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RAGGING.

ragging to which 1 refer, and which had disappeared almost completely some few

EXCHANGE OF CIVILIAN: PRISONERS."

ARGUMENT FROM RUHLEBEN. A large number of British civilian-pri- soners, released from the internment camp at Ruhleben, have signed a memorandum on the subject of a genéral exchange of such prisoners, German and British.

the document, which shows the signs tries to be in favour of that course, is

thus worded;

THE CAPTURE OF BAGDAD.

[DY A SUBALTERS.] THE CROSSING OF THE DIALAH

If we want to build ships faster than

Ragging in the Army in its old mis EXTRAORDINARY GALLANERY.

by any imaginable develop-ous form has long since died a well- the Germans by any The following tologram has been remont of their barbarous methods can ever timed death. ceived from Ewo-witness" Mesopo sink them, there is, we are cured by a 1 y well-timed, because the type of

dated Baghdad, March 12t5: well-known inventer, a perfectly simple The last fighting before Baghdad is way.

war, was of a kind which did no good to likely to becom。 historie on account of Regently wo referred to the launching years before the outbreak of the present the splendid gallantry of our troops in iu Norwegian waters of a farru concrete the victim and seriously interfered with

We, the undersigned, being released the crossing of the Dialah river. After barge of a thousand tons and corrected the discipline and efficiency of the Army, the action at Lajj the Turkish rear. The impression that it was the first "stone The idea of ragging originally was that prisoners from the Civilian internment guard fell back on the Dialah, destroying ship ever floated. Many barges of it was a means of getting rid of an un-Camp at Kuhleben, beg to lay the follow- quite unnecessary to employ this means, following measures: That the question the bridge which crosses at its junction Bumilar dimensions made of ferro, concrete ponular vilcer. But it has always been ing points before you, and suggest the as there are quieter, more orthodox ways of the health and safety of 4,000 English and that therefore this ques- with the Tigris. We pushed on in pur-have been brought into ordinary use on suit on the left, sending cavalry and the open sea as well na upon different of achieving this end. An ollicer is men be considered a subject of national or he is not, If he is not so fitted, histion be thoroughly discussed in both waterways. Ponteons, caissons, and even either it to hold his Majesty's commission importance

Parliament at the earliest Houses of two colupans of infantry to work round forts have been built of the same material, commanding officer should tell him so on the right bank and enter Baghdad

The forts have been finished, floated out if he is fit, then his brother officers should possible opportunity and the following They should not give him an ing bath White Paper Miscellaneous, No. 8, 1916, from the west. Speed in following Puto position, and yank on to permanent trent him as gentlemen treat gentlemen, points brought forward: (a) From the ** man" for the Germans offered a 1914, was essential and the column attacking somi-permanent, foundations, whilst or smear him with seccotine, nor break page 4, it is clery that in November, a feather bed across his nick and pretend an exchange, refused by us for fear of some military advantage After a Dialah was faced with another crossing the construction of ferro-concrete cais-

he is a parrot

refusal, but However, nowadays, as I have said, few weeks we withdrew our in which the element of surprise was sons is a commonplace of engineering. eliminated. The village lies on both Develop this idea, use instead of ferro ragging is of a gentler kind. It is em-too late, (b) According to the l'estminster cement for greater played in the more delicats eases where Gazette, 3rd November, 1816. Dr. Kriego, banks of the stream, which is on hun concrete, ferro

strength and buoyancy, and Fou could, the discipline of the orderly room is not of the Gurunan Foreign Office, said in the dred and twenty yards wide and houses the opinion of Mr. Juhu Cameron called for and where hints have been of Reichstag. If the negoziations for the nullahs and walled gardons made it in Grant, an engineer and inventor whose no avail have in mind the cassic release of civilian prisoners succeed, we in use all over the example of the young gentleman whe bind ourselves not to incorporate the patents are possible to build reeds and rumpɛ quick-

work, build with astonishing rapidity grew aide whiskers. He was quite a much returned in the Army." Has, the ly and bring pontoons without betraying ships of all sizes, from barges of a thou decent youth, the junior officer of his re- Government made any inquirica as to

turned British civilian prisoner has ners and through a fortnight's visit to Londonsisted on the sorious condition of the the point of embarkation, Hence the and tons, which could be towed night

up to Rouen, to ocean-going liners and men, but he got his head turned truth of this statement (c) Every re at Rublehen; und urged the old bridgehead site was chosen. The even warships...

By using blended steel and cement, There he stay in a smart restraumon attack on the night of the 7th was check-

Mr. Grant said in an interview with certain super-nut with a growth of hair to sume definite action. ed but the quality of the courage by representative of The Observer, large on either cheek reaching to a point level

mane

for 4,000 Englishmen would be our men has never been surpassed in crean going vessels could be constructed with the lobe of the car. He admired Nothing has been done. (d) The question in which the present, riveted steel plat the idea, and a young Iaily with him as to whether the release of 26,000 Ger- ing would not be needed, and the weight said that sic thought he would look very seriously detrimental to the military

situation should be discussed. of the steel framing itself might be nice too if he grew whiskers

The following summary of arguments substantially reduced. After a consider SOAPLESS SHAVING Immediately the first pontoon was ble amount of time spent with my By the time he returned to his regi would-be of interest (1) Against a lowered over the ramp the whole lautch partner over the application of cement ment le bad done his best to do general exchange of civilians The and ferro cement to quite another line of The senior subaltern remarked that night possible gain for Germany of 96,000 ing party was shot down in a few work, in which both great strength and in moss that he had not shaved himself fighting men and possible information seconds. It was bright moonlight and extreme accuracy were required, we got properly. The next day the adjutant given to the enemy,(2) For a general the Turks had concentrated their machine-suca s respect for its possibilities that told him on parade to get his hair cut exchange of civilian: (a) The probability

He replied that this had been done that, after two years confitement. I was leil to study them in the construc guns and rifles in houses on the opposite tion, or at least the plating or covering three days before; to which the adjutant many Germans would be at for military swered that it was too long over his services (b) the impression that would bank. The second pontoon had got inth of self-propelled vessels,

Their construction presents no in-ears. The folowing day as hy was still be created in Germany by the arrived of the middle of the stream when a terrineinsic or inherent difficulty. It is merely flourishing he offending tufts he was 20.000 nien who could vouch for (1) our sent for to the orderly room, and told strength, (2) the small effect of the war fusillade was opened on it. The crew of question of organisation and careful The strength, buoyancy, five rowers and ten rillemen were killed supervision.

rapidity of construction, as well as the by the commanding officer to shave his our business prosperity, (3) aur but there was no holding back. The order saving of steel plate, and the general whiskers off. He answered that he did plentiful food supply compared with that wear whiskers. The pelin campaign; (5) the kind treatment of prisoners. &ce the guards of the still held to secure the passage and craw economy, including the possibility even not know it was against the King's of Germany, (4) the failure of the Zep-

of the entire use of female labour, lend Regulations to after crew pushed off to an obvious and to the project sufficient merit, in my King's Regulations were cont for and camps in England would be freed for to call for immediate considera-stre Rough it was written in black and military service; (f) the danger of such sider white that whiskers if worn must be of a large number of enemy aliens in our was exterminated in the same way

reason never been ease; (g) the probability that after the the pontoons drifted out into the Tigris to with ferro cement would be at least as had been framed in the Early Victorian quent leakage of important secrets would Mawar the German remaining in our midst float put the camp in daylight with theirong as those built entirely of steel, era, had for some

down to their If, however freight of dend. Drafts whe went over ronger with age and immersion, ad For whole day the regiment

points were raised by volunteers from other here 18 no comparison between the life nonpussed, and our young gentleman business in this country, If, of properly constructed ferro concrete or strolled the town magnificent in his side after the consideration of these battalions in the brigade and these caferro equent and that of exposed steel ornaments. But retribution followed is still found to be inadvisable to the sappers on the bank share the aurore are so use to day, I believe, ferro swiftly that night. At 10 pm, he was change 26,000 Germans for 4,000 English-

The of the night with the attacking, basabon, Nothing stopped them save the loss of concrete boats that were constructed fifty arrested in his quarters by the orderly men, then the following posso arrange removal of the remainder to noutral pontoons. A Lancashire man remarked or sixty years ago, and they are reported officer and marched to the billiard room meats should be discuss d

to be suri as good as new,

Here he was been hastily assembled.

countries. (Since the above was written it's a bit hot bere, but let's try higher Now is the moment, MO CE where a suba terns court-martial had change of all men over friv hun and then But the gallant fellows were redded when quickened by necessity, tried under Section 17 of his Majesty's bay been officially announced that the duced to their last bout

e require imagination in construction

specified dates act in a manner preve has been definitely agreed upon by UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTE. HOURS to trump the thrman's ace. The use of Army Act, in that he did on certain exchange of civilian prisoners over forty- higher up was delayed as boats had to be present methods, would, all cunt discite of the 190th Regiment of Foot the Germans that they should add to their Another regiment which was to cross ferro cement, and at least and com judicial to the good order and military both Governments.) (2) propocel to curried nearly a mile across country to vinced, prove all, and more than all, that I willly making his appearance gro- English prisoners: (a) A sufficient num

fesque and calculated to inspire fear in ber of French or Russian civilians, or the children of his company sergeant (b) a sufficient number of British mili-

prisoners to equalise the exchange.

the war.

HEROISM OF PONTOON CREWS.

not

certain death A third crossing party pinotical purposes ship built moderate length The regulation, which midst would be removed, and the conses

and

For all

in fact, their shells become harder and amended, the online Was would once more

the stream. After the failure of the I have said.

bridgehead passage the second crossing was cancelled but the men were still game. On the second night the

This time by bombardment.

ex:

major. The defence that whiskers were tally, we, who have spent many

Above Amarah we stick ber nose dabo the known to happen

to remain in captivity.

from

BIG BERLIN SWINDLE.

A GERMAN HUMBERT AFFAIR.

Berlin was excited at the end of Jan-

uary over a big swindle by a widow a well-known beauty, aged 20. Thes named Maria Kupfer and her daughtet,

allowed to be worn by military law was LIFE ON THE TIGRIS. parsuel with equal gallantrypt was

not held to be valid, and he was sen- months in Rahleben Camp, consider it soap. Which, I may add, was promptly British civilian prisoners are immediately Registering by tallery bber SHANGHAI MAN'S IMPRESSIONS tenced to have them removed without our duty to point out that under possible on the first day in the speed of

Writing to a friend in Shanghai from done, much to the amusement of every-released many will not survive, and the the pursuit. It was barrage that secured

the remainder will be permanently in us a footing, not the shells, but the dust Rasri on February 1st, 1917, Lieut. . Hody, neluding when it was all over reason and health of a large majority of rated by them. This was so thick that williams H. 1.w. (British also the vjetim

This sort of ragging is all very well ured. If these men wore suffering at you could not see your hand in front of potamia Expeditionary Force) says:——-

**! I am second in commonad of a paddle and harms nobody. It goes on in every home as they are now suffering abroad your face and is formed n-curtain be had which ten boats were able to cross. hospital stesmer. She is 232 ft in length regiment, and is the unwritten law by there would be a popular outcry and a and is fitted with wire which junior officers learn good manners, demand for their unmediate release. It Afterwards in the clear mong di Juss. 1615 river in only a canal; Soochow A wise colonel never interferes with the in an enemy country, cut off theythene the curting of dust had lifted the cordis. This tions of the night before were established. Crust is as good. Above Amraah at bo unoffical authority wie ded by we can home, and consequently forgotten by most Succeeding, crossing parties were ter comes more like a river. There is about subaltern. He draws bis own conclu of their compatriots, that they continue minated pontoons drifted away, but a 30 mile of narrows and the bends are sions as to how things are shaping with footing was secured. The dust served us more than Tientsin, river; it is a cannon his flock. If on a guest night as he sits well. The crew of one boot which lost game to get around them. Above Armas at the head of the table he can look down its way during the barrage were untouch rat the river is wider and it is much the and see nothing but happy, smiling faces 8. continuously round him, he will not pay much atten- ed but they did not make the bank in same as a crooked⠀ time. Directly the air cleared a machine winding round from one direction to tion when, later in the evening, his game gun was opened on them; the rawers were another, with moving shoals. The river of bridge is disturbed by yells and cat shot down and the pontoon drifted back begins to fall in June and from July to calls, and there bolts down the corridor a junior officer short of most of his to the shore. A sergeant called to November it is shallow. It is then har volunteers to get the wounded out of the to get four feet of water. It is unlike clothes pursued by a pack of halling the Yangiz, which falls in winter, but boats and a party of twelve men went oper the river band but every man of it is not to be compared with the Yangtze fellow subalterns. Not that this is by them as well as the crew of the pontoon We have to be up to the bank of the any means a nightly scene in a well-gwindle, says the Berliner Tageblats. river to allow down steamers to pass. ordered regiment, but still it has been resembles the Humbert casein Paris was killed,

The widow Kupfer and her daughter established a provision import business, THE FIRST PARTY'S DEFENCE bank so as to allow them to pass. There THE TEDDY BEAR GAME. Some sixty men bad get over. Those is nothing in it I take my watch in A great game when I joined my regi- and it is believed that they induced the joined up and started bombing along the command. The first trip I sketched it ment was Teddy Bears. This now public to lend them 2,750,000 marke Leipzig and settled in bank. They were soon heavily pressed out and got it into my head. We take come to think of it, was rather dan-(£137,600) by the Turks on both flanked found up troops to the firing line and bring gerous but still it was all meant in good (£185,000). The widow, who is of rich themselves between two woods Here they down the wounded. This country you part; Providence looked after us, and Berlin since the beginning of the war. discovered a

contracted debts, believing A providential natural posi- will have difficulty in paturing to your nobody ever got hurt. Outside the ante Before that she lived luxuriously in tion. A break in the river bund had been mind's eye. It is devoid of trees bouses, room there was a large coconut mat Leipzig repaired by a new bond built in a hall enltivation and everything, when 40 miles inside there were some heavy round that she would inherit a fortune; but in ix rather noon on the landward side. This formed up Ther is only a vast stretch of desert match-stands. The game was for the this she was disappointed. She * perfect lunette. The Lancashire men, through which the Tigris winds. As for Teddy Bear-usually some unfortunate young looking for her age, which is surrounded on all sides but the river, life, one can count on his fingers the second-lieutenant to go outside the ante about 40, and she made friends chiefly It' room-door, cover himself as well as he with oldish wealthy men. Then she held it through the night all next day Arabs he sees the whole journey up I

established a company in I her daughter's and the next night against repeated and in the most desolate, barren waste of could with the mat, and proceed on all

I have ever seg. drned attacks. These attacks were interminable Bat

room to the dining-room door. The rest Bulowtrasse and a house in the Kaiser

damm, where the entertained lavishl delivered at dark or at dawn The Turks or over shall see. It is like being at sea, fours as fast as possible across the ante name. She had business premises in the

tucked once in daylight as our with the difference that the sky machine guns on the other bank swept the land instead of water. Banners is of the party, who were the big-game the ground in front of the position potering about on chore in Busra shooters, took pot ahots at him by She did a large busines and received

trundling the match-stands along the large consignments of Young is on

a place up river shore at Twenty yards west of the lunette there is a thin grove of mulberries and palms called Alish Garbi; hie duty will be to floor, he guarding himself as well as he counte and interest, often 20 por center vincial and also Viennese merchanta The position was most vulnerable on this drep tin can buoys and mark the deepest could by manipulating the mat. One were punctually paid. and the bus side and it was here the Turkish counter water channels. He went up in my boat Teddy Bear I remember, who though prospered, so that even experienced pro- Garbi. Wallance is in com fresh froto Bandhurst was of considers placed goods and money at the widow a Alish attacks were most frequent. Our intente toota penny steamer (London County size, got rather annoyed at being hit a disposal. Finally, however, a rather big intermittent artillery fire day and afforded a protection. The whole Council) Dan King fell overboard and the ankle by a match stand, and with a depositor became suspicions and demanded affair was visible

visible by our troops on the was fished out of the water, he is super nat spraug on the big-game shooter repayment, which I rooms was dedited. south side who were able to make them-sumerary or second in command. Daly who had done it and bagged him early The police were then informed, and t

widow and her daughter were arrested, At midnight and also Mennel are in command of to death before he could be pulled off.

is second in) Another game equally perilous which An investigation is proceeding. of the 9th 10th the

of

we used to play was billiarde-room driven back.

astern wheeler, of the parapet, top One more determined rath would have The temperature went to 132 degress cricket. The pitch was the length of carried the lunette but the little garrison last summer, a Sister told me. We carry now reduced to forty kept their heads two Sisters on board. There are hund ball, and the bat a short cue From tip and window glass at its present price, af Sisters about Mesopotamia and ran the game quickly degenerated these rags have dropped out, but they and" maintained com

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for loose rounds and emptying this am in good fettle, but shall be glad to into boundary hitting, and woe betide were rowdy, happy times which did no bandoliers of the dead. To the end they back. We had a few days in camp,

cover before the ball left the bat. many of the good fellowa who used to were reduced almost to their last clio but, oh, it was so cold-uud on foors to the unlucky bow'er if he could not reach one any harm. The pity of that so and one boh but found over ons han rover boot tons, and the rain came in. Nowadays, with a sterker game to play join in them are now between the Marno red Turkish dead nutside the dashts Well, it's all in the soranible and one when they were relieved at daylight can't say too much

(Continued at foot of next column) and Mone