Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-12
Stories of the War
The Flioht from scarborouqh.

It appears rom an otherwise un- interesting letter about the lombard ment of Scarborough that some of the ships came from Kiel. The writer not only speaks of his safe return there but says that his ship was on it's way all day and night and that it did not reach it's homeWard destination until o'clock in the afternoon of the day after the bOnbardment. The end of the letter shows with what haste the invaders scuttled home:-
 Great breakers swept the deck. The sea also demanded personal sacrifices of the crew. Many were seasiCk in consequence of the terrible seas. but it was no use-we dared not travel more slowly. The ship fought her way through all day and night At last on the following morning it was better, and about o'clock lights were again in sight. Much of the success was due to the stollers. who in spite of the terrible weather were able to maintain high speed.
 Fighting in the Persian Gulf.
 British soldiers who acted as guard to Turkish and German prisoners gave some interesting sidelights on the 1 fighting at the head of the Persian . Gulf. From the time that the British and Indian forces were landed the ] Turks were kept continually in flight All the same" remarked one of the l men, we did not have things all our own way, for we had some pretty sharp fighting. First the Turks would make a stand. and then after a fight would again retire some miles, only to | stop and make another stand
 1 In the early stages of the campaign ! the conditions seem to have been very ! rough. Night attacks were constant, ] and the troops were kept continually port got under way they had to live principally on dates and biscuits. | Throughout the latter part of the fight l ing they had all they required. Cigar ! cites. however ran short. and as one 1 man put ii, F-I would Cheerfuliy have | given a rupee for a smoke" The men
 faced all the hardships attendant upon ! the campaign with the greatest cheer ! fitness and good spirit, and all spoke 1 of the operations with great enthu-
 siasm. At the camp at Basra the 1 troops appear to have. had an eXsel- 1 lent time. Concerts and other enter i taiuments were frequent.
 ! Some of the methods of the Turks { in action are curious. \ favorite | trick is to fall down in close action l with their rifles near them. and then
 after the last line of the British has passed them they get up and fire at 1 them. While retreating the Turks ! frequently discard numerous articles of clothing lest they should impede | their flight. One man said. They would start taking off their clothing
 as they retreated until before long 1 they had on only their shirts and am intuition belts. No matter how hot | the fighting was we could not help i laughing at these chaps running away 1 with their long shirts Tapping round ! their legs When they were en- i trenched the Turks gathered their
 dead and piled them on the top O | the trenches in order to heighte 1 them The prisoners said that the did moi want to go to war. but haC ! been forced to do so by their officers
 Must Balance.
 The export of machinery from Ger many to Holland is only allowed uT ! der the condition that the sam 1 weight in old iron and copper is i'm 1 mediately imported ill exchanged. Over- Subscribed.
 ! The Dutch war loan, which was 1 first believed to be a failure is large | ly Over-subscribed. The ~-overnmans ! asked for 1t5,000. Goo. the offers 1 reached nearly $200. 1000 0O0
 l Libraries for Soldiers.
 | In view of the number of soldiers and sailors on weekend furIoughe i | London. the Westminster council Ina 1 arranged tQ open two libraries fror | three to eight o'clock on Sundays.