helping they are driven away with jeere, and often enough a beating into the bargain.

The colour-sergeant is a dirty bawler. always uttering threats, novor a good word, always ready to use a stick, and he doesn't spare it when he gets the

Aug. 15.-la pursuit of the Russians. Worn out by excitement and hunger. Exuberant cheerfulness of the officers, Colonel, major, captain, laugh boister ously. Their faces beaming, shining with fat. For us, hardships, dirt, hunger chance. New York, December 19th.

We Long march antil 5 o'clock. The Associated Press correspondent at halt in Russian trenches dug in the opon Peking wires that President. Yuan, Shih-shells, rain on our heads. The Russians vale régime of masters in with the usu country. Hardly have we settled in when

a convenient time for the Coronation,

[HAVAS SERVICE.]

IN FRANCE.

Sept. 21-Lieutenant Reinicke has got the Iron Cross. It is the triumph of this.

Every morning, drill, with usual accompaniment of abuse and fronts. Ind itself, what is required of one at drill is not so bad, but it becomes a real torture on account of the system. Everything one does is wrong, blameworthy, and extra drill, not, the slightest idea of rea- sonable instruction, no explanation, no,

as they retreat dig these trenches to en- tico ns into them, which gives them a fixed target treated by the old soldiers, who answer The young soldiers are grosdy them in monosyllables and hardly deign oriminals and worse. All of a sudden for nothing, one is threatened with a beating. The commissioned ranks, from practical examples, nothing but threats Major Stillfried downwards, set the ex- ample. Everybody is discouraged. Men of peaceful nature are crushed.

Passionate desire for peace, amount ing to physical pain.

and annoyances.

Every day we have to sing stupid songs, always the same, instead of getting them out of the Song Book," and we go singing through the village like children,

General Joffre's Chief-of-Stoff says that

Kai has accepted the Throne of Chitia the present war has proved that a single

The Council of State, after voting on command is more than ever necessary when Belgium, is voiced in the Handelsblad, the question of change of Government, several Allied armies have to concert their which says that the speech means that petitioned President Yuan, who at first views in order to adopt a single plato Germany will not listen to the com-declined, but when petitioned a second to look at them. We are treated like able to punishment. Always threats of applicable to all theatres of operations. plete restitution of Belgian independence, time accepted with the proviso that ho Hence the recent decrees whereby General and that the only peace she contemplates would continue to act as President until Jofre was entrusted with the supreme i one whereby no country will be able direction of our armies on all fronts. to attack her; and adds that this is a General Jeffre, by virtue of a decree of strange kind of defensive war. October, 1913, providing for the appoint- journal is convinced that Bethmann ment of a Chief-of-Staff, selected General Hollweg will later recognise his mistake, Castlenau to be his Chief-of-Staff,

but that at the present chances of peace are more remote than ever. AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT

THROUGH REUTEL'S AGENOT.]\

AUSTRIANS FORCED TO

RETIRE.

LONDON, December 13th..

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN

DISSENSIONS.

The

AUSTRIAN COMMANDER REMOVES

HUNGARIAN STANDARD

ZUBICE, December 13th.

Am Austrian communiqué admits that

The Austro-Hungarian dissension over the Austrians were forced to retire from the administration of occupied territories Monte Vies, between the Chiese and Con-has been accentuated by the rumours at

ཟླ་

Dei valleys. Fighting has been resumed Budapest that the Austrian Commander near Gorizia.

bis removed the Hungarian standard from Belgrade.

SALONIKA, December 13th. It is reported that the Bulgarians in- tend a violation of the Greek frontier, ITALIANS CAPTURE IMPORT- although the Greek troops are moving to- wards the threatened point, C BULGARIANS NEARING GREEK FRONTIER.

SALONIKA, December 13th. „The evacuation of Doiran and Ghergheli was completed on Sunday. The Bulgara are reported to be five miles from the Greek frontier, following slowly in the wake of the Allies.

ANT HEIGHTS.

BOME, December 13th.

The matter was interpellated in the Hungarian Diet, when the Premier gave it as his opinion that the Austrians

FRENCH STOCK.

French Stock now stands at 64.50, EXPLOSION AT BELGIAN FACTORY.

PARIS, December 12th.

A violent explosion destroyed a Belgian pyrotechnics manufactory. The diage are important, and there are about 1,000 younded.

The cause of the explosion is unknown,

The

And why should one die? Why! Aug 18-Spent the day in holes,

It can't be worse in the Foreign Legion. This morning, when we fell in, I made Slept; nothing to eat. In the evening wade a line of trenches joining up the a wrong movements, as the sun prevented shell holes The German soldier has no my looking to my front. Immediately the personality, he is a machine, and that colour-sergeant put me down for punish- is what he is trained to be; as soon as

inent. Afterwards the lieutenant called he is left to himself he is idle, stupid, me up in front of the whole company and a blockhead. He has only one idea, and overwhelmed me with nonsense, eating and sleeping, and his brutishness whole morning I was threatened, and is only limited by barbarous punishment at last was put in the rear rank. As a He never knows of his own accord what result of our marches in Poland many of he ought to do and everything he does us have core feet. Every day the colour- ho does with frightful clumsiness,

Aug. 18-The day before the fight I sergeant checks some of the lame mex, threatens them, and puts them on extra saw, on the march, a colour-sergeant beat fatigue. Even those who have swollen a recruit with a stick. This morning the feet of which the battalion doctor has He smothered him with advised them to be careful, are made to same sight, blows, and the old soldier Seitz helped march incessantly, and if they flinch they him. Abuse. Captain Becker said in so are threatened with extra drill in the many words, "Tan them as much as you afternoon. like so long as they obey."

March all night without a halt. Major Count Stillfried is ferocious Soldiers are tied to trees for eating biscuits and apples, or lying to an officer

Aug 21-The officers have tents and tables like tourists, and have an ab dant spread.

Sept. 97th-One gets stunted intellec tually. One has no longer a single ides except to keep going physically. and before my eyes spectre

Always the same longing for peace, French front elose at hand, with the horrors of its artillery Gre

Left Douai yesterday evening about 6. o'clock, very hard march of six to nine

Lieutenant Reinicke since yesterday,

SUTURE OF THE SPINAL CORD.. The suture of the spinal cord has beaw ads for the first timp as far as is knowa surgery by Dr. Emile Girou. Describ ing his achievement in the Academy of Medicine, Dr. Girou said the patient was soldier who had been hit by a shell splin jer which embedded itself in the whole

Aug. 25th-Started about 4 o'clock in breadth of the vertebral caral, completely evering the spinal cord. The operation, the afternoon. Soon deployed in skir "A· communiqué says that the Italians ought to administer Russian Poland; and which was performed in disastrous condi- mishing order; moderate gun and if miles without haltings been drunk

tions on a dying man, gave results far fire. Lieutenant Reinicke is never there beyond anything they were entitled to when firing is going on. When the din- hope, The man was now able to move his ger is over he rushes impetuously to the lower limbs, and was gradually recovering front. The whole company laughs at it. The section his sensory powers. The enormous slough He is a grotesque sight, ing sore which normally ought to have leaders grumble and are worried; they At midday the killed him in a few days, was healing don't know what to do up. The fever had disappeared, and his colour-sergeant of our company hit general condition was good

soldier of the active army with a stick

have secured possession of heights between the Guidicaria and Conces Valleys, domi- nating the Bezegge Basin.

They carried with the bayonet successive lines of strong trenches with redoubts, bear Noyyala

the Hungarians Serbia.

OBITUARY.

LONDON, December 13th, The death is announced of the Marquis of Abergavenny.

We are in a village, empty of inhabi- tans, half destroyed by artillery, quita close to the front, it is said to be Aricuz. All night heavy firing to our front. It seems that we are going to take up star shella

our position.

Spent the afternoon in a dugent, The fighting seems to be severe,