STRICKEN BELGIUM

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2534, 7 August 1915, Page 5

STRICKEN BELGIUM

POWERFUL PLEA FOR HELP By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. August- 6, 9 p.m.) London, August 6. Mr. G. K. Chesterton, writing to tlie "Daily Telegraph,"'renews liis appeal for the Belgians remaining in the stricken country. He says: "Belgium lias died for Europe, and tho sacrifico is inconceivable among pagans and unique even among Christians. Unless wo do a great deal more it may be said wo left it to tho butchers themselves to see that their victim nation did not bleed to death." , DENMARK ANDTHEWAR IMPRESSIONS OF A DANE By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. August 6, 10.40 p.m.) Fremantle, August 6. ■ Among the Omrah's passengers is a well-known Dane, a resident of Sydney, who is returning from a visit to Denmark, where he was told that not 5 per cent, of tho Danes were in favour of Germany. Ho does not think Denmark can keep from lighting. She will never fight against tho Allies. The Germans are already entrenched near tho Danish frontier. The Daiies felt that when the Germans feel tho shortago of food they will _ endeavour to break • down the neutrality of the adjacent countries. The wholo. Danish army had been mobilised, and thero are entrenchments everywhere. Round Copenhagen the parks have been cut up and the trees felled to make way for war-liko preparations. THE IBERIAN INCIDENT SILENCE OF AMERICAN PRESS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. August 6, 11.40 p.m.) London, August 6. The "Westminster Gazette" notes' the silence of the Amorican Press over tho sinking of the Iberian, and says: "Tlie German answer to the Amorican Noto has been most direct, and has taken the practical form of killing without warning American seamen. Apparently, if tho American Presa has its way, no notice will bo taken of this, and impressions of ml feeling in this matter will no more be lost upon Germany thau upon this country." THE AUSTRIAN NOTE REPLY OF THE UNITED STATE By Telegraph—Press Association—Coovri»ht. Washington, August 5. A reply to tho Austrian Noto protesting against America supplying munitions to the Allies is practically ready. It reiterates that for the United States to place an embargo on the_ trade in amis would bo a direct violation of neutrality. THE STRIKE AT KRUPP'S WIN FOR EMPLOYEES Br Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. August 6, 11.40 p.m.) Geneva, August 6. A report frays that advices from Essen indicate that all the demands cf the employees of Krupp's have been granted. The military authorities brought great pressure to bear on Krupp's to secure the result. Women have roplaced many men in the munitions .department. UNWOUNDED CORPSES PHENOMENA EXPLAINED By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (."Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) (Rec. August 6, 6.50 p.m.) London, August 5. The military authorities, after the battle of the Marne, wore supplied with strango stories of the aspects of numbers of Gorman unwounded corpses, remaining upright, shouldering rifles, and with pipes in their mouths. Tho French scientist M. Genearnoux has now communicated to the Academy of Medicine that tho phenomena was duo to the efficacy of tho French explosives. Within fifteen yards' radius of the explosion the displacement of air is so intense that it causes distension of the bloodvessels, and, the arteries bursting, theso organs induce sudden death. GERMANS IN MOROCCO FOMENTING 'A HOLY WAR. By Tclcerapli— Press Association-Copyright ("Tinios" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) London, August 5. German agents have circulated printed matter in' Morocco urging a holy war. BRITISH PRISONER KILLED SHOT BY "A GERMAN SOLDIER. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright London, August 5. A German wireless messago states that a soldier, when attacked, shot and killed a British war prisoner and wound'pa another, Tlie.v were working as farm