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THE WAR.
(Continued from Page 5.)
General
EARLIER CABLES. [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
AUSTRIAN PEACE NOTE
BULGARIA'S SATISFACTION.
A
AMSTERDAM, September 24th. message from Sofia states that Bulgaria acknowledges the Austrian Peace Note with the liveliest satisfaction, and alleges that her aims do not confict with President Wilson's views as regards the settling of the Balkan conflicts in con formity with the law of nationalities.
FRESH PACIFIST MOVES · FORESHADOWED,
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AUSTRIA AND PEACE. 'ALLIES' AIMS CRITICISED. A telegram from Vienna quotes, one of the recent reports which Baron Burian, the Foreign Minister, periodically sends
to
groups.
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THE JUDGE OF MANKIND BRITAIN'S NATIONAL PRESTIGE. AFTER THE WAR, -
THE SEA-HOGS. SHELLS
HELLS AT A LIFEBOAT...
A moving story of the sea, involving the crew of a British ship sunk by a [BY SIR HENRY. NAWBOLT.}
Gorman submarine, has been related ta'si Nations, like individuals, are apt to Press representative by one of the men The story is live in ignorance of the repute which they who, for the fourth time, was the richies bear among their neighbours, and even of the enemy's brutality. among their friends. Then comes a great to the effect that, after the ten members war, and ther eyes are opened: secret of the crew had entered the single life hatreds, misunderstandings and treacheries boat, one of the German officera deprived are revealed, and they realise what was them of food, the mast and sails, four being thought of them in the days when cars, and two compasses. The compnaces of the submarine, and after the captain they counted on the good will, perhaps were smashed by the enemy on the deck on the admiration, of all the world
after
had been
the Prime Ministers of Austria and Hungary on foreign policy. He says:-
Ia avery phase of this war of successful defense the Central Powers bare had no other aim in view but to fight to secure the enemy's will to peace. We recognise three groups of aspirations which are being set forth on the enemy's side ts justify the continuation of bloodshed The of mankind are to be realised.
ideals The freedom of all nations, which latter
But if war brings cruel surprises of this of the British ship and two gunners, who are to form a League of Nations, and which, in future, shall settle their differ- kind, it also brings in many cases a con- bad put up a gallant fight against the gaves by arbitration and not by arms, soling revision of estimates; the strain intermaths and tour subject to insult. to reign. The domination of one nation may prove not only the material strength was cast adrift 190 miles from land, and by another nation is to be excluded. of a people, but the value of the still more the crew left with only two oars to gain the coast How the ten men pluckily Various territorial changes are to be car important ideas upon which depend their ried out at the expense of the Central spiritual vitality and power of resistance stuck it, and were ultimately rescued after
These annexatiouist aims, When this is the case our neighbours think Powers. though variously shaped, aro generally of us for the future according to thefty-six hours in the frail craft, forms known. The intention, however, also qualities we have displayed in the hour of an inspiring chapter in the heroic records Their ship, of small tonnage, loft a exists, especially in regard to Austria- danger, and they rightly attribute these of the merchant service.. Hungary, to carry out her internal dis- qualities not to the effort of the moment, integration for the purpose of the forma- but to the fundamental character of the neutral port homeward bound, at 10.40 training. p., on July stb, in fine weather. At tion of new States. Finally, our op community and its historio
10 the following afternoon, from the ponents demand our atonement, because
It has fallen to me within the last few port-quarter there came the report of a A message from Berlin' states that in a
we dared to defend ourselves, and success.
It was at once evident that the lengthy interview Count Burian, refer fully, against their attacks. Our ability months to examine statements from Allied gan. ring to the Allied Powers' reception of to defend ourselves is termed militarism, and friendly countries as to our national shot came from a submarine, which, how- and must, therefore, be destroyed. Ter-prestige before the war and our probable ever, was not then visible. The Little ship The impression left was placed stern on in the Birection of A second shot rang the Peace Nate. foreshadows fresh pacifistritorial aims are, in fact, the only things influence after it
past I think there can be no doubt that out, and then a third, which threw mach moves by the Central Powers. He alleges now separating the different billigeren: upon my mind is a strong ane. As to the the enemy craft. that the Note has achieved one of its There is hardly any difference between for 30 years we have been deliberately water on the poop, Soot shot after shot President working, to undermine all belief in our ly the ship responded with her gun antil subsidiary purposes, having revealed the general principles enunciated by the slandered and belittled by our enemies, was fired by the submarine, and ultimate the fifteenth shot the weapon statesmen of both groups.
points of July 4th intellectual vitality, by means of sugges differences in the opposing camp,, of Wilson's four Lew
with her 18-pounder: had succeeded in which the haste of President Wilson's shall not, apart from certain exaggeration, of substitution, and of carefully jammed. Just at this time the submarine,
On the manipulated evidence. tions, arouse our opposition.
placing a projectile between the crow's DISSEMINATING FALSE VIEWS.
quarters forward and the forehold. The contrary, we are able to approve of them reply is an outstanding example.
heartily and to a great extent. Nobody
The whole book trade of the Continent enemy kept Aring continuously, and in ali would refuse homage to this genius of
In sent across some sixty shots from both AFFAIRS. RUSSIAN
mankind, and nobody would refuse Lis was passing under German control.
When the ship's gun jammed the co-operation.
Both group should cet- great universities of neutral countries guns.
"the students, and even the teachers, commander saw that it was useless to ANOTHER" SOVIET THREAT.
tainly honestly attempt to clear this mat-
Ho ter up and settle it by mutual agree knew of and used German books, but were hold any hope of saving his vessel, s ment, but not in the same manner as, ignorant even of the existence of English she was then sinking by the head.
No wonder solitary lifeboat. This was slung over the for instance, our peace treaties in the books. They even argued that good Eng. thereupon ordered all hands into the East were judged. The fact is that all lish books did not exist." our opponents were invited to join. in for our supplanters had taken care that side, and all got into her-the last man those peace negotiations, and they could English literature and art should be to leave the doomed vessel being the cup- have contributed their share in bringing known to that country mainly through the tain, whose first words then were, them to a different issue. But now, when medium of vulgar post-cards, cheap erotic everybody aboard now?" The boat left The submarine was seen it is too late, their criticism stands on novels, and the plays of our few decadents the ship just as she was sinking, and
Of one kuch play another steered away. weak ground, for there is no legal right and cranks. which would entitle them to condemn deponent says:What an absurdly false about three miles off, and she kept con- the peace conditions which were accept view of British medical men (who as tar tinuously Bring. Soon the enemy vessel able to the contracting parties, or which as I have been able to see, are an excellent made up on the lifeboat, and as they camb From the cou-type of men) do we get by looking at them within hail the Ober-Lieutenant of the
shouted out, Where is
your could not be avoided.
submarine sident utterances of our opponents it ap- through this writer's spectacles? I do not pears that they have no fear of being wonder that his plays were immensely captain ?" The master was then steering. the lifeboat, and he was immediately LATER.
defeated. If they, nevertheless, repre- popalar in Germany before the war
After Another remarks, quite independently, ordered aboard the submarine, while the sent these peace treaties, as a warning It is recalled that Herr Helfferich,
af our treatment of a defeated, enemy, that in his country no one would consult lifeboat was told to keep off. after the assassination of Count Mirbach, we do not consider the reproach justified an English doctor even in an emergency; quarter of an hour the hieboat was again weat to Moscow, and fled from there after We must, however, cheerve that none of it would be fatal, for the English have no ordered alongside the submarine, and the the belligerent States need ever come into science again it is no wonder; for from two compasses were taken on board the instances of enemy vessel." The ship's skipper was told "come" a few days.
the position of Russia; or Ronmania, different source because we are ever ready to enter into scientific as well as literary frand. A new to hand over his papers. The Lieutenant
all our
op-operation or method is invented in Eng pointed his hand ne him, and said, "You land; in the German periodicals, which are Englishmen, what right have you to fire PRIME MINISTER'SCONDITION Reace negotiation with
ponents,
a German warship or submarine? Austria resolutely declines foreign in- supply the world's scientific information, London, Syptember 24th.
tereference in any form, just as it does the discovery is ignored, until some Ger- The captain replied, That's what our Mr. Lloyd George is staying in the net meddle with the affairs of foreigners. man practitioner has adopted it success-gun was placed aboard our ship for.” When we have had occasion frequently fully-It is then announced under his country till he has completely recovered.to recall that it is not all happiness and name, and goes forth as Piggensticher's their operation, the latest proof of Germany's He is expected at Downing Street next harmony with our enemies in
domestic affairs, and that they have their supremacy in science, week..
own problems in Ireland, India, etc., wè did eo only by way of an exhortation to reciprocity.
AMSTERDAM. Beptember 4th. A Moscow message states:-Alleging fresh attempts to assassinate members of the Soviet, it is announced that fresh re prisals will be carried out.
HELFFERICH RESIGNS.
AMSTERDAM, September 24th.
A message from Berlin states that the resignation of Herr Helferich, Ambas sador to Russia, hus been necepted.
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SPAIN AND GERMANY.
LONDON, September 24th. A message from San Sebastian, dated
September 19th, states that, on the per-one." Nothing will be included in it
sonal intervention of the Queen Mother, the Germans offered to hand over seven interned ships and respect the Spanish flag at sea, provided it is flown on ships exclusively engaged in Spanish trade. COTTON SPINNERS' DISPUTE
LONDON, September gard The cotton dispute has been settled on the terms of the Prime Minister's appeal to submit the trouble to an independent tribunal. Work will be resumed to-day.
"AUGUST FRIEND
In a reference to the Austro-German Alliance, Baron Burian says: "Hence forward, too, the alliance will not mean 1 threat of anfriendliness towards any which is calculated to necessitate or to offer a stimulus to the formation of coun
Everything, which ter-grouping. fature can be realised of the sublime idea of a universal League of Nations, shall find in our alliance no obstacle, but a favourable nucleus-Reuter,
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· ** SIMPLY FISWERKEN.'' The skipper was then questioned regard ing his gunners, and was told that if he was caught again he would be shot. When To an English professional mar ft is the two ship's gunners went aboard the dificult to deal with such conduct; he puts submarine they were met with a "demand his trust in the greatness of Truth, and as to where were their uniforms, and E has hitherto failed to realise that it would they belonged to the Imperial Navy, The be better to spe Truth prevailing by less men- replied that they were simply fisher- expensive means than universal war. Pro. men, and that they had only one suit for disinfection a dis- Sunday. During the whole of this time paganda is simply
her 15-pounder (aft) were trained on the treachery agrecable necessity in a world where the submarine's Gin, gun (forward) and
is endemic. I Бас
lifeboat, also the quick-firer, while seven have an equally strong impression
The ober-lieutenant leant. that for the immediate future at any rate of the submarine crew stood by with load- the war will have cleared the air. Aed revolvers. typical piece of evidence is this, from a over to the lifeboat and took from her native of a country not too favourable to the two bread-tanks, together with the "We have been reading the touching mast and sails, and the two compasses. book of a hero's letters which you kindly were smashed upon the deck of the sub- sent usin
We have never loved marine with the remark "You" English LIFE OF THE CONCRETE SHIP England and the English as we do it swine,
He then told the lifeboat's Soon, however, that officer The United States Government has daring this war in which you are stating warsh; thould you are on a German. From a French naval officer called the little craft back once more, and decided to spend more than £10,000,000 your all to save the liberty of European crew to go. wa building Efty-eight concrete ships of comes a warm appreciation of another out of six oars he took four, leaving the 7.500 tons capacity The performances of the Faith, a 5,000-ton reinforced com young Englishman's war-letters, and from boat with only two oars, and that, too. an American the remark, "Your war at 120 miles from the nearest point of crete steamship, launched a few months literature is more
A word during the whole of these o su paa diplomatists in Europa, Spaniard, a said a webstine commander had not OF expectations. On her trials over a 40-mile Chiness official, and an Italian soldier proceedings. The ober-lieutenant seemed course, in spite of new engine and claim with pride that of all nations it is to know English rather well The cap- machinery, untuned by previous running in each case their own which has by nature tain of the little skip and his chief offi she made over ten knots an hour, though most in common with ours, A Scandina-car understood enough" German to know The only nine had been expected Vibration vian assures us that in the world after the what was being said by the enemy, under full speed was remarkably small, war English Life and character will be Bin: gun was trained upon the aruall life- confirming the predictions of engineers eagerly studied, to find the secret of our boat, as was also the 18-pounder, while familiar with the practical absence nf
the ober-lieutenant had his landed revolver. In high vibration in railway bridges and other
pointing straight at the crew. German the enemy officer significantly buildings of ferro-concrete- was easily manœuvred. Her voyages in I do not know whether this will be so asked, "Shall I finish it? The sub actual service have been even more satis but I think it well may be, and with good marine commander, who had never left factory. A récently pablished statement reason. It is clear to most even now, and the conning tower from start to finish, by Mr. B. J. Wig, chief engineer of the will hereafter be clear to all, that this war emphatically gave out in clear, high Ger- Division of Concrete Ships, United
Soon after the submarine sheered off
HUMANITY"
AMSTERDAM, September 24th. The Grand Vizier. Talaat Pasha, addressing the German-Turkish League at Constantinople, contended that all ralers and peoples of the Central Fowers, including that "august friend of he manity and divilisation, the Kaiser wanted peace. He claimed that the Central Powers were fighting for antall nations and the world's liberty, and be appealed for fortitude in face of the tem- porary military failures.
AMERICAN COTTON.
WASHINGTON, September 24th.
The vessel
nations."
national greatness.
ENEMY'S ALLIES' IDEALS..
States of America, deals chiefly with the is a clash not of interests, bat of ideals, man, Nein, 200
a struggle not between countries so much
that
OUT
question of durability. As the result of
as between alternative forms of life. The and was evidently in a hurry to get out of the investigations of his department.
longing eye, at the we says that they do accept German offers the world two ideals in one sight. Prior to their departure the enemy
scientific method and the reign of force. lieutenant cast "the concrete ship may be classed For their attainment the prica is slavery oilskin of the chief officer in the lifeboat, as an experimental ship any longer. Wo
and decimation-in other words, military and, pointing at him with a loaded re- think it structurally just as sound as service under an satocracy. The bargain, volver, he said to the mate, I want that." the steel ship.. We know that damago
coat to go by the salt water of the ses need not even for the German himself, is a bad one Hather than argue the point the mate be feared for three years, if at all. Tfor by it the State takes everything and quietly allowed his new At a recent conference of Senators re-
conclusion is based on examination of all gives aimmat nothing. Our individualism, Nothing daunted, the ten men in the
They were now almost nothing, but to risk everything. presenting the cotton States, President the concrete structures in sea water of on the other hand, may be said to take frail lite-boat lost no time in setting
pair ours. Wilson made it clear that he intended to the Navy Department for a period of it is true, but the risk has not yet ruined had only a
weigh three years I helped to make this in
however, a bag of biscuits
the DOBI+ ing about Bilb, which fix the price for this year's cotton crop spection." Mr. Wig points out that the 5, and we shall not repeat it.
lieutenant had apparently overlooked. cost of coderete ships is about two-thirds and control, distribution.
In the meantime the heroism of our sons) of that of steel ships, while can be built has ennobled all their forefathers, and After fifty-two hours they mot a trawlerg POST-WAR BOYCOTT inmuch larger numbers than ships of shown of what enduring stuf our civilia and were ultimately landed safely at
steel or wood, mainly because concrete tion has been built up. It lasts because North of Scotland port town. The narraz GERMANS...
vessels do not require a large plant, and a uplife, listes et tor of the story has since been in receipt, because the material is readily available. made out of mechanical method and brute of two offers of positions, but he has re
is entitled Even & all steel, ship plant costs force, bat is in its nature social and used both, feeling be.
But," he added, “I'm
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Pizis, September 2nd A Havas message says:-Mr Havelock built for £3,000, and can be made so 8 lege. When they once more have leisure going right back nd hope to interview Wilson, President of the Seamen's Union; to be portable. The principal machinery think, and compare, the majority of Frits yet." He had been on four ships, spoke at a meas meeting in Paris. He required in a mixer, a hoist, and a musakind, whose chief concern, after all, that have been torpedoed, and from the
aid the British people had sworn to statement, a high authority here says:
derrick In commenting on Mr. Wig's is life, will not fail to mark the difference second be carried off several souvenirs in avenge the devastated Departments of The, casual readers must not run awar between the world as dreamed "by the the shape of ugly shrapnel wounds in France, and he advocated an implacable with the wrong impression that the life Treitschkes, Bernhardis, and Reventlows the arms and legs
Englishman; between existence dader boycott of Germans for their innumer of a concrete ship is likely to be limited and the world as actually made by the
to three years, Mr. Wig speaks solely cast-iron, theories, relentless Laws of home; to the German theorist it will bear able crimes on the high see.
from personal knowledge of nawy struc Nature, and survival of Might and our the terrible aspect of a new world, into tures which have not existed long enough to furnish evidence as to & more lengthy practice of Live-and-let-live, which accords which he cannot ontar unless he turn and with the most fundamental distinction repent and, become one with those whont durability, and prudently abstains from between manhood and beasthood, v quoting secondhand evidence: It has definitely proved in the United King-
THE SILVEH MARKET.
LONDON, September 23rd. The silver market is quiet,
LONDON, September 24th. The silver markot is quiet.
The League of Nations will be a final he has despised and violated. We wi
fudged once more by our follow-men; and been dom and elsewhere in Europe that really proof to the Englishman it will be but this time the judgment will be a truer well-made concrete, is a durable in sea Breater freedom, a widening of his earthly one. For the future let us go to it that
we are better known. (Continued at foot of next Column.)
water as it is on land.
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