THE WAR

Evening Star, Issue 15761, 26 March 1915, Page 4

THE WAR

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ON SUBMARINE YARDS. MANY WORKMEN INJURED. iqSu^doo—nd«a3o|ajQ jCq;—noiituoossy ssajj AMSTERDAM, March 25. ! .(Received March 26, at 2 p.m.) i Four workmen were lolled at tho Hobo- ! ken works (near Antwerp), and 16 were I seriously injured, while many others were ! slightly wounded. Flight-lieutenant Crossley Meates states that lie also dropped bombs" When returning he lost his way in the fog, and was greatly surprised to find he had landed in Holland, believing he was in France. QUNEDIN WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION. Work is being steadily pushed forward at tho hall. Tho association are pleased to state, that many women who are not, able to come to the hall tb sew have expressed their willingness to make articles m their own homes. To-day several cases of pears and apples were sent to our soldiers at Trentham. The contributors were Reilly and Gill, Pryor and Co., and a country resident who modestly signs his name as "J.W." Mrs John Roberts has also contributed, and increased tho value of her gift by arranging with her son in Wellington to get tho fruit fresh from the orchard and send it straight to Trentham. The shipping companies carried tho fruit from Dunedin without charge. Another consignment o fruit is to be sent on Monday, and persons who care to send any in are asked to leave it at the Early Settlers' Hall early on that day. A number of little bags for buttons are wanted. Facsimiles of marble bags, about 2in square, would be the thing, made: of print. Tho association invito school children to make'these bags and send them in as soon as possible. Tho convalescent soldiers at the Hospital were this afternoon taken out for a motor ride in cars lent by Mrs T. K. Fisher, Mr A. C. Macgeorge, and Cooke. Howlison, and Co. These rides are found most beneficial. Donations to the Ladv Liverpool fund : "T.C.M." £2 10s (cholera belts), " M.D.P." 10s (Belgian), Mornington Womens' Patriotic Association £l, "G.C.P." £2 2s (Belgian). Goods have been received from Mrs A. Slinger, "The Nook," "M.D.P.," Mrs Livingstone, Miss M'Glashan, Miss Miller, Mrs James A. Jack, Women of Titri, Mrs H. H. M'Lean (Balfour),' Mrs H. H. M'Lean (case of book;), Mrs J. M. Thompson (Hampden), "Helper" (Lovells Flat), Miss Cullender, Miss Jessie Fish. Belgian relief: "The Nook," "Friend" Mrs F. P. Christopher (North-east Valley), Mrs J. B. Taylor, Women's Patriotic Association of Mornington, Messrs Stone and Co., Mrs R. B. DemustoH-, " G.C.P." £2 2s. m SERSIAM HOSPITALS. A visitor to the Serbian hospital? writes : The Scotch unit is working away wo- j manfully, and I am now looking round in I the other hospitals. No denying that the ; misery is great, and there are over 4.000 Austrians to be provided for, as well as our own. ... 1 tried to distribute my cigarettes judiciously, favoring the bail cases, so as to make some compensation, j One meets the Austrian " prisoners " every- j where. They roam freely about ihe streets, and many of them do orderly ] work in the hospitals. They are mostly i Slavs, but tho Austrian contingent, too. bs | quite content. They are all agreed that I war is a futile and nasty thing, and tint ! the German Kaiser hns much to answer I for. In one of the hospitals there is such j a nice young Slovak. fl*> was shot in the ' head, suffers much, and i- depressed. Hi- | speech is a kind of Ser'/Mi dialect, easy I to understand. He wears a Sacvoc! Heart j medal on his coat, and hca« a worn Slo- I vnk prayer book under his pillow. I gave j him a holy picture, and he !,i--ed it. and j showed me his beads. Poor fellow! I am so unhappy about him, for he sufTeis j a lot and feels so lonely. . . . A< be- j our own beloved " Ranvo;;i!. = i " 'Se>'l'i:in i wounded), they smile up at y-.eo with j sparkling eyes in bloodless fares, anxious j for news, and are ready to >al>; by i'h > ; hour on Jofi're and tho "Crand Duke: Nikola" and their own tactic-. They aii ! have a good-humored contempt for the -v ' enemies, and there is not a tr;>ca of bile ! or hate in these very genuine Sbvs. Here is a tale which 1 repeat e.s it we- ■ given me this morning: A wounded C'-oat. ; tilled with misgiving about his tr>-nnv:ii at the hands of Ids schismatic kindred. ' was placed in a bed next a burly Serine;! corporal with a bandaged head that addi b : to his formidable appearance. The fie:.; ■ already in a. state of. nervous i bdip ■■■. nearly fainted when the corporal e: no to [ look at him. He clasped his k " ' :ib \ burst into tears, sobni-.e: : "O ■[■!■■. , brother! I have three li'ltle childr. u el home!" "And I have seven!" retorted : the Serbian, "but crying won't help them!" <■ And he turned bis'back with di gn-t on 1 the frightened Croat. One of the. .-offer"/ from "unnatural" wounds is a ce,ehyman. whose upper jaw v.a- dbhe'i'eb owing to a restive horse. He tried to j warm his hands by putting (he 1 1! urn »-■-.■ j his armpits, while he held the reins i.i hj . j teeth. The animal made a plunge, and j wrenched away three teeth, ns welt .". ■ I straining the gums. " Better if 1 -.:;■■.■■■> i frost-bitten !" he mumbles, disonnfento-'lly. j . . . T had a nice Serbian Chibdme- | Day in the wards with the in n. It i; j hard to tear oneself away. Ail the j ings we brought are wanted. ."'d-e.iv ef the patients have to lie on mattro---es on tho floor. We could do with many mo>-,. units, and it is a relief to know several ; are coming. They should bring dressim; 1 - , in abundance. STRATEGY OF GENERAL SMUTS. An officer in the South Aft .'can Rifles writes: I want you to read tho rutting we are sending this mail, particularly in regard to what the Chief says about Genera! Smuts. How lie kept in touch with all tho columns is a perfect marvel. When one thought no one could possibly know where we were, miles from a railroad or telegraph line, a motor despatch-rider would appear out of the, night with a. concise, clear instruction from Smuts to move to some point the next day, and there wo would find a completed scheme: had been worked out to a fine point, and perhaps a dozen far-Hung forces perfectly co-ordi-nated for the surrounding of a rebel commando. Horses, foot, motor ears, and armored trains all moved with the skill of chess players. Ho has certainly deserved well of his country. At one time I was in direct communication with him. GOLD MEDAL FOR KBUPPS. At the annual meeting of the German League for the Promotion of Industry, which every five years gives a gold medal for the most important services rendered to tho cause of industry, it was decided to confer the gold medal upon Dr Krupp Von Bohlen unci ITnlbaeh, the head of the firm of Krupp. It was decided that the accomplishment of this firm, especially as regarded tlje appearance of the 17in howitzer, " so secret, but now all the better known by its performances," was to be regarded as "the highest point in all industrial achievement." HERO OF TWO CAMPAIGNS. A hero of 1870 was recently decorated by General Joffre with the Legion of Honor in recompense for his splendid i services in tho present campaign. This veteran, M. Charles Lehmann, who at the age of 17 volunteered in 1870, volun- j teered once again in August-last, and has been twice wounded and twice mentioned in despatches. His second wound cured, he has returned for the third time to the front. The women of Burkes sand St. Leonards, who have formerly worked for the Dunedin and Port Chalmers associations, held an enthusiastic meeting on Wednesday, and formed a working association for their own district, with the intention of sending a box of clothing to the Belgians within ghort time. j

THE CHARGE AGAINST THE PRESS BUREAU. The real charge against the above is that it has never possessed the necessary authority and information to conduct its business successfully. Improvised hurriedly at the outbreak of the war, manned by a staff which is constantly changing in more senses than one, it has always been the servant—and, we have no doubt, the scapegoat—of half a dozen Government departments. The fact that a lawyer, rather than a statesman or strategist, has always been at its head is itself significant. We ourselves (and we doubt not every responsible journal) are constantly eliminating messages which, in our judgment, should never have been passed for publication! In all essentials, the standard of censorship imposed by the newspapers themselves is infinitely higher than that of the Press Association. The proper course at the very outset of the war was to constitute a new State Department, not subordinate but independent, to handle the whole vast and vital subject of publicity in war "time. Such a department would have dealt with that supreme problem which existed in miniature m the days of Pericles, and is overwhelming in this 20th century—the problem of bringing a democracy into actual relations with an armed struggle for its ow-n existence! — London ' Times.' THE GERMAN NAVY WAITS. _ (Germany must never risk her fleet in any engagement where success is not assured.-—Admiral Von Koester.) [A recent cable advised that German warships had captured a Dutch steamer loaded with eggs for London.] Oh, pride of every German, Whose home is on the sea (Or wheresoe'er a Briton By chance is found to be); Oh. walls of sheeted iron Defence of German coasts, Oh, Navy grand, the Fatherland Of thee with justice boasts. Thou mistress of the ocean Thou ruler of the waves, By free men ever guided (Thy rivals manned by slaves). "Pis thine a wreath of glory To win uuon the foam— With courage high, unharmed to lie (In double sense) at home. So lie, nor risk the dangers That face thee farther out, Where even baby-slaughter May lead at last to rout; There" lie, to crime, dishonor And piracy inured 'Till thou caii'st meet a merchant fleet. With victorv assured ! A.W.B. 'Daily Chronicle.'