General Items

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 99, 17 August 1914, Page 7

General Items

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] TiiiEs and Sydney Sun Services. Paris, August 15. It is alleged at Boulogne that German officers and men are deserting on account of starvation. In some cases it lias been found necessary to order the troops hack to the towns to quell the rioting caused by the socialistic anti-war agitation. London, August 15. The Daily Mail's Berlin correspondent says that Krupp's recent visit to England was undertaken at the direct instigation of somebody higher up. Krupp, after privileged visits to armament factories in England and Scotland, immediately reported to the Kaiser. • It is officially reported that the N.YaS. saland Government captured the German Government steamer Sphindthaveen on Lake Nyassa, and took the 'crew prisoners. {United Phesb Association.] London, August 15. It was persistently rumored at Liege that the Crown Prince was wounded, while leading the Death's Head Hussars. Moiizies, an English stockbroker, who visited his home at Liege on Sunday, states that forty thousand Germans are occupying the town. The bulk have bivouacked at Mont St. Martin. The boulevards are lined with Maxims. He learned that the De Pontisse forts had twenty times destroyed the German bridge at Vise. Urga (Mongolia), August 15. A solemn service at the principal pagoda to pray foi' Russian victory was attended by ten thousand Lamas from all parts of Mongolia, headed by the Grand Lama, who officiated. Parjs, August 15. A telegram from St. Petersburg states that the Czar has issued a proclamation that he intends to restore to Poland her integrity,, complete autonomy and religious liberty and language.

Copenhagen, August 15. & message from Berlin states that document signed by the Czar is be-

ing distributed among Russian Poles, promising Poland home rule after the

St. Petersburg, August 15

RiiK;;i:i. destroyed the railway aiJ'J telegraph lines at eleven points in tile neighborhood of Tilsit. ( A Cossack named Krituchkoff has been decaratcxl for' killing eleven Ge|rmaus single-handed. Krituchkoff sustained sixteen \voiu\ds and lu's horfce eieven'. "'.',' " ..""". :"."" " !It

London August 14.

It has beenrumoured for several (ktys,t'hat"'.Gene'ra I v'oh Kmniicljj' was killed. The telegraph confirms this,

and adds that General Barwiz succeeds him. It is reported that Von Emmich committed suicide. He wrote to his wife'that he knew Liege would be his tomb, and preferred to die by his" own hand. Several soldiers committed suicide along the Meuse.

Copenhagen," August 16

The Kaiser, in.' a message to tfht .German commander at Mulhausen. said: "J'return thanks to God, Who was with lis. I thank you and yom gallant troops for' this first 1 victory."

London, August 1G

Edgar correspondent foj the Birmingham Post, says the railway line 'is-t kept open to carry the Kaisei and his war staff, whose headquarter arc luxuriously fitted. The train hat special bo::?;; for chargers and a motor oar, the whole being. guarded by ar moured trains. The Kaiser uses : small tent when the simple life is deemed expedient.

Two British cruisers landed pattie; at Dar es Salem (German East Afri ca), destroyed a wireless station am!

also the installation on German ship They rendered the engines of stoamoi useless, and sank the floating dock.

Amsterdam, August 15. Owing to the cost of feeding, Hoi land is expelling all foreigners, es penally hundreds of German refugee from England and Belgium, includin; a well-known journalist expelled Iron Loudon; So far no English-speakini people have been expelled.

Oswald Watt has joined the Frenc army. Me presented his Bleriot mai hine to France,

Momhassa, August 15. All Britishers have been enrolled ;; a defensive force. London, August 15. There are* many legal notices ill tl: newspapers of Germans Anglicism their surnames. Paris, August !.">. M. Camille Blano, the famous rae( horse owner, has sold his stable :■ army remounts, at the rate of £4' apiece, though one was valued a £2OOO. Alexandria, August 15. A British warshin captured the Alls trian Llovcl liner Marienhad.

All Englishmen between 15 and M including tourists, detained in Got man\ are being employed in getting n the harvest.

THE DOWAGER EMPRESS OF

RUSSIA.

(Received 8.15 a.m.) Berne August 15

The Dowager Empress of Russia, who is supposed to have gone to Copenhagen, was actually at Berne, where she undergoes an operation.