The theocrat., 1914-12-05
NEWS OF THE WORLD
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morass, which renders movement extreme
ly difficult.
In the Austro-Servian campaign, Aus
tria has largely reinforced her troops, and
has not only succeeded in forcing her way
ian and Montenegrin troops entirely out
side her own territory.
But little can be learned Of the Russo
Turkish campaign. The Russians claim
that the Turkish fleet was damaged to a
considerable degree in it's early operations,
and that, in consequence, it has been un-
able to take the sea- On land, the Turks
claim to have advanced into Egypt and to
have captured Port Ell Arish, but this claim
is denied by the English.
Some little furry was caused in this
country by the Turks firing on the launch
of the cruiser Tennessee, and that ship
leaving the Turkish port. The possibility
Of war with Turkey was freely discussed
at Washington, but to date, President Viii
son afirms, there is no cause for rupture
between this country and Turkey.
In South Africa, an amnesty has been
offered all rebels by the government.
1t is reported that japanese troops are
on the way to Europe by the Siberian rail
road.
The death Of Field Marshal Lord Ro-
berts has saddened the British Dominion
/ In Germany, the leading Berlin newspaper
editorially said of him: "There are mo-
ments when one uses the sword to salute
an enemy; not to smite him"
Weeks ago it was reported that cholera
has appeared in Galacia then certain dis
tricts in Poland were included, and, later,
that the disease had invaded East Prussia.
Now come the report that Antwerp is in
fected
HIGH LIGHTS:
Vienna, the capital Of Austria, is a city
Of misery Epidemics Of disease have
broken out so that it was necessary to
build wooden barracks outside the city to
accommodate 10000 beds for patients with
infectious Diseases Since the fall of
Rome, the world has never faced the COM
ing Of winter with so many people in alb
solute want and destitution as it does at
this present time.-The British report |
for one day, of loss of officers only, reaches
the figure Of eighty-eight, or over one per
cent. of all the officers of the British army
-English missionaries and their families
are all leaving the Holy Land, the exodus !,
from Jerusalem being in the nature Of
stampede.-Both French and Russian
infantry are making use of steel breast
plates to lessen the effect of bullets fired
from distance correspondent, writ
ing to the press Of what he witnessed,
states that in one trench the advancing
French found 100 dead German soldiers.
THE fighting has swung over the
country with such rapidity that some vii
lagos have changed hands several times a
day.-Writing of the scenes she wit
messed a correspondent says: eve trav-
eled some miles behind the battle lines of
northern France; but marching along
many of the broad white roads leading
down to the south we saw long professions
of little children, herded like small animals
out Of danger ''-Ex-Premier Balfour
in speech recently, said: "We are living
in times without precedent, when the
whO1a world iS aithar IN arms m. ~, anvio1,c
expectation 1.-THE meadows of the
User constitute the ancient province of |
Menapie, where the legions Of Caesar were
checked-On the East Prussian front
thousands Of bodies Of Germans have been
burned, because the frozen condition of
the ground makes burial impossible. AS
no armistice is granted or the removal Of
the wounded, large numbers Of them die
of cold during the nights.-It is esti-
mated by Germans that the war is costing
the empire 100000 day-The wo-
men Of Liege went into the trenches where
their husbands and brothers were fighting
under fire, to bring them food and drink
"A German prisoner says that when his
regiment received orders to go forward to
attack, their officers warned them if they
gave way fire would be opened upon them
from behind. This threat was carried in
to effect when the losses they suffered
compelled them to retire. Indeed, it was
by German bullet that the soldier was