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THE METHODS OF

THE FRENCH.

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Naw Tactics in the Somme Advance,

Paris, Sej t. 22.—Much has been written already about the new methods of the French army. I do not think, however, that the Smost remarkable feature of the

present advance has been anfej fciently noticed. I refer to the economy in men.

There is no mystery about it, se the figures are now more or less official. Sinos Jaly I the French have not only been pushing OB both banks of the Somme, on s front extending from the right of the British Army to the south of Chilly, but they have had to fight| around Verdun, in order to re-

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1916.

THROUGH GERMAN EYES.

The Young Turk Committee.

The Frankfurter Zeitung publishes long extracts from the report submitted to the Congress of the Committes of Union mod Progrees, which is now meeting in Constantinople.

The reference to the military situation includes the following:-

Thanks to the efforts and belp of the German military mission we have suco.eded in perfecting our military organization. By restricting the system of payment for exemption from military service, and as a result of the extension cf compulsory servica. for all, our armies, which scoord- ing to the common belief could not number more than from 700,000 to 800,000 men, have been brought up to the figure of

than 3,000,000.

The organization and the reforms introduced in the schools for reserve officers and ros.commis

moiQ

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pulse the last German attacks lead the attack; they are required and to regain some ground. to state whether they think that Their military effort has there the destruction in complete, sioned officers have suabled as fore never been greater since the and, whenever there appears to complete, and days of the Marae. In spite of to be doubtful point, to complete, our cadra officers. PEDDER

10 the seal of that, the monthly losses are now send out a patrol to confirm by Thacke

YOURK lem ccnsiderable than during the direct inspection of the ground ou

and active early months of the battle of the results shown by the commander hie is evidently a Verdun. Moreover, the average photograph. Then, and not before, characteristic compliment paid casualties of the French Army the infantry attack is launched. by Euver to himself), the military education of our soldiers and the are at present less than half what Here begins the second stage. they were last year.

Roughly speaking, the whole trench warfare knows what the have reached such a pitch that secret consists in establishing a root difficulty was up to the they have been found worthy to parrow sad almost mathemati- procant advance. It had been defend themselves sucose fully cal conuretion between the quite rightly sesamed that the against the greatest European work done by the artillery attacking troops must only armies and to take their place by and the movements of the advance under" protective be side of the best organized attacking troops, Such a difficult curtain of shells. On the other armies in order to defeat our problem this was not easy to hand, as all the wires are cut as enemies. solve. The French command made soon sa s battle begins, one did The report deals at length with no difficulty sbeat confessing that not see how to make sure that the the Armsenisa question. Most of it took them a long time to find moving curtain of shalls would the space is devoted to an 8000unt, out exactly how to proceed. It precede the attacking infantry on the usual lines, of the dan was not only in the early days of without going too fsat orgerous and revolutionary character of the war that they had more on which was a more ominous of Turkey's Armenish subjecta,the less to rely in the end on the dash danger-too slow. The diff disorderly behaviour of Armenian of the infantry and war with culty seemed so insuperable that “ bande," and the almost beneATO- men's breasts,

All of as some of the best artillery «fficers lent mathods of repression who spent the first twenty anggested that the only way out adopted by the Tarke. The report front know was to time exactly beforehand concludes with a mild admission montba at the that, even as late as in September, the movements of the stacking of "exoeste" and a vague 1915, although we had many troops with the lengthening of promise of restitution. The passage more heavy gune and sbells, the the range. Any advance under rune;" connection between infantry and such a system would have had to artillery proved very imperfect proceed according to a sort of and was responsible for many railway time-table. lossen.

Co-ordination.

IN ALL COLOURS-

YAUMATI RASCALS.

Can Hongkong-born Chlaese be Banished ?

He went

SAKURA BEER

Gerrard, to Mr. F. A. Bazeland "He is a rascal," said Inspector

at the Police Court this morning. In order to save our armies from in the case of a man charged with the danger of falling between two assaulting a very aged women, firea it was considered necessary said to be his mother. to remove the Armenians from All Hie Worship aswered:-They theatres of war and from the are all rascale at Yaumiti."- Preparation and Attack.

neighbourhood of the railwere. Lospector Gerrard went on to Fortunately, another solution As excesses occurred during these say that the defendant had been Two things must be considered separately. First of all, the pre- was found, since the Allies have deportations, several committees warned times innumerable for paration; secondly the attack sobieved the mastery of the air of inspection were sent out to going to his mother's house and itself.

The connection between the make investigations, and regals demanding money. The object of the I reparation advancing infantry and the tions were issued for the security again the other day, and, when is to get rid of all the different artillery is now ensured by the of the property of those who had she did not give it, he pushed her obatseles which may delay the ad--called infantry aeroplanes. been removed elsewhere. The down. Some of her teeth were vance of the infantry, Now, these Each French division is provided committees appointed under these broken. In the Polion Station yer- chatacles fall under three head with a number of these. Their regulations are at present com terday he threatner to kill them task is to follow closely the ad- piling a register of the deserted all. Unfortunately the man could inge. There is first the barbed wire, then the defensive works (trenches racing line, not in order to fire on estates.

not be banished, because he was the enemy, but simply to report and strongholds), foally the cur-

born in Hongkong. tain fire (tir de barrage) of the to the gunners and let them know

Inspector Sullivan:-He own be and minute calcolations bares the infantry has resohed a given

who was born at Pokfulam and enemy's artillery. Experience exeally what is going on. As soon

banished. I got a man banished shown how to deal with every one point, the 70's are informed that

in preparation for some time. A had property there. of these points. The destruction they must lengthen their range certain amount of liberty is still His Worship, addressing Ins of barbed wire is almost exclu- beyond it so as not to hit our own preserved in small places and peotor Gerrard, said that perhage

men. Information is similarly sively the task of the 75%; oar given if the infantry happens to ibinly-populated districts, but as Inspector Sullivan would tell him ganners know exactly how many shells are required per yard of be held up by any unsuspected regarde most of the country, and the dodge. Defendant was dis

especially

town, the tinctly dangerons to the Colony wire entanglement fact which obatsole, or if a German counter.

forbid and he would be sent to prison allows us to determine with ac attack is seen coming up from regulations practically

the consumption of un-for three months, curacy what extension, given the the rear.

skimmed milk by any bat number of 75's available, may be The way in which this now the following persons-children given to the front of attack. device has worked on the Somme under six years of age, nursing HONGKONG TRAMWAY

The task is somewhat more is simply marvellous. It is mainly mothers, women in the last thres complic⚫ted W regards the to this scientific system that the months before their confinement, destruction of the defensive worka, troops owe the fact that they have and sick persons who have obtain- The following is the approxi- NOTICE IS HEREBY given

The War Nutrition Office issued

the milk supply, which have been at the end of last week the drastic regulations concerning

the

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TSANC FOOK. as it is assumed that every inch the fact that they have not a soff-

sons, but it is not suggested that PIANOS & ORGANS REPAIRED, TUS- of ground must be plastered with cient supply of long-range guns there will be any considerable to REGULATED, DASES RE-POLISH- shells. As for the curtain-fre, it to completely smash the most surples. The most stringent veto ED. WORK & FINISH GUARANTEED. Can only be dealt with by firing deadly German guo, the long-is pat apon the use of auskimmed WITH BEST WORKMANSHIP, 2 on the enemy batteries them range 210. The German milk and cream in the manuface, ĮTIMATES GIVER ON REQUEST.

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month of November,

The minuteness of the prepara,

But the only conclusion which tion is surely one of the most comforting features of the new ought to be drawn from this fact war. It is generally known that, is that the efficiency of the French in order to make sure that all the Army has not yet resobed its enemy works have been properly climax. The oc-operation between dentroyed, photographs are re-the workshops, which are daily peatedly taken by aeroplanes, increasing their output, and the Bat this is not considered enough, high command, who devise the All these photographs are sab-beat way of naing the new we mitted not only to the divisional ons placed at their disposal, hsa staff concerned, but to all the still to yield its best fruita- company commanders who are to Philippe Millet, in the Ola rper.

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