General War News.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 5 March 1918, Page 1

General War News.

■ ..tai; A IS. c,h'-aded "Occult Kcy, ;■ ,n.; :i' a i .;i , . : -Man," are told in .1.'.;" -'"by "A i'i.iiosoph*j c; a Avia-.n-.'' " One is:—A very expe-" ri.-ucutl i-'iiot i. old me eonililentially that at a vei-v g.-oat height ;.e had seen a «uri'rti t col i jre it dragon-like animal apivarcntly lloi.t'r.tg in the air, and upproachi'ng liii.i The pilot beAune a liiile i!nuci'\A--d, and at once descended to earth. li-XVXSIiSX«B ABEOPXiAHBS. The Times correspondent at the Italian headquarters says there is evidently a determined dciro that the Italians shall not see from tho air the on the roads, for endeavours are being made to form a barrien with linos of hostile craft, among which aro many German machines. Two Italian scouting aeroplanes, convoyed by ten chaseis, were, for example, attacked the moment tliey'were seen by 23 Austrian and German chasers, some of the new whitoy i{ invisible' > type. NEW CU3EMAN COMPLAINT. ' One of the results of the restricted diet now enforced in Germany is a new disease due to malnutrition. This, which is called an '' oedema disease," ;tnd is now very' prevalent, is discussed in the Deutsche Aledizinische Wochenschrif t by four physicians who have been studying it. 'This disease manifests itself "by swelling of the feet and legs, sometime of the hands, and often of. tin- face. 'I'he blood is found to bo wetu v. ivcA in bed on ordinary hospital diet is followed by recovery, but this is very slow. 'P'.'TPi IvijT'-AIGTS' EYEWASH. There iimpio evidence that already tiie big ban ■ n on motor-cars is being u.-c<f in .ivme i merely as "eyewash."' A tuitngc feature of uOine cars hat have bot n observed is that the gas hag i~ lii'f iin-i \vido\"s erase of oil, if never reus out. With a bland air of s'.vv t ipno ■' ' e lite ;U-y rider tlaunts his i-.ig, and sits secure oil a tank well i j Ued liic patrol he has hoarded, but which in tiie country's interest he is Coi-J.:aa-:« to use. If the Government's ihivni". is enviied out this litlie ga::ie. M ill be sio^jieu. feir Ecriuud A'adet, the ItegistiaiUv.nera'. a .tJiruis and deaths, shows Liia, ■;!,. ■ : .began-the population oYV.ie L ni'.Al' Iviiigd.Mi has increased l.e e:a:e. "., o-.\r d. e.ne- tw such an extent: n ' than . countcri.ah.aee "t: e whole of tho losses of our ;-. L ib , / ;d. On the other hand, 1..a vb.bl :"c. .. a el: iiie Central hhnIf.;.' Ac. viiSy, a::ti i ven rapidly, ( . ,e ■■ ■ j-. .i' b>e.;:!ii ; and he' e. biiiab that' this io - s, atlded to the h: the held, has reduced ibe loait the Central Unii.;ves bv at leas.L four millions. y.;i■ il. yout' Moslems, arrive in all pans of the world to , ! t uij (pilgrimage), make i u 1 i una to"Allah in the Holy a Ii ii if Mecca, kiss the Kaaba, in other religious ccrcs (_i U sirriviiig 'at the principal <- i ; !f'. t irl:ni tit.',y met post haste y hosls of pu = »e-cutteM, guides (pracu mil As), and others, all keen on Li'ditening the pockets of the pilgrims in Mecui for a fortnight at least I after the Ilaj, so that they might spend ali tlieir money there auel go back penniless to their countries. All that has now been stopped. ' „ . FLIGHT-COMT/lANDEE MOON. I'li"lit-C'omiilander 3r6on, D.5.0., who, :ifter°thrillii!g adventures in German East. Africa, was taken prisoner by the enemy, has rejoined the British forces, He was apparently with the enemy forces taken by us during the recently successful round-up. Commander Moon comes from Southampton, where Ins family is well known. The of Commander Moon's adventures was the delta of the Bufigi river. His companion, .Commander, Bridgman, succumbed to exhaustion and exposure. iwicc Commander Mo.on swam a crocodile-in-fested river. A rough raft was, constructed, and on this both officers were adrift for many days, suftering teriblo hardships. At last the raft drifted towards shore. Commander Moon succeeded in landing, and fell into German hands.