American Government promising that " liners " (whatever that may mean diplomatically) should not be torpedoed with- out warning and without providing for the safety of the...

record than a prolonged French bombardment of the . German lines, POSTAGE AMEGAD ID. but this has been of an extraordinary character. It has been intensely heavy, and has...

afternoon, and is on sae at all Messrs. Smith and Son's London Bookstalls and all London Newsagents. All country readers can now obtain the paper on Saturday morning, and should...

the Russian campaign. Since our last issue Grodno has fallen, and the immediate aim of the Germans appears to be to secure the whole railway system between Riga and Lemberg. It...

O N Tuesday the Tsar assumed the supreme command of the Russian forces. The Grand Duke Nicholas has been transferred to the command of the Caucasus. General Yanusbkevitoh, the...

combined German and Austrian force was heavily defeated, and it would probably have been utterly routed had the weight of Russian artillery-fire been equal to that of the enemy....

the report of an interview between the representative of the Petit Parisian and M. Venezelos at Athens. The Greek Prime Minister said :- "I return to office at a very difficult...

was made to tow her back to port. She carried three hundred and fourteen passengers, including a large number of women and children, and a crew of about two hundred and fifty....

members dissenting—declared its belief in the justice of the cause of the Allies, its horror at the atrocious methods of the German and Austrian Armies, and pledged itself to...

but his secretary has admitted that Captain von Papen gave Mr. Archibald a copy of his letter to the Secretary of State. Dr. Dumba, however, frankly takes up the position of...

sided over by Lord Crewe, and having as members Lord Curzon, Lord &Thorne, Mr. Churchill, Mr. Austen Chamberlain, and Mr. Arthur Henderson} which was appointed to consider...

of Labour should have spent their breath on following a false scent. If they had condemned compulsion after a really relevant debate, we should find more to regret in the...

rhetoric and intermittent defiance, and not forgetting the loud cheers which greeted Mr. Smillie'a threat of organized resistance, we confidently predict that if the Government...

our issue of August 21st—have been confirmed in the most remarkable way by the discovery of an Austro- German plot to hamper the United States munition workers, Mr. James F....

Bristol. Mr. Henderson—the first Cabinet Minister yet seen at one of these meetings—was on the plat- form, and Mr. Brace, Under-Secretary for the Home Office, was also...

The resolution, which was moved by Mr. Seddon on behalf of the Parliamentary Committee, expressed the belief that the voluntary system would secure all the men required, and...

signals flown by the Trade Union Congress,•is the comment of the Manchester Guardian, which has long been a stout and thoughtful opponent of compulsion. It now pro- fesses an...

Germany's aims and methods at sea. Without claiming any gifts of prophecy or making any boast about the future, Mr. Balfour is content to speak with assurance of the past, and...

under Lord Lansdowne to advise the Government on the best method of using the National Register for the successful prosecution of the war, and the drafting of an interim Report...

under the presidency of Professor Schuster. This distinguished physicist is one of the secretaries of the Royal Society, and we may take the opportunity of strongly dissociating...

of science to the practical needs of the community was of the highest importance, the achievement of wealth and power to the exclusion of higher aims could only lead to a...

National Register and the application of the principle of the quota. The Register has been made, and there at least seems a much better chance than before that the next step in...

Volunteer Training Corps appeared in the papers of Thursday. It was to the effect that the War Office have accepted in principle the offer of the Central Association V.T.O. to...

to this country—were made on Tuesday and Wednes- day nights. The official statement made on Wednesday after- noon reported fifty-six casualties in the Eastern Counties, All...

and French papers from visitors to the Grand Fleet. The group of distinguished Frenchmen who were the guests of Admiral Jellicoe for the best part of a week included M. Piohon,...

8th, 1914.

THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA. T HE announcement of the Emperor of Russia that ho is placing himself at the head of his Armies is a momentous one for many reasons. It is customary to...

F ROM the journalistic point of view, the most important feature of the Trade Union Congress at Bristol was the unanimous vote against compulsory service. We have written on...

I T can scarcely be expected that the most omnivorous reader will be able to keep abreast of all the voluminous war literature of the day. Nevertheless, it may be hoped that...

I T is said, with what amount of truth we do not know, that the percentage of deaths among older men has been larger than usual during the past year. In one way this was...

I N all times of distress dead truisms come alike. They confront the mind at every turn. We cannot get away from them. We are amazed at the vividness of our thoughts, and...

vigour and humour of the letters which have been written, not by literary visitors to the front, but by soldiers and sailors themselves. Some of the most moving poems—most of...

Or TIIs " Brneraeron."] B111, — There are indeed millions of Americans who sympathize fully with what you call " Dr. White's indictment of the Govern- ment of his native land"...

"SPICTLTOR...] Sin,--The fact mentioned in the Spectator of August 14th that of all the men who reach the age of twenty years only about 54 per cent, are passed as physically...

GERMAN VERSUS BRITISH STAYING-POWER [To mils EDITOR Or THII "SPECTATOR."] SIII, — Whilst the beat public opinion in your country rightly advocates rigid economy, public and...

(TO Tel EDITOR OF TRH “EDIcOTAT011."1 SIR, — The relapse of the modern German into paganism is not the least remarkable outcome of the Treitschke philosophy of history . ....

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."1 SIR,—In your article on "National Service" last week you follow Lord Cromer and many others in treating the question as though it were...

US. [To THE EDIT011, OP THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin, — The policy of the Imperial Maritime League has never once swerved from its course. Founded on the German Emperor's...

full public endorsement of over half a million of ourpe ople it is , r as possible with those used for others which he is likely to imes that the transliteration used for one...

l Sir, &c., " The Press," Christchurch, New Zealand, July 23rd.

" SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Your correspondent on the subject of commissions for men serving in the ranks does not seem to be aware of the Memo. issued by the Army Council on July...

out that a

[To THE Barren Or THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin.,—As the time has come when arrangements are being made for special autumn classes in schools, and as there is reason to believe that...

[To TEE EMT= Or TRH "SPECTATOR,") S1R,—Among the unaccustomed occupations which this summer has brought with it,a privileged few, mainly University women students and...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—The scene in the South Lincolnshire cottage depicted by " Subscriber " in your issue of August 21st is a pleasant and satisfactory...

[To TIM EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR. "] Stn,—Your article upon " The Drink Problem" leads me to ask : When was it, and by whom, that the liquor interest was first called...

[To TUE EDITOR or TIER " SPECTAT011.1 Sui,—Although special war charities are absorbing the activities of most leisured people at the present time, it is just possible that...

at the Cape in the sense of a trek or march. Thus, speaking of a journey performed by a span of oxen or a column of troops, it is usual to say " We did a mighty long scoff last...

THIC " SFROTATOR.”] SIR,—In Lord Cromer's review in your last issue of Professor Stowell's book, The Diplomacy of the War of 1914, we notice that only the name of the...

[TO TEE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR.1 SIR, — Can you or your readers help me with advice P I live in a lonely part of the country where my daughter has prac- tically no...

[To TEE EDITOR OF TUE "SPECTATOR :1 Sia,—I received a message a short time ago from General Cadorna that a canteen near the front would be a boon to his wounded soldiers. I...

PRESIDENT: LORD DESBOROUGII. Hox. SECRETARY: PERCY A. HARRIS, Esq. HEAD OFFICES: Judges' Quadrangle, Royal Courts of Justice (Carey Street entrance), The aims and objects of...

or initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked "Communicated," the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in agreement with the 'views therein expressed or with the mode of...

[To THE EDITOR Or TEE " BrDOTATOR.”] SIR,—A year ago to-day the late Lord Roberts asked the nation to lend field glasses to His Majesty's forces in the field. This morning...

CHRIST IN FLANDERS. WE had forgotten You, or very nearly— You did not seem to touch us very nearly— Of course we thought about You now and then; Especially in any time of...

NATIONALISM IN THE NEAR EAST.* Tin author of Nationalism and War in the Near East veils his identity under the title of a "Diplomatist." He is not an American, but he...

an eminent medical man of Philadelphia, is already well known to English readers. He is an ardent supporter of the Allies' cause in the war; his writings have done much to...

title of The Literary Man's Bible, Dr. Courtney published a book giving a selection of passages from the Old Testament which, in his judgment, were repre- sentative of its value...

IT would be a nice psychological problem to consider whether the existence of the present war makes readers at large more or less inclined to study the history of previous...

was a Roman noble of the old school, whose name will long be honoured in the records of his time and family. It was revived for his modern descendants and their friends a few...

of the " Mark Rutherford" books, is indeed a deep dredging of his literary energies. It is edited with great love and enthusiasm by his wife. The first part consists of short...

SALT OF LIFE* Is , Mrs. Vaizey is not to he credited with the peculiar qualities which entitle their possessors to rank in the vau of living novel-writers, she has at any rate...

6s.)—There is, what is rare in modern fiction, a sense of peaceful sincerity about all Mr. Marshall's work. We are conscious of it in two directions—partly, he writes, we...

S. Rappoport (Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., 5s. net), is timely in view of the interest in Poland and her distracted past which has lately been awakened among us. Mr. Rappoport...

and Henry de Halsalle. (Stanley Paul • and Co. 6s.)—This is a capital story, especially when con- cerned with the sea; if it is rather tentative, that is only what a first...

by Louis Ngaosiang Tchou (Cambridge University Press, 7s. 6d. net), is a these de doctoral for a degree at Louvain University, and its publication has been transferred to...

[Notice in this column does not necessarily preclude subsequent ravine.] Leonid Andreyev, the well-known Russian novelist and dramatist, was stirred by the invasion of Belgium...