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STORIES OF THE SOMMÉ BATTLE.

The Manchester Guardian says that If you picture the long landing staga naturally enough, the success of the Rusat Southampton with its vast sheds into sian offensive has revived a very keen interest in Roumania's attitude, and the most intuential of the German news papers devote a large amount of space to long articles on the subject from their correspondents at Bucharest. These are of great importance in forming an estimate of the situation, because, being

written for German readers, it is not likely that they aim at overstating the ease for the Entente. The Berliner Tageblatt has one from its very reliable correspondent Dr. Leo Lederer, who, ns will be een, is not very hopeful ahout Roumania's policy. He says:

BRITAIN'S WILL TO

MAJOR MORAHT'S ADMISSION.

WIN.

"It is in its coolness anil judgment; that we recognise the English will to hold out until victory, without regard to the length of time required. With its reserves and its system of economis ing them England has brought itself into a condition of being the vicar in time of need for the Allies.”

This, the frankext recognition of England's military power that has ap peared in Germany since the war began, was written by Major Moraht in the Berliner Tayeblait, bofom the commence,

The whole tone of his review of the situation, apart from a little vaghe talk

of final victory, is pessimistic in charac ter, and the famous critic even makes a covert appeal to the Tacks and Bul- garians to do something to relieve the situation of the Central Powers. Tho following are extracts:

which the hospital trains roll slowly one behind the other to take up our wounded soldiers as anything of a. Via Dolorosa- then you see it as it most emphatically is not. We have some sorely wounded men, of course. But they invariably greet you with a cheery smile when you speak to them. They are satisfied. The *** show" is emphatically worth while, as they see it. And then there are the jolly Just as before, Roumanian policy is thronging crowds of lightly wounded, biassed by the thought of not being bound to the conquered party just as It is now looking among these laughment of the British advance was known. before, people are secretly wishing foring, chaffing, jovial homecomers for sen- the ruin of Austria-Hungary the pushing back of Hungary: just as before,tinentality or a solen sense of their there exists a great deal of belief in the own heroism, let alone depression or the final superiority of the Eutonte, or, at least, the conviction that this world-war melancholy associated with wounds.

Two who landed presented a strange will end indecisively. This shows the special importance to Houmania of the contrast, a white-haired major, very present events on the fields of battle

sturdy, sinewy and hard, and a smooth- In its desire not to miss the right faced, laughing boy of a second lieutete critical moment has been reached for The general war situation shows that moment for its decision, the Romanianant, who was chafing his senior all the belligerent armies. Our enemies, Government is following the course of merefully, because, forsooth, the latter. COMPANION." events on the various battlefields, espe

wore a private soldier's slacks, with as ourselves, are at the high-tide of their cially in Bukovina and Galiein, with

one leg cut far up its side, and a service exertions. Gradually, in the course of tensest interest. Naturally the Rouma- man Government has grown more rancket with one sleeve in ribbons. He the war, the enemies have learned to undertake fairly simultaneously their. our enemies than it formerly was. Be-left arm and right leg; clean punctures also honestly admit that. their organi- tious in its judgment of the successes of I had had a machine-gun bullet through attacks on the Central Powers. We must fore the 'Russiaus have reached the other in both cages, side of the Carpathians the Entente's **Now just you simmer down, young prospects of anal victory will hardly man, or you'll be spanked, and die- seem sufficiently secured to Roumania to missed for having made a false declara- inlure her to unite her lot with that of the Eatente. The necessity of bringing mean."

tion as to your age-your infancy, the harvest into safe storage, too, and of remedying the insufficiency of muni- tions, especially in the artillery, before any entry into action, is influencing the decisions of the Romanian Government.

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To-day, however, this much is clear Bratiano's Government pledged itself Inst year at least to observe neutrality towards Russia and her Allies, the En tente renowed its promises of active, sup- port to Roumania, and steps are also being taken to regulate the munitions quetsion with the help of the Entent"

THE BULGARIAN FACTOR.

Dr. Lederer admits that Al. Bratiano protested against the Russians' breaking into Roumanian territory at Mamor sitza, but he does not think this protest excludes the possibility of Roumania allowing the transport of Rassion troops through her territory if the military situation was a favourable one. "He de clares that Roumania's policy is largely influenced by her relations with Bu garia:-

It was a delicate point for the Major to have touched, no doubt

sation of the operations has becurae; more energetic and more uniform. Their great resources in money and roch, as well fus their great roads of supply on the open sea, make it more easy for them to render harder our final victory. We should be blind if we did not ser these symptoms, and it would be con trary to German custum if we did not give the truth the recognition due to it. But if the enemies war organisation has made advances we have done the same, and on this point we arch, as formerly, at the head. So far as one The boy was, as a fact, though he had can see, our unity in belief in victors been in command of a company, just ahas not been shaken. We are confident, merry, laughing boy; but as strong as a young horse, and a thoughtful follow, too, as the tribute he paid to the enemy

"Oh, come, I say, sir, that really is a bit thick. You know you wouldn't have dared to give your own age. I shall cer tainly write to The Times about it."

THE PRUSSIAN GUARD, AS TIGER-CATS.

showed.

The way some of 'em talk," he said, you might think the Boches were all baby-killers, ravishers, and rank curs. There are sure like that; a goud many, in fact; and in all the British Army don't believe there's one. Anyhow, I've never seen or heard of a British soldier running out with hands up, calling for mercy, and giving himself up. Never beard of it; and I saw Boshes doing it;

To Roumania it is an extremely painful idea to see her former adversary & Boche offer do it. But the of 1013 sitting high and mighty on the fellows we were up against on July 1st Danube The possibility of a war on two fronts is doubtless giving the Rouma fought like tigers. We were between nins food for reflection. Apart from Fricourt and Mametz, and when we had this, however, they are representing their the Buche with his back to the wail, he eventual taking part in the world war fought like a tiger-cat.. No Kamerad more as a fight against Hangary than as business about that, I assure you. Why

Balkan war, both from military rea- they were shying bombs in our faces at sons, on account of the united front with point blank range, when our bayonets Russia, and from political reasons, bewere absolutely touching em. They cause they obviously wish to invest the were the Prussian Guard, or Guard He Roumanian territory of Hungary, out serve I think they call it. We got of a certain distrust of Russia, as soon mighty few, prisoners among then, I as the Carpathia wall is broken Can assure you. through."

Dr. Lederer.concludes his article with short picture of the pro-Entente agita- tion which is going on in Roumania, and

he says:

ANOTHER PICTURE,

too, that united with us, and forced in their own interests, the Bulgarians and moved to further Turks will also be self-sacrificing activity in their theatres of war.

The elmax of the struggle in the west. in approaching at Veruun. We are standing before a decision to achieve which will, however, no doubt be very hard. The English offensive is coming into being. The Englishmen go very carefully to work. They find out at cer- tain points by tactically unimportant advances what they want to know. At long range they set to work their artil

ry, for which at the present moment they love a great amount of ammuni tin ready. During many months Eng- land has been able to bring its war material across the Channel, unhindered by all pes dangers. Our English enemies do not fall into the mistake of rejoicing too loudly or making small: successes appear grent. They have even become very shy, avoid all boasting, and do not reckon upon a speedy repetition of the Bussian and Italian successes.

It is exactly in this coolness of jadg. ment that we recognise the English will to hold ont until victory, without regard to the length of time required. With its reserves and its system of economising them England has now brought itself into a condition of being the saviour in time of need for the Allies. I repeat what I have said before, that without a serious reckoning with England on the battlefields of the West, we shall never

go ure sten rearer pence,

to carry un, a comparatively simple job, and I think our men are doing it as well as it could be done.?

"It's all very different from last year's show," said a smooth faced youngster. Yes, I was in the Loos show. We've learned a whole lot since then, and I think we are applying it now. Everything is beautifully definite no loose ends hanging out. I think you will find that all our casualties, wax whatever they may be, will be well paid for--nothing wasted or chucked away. It's too well-planned for that."

The men-oh, the only trouble with our men was to get 'em to keep back long enough and to take any ordinary cure of themselves. Me--I was 17 in Again, the Entente is attempting to August, 1914. I was in Gallipoli in establish closer relations with Roumania, May, 1915, and Kot to France in aad on the presupposition of the neces- November, 1915; and then wounded in sary military successes it would certain-

both places. It's a great game." ly not be difficult for it to come to an His years have not runde the white agreement with Roumania, while Bra-haired major less madest. The men tiano without a doubt enjoys the con-well, speaking for my own company," he fidence of the Crown, even though said, "they were absolute perfection. there is lacking feeling of complete No veterans could have been finer. They harmony. But even those few quarters which reckon with the necessary military jumped into that hail of lead as though successes on Russia's part de not expect it were water and they wanted to swim. the decision before the harvest has been Positively, they rushed into the thick of brought in and the munitions question it, laughing and cheering, and singing, course of the like boys bathing in the sea on a hot settled--that is, in the month of August."

day. I'm sorry to say I accomplished nothing at all. I was knocked out just The Lokalanzeiger also has a long as we got to the front of the Bache para account of Roumanian affairs from its pet first line, you know; so I was no Bucharest correspondent, but he assumes good to our boys at all. a far more cheerful and hopeful air than the Frank Dr. Lederer, though more restricted in his outlook and deductions. "But mis* He gives a picture of a Roumania torn magnificent. He should be here tonight in two by contending opinion. It is an or to-morrow. He was wounded much

FINE WORK OF LONDON TERRITORIALS. epoch of popular meetings, and each later on, after he had done perfectly week brings new ones. On the one hand splendid work in Mametz He killed one

A rifleman in the County of London are the Federalists, the hot-blooded Boche machine gunner with his own Regiment, now in hospital near Liver- fighters dreaming of the conquest of bands, when he'd lost his revolver; broke Transylvania." On the other hand are the fellow's back, so I'm told; left him pool, and who was formerly in the In- land Revenue Department, spoke of the the Social Democrats, the sober work dead, anyhow; and he'd wounded a rare deeds of this famous Territorial Begi- men who do not want a war at all, but lot of our chaps, that same gynner only an Improvement of the conditions But he struck & enàg when got hold ment, It certainly, ie z bit strange of life and a cheapening of foodstuffs":-

The Federaliste arrange a meeting of him; for is quite a well-known court Wood," he said, but I wouldn't wrestler up north, and his hands and have missed it for worlds. Not that I obviously with the intention of over- throwing the Government.

Their pro-arms are better than some men's bayo want an immediate repetition of my ex- periences. It's not exactly pleasant to gramme contains such items as a match nets sed daggers."

protest to the Palace, a demand To all

Southampton, Te eight hours against barbed wire: for immediate mbilisation, if not revo-Britona who come to Butamide. In from the der og lines, and this lution!

The Adeverul, announc this lauding is coming home." "Yes, bullet through my hand, constantly re- I'm for London," said one long-limbed minds me that I have not been working infantryman, whose right arm and neck in an office lately.

ing all this in a leading article printed in thick type, wrote a few days ago

One more manly effort on Sunday, and

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were swathed deep in snowy lint and But let me tell you what the boys the rotten (Government) will be lying on cotton. I hail from near by the otherd; it will make pleasant reading for. the..dent says that such de London-Ontario, you know-but this is anyone interested in the Queen's West- monstrations usually end in the windows coming home, all right, for me, I guess. ministers. We went over three lines of of the Liberal Cleh or the "Indepen-I've stacks of friends in this London, German trenches; just swept along as nce" being broken, and loud cheering too. Oh, this the neck's nothing; only I have seen a really good pack of Irish outside the Russian Embassy for the skin deep, and the arm will be all rightforwards, carrying everything before us, Tsar and his armies.

in a week or two. Just a splutter of irresistible. Of course we had to pay a At the same time, the many thou shrap., hardly worth talking about. price. From my own experience I can sands of workmen, and labourers meet want to get back and tee this big push together at the Social Democratic affair, out. I tell you it's too good to mias."..

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to oppose with all means in their power

PERFECTION OF THE PLANS.

corroborate the statement that the Ger maps were well prepared for an attack, Not that their infantry did a great deal; they were either blown to pieces or dazed the Jingo propaganda of the war- "The confidence of our chaps--all by dtr terrific bombardment. But they agitators. The workpeople de Franks is quite splendid," said a grey had massed great quantities of artillery mand an increase of their wages, a de-haired subaltern of the Royal Engineers, at Hébuterne and Commccourt, and this crease of working hours, and cheaper and very inspiring. The definiteness we had to face. food. The Government, however, is com of all the arrangements largely accounts "It would have been better if we had. paratively helpless in the matter, for it cannot alter things which hang together, for that, I fancy.

Knowing precisely been content to stay at the third line,

with the general war situation, and over what has to do, every man is busy But we advanced towards the fourth, doing it with au casy mind. Of course, and then found that we had no bombs which it has no influence."

The article closes with an assertion we know very little there in the front left, that there were no reinforcements, that the stories of refugees from line. It's he swelle behind who really and no supports, so we had to retire! Bukovina are having a damaging effect know, and jol well they've used their It won't be long before my hand is on Russian prestige in Roumanian knowledge this Our part is just better. I killed two Germans after I

was shot, so it can't have seen so bad." opinion.

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