General.

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General.

AN AMERJCAN'S YARN

London, September 4

Advices from Ostond state that an American attached to the consulate at Brussels tells of 17 English soldiers being captured near Waterloo and marched to the nearest restau-

rant, where they were compelled to act as waiters while their captors were eating. The Gormans were soon intoxicated, and the British, seizing the Germans’ arms, slew several and escaped. • ' >

LABOR AND LIBERTY.

London, September 4

The Parliamentary Committee of the Trade Union Congress has issued a manifesto strongly supporting recruiting. The manifesto expresses gratification that the Labor Party is co-operating with the other parties, and concludes: “Long life to free institutions and all democratically-gov-erned countries.”

GERMAN SUPERIORITY.

London, September 4

A correspondent who has returned from the front states that the marksmanship of the , German artillery is extraordinary. In range-finding and shelling trenches they are past masters. They excel in preparing for infantry attack by vigorous gunnery, and their shrapnel literally clears out the trenches. Their fire is directed by aeroplanes, which are superior to the French because they are able to remain longer aloft.