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GERMAN .WARSHIPS !. ATTACKED.
GERMAN WARSHIPS ATTACKED. ..———- — ■ •  Daylight Raid by British Aviators. Thrilling Duel Between Cruiser and Airships. Zeppelins Easily Beaten. Hostile Submarines' Vain It Efforts. Bombs Dropped on Brussels Sheds. 1,1 PRESS BUREAU, 9.20 p.m. The Secretary of the Admiralty makes the following announcement:- On Friday, the 25th inst., German war- ehips lying in Schillig Roads, off Cux- caVeD. wero attacked by seven naval sea- planes, piloted by the followrag offices*: Fhght-oonimander Douglas A. Oliver, R.N., Flight-oomnvander Francis E. T. Hewlett, E.N., FligM-commamter Robert P. Ross, R.N., FEgM-comananider Cecil F Ivilner, R.N., Flish'Wieu.tenan't Arnold J. Maloy, R.N., Fiight-lisnrienant Charles H. X. Edwftrds, R.N., Flight-«ub-lieuten&irt Vivian Gaskell Blackburn, R.N. -The attack WAS delivered at daylight, Starting from a point in the vicinity or Heligoland. The seaplanes were escorted by a light cruiser and destroyer force, together with submarines. As soon as these ships were seen by the Germans from Heligoland two Zeppelins, three or fonr hostile seaplanes, and &n-ral hostile gnb-naarinc-s tt,ickedtheni. it van necessary for the British chips to remain in the neighbourhood in order fto pick up the returning airmen, and a toovel combat ensued between the most iuodem cruisers, on the one hand, and the enemy's aircraft and submarines, on the other. By swift manoeuvring the enemy's sub- tnarines were avoided, and the two Zep- pel ins ivei-t) easily put to flight by the gains I &1of the Undaunted and A roth use. The enemy's seaplanes succeeded in dropping their bombs near to our ships, though without hitting any. The British ships remained for three tours off the enemy's coast without being molested by any surface vessel, and safety re embarked three out of the seven airmen Vrith their machines. Three other pilots who returned later -were picked up, according to arraijsje- r ruent, by British submarines, which were standing by, their machines being sunk. Six out of the seven pilots, therefore, returned Gafely. Flight-commander Francis E. T. Hew- lett, R.N., is, however, missing. His machine was seen in a wrecked condition about eighrt: miles from Heligoland, and the fate of the daring and skilful pilot is at present unknown The extent of .the damage by the British airmen's bombs oannot be estimated, but eJl were discharged on points of military Significance. On Thursday last Squadron-oomraander Richard B. Davies, R.N., of the Naval II-Lir Service, visited Brussels in a Maurice- Farman bi-plane for the purpose of drop- ping twelve bombs on an aiiBhip shod re- ported to contain a German Pereeval. lJigh-t of these bombs, of which six aTe i,okerved to have hif., were discharged at the first attack, the remaining four on the return flight, but owing to the clouds lDf smoke which artwe from the shed the |bff< et could not be distinguished. I GERMAN VERSION. I (By Wireless.) It is reported by the Berlin Admiralty that some British ships made a dash iytt,,) A German bay, and afterwards hydro- j/laivee conveyed by thera advanced over lao irwhiths of German rivers and dropped 'bombs on ships in there, and on the gae'- itenorks near Cuxhaven, but without doing any damage. The hydroplanes were fired at, and Urithdrew in a westerly direction. After tim a German airship and aclro plane reccnnoitred ac&inst Britiah foroe?% nd hit by bombs two British destroyeM. ?he convoy of eme of them took Sre, ADd ?o pre??nted the continuance of th fighbing. ( IMPORTANT NAVAL BASE. I Cuxfeaven the Principal German Airflset Station. Cuxhaven, the Gravesend of Hamburg, ^as lately become an important German kaval base. Situated at the extreme en- trance of the Elbe estuary, it commands the approach to the great commercial tort of Hamburg, 70 miles up the river. Cuxhaven hM no dockyard of its own, it possegoes a harbour large enough 10 aooommodate great chips of war, and rtain facilities for carrying our respairs re provided by the depot of the Ham- rg-Amerika line, of which it is the A mile or two west of the harbour are the batteries of Dose, mounting a number of heavy guns and quick-firers. The de- fences are controlled by the Navy, and are garrisoned by fire companies of sea- men, gunners. I Although the mouth of the Elbe is I wide, only a narrow channel is available for vessels of moderate draught, and the! defences have consequently been qcsigned I to bring an overwhelming fire to bear on hostile vessels using this navigable ap-f ppoach. For some years Cuxhaven has been thai principal mine station of the German i Navy. It is the base for the mine-laying and mine-sweeping divisions, composed of special ships and a large n^Lnber of! old torpedo boats equipped for the work.! This station is responsible for the ob-' servation mine fields which cloto thei Elbe to hostile ships of war. It contains _I an artillery depot, a powerful wireless station, and barracks for a large contin-! gent of seamen gunners and marines. j I Airfleet Base. I Cuxhaven is the principal base of the German ir fleet. An immense shed, 590 feet long, 98 feet high, and capable of j sheltering two of the largest dirigibles, is apl)rotching completion. This structure is of the revolving type, thus permitting airships to dock or emerges without being exposed to the wind It rests in an excavation, so that when the shed is lowere(i the roof is on a level with the i.surrounding country, and by this zneatis 'i he location of the shed is hidden from ¡ hostile aircraft ¡ Near at hand there are prominent, j • hangars for a number of seaplanes, wit^ j workshops for repairing and fitting air- craft of every description. The German authorities arc credited with the intention of gradually developing Cuxhaven into a first-class naval base in order to relieve tho congestion at Wil- helni3haven. j The basin of the Kiel Canal is some 17 miles from the town. The channels be-: two cm Brmisfruttel where the canal joins) the Elbe and Cuxhaven are very nar- row, bnt they have a sufficient depth at lolv ivater for vessels of a moderate draught. The anchorage room, except; for ships drawing but a few feet ofl j I water, is somewhat limited. t THE AVIATORS. I Flight-Commander Douglas Austin j Oliver is in temporary command of the Naval Air Station at Yarmouth, and war. among the iiret of cur naval airmen to get his certificate. lie is well known as a i sea-plane flier. I light Commander Frances Esnie Theodore Hev.-Iott, the only one of the seven intrepid airmen whose safe return I is not reported, took hi.. certificnto at a very early age, after being tutored by his mother, Mrs. Maurice Hewlett, wjf oÍ the famous novelist. Besides being a very skilled pilot, Li<Mitenar.t Hewlett was ex- ceedingly popular in the Service. Fb.ght- Commander Cecil Francis Tiilner is at,. tached to the same ehip as Flight- Commander Hewlett. Fligi) t-Coiixmancle i- Robert Peel Rose and Flight-Lieutenant Arnold Jobs Afile-Y are both attached to the ship, in which, somewhat significantly, Mr. Erskine ChiJdcrs, author of The Riddle of the Sands," is serving as a lieutenant of flie I: c. 1 Niv al Tolunteer Reservo. Flight-rv !• "'yv- Q. Black- burn is P! <• m ,.r: 'y i; ij Nava l Air Service, ?i.? ? attached to vhe Yux-l mouth Air Station. I ARETHUSA AND UNDAUNTED I Both of the warships mentioned in the Admiralty message havo disti-ngiiishpd themselves for the second time in the war. The Arethusa carried the broad pen- nant of Commodore R. Y. Tyrwhitt at Heligoland, where the vessel sustained some damage; while the Undaunted was the senior ship cf the small flotilla which sank the four German destroyers off the Dutch coast on (October 18th. She waa commanded by Captain Cecil Fox, whose previous ship, the Amphion, was sunk bv a mine on August Gth. ¡ The Arethusa and Undaunted are nev J light armoured cruisers, completed a week ? or two a#er the outbreak of the war They displace 3,750 tons, have a speed of 30 knots, burning oil fuel exclusively, and carry two 6in. and six lie. guns. I ZEPPELIN BROUGHT DOW. I I Rooeeaidaal, Sunday.—It is rumoured here this afternoon that a Zeppelin sighted over Nieuport in the mori) ?mg- vns shot at by the Ån, and all t?e?cc?- pants were HHed in the debris of t?o ?oixalop as it ?kasended.-?E?t?t? ?
I DESTROYER ASHORE. it
I DESTROYER ASHORE. it I A St. Andrew's correspondent tele- graphs that early on Sunday morning during a heavy gale of wind, blowing east-south-east, a British torpedo-boat destroyer went ashore on the rock coast at Kingsbarns, about six miles from St. Andrews. The destroyer was steaming south from Aberdeen to the of Forth, and in the darkness, without shore lights to guide her, she lost her bearings. The Crail Idfeboat, ettaiaoned at Fife- I ness, was launched, and made several trips, bringing safely to land 52 of the crew, but in her last trip she was stove in by the rough 6eas, dashing her against (' the rocky beach. The St. Andrews lifeboat was also called out, and a several tasks against the wind, reached the destroyer and took off the remainder of the crew, consisting of 13 officers and men, including the cap- tain. Another destroyer appeared on the scene, and towed the St. Andrew's boat back to harbour, where tha men were safely landed.
ICANADA'S SECOND DIVISION.|
CANADA'S SECOND DIVISION. Ottawa, Sunday.—An official announce- ment is made stating that the second Canadian contingent will now consist of a full army division. The extra Canadian battalions on Salisbury Plain! will be used as reinforcements for the first division when tho latter leaves for the front.
I ORANCE RIVER SKIRMISH. <…
I ORANCE RIVER SKIRMISH. < Pretoria. Saturday. The following official communique was issued here to- day:-Cokn,el Bouwer reports that a skir- mish took place on Wednesday morning at Gurdmi Drift, on the north bank of the Orange River, fcatweeo. a portion of the Carnarvon oomzttando and oil. patrol of sixty Germans who had dismounted and iaken up a position during the night, from which they had nradon our fioouts. On the following morning a eupponting patrol wm sent up from the Carnarvon commando, whereupon the Germans re- tired. Our losses were two killed and one wounded, while the enemy had_one killed -and twe TroundexL-Preas Aasocifttkm..
lk LIFE FOR EVERY I.YARD.…
lk LIFE FOR EVERY I. YARD. I -do. PAYINC THE PRICE. BELGIAN ARMY GAINS A VALUABLE SUCCESS. THOUSANDS QF PRISONERS TAKEN The Belgian Army has won a success that is the imrn valuable for being the j revenge for a reverse endured on the same ground early in November. As the result of five days' continuous work-not so much in the way of fighting as in sap- ping and crawling towards the enemy- they have mado between 2,000 and 3,000 German prisoners. This considerable success was won near Lombaertzyde, just north of Nieuport, where the sand dunes protect the muddy fields from the sea, and where, when the balance comes to be. struck, each yard of ground will be found to have been paid I ior by a Belgian life. An Unlucky Sortie. I The last considerable offensive opera- tion of tho Belgian Army near Lombaert- zyda was that unlucky sortie from Nieu- port early in November towards Ostend, which was ambuscaded by the Germans, and in which the 33elgian infantry reg meat which led the advancing column, whose road towards Ostend had been re- connoitred and reported clear, lost 600 men and 32 olliy,rs--nearly two-thirds of its effectives. Sines then the Belgians, latterlyas- sisted by the Frencli, have been 011 the defensive at Nieuport. At the end of last month the Gcrmano had pushed right down to the north bank of the canal that connects Nieuport tov. n with the sea, and had posted machine guns there that swept the principal streets of Nieuport-Banis, the summer suburb of Nieuport, in the I dunes on the other side of the canal.
I DECLINED TO QIVE PAROLE
I DECLINED TO QIVE PAROLE CAPTAIN VON MULLER iNTERHED IN cGVPT. Interesting details have come to hand from Egypt concerning Gapt. von Muller and the captured crew of the German cruiser Emden. After the destruction ot lie German warsiiip the prisoners were seat to Colombo. There they were trans- ferred to one of the Australian mail iteamers, which was employed to convey Capt. von Muller and hia brother officers, including Prince ileinrich of Hohen- zollernr, cfephow of the Kaiser, to Port Said. All of them declined to give their parole and accordingly they were restricted in their movements. Capt. von Muller was accompanied by an armed guard when he wont for exercise. The other officers and sailors, we-re allowed a somewhat greater measure of freedom, and the Prince, in particular, made hinuiolf very amiable. One of the officer's (suggested that the British had fired on the Emden after she had exhibited the white flag. Thie. how- ever, was denied, and it may be recalled that Captain von Muller assembled his officers at Colombo and publicly gnvee lie direct to this accusation. Capt. von Muller and other members of the crew will be interned in Egypt as prisoners of war.
IDARING GERMAN SPY.
I DARING GERMAN SPY. Seville, Thursday.—Reports appear of a daring attempt by a German to enter Gibraltar disguised as a Moor. He arrived at Algeciras in the train from Madrid on Wednesday night, wearing European dress. Yesterday morning he appeared in Moorish costume, and speaking Arabic. He was arrested, and on examination was found to be the bearer of compromising documents in German. y
I___CAIS CIARMED LIFE. -
I CAIS CIARMED LIFE. While searching among the ruins of a house at Wyktiliam-stroot, Scarborough, in which four persons were killed by a German shell during the bombardment, a survivor was discovored. This was the cat belonging to the Ben- nett family. It had, apparently, been in the habit of sleeping in the copper, and when the house was suddenly destroyed the copper lid was covered over with wreckage. The animal fully exemplified the vitality which is attributed to ite species, in spite of the fact that it had bean several days without sustenance. •
! THREE MORE DEATHS. t. ,I
THREE MORE DEATHS. t. As a result of the bombardment of the Hartlopools three further deaths were an- nounced on Saturday, the total now being 106. The latest victims are James Biuiter (32) and William Wright (51), both of Hartlepool, who were struck by shen fragments, and Amos Skelton (53), of Studley-road, West Hartlepool. At inquests on some of the deceased on Saturday it was stated that most of the deaths were due to septic poisoning. Ii osuran" Losses. I It has been estimated roughly that underwriters have settled about f45,000 for losses on the East Coast caused by the German bombardment. Of this total about £ 25,000 was due to the Hartlepools, Z15,00 to Scarborough, and £..5,000 to r Whitby. This estimate is no criterion of the full extent of the damage done, for only a very small proportion of the total value of property in the districts shelled was insured against enemy risks. The question of insurance against damage by bombs dropped by aircraft has lately been, considered by a Special Com- mittee of the Londen Chamber of Com- merce, and representations have been made to the Government. One proposal is that property owners should each con- tribute a small premium to a State Office established somewhat on the lines of the Government Office for War Insurance on Cargo. Compensation would then be due only to those who had the ff.to insure. s
JAMERICAN -WARSHIP INVADED
J AMERICAN WARSHIP INVADED I TURKS' ATTEMPT TO SEIZE FRfUCH > REFUGEES. I Athens, Saturday.—Particulars have been received here of the incident at Tripoli (Syria) in which the United States cruiser North Carolina was concerned. It appears that the commander of the North Carolina requisitioned the Ameri- can steamer Viriginia, and proceeded to Tripoli in order to call upon the Turkish authorities to allow the British and French subjects end nationals to leave -the I town. The authorities refused to accede to the demands. In the meantime several French sub- jects had succeeded in boardi»f| the Vir- ginia, and the ship was invaded by a, mob which tried to s*ize the rafagees. The crew drove off the iatruderft, but the crowd returned in greater numbers, and in the confusion the first and eocond ofifcers of the Virginia were injured. The captain of the North Carolina then threatened to open fire, and the mob hur- riedly went ashore The Virginia, escorted by the North Carolina, left for Dedeagatch. Large numbers of French subjects and Consuls have already arrived at the Pirmus.- Reuter. I Inquiries Mads. Washington, Saturday.—Mr. Daniels, Secretary for the Navy, has telegraphed to Captain OWM, oomnutnder oi the United States armoured cruiser North Carolina, asking whether threats -of vio- lence had been made by the Turks at Tripoli (Syria) against the crew off ths North Carolina, aad reported in telegrams from Athens, in which it was further stated that Captain Oman had in return threatened to bombard Tripoli.—Reuter.
I TERBY MAJOR'S DEATH.
I TERBY MAJOR'S DEATH. Intimation was received at Tenby on Saturday of the dpath in action of Major F. Davies, of the Royal Munster Fusi- liers. Major Davies was well known locally, his wife being the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bees Stokes, of Warwick House, Tenby. He had been on the Continent with his regi- ment since the opening of the war, and had been through most severe fighting. Mrs. Davies "lias been acting as matron of Empress Eugene's Hospital at Farn-i borough.
IKAISERS BRUTALITY.I
KAISERS BRUTALITY. The New York Journal states, en I the authority of its London correspondent that the reason the Germans were unable to reply to the Allies' naval attack on the Belgian coast was that the Kaiser! quarrelled with Krupp's representative and struck him. The engineer resigned and returned to Germany, and refused to withdraw his resignation unless the Kaiser apologised. The Kaiser refused, and ordered another skilled man to be sent, but no one could be found to take the place of the insulted man, so that the guns are still waiting unusable.
IESCAPE FROM PRISON.
I ESCAPE FROM PRISON. I The escape took place from Newcastle prison early yesterday morning of a German subject awaiting deportation, who I had been detained since September, when his house was searched owing to his failuve properly to dismantle a wireless apparatus, and a large quantity of ex- plosives was found. He is described as an engineering draughtsman, aged ,4.9. with florid com- plexion.
I NO HiCXEl FOR GERMANY.
I NO HiCXEl FOR GERMANY. 1 Ottawa, Sunday.—In consequence of the agitation in the Press for the sup- pression of the export of nickel matte to the United States in order to prevent a supply from reaching Germany, the Government has issued a statement that the whole subject has been under inves- tigation since the war began. The books of a refining company in I New York are inspected regularly, and a certain control is also exercised over a London company not under German con- trol.—Reuter.
FRANTIC EFFORTS,
FRANTIC EFFORTS, GERMANS' FUTILE ATTEMPT TO CRUSH RUSSIAN FORCES. I BIG GUNS BROUGHT UP Petrograd, December 27th.—The Ger- man attacks continued throughout the night of Wednesday-Thursday and all day on Thursday, but were steadily re- pulsed. The hardest fighting during these twenty-four hours was on the section between Sokhaezow and Bolimow, where the Germans lost very heavily. Fighting continues along the banks of the Pilitza River. In general no material changes haTe taken place on the front from Galicia to the left bank of the Vistula, and the position on the Bzura. On the spurs of the Carpathians two II Russian reJÎments forded an icy stream waistdeep under terrible fire and ejected j the Austrians from their position, taking! four officers and 150 men prisoners. I The Germans on Friday sensibly j slackened their hitherto frantic attempts I to force the passage of the rivers which mark fhe Russian front on the left bank i of the Vistula. j HeayY. Artillery. xney nave now brought up a number of heavy calibre artillery up to and in- cluding 11-inch guns. These monsters are moved along the ordinary roads by motor traction, but on an emergency can even be dragged by horses, thirteen to the gun. Naturally, they can move only on the best chaussee roads, and theep, extremely sparse in Poland, have been ntly destroyed by the Germans themselves in their first retreat from Poland. But the frost has now set in, which will doubtless facilitate traffic of every kind, provided the snowfall is not too heavy.
DISMAY AT BERLIN.
DISMAY AT BERLIN. DAMACE DONE AT CUXHAYEN HUSHED UP. GERMAN PUBLIC ALARMED I Amsterdam, Sunday.—Berlin telegrams state that the British attack on Cuxhaven caused the greatest excitement through- out the Empire. The damage done by the British hydroplanes ie strictly hushed up, and the German official reports studiously minimise it but the conse- quences of the attack are believed to be great. The general impression in Germany is thit the British Navy wishes to retali- late for the East Coast raid, and is beginning a new policy of maritime aerial attacks which are bound to bring about an early and decisive naval engagement. There is considerable criticism among German public of the inefficiency of the mineneld in tha German Bight, through which the British cruisers so! easily made their way.—Exchange. I OVER NORTH SEA ISLAND. I Four British Airmen Drop Bombs. Amsterdam, December 27.-The Berlin U Lokalanzeiger states that four English airmen on Christmas Day flew over the North Sea island of Langeoog (a small island beyond Nordeney, and a short distance from Wilhelmshaven), and threw four bombs on the west end of the island, without, however (the German newspaper says), doing any damage.— Reuter. I [Xangeoog is the fifth--on the way over from Eng-land—of the East Frision (or Borkum) Islands, off the North German coast between the Ems estuary and the Bight of Heligoland. All these islands are in the direct line from the English I East Coast to the estuaries of the Jade, Weser, and Elbe.J
TYPHUS iN POLAND.
TYPHUS iN POLAND. Copenhagen, Sunday .—Thou sands of typhus eases among the German troope in Poland, including the male nurses, are reported in a special Berlin telegram to the Copenhagen H Bùriingske Tidende. The German medical staff hope to stamp out the disease by inoculating the whole army in the East.
PRINCE LOUIS' PENSION.
PRINCE LOUIS' PENSION. A special rate of half-pay of Y,2,000 a year during the period of the war has been granted to Admiral Prince Louis of Battenburg, who resigned his office of First Sea Lord recently. The announce- ment was made in the London Gazene" of Friday, which aaid that the King held a Council in Buckingham Palace on December 23rd, at which a memorandum was read from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
! BOMB DROPPED IN KENT.
BOMB DROPPED IN KENT. A Chatham correspondent telegraphs: There seems to be absolute proof that a bomb of some description was dropped by the enemy airman who came over Kent on Christmas Day at a spot in the neigh- bourhood of Cliffe, about five miles from Iiochcflcr. and on the Kent side of the River Thames. An explosive excavated a largo hole about twelve inches in depth and several yards in circumference in the road way. The spot is a considerable distance from any habitation or buildings. Search was made in tho neighbourhood and a quantity of scraps of metal was discovered, together with a metal handle, with a loop in the centre, which was cfuite intact. These have been forwarded to Chatham, and are now in the posses- sion of the police. A big hole in a bank was dng out, and a ehell was discovered,, about three inches in circuniferenco and seven inches n length. This apparently was fired at the aeroplane, but did not explode.
I --.WELSH V.C. ILL",
I WELSH V.C. ILL I bergt. bteen, v C., waa to have visited I Swansea this week-end, and was expected to address the Wesley Brotherhood. It will be remembered that, as was ex- clusively announced in the Leader" recently, he has been helping Mr. Swain- son, of the local T.M.C.A., in the camp work at Salisbury Plain. Unfortunately, hopes of a visit to the town from the hero have been dashed to the ground by his illness. A few days ago he had to leave the. camp and return to his home at Wrexham.
|TURKS GETTING OUT OF HARD.…
TURKS GETTING OUT OF HARD. Sofia, Monday.—Belated news from Con- stantinople reports that the serious damage which the cruiser Goeben sus- tained in her engagement with a Russian squadron has produced great disappoint- ment among the Turkish population, which had been made to believe the Goeben assured Turkish naval supremacy in the Black Sea. Moreover, the relpeated railures of Turkish troops on both fronts, ¡ namely, in the Caucasus and Egypt, have increased the general discontent with the German policy, which discontent con- stitutes a source of disquietude to the Germans, who apprehend some coup on t the part' of a Turkish Nationalist move- ment destrojriag Hutu alalwnte plaac in j
BRUSSELS MINED
BRUSSELS MINED GERMAN OFFICER'S WORDS. BELGIAN LADY'S STORY OF INVADERS INTENTIONS. TEUTONIC TYRANNY. Paris, Dec. 26. Brussels is now en- tirely mined and ready to be blown up the very minute we arc obliged to retire." These are the exact words that were used by a German major to a lady Bel- gian who has just reafched Paris. The officer added: I don't believe we 6hall ever have to evacuate Belgium, but if we must d. so, the world will realise that Louvain was just a single flower; .Brussels will be the bouquet." The Belgian lady assured the Exchange Telegraph correspondent, in a broken voic,% that she thoroughly believed the threat of the major. She went on to say that it was com- ihooly known that. all big private and public buildings are mined, as are all anoera of the city. I Masters of the City. I At prefect there are no more than 1,508 to 1,800 men of the Lairdeturm and Landwehr in Brussels. They behave As masters of the city. Belgian civilians are obliged to raise their hats to German oficers. Twice í daily war communiques are published and pasted on the walls of the city hall and in cafee. As the people knew they contained nothing but bluff they did not take much notice of them; bIt now soldiers are posted in froat of the notices and men and women are compelled to sto-p and I read the German news. I Easier Than Taking Calais." "Recently, while travelling in a car, a lady was wearing a Belgian decoration on a lapel of her coat, when an officer ordered hor to take the ribbon off. She pretended not to understand, whereupon he tore it off with the point of his sword, bringing upon himself the following reply in German This is much easier than taking Calais.' The officer immediately jumped off the car and two minutes later two mounted policemen arrested the lady, who, I understand, has been condemned to three months' imprisonment and sent to Germany*. II DMpite all this tho Belgian people stoically await better days and are cer- tain. of final success. "-Exchange.
IWORK FOR TRAIN TRAVELLERS.
I WORK FOR TRAIN TRAVELLERS. Petrograd, December 27th.—The Rus- sian Minirtry of Communications has ar- ranged for cars to be coupled to all long- distitxee trains, with material for mak- ing jerseys, waistcoats, stockings, and otker warm garments for the troops, so that this can be supplied to lady passen- gers who desire to work during their journeys.-Reuter. —J
I AUSTRIAN EMPEROR GRIEVED.
I AUSTRIAN EMPEROR GRIEVED. I Berne. Saturday.—According to private inlex-matioa- .ishich has reached Switzer- land from Vienna, the aged Emperor Fraacis Joseph has taken very much to heart the re-capture of Belgrade by the Serbians. It is said that even a personal letter from the Kaiser, tn which it was explained that the evacuation of Belgrade was due to strategic reasons, has failed to remove the Emperor'* depression. The Court doctors are. anxious lest a phy- sical breakdown should follow.—Ex- change.
CHRISTMAS MESSAGES.
CHRISTMAS MESSAGES. Rotterdam, Sunday.—In response to a newspaper invitation for their opinion as to the attitude which the army and the nation should take towards tbq war at Christmas, German and Austriai^Jeaders have sent interesting replies. Tie reply of the German Crown Prince breatnes the spirit of the full-blooded German militarist school. Continue in oold blood," he wrote. The response of General Von Kluck was eminently non-committal. He sent back the one word continue." Admiral Von Tirpita gave advice that he does not seem in a hurry to follow himsalf so far as the fleet is concerned. After the interview for which he has al- ready been soundly rated in certain quarters in Germany he merely wired: Forward." The Crown Prince of Bavaria struggled for a phrase, and responded: No words aud wishes, but Will and Work." General Von Falkenlieiw. the Prussian War Minister, wrote with true Prussian i bluster: Confidant oi the sacred justice amd of the strength of the German sword." The Archduke Frederick, Comumuidei- in-Chief of the Austrian Army, probably mindful of the nasty jars given to his forcer. by the Serbians and Russians, wrote in a more chastened mood. In I the co-operation of us all hes Oj&r-muZVW his message.
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