, 1915-02-20

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correspondent at Cairo states that 600 Turk
ish prisoners were marched Though the
principal streets under IN escort with fixed
bayonets, on being removed 10 a camp IL the
desert. The minority were IN khaki, Lat
some wore gray unifo,ms of German design,
while others wore The BcdUuln costume. The
patade made q deep imp ession on the popu-
lace.
Dispatches from Berlin state that the ma
val authorities have informed the Press and
public that they aIe not to expect a sudden
German coup by the Submarines on Thurs
dry, the date having been fixed more for
the purpose Of warning neutraIs, than as the
moment for a concerted blow 10 shipping.
The German Admiralty states that when
the name and natioDnl flag are puinted on
the side OF Il neutral ship, in order 10 insure
protection from submarines, they should be
painted as high as possible above the water
line, otherwise they possibly will not be
observed from the pefiscopes, which are but
little raised above the water, and in rough,
high seas increose the necessity for naval
ehips observing this precaution.
A despatch from Copenhagen states that
public feeling in Germany toward Amori-
cans has changed, and that many have
been publicly insuIted III the theatres,
l6SluUIHukS NItl SlIGelS I perrin. 4 l6
position of the Americans working on
the war committees is diticnlt ana mum
beers have resigned. Even previously the
German Press was trying to win Anne
lican sympathy by waning Young Berliners
to refrain from insulting Americans, and
now many are departing in anticipation Of
the events to follow the 18th.
MIR. Sidney Low, in an article in the
"Dally Chronicle says that Germany is de-
Iiberately seeking a collision with the United
States to cover its present checkmate and
give an excuse for surrender with credit, and
that thus the Hohenzollelns can keep their
throne and Prussia it's he4emony.
The American Press solidly supports the
Government. The New York World says:
There is no question that when u military
government commanders food it gives its
enemies an excellent opportunity to set up
a claim that all food ls coutmband. We
could do much more for Germany in this
case, if Germany herself could come into court
with cleun hands"
Advices from Berlin state that Commander
Muecke, who was in charge of the force from
the "Emden" which landed ut The Cocos
Island, has been awarded the Iron Cross Of
the first class, and every member Of the
landing party hns received the iron cross Of
the second class. Representatives. Of the
various m near Berlin hive adopted
u suggestion that the Ministry OF he Interior
should allow all the crew '<Emdeu' to add
the word Emden to their names and thus
perpetuate through hyphenated cognomen
the memory Of the cluiser's deeds.
A despatch from Paris states that the
military Attaches of the neutral countries
who have visited The French and British
battle lines report that the health of the
troops is remarkable. OF the Eleventh Coz s
only two hundred are sick. DR.. Cagmard,
after five months observation Of The sanitary
conditions ut the front. says that ali former
records have been upset by the present war,
the deaths from illness being fewer than
from wounds, contrary 10 previous expert
ences. TWenty-seven per cent OF The injuries
were sustained from shell fire, compared
with fifteen per cent in the Flnnco-trussian
war. Many wounds have the appearance Of
having been caused by dunn dums, but this
was due to the w~obbllng of Conan bullets.
Dispatches from Picking state that the
Chinese Government has delivered to the
Japanese Legation u written reply to the
demands by Japan on China. The general
belief in Peking is that the reply reiterates
the Chinese willingness to discuss only twelve
of the twenty-one demands, and that The
Chinese Government has instructed lis Min