Manawatu Evening Standard. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 9, 1917. THE BRITISH SUCCESSES IN FLANDERS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1017, 9 November 1917, Page 4

Manawatu Evening Standard. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 9, 1917. THE BRITISH SUCCESSES IN FLANDERS.

The Italian reverses, serious as they undoubtedly are, are in a great measure compensated lor by the British successes in Palestine and on the Western front in Flanders, and it may be taken lor granted that the Germans recognise the fact. All that they are striving for now is to iorcc one or other of the Entente Powers to either conclude a separate peace, or to so work upon their Allies as to bring about a cessation of hostilities, thus leaving Germany the nominal victor, with the right to dictate terms and to bring about a German peace. What that would mean, we see from the disclosures in to-day’s cables, which, in their review of a book, newly published in Germany under the title of ‘‘Deductions from the Great War,” and right described as “remarkable,” give us another glimpse into the German mind. Its author, a Prussian General —Baron von Frcytag, of Loringhaven, the present Deputy-Chief ot the German General Staff—is, we are told, regarded as one of the “moderates” among the German militarists. So far from his having profited bv the great lessons of the war, which has undoubtedly demonstrated the futility of war as a means of setling international disputes, this apostle of the moderates is found preaching the doctrine that “Germany must have a bigger navy and a bigger army” (although seeing she has virtually placed the whole nation under arms, it would Smt lie an easy matter for her to inc'rease the number of her lighting men), and far greater quantities of munitions for the next war. The Baron von If reytag theory, in regard to war and interna tio.'jal obligations, is evidently based on the Bcthmann Hollweg idea that treaties arc only so many 4 scraps ol paper ” to be observed or sot aside ai the will of the stronger nation subscribing to them, for while he agrees that one result of ihe war will ho “agreements to banish war.” he says ‘‘aU such agreements after all will he only treaties.” And he rather pointedly clinches the matter by expressing the hope that “the present war will rid Germany once and for all of all confused cosmopolitan sentiment. Internationalism is, therefore, no part oi the German programme as far as the German military school is concerned, and events have shown us that even the German Socialists have abandoned their ideas orr the universal brotherhood of man, having, in common with the Junkers, established to their own satis-

faction the superiority ol the f ,O ' n ’‘? n race over all others, and arrived at the conclusion that only Germans are n to govern the world. It is possible that, when the truth dawns in tip on them—if it over does—they may think otherwise, but they have been so long obsessed with the idea ot then* own greatness, and their teachers have so ministered to their vanity, that it vvil not be an easy matter to bring them to a realisation of the fact that, alter all. they are no better than other men, and in a great many respects actually inferior in intelligence, ability, and organising power, to the nations they have so insolently condemned. TUG FINEST ARMV IX THE WORLD. It took the Germans forty years to prepare for this war and to build up die great military maebine, which at one time appeared likely to bring the whole world into subjection. It has taken Croat Britain .just three years to raise and equip what is reckoned by military cirtics to be “the finest army in the world.” Britain has made tremendous sacrifices in the cause of liberty and in this she has been right loyally seconded by her kinsmen over seas, who recognise that her quarrel is theirs and that they must stand by her in her defence of the democracies oi the world against the militarism of Prussia. - D Frank H. Simonds, who .is one or t ie ablest critics and writers upon the war writing on the 20th Juy last, pointed out that Britain bad taken the lead in France, and that the bulk the lighting was falling to Sc iot o her troops. “To-day,” he wrote, the British are doing the mam job on t West. It is no reproach upon he French that this is so as the trench have certainly done their share. Ie it is only just to the British to recognise that they are making the big sacrifice now, after delays that vvme long but were inevitable, given British unpreparedness. Ihe British have ed, and it is the British armies that are delivering the heavy blows. JmU is as true to-day as it was when Mi Simonds penned the message we have quoted. General Haig’s latest oflcusive j lias administered another ot those sU£eering blows to the enemy that is not only costing him so dearly, but that is at the same time teaching him the salutary lesson that German arms so far from being invincible, are unable to withstand the onslaughts of a race of men which, without boasting oi its superiority, is conscious ot its ability to bring victory out of seeming doleat, and which battles on against the greatest odds so long as it is conscious ol the justice of the cause it espouses—a race whose proud claim it is that it is nnconqnered and unconquerable. . The Passchendaele victory is described by Mr 1 lulip Cobbs as “the most terrific achievement ol war ever attempted and carried through by British arms alone. "We who are out i here” he says, “alone can know tire valour and .sacrifices which have carried the waves of our men up the slopes in the battles of the campaign commencing at Messiaes and culminating at Passchcmlacle. Only vye understand toi day the meaning of this battle, and wo thrill because it means victory.” Mr Simonds described the new British campaign in Flanders as one of the great campaigns of the war. dim British bad. lie said (writing on‘the date already ■ mentioned), taken over the main task from the French; they have also had to assume much of the Russian work, j They justly expect a measure of reher next year, when American troops are 1 available in considerable numbers ior the final campaign. Then France, too, will be able to spend reserves; a new class will have como on the field. But, until America arrives, the British task will be of great importance to the Al lied cause. “’Meantime,” he adds, "the character of this task is not to be mis- ; taken. Tim British are not seeking the , decision this year, which Russian lailmv has postponed. They are simply striving to continue the pressure and the pounding to permit no moment of relaxation and recuperation to the Columns until Russia recovers, which is a hope, and until America arrives, which is a reasonable expectation.”

The Patriotic Shop committee have received from Mr Hocking a nice lot of .seedlings, including asters and tomato plant*, and these will bo on sale to-morrow.

A coincidence in the ballot published this week is the fact that sisters’ husbands in the Taranaki district are called up for service.

What must be a record lambing is the in crease in a flock on a farm in the Wairarapa. There were 1000 ewes, and the counting showed 133 per cent of lambs.

The Druids’ A team, which only sustained two defeats during the playing of the Friendly Societies’ card tourney, is the winner for the present season. There is an epidemic of chicken-pox in Fox ton. At a meeting ot the State School Committee a resolution was passed instructing tiro head teacher to exclude from school any children who has suspicious symptoms. The officers and men of the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Reinforcements have com. pie ted their training in New Zealand, and wore addressed by the Governor-General (Lord Liverpool) at Trcntharn Camp this morning.

The Mayoress received from the Kairanga Red Cross Guild for the month of October the following articles :96 handkerchiefs, 36 flannel shirts.' 9 pairs socks, 2 knitted waistcoats, 1 pair bed socks, 2 khaki shirts.

Speaking at a gathering of A squad of the National Reserve at Auckland on Friday evening last, Mr J. Pagni, Italian Consul, responding to the toast of “The Italian Army,” expressed the opinion based on information received from an Italian officer, recently returned from the front, that the Italian army would soon recover from the set- back, that it had received recently. He briefly traversed the position, and stated that, both bo and others had the greatest confidence in the speedy recovery of the position bv General Cadorns. The lato Dr. Marks, a man of the David Livingstone type, who did good work in Burundi, gives in his volume “Fifty Years in Bnrmah” some delightful stories. He I ells one which illustrates the difficulty of selioolmasteriug in a country of early marriages. A master once called up a boy whom lie had caught bullying a small boy in the playground and thrashed him. When he explained, “It is time for you to know that 1 do not allow big boys to bully small boys in my school.” the big boy explained, “Please, sir, he’s my son.” No inflated war prices a-oout (lie “C.M.R.” Manchester goods. We give some indication of values and the immense stocks wo are holding in cur window display in Coleman Place and George street. Our Tuiantulle. Telablanca and Calico window contains about 500 pieces; our Towel window hundreds of dozens, and onr Damask and Drapery window sufficient to supply Palmerston’s needs for some time. To-day’s ruling prices are in many cases lower than manufacturers quotes in Manchester. Our favourable position in the matter of supplies is your opportunity. Don’t fail to take advantage of it. The C. M Ross Co., Ltd— Advt.

Buy your dinner sets now and save money; all the latest shapes and patterns just arrived. For prices see our advt. Watson Bros., P.N. —Advt.

Enlisted men should purchase a supply of the new tobacco —High Admiral. it’s some tobacco. —Advt. Troubled with nazal catarrh? Why don’t you get “Nuzol”—that sterling specific which is praised by all who have tested it ? Nothing bo effective for clearing away a cold. Costs only Is fid for sixty doses.— Ad v t.

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.I . I Knnti of tlio Advice - . 13 £MrR S. Todd“7 Sir I'wncis i) ii . „.i„.. f or a longer held the d consecutively pinions Leader since the mst.tution of Parliament. T1 .,. body of Samuel Cregeen aged 25 A resident of Ilnmilton .(Auckland) Painful cxl>erieuc ui<; oth r;i d. ll standing on the railway i»; ‘ • p y farewell to a DiemT sl ed an<l a train, *h ; n P throug h his tent ion. \ viocirrton resident who has just n Uirnrf "«m .1, M I»"; S p °‘nVmT iVTwt»)« ' h,,ro is "r e HartorW’Ki demand in the North. . \ .nan with a long beard mat tetrilm«r Sk* ;i sh s uV^hc. from timt tune he had appai'm J i .on of “wild man of .the woods exulcnce £ over to the military author,-

"unusual misfortune has dogged an order for aluminium ware placed m England by Messrs Gollinson and Son of this town. Ino first shipment went down in a steamer which, was torpedoed, a second shipment met the satno fate, so a third was despatched only to be lost al sea in a him manner. No detail, are availah'e for publication, as the insurance company’s only advice ns contained in three words, “Lost at sea Such losses are all the worse, in view of the tact that tlif‘ oxj>oi*t of aluminium from C«r?at ijnUiiii is now jirobibited.

V meeting of iho Palmcrslon-Kaiiunga. River Board was held yesterday afro moon. Present: Messrs C Dunk (chairman), 11. Akers, j. I). Batchelar. and G. Greer. Tho clerk reported that tlie bank overdraft wan £39 12s 4d. Accounts amounting- to £oa 6s 3d were passed tn; payment. On the mot inn of Mr Akers, the Boards solicitor was instructed to watch the interests of the Board in the case Palmerston North Borough ( ouncil v. Bateholar, to b? heard in February next. It was ics,>lved that outstanding rates due to March 3!. 1915, amounting to £lO2 10s, he written ('ll . Mr Frazer, S.M., gave his reserved judgment in tho cufio against tho Auckland Stiu, charged with having published without military authority tho whereabouts or a soa-going ship, having particular refer('iico to iho arrival of an oil launch manned l>v foreigner' at Aitutaki. The Magistrate held that the oil launch in question was a sea-going v-'ssel a-cording to the War Regithdioio, but the Regulations applied only to Bri isii. Allied md neutral craft, and did not appiy to lid- boat or crew, which were alien. The information- ‘was dismissed Under the new Imperial regulations tho dependents of masters, officers and, seamen, who are killed through war risk will receive one-third the rue-war rate of wages, with 5s a day victualling allowance m tho case of olhcers, and Is 6d in the case of seamen. That is to say, if an officer had £lO a month in pre-war times _ his pay would be reckoned as the equivalent ot £174 a year, and his widow will receive £SB a vear, plus an annual allowance of £l3 for one child. £29 16? 8d for two children, £32 10:', for three children, and £39 for four children. In the case of injury, or disablement resulting in total incapacity! two-thirJs pay is to be granted. An industrial union, including the employees of dairy factories throughout tiia Northern industrial district, lias been registered, and-tho secretary, Mr WesleyRichards, has (says the New Zealand Herald) within the past few days served a demand on the companies concerned. It is understood that many of the companiesuro notifying their dissent from the wages and conditions proposed, and the matter will probably come before a Conciliation Council. An early meeting of directors and managers of daily companies will be held to discuss the demands and to take such action as may be considered necessary.

The Recruiting Board, Wellington, _ has forwarded a letter to the Patriotic Society, stating that the Dominion alphabetic toll of the Second Division is now being printed at the Government printing office, and that the section A to E is ready, qnd that: copies will he sent to tire Society. Copies are also being forwarded to the post offices, defence offices, police stations, and Second Division Leagues, the class to which the reservist belongs belongs being indicated by a. letter in front of the name. The Patriotic Society has been asked to check the list, and advise tha Government statistician if there is any reason to believe that any man in the Society’s district has been placed in the wrong class.

A paper on the Taupo Plateau was read by Mr H. Hill before the Hawke’s Bay Philosophical Institute last week. He described the area north-east of Lake Taupo. lying between Waiotapu and Galatea, which contains half a million acres of land, as at present almost useless Over tins area the average rainfall is about 80in., and most of this is absorbed by the porous pumice soil. There are only two rivers in the region. Mr Hill believes that, a plentiful water supply is available, and ha.s located a number of springs, which confirm his views. Ho thinks that this area could be converted into a productive region, and that the Government should take steps_ to test the possibilities by trial bores, which would not bo an expensive process.

Apropos the alleged drinking habits of members ok the Legislature in New South Wales, the Sydney Sunday Times says it has in the past been rather impatiently sceptical when professional partisans of "temperance” have cried out against the horrid drinking habits of legislators, as proved by their shocking excesses at the Parliamentary bar. But at last (it proceeds) we are compelled to face the dire facts and listen to tha voice of reason. The Acting-Premier ha£ had to make' a public statement of the amount of money actually spent by membera of Parliament in pursuance of their swinish habits in regard to alcohol. The countrystands aghast. In twelve months membera of both, houses—for one House is as guilty as the other—have spent no less a sum than £173 16s at the bar in Parliament House. That mea.ns no less an average expenditure of 4d per head per day. And these are the times that try men’s souls, the times tluit demand economy! The facts, in all their abhorrent nakedness, speak for themselves; they clamour, they howl, and yell. By spending 2d per day more each, members could have bought'themselves a cup of teg. By spending a penny a dav Jess each, they might with frugality more befitting our circumstances, have bought themselves a bottlo of ginger-pop. And they preferred to buy alcohol. To such depths of degradation have members sunk. Alas!

Tarantulle was specially designed for dainty underwear, and stands unequalled at the price to-day. Made in -lOin widths, it cuts to advantage. In three weights; standard Ls 3d, fine Is fid, and superfine Is 9d a yard. I* rom the same looms as 1 obralco. Call in or write for patterns to Colhnson - and • Cunninghame. Ltd., Broadway, Palmerston North.—Advt. Get right after the flies these early summer days! One fly in November becomes the ancestor of half a million in the succeeding six months. Kill one today and you kill half a million prospective flies ! Daisy fly killers last for months, Is 3d each. Fly powder sprinkled about the room kills and disperses flies. Is packet. Balloon fly traps will caich thousands. Is 9d each at Collinson and Son’s, Broadway.— Advt.

“Nazo'.’’ is the Tandy’ cough remedy. Keep a bottle in your vest pocket A dosa in time saves nine. Small bottle—big insults, Is fid for 60 doecs. —Advt. Permit us to introduce to all smokers a now brand under a great name—High Admiral —Tobacco Supreme. Aromatic and dark in tins or plug.—Advt.

Tlie Cl camp, which is at present cstab Hshcd in the canvas portion of Featherston Camp, will be moved to Tauherenikau shortly.

The name, R. L. Stuart, appearing in the bn (-allot, should have boon started Mr Stuart, who reside, at iAwahuri, enlisted wane time ago, but was rejected. “Strow-an,’’ the residence of the lat<y Mr George G. Stead, with 28 acres of land situated at Papamn, Christchurch, has been purchased by the trustees of U. Andrew’s Presbyterian Hoys’ College.

A concert was recently promoted bv Mesdames Keaburn, Alt wood and other ladies and held in the Opera House, and j)M)ved > an unqualified success. It was given in support of the Parcels Fund and th- concert secretary, M,- W. H, Hankins', has forwarded the proceeds. £39 7 S 7,t, to the Mayoress, who acknowledges the donation with thanks.

The usual committee mooting of the mem hers of the Patriotic Shop wa R held yes terday, when the sum of £95(1 was allocate, in the following maimer: To the Freud refugees at Ftambiers Hospital, £100; t. the Na\ v League, £200; tobacco fund £6O nurse s memorial. £100; .Mayoress’s Parce I’iiml, £IOO ; £4OO for the uso of chaplain or various denomination*! at tho front. 1 was.decided lo close the Patriotic Shop foi ( hnstmas week. No canvassing will I>, done fill the end of January, but tho shot will bo kept, open to receive any gifts.

Money has little or no value in Russia according to Dr. F. A. Colder, professor ol history at Washington State College, who has jus*, returned from eight months’ historical research there. “The Russian farmer retuscs to part with produce of any kind tor money,” said Dr. Colder. “He demands nieichandisc, food and fue] for everything tie raises. While in Pctrograd I talked with a man who had recently come from Germany. Most German people never have . Hough to oat, the man told me. Only those essential to the efficiency of the military are well fed. All others arc on rations 'sufficient only to sustain life.”

the first group of the Dunedin Starr ilowkott Society bus been finally wound up. the group was started in 1896. During its -I year» of existence loans have been made to _ the extent- of £119,300, the whole of which has been paid back without the slightest; loss. Tho total premiums earned amounted to £8443 16s. 'I he chairman stated-that the group would he the first, of its kind south of the line to be successfully wound up. Doubts had been expressed whether a .Starr Bowkett Society could possibly fulfil all it set out to do, that was, to give all its members a loan and still wind up_ within a reasonable time, but the Dunedin Starr Bowkett Society has proved that this could bo successfully accomplished. At the hearing of tho charges against Lvan Williams and George Reeves at tho Palmerston Magistrate’s Court yesterday, of failing to keep proper hooks whilst trading in partnership us dairy factory proprietors at Woodvillo, evidence was given by Norman Gurr (Official Assignee), C. V. Swakey (secretary Otaki Dairy Company), A. Grant (accountant), W, A. Lyon - (supplier). '1 he defendants, who were defended by Messrs Robertshaw and Cooper, pleaded not guilty, ami were committed to the Supreme Court- for trial. Messrs C. A. IjOUghnan and 11. G. Moore were the counsel for the prosecution, and Mesa’s S, Abrahams and A, J, Graham, J, R.’s wore on tho bench.

. After three years’ original research work in the Japanese Imperial Government Laboratory, Professor Kenzo Fntaki claims to have discovered the specific cause of typhus fever. Iho Japanese nK-dical profession hast been informed of his discovery, and after thorough investigation, accepted its' accuracy. 1 hero have been severe epidemics of typhus fever in the, trenches on different fronts. Recently the Roumanian Government asked the Japanese Government to send 100 Japanese doctors to Roumania to assist them in combating (he disease and instituting sanitary measures to control the epidemic. The mortality from typhus in Japan is about 22 per cent. Professor Fntaki is already well-known to scientific workers through his discovery of the cause of the fever which arises from a rat bite.

The old Victorian convict ship Success, after voyaging round the world from Melbourne, where she was bought for “show” purposes, lias turned up at Louisville (United States), and nows was received in Sydney last week that she is to be commissioned: for sea again. , On account of the scarcity of tonnage for deep-sea carrying trade, a shipping' firm lias bought her, and plans to turn her into u cargo vessel. The old cruft, which was on exhibition in Sydney harbour some years ago. was built more than 80 years ago. With the cells removed it is expected the ship can carry 750,000 ft of lumber, and the new owners are fitting her out for that trade. The Success js one of the few tailing vessels in the world made of solid teak, and her hull is said to be wonderfully well preserved. The Success will be remembered as a feature in the Panama-Pacific Exposition.