1918-05-22 — Page 2

Page

INTIMATIONS

Our TERMS make it easy to get a

VICTROLA

Priets $44 to $363.

20% Discount for cash with order.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND, 1918.

MOUTRIE'S

LA

EXCLUSIVE AGENTS. ....

[26-3

You can't possibly get wet in the

Mattamas

19-OUNCE

Featherweight Waterproof

The "Mattamac" Stormproof Coat is exceptionally light in weight, yet intensely strong and durable, absolutely water- proof, smartly cut thorougly well made.

and

MACKINTOSH

AN AIRMAN'S FEELINGS. ALWAYS FRIGHTENED, BUT

NEVER AFRAID."

A scout" pilot who has shot down many German machines and has hud in numerable narrow escapes, in response to the question, "Do you ever feel afraid once said, "Always frightened, but never afraid

Every airman is a little frightened all the time, and very frightened some of the time, but in times of action fear is forgotten in the excitement of the mo ment. Ho has no

time to be afraid, though perhaps when he returns to enfety

SERBIA'S FAITH IN ALLIES. MORE TRUTH FROM ESSEN.

AUSTRIAN INTRIGUES RESISTED

ENEMY DESIGNS EXPOSED BY MU PÁSHITCH.

Pashitch eaid. —

One of our greatest Allies, Russia, has withdrawn from, the battlefield, but an other Ally, as powerful as Russia, has conle to our help, although it has not yet done so with all the strength at its

HEAR MUHLON'S INDICTMENT.

onc

GERMAN CAMP OUTRAGE. PRISONERS BURNED ALIVE. The correspondent in Switzerland of

The circumstances attending the death, the Paris Socialist journal: Humanité on March Olli last year, of Able Setman An official statement issued by the aid a visit last month to Dr. Wilhelm J. P. Genower, of his Majesty's ship Mühlon, the former Krupp director, Nestor, in the camp, for prisoners of war Serbian Prese Bureau says that at a meeting of the Skupshtina on March 30th, whose remarkable memorandum demon- at Brandenburg, are now given in co after the adoption by acclamation of astrated the Kaiser's responsibility for the respondenes issued by the Foreign Office. It is a revolting story of German callous. That answer represents the feelings of proposal to send telegrams to the French war So far from suffering from non-

What occurred is the average pilot so far na war fying and British Parliaments expressing the rasthenia, as the German Government in ness and brutality.

thus described by eight interned. Spanish gors. If he was not frightened he would admiration of the Skupshtina for the pleased to pretend, Horr Mühlon is not probably get killed owing to carelessness indomitable heroism of the Allied Armies, ill at all. The Humanité correspondent seaman who wore eye-witnesses:

There was one hut apart from the and over-confidence. If he was afraid, M. Pashitch, the Prime Minister, read, says that he has seldom met anybody the results in the quick manoeuvring and in the name of the Serbian Government, more, sane, and that Herr Mühlon is not others, which served as a dungeon where decisions of når fighting and flying gene-a declaration on foreign policy. M.Buffering from anything but an intense they shut up prisoners who were rebel-

appreciation of the horrors of the war lious. That day six Russians, rally would be fatal.

and of Germany's responsibility for Frenchman, and one Englishman were them.

undergoing

Just this punishment.

he resigned his directorship of Krupp's fire which had caught the timbers of the Borr Mühlon explained that, although against the but there was a small work

immediately after the outbreak of war, and called out, naturally, to be let out, shop for repairs. Somebody had made a

small prison.

The prisoners noticed it, he continued to serve the German Gov-bat in vain. The sentry remained un- the reaction almost sickens bini, and he disposal. These two principal events, ernment, and he actually negotiated tho moved. No doubt he was waiting orders

together with others which are of less treaties concerning the delivery of corn dungeon were being ohoked.

from his superiors. Those inside the of the dangers through which he has importance, have appreciably changed which were concluded with the Rouman-lishman broke the panes of a small win the situation which existed more than a ian Government just before Roumania's dow with the idea of freeing himself and It is strange, but in the moments be year ago, at the time when Germany pro-intervention in 1016.

companions. The sentry, seeing him Herr Müblon leaning out of the window, gave him a foro an imminent "crash the mind is posed to us the conclusion of an honour authorized the Humanité to publish the tremendous bayouct thrust in the chest. generally quite clear and collected. A

The wounded man fell like lead. The pilot who was nearly killed in a terrible able peace" between the two groups of bel following remarkable letter which he

prisoners attempted to get out, and the I did was to say to myself, Won't the was beginning to see the impossibility to Herr von Bethmann Holiweg, then again and again with the blood of the pour kid be lonely. I was sure I was of defeating her enemies by military.forco Imperial Chancellor

men shut up, who saw with horror that going to be killed-thefe seemed no alone and to see that she must have re-

However great the number and weight the fire was increasing. The conflagra-· chance of escape from death--and as the course to other means, which she had of the mistakes accumulated on the tion could not be extinguished by the ground grew nearer and neater I was already employed, although in a more re- German side since the beginning of the other prisoners until it had done its work.

shaking my head to myself in a stricted degree. Germany then decided war, I nevertheless persisted for a long The eight unhappy individuals who occu dear-me sort of style, thinking of my to make the most energetic use of clande-time in the belief that a belated foresight pied the dungeon, were corpsce. girl in England !”

stine channels in order to disorganize as would at last down upon the minds of guards were immediately reinforced, and spoodily as possible the power and cohe our directors. It was with this hope

we were surrounded by a number of Ger- son of her enemy. She carried on in- that I put myself to a certain extent at

man soldiers." according to the countries for which she with you in Roumanis, and that 1 in trigues, employing different methods your disposal, in order to collaborate

help in Switzerland, where I am living at present, if the object of our efforts was to be rapprochement of the enemy parties. That I was, and that I remain, hostile to any activity other than recon ciliation and restoration I proved soon

suffers terribly in his mind as the memory

passed comes back to him,

his

The Eng

accident remarked afterwards, Aligerente. Germany already at that time addressed from Berne on May 7th, 1917, German soldier reddened his bayonet

Some airmen look at the ground and wonder which spot they are going to hit others wonder what the noise will be like. Almost invariably you hear the romark, ́ ́ ́ I didn't feel a bit afraid, 1

The

was not a bit worried Perhaps the intended them or where sho believed they dicated to you that I was disposed to repeated representations had been made

brain is hypnotised by a kindly Pro vidence and terror is replaced in the mind by calm thoughts.

*

K

An entirely different matter is that of being afraid of fy the fear that the

would succeed.

All these intrigues were clothed in ipe language and expressed humanitarian ideals, by means of which the enemy was spreading monarchist ideas in republics and republican ideas in monarchies, re-

Minister in Berlin, but it was only after German Government through the Dutch This report was communicated to tha

on behalf of his Majesty's Government that the German authorities' version of the occurrence was forthcoming.

In a note dated September 3rd the Berlin Foreign Office asserted that when the fire started

wings may break, the engine may catch commanding in democratic countries a after the opening of hostilities by the prisoner Dossible was done to save the fire, or that the tail may come off-the military, régime and in autocracies demo. I definite resignation of my directorship of idly and the volume of smoke was, so

fear of an ever-present danger. As a rule the airman never thinks of this, in a motor-car and does not consider just us a man is driven at a great speed the possibilities of a collapsing wheel, a fainting chauffear, or a branking steering column, any one of which would mean almost certain death.

cratic, republican, and anarchist ideas; they had only one object-namely, to pro tween the Allies, in order to turn aside vake internal disorders and discord be the attention of its enemies from their principal object.

THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION.

In all the Allied countries the effects The fear of height, again, is rure, and, of these secret machinations have been indeed, is less prevalent in the air than felt, but nowhere have they succeeded so at the comparatively small heights exwell as in Russia. In this manner the parienced on the earth. Many practised opportunity was given to the most airmen cannot bear to look down fron cathedral tower or a roof; though they dangerous enemies of the liberty of the can fly at 10,000ft. and look the disposa freely of their destiny, to carry nations, and of the peoples' right to Men's Wear Specialists, one without the slightest feeling of in more easily their struggle with the fres

dizziness or nervousness.

& CO., LTD.,

16. DES VŒUX ROAD.

MINERVA

CIGAR FACTORY.

ESTABLISHED 1683.

TELEPHONY 29.

EPICURES A REALLY DELIGHTFUL SMALL CIGAE-

in Boita 25 82.

REINA MARIA AND PAULTLESS BURNING

EXCELLING IN RICH FLAVOUR

in Boxes of 80 84.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,

AGENTS IN HONGKONG AND SOUTH “CHINA:

TO-NIGHT!

VICTORIA THEATRE,

at 9.15 p.m.

WAR FILMS

(1381

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ENGLAND

British Official live and recent pictures of intense interest. THE WORK OF THE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY" "WOOLWICH ARSENAL AND. ITS WORKS" "UNITED STATES TROOPS IN LONDON” Under the distinguished patronage of:--

His Excellency the Governor, Sia HENRY MAY, KCMG, LLD. His Excellency Major General F. VENTRIS His Honour the Chief Justice, SIE WILLIAM RE DAVIES. -Dress Circle...

Stalls

Pit...

...$2.00 Reserved Seats.

1.00 Unreserved

་་

...50 cts. (Soldiers and Sailors in

uniform Half-Price).

Children half price to all seats. BOOKING at MOUTRIE'S.

By kind pormission of the Officer Commanding the band of the 18th Infantry will be in attendance

[20:28

not feel that he is above it!

to

BYE-ELECTION AT POTSDAM

A SIGNIFICANT RESULT

Krupps works.

Ал the punishment colle. "Unfortunately, the fire spread · so But since the first day of 1917 I have rescue were not completely successful. great in the cells that the attempts at directors of Germany. Our offer of alarm, and himself gave energetic assist- abandoned all hope as regards the present The sentry on guard at once gave the peace without indication of our war ance in the work of rescue. To say that aims, the accentuation of the submarine the prisoners who tried to get out through war, the deportations of Belgians, the the windows were attacked by him with the torpedoing of English hospital ships the contrary, he, together with other Ger- systematic destruction in France, and a bayonet is a malicious fabrication. On have so degraded the governors of the man soldiers, aided the prisoners in the convinced that they are disqualified for windows. It was found possible to si ve German Empire that I am profoundly difficult task of climbing through the ever for the elaboration and conclusion windows. Among the prisoners who were

All the meti

who showed themselves at the of a sincere and just agreement. The burnt to death or suffoonted by the smoke personalities may change, but they cannot remain the representatives of the German who was in prison

was the British seaman, John Genower,

cause.

charge of insubordinang trial a

On February 28th last his Majesty s Government forwarded to the Dutch Legation further information received from two prisoners of war formerly in-

following is an extract from the state- the story of the Spanish seanen. terned at Brandenburg, which confirms Tho ment inade by one of these prisoners:

it

German

The German people will not be able to repair the grievous crimes committed against its own present and future, and against that of Europe and the whole human race until it different men with a different mentality, represented by To tell the truth, it is mere justice that its reputation throughout the whole world Genower was confined in cells. The is as bad as it is. The triumph of its methods the metrods by which it has Masor with the men and arrived at the reason was- this ; ̈ When the barge left hitherto conducted the war both militarily Brandenburg jetty, men were told off to and politically-would constitute a demake the barge secure, feat for the ideas and the supreme hopes Genower jumped off the barge before

Unhappily of mankind. One has only to imagine stopped. The consequence was that a people exhausted, demoralized, or hit Genower in the face with the muzzle hating violence, should consent to a peace of his rifle and eat it. Gienower went to with a Government which has conducted the doctor, and had his face dressed. A such a war, in order to understand how few days after they came and put him the general level and the chances of life in cells without any trial whatever, and of the peoples would remain black and there he remained till his death. Opa deceptive.

forenoon we saw smoke rising from the... cells. We all made our way there. Ono which, with a few strong blows, would man named Bates had a large hatchet,

allowed to use it, and it was taken have smashed the sides in, but he was not by a German, and not ons of the nuval away ratings. was allowed to go near the cells. I myself was there on the spot

They placed a cordon of German soldiers at distance of sixty yarda around the cells, with rifles loaded and fixed bayonets, Mean time nothing was being done

nothing but the welfare of the deceived As a man and as a German who desires

definitely from the present representa and tortured German people, I turn away tives of the German régime. And I have only one wish-that all independent men may do the same, and that many Germans may understand and act.

view.

ers out or put out the to get the prison-

The other prisoner stated:→→

留言

Genower, a French soldier, and five

There is even the case of a well-known and democratic nations. We do not wish pilot who cannot climb a step ladder to deny that the Russian Revolution with comfort to hang pictures in his includes in it, rank sincere combatants. drawing

room Tho reason of this in for high social ideals, democratic ro probably chut the airman is to defuched forms, and liberty. But Judging from the earth that he has no ides of its effect, it is impossible to deny that the height. The earth is merely a sort of Russian Revolution has been affected by which lies below kira; he feels that Gorman influence and has only been map he is on the normal plane, and so does useful up to the present, to Germany. who declared war on Russia when the At other times an airman may suffer latter désired to prevent her from sub involuntarily from anticipatory qualms,jugating weak nations and establishing An experienced bomber has said that her predominance in the world, every night he goes upon a raid he starts The appearance of America in the with that sinking sensation in the

theatre of war has filled up the gap stomach so well known to boys about be caned and to people in a dentist's caused by the Russian withdrawal and waiting-room. For the first ten minutes the armed forces of our Allies are more or so he dare not even look over the siderable than those of the enemy as side of his machine, hat as the time goesus men and material; their organi on he grows more and more confident has been improved and there is till finally, when he crosses the lines agreement on all questions, sging towards his objective, he feels the Serbian people, which has made great quite at ease.-K. L.

sacrificca and given the greatest proofs of its loyalty and faithfuluces to the Allies, can therefore be certain that its is ideals wiN be realized if it continues sacrifices will not be in vain and that to give in the future tokens of its military and civic virtues and if it remains as fe The most important by election in as hitherto, from intrigues aiming at Germany since the war begin took place defence of the interests of our people, destroying its concord and unity in the in March in the constituency of Nieder which has three names, but is only one for me at present to make any mani-so as we could not get near..

In view of the fact that it is impossible Baraim. Although owing to the aystation. by which a candidate is not returned ex

festation before German public opinion, It is apparent that Austria-Hungary œpt with a cleep majority, the final result is not yet known, the preliminary figures specially recently, has intensified her I have thought it to be my absolute duty are of a highly significant character. intrigues and calummies against the to inform your Excellency of my point of They make practically certain the bad Serbian people. She commenced by defeat of the Independent Socialist can false reports to the effect that Serbia had spreading throughout Western Europo

Russians were burat alive without any didate, Breilscheid whose poll is nearly attempted by underhand means to open cannot be guaranteed as long as these tion it was to save life. What I saw attempt being made to release them. I went down with some men whose inten- 8,000 lower than that of the Majority negotations with her for a secret peace, peoples live in the Empire of the Haps was Genower foreing the upper part Socialist, Wissel, who had the support of our own country, and on the burgs, who out of peoples, formerly free bis hody through the smal wing him, Vorworts and the whole organisation of front of the Serbian Army, Austria-Hun-made slaves for the Germans drove his bayonet through the man's the Government Socialist party. Three

window be had other candidates from the beginning were Bary is insinuating that she is disposed to Hungariang and prevented their devolop hest, and sent him reeling back into the a negligible quantity, representing the put an end to the war against Serbia, but ment by subjecting them to German- National Liberal, Progressive, and Con

that King Peter and the Serbian Gov- Magyar exploitation. Germaniam

fire A rush forward was made to break servative parties, and scored between them men are opposed to this course. All countered the Serbian nalich in its the place open, but we were driven off only $13,800 votes, as compared with these intrigues and calumnies bad but one advance towards the East, and only, s by other 23,594 for the Majority Socialist and our Allies have in the Serbian people, to Slovenes, closely attached to Italy, can object-namely, to shake the faith which united State of Berbians, Croate, and

on the seed Germans who had arrived 15,800 for the Minority Socialist Be

On this testim

testimony Mr. Balfour remark- tween the two latter, therefore, the final destroy the national unity, and, by means bar the way to the German advance results in the burning alive of helpless edAll comment upon action which duel will he fought, the outcome of which of our dissensions, to be able to assure the towards the East and the Adriatic and prisoners of war sccung superfluous; but cannot be doubted, as naturally the gun conquest of Berbia.

support the conclusion of a just and his Majesty's Government note that porters of the three knock-out candidates

But our people know Austria-Hungary

lasting peace. will transfer their votes at the second too well to lend themselves to these in foreign countries; we are asking for what impossiblo to save human life without whereas, according to the evidence of one We and our Allies do not ask for of the eye-witnesses, it was considered ballot to Scheidemann's henchman. feeling of the German working classes, lying words. These Serbian people has for the abolition of the slavery of whatever was shown in destroying life This contest is an indication of the famous intrigues and to believe these belong to us by right. We are asking orders from a superior, no hesitation the importance of which could hardly be remained faithful to its noble Allies, who peoples in the same way as slavery was when the victim endeavoured to escape, overrated. It is the heaviest blow yet weak nations and will not depart from equality between all the nations, great

are shedding their blood for the small and suppressed for persons.

We ask for superior official approbation being taken struck at the Minority party, and is this attitude until the end. The Serbian and little; the brotherhood and equality

for granted? disillusionment for those who claimed that the majority of the German masses people has given ap all that it had and of all the peoples and the foundation of a were behind the revolutionaries, who that it could give. At present, with the free State of all the Southern Slava opposed the continuance of the war, and little forces which remain to it, it can united; the giving back of Alsace Lor have consistently voted against the war only stay faithfully at the side of the raine to Franes and the complete re- credits and is in effect a great victory for Allies and must never lose sight of the establishment of independent Belgium; the Government, as well as for the fact that Austria-Hungary provoked this the re-establishment of the kingdom of Majority Socialists. Nieder Barnim War with the object of destroying Serbia, all the Creche, as well as that of all the which is one of the ten Potsdam divisions, and that in consequence, even if some Poles; the union of Italiang with Italy, is entirely a working class district, and

enemies pretend to have and the Roomanians with Roumania, was formerly represented by the inde sympathy for our cause, they could never and the Greeks with Greece. All these pendent Socialist Stadhagen, who at the be for as greater friends than our Allies demands constitute the greatest and most last election polled nearly 100,000 votes who rose up to defend their independenes Bat Nieder Barnia has deserted its old and ours and to assure the equality of all standard, and proved what everything peoples,

times

our

UNTIL THE BND.

else of recent date has indicated that Our Allies will not fail to understand the German masses are further off than that the peoples of Austria-Hungary øver from revolt against the Govern cannot be free, and that a lasting peace ment's war of conquest.

(Continued as foot of nest column)

en-

of

HINDENBURG'S PEACE

Marshal von Hindenburg has sent the According to the Vossische Zeitung following message to the Vice-President of the Reichstag

The British and French must not think that the fresh sacrifiers of blood which they have forced upon us will be made for nothing- secure guarantee for an international, With the army I know that the Beich- fast, and lasting peace. We are therefore stag understands this desire of the brace ask ng for what must he realized sooner Ten here at the front, the best sons of or later, if not after this war then after the people, and that for ite part it will fresh shedding of blood because it is also champion & strong German pence, inseparable from the progress of humanity which alone can preserve us from wat in

and vilization.

the future?