General News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 68, 16 November 1914, Page 3

General News

THE LOYALTY OF EGYPT. United Peess .Association. Cairo, November 14. The leading Moslem .and religious authorities have issued a proclamation, urging Egyptians to maintain a peaceful attitude, and to shun intrigues. The chief religious Sheiks in the Soudan spontaneously expressed loyalty to the, Government, • r and paid a'tribute to the beneficent British rule. They dissociate themselves from Turkey's actions, which they say have alienated the sympathies of the Mahommedan world. TREATING THI WOUNDED, London, November 14.

The Times' medical correspondent at Paris says the arrangements for the British wounded are how admirable. An excellent hospital train, with kitchens and an operating room, brings the. wounded to Boulogne. Sir Almroth Wright has established a bacteriological laboratory in Boulogne. Researches have already shown that gangrene and septic conditions are due to a micro-organism, which only flourished when removed from the atmosphere. The surgeons are now keeping all the wounded in the open, to allow the air to reach them, and they Ileal excellently. Amsterdam, November 14.

The Telegraf quotes' ' Professor Ezermy's articles in the Medical Jour, nal showing the horrors of transporting German wounded. He says' thai half the wounds are. due to shrapnel and bits.of dirty uniforms ap. driven into the flesh. Sometimes the; wounded lie for days in trenches half full of-/water..- They are packed in.tc dirty trucks previously used for horses, forage, or ammunition,-' and Unprotected from the cold make » train journey from four to six days. Meantime the wounds are undressed, the men have little food, and in most cases no doctors or drderlies, or properly equipped hospital trains. There are insufficient tents for the German wounded.'

THE DfoKE OF CUMBERLAND.

London, November 14

Copenhagen reports ,that the Duke of Cumberland was found wandering in a demented," cojldiiipn, the result of placetl'in an asylum. I (Ernest August, t>ifke t of Brunswick and Luneburg, heir to the Hanoverian was born aj; (Hanover in 1845. He took part with( his. father, a 8 all hlly of, Austria, fin,"' the campaign against. Prussia, ended in the defeat: at in 1886. lii 1878 he married Princess Thyra. daughter of King, Christian IX.' oi Denmark. In 1892 he abandoned lu> claim to the Crown of Hanover. Though direct heir to the late' Duke of Brunswick, he was not allowed h} the German Federal Council to govern that duchy, i He was a genera} in the British army since 1898.) THE LIEGE MASSACRES.

Madrid, November 14

Spain strongly protested againsi inebriated GermanTsoldi,ers massacring certain' Spaniards' tit * Lege with mitrailleuses in the Place de la Univer site, and demanded reparation to the families. Germany replied that ii the accusation against the ' soldierswas proved, the Government was dis ppsed to oppipgtee '' and afford repai;a tion. , BRUSSELS ANXIOUS FOR NEWS. London November 14. A correspondent who escaped from Brussels has arrived in'London. H<: says . extraordinary interest is being taken by the civilians of Brussels si) the Times' war news! Single copies have fetched.as much'as 180. shillings. Remarkable business is being dohi: in duplicated typewritten copied, especially those relating to'the operations in Belgium. 'These are sold and circulated by stealth and have brought as much as- forty shillings. Customers smuggle away, the precious sheets and read them with delight. FINANCIAL OUTLOOK IN AMERICA. Washington, November 14. American bankers assured the British representative now here in con nection with the financial crisis affecting'the United States' that 1 all vmerican obligations with Europe until the New Year had been satisfactorily arranged. Jt was considered likely that when the London Stock Exchange opened there would be a large dumping of American securities.' They suggested an arrangement for a credit fund of twenty millions through the. Bank of.- England to meet this. Such a fund would have a reassuring effect in London, and prove a strong support to the American market. GERMAN SUPPLY OF AMMUNITION Rome, November 14.

It is stated that the Germans are experiencing anxiety lest there will be a shortage of ammunition, a,s a result of the British fleet preventing the delivery of copper to Germany. Washington, November 14.

Lody, the German spy, writing to a friend in Omaha trpm the Tower of London, sfcatert that he was prepared to make a clean breast of the. whole business, but he must protect his friends in the Fatherland, and avoid the lmmiliation of those near and dear to him. In the course of the letter he

said: "You may have the opportunity ■to say a word to some of those in whom I shall feel an interest, and ask 'them to judge me not harshly. When ypu hear of me again doubtless my body will have been placed in the concrete beneath this old Tower, or my bones made a pyre; but I shall have served my country. Maybe some historian will record me amongst some of the despised class of war victims." ■ After referring to the visit of his spiritual adviser, he adds: "Doubtless modernise will be heralded as that of a spy, but 1 have the spiritual consolation that others have suffered, and 1 must accept the award of Fate." Mr Bryan is investigating the statement of Charles Inglis', of Chicago, regarding how his passport came ; into Lody's possession. . The passport was submitted to the German Foreign Office for endorsement, and disappeared, and the Foreign Office declared that it vva*s unable to trace it. Inglis was obliged to secure another, ft is be-' lieved that the original was handed to' Lody. MISCELLANEOUS'.

London, November 14

" Owing to the deficiency in dyes, due to the cessation of German supplies, the Board of Trade is considering the formation of an English company, to which the Government will subscribe a portion of the capital, and guarantee interest on the debentures for five years.' Twenty-two leading firms support the proposal. The! Daily Telegraph says that most traders approve of the embargo on the export of Australian, New Zealand, and South African wool. Already an avalanche of orders has been cabled to Buenos Ayres and Mone Video, on behalf of the United States, Sweden* Holland, Denmark, and Bradford. The question arises: "How caii we prevent the enemy securing supplies?" The irony of the'situation is that German interests largely prevail in the South American wool trade. If the War Office 1 bought a big weight of the present South American clips, it would quickly place wool at the disposal of the British manufacturers. Practically no loss would be suffered. Every facility would be' given for the importation of the new clip of New Zealand and South American crossbreds, as it was imperative that an adequate supply should be secured as quickly as possible.

London, November 15.

The Standard states that the Government is about to issue a three thousand millions war loan at 3$ per cent., at about 95, with Varying dates of maturity, the longest 14 years, to cover the forthcoming credit vote and Treasury bills issued under the August vote.

The Government proposes an additional credit vote of 225 millions sterling to cover the naval, military and other expenditure necessary "through the war • A railway manager explains the amazing speed with which the railways handled the military traffic on the outbreak of war. Three hundred and fifty trains of thirty vehicles each arrived at Southampton in 48 hours. The military organisation of railway control was completed only a few days before.

Berlin, November 14

The Vorwaerts publishes long articles from its London correspondent describing the treatment of aliens. This says that the action of. the ppKce throughout is extremely forbearing, polite,' and obliging, and adds: "The British people generally entertain no feeling of hatred against the Germans, and much less against the Austrians, though they are convinced that Germany instigated the war for the. extension of her power." Amsterdam,. November 14. The Press Agency at Berlin, in circulating the Vorwaerts' article for newspapers in neutral countries, omits all references favourable to England. London, November 14. Berlin boasts that Germany is able to send six million more trained men into the fighting lines. The Kaiser has offered his marble palace at Corfu at a low price to a'German hotel syndicate. He fears the property will: be cpuftscated if Greece joins the Allies. Rotterdam, November 14. Rotterdam reports that the Germans are preparing defensive works on a large scale in the environs of Bruges and coastal regions, replacing the bridges they previously destroyed. Paris, November 14. General Joffre sent to General French two German standards found in the trenches captured by the British. ~; Paris, November 14. A German armored train, which had been left momentarily ungarded at Chaulenes, was brought to the French lines by the etationmaster, although it was fired on as it was quitting the station. Berlin, November 14. The Lokal Anzciger estimates that the Belgian losses on Wednesday were 6000 killed and 8000 wounded. Amsterdam, November 14. It is reported that the Kaiser's son-in-law recovered four ttigs, and manned them with Dutch. A thousand tons of food have reached the American Minister at Brussels, under General Yon der Goltz's safe conduct. Eighty percent, of the inhabitants in the country districts are existing on green vegetables. London, November 14. Tt is officially announced that Britain has advanced £2,910,000 to Belgium, and £BOOO to Servia. Paris, November 14. Official: The German attack between. Lys and the sea is less keen. The Allies at some points have resumed the offensive. The German attack on Nieupprt failed, and attempts to'advance to the south-east and east

of Sfpres nere checked. The Prussian Guards' attack south of Ypres was repulsed. We advanced a kilometre eastwards atßixshoote, and made progress between the La Bassee (anal and Arras. The struggle in Argonuu lias been fiercely renewed, the German attacks Tailed. German attacks at various points in the Las. sighy region and the Aisue valley wore unsuccessful. «. Paris, November 15. Official: We had a good day from the sea to the north of -Lille. We repulsed German attacks north of Zomiabeke, south of Ypres, where the enemy lost heavily. The enemy unsuccessfully attempted to advance between the La Bassee Canal and the Arras and Libons district.. The Prime Minister has received the following from the'High Commissioner from London, dated .November 1-1 : Official: A severe attack against the portion of the line held by the First Army Corps before Ypres was delivered on the 11th by the Prussian Guard. The enemy made a special effort to break the line, which, it was hoped, was already weakened by the attacks of infautry. Our troops were subjected to the heaviest' bombardment yet experienced. This was followed'by an assault by the First and Fourth Brigades of Prussian Guards and picked troops brought specially to\act against us to force their way to a point where a previous effort of the infantry had failed. The attack was pressed with the greatest bravery and determination, but owing to the gallantry of our troops, and a splendid resistance against odds, the- attempt to penetrate Ypres was repulsed. The weight of the enemy's advance enabled them to break our line at three points, but the enemy was -\urled back,. and prevented from gaining further ground. Immense loss has been inflicted on the Germans. Seven hundred dead were found behind the front trenches alone. The casualties suffered when advancing on our line under an enfilading fire were enormous, and our casualties were also heavy.