General.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 9, 28 August 1914, Page 5

General.

wool- AND TEXTILE TRADE.

[By Electric Telsoraph—Coptricjit] [United Press Association.] Loudon, August 27.

The Morning Post says that the present indebtedness of Germany, Austria, Prance, Russia, Italy, and the Netherlands to the Yorkshire wool aud textile trade is estimated at between four aud five millions sterling, whereof half is German. Practically no bills have been honored for goods shipped

after April. Many of the linns have the whole of their capital sunk iu countries now at war. it is suggested that the Government will be uouncl to consider some arrangement with clearinghouses on lines whereby the British nations debit can be set against what is owing. CEAMANB HUMILIATE AND SHOOT A PRIEST. London, August 27. An American ' returned from Germany states that the Germans, upon reaching Lattice, compelled the cure to stand barefooted and bareheaded in front of the church while the cavalry passed, threatening that he would be shot if the slightest provocation were given by the townspeople. After a few thousand had passed, the priest heard his women servant cry out. Rushing into the house, he found her struggling with a German soldier. He struck the soldier, whereupon six soldiers marched tiie priest to the front of the church and shot him dead. GENERAL BOTHA’S SON OFF TO THE FRONT. Capetown, August 27. Premier Botha’s son, 17 years o’d, left school and enlisted. A TALE OF TWO WARS. Times and Sydney Sun Seeviom. London, August 26. In 1870 the German troops plundered the farm of a German named Hauff, living Alsace, -Banff, enraged, shot a couple 1 lof the marauders, and the Germans placed him against a wall and . shot him. Hi* little-son, weeping over the body, told his mother that when; he grew up ha would shoot the Germans who killed his father. : The; widow emigrated to Belgium, and settled at Yise. Her son married, and two soils were horn. When the Germans reached \ ise last week, Hanff’s hatred was rekindled Jjy Ulie '.German atrocities, and h* si lot one of the invaders, who thereupon placed him and hi* two eons against the wall of their own home and shot them. A PANIC AT LILLE. Ostend, August 26. Fighting at Houscron, a frontier stjition, caused a panic at Lille, thousands of people crowding the traint aud. roads to,the southward. STORIES OF RUSSIAN HEROES. St. Petersburg, August 26. Lieut. Skalon, when shot in the cheek at Guuibiiinen, rode to the rear ■and, had the wound dressed. He returned, and received a bullet-wound in the arm, n 'svis ■’time he got a brother officer to dress the wound, and remained in the ranks until shrapnel shattered bis shoulder. Many similar instances of heroism are related. SEVENTEEN SUFFRAGETTES ARRESTED. ROW AT THE HOME OFFICfe. (Received 10.5 oa.m.) London, August 27. Seventeen suffragettes who were creating a disturbance at the Horae Office, narrowly escaped being mobbed. All of them were arrested, including Mesdames Drummond, Daree, Fox and Richardson.