Second Edition. THE WAR.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 53, 19 October 1914, Page 6

Second Edition. THE WAR.

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DOMINIONS RESPOND. ___ “EACH FOR THEIR OWN AND ALL FOR ALL.” United Press Association, (Received 9.15 a.m.) London, October 17. The Times’ military correspondent, in response to,German allegations as to the failure in recruiting says; “We have 1,200,000 men in organised form in Britain at the present moment, j There are so many offering that Lord Kitchener has been compelled to raise the standard above any existing in Europe, otherwise ho would be overi whelmed with recruits. All our men are of military age ; there are no children and greybeards, which are so common in the German armies. It stands to reason that an Empire of four hundred millions can never lack men. The Dominions oversea have come to manhood and,. they seek to establish their claim to recognition. Each are for their own Dominion and all are for all. It will go hard with Germany, as her misdeeds will never be forgotten by the Dominions.” „ MODERN SURGERY. ORDINARY GERMAN BULLET WORSE THAN DUM-DUM. (Received 9.15 a.m.) London, October 17. Dr. Souttar, chief surgeon of the British field hospital in Belgium, states that the ordinary German bullet may make a wound even worse than the dum-dum. It is so constructed that as it strikes it turns head over heels, and the base, which is of soft metal, mushrooms and inflicts an enormous wound. A remarkable tiling about stnodern surgery is that amputation is hardly ever necessary. It i possible with steel plates and screws to repair Slmost anything, and he gives striking instances.

A "FACTORY” IN EDINBURGH. London, October 18. The Observer states that the military raided a large German factory in Edinburgh,, which has been built for a decade. Thirty thousand pounds was spent on magnificent concrete foundations, the proprietor explaining that enormously heavy machinery was required. The factory was capable of accommodating ftye hundred menj but never more than six Grermans were seen. The machinery never arrived, and the factory never started. The situation dominates Edinburgh, and big guns could hit the Rosyth forts and bridge. INTERVIEW WITH SIR SYDENHAM CLARKE. (Received 10.20 a.m.) London, October 18.

Sir Sydenham Clarke, interviewed, states that owing to the great strides in field and siege artillery and the development of high explosives, these were absolutely fatal for forts of conventional form. It was difficult to believe that after the upsetting of her plans, Germany would be impetuous enough to again take the offensive on Paris. The British Government should take more active means' to restrict outside supplies for Germany.