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*** PETROGRAD-] FROM THE NEVA,

I shouted, Forward! Jumped over the parapet, and ran forward over the field of beet-root. I remembered that I was an officer, and must keep in front of my men,

I heard no shots. At the German trench I felt a blow on my shoulder, just ns il someone had hit me with arling whip. But I did not at first realise that

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18 THERE I SECRET CHANNEL TUNNEL?

BY WILLIAM LE QUEDX.]

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I was wounded. Without stopping, we taken from the London weekly John

NEW ARMY'S TRIUMPH,

BLOW TO GERMAN MORALE.

Yes I think you may take it Master Boche will never again set foot on the ground wo "have won from him this month and I think ho knows it But, although its mighty hard to get, tho ground we've got from him is the least.

leaped across the tronch, When we were Bull, which prefaced it with the re- of the things we're taken from the Gers | neross it I felt a sudden catching of tho breathe, and everything went black before mark:

my eyes. On the right was a deep prices of all kinds in the course of the funnel, the crater of a 12-inch shelt. I jumped into the crater

The funnel was wide, with crumbling edges, and with a sticky, clayey bottom

I sat down on the damp earth and felt that my arm was very sore. I struck a maleh and began to smoko.

Now I heard the thunder of guns distinguished the rattle of howitzers and the whistle of bursting shells. I had a

Although accustomed to sur-man army, as I see it. The main gain is in the changes wrought in the two armies, the Huns and ours, since July lat. And that you can't recken in figures. Begad, there aren't any figures

enough for the reckoning,"

present war, wo must not be assumed as identifying ourselves with the interesting and daring speciation put forward in the following article."

feeling of depression. Involuntary || vealed." Long and close study of the jugability the action of the medical authori

closed my eyes

Those were the words of Licut Colonel. Commanding Officer of the th Because in 1907 I dared to attempt to apoken just before he landed from prove that the Kaiser was forming a one of the hospital ships at Southampton deeply-laid plot against Great Britain, His wound, happily, is a slight one, I was denounced as a scaremonger affecting one hand only; and this gallant. Whether I was guilty, time has new roofficer himself regarded with some irri I sat a whole hour unconscious in this gling of German diplomacy, the subtle ties in saparating him from his unit at way. When I came to myself 1 suwmanner in which, Germany undermines all at the present timoaded German in front of me, a German officer, her neighbours and insidiously spreads I asked for a dressing, and they. in i grey green cloak, and with a round her, influence, the well-concealed applien cap of the same color. The officer was tion of Gernian palm oil In the most. standing straight before me, and was unexpected quarters, and the marvellous looking me in the face. I tried 19, 1- ramunications of the German Secret Ser- but he and in Fretch

vice, lead the thoughtul man to expect certain surprises before the war: is over. Indood, have they not been bons ingly promised to us by the Germans.

“You are my prisoner Sit down!" and he covered me with Ins revolver

I answered: "Shoot "

I also gave him my name. We were sow sitting at opposite sides of the lol Hoa German and le a Frenchman W remained silent. We both felt awkward, 2 I tried not to look &t him. At last he said

You are wounded ??!

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insist mi giving mo a trip to Blighty. However, thank goodness, I can trust my second in command, and I shall be back with my hattalion before very mBBY, days are over."

Fighting is a pretty queer business, you know when you come to think it out,

I felt certain that he would shout themselves? We were unprepared. For especially this sort of tornado of fighting But hus unexpectedly lowered his arm. the bag howitzers which suddenly act now and for twentieth century His face was tamed, with thick, dark pearl and pounded the great forts of mon, lots of whom never had so much as hair, and wide, hinc eyes. After a short Liege ud Namur to ruins ; ws were un-shot gun in their hands till a year ago, silence he said

prepared for the incendiary corps of that's more of a miracle than people at "Foonld shoot you-at. I da not want German Army, whose duty it was to hard one will over understand this Now to. We are both prisoners in this hole! Belgian and French villages; we were Army. It's carrying on fighting of a Arid he added, saluting I am & unprepared for the Zeppelins and for kind vastly more terrible than any that Captain in the 28the Prussian Regiment; the OF pirates, and "U" minelayers, the world has ever seen before, and Muller

just as we were for the poison-gas, the carrying it on with as in a steadiness, acrin torpedoes, the squirting of liquid with as much stubbornness, and as much! fire and the tear shells. Each of daste, too, as any veteran army known to these surprises was, however, oponly history has ever shown. If that isn't threatened, though readers of the news something of a miracle! Ask any coin- papers duly jeered at them as mere inlemanding officer with more than ten years?

service belund him. boasts. Yet, sure enough, as each was predicted, so surely it came. The GA THEY VE FOUND THEY CAN BEAT BIX. mans certainly prepared any eur

rises for the world, but have they get.

I've been in this show since it began, revended them all? Where is the Great Since the morning of the 1st, you know. Burprise which has 30 long been Our chaps have remained much the same threatened

all through, except for one thing. At the outset they had duty in their minds; doing their bit, you know their job. Now their blood. they ve got victory in They've got to real grips with the Boche. They've found he can fight all right. But they've found something else. They've found they can beat him. They've found they re just as well supplied and backed up and a bit better. And they've found that when it comes to actual grips. kneet-knee work, they can beat the Boche every time, m

Allow me. I shall fix a budage for

I answered: Pray, do not trouble yourself

But he came over to me and pulled out cotton wadding and bandages. And as he touched me with his hands I experi- enced curious transformation. Ho ceased to be a German, a detested enerny, a man who wanted to shoot me, ons of the armed bands whose presence pollutes our land. He was simply Captain Muller, my chance and already kind acquaintance

He bandaged me skilfully and rapidly When bo had finished be sailed, and said

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from the outset of the war campaign, the German objectivo, was Calsis; indeed Calais at all costs has been the enemy's battle gry for the past year. True o rush was made towards Paris, but Calais was the real goal which the Kaiser's legious vero endeavouring and are still endeavouring to reach. That the war has for its objective the crushing of ourselves we know upon the Kaiser's

winthority.

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rendy to give the word to weep them out hita, the, sen. We were all shopkeepers, who did ast know one end of a rifle from: another, and too soft, anyhow, to stand n for a moment against real live Hans,

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The Hun was taught that the very thanked lum in French..........

most the contemptible English could cycr Then we sat together, once more in Let the thinking man pause and redo would be to hold their line; to sit still, silence. The firing did not diminish, and feet. If Germany ever entertained, the until such time as the All Highest was sometimes the bombs burit near by, quite thought of invading England by seh culose to us. The carth, trembled, dark then that thought must have: 2001 ben narrow column rose up, and we were dispelled by the obstinate increases of the spattered with dirt, with lujos of earth, British Navy and the result of the Battle su roke. But neither I uor the Gerof, Jutland. To-day-ns was foreseen in man stirred. We did not wish to show Germany long ago there is a strong mee the Jun had made up his mind to that we were afraid, grew more many cerut defences of which mention who would torture and kill any worthy British Fleet, with vast ning fields and move. We were cruely cowardly devils, Towards evening the fire interse. The German was now listening must not be made. Again, between the Gerning who was misguided enough to French and British ports in the Channel fall into our hands, but we were not there is a lack of transports. Under soldiers, our soldiers had all been killed ARROW COLLARS such conditions the attempt upon our by the valinnt German army in the very shores could only to a small raid. fore doomed to failure. Yet, there is still beginning of the war, and a real offensive was utterly impossible for us, I've talked one problein remaining, and this pre to lots of prisoners, and I assure you blen-however incredible it may appear that's the sort of thing they've all been is the existence of a secret tunnel be taught, and that's what they believed. neath the Channel.

to the quas

- That was yours, that's mine; that's a 120, that's a 75, that's a 77, that's on

other 75.

My arm was mab and nched severely I said: Will you kindly get a flask out of my pockes I have some cogulo,

We drank some brandy, both from the same bottle First he, then L, and when we had drunk from the same, battle he blushed and raised his big, blue eyes. -

You are married? Yes; I am married. Have you Noy children 1”

!! Î linve two.?!

He rose and said, with a wave of his hand. I own a brickyard, over there,

Let us examine the facts. We know how the feasibility of such a tunnel has bon amply demonstrated by our eminent engineers ever since Matthieu first proposed the schema to Napoleon. The scheme has always been opposed by the British military authories, but the result

People who try to measure the im- portance of the push by the ground gained, or even by the casualties inflicted, will fall a long way short in their esti- ante of what it all means. The object

war is the destruction of the enemy, and the most important asset any enemy kas is his spirit, the morale of his troops,

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of the boring of preliminary headways on: Since July 1st our New Army has in- either side of the shores for 2,000 yards ficted a crushing blow upon the enemy's in Hanover. I am a peaceful man. or ao established the existenes of coal in gorale. With the same troops he cam have managed the brickyard all my Kont That was years ago But we must life. I wanted peace and I have gone not overlook the fact that as soon as coal What's been accomplished this month never again achieve the same ends. to war. And now we are living like was discovered the Westphalian coal would have been a big gain to the Allies, moles. We sleep in the water. We risk financiers instantly became interested, our lives every minute. People have gone constant borings being done with Ger if our casualties had been five times what mad. Black has become white, and white man capital, and often in steret, under they have been. Napoleon may have black. Tell me, why are we fighting the direction of some of the clevercat been right when he said an army marched on its stomach, but, believe ple, a Your Wilhelm wanted it

German engineers and mine-managers,

Anh! Wilhelm And did my child ren want war Wilhelm wanted it and they did not want it. And obeyed not them, but Wilhelm. And bere I am on French, on foreign soil, beside you, in this hole, and perhaps I shall die to

I' day. I shall die, or you will. They will kill me or you. Why? What for? For Germany For my brickyard? When will this war end When will we go home again? Or shall we not go home Tell me, why are wo fighting?

lasted a second-or it may have been a

who had acquired wide mining rights in modern, educated, twentieth-century Kent. For what reason 1 And there we are immeasurably ahead of army fights on its nerves and spirit, Anyone who takes the trouble to in the Bochs, and a long way ahead of our vestigate will discover that one of the selves a month ago. (Ex.) most prominent persons engaged in this pastelate A industry was na Alien who, for years prior to the war, was well known in East-

Bagine ently made it plain

Engineers have recently made it plain

Kent for The hospitality Indeed, this work would require trusty workmen; person, so closely interested in the Kent but no doubt any number of military coalfields, bought up large tracts of land engineers would have been available, in the county, and before the war had while we also know that great quantities gangs of Germans at work. In the of expensive plant for ventilation have, I wanted to answer him. I wanted to course of my own inquiries I have learnt in the past, actually arrived in Kent by tell him that we Frenchmen were defend that, so closely was be in touch with and and by sea. Soon after the out- ing our country, and that the Germans Westphalia, his usual habit was to cross break of war a cursory examination was wern bandits, not guests! But I sud to Germany each week Do not let us made of some of the workings. But at denly felt that I was thrown up into the dismiss this matter Ughtly. For years was only superficial, as seven mines were air, that it had become bot, that there constant and mysterious workings have inspected in the course of ten days. A wòs, a rank smell of smoke, and that beer in progress. What has been accin great surprise has been promised us everything about me was red.”“” This

Who knows?

by the Gormans. What is itiz

year--and when came to myself I saw

BELLCHING INVESTIGATION NEEDED. the blup sky overhead. I made an effort that the piercing of a Channel Tunnel Is it this tunnel--the tunnel so dreaded to rise. I noticed that the crater was would be a much easier task than that of by the British War Office, because by its smashed-down at the edge, and had grown the Simplon, and that a period of ten means they have assured us that we could smaller and deeper. From beneath the years would suffice to complete the work be accessfully invaded? Has it actually overturned. damp earth & pair of boots What more likely than that Germany's been driven through the chalk beneath stuck forth, worn at the heel; and be interest long ago became, awakened to the Channel until a quarter of a mile, or side them, close to me, lay an officer's this novel way of attacking England even less, from the French coast, so that round can, with the brim torn off. 1 And, if so, may sint it huve been Ger could be completed in a few days understood my companion, had heen man influenco--" the Hidden- Hand "— ever the enemy reached. Caluis or its Killed My aria ached stumbled and which forbade the tunnel being constract neighbourhood What means this com lost consciousness. During the night the ed by Englishmen ?...

Blog / stant hammering at the door of Calais men of my regiment picked me up. * Buroly- 200 German recrecy has been the thrust that, despite defeat, may carried far enough in aff other branches, yet be repeated with all the enemy's re- LORD R CECIL ON “ KULTUR"

of strategy to warrant us in a grave Bources, even though the defence of Calais Menspicion. Whether a tunnel oxists be now assured? Is it from Calais that Lord Robert Cecil, in his inaugural should be closely investigated. That the the Germans hoped to spring upon us address at the Cambridge Summer Meet engineering difficulties could be sure their great and starting surprise,

g. said perhaps the Russian would mounted we know by the evidence of our which for so many years they have been of German culture, that while it had rentest engineers, the only real difficulty preparing the surprise by which they

be the disposal of the material, hoped to stagger the world? promoted material prosperity its states. But expert views ahow that once men were liars, its merchants cheats ta kuitable spot had been secured on the officers brutes-(cheers)--and its soldiers Kent coast, ostensibly owned by person more more machines and food for cannot, or companies above auspicion, it would No doubt such a criticism would be exag be easy to remove the material. A few again as a ceremonger. I hope, gerated, but who could doubt that, in tons a day or a night would not, attract receive the support of the public, and however, in uttering this warning, I may face of the events of the last two year the eye and would be carried away at that a thorough and searching investiza the tendency of German 'Ruitur '' was Snee by vind and ware. Of course such tion may be made by properly qualified to degrade the individuall

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