News Of The Week,
-T "past week has been full of great events and of what are, or at any rate seem to be, the beginnings of developments on new lines. We have dealt in our first leading article......
The Event Just Recorded Is Significant. It Shows, In The
first place, that if the German fighting vessels attempt to run our blockade of the North Sea, they are pretty sure to be mopped up by British cruisers which keep their vigilant......
The News From The Western Front Is Not Important In
the larger sense of the word. We have, however, had a very successful achievement from the moral, or rather fighting, point of view at Hoop. It may be remembered that on July......
*** To Our Readers.—the " Spectator " Is Now Published
on Friday afternoon, and is on sale at all Messrs. Smith and Son's London Bookstalls and all London Newsagents. All country readers can now obtain the paper on Saturday morning,......
Shortly After Midnight On August 7th-8th The Germau Siege...
began a heavy bombardment of the fortress of Kovno, some cannon of 16-in, calibre being employed. For two hours the hurricane of fire was maintained. About three o'clock in the......
The Action Seems To Have Been Exceedingly Well Planned By
the staff, and the artillery work was done with great skill. The storm of shells which burst continually over the earth- works accounted for a great many of the German deaths,......
The Chief Naval Event Of The Week In Home Waters
was announced on Thursday. The Admiralty communication begins by recording the destruction of a small armed patrol vessel, the 'Ramsey,' which was sunk by a German armed fleet......
Whether The New Russian Line Will Be That Of The
Bug or some distance east of it remains to be seen. All that is clear at present is that to the north, in the centre, and in the south . and south-east the Germans are involved......
In. The French Part Of The Line There Have Been
the usual heavy bombardments, but no event of any great moment is recorded. The Italian news also calls for little comment, but we note with great satisfaction the statement......
