5 FEBRUARY 1916, page 2

From The • Russian Front Comes No News, And This

probably, nay, almost certainly, means preparation for new advances. It should be noted, however, that the position of our allies in the Caucasus continues to improve. Erzeruni......

Very Possibly The Germans May Try To Anticipate The Attack

on them by an attack on the Allies. But even if they do, we and the French will be the real attackers. The Germans will he on the defensive, just as are those who make a......

On This Statement We Have Only Two Remarks To Make

: first, that if Germany thinks there will be no more important battles she is reckoning without her enemy ; and secondly, that if she seriously hopes to embroil Britain with......

In The Western Theatre Of War The Lull Still Continues.

Wo say this in spite of the fact that the Germans made an attack on a considerable scale on a part of the French line, and claim to have taken a long stretch of trenches. - In......

We Are Glad To Be Able To Record That The

latest news of the Tigris campaign is of a reassuring character. On Thursday was published an official ecrnmvnique from the Indian Government stating that General Aylnier's......

At A Luncheon Given On Tuesday At The House Of

Commons - to Mn Andrew Fisher, the new High Commissioner for the At a luncheon given on Tuesday at the House of Commons - to Mn Andrew Fisher, the new High Commissioner for the......

The Dentsches Journal Of New York Has Published Some...

opinions of the German Chancellor on the war which have been communicated to it. The Chancellor said that Britain was the one obstacle to peace. She hoped to starve Germany,......

In The House Of Commons On Thursday Week Mr. Runciman

stated that the Government have decided either to prohibit or greatly to reduce various imports in order to leave more freightage available for the carrying of necessaries. The......

We Should Not, However, Be Human If We Did Not

notice the strange fact that, though freightage cannot be found for paper, the raw material for newspapers or books, space as usual is evidently going to be found for the sugar,......

A Zeppelin Dropped Bombs On Paris Last Saturday Night,...

twenty-three persons and injuring about thirty. Several houses were wrecked. The electric lights, the Times correspon- dent says, were suddenly extinguished about 10 o'clock,......

It Would Not Be Right For Us To Talk As

if we might be one of the papers to go under, should the- Government insist on forcing their proposals on the Press. ,We shall be able to hold our own, though in all probability......