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ENGLAND THROUGH GERMAN SPECTACLES,

A Hundred Years Age,

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Not

WAR CHATTER,

A Home Letter to Soldiers Overses.

London. July 24th.-Last week

the Marge on a fifteen-mile'front east of Ohstes Thierry. By the end of the third day it wa põeeible to say that the colossal and costly German super-cffeusīti bad been held up and had missed by miles its main objects. Thai was the position last Wednesday night-and good enough for of

far so it wenty

bare

counter-

Good Bicher, let your voices A PRICE ON HIS HEAD.

ring

In praise of your Ccm-

mand

"It hath schievads mighty

thing

And all is now developing

As Willie pliccsd. Like other foolish folk,

perchance,

How Kerensky Escaped.

Mr. Keren by, interviewed by M. Andre Glarner, the Exchange Paria correspondent, was asked You think, when we where he had spent the montha ⚫ attack,

between bis fight from Petrograd

Our aim fa merely to and his escape from Moscow. Es

advance

replied: "I remained in Petro- Forthernd further into grad from November 1917 notil

•France,

early in 1918. I was in hiding: Oaz tsle of prisoners "to with a price on my head,”

entacce.

And not go back.. Bat that ofc arse, is quite

ab=ard,

be

Sach tactics would

cinde.

And what has recents

occurred

Is just what would have been

preferred.

"By Hind, end Lode. ~ We went across the Marne,

ite ttner

We never meant to

Bat then the end we had in

view.

The enbile aims of G.BQ, Couldn't be obvious to you

You weren't au fait. Bat now it's over, we'll

explsin,

Oar scheme was very

He then escaped to Moscow, Beyond stating that he escaped where he remained until May 25.

through a northern route, he wcald add nothing, claiming that of those friends who helped him. kis story might endanger the livea

Asked how it was possible that be, so well known and with price on his head, could remain in hiding in the two largest citire. af Rassis, he replied: "The police system has always been Tery poor in Russis He claims to have been in constant.com- munication with the politics! leaders of the parties opposed to the Bolshevik regime, and there- fore to be well qualiffad to speak of present conditions in Russia.

In another interview with Prese representatives, Kerensky said he believed that there were grest. probabilities of the rest Russia keing reconstituted-within a short time around a new Constituent Assembly.

Са the possibility of the awakening of the war spirit in Rassia he declared that the Like bears that climb up general mass of the people was

poles for bung

-neat:

We planned a failure in

Champagne,

We strew'd the ground with

elain

To temp: the French to come

again,

-

bat although, 130 years have of his countrymen. It is common elapsed since they were written. knowledge thas espionage hae |liberty in Germany is still crushed always been carefully fostered under the iron berlof Prussisuism. sad esccarsged in Germany for In his sketch of the obaracter of military and politics! parposBE, the Eagliah, he draws the parallel) bat is is somewhat of a shock to between England and Germany learn that her "trada spies' with no less vigoar, Of all existed even in Wendeborn's day Of the many acoqunta of Eog cultivated nationa, be believed In his condemassion of this the English approached the neferica practice we cannot de land and the English that have bearsed to the character of what better then quote him in his own I referred briefly to the Bache

Tharedsy, July 18; ushered in been written by foreign visitors men, in reality, ought to be," words. "Many Germine," be offensive, this week I must talk a new situation. On that day in the past, hoce published by and he presente a vivid pen writes, "have within same years at greater length of the Foch General Foch launched the Allied Germans are of particular interest picture of certain features in our past, came over to England as ofensive. I don't beliers in counter-offensiva for which we

character that were thought to be spiss, whose intention was no at the present time. They above remarkable, and striking, the most other than to be admitted, by counting one's chickens before March. For the first time fo

all been hoping since all continental raticos appear to importent of which was the pride means of letters of recommenda the egge are laid" and "I have many montbe the Allies had the bave had a passion for recording of rece. "All nations, be re- tion that they have obtained, into ever indulged in premature bell initiative. It was a complete their impressions of this country, countries, but the English how it take

| merke, *love their respective English manufactures, and to

advantage of English ringing or fag flapping, but Isee urprise; a complete success. On although in the majority of cases in the highest, and the Germans, honesty and openness, to examine no reason for being anything but French and Americaze

twenty-fra mile front the

hav their remarks were generally the perhaps, in the lowest degree. the machines and tools of upbearted this week. Don't advanced about ten miles into the result of hasty and superficial sensible Englishman speak their invention, and to pry into imagine that I think peace ie German fszt. Gerorals were

of bimself, his,"rank, and his the mysteries of their arta. After observation. Occasionally how-

dignity, with modesty, bat be having stolen as much as they going to break out before I write captured in their bede, and op T&T, ode comes &crosa

talks of bis country with pride can, they return to their own sext letter or that we at home till now we have taken over appose that the game's over 21,000 prisoners and 450 gune ar writer

haa endeavoured and enthusiasm, whilet a Germar country, and establish in very because we have scored a good well se huge quantities who

ធ l to present 2 true estimate fine gentleman seems to be only imperfect manner, manufactures of the pational character,

enamcared with his person, no of the same kind, the produce of goal. But all the same, what hae material of all kinds. We have happened in the last few days is recocupied Chalsau Thierry and| caring anything for his nation or which is sometimes imposed upon something to chortle about. On are within a mile of Soisecus. custome, and institutions of the bie country." Wendebora st Jibe unwary for English." English, each as Dr. Gebhards tribales this mainly to the fact content with stealing the secrete began their great, colossal mon- the Boches to recross the Marne Monday of last week the Germane and hest of all, we have compelled; Wendeborn in bis account of that Englishmen have been told of our manufactures, they endesyster all-star performance. That i sad are pressing him coithward from their infancy that nothing oured by means of "great pro ass to be their real, decisive Meanwhile from the other flank England published at Berlin in

is so good and so perfect as Old mises, entice the workmen super-tfort is perfectly clear both French British and Italian tracpe 1786. The author, a Dative of England," and be not apastoral themselves to leave their country from all the talk that preceded it, are pressing forward and narrow Magdeborg, and student efily regrete that his own country so as to promote the manufacture and from the political situation in ing the salient held by the Boche. Balle University, arrived in Eng men were not pressed of a little of similar articles in Germany. A Germany and Austria, and from The partial failure of the fre land in the serly summer of 1767, mare patriotism. From his lorg more. disgusting and dishonest the presence of the Super-Bighest three days of the attack has been to take up the pastorate of a Ger- residence in England, he was procedure than this is difficult to himself, on the battlefield oonverted not only into complete man church in London, & position struck with the frankness and imagine, sad it is not to be won-According to Herr Rosner, the failure bat into a disastrone which he continued to occupy for hosesty of the English, "even dared at that Englishmen even- over 20 years. During the whole their manners and conversation tually locked "ahy upon such feisi boot licker to his Imperial caurot yet be fally estimated. Įtame War correspondent and defeat, the consequences of which of this time he devoted his leisure marking their incerity and foreigners, and received them Majesty, the Kaiser (or ons of his Whatever the fighting cf the to collecting materials for his upright intentions.",

even when recommended, with anderetudies) epent the night of next few days may bring forth, book, which was written solely The chapter he devotes to coldness and distrust. for the benefit of his own country-Commerce and Manufactures are Daring his long residence in bera be" listened to the terrible enacess

Jaly 14 in an advanced O Pip, nothing can undo lhe mégificen

of Foob's men, and with the intention of particularly illuminating, and he Esgland, nothing seems to bare music of oar sarprise fire attack ffensive hetween the Aisne sad making them better acquainted observes the the power and escaped the notice of this keer and watched the unparalleled Marne, The battle still rages: with one of the first, if not the wealth of England, which excited observer, and his remarks on our picture of projectiles raging over fariously north of the Mazur, very first, nation upon the globe." the envy and assozishment of land and rea forona are worthy

The subjects which be treats of other nations, proceeded chiefly of meation. Unlike other nations priceless picture, n'est-ce pas ? up reserves, is slackening bot enemy positions." A where ihs B che, having brought ste examined with critical minu-from its commerce. The situation, England has always concentrated teness, and bis book is one of the of the British Isles rendered them ber eforta on sa efficient and Herever recent political bap-not stopping the Allied nuter. most impartial and painstaking eminently convenient for trade, formidable fleet to protect her penings in Berlin show that gres scker advance. Meanwhile our accounts of England that we "sad it is almost impossible," be interests both at home and abroad, resulta were expected from the boys have not been by say possess from the pan of a foreig.writes, "that they should ever be being" very justly of the opinion offensive that was being prepared. maansiile in other parts of the Der. Unfortunately, it is only deprived of it." He discusses the that standing armies are the The Foreign Minister, who dared battle field, for besides holding possible to present the reader disputable question whether Eng grave-diggers cf the liberty to suggest that the German Army "Pores of German divisions, with a few extracts, especially on land loses in her trade with of nation." In writing was unable to obtain a decision we bare at various points im those exbjects where the writer Germany or not, but it appears this Wendebora had in mind in the field, was replaced by a proved car positions, notably in bss attempted to delineate the that the balance was decidedly the Prassisnism that was wild Jingo belonging to the Pan Flanders by the assture of Meter- differept characteristics of Esg-in favour of the latter, both the undermining the liberty German party whose war aim is, end at Villere Bretonneux în land and his own country. The quality end the value of the goode of bis own country, and roughly, to soner the earth. But the Amiens sector, suthor bas many faults to find exported from England being be records how much pain.it hed even the wildest Pan Jingo cap with the land of his birth, and superior and is excess of those given him to see how severely, bardly imagine that military Sapreme Command to say about in the view he gives of the Eag imported, besides which Ger" and brutally," soldiers, were defeats are a good method of it all? Yes, you have guessed liah Constitution, he rightly many sold many of the goods she treated by their officers in Ger carrying out such a programma. rightit bassil happened

Irather tell you what the Govern- ascribes the envied liberty of the received to neighbouring conc-many. It seeme," he truthfully Bat there was more in it then sccording to plan' The semi

Flashed with defest ! ment is not doing than what it English nation to their being tries. Wendebora has unstinted remarked," as if & British soldier, this. As I have repeatedly official explanation of the Marne

Some one bas seot me the war in doing. (Have you noticed a masterpiece of ima of the Alliee compressed that ?) Bat, believe me, a very legislatora, own

by praise for English industries in even pader & masket, was con emphasised in my letters, since retreat R mesne of representatives

in general, and although it was a scions of His being to be treated the Americans started to erose the exquisite Bohe humour, “The into five worde, and when yon great dest is being done that by Jury, and the Habeas Corpas English were not endowed with that the best bulwark of the been getting steadily stronger, the front of attack for a German Fewor, better and thinner question. The London County Parliament. Magna Charta Trial belief on the contineat, that the as an Englishman." He realised Atlantic regularly, the Allies have arat aims of the crossing of the

Mɔrne" it saya,

**were to broader me to look at them they seem never gets into the big headliner. to sam ap the whole matter: Er instance, take the housing Aot, be realises, are the great bal-** great talente of invention," the British Empire was its Fleet, the Germans correspondingly warks of our liberty, and "it does anthor affirms that anyone who which then amounted to almost weaker. The Boches, for reason blow on both sides of Rheims and Gerasas,

"I think that makes Council appointed a committee to grest credit to the English," he had "ween the manufactures at 500 ships of war" and that over which we had more control to attract and hold strong themy observes, that they have pre- Birmingham and many other the 14,000 guns they carried than they had, were compelled forces; and further that the attack rather 6 better war ory then go into the whole matter of hous Gott etrafe Eog'snd", doesn't ing the working clasess and "served this system of government places" would be easily con could "make

noise encogh repeatedly to postpone their which was so metacing, to the fit?

olearing up the slums. In of their ancestors, and carried it vinced that such an assertion is in the world, and through offensive. At last, on July 16 enemy should finally give rise to All the public depamente report just issued that committee to a greater degree of perfection." to be made with caution." Then, whose months the English could they began to.stack under con offensive... The tank of the that are concerned with after ecommends the outlay of a sum He lament, that the Germans, se now, the great iron, steel, and speak in a very decisive tone to ditions which, though much worse on the contrary, had lost the metal manufactures of the other nations, when they differed than they would have been German troopa fighting on the war problems are, I am told, of £3,500,000, to clest alam sress liberty of their forefathers, bat Midlands were sent to all parts with them about matters of month earlier, were, better than Marne was thus entirely fulfilled, working with the greatest energy and build new houses in and animated with a proper spirit, he of the world, and in justice to political interest, national ambithey can ever be again. That and a further holding of the line and enthatiasm at all sorts of around London. It is proposed was therefore unnecessary. The schemes for making England a bold conference of all the believes they might full well bare the English he comes to the tions, or supposed rights which sitsok was a partial failure from German Dommand can now better place to live in after the loyal suthorities oncerned, and applied to their nation "the conciosico “that they dealt in a have been violated Ke was the first day, when their efforts ancient doctrine of the English very honourable manner, without Though some 130 years have to BCTADOS saat of Rheime were withdraw ticeps to the northers dan is besten. There are hun the keyecto of their common law, that liberty is the any deceit, and without impce slapeed since this emphatic entirely shattered. On the scound back for freeh important task dreds of thumping big problem Fall speed ahead.

Voils to tsokle, but it is something to only one instance. birthright of the people of ing inferior commodities aper delaration, the guns of the British day, when the Americans counter: So you know England and why, he seks, can- their castomere." The compari Fleet are still able to speak in the attacked on the other wing and retiffe pour donner aux tron know that they are being tackled being done for the not this be for "ell mankind, over son between English and Garmavsume decisive manner, and the drove them back a mile boyced (booter) Qoi? Somehow dicerely and sympathetically by the Boys come the whole globe? These words, traders is vividly contrasted, and precent war has proved to the fall their original

original positions, that clized to think that man who really intend that the shows, that, we pregnant se they are, ring out a Wendeborn does not hesitate to the truth of the German pastor's partial fatura was intensified explanation would have read man who fights for his country maging about th manage to his countrymen to day, condemn the dichonest practices assertion. G. E. Manwaring. Their only success was to crons to

better if it had been put into chall find his country" on hir taking action. | poetry somewhat like this --

✓ their

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And what has the Germen

the long-expected Frenchcounter-

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Plior to retres),'-

21

The bait was 20,000 Hans

certainly very tired, bat for the They answered to our past eight months the nation had

wiles;

understood what a German peso9 meant, and this knowledge had And, something like 500 given rise to s patriotic wore

gods-

ment, which was increasing day. tec by day even in the Ukraine. It 188 certain, be raid, that the wakening of Bursis on atill possible.

They marched

miles.

Our strategy's without

f

Our scheme is DO

complets: Al's happened just

foreEs

Qar troops-Яbal's left

'em-withdraw

we gratitude in s practical way.

of

the war to shout a lot about what

We are too busy getting on with

14.

And now they're fighting parers most of maculd

's being done, and, the newc

tooth and claw,

them