GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 78, 31 July 1915, Page 8

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

United I’kicss Association. Petrograd .July -50. .V German prisoner states that when the Kaiser visited the eastern 1 rout he addressed the troops, .saying—“il I had a thousand sons I would send them all to death lor the honor of Germany.” The Kaiser spoke a great deal, said the prisoner, and we were tired of listening. An hour later we were sent to the attack, and the Kaiser scolded our officers lor being too lenient, and said “Leaders who are too soft with their subordinates are useless in war time. In a great cause 1 am ready to force inysell to be cruel.” London, duly .’>(). The Czar Ins called to the colors all

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The (Leman authorities have ordered official rejoicing over the events on the eastern fronts. Buildings are heflagged. The German press is asserting that the Russian power syi 11 shortly be broken in the most gigantic battle of history, and are sneenngly declaring that'there will be no effort j,y England to redress the situation, though England will endeavor to avert for herself the terrible fate threatening Russia. The Press Bureau states that, in addition ’to five men already convicted for espionage, the authorities recently arrested ten alleged (human agents of various nationalities, four of whom have fully confessed. All will be tried in camera on charges of attempting to collect and communicate to tin*, enemy information regarding the fleet and army. The efficacy of the measures taken by the authorities has been proved by the fact that ajl the spies wore arrested in different parts ol the country.

lii the House of Commons Sir A. B. Markham referred to the ease of Kichwald, who changed Ids name to Blacker. Ho is the son of Krupp’s confidential representative in London, vet .Major Blacker was sent out to India four months before the war, and was made assistant military secretary to the Conunander-in-Cldel. having access to confidential information. When the war broke out he was promoted to chief of the Intelligence Department of the Indian corps sent to France.

Sir Lewis Mitchell, a South African, who lias arrived in London, states that the authorities arc busy organising an expeditionary force, for service overseas. Men are coming in from all parts of the Tnion, mostly Africanders. A mini her who have been serving in German South-west Africa, and were recently disbanded, would not wait for the formation of a contingent, but took the first ship and landed in England with Sir Lewis Mitchell. It was not thought that General Botha would command the contingent, though he may make a short visit to England. Lisbon. July 110. , A secret wireless, believed to be German, has been discovered in a Lisbon residence. Five, arrests were made, and the prisoners confessed that they had erected three other wireless stations in the capital. asas