GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1870, 29 August 1918, Page 1

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

GENERAL FOCII. General Foch’s principal study is history, but he is also greatly interested in the arts, tie used to bo a friend of Gustave Dore, and knew Rossini. He is a great smoker, a great sportsman, a tine fencer, and an excellent rider. EPIDEMIC AT KRUPP’S. A neutral who arrived recently at Amsterdam from Germany states that black small-pox is raging at Krupps’ Essen works. People called it the plague, but be believed it to be small-pox. Everyone bad had to be vaccinated. The reason for the outbreak was under-feeding and filth. “Krupps’,” he said, “have (be unenviable reputation of feeding their people worse than any other great firm in Germany, although they are so wealthy.” A dispute has arisen between Turkey and Germany over possession of (ho Russian Black Sea Elect. Replying to deputations from the Turkish navy'league, which pointed out thai Turkey had an inennlestible claim to the licet, Talaal Pasha., grand vizier, said that negotiations were proceeding between Germany and Russia for the handing of the fleet over to Germany, hut that the Turkish Government had taken action with a view to aequiding the fleet. GALLANT GUERNSEYMEN. Out of a population of 45,000, it is estimated that 8,000 men from Guernsey have joined the forces, fn proportion to the size of the island, this is the best record for the nominions. The Guernsey, battalions have also acquitted themselves admirably, especially in the Camhrai sector, having drawn ecomiunis from the press of (he world. The King, as Duke of Normanby, will be proud of the achievements of (he men of Guernsey, who, by the way, enjoy many quaint privileges granted to them by ancient and Royal charters. FAIR EXCHANGE. The American troops in France, it is stated, have discovered two short cuts to friendship with the poilus when they have the latter for neighbours. They bake a delicious white bread ot their own, but are-very partial In the coarser and darker article which its French re-' <4piculs call a “bran ball,” and find no difficulty in effecting an exchange, which is mutually satisfactory. They have also a superabundance of tobacco —“American tobacco that smells of honey,” as a Frenchman puts it; a bag ol tins is commonly bartered for a share of the French soldier’s liberal wine ration. THE TURKISH AIRMAN. During the funeral of General Sir Stanley Maude, a Turkish airman flow over the cortege and dropped a, wreath 500 yards in front of the column. The machine then dipped twice, a bee,!-turned, and flew back to its quarrers. Whilst it was flying over the city, and before its mission could he divined, the machine was subjected to anti-aircraft fire, but fortunately if evaded (lie shells.