, 1914-11-25
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Government VAS aware that many active
men over the recruiting age desire to fight
in the event of invasion, and are prepared TO
furnish their own arms and equipment, if
the War Office would design a uniform Tor
such a force. Mr.. Tenant, Parliamentary
Under Secretary to the War Office, replying,
said the War Office felt that the first duty
Of the navy was TO prevent q raid, but on
the event Of its taking place our duty was
to drive the Germans into the sea. Regard
ing action by the civil population, he said
that emergency committees had been formed
in various counties where there was any
danger Of invasion and instructions were
beng issued to those committees, but it was
not desirable to state now what these in
structions were.
Mr.. Churchill said that three aeroplanes
under squadron Commander Briggs, flight
Commander Darlington and flight Lieuten-
ant Sippe few from France to the Zeppelin
airship factory at Friedrichshafen. All the
three aeilots few at close range under the
heavy fire of airship guns, mitrailleuses and
rifles. and launched their bombs in accor-
dance with their Instructions. Commander
BRIGGS was taken wounded to the hospital
and is a prisoner, the others returned
sefely, although their machines were dam
aged. They report positively that all the
bombs reached their objective, doing serl-
Gus damage to the Zeppelin factory. This
FIGHT Of two hundred and fifty miles,
Denetrating one hundred and twenty
niles into Germany across q mountainous
country and under difficult weather condi-
ions constituted, together with the attack,
4 tine feat Of arms.
Dgspatches from Copenhagen state that
he Danish United Steamship Company's
-teamar oAnglo-Dane" came into collision
w;4l the German destroyer S. ia near the
noa.t of sweden. the destroyer which was
steamin2 at full speed and without lights,
being rammed amidships. Two other Ger
man destroyers came to her assistance and
most Of her crew were saved by the German
vessels. Two men were taken on board the
Danish steamer very badly burned, one, The
first engineer, dying almost Immediately,
while the other died on his way to the
Royal hospital in Copenhagen. The captain
Of fhe "Anglo-D Dane" refused to take the
men rescued to Warnemunde, because he
was nearer y Danish port. 1t is reported
hat the S.. 1914 was towed to Sweden IN a
sinking condition and has been dlsarmed.
A Russian official communicate states:
The lighting between the VlstuIa and
Wharf.-The RIVERS continues ana udlAldlh3 lo
character Of extreme stubboruness. North
cf LODI throughout Monday we everywhere
repulsed impetuous German attacks. we
discovered towards Yalioun new German
forces with which it was intended TO turn
our left wing. Or our front from Czonstoc-
bowa to Cracow, there was no essential
change in the situation. In the fighting on
Saturday we captured over 5000 Austrians.'
An Austrian official bulletin announces:
,eTn Russian Poland no decision has yet been
reached, but we continue our attacks east
Of Czenstochowa and north east of Crocow-
While occupying Pilica our troops cap
tnred 2,4o0 Russians. The fire Of our
heavy artillery is Of great effect, and
the Russians who had crossed me
over Danaiec were unable to proceed furth-
or, The general situation has brought
about that some Of the passes Of the Carpa-