The Kington Times - January 1917
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Kington Times 20th January 1917 - Page 7
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| Date | 20/01/1917 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Kington Times |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 20th January 1917 |
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A C BACK . ntee of satin- kgoes with . er what your advise von to ng If you are me the I'll return On . Kingdom . tle , or will ipt of price 5 acres , of which 12 not see how he could ' s shop at Stockton as still working the afirined , and the man uld be withdrawn if not d that he was a blacksmith . Lane , Eardisland , in Owens , Court House , ager on land at Hin- , giving up . The man gentleman who was him to keep on . - Cer- on March 31st , FOR SOUTH PSHIRE . ing of the Hereford- Saturday it was an- e five applicants for South Herefordshire , T. Hutchinson , -viz . , or , Hereford ( who had seat on the Council andidate ) ; Mr. T. A. reford ( who had also he Council ) ; Mr. J. d ( who had been act- Mr. H. W. Orme , soli . C. B. Masefield , soli- decided that the sal- de all travelling and follows - First vote : Latthews 9. Orme 3 , Mr. Wallis 20 , Mr. hew 11. Final vote : Moore 18 . declared elected , took acknowledging his ap- at he should again Council when the war RUELTY AT S. HILDREN SENT TO ABOUR . Ross ) , on Tuesday , a ther's cruelty to her several neighbours and The prisoner was e wife of a collier , of ewchurch , near Ross , shly , dressed . A. vidence of Mrs. Moules ( two neigh- as ( a farmer and a Lane ( of Hereford ) , e Society for the Pre- hildren ) , it transpired e children , all of whom cted condition . The e . In the very snowy ever wore stockings or got badly burnt on the allowed to get into a child had to be re- firmary . The children ghbours for food , the she locked the food up ey should not eat it . er at Abertillery . his twenty years ' ex- d some very bad cases is was the worst he house was very dirty , ciently clothed . her husband allowed , but since they had everybody had been ed the case as a very ruelty , and prisoner for two months with PISODE AT BUNAL . unal on Friday , the atly appeared in Ross wrote several amusing theart , unt in which he of how he was nal , came up for fur- an Preece ) : Let me han who wrote to your the tribunal were to n . but that you told ere no stones to break . rote those letters . is strange , but 1 a " don and " st her was practically to manage the farin ill give you till April dically examined , and the tribunal has bee roccasion . ( Laughter . DERS AND VYE SALMON . of the Ross Traders Town Hall on Satur- the president , said t the action taken by ising Ross as an in- the fact that it pos- river scenery in the f the best salinon fish- means of bringing a Is to the Wye Valley reat many of the tra lise the vast amount was doing in this res- pity that more inter- work by the members.- there was one matter yell take up and that on in the Wye . He fishermen that thous river last year because and this meant 26 od supply . At present was indulged in . agreed that it was a hese fish to die , but it e . that made the town . e a Bad Leg Eczema , Old bunds , Ringworm , Cuts , fection , send to Maurice or a free sample of HEALO hot send for a large box . £ 5 a box . HEALO allays ntion , prevents festering , s . Donet say your case is Boxes 13 and 3- High St. , Leominster .. I. ? ( ) THE KINGTON TIMES . JANUARY 20 , 1917 . LLOYDS BANK LIMITED . HEAD OFFICE : 71 , LOMBARD ST . , E.C. WAR LOAN APPLICATIONS MAY BE LODGED AT ANY OF THE BRANCHES OF THE BANK . COUPONS AND DIVIDEND WARRANTS CASHED FOR HOLDERS WHO HAVE NO BANKING ACCOUNTS . A Gamble for Love paddock , but Denis contrived to have a few BY NAT GOULD . 1 Author of " One of a Mob , " " Whirlwind's Year , " " A Chance of a Lifetime , " " The Top Weight , ' " A Fortune at Stake , " & c . CHAPTER XXVI . They were off , and all eyes were fixed on the racing pair . From the start the pace was tremendous . There was no holding back this time . Justice was a stayer , and Becker told Phil to ride Paladin down . Go at it from start to finish ; it's the best way over the distance , " he said . Paladin has a great turn of speed ; but he's not such The horses were level . Kerr wondered why Phil forced the pace . He had not done so before . a good stayer as Justice . " Neck and eck they raced , not an inch be tween their out stretched heads . There is not much privacy on a racecourse words alone with Fay Will you do me a favour ? " he asked her . It was not like him to ask favours . She readily said she would . " I have given instructions to Becker to hand over Justice to Guy Lucas . I want you to accept him as a gift from me . You cannot refuse you promised , " he said , smiling . She was so astonished she did not protest . Before she could thank him he had dis- appeared , and some friends had joined her . Denis , having won the match , wondered what would be the result . He had gambled for love - had he won ? He was almost sure he had . Next day he was at Parkfield . Downs . Justice was installed in the best box . Fay Delaunay was át The Ranges , where She went to look at her new and much - desired possession , Nancy with her . To think I have longed for him for such a time , " she said , " and now he is mine . " It was generous of Mr. Laurenny to give said Nancy . It was to him to you . " be a battle royal all the way . Justice was on the rails an advantage on this course- hugging them . Paladin was close alongside . much pleasure , " said Fay . Kerr had his eye on the bend into the straight . He urged Paladin forward ; it might be possible to deprive Justice of his place on the inside . Phil knew his rival's intention . Ile was not going to be ousted from his position , and Justice kept pace with Paladin . Nothing I ever received has given me so He deserves Fome return , " smiling . " He shall have it , " said Fay . The bend was not far off . Kerr made a to he rails . desperate effort . Paladin forged ahead , but could not obtain a sufficient lead to cross on Fay saw her horse coming fast , slightly in front . Her hopes were raised . Denis would have to be satisfied for once with aking a back seat . If she won Paladin was running the race of his life . The distance was more than he cared to travel , but Lucas had galloped him with a view to staying it out . Round the bend they came . When fairly in the straight Justice had the advantage . huge crowd vibrated with excitement . The The tops of the stands were packed , every coign of vantage occupied by a palpitating mass of human beings . The rails on the , course were crowded with people three and four deep , a dense mass wedged against the winning - post . A rumbling sound broke into thunder as the horses raced together up the straight , locked close , hardly any space between . They ran in a direct line , no swerving . They were trained to the hour , no signals of distress hanging Phil was riding splendidly . He won- dered after how he kept so cool ; so much de pended on the result , the trainer told him . out . You must win . It means almost ruin to 4 said Nancy , In the afternoon she sent a messenger to Parkfield , with a note for Denis . He opened it , and out rolled a sovereign on to the table . " You won the bet on the Downs , " Fay wrote in pencil . over , and wrote : Denis smiled quietly , turned the paper " Your sovereign received . shall call to - night and claim the sender . " He put it in an envelope and gave it to the lad , with half a sovereign . 40 Algy , I've won a sov .. " he said to the trainer , who laughed . Denis then explained , and said , " I shall never part with it . " The meeting between Fay and Denis took place at The Ranges . What passed between them may be imagined . Fay gracefully acknowledged her defeat , she capitulated ; had taken to heant , and which proved to her said Denis had taught her a lesson which she that love was worth more -- much more - than millions . I wish you had no millions , " said Denis . " I am very glad I have , also that I have found a man to handle them for me , " she said . When shall you be ready ? " he asked . " What for ? " To become Mrs. Laurenny . " Any time you wish , " she answered . " It must be a quiet affair . " " It shall , " said Denis . " I promise you I will circumvent all snapshotters and camera fiends , and the operator on the infernal machine shall be defeated ; there shall be no pictures , and no announcement until you wish " How will you manage it ? " she asked , laughing . Leave it to me , " he said . Taurenny if you do not . " . Kerr had been promised a thousand pounds if he won . It was a large sum , the biggest offer he had ever received . Head and head . " the pair came on , fighting gamely . They were well matched . It was a tussle of giants , of thoroughbreds of the best type . The jockeys were almost equal . If anything Kerr was the better ; he had more experience . Phil was confident ; the victory at Hurst Park put heart into him . He was firm in his faith in Justice , the best horse he had ever ridden . They came , at a great pace . The speed did not slacken . They had been at it all the way . From start to finish it would be the same .. On the lawn there was an animated scene . It was picturesque sight - the gaily - dressed throng expectant , rapid movements causing hundreds of colours to move in a shimmering mass . Tattersall's , more sombre , made up for lack of colour by energy of oscillation . and here was a rush for the rails as the horses Even the ten - shilling patrons The tinker and the tramp , otherwise Felix Bruning , father of Fay Delaunay , sat on the bank at their favourite spot . The tramp had just related his thrilling story to his panion , who was too much astonished to make any comment Norwich Union fire Office Founded 1797 With which is incorporated the Norwich & London Accident Insurance Association . Head Offices : Norwich & London . FIRE . ACCIDENT . MARINE . Sickness . Employer's Liability . Third Party . Fidelity . Burglary . Plate Glass . Property Owners . Hailstorm . Motor . Loss of Profits following Fire . Live Stock . PROMPT & LIBERAL SETTLEMENTS AGENT : J. B. DOWDING , LEOMINSTER . For High Standard Tailoring - at Popular Prices , YOU cannot do better than give us a trial : Our Garments are Dependable - Distinction outside , Dependence Inside - Value both ways . Suits and Costumes from 42 / - : Made on the premises . J. WELSH , RUMANIA'S MISTAKE . CZAR PROMISES A NOTABLE CHANGE SHORTLY . Paris , January 15th.Admiral Fournier , formerly Chief of the French Navy , who has just returned from a visit to Roumania and Russia , writes an interesting article in the Matin to - day . The Admiral points out that while in France the intervention of Roumania was regarded as of great importance , there was at the time a disposition in Russia to welcome it with some reserve from the purely military point of view . So long as Roumania remained neutral General Brusiloff was able to carry on his offensive with the left flank of the Russian line covered by Wallachia and the Dobrudja . The Russians expected that the Roumanians , when they intervened , would maintain a firm defensive in Transylvania , and employ their main forces for a massed attack upon the Bulgarians , who were necessarily handicapped by the fact that the Allies at Salonika were holding up an important part of their armies . This plan ( the Admiral says ) was indeed the one formulated by General Averesco , but un- fortunately other counsels prevailed , and it was discarded in favour of an offensive in Transylvania . Roumania , turning her back on her principal enemy , weakened her posi- tion by driving back the Hungarians and en- larging her fronts , until met by strong German reinforcements , when she had to re- gain her own frontiers , and in the retreat suffered the loss of much valuable artillery . com- The Russians thereupon found it necessary to interrupt General Brussiloff's offensive in order to reinforce the Roumanians , but , they were able to cover their flank in Wallachia and their rear in the Dobrudja rapidly enough to hold up the invaders . Fay knew where her father was , and in company with Denis walked across the Downs to see him . She persuaded him to return to The Ranges ; but it was with evident reluctance he left the tinker . 3 , West Street , LEOMINSTER . THE SWISS ALERT . VIGILANT SUSPICION OF GERMAN DESIGNS . ARMY OF 500,000 . No consideration for Switzerland or honour the Swiss if by that means our enemies be- will stand in the way of a German assault upon lieved they could the easier deal an effective blow at France . The fear that their terri- tory might be violated by Germany has never been absent from the minds of the Swiss , and at this critical moment in the fortunes of war it is more présent than ever . The same fact of proximity caused the little Republic at quite an early stage to discern the upheaval . Long before Great Britain scented war , the plans of German aggression dawned upon the Swiss Confederation , and supplies of cereals and coal were ordered in anticipation of a possible European war . 1914 , a general mobilisation took place and On August 3rd , the Federal Council were entrusted with the widest possible powers for action . teresting to view the subsequent developments to recall that only a few weeks before the war the King of Belgians visited Berne and was received by the Federal Council . It is in- " I did but see her passing by " Original Drawing by Hy . Collet PURITAN SOAP is all that name its implies Made by Thomas , Bristol , Soapmakers for nigh 200 years . THE RUMANIAN LULL . 7 190W HOW CAPT . SELOUS FELL . ENEMY WORN OUT BY HIS EFFORTS ? KILLED WHILE LEADING AN ATTACK . Paris , Monday . - Dealing with the compara- tive lull in the operations in Rumania , M. leading an attack upon Bhobeho , telegraphs Captain Selous , the great hunter , fell while Marcel Hutin , writing in the Echo de Paris , Reuter's correspondent in East Africa . says Though wounded he continued to encourage ( 1 ) The German and Austro - Hungarian his men to advance till he fell , shot dead . troops are fatigued by the immense efforts His grave , as he would wish , lies in the they have just made ; or ( 2 ) The Russian re - veldt under the shadow of a tamarind tree , sistance has become so strong that we are with a few faithful comrades beside him . arriving at a war of positions as opposed to There he rests after a life crowded with high movement ; or ( 3 ) a great part of the Aus- adventure , a splendid example of a man far trian and Bulgarian forces has been taken beyond the fighting age who sought duty and from the Rumanian front and the Dobrudja did it from the start .. in order to transfer it to some other front . throughout the last fortnight by its absence The name of Falkenhayn continues to shine from the German communications , while , on the other hand , for the first time for the last 1,300 DEFEAT 10,000 . But Switzerland is prepared as Belgium was not ( says the Daily Graphic ) . A German at- tack , if it came , would find the Swiss ready to exact a toll in German lives which might astonish the Huns . During the war the Swiss have celebrated the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Morgarten , fought on November 15th , 1315 , when 1,300 Confederates defeated Leo- pold of Austria's army of 10,000 , hurling at their foes great boulders and trunks of trees , and driving them into the Lake of Aegeri . tradition of victory in dealing with aggression we must wait for the reports of the war army moment passed to the Russians . They are con- Morgarten is before their eyes to - day as a tions speak of fighting south of Lake Ochrida , from any quarter . of the east before forming any opinion as to The Czar , who personally received Admiral The Swiss call it their victory of liberty ; and six months the Austro - Hungarian communica- I hope so , " said the tinker . " I want to hear what it feels like to be the father of the richest woman in the world . " I'll tell you what I think , " said the tramp . I will come and see you again , " he said . Fournier during his stay in Russia , assured him that there would be a notable change in the Balkans situation before many more weeks . had passed . RUSSIAN ATTACKS . ALTERNATING SUCCESS " IN RUMANIAL The offensive in Rumania has for the main line by which their armies along the Morgarten was really the birthplace of the these operations . They will , no doubt , en- tinuing their attacks in Moldavia west of their The Admiral is warm in his praise of the citizen army whose readiness for defence has lighten us as to the enemy's intentions on the Sereth to the south - east aro supplied . These roused themselves to the occasion , and in the " I don't suppose it will make much difference Ronmanian troops , who are magnificently sustained the Swiss during the past thirty roads leading to Koritza and Janina in the attacks , they say , are meeting with " alternat- came on . silver ring a perspiring mass of men of all grades hustled and pushed , endeavouring to to me . " " It may , and it magn't ; it all depends how you take it , said the tinker . Denis Laurenny and Fay Delaunay were quietly married in a village church in one of the secluded districts in the Peak Country . Not more than a dozen persons were pre sent , and it was not until the announcement appeared in the papers that anyone outside John Head was present . " The tramp " gave his ' daughter away . Max Markington , Corrie Laurenny , and Nancy Lucas were also there . John Head aqted as Denis's best man . marriage , although not expected , caused a sensation ; everybody said how cleverly it had been managed . see something of the great struggle . The cheers redoubled as the horses came opposite the first . enclosure , and followed them along the course in waves of sound . It was difficult to tell which would win . They were dead level had been for nearly the whole course , and there seemed no prospect of the strain relaxing . Denis watched the their immediate circle was aware of it . struggle , his nerves strung to the highest pitch . He had never been so excited . To look at him he was outwardly calm , but there was a tumult raging within . It was a gamble for love in his case . If Justice won he felt secure of Mrs. Delaunay ; if his horse lost he would not venture to ask her to be his wife . It would be mending his broken fontunes by a rich marriage , and this he did not even contemplate - honour forbade it . well The Denis Laurenny secured the richest woman of her time . Theirs had been a curious courtship ; in fact , there was none in the ordin- That's all to come . " said Denis smiling . " It will be a courtship after mar- riage . " A dangerous experiment , " said Fay . Not in our case , " said Denis . " I think you ought to reward me , " said Max to Denis . " I introduced you to your wife . " " Name the reward . It shall be paid , " said Denis . " She has consented A nock - and - neck struggle between matched racers is one of the most thrilling ! sights in the world , and when all the circum- stances and sensations surrounding this match were considered , no wonder the scene af kemp- ton was feverishly pulsating with excitement . The din was deafening . It increased in volume as the winning - post was within reach and the horses were still level . Never had such a race between two thoroughbreds been seen at Kempton . Hundreds of people thousands probably thought it would be a dead - heat . " Corrie , " said Max . Even the jockeys began to be of this opinion , to manage me for life . " and the judge , as he looked down the course , The reward is granted on condition that the managing is transferred to you , ' said Denis , laughing . saw the two faces in a line . " I have no doubt that can easily be So thrilling was the moment at the half - dis tance there was silence for a second , a hush more suggestive f intense feeling than hun - ranged , " said Max . dreds of excited cries and shouts . Justice broke the line . The bright bay head was in front ; the white star on Paladin's black head dropped back ; the red - and - white halves were slightly in front of the pink jacket . The crowd gesped as with one breath , then came forth a mighty volume of sound . " Justice ! Justice ! " " Justice wins ! " Justice wins for a pony ! " " Justice wins for a hundred ! " Paladin Taced . again , up desperate , supreme effort on the part of man and horse . " Paladin ! Paladin ! " " Paladin wins ! " a ar- Felix Bruning did not make a permanent home with his daughter ; but he promised to stay with her whenever the spirit moved him . He returned to his wanderings , and he and the tinker had some long jaunts together . The tinker was provided for had a hundred a year settled on him ; but he stuck to his occupation , and declined to part with his pony Jack and his other belongings . Justice came into Denis's possession again ; but he resolutely declined to run him in his the Ascot name , and when the horse Gold Cup he carried the pink jacket and white cap of Mrs. Laurenny . won Denis had fifty pounds on Justice . Not much of a gamble , " said Max . Then Justice regained , his momentarily lost position , and the cries for him were redoubled . " No , those days are over , " said Denis . Justice wins ! " shoufed Denis , who re- " I had a tremendous gamble for love , and strained his feelings no longer , so delighted won ; the winnings will last me a lifetime . " was he at the prospect of victory . [ THE END . ] Phil felt he had the race won . Justice was going splendidly ; no faltering , not the least break in his speed , and Paladin was falling back . Kerr made desperate efforts to recover his position ; Paladin answered gallantly , but struggled uselessly . RECTOR AS POSTMAN . Assisted by Mrs. Eisdell , daughter of the Fay saw her colours gradually dropping be - Bishop of Barking , the Rev. J. W. Eisdell , hind the red and white , and realised she was Rector of Orsett , is performing the work of again doomed to defeat , that Denis Lauronny letter carrier . would win the match . She did not feel it as Keenly as at Hurst Park , and wondered why . Amidst a scene of enthusiasm baffling de scription , Justice beat Paldain by a length , and won the biggest race on record . What a victory ! How the crowd cheered . They rushed up the course after the horses in a mad chase to the paddock gates . noise was deafening as Phil Leeson dismounted to weigh in ; it ws still greater all over the course when " All right " was called . The Denis Laurenny had won the match , beaten Mrs. Delannay , landed a great stake . , Algy Becker beamed with pride and de- light . He could have hugged the beautiful bright bay for very joy . He contented him- self with stroking his lovely -neck , and whis- pering , You're the best horse in England . " It was Denis Laurenny's hour of triumph , and on all sides he was overwhelmed with congratulations . He made a communication to Becker that surprised the worthy trainer , who remon- strated , but eventually became reconciled to Denis's proposal when he heard what would be the probable / result . INOSTROLINE NIPS IT IN THE BUD . of " At the first warning symptom of Cold in the Head , use " Nostroline ' and n it in the bud . Often a single application " Nostroline " effects & complete cure . " Nostroline " goes right in where the germs are and destroys them . It clears your head instantly . You can prove in a minute that " Nostroline " does so . Try it and see . It is sheer folly to let colds get a grip of you when you can so easily repel them with " Nostroline . " Get a tube of " Nostroline ' to - day . Tubes 18. 1d . and 28. 9d . , most Chemists , or post free from makers- H. E. Matthews & Co. , Chemists , Clifton , Bristol . Local Agents : Leominster : H. R. CHENEY , Pharmaceutical Chemist , 21 , High Street . Presteign : A. R. DAVIES , Chemist , a , High Street . Kington J. W. CAUNT , Chemist . Greek Epirus . GERMAN NERVOUSNESS IN BELGIUM ing success . " equipped , and whose discipline is perfect . The Admiral concludes on a note of the most complete confidence in the near future , com- paring the Germany of to - day with a bull in the arena , goaded almost to death , and about while close by shines the sword of England , to fall beneath the blows aimed at it by France , Swiss Government ordered all men between MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS . the Rumanians penetrated their line at ono now being sharpened to be in readiness for delivering the final coup de grace . SLAVES RETURNED DYING . 70 PER CENT . OF REPATRIATED BELGIAN WORKMEN EXPIRE . Amsterdam , January 14. Reports from Belgium state that the Germans are sending back many deported Belgians , because they are unfit to go on working under the present food conditions . months . Less than half the size of Ireland . Switzerland has a population of 4,000,000 , every able - bodied man in which is trained to arms . Liability to serve is compulsory during twenty - nine years , up to the age of 48 ; but it is instructive that about a year ago the 16 and 60 who were able to shoot to present themselves and give , an account of their capacity as marksmen . The field army is over 200,000 of whom more than two - thirds are in the Auszug , or Elite , and the remainder in the Landwehr ; while the third line , the Landsturm , men of forty - one to forty - eight for the defence of railways , etc. is about 300,000 strong . In short , Germany would have to reckon with an army of 500,000 trained soldiers , all of whom are good marksmen , and with a staff which has benefited by the lessons of the war . IIUN SPIES ' HOME . However they may despise or calculate to ontwit the Swiss forces whom they would en- counter on the frontier , the Germans are at least perfectly informed about the Swiss about These accounts strength potentially . After three months in Germany the re- turning workmen come back almost dying , and , indeed , 70 per cent of those who were sent back died shortly after their return . They tell terrible stories of hardship , ex- posure and ill - treatment .. have been placed on record , and sent to the American and Spanish Legations at Brussels . GERMANS ESCAPE FROM SHREWSBURY CAMP . RECAPTURED AT HULL . Two German prisoners of war , Ernst Boldt , a ship's captain , and Hermann Bunte , sailor , escaped from the internment camp at Shrews- bury on Saturday morning . 200 At another point , with the Rumanians , they . have advanced a mile and a third and have beaten back night attacks . The Germans allege that these assaults were " entirely without success . " . They admit that Amsterdam , January 15th . A frontier cor- point , but claim that they were completely respondent reports : that guns were thundering driven back and that prisoners were : on Saturday from the south , south - west and taken . Mackensen reports that the Russians have German troops were hurrying along launched mass attacks on both sides of Fun- the muddy roads , and artillery from the Ger- deni , which is on the west bank of Galatz . man side was particularly lively . At the the great Danube port . same time troops are hastening towards the attacks broke down under the German cur- All the church bells were ring - tain fire and that the Russim losses were west . north - west . ing . It is not clear what is going on , but at any " great . " He asserts that the . Six miles south - west of Galatz , the Petro- rate the Germans are making preparations and grad report says , the fighting still continues . are reinforcing to a formidable extent . The Bulgarians , state that they have shelled The whole valley of the Scheldt , the banks railway establishments round Galatz and that of the Dender , and other rivers are provided the Russians replied with a weak and in- with new waterworks . The Allies ' airmen display great activity . SUEZ CANAL DEFENCES . WORK OF TIIE BRITISH . Paris , January 15th . The Petit Parisien de- votes a long article to - day to the great work accomplished by the British troops in Egypt . The success at Rafa , it says , has made havoc of any direct menace on the Suez Canal by the effective fire . " ENCIRCLING KUT . PRACTICALLY ALL RIGHT BANK OF TIGRIS TAKEN . War Office Monday . Since the communiqué issued to the Press on January 11 operations on the Tigris front have been much ham- pered by the waterlogged state of the coun- try . Switzerland has all the time been a happy FRENCH TRIBUTE TO EXTRAORDINARY hunting ground for German spies and peace intriguers . Prince Bulow has recently been visiting Lucerne ; Herr Dietrich Von Beth- mann Hollweg , a relative of the German Chancellor , has been transferred from Vienna On the 11th inst . our cavalry occupied Hai to the German Legation at Berne as Chief Town , on the Shatt - el - Hai , capturing Turk- Secretary ; and it is also parts of the German Turks . ish , rifles and ammunition and some Turkish propaganda to spread reports that the " Peace Conference " will take place at Berne . " Since the outbreak of hostilities with supplies . On the same day four enemy boats . one of which contained troops , were sunk by Turkey the British have quite well understood Throughout all their trials the Swiss Govern- the prime importance of protecting the sea During the 11th , 12th , and 13th our artillery fire in the Tigris . ment have been firmly resolved to observe our troops Both have been neutrality . route linking up India and Australia with In July , 1915 , they even went the England , and their interest in the matter of made further progress on the right bank of recaptured at Hull , one being arrested on length of setting up a Press censorship . A defence became all the greater owing to the the Tigris , east and west of Kut - el - Amara . Saturday night and the other on Sunday few months later a Society for Economic fact that the internal politics of Egypt give Two trench - mortars and two machine - guns . morning . They offered no resistence and Surveillance was established as the only rise to certain apprehensions . with a number of rifles and bombs , fell into were conveyed to the police station pending authorised consignee for all commodities on Lord Kitchen- | our hands . It is understood that the lists of contraband and the restricted ex- fences on a really remarkable basis . er's visit led to the organisation of the de- | With the exception of a small strip of ground they were members of the crew of a captured ports of the Allied Countries . German submarine . One of the prisoners There are officers in the Swiss Army whose tial to ensure the rapid transport of rein- problem was a difficult one ; for it was essen- was well known at Hull prior to the war , German training has inclined them to sym - forcements to all menaced points , but the having lived in the city for nearly twenty pathy with the Germans , and more than half steps . taken were admirably conceived and years . Their object was to escape by steamer , the population of Switzerland speak the Ger- carried out . but they were foiled , thanks to strict enforce- man tongue . But these facts do not point ways has been such as to permit of easy troop The organisation of the rail- ment of the alien regulations at Hull . to any concurrence in the doctrine taught to plished some extraordinary work in order to German schoolchildren that Switzerland is , ensure the supply of drinking water to the like Belgium , one of the states which are the soldiers . natural completion of the Empire of Germany . A wholesonic distrust of German assurances to respect the neutrality of their country ' leads the Swiss to continue observing the utmost vigilance . " the arrival of an escort . CERMANY'S STRAITS FOR FOOD . NO SUPPLIES FROM SWEDEN . Rome , January 16th . - A Swedish traveller who has just arrived in Rome , having travelled via Berlin , declares ' that Germany is no longer receiving any foodstuffs from Sweden , for the simple reason that Sweden has barely enough for her own needs . German steamers navigating in the Baltic almost invariably return empty to their home ports , and often they have not enough food on board even for their own crews . KING EDWARD AND THE KAISER .. ASTOUNDING STORY . The re- in the bend of this river north - east of Kut- el - Amara , in which the enemy are still hold- ing out , the whole of the right bank of the Tigris east of the Shatt - el - Hai is now clear of hostile : troops . Ú BOAT BE - FOCCED . RELEASED AFTER BEING DETAINED IN The enemy attacks have not been HOLLAND . the Turks no respite , and is slowly but surely statement is issued here : newed , but the British General Staff is giving The Hague , Monday - The following official pushing forward the railway into the desert . " On Sunday afternoon , about 4.15 , a German Each fresh advance of the railway means a submarine which had lost its way for several fresh blow against the Turkish Sultan's hours in dense fog and a strong tide was en- troops , and when one passes along the banks countered about a mile inside the limit of Amsterdam , January 15th . - The King of of the canal and sees the English , Scotch , Dutch territorial waters . The German sub- Bulgaria has addressed an Army order to his Australian , Indian and Soudanese troops one marine was ordered by a vessel of the Dutch troops , in which he comments in similar terms gains an impression of the most absolute patrol service to anchor , pending the decision to those adopted by the German and Austrian security . " BULGARIA'S HOLY TASK . Emperors on the Allies ' rejection of the peace FORTY TURKISH FOOD SHIPS SUNK . proposals , According to a Sofia telegram the Com- mander - in - Chief of of the Government . given a written declaration that for the whole " After the commander of , the submarine had day he had not been in . touch with enemy forces RUSSIAN NAVY'S WATCHFULNESS . the ' Bulgarian Army , and that his presence in territorial waters was General Jekoff , in an Army order informing Petrograd , January 12. - It is announced by not the consequence of pursuit by enemy forces , his soldiers of the rejection of the Central the Naval Staff that on January the Dutch Government ave the submarine per- a Russian Powers ' peace offer " by their insatiable squadron carried out a very successful raid mission to put to sea again , holding that the enemies , concludes as follows : - upon the Anatolian coast , in the course of state of the weather at sea , i.e. , the prevalence The fate of the Bulgarian people , and the which forty Turkish sailing vessels were sunk of thickfog , was the cause of the submarine's , freedom , independence , and honour of Bul- All of them were carrying various provisions , entering Dutch Territorial jurisdiction . " garia lie with you . Our task is holy , and tobacco , nuts , etc , and were on their way to therein lies our strength and power . Your Constantinople . The Turkish seamen , probably imagining that ' a sufficient WOMEN RAILWAY CHEATS . An astounding story of King Edward knock- ing down the Kaiser at Windsor Castle is re- lated by Mr. Edward Legge in a new book , " King Edward , the Kaiser , and the War . " Mr. Legge has little doubt the story of King Edward and the Kaiser will be contradicted in the Berlin semi - official " Norddeutsche All- gemeine Zeitung , " in the same way as his ac- count of the Kaiser's warning to a friend in New York not to allow his son to travel in Eastern Railway without paying their fares , the Lusitania . Here is Mr. Legge's account of the incident as described to him : - The Dear Girl : " He had the impudence to So large a number of Turkish ships has not Sir Charles Wakefield remarked that it was " During one of his visits to Windsor ask me for a . kiss . " Her Dear Friend : " The been sighted in the Black Sea region for a long astonishing to what an extent the accused , who were apparently in good positions , had Sixty - three prisoners taken from the Castle the Kaiser and King Edward had an idea !! The Dear Girl ( blush - time , lied . sunken ships have been brought to Sevastopol , " He wasn't particular which . " altercation resulting from something said by ing ) : It was a distressing thing to him , Sir the former . So exasperated was the King by Bill " I know now that you lied to me be including a family of Armenian refugees , who . Wife : " What do in the hope of being able to reach Russia , had Charles added , that at a time when many his nephew's grossly insulting words , that , fore we were engaged . " " When I asked you to marry set out from the Armenian coast in a small noble women had set a shining example of losing all control over himself , he sprang to you mean ? " boat and had been picked up by one of the self - sacrifice and patriotic devotion , others his feet and knocked the Kaiser down ! " me you said you were agreeable . " Turkish vessels . should be guilty of petty frauds and deceit . bravery and endurance are guarantee for the final success of the sub- the coast would be less vigilantly watched by Infining three young women at the Guild- lime work of unification . " the Russians during the period of the Russian hall on Friday , for travelling on the Great Christmas , evidently thought they might be able to ship through into the Bosphorus . What cheek ! " ' ? |