GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 25, 28 September 1915, Page 2

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

United Pbess Association. Petrograd, September 25. Many stories are related of the Russian gallantry in the Vilna retreat. In one instance a regiment of Cossacks was cornered, but extracted itself by brilliant daring, with small loss. An infantry regiment was cut off, but fought its way to the main body, through th© enemy, inflicting heavier loss than it suffered, and bringing back a battalion of- prisoners. r

Paris, September 25. The Chamber of deputies has voted war credits amounting to two hundred and six-six million sterling. M. Ribot announced that a new loan will be modilied on the hues of the now British tax. Lo Temps estimates the total of Austro-German and Turkish losses at six and a-half millions, whereof four millions have been killed, are missing, 1 or are incapacitated. It i« estimated that the Austrians, to August, lost 551,000 killed, 1,915,000 wounded, and 803,000 taken prisoner. The Prussian lists show 1,868,000 losses, exclusive of the recent losses in Russia. Amsterdam, September 25. Herr Helfferich, in a boastful interview, declared that the new German loan surpasses the second English loan, and is the greatest financial operation in the world’s history,, and the financing of the winter campaign is assured. The Kaiser telegraphed congratu- ! lations to Herr Helfferich, saying that the splendid success of the loan showed that Germany would continue to a victorious end this war which was forced on them by criminal surprise. The results of the loan are equal to Germany’s splendid victories on the battlefield.

Amsterdam, September 26. Owing to the Lille factories refusing to supply the Germans with sandbags, the Mayor was notified that an equivalent quantity of bags would be manufactured in Germany, and would b© used at the city’s cost of fifteen thousand sterling, to be deducted from the ©ivic fund- The treasury w r as forced, and also an additional twelve hundred and forty thousand pounds of war taxes were demanded. Pending payment, the Germans placed seals on the banks’ strongrooms and those of individuals, as a ,guarantee that the securities would note be removed. The authorities insisted that the city would not meet such huge sums, and the Huns thereupon agreed to a compromise, and said they w ould accept £640,000 with a penalty of £4OOO daily until the amount was paid. New York, September 27. Reuter’s correspondent at Loudon, in a message, states that Mr Asquith has appointed a special committee who will be charged with the oversight of the war, It includes hijmself, Ldrd Kitchener, Mr Lloyd George, Mr Balfour, Sir Edward Grey, Lord Lausdowne, Mr Bonar Law, amd Mr Churchill, and will absord tho 'functions of the Cabinet’s Dardanelles, committee. Loudon, September 27. The Daily Chronicle states that Mr Asquith’s new committee will be entrusted with the supervision of the general conduct of the war, aud adds that the formation of tlae committee implies that the war will be waged on ouv part with more vigor. Sir James Barr, writing to the Liverpool Board of Guardians, stresses the necessity of medical men .for tho armies. If conscription is com iug it will be the duty of public bodies to discharge men fit for military sarvice. If Britain is unable to produce additional doctors she must apply to' America.

The Times’ correspondent at Salonika reports that an uninterrupted service of trains is running ‘ between Constantinople and Bulgaria. This is causing surprise, in view of the. admitted scarcity of coal in Turkey. By this line troops aud supplies <are carried as far as Uzunkupru, and the last journey is done by road. A returned traveller states that occasional cargoes of coal continue to reach Constantinople from the Black Seta, The Young Turks threaten Constantinople, and guns keep the disaffected population in awe. Throughiout the Empire things have come to 'such a pass, through hunger, oppression, and outraged religious feelings, that a general uprising w ould foil low the slightest relaxation of the German grip on the country.