"PEACE WITHOUT VICTORY"

Evening Star, Issue 16335, 30 January 1917, Page 6

"PEACE WITHOUT VICTORY"

XI) rsi-; TO 11USSIA. NLW A OHM, January 29. (Received January 50, at 11.55 a. in.) Tho ‘.New \ urk WorldV IVtrograd correspondent interviewed J > id 11 ct* Nicholas Golitzin, who said the Fntente would not agree to President Wilson’s phrase of “Peace without victory." Only a peace based on the victory o'f the Allies would bo in accord with the principles of humanity. ■b.ugland. France, and Russia were making superhuman sacrifices to defend themselves and to save small nations which had been traitorously attacked. The Allies would never consent to anything ess than a victorious peace. SOLDIERS’ RELIEF. [Pep. United Phkss Association.] W KLLtNGTON. January 30. llouht has Ucii expressed as to whether tlic soldiers’ ep.aial relief provisions up to £2 per wvk in respect to tile paviuent of rent, life insurance, etc., apply to officers. Inquiry mad" in official quarters 10-tlav elicited the armoinieoinenfc that the provisions apply equally to officers as to n.c.o. s and men Such relief, however, will only he granted where it is shown to he necessary. Forms of application are now being prepared for members of the forces, who may apply at anv time. So far as tho men at present serving abroad are concerned, their next of kin in Now Zealand mav make application on their behalf. CORPORAL A. GILCHRIST’S DEATH. Aliss Gilchrist has received from Lancecorporal 1. .). dray an account of how her brother. Corporal A. Gilchrist, lost his life. Lance-corporal Gray, whose letter is headed Cod ford, Wilts, December 13, states ; [ have had a glorious time simm coming out of hospital. Wo get 14 days leave, and I took a tour through Scotland. It is a very decent place for a holiday, hut give mo London for sport. It would do me all my life. My wound is quite nil right again, and I will bo going hack alter the Now Year to see the linns again. This place spoils a soldier after having such a time. He is inclined to get, cold feet, and does it hard for a time when dntv calls. I am writing this to explain as well as possible how' your poor brother met his death on September 15. It is really a sad undertaking, hut I know vonr parents would he pleased to hear the" full details. Well, after wo had got over and driven tho Germans hack, we started tho usual thing -—dig in for our lives. It was then 1 met Alex., and we wore pleased at each other getting through the advance safely. The German artillerymen wore shelling us tho whole time, hut wo managed to get °ur now' trenches dug. The hoys got their machine guns fix'ed up and into action, and the German artillery were right after them with shells. About 6.30 in the evening, at dusk, a shell fell right into our trenches where the machine guns w r ero. I hoard someone say that one of the boys was killed, but I could not leave my post. [ enquired after, and learnt that it was Alox. Tho noso-cap off the shell flew off and caught. Alex., and he died a short time after. I convey my deepest sympathy to yourself and' parents in the sad loss of a brave soldier. T might mention that the other boys on the same gun felt it greatly when they lost their corporal

MAKING UP SHORTAGES. Men are still being sent to make np shortages in tho 25th Reinforcements. Another half-dozen from Dunedin left by tho second express for Trent ham this morning. Sergeant-major Mead accompanied tho men, whose names aro as follow: ■ Dougherty, William Francis. Muir, David. Maxwell, John Alexander. Nelson, Alfred. Sanderson, Alexander Mathieson, \Vright, Frederick Ballintiuo. Twonty-fivo men from Southland also went forward with the draft. PAST THE MILITARY ACE. The chairman of tho Otago Recruiting LommUteo has received the, following information from tho secretary to tho'' Recruiting Board ; Mjth reference to the position of reservists who reach 46 years of ago before being called up for service, it is iniposmble of course, for the Government, statistician to go through his reserve from tune to time to remove (he names of men who are past military age. For one thing, no aas not'the time; and, secondly, he has no definite proof, beyond the statement of tho reservist himself, that his age is as gi\on in the National Register schedule. The Solicitor-General has'therelore ruled ; That, except in cases where a reservist who roaches the age of 46 years sends to the iloveininent Statistician sufficient proof of his date of birth, the names of these men are to remain in the reserve, because a simple remedy is open to them if they are called up bv Billot. All that they require to do is to appeal, on tho. ground that they are not reservists, and forward with the appeal either a copy of their certificate or a statutory declaration of their age. Of course, it would be much more convenient if every reservist, on reaching the age of 16. forwarded an intimation of that fact to the tlovernmen;. Statistician, with sufficient proof of birth.