GENERAL NEWS.
GERMAN MINE DODGES,
As instancing the perils of the land mines laid by Germans in the territory evacuated by them, Mr. C. E. W. Bean, the official correspondent with the Australian forces, ays that one British
Tannelling Company alone badl an officer and seven men killed! in digging up these mines. The Germans, who by the armistice terms had promised to send their own pioneers to do this work did not send any, and finally told the British authorities to
These use German prisoners. delayed mines consisted usually of an ordinary 59 shell, with a fuse wherein the striker was delayed by a wire. In the bur
taining the fuse were four tubes of acid, one strong enough to eat through the wire in three days, another tube in one week, another in two and another in three or more weeks. Buried on sailways or at cross-roads, the mines were often place at the batiam of a crater where one mine had already exploded, ina order to prevent our engineers. noticing the upturned earth. When the crater was filled up and the line reisid, it blew up sometimes six weeks later. It was some time before all these dodges were understool, and the trouble is now past.
NOVEL CAMP PUNISHMENT. In extrast with the familiar ord of maltreatment of British Germany, some prisoners in
amusing incident of life in the huge camp at Schneidemahl were told by sergeant of the R... who has just reached England. . Some of the German officers in charge of the camp were real "sports, "ail the sergeant. It
would occur sometimes that mea in the camp were "reserved fur punishment" on account of dis- cipline. Rather than inflict the ordinary punishments, however, the commandant would ariange for certain officers to box some of o pris mers, in the hope of al- ministering punishment to them in that way. But among the Englishmen were a number of clever boxers, ani it usually hap pened that they made full use of their opportunities, inflicting on
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WEBBER
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cinsel the greatest hilarity in the amp. Really," said the sergant, or esasional ligh spirits early drove the Germans ma with indignation.
WORTHY WAR MEMORIALS.
An organised effort is to be
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
VERSAILLES.
peace were negotiated by Bis- marek with Thiers and Favre, representing France. These were
ma ie throughout the country to TRAGIU MEMORIES OF 1871.etated by the famous Prus make the memorials of the war worthy of their great occasion.
will not umlertake
bat
and memorials.
war
sian statesman. The French
To deal with this problem a Versailles, where the Peace were compelled to agree representative committee of the Conference is expected to meet, the surrender of Alsace and much has hitherto hard tragic memories of Lorraine, including Stras- Royal Academy has been formesi, with Sir Edward J. Poynter as
for France as the scene of her burg and Metz, to pay an indem- chairman. The coin mittes great humiliation. In its palace, nity of £200,000,000 (Bismarck de at first demanded £240,800,000), in the famous "Galeries designs.
Glaces" King William of Prussia and to submit to a German entry will give assitauce advice to promoters of was proclaimed German Emperor into Paris and a German occups- tion of a large area in France on January 18, 1871.. An aponacement
The date was chosen as the until the last instalment was paid. issued by the Royal Academy
It has often been said that 18th anniversary of the creation states:It is felt that all men of
of the Kingdom of Prussia. The Thiers and Favre showed weak- good will should contribute of such ability as they possess to ceremony was an extraordinarily nese in accepting such terms, and
brilliant one bring it about that our
in the presence it is certainly true that avre memorials should express the of the old King William, of the proved too soft in fibre for the ideals fought for by the free Crown Prince (Frederick, father business of meeting Bismarck. nations of the world, and that of the present Emperor), of. Bis-Bat Thiere at least saved Belfort while they speak
marck, gigantic in his uniform by threatening to break off the generations of the courage and of the white cuirassiers of the old negotiations if Bismarck persisted patriotism of those who have Moltke, and most of the German in demanding that fortress and died, they do not sacrifice any of generals and princes, a religious Bismarck gave way. Bismarck's that older beauty which is Eng-service was held. The sermon, favourite trick was to talk Ger- load's legacy from an immemorial preached on a text from Psalm man, which neither Thiers nor xxi. exulted in the defeat of Favre understood, when they past.
the French, who "intended mis became angry. chief against Thee; and imagined The document containing the Every effort is being made to such a device as they are not able preliminaries was signed on trace officers and airmen who to perform."
February 26, 1870, Bismarck have become missing from time After this prelude the King using for it a golden pen with; to time, and of whom no further read ont the patent establishing which he had been presented by information has been received, the Empire and Bismarck, in certain Baden jewellers, and the the Air Ministry ancouneed stride at tones, followed with the French envoys sorrowfully re- recently. Relatives and friends proclamation to the German turned to Paris.
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having any information concern. Empire. If the German people ing individual officers ormen are and its rulers had been faithful requeste: to forward it to the Ari to its words the world would have Ministry, when every effort will been spared the present, war. It stands that it has been decided The Daily Chronicle under- be male to locate the officer or concluded: May God grant us to issue two war medals to officers man concerned, bat owing to the and our successors ever varying circumstances in regard be increasers of the German and men who have served in the to cases of missing personnel soma Empire, not by warlike roned for service in the Home Forces war. One inedal will, baygradt- considerable time must elapse quests, but with the graces and and other for service overseas. before information of a satistic-gifts of peace for the national It is understood that the latter tory or conclusive nature can be well-being, freedom, and civilis will be an international medal received. Relativesare, however, tion assured that when any definite The Grand Duke of Baden lad common to all the armies of the information is obtained it will be the cheers for the new Emperor both medals a bar will be gived Allies, and that in the cane of transmitted to the next-of-kin standing in full view of the great for each year of service immerlistely,
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