ordinary way, which is far more likely when the com- batants are so evenly matched, Namur may well prove the anvil upon which the Belgians and the French in combination will...

T HE war continues to be as amazing as ever. We have now had actual firing for over ten days, and yet there has been no serious invasion of French soil. What one was always told...

in their own country and having all its resources at their disposal. The boys and women convey food to them wherever it is humanly possible to do so, whereas the 'Chiang have...

right flank, vast masses of German troops which are now penned up to the east of Liegesand the line of the Meuse, ready to begin the business, will at once plish south for the...

attack Namur summarily or that they have the nerve to neglect it. Namur is a very much stronger Liege, and during the last ten days the spades have been busily at work. The...

the facts that the Belgian field artillery is doing better than the German artillery, and that the Belgian cavalry is not only more alert, but far more enterprising than the...

vicissitudes of the campaign in North-East Belgium. It is evident, however, that the Belgians have been fighting in the open with all the dash, cleverness, and resource shown by...

case.

little except that the French have had to withdraw from Mfilhausen. There is no harm in that, for the attack on Malhausen was always meant as an annoying raid rather than the...

that the Atlantic is now not only open, but, for all practical pur- poses, as safe for cargo ships as it was three weeks ago, and that the North Sea is actually opening. During...

the 'Goeben' and the 'Breslau.' The two ships when they escaped from the Straits of Messina steamed at top speed into the Aegean and then entered the Dardanelles, and were sold...

slow business, but nevertheless it has been rather more rapid than any one dared to hope. Within a week we may expect news of a serious Russian advance—an advance which will...

we must say a word as to the manner in which the Germans are using up their horses. This is for them a most serious matter, for if they have not plenty of draught-horses for the...

able to give much help to their German allies against Russia. Things are not going well with them in Servia, and, what is worse, there seem signs that the Croat and Czech...

can tell. We agree, however, with the Times Military Correspondent in thinking that the Germans must make a dash for it, and we also think it by no means improbable that when...

attacked last Sunday by German submarines. None of the ships was damaged, and one of the German submarines, U15, was sunk by shots from the 'Birmingham.' This encounter cannot...

by Britain on Austria, a declaration which we cannot help thinking was delayed too long, though no doubt the Govern- ment believed themselves to have good ground for the...

lost their beads and insulted foreigners after the declaration of war are painful reading. The British Embassy in Berlin was attacked and the windows were broken. Englishmen who...

till August 25th. He hoped that in the interval some- thing might be done that would enable them to dispose of the rest of the business of the Session with something like...

cause of intense pride and satisfaction in the United Kingdom. Canada, besides placing her ships unreservedly at the disposal of the Admiralty, is raising an Expeditionary Force...

Colony seized the port of Lome, in German Togoland. No resistance was offered, and South Togoland up to one hundred and twenty kilometres north from the coast was simultaneously...

of Wales's Fund amount to £863,000. That is a good week's work, and we have no doubt that the million point will be reached by the time these pages are in our readers' hands....

speech which the German Chancellor delivered in the Reichstag on August 4th on the events that led up to war :- "Gentlemen, we are now in a state of necessity, and necessity...

ing at the leash, and asking why they are being forgotten when everybody else is being employed—they are all trained men, with half of them in full bodily vigour, and, best of...

a striking account of the manner in which the members of the Duma, on the eve of war, sank all their differences in a common purpose. The Cadet leader, for instance, was seen...

sound advice given this week by the writer of a letter to the Daily Mail will be taken to heart. He suggests that the nation's motto at the present moment should be "Business as...

will :luring the adjournment make an attempt to settle the Home Rule problem by agreement It is greatly to be hoped that they will succeed. If, however, they fail, it seems to...

Aug. 8th.

THE CALL TO ARMS. ET us say once more what we said as emphatically as T we could last week—that the first thing to do is to get Lord Kitchener the five hundred thousand men...

W E understand that the High Sheriff of Surrey, Mr. St. Lee Strachey, is this afternoon holding a Con- ference of the Surrey Rifle Clubs at Brett Reynard's Restaurant,...

W E wish we could make the Belgian people realize what is felt about them here by all who care for freedom, for liberal ideas, for the maintenance of national independence, and...

W HEN Mr. Churchill paid a high compliment in the House of Commons to the British newspapers he said no more than was deserved. The newspapers are now under control by law, and...

G REAT BRITAIN has followed France in declaring war on Austria-Hungary. That is an act which we must all regret, as we have never before in our history been at war with Austria,...

anxiety created by the out- burst of war has happily subsided, and the great bulk of the population has regained its normal level- headedness, it is well to look round the whole...

IN connexion with our explanation of the conditions required for enlistment in the Regular Army, we are glad to learn that in the latest leaflets issued by the War Office all...

A LL Englishmen are now agreed that Germany made the war, and that the moving force within the German nation was and is German militarism. The astonishing thing in looking back...

I T is an acknowledged fact that the woman at the bead of every household is in effect the Chancellor of the Exchequer for that household. This being so, it is obvious what a...

Belgium the present writer has heard variously alluded to as " those who will give us the most trouble," and " a little country that can't defend itself, through which the...

T - FFR BRITISH AND GERMAN FLEETS. [To THE EDITOR or TER ''srEcrAToR...] Stn,—My letter of Iast week has brought me three very interesting communications. The gist of them may...

ECONOMIZING. LTo THZ EDITOR or THY "SnEcTrron. - 1 SIB,—With a view to understand the need, and suggest the direction, of economizing at the present crisis, I propose to...

SIR, —The Spectator was so largely concerned in bringing the National Reserve into existence, and takes so keen an interest in all that concerns it, that I think the following...

[To TIM EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR,"] SIR,—After a delay presumably due to reasons of tactics and diplomacy, the inevitable has happened, and this country is at war with...

[To TILE EDITOR or THE "SFECT1TOR.1 Sin,—Possibly before these lines are in print matters may regulate themselves, but in the meantime to say that the Government's present war...

[To THE EDITOR or THE "SPECTATOR."1 SIR; I have just seen our Chief Guide, and suggested to him that we should largely increase our numbers, for in remote country districts such...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE "SpEct1Tort."] SIR,—The following quotation from a letter of the Rev. F. D. Maurice (Life, VoL IL, p. 251) to the Rev. Charles Kingsley may be of...

SIB., —The enclosed paper is being circulated in Cumberland and Westmorland. The proposals contained in it are, how- ever, capable of general application.—I am, Sir, &o.,...

millions throughout the country who are asking "How can I help ?" I have read your article of last week under this title with great interest in the hope that I might find some...

[TO THE EDITOR OF TR/ "SPECTATOR. " ] SIR,—Your readers may be amused by the enclosed epigram :— BELGAE. [" Hortua omninm fortissimi sant Delgae." CAESAR, De Bello...

[To ran EDITOR or rim '• Sracraroa."1 SIB,—I have noted with great satisfaction your recommenda- tion that all good patriots should study the dietetic economics to be...

[To TEE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOIL'l Sin,—As an American, I venture to point out that England's decision to live up to her implied promises to France, as put forward for so...

(To THE EDITOR Or THE “srscrIxos.") SIR, —There is hardly any part of our Prayer Book more in need of revision than the Baptismal Service. Every day children are baptized in...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—Knowing your interest in matters appertaining to teachers, I beg respectfully to bring under your notice the following points :—...

[To TEE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, —One is willing to believe that your article in last week's issue called " Keep Your Temper " was not intentionally provocative, but...

For " England," read "England."—I am, Sir, &c., X. (1) "Lady Macbeth. What thou would'st highly, That would'st thou holily ; would'st not play false, And yet would'st wrongly...

"SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—It is the custom in most districts in England to trim the hedges before the blackberry harvest has been gathered. This arrangement robs the poor yearly of...

[To THE EDITOR or THE "SPECTATOR. "] STR,—In the review of Moss's Cambridge British Flora your reviewer says (p. 205) " The present volume treats of numerous trees ; among...

[TO THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR.'1 SIR, — In your issue of July 25th Mr. C. H. Isaacson writes :— " The late Mr. Day, formerly senior tutor of Caine College, Cambridge,...

OP THE "SPECTATOR. "] Str.,—The Irish railway companies have, during the last twelve months, continued their good work of facilitating the intercourse between Ireland and...

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