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Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 August 1915, Page 3

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Chronicle Office ,15 P.m. DIVIDING THE LION'S SKLN. London, August 2-1. Eroin the day the Austrian and German armies threw back the Russians from the Carpathians there has been growing boastfuiiess among the -Berlin newspapers, and many public men are jubiiating over the prospect ol dividing the lion's skin. Even the Reichstag reflects this Chauvinism. Trinee \on Hoilueg's speech was a great personal success. The piess loudly approves of Herr ilalfl'ench's remark that "Germany's enemies must carry all the load. Germany is spending one hundred million sterling monthly, and newspapers actually are discussing the amount to be demanded irom America for supplying automobiles and projectiles to England and Trance. The Times says that with German thoroughness the experts in international Jaw are spending days and nights in Berlin preparing blackmail bills against Great Britain and neutral states. General Yon Bernhardt, in the Vossiche Zeitung, is voicing a widespread opinion when ho says the burden of the war must be borne by our enemies* At the present moment we have Poland, Lithuania, and Courfand, and occupy almost all of Belgium, and encircle that portion of Trance which includes the chief industrial districts anil a respectable percentage ot the total Trench taxpayers. Whatever stand-

point one takes regarding annexation, our financial gain is certain. Thotso. countries will eifclier bu lickl after tlio war, or we* demand compensation and costs. Our enemies also are ready to make sacrifices to regain possession of their properties, and they must do this as quickly as possible or eW the countries will remain in our possession. In that case they will be valuable .sources of future .strength and taxation, and they contain property of inestimable value. Certainly me burdeji of indemnity will be hard to bear, ami more difficult to pay, but- that is not our concern. .So long as we possess these securities we can waft. Tlioy represent capital that also will bear interest. THE GERMAN l ; 0i;(.!\6.

London, August -L. 'flic best information available states thai the numbers oi the enemy armies on the western and eastern lronts <m July 31st wereOn the "western troiit 1,800,000; 011 the eastern 11 on t 1,-100,01)0 Germans and probably 1,120,000 Austrians. mailing 3,200,00(3. Germans all armed and in the actual tiyhling line, besides the large number of Germans, principally Lamlwehr and Landstumi in garrisons, lortilicatHiiis. and lines of conuminicaLion, besides convalescents and invalids. It is impossible to say how far thct?e re serves are armed and equipped, but the tact that the total number en the two fronts is only 3.200,00u appears to show that it is about tne largest number the German Government,, with all its preparation and resources, is able to put lully equipped into the lighting line. Erom a date shortly alter tlio outbreak of war, the Germans supplied the losses in their lirst line reserve by men from the .second and even third line troopc, namely the Landuehr and Landstuim. It no longer is possible to speak with accuracy ol the German iiist

liiio as distinguished ironi the second and third lines. it is saler to regard ali m the lighting line as oi the same quality, whilst the original lirst mie has been largely supplied lioni Erie second and third lines. ilio two latter classes contain a considerable leavening of the lirst line and reserves. In thy lirst lew months ol the war it was calculated that the lirst line ol troops locsl about GO per cent m casualties, and the reserve about "Jo per cent, ilieir places wero iaJieu by recruiita oi IDI-l and men ironi the remaining categories. llie units reioriueiT \mchuiing the iUio claw oi recruits) since then, again lost 5U per cent casualties, so probabiy there remain only about 'Jo per cent ol the original lirsL fine, whereto must be added the sligutly wounded who have returned to Uie lighting line.

The Rov. W. li .Jil. Auuey, ulio is in the Palinerston North Hospital, has suuceosiuily undergone an operation, and is progressing as lavotirably as can be expected. iYLr 1). G. iiales wires at noon today i\h 1 oliows.— indications aro( lor south-easterly moderate to strong winds and veering by east to north. There is a prospect of lair to cloudy weather with increasing haze and cloudiness .shortly. The barometer will [all alter about 24 hours.