16 JANUARY 1915, page 1

In Any Case, The British Public Will Await Events With

patience and confidence. It is a great thing for us to get the invasion over. If it fails, as we believe it will, our strength in the Mediterranean will be enormously increased,......

During The Past Week A Good Deal Of Attention Has

been drawn to the Turkish invasion of Egypt. Though the com- batants are not yet in contact, it is clear that the unwieldy Turkish Army, led by its German officers, and......

The Object Of The German Attack Is At Present Obscure.

(1) The movement may be the beginning of a real effort on the part of the Germans, very naturally discontented with the position of stalemate, which is much more dangerous for......

In The Eastern Theatre Of The War There Is Nothing

sensational to report this week, but there seems to be a general belief that on the Lower Vistula operations are developing favour- ably for the Russians. It is stated, however,......

News Of The Week.

I T is is difficult to state with any accuracy the position at the front at the close of the week. On Wednesday a well. marked aggressive movement on the part of the Germans,......

Friday's Papers Contained An "eyewitness" Narrative...

Bureau. Like all other contributions from this source, the article, dated January 12th, contains a striking series of war vignettes. For example, there is a picturesque account......

We Must Not, However, Talk As If The Desert Were

uncrosa- able. History shows that with luck it has been crossed and recrossed again and again. It is much sounder and safer to say that if the Turco-German force does cross the......

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