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LONDON, February 3rd.

Major-General with Bykes' story of the Zeppelin's flight from Bulgaria to German East Africa, Major C. C Turner, writing in the Oherrer. now states that the Zeppelin turned back at Khartoum and accomplished a stop voyage of 4,500 iniles in 96 hours. at an average speed of 7 miles per bour, against a very light wind.

THE PEACE CONFERENCE HEARING GREECE'S CLAIMS,

LONDOS, February 3rd.

from Paris, dated February 3rd, states that the representa tives of the five Powers heard M. Venize- He los' statement on Greer's claims. contienes his statement gemorrow, after which the Czech Slovak delegates will be re-beard.

A

LEAGUE OF NATIONS COMMISSION.

LONDON, February 3rd.

from Paris, dated A communique February 3rd, states that the Commission on the League of Nations met today to Compare views as to the best method of procedure. There was general agreement as to the need for pushing on the deli berations very speedily.

BRITISH LABOUR UNREST. UNJUSTIFIABLE DEMAND OF

RAILWAYMEN.

LONDON, February 3rd. The President of the Board of Trade states that the demand of a small section olmping on the Underground und the London-Brighton Railways, who struck for the inclusion of meal time in an

Unions in December.

The demand, if granted, would mean that these men would work only seven of

THE HONGKONO : DAILY

THE DEMOBILISATION

QUESTION.

WAR OFFICE MEMORANDUM. The following is a copy of a telegram received from the War Office by the local Military authorities

THE ARMIER OF OCCUPATION

(Explanatory Note by the Secretary

home or

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

TURKISH BARBARITY.

RKISH BA APPALLING BUFFERINGS OF THE

KUT PRISONERS.

· OTHE

There were many deaths before Baghdad was reached. The sick who remained at Baghalie were brought by a later boat: with others who had dropped at different

#TRIPPED AND SCOURGED

On the second the men were

KAISER AND CROWN

PRINCE

SIR E GEDDES PREDICTION.

Sir Eric Geddes, speaking at Cam- bridge, recently, said it would be the daty of those representing Great Britain the Peace Conference 10 see that no- thing was done to detract or relatively

must meet it

Everything possible will be done to send disperse the two-and-a-half million men who are no longer required, but, they must wait their turn patiently

132 In all the war's records of the maltreat.stages of the march. and meanwhile do their duty in

Any of these men mens of prisoners, for which our enemies exemplary manner. who are marked for home, who are guilty have earned an evil fame, there is no For one day the Turkish commander of any form of insubordination, will, apart more tragic chapter than that recounting kept his promise about the length of the from any other punishment, be put back the sufferings of the soldiers, British and day's march.

British position at sea. of State for War.)

to the bottom of the list.

weaken the There are no Indian, captured by the Turke at Kut made to march eighteen miks, and after

to the (1.) On the 11th November, when the means of getting these great numbers of el-Amara. The official report presented wards twelve to fifteen miles daily, lying}

Whatever challenge there WAR Armistice was signed, there were about men home quickly unless everyone doet to Parliament tells a terrible and a pitint night on the open ground. They were

tie bad always who freely used sticks and whips to dogmation 3,600,000 Imperial British officers and his duty in the Burictest possible way. It ful story, which will go far to make an herded like sheep by mounted Arab troops, safety of these istands a sea, the British Food was very maintained that Kaiser must not soldiers on the pay and ration strength in recognized, however, that service in the end of the tradition that the Turk is a forward the stragglers.

short, the heat was intense, the clads escape punishment for his share in the During the two Armies of Occupation is an extra demand chivalrous and honourable for.

of dust perpetual, and a great number war. The man who was at the top had of the British Army.

The dogment deals with Turkey's tront-

of the men bad now, neither boots nor got in his person to expiate the crimes onthe that have passed since then, rather which the State makes in its need upon more than three-quarters of a million certain classes of its citizens. The emolument of British prisoners generally, water-bottles. Their escort stripped them committed, and not only the Kaiser. far on as information is available, for it still further by the time of their arrival The Kaiser la a son," said Sir Eric. have bern demobilized or discharged.ments of the Armies of Occupation will,

was not until December, 2017. that any at Baghdad most of the Arab guard were

Lhnpa he one of the twelve thousand The system of demobilization which has therefore, he substantially, gugghted inspection of camps was allowed.

forms

stolen during the march.

Germang waiting to come over to this officers although there were notable ex- One day-the fourth of the march-had been adopted aims at reviving national and every man will draw bonuses from elfort was made to make provision for the dressed in vilds and ends of British uni They say he is now in Holland. Par ceptions. We read, for example, of Bri cent tish naval officers having undergone (in absolutely to be given over to rest the country Believe me, he is coming over

name of

reprisals most barbarous at Azzle, where some 350 sick, Bri-s sure as there is a British Navy on the Indian, were left behind in a sea. (Cheers.) The Inte All Highest and punishment in a Constantinople prison, sort of cowshed, densely crowded and his son have got to be punished before by being confined for many weeks noder filthily verminous, to follow later by start with smaller fry. Referring ground, without sight of day, in solitudo river. The rest struggled en, many of to the question of indemnities, Sir Erio and severe privation. For the rank-and-them now half naked, all so near the limit said someone had suggested that he was file, no consideration whatever was shown, of exhaustion that there were daily deaths weak-kneed on this subject. and their lot under the best cunditions by the roadside. So. efter nine days think the terms of the naval armistice was far from enviable.

march. the column arrived at Baghdad p were pro-Buchel He had something to this utter

callousness on the part of the Turkish authorities the men of May 15th, and were marched for three or do with those terms, and he fought at four hours through crowded streets before Versailles to try to get them made strong Kut were the supremic victins. Weaken-

being taken to the place where they were fer, but failed. (Cheers.) If I am re

Germany, is quid Fir it, turned, ed by privation and sickness, they were to encamp robbed, stripped and flogged, and driven Meanwhile, the first bont-load of offeri

pay restitution, reparation, on the march like beasts until they drop- had already reached the city

and had song 10 ped fron exhaustion and died, sometimes likewise been exhibited to the crowd, and indennit; and I have personally no doubt we will get everything out of her a lasting death, unnoticed and un. which received them in ead and that you can squeeze unit of a lemon, and

the date of his posting to these Armick, with arrears from the 1st February.

(7.)--The bonuser will be as follows per

industry, by bringing the men home in the order of urgency nécording to trades. There is no doubt that this is the wisest. course, and it will continue to be follow-week:

The ed in the large majority of cases. tine has now come, however, when mili itary needs muvi be considered as well as

industrial needs.

(2.)-Unless we are to be defrauded of the fruits of victory and, without con- sidering our Allies, to throw away all that we have won with so much cost and trouble, we must provide for a goed many months to come armies of occupation for These arbies the enemy's territory. must be strong enough to exact from the Germans, Turks and others the just terms

The better

Private soldier

Paid lance-corporal

Colour-sergesnis, Company

10/0

12/3

Sergeants ......

11/0

sergeant majors, Company

quarter-master sergents,

and quarter-monster

17/0 21/0 24/8

28/0 31/6

36/0

.... 28/0

... 42/0

geants va Warrant officers, (lass ) 2nd Lieutenants Lieutenants

Captains

Majors Lieut-Colonels

Bigher Ranke

the

Some

tish and

cared for by their captors, in the demonstrative silence. They were then marob northward from Baghdad, in the torid heat, of these sick and starving men,

"

Did they

for a few days in the Turkish a bit more--(cheers) but there are some barracks before continuing their things I would not take from Germany These graduated bonuses will be paid their ranks ever thinning me they stay on northward. It was proposed to because they would hurt our industries- gered on under the lush of their guards, the authoritica that a certain number of propose that every bit of property. as a special addition to the pay of the libe mita of human suffering were reach the British Jacdical staff should remain in movable and immovable, in Allied and Army during the period of occupation, recognition of the fact that the service compulsory. The total cost of these addi tions in one year for an Army of 300,000 be about £20,000,000 of this, will £20,000,000 will go to the rank and file.

is

It

ed, and the horror of it will never be forgotten by those who read their story, by the subsequent march the furviving remnant over the Taurus Mountains, where men were forced forward by gendarmes with the butt-ends of their rife till of sheer inanition many und died. It was in the words dropped and

Baghdad for work among the sick prism. neutral countries, whether State propert ers; and this plan was inost fortunately or private property of Germans,

Eleven so remained. All the be surrendered to the Alfies, and that other ofhours who were fit for the journey de runs should pay her precious citizens were despatched to Mosal, and thence by in her preciuus paper money. (Cheers.) Ras-el-Afu and Aleppo in Asia Minor No German should be allowed to own The retention of eleven British medical anything in this country. If Germany officers meant the relief of much suffering has got anything to buy with, she can

lives, but in of many that ali spite of

, (8.)-Leave will be granted to men of of an Austrian officer who witnessed it and the saving be done the eatery that in indemnities. 1 propone that like a bene from Dante's Intel and men, of mortality among the sick prisoners not only all the gold Germany bas goty

in fact, it wil be about one-quarter of for demobilization, as it is desirable that beginning of the war. 3,990 bave been astro-enteritis--a discaso closely resembl shall be handed and jewels she has got,

in the

it

in

(except in cases of special urgenoy).

and

ed

foro

u

ing cholern-were

W must have almost all tical treatment. In such uses even the indemnity. 1 would strip Germany As

"

HORRORS OF THE MARCH.

J

11.1. ought to go home 74 hours a day, and if this arrangement release, they, obviouslost quickly re

start our industries, for, otherwise, theyService Corps unite and the Pay and officers of the B.A.M.C. and Indian Media Samara, the railhead (as it then was) place where there was water

is extended to the other railways, would reduce the working day to 6 hours in rule rases.

LABOUR AND PEACE PROBLEMS

tion

and

three

which the Allies demand; and we must bear our share with France, America and Italy in providing them. trained and disciplined these armiga are, the fewer men will be needed to do the job. We have, therefore, to create, in order to

to wind

ind up the war satisfactorily, strong compact. contented, well-dis

the ciplined army, which will maintain high reputation of the British service, and the Armies of Occupation, home and over

Of the total of 16,683 officers make sure we are not tricked of what

scas garrisons, on as generous a scale as

British and

believed to Indian,

to have been WER still very high. Dysentery and but all the silver It will be an we have rightfully won.

over. All her pictures possible. No leave will be given to mea army far smaller than our present army marked for home and waiting their turn taken prisoners by the Turks from the gast

still the principal and libraries and everything of that kind remain uncov

scourges; but there was also certain should be sold to the neutral and Allied be great aries we have been using all the facilities should be concentrated

says the proportion of for the benefit of those who have to steyported dead, while the war

of wounded men needing, our world, and the proceeds given to pay the "that they, too, have (3)-Our military commanders, who

best of the Turkish doctors were fully she has stripped Belgion." (Cheers.) bed unnamed, how or where wo can know what Marshal Foch's wishes are, (9)-The Armics of Occupation will be.

in any single case. They all

capable of using uncleaned instruments say that, in their opinion, not more than as follows:-Home Army, Army of the not

off 100,000 men of all ranks and arms will Rhine, Army of the Middle East. Detach belonged to the force which surrendered and verminous bandages, so that our

in their

place be guard

ment of the Far North, Garrisons of the at Kut, and it is therefore certain that cers had to take matters testuetion period. Therefore, when Cento Confer and this The forces they passed living into Turkish hands, own hands, down to the simplest dressing All across the desert, at one tipe taber

has been organised, and

but not one word was ever after heard of wounds and the most elementary de will be varied as circumstances may

mands of hygiene. The British staff wers ing and dying nien, in teas and twenties, this new army while it is being organized, over two-and require, but no young soldier under 20 of any of them!

in Within a very short time of the entry magnificently helped by some French lay in any serap of shade or mud-hovel a-half-million men who were held to mili-will serve elsewhere than at home or

For the Turkish forces into Kut they were Bisters of Charity and the American Con- that might be allowed them and waited tary service when the fighting stopper

checa buity, ware (10.)-Besides the men ofthe clesscEI

nesisted by the Arabe of sul Mr. Brisself, who gave constant and for the end. Some bad to wait long. Many lew kits of both officers and invaluable help.

weeks later, at

at a desert will be released to their homes and the Army of the Rhine.

village about threa days' journey

ney from

Aleppo, there was eight-hour day, is entirely unjustified, industry as fast as the trains and ships mentioned who will be held to form the the town.

enn carry them, and the Pay Offices settle Armies of Occupation and the home and men were systematically rifled, especially

found a group of six Eritish soldiers

for and contrary to the agreement reached their accounts, In other words, out of

Overseas garrisons (who include the for boots and water-bottles. Stray looters

There remains to be told what had hap about a dozen Indians who erverinade their way into the hospitals and Army between the Government and the Railway;| 3,800,000, it is proposed to keep for the Regular and such special reservered what attracted them among the propened to the main mass of the prisoners, months had lain on the bare ground of

present about 900,000 and release all the

officers and men as others as fast as possible.

be retained), there are

of the sich. Some of their officers those who had been judged capable of the mud walled enclosure, subsisting solely certain perty

country and across the Syrian on a few scraps thrown to them by Araba to choose the (4.) How ought we

The Englishmen mber

of special services on the lines made unsuccessful attempts to stop the journey u

passing caravans. others were as bad as the men. One held desert to Asia Minor. Weck after week, or 900,000 who are to remain to finish up of communication at the bases, and hore the work When men are marked for at home, in which all men must be retain up the officers of a British unit with a through June and July, parties of them had tween fourteen: eight had died; and whatever their class, because, like the revolver und collected their watches and had left Baghdad, crowded into the rail of the survivors only one was still able to It begins order which

railwaymen, the necessary Royal Army money; many others were seen carrying way trucks which were to take them as far crawl two or three hundred yards to a

British swords and field glasses. The us

river. Front be evident bow it came about that of would leave their means of livelihood in Record Office Staff, they are vitally neces

some seventy miles up the afool

Their state the men who surrendered at Kut more the ariny and relinquish their rations

sary for demobilizing and paying off all, Service had their cases of surgical there they would go of 500 miles. than 3.000 British and Indian have never only 147 and their separation allowances

preparation for & the others; those, not exceeding the num. instruments taken from them and their of

This went on till the health and strength and equipment been heard of at all. become unemployed in

A SCENE FROM THE INTERNO. Kreat number

bora required, will, therefore, be deemed stores plundered.

When the thinned ranks of these prison- But when men are kept back in the ser- to be included in the Armies of Occupa nightfall, when the disarmed prisoners which they possessed for withstanding one vice to form the armies of occupation, a

bo pictured from what has been described ers arrived within sight of the Mediter protection, as best they might choice cannot be made simply on trade in as indispensables, and will parti. had to organise a guard for their own of the fiercest summers of the globe, can

cipate in the increased rates of pay.

ranean, on the western side of the Amanus already grounds; it must be made on grounds They will, however, be demobilized d4

300 DEATHS AN A WEEK.

The truth has only very gradually be. mountains, their journey, was over for a senst of which appeal broadly, to

soon as the great bulk of the two-and-a- During the night and the following day Mr. W. A. Appleton, secretary of the justice and fairplay-length of service, half million men who are to be dispersed the greater part of the British force, ofh come known, and in all its details it will the time, but it was only a new stage

and wounds must be the main con-

so many had been lust on the way, the bave passed through their agencies back cers and men, was marched about eight never be known, for those who could tell of suffering that began for them. Though Licheral Federation of Trade Unions, derations entitling a man to release. into civil life. "At the rate at which piles up the river to Shamran, where the worst are long ago dead. But it is

survivors were still numerous enough to certain that this desert journey rests upon states in his quarterly report that during

The

new army will, therefore, be com demobilization is now proceeding, viz., they were to encamp until they could be the way "The peoples of Great Britain

first instance, only from

over 35,000 a day, this should not take sent on to Baghdad. They found no proper those responsible for it as a crime of the form a valuable army of labourers. The and of those countries allied to her have posed in the

many weeks.

accommodation for them whatever at kind which we call historie, so long and construction of the Enghdad railway wax for in the hands of a German company, to (11)-There remains the British Army Shaman, only a bare piece of the desert, terrible was the torture it meant for which the prisoners, between been treated to hymns of hate, to robbery, chose who did not enlist before the 1st

two An thousands of helpless men. If it is urged Fagine, and destruction; to blasphemous January, 1918, who are not over 37 years

in that violated the wound stripes. If anyone has to stay, Garrison Battalions who left England weck the men lay about, unsheltered in ance in enterprises that

handling such a problem the

NE

incapable of work of any kind. Never- bodies of women, seared the souls of it must be those who are not the oldest; the autumn of 1914, to guard our Indians bun and rain. For two days no rations forethought were utterly incapable of signed. They were, of course, absolutely shildren, and destroyed the art and handi- not those who came the curliest; not those Brapire or our overseas possessions, have wore issued by the Turks; there

ous working camps of the neighbourhood, served four hot weathers in the East, nothing to eat but some dates and black of these prisoners, the plea is soundtheless, they were distributed among vari- work of centuries. The lives that have who have suffered the most.

and were somehow driven to their task. (5.)-We, therefore, take these broad without either relief or the excitement of bread which the Arab soldiers peddled enough as an explanation: as an excuse been lost are loat for ever: the rice rules as our main guide. According to battle.

In the Bilemedik region, on the north Up to the present hardly any among the men in exchange for boots and it is nothing. There was no one in the against the finer instincts of humanity the best calculations which are possible volunteers have come forward to take clothing, thus bringing their destitution higher Turkish command who could be can never be expiated, nor as they will they should give as about 1,300,000 men, their places or those of the home garri stage further; the Turks also plied a ignorant that to send the men out on side of the Taurus mountains, the few such a journey and in such conditions hundred British prisoners who had been be condoned.

German term

with out of which it is intended to form the sons as part of the permanent After-the traffic in their dry and stony ration

was to condemn half of them to certain before were alrendy, it seems, employed

taken at the Dardanelles the for centuries

se death. arrogance and with senseless brutality army of 900,000. If we find, as we shall War

necessary, while

while this After the starved men and probably one of the main The wounds of the world will heal very do in all probability, that we have in war Army of the British Empire. It is, biscuits, quite indigestible fare for semi-

It was by the purest accident that the on the railway. Their case was apparent causes of the large number of deaths from British doctors in Baghdad received they tolerable, but it was a

very different slowly, and many generations must elapse the classes chosen more men than wo War, or old British Army, is being re-

It pu matter for the exhausted remnant of the before it can repair the physical and actually require, after dealing with a constituted, that these men should remain gastro-enteritis and dysentery which oc

at Shamrata. Nearly 300 of the first confirmation of their fears.

Kut prisoners. These naturally broko." moral damage inflicted at the instance of certain number of pivotal and compas abroad for another hot season. It is felt ourred dead within a week from the happened that a small party of officers,

sionate cases, we shall proceed to reduce that in all the circumstances they ought men were

delayed by illness, were sent north after down at once, and were soon recognised a clique operating from Berlin."

down Problems of construction are

to the bgure of 900,000, first, by to participate in the bonuses which apply surrender. The Turkish medical depart the first batches of men had departed by their employers as Harless, Already greater

to the Armies of Occupation.

ment gave no help at all; at fact they

the hospitals at the various places were even than the probleme of destruction, reducing the age of retention from 36 to 25,

(12.) The above arrangements seem to took from our own modical staff their These officers followed the same track, and full of them, and the rate of mortality Mr. Appleton proceeds, and the aggregate next releasing the men with two wounds

be the best that can be devised for the most important drugs.

Presently an urgent

addressed to the was very high. commonsense of the people will solve stripes, and then on to 34. As the time

shull goes on, we

year 1919, During this

They were accordingly ordered to bo Ho adds:

all not require to keep so However much Ger-

Turkish Commander-in-Chief,

pressing many is made to pay, and she ought to large an army as 500,000 in the field, and

we must re-inake the old British Regular dives, could give was hampered and for a hospital establishment and one of sent to camps in the interior of Asia Army so as to provide, on a voluntary largely rejected. On May 6th, when the the British staff to be sent at unce to Minor, and early in September an instal- pay to the utmost of her capacity there it will be possible to

to continue making

ment of a thousand British prisoners were will remain debts which only British reductions on the principle of releasing basis, the oversens garrisons of India volume of prisoners was

Samara Hospital and staff were imme thither despatched They were placed in "It is believed learnt to their consternation that they kish authorities five days to provide the of paying debte which is at once easy and Whon, however, the results of the war other foreign stations.

are finally achieved, the Divisions which that volunteering for the Regular Anay were time they rel understood what the nocasary pass for leaving the city stains, and over this steep and difficult in the line at the Taurua mour- honourable, and foolish experiments can

this well only intensify difficulties and suffering have remained to the end will be brought will improve as soon as the great mass

consequences would be. They did what Samara were then collected the hundreds

range they had then to

to march on foot. What trade unionists have always been home as units and make their entry into of those who volunteered for the war out for is the fair thing. for a fair distribution of the fruits, Volunteers, for one year's service at a

When they as the principal cities of Great Britain with against Germany in the early days have they could by urging, upon the Turkish ring it has fallen out of the march It was a journey of several days before which they are territorially associated, come back to the freedom of civil life and commandant the men's exhausted condi- during its first stages. They were picked the northward continuation of the rail- have had a chance to look round. It is tion, by atipuinting that they should not HP from the roadside where they lay in

men were actually sent off without food industry they do not overlook the justime for the Armics of Occupation, will upon the steady rebuilding of this Army be required to cover more than eight miles the miseries of dysentery, just as they way cupld be reached at Bozanti. Tho claims of those who originate and sustain tim

that the relief" of the Torritorial Batta- day, and by setting, neide the large num chanced to drop, disregarded and desert for the journey, and no provision was und those who transport. Prior to the be accepted from men who would other

lions in India and the various detach ber who were unfit to make the Journey Samara, but many were beyond help.

care was given them at made for them at any point on the road. war this fair share had not been theira, wise be entitled to release if they are

It was, perhaps, a worse expertones than nor will it be theirs after the war if they physically at and otherwise suitable, and menta in distant theatres 'now depends. at all except by boat. This number was Rut it was only those who failed on

that which a few weeks before had seemed put their trust in politicians. Their own young soldiers, now serving, will be sent Every effort will, therefore, bo made to me lumit of the day, march was the first part of the march who could be the limit of

be much reduced by the Turkish doctors,

uf possible suffering. The

men rganisations, manned by officials having from home to take their turn and do hasten its

expressly

brought to Bamira; the main body agreed to. Thus the officors had

were forced. forward by vendarioes with knowledge of methods of production, of their share. All these will be in relief of and by re-engagement."

The track was the butt-ords of their ritten, till of sheer (13)-It is not necessary at this stage to leave the men with whom they had on and out of reach. productive coste, of markets, and of in the older men. They will enable the ago

which the shared the long hardships of the siege officers, and the sights they saw, a few managed to take refuge in certain still followed by the same group of inanition many had dropped and died. A ternational exchange, will, if backed by limit to be further reduced and the older to settle the conditions on halequato anoncial reserves, do for them mon to be sent home, in particular the National Home Defence Army for after, and for all it was a dents try of men and villages and halting-places all along the German and Austrian military camps in

It was arranged that

that the officers all that is humanells and economically inttalions of young soldiers of 18 years the war will be formed. There are many possible. Political power has its uses, but of age and upwards who are now at borce more urgent problems which should be the absolutely unit should be sent to road hardly bear telling. There were the Taurus; but the main body was some Baghdad by river, and on May 9th and parties of men lying, oxhausted under any how beaten and driven across the moun- it will not enable the trade unionist or will be sent at ones to help guard the solved Arst,

They will thus

(14)The entire scheme of the War 11th they embarked in two heavily-inden helter they could ind, in all stage of tain range. It was like one thing only I should, however, nable him to keep cable an equal number of men, old Dice for dealing with the many diploul bohta. Everyone wan gradually relieved dysentery and starvation; some dying, one from Dante's Inferno, the word any one else to override coonnaie law, hing bridgeheads.

some dead; half-clothed, without hoota, himself free from the chaine with which enough to be their fathers, to come home ties of the present situation, and for sale of more and more of his possessions. The having sold everything they could to was that of an Austrian officer who wit some bureaucratic departments of the nod they themselves will have a chance guarding British interests is thus pullularly for, ond of the boats, which was ben ittle milk. Only here and ther

Under to see the German provinces which are Government seek to bind him.

Happily the sick and exhausted strag various disguise fucks the intention of now in our keeping and the battlefielde inrge. It has been agreed upon between stranded for several days through short bad an attendant of some kind boon loft plots were not now boynth the rouch E

to look after them; generally there was help. Through the exertions of the Ame some officials to continue the control of where the British army won immortal all the Authorities and Departments son age of fuel. But the worst of it was the no one but the villagers,

cerned, and the consent of Parliament evidence, at certain intervals, of the man-

merol- lessly robbed them, or the under efficer of could be collboted were brought to the Inbour and industry which has obtained fane.

rican Conqul at Morning all the sick Wint -The new Armies of Occupation where necessary, will bo naked for, at the ner in which the men were faring on the local pollos post, who stared In-hospitals of Adans, and in particular to during the war. While this control can not be immediately abolished, its continu. will begin forming from lat February earliest possible moment. It remains for Jeir march. At Baghalle 700

700 or 800, whb ance for a moment beyond the absolutely and it is hoped that in three months they all ranka and all classes to work together had fallen out through linge, were found differently and protestant that he had no an American, collego at Tarsus. For the

Buthority to give help. Not

The dand lay majority it was too into; it is sold that necessary periods would justify, and may be completely organized. There wilt with the stinost comradeship and orgy awaiting the arrival of the bost. would probably result in, wholesale emi then be two alaays of man in khaki, vis, to put it into force mud therally to safe more than half of there could be stowed buried, plundered and stripped of their of several hundred who were the Best

reach those two pinces, loss than half an gration to the frear United States of those who form the Armies of Docupation guard the best interests of each one of on board, and then it was impossible for

and those who are to be letnobilized., is and the final vistory of our cause. Ameriga.

nny but the very worst one to lie down.

(Continued at foot of next column,)

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assumption of Divine sanction and assist of age, and have not more than two in India. Many of the Territorial had tinged by Turkish sentries. Here for Turkish powers of organisation and three thousand of them were now con-

them.

synonymous

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transport

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set out on the

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workers can liquidate. There is no way the oldest men by the years of their age. | Egypt, the Mediterranean fortresses and 300-mile march to Baghdad, these officersmediately ready, though it took that brouk trucks that went as far as the

to the Army and the nation : nó'

river journey was long and crowded, par-

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