GENERAL WAR NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 98, 1 December 1915, Page 2

GENERAL WAR NEWS

THE LATE NURSE CAVELL.

[United Press . ."ssooi axiom, i London, November 29

The Times’ New York correspondent says that Frederick Shuld, a broker,. h as returned from Berlin with a circumstantial story of Miss Cavell p death. Among German military am. diplomatic officials the execution is now regarded as a blunder, with an unfavourable psychological result for the German danse. Thirty soldiers were assigned lor the jexecution, and twenty of these had| blank cartridges. Affiss Cavell was weak find helpless in ber cell-; She was led to the courtyard ; and seated in a chair, hut fainted and foil on the paving. •The soldiers;. I'.eggm l , permission to shbV/tGnstantlyj, Jnjt the officers wished to revive her. . The nim said it was beyond human endurances and the officers permitted them to shoot. 1 Only: one»bullet struck her and penetrated the brain. GERMAN PRESS ON GREECE’S attitude. The German press is endeavouring to induce the belief that Greek neutrality will mean a victory for the Central Powers. The Frankfurter Gazette asserts that lviug Constantine listened to Lord Kitchener for an horn; in silence, ami then ironically remarked: “I might be regarded as the one person most called upon to safeguard Greece’s interests,' and 1 believe there will lie ’’f d-Überationsi’.’- • RUSSIA'S INTERVENTION. V" Kj-ih.U_ "a The Times’ correspondent at Bucharest savs that opinions differ as to the. date of the inauguration of the Russian offensive; Some time may elapse before the troops destined for the Balkans will arrive at the Danube. The attitude of Roumania is uncertain, and will be largely influenced by the number of troops the Allies can muster on the peninsula in the next few weeks. The Allies should show /. more decided attitude with Greece. ROUMANIA IMPRESSED. The arrival of the Czar at the Danube has impressed Roumania. THE POPE’S DESIRE. London, Novmber 30. Reuter’s Home correspondent states that it is asserted that the Pope is desirous of a truce between belliger'ents at Christmas in all Catholic and Orthodox countries. KAISER AT VIENNA. Berlin, November 2b. Official: The Kaiser lias gone to 'Vienna to visit Emperor Francis Joseph. FOURTH GERMAN LOAN. Amsterdam, November 29. It is reported that Germany will raise a fourth war loan of ten millards of. marks in the middle of January.