Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 5, 4 August 1916, Page 5

Great Britain

WHERE WE STAND TO-DAY.

THE ALLIED ADVANTAGES,

COMPARISON WITH CENTRAL

POWERS.

Press Association—Copyright, Austru Han and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 8.50 a.m.) London, August 3.

A high authority, reviewing the results of the two years of war, says: The Allies occupy 1,071,000 square miles against the Central Powers 167,000. The initiative has been in our hands on all fronts since the Verdun failure, . even in Mesopotamia, where we control the Si.att el Arab

and Irak provinces. German influence in South Persia has been eliminated. General Smuts is progressing. The Serbs are presenting a formidable front to the Bulgarians. We have ample munitions for ourseKes and the Allies. As many as 5,041,000 Britons voluntarily enlisted, the whole of our manhood being now in the service of the Nation, in addition to the Dominions and India,

TWO PRISONERS SHOT,

SIGNIFICANT ACTION BY CER-

MAN AUTHORITIES.

Press Association—Copyright, Austra

lian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 10.5 a.m.) London, August 3

Lord Newton interrogated the American Embassy on the '2nd, and notified the Government that the Germans had shot Patrick Moran (,2 nd Connaughts), and William Devlin (Royal Minister Fusiliers). Prisoners at Limhurg asserted that Moran attacked the guard on the '2Bth of May, the guard being killed in self-defence. They state that the reason the death of Devlin was not ascertained when Gerard visited the camp to inquire into particulars about Moran was that the authorities concealed the of Devlin.

Lord Newton added: It is significant that both men refused to join Casement.

The Foreign Office has protested to the German Government for concealing particulars, particularly if it was. connected with the men's refusal to join Casement.