THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 December 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

THE SET-BACK IN MESOPOTAMIA London, Dec. o. The newspapers do not attempt to minimise their disappointment at the eighty-mile withdrawal from Bagdad, but pointed out tJiat General l'ownshend; was outnumbered fourfold by tne i'lirks. The losses at Oteeiphon were so severe that lie had to withdraw until reinforced. 'itie •••■'Weekly Despatch newspaper says that if Kutohlamara be eat'oly readied there is no doubt that General Towns - hend will be able to await reinforcements, as the position is very strong. Tiie Despatch sugests that the Brifclsl force was too weak to-defeat the Turks at the end of 500 miles of communication j a very strong torce should have been sent. A German wireless message nays that the news of the Turkish victory in Mesopotamia was known at Constantinople- on Friday afternoon."T'lioio was great rejoicing; the houses were beflagged and the population of Baghdad gave a concert for the benefit oi' the wounded. THE PEACE MISSION. New York, December 5. Ford's peace ship sailed amid shouts of ridicule and laughter. It was popularly renamed T( The Ship of Fools."' It carries 190, including 54 journalists and 550 stenographers and secretaries (including Ford'fj own ten); also three cinematographers. The rooms are profusedly decorated with peace emblems in which doves are . sca/fetored broadcast. Ford was weary-looking ;n his Jmal interview witli Bryan, who hurried down from Florda to give his hcnodiction. There was a disturbance as the ship cast off, when some of the crod cried" Goitt strafe them!"