Twenty-Five Years Ago
A cable from Berne stated that the Kaiser had returned to Berlin.
In addressing the troops, he admitted heavy losses at Przemsyl, but justified them by saying Germans must conquer or die. He proposed to deliver speeches on the Italian frontier. F lig h t-Lieutenant Warneford, ivho destroyed the German airship at Rotterdam, was awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honour. Steady progress icas being made by the Allies. The French infantry were everywhere consolidating their positions and making further advances. Violent counter-attacks in the Labyrinth were repulsed. Russian naval activities continued, and a German second-class cruiser was sunk. There was stubborn fighting on the Eastern Front, and the Russians claimed to have taken many prisoners. The Turks decided to abandon the campaign in Egypt and concentrate all forces at the Dardanelles. The Sultan could not face the prospect of being turned out of Constantinople and. threatened to resign.
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Northern Advocate, 7 June 1940, Page 4
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