been marked by Russian advances of the most encouraging kind. With a gallantry and determination of the type which always dis- tinguishes the Russian Army at its best, the type...

his late colleagues. He opposed the Bill, he declared, on grounds of principle and on grounds of expediency. In his arduous hunt for arguments against the Bill he clutched...

O F news from the Western front this week there is little, except that the Germans made an unsuccessful attack in Champagne in which three divisions were involved. Earlier in...

we must confess that it is very disagreeable, is that published on Wed- nesday. Mount Lovtchen, the position which overhangs the Austrian naval base at Cattaro, has been stormed...

body of Eng- lishmen will take refuge behind this clause, and support by perjury their desire to escape the duty of serving their country in arms. The conscientious objector...

night with a veritable triumph for the Government, the second reading being carried by the huge majority of 392, only 39 Members voting against the Bill and 431 for it. Thus the...

high. Mr. Ellis Griffith made a brave and able speech in which he gave a crushing reply to the accusation that he was acting against the traditions of his party. "I care nothing...

are every day gaining strength from reinforcements, and still more from the improvement in the line of field fortifications (strengthened by a powerful artillery), which runs...

out. A.4 long as the Austrian Fleet remains in being the Allies are deprived of the use of the great opportunities given to them by the exposed sea front of Dalmatia and...

issued, gratis, an Eight-Page Supplement, containing the Half- Yearly Index and Title-Page—i.e., from July 3rd to December 25th, 1915, inclusive.

case.

the House of Commons on Tuesday, when the rejection was moved by a Labour Member, Mr. Anderson. It is scarcely possible to imagine more depressing conditions for his task. Most...

the policy of "unmarried men first" by a quotation of two verses from the delightful ballad describing Henry V.'s system of recruitment, he dealt with the attempt that has been...

first- reading debate were the speeches of Mr. Samuel and Mr. Balfour. Mr. Samuel tore into tatters the statistical web-spinning of Sir John Simon. It was inaccurate to say, as...

delivered an impassioned speech in support of com- pulsion which made a deep impression on the House. Mr. G. N. Barnes also sturdily defended the Bill, and it was evident that...

young unmarried men has been distinctly good. Unless however, there is a. greater enlightenment among the compellable men a considerable number of them will still have to be...

for unity. That was a very natural position for a Prime Minister at such a crisis. We venture to differ from him, however. We cannot help thinking that this is just a case in...

he told the House how he found a peasant woman in France reading the announcement of the Government policy in a French newspaper, and how she said to him : "That means the...

we should like to add our assurance that, did we think the present Bill could by any possibility lead to any system by which men could be forced to work at their trades at Army...

Henderson dealt faithfully with Mr. Snowden's ridiculous allegation that the Bill was the outcome of a conspiracy by a certain section of the Cabinet. In the course of his...

forced. The result was 403 votes for the introduction of the Bill and 105 against. The minority was composed of fifty- eight Nationalists, thirty-four Liberals, and only...

Government are ready to satisfy the United States in the Lusitania ' dispute. The German Government are pre- pared to admit that the sinking of the vessel was an illegal act,...

who are the subject-matter of Mr. Asquith's Bill have been fined down, first by the voluntary enlistments, next by the decisions of the doctors, and finally by the exemptions as...

'King Edward VU.,' which was sunk by a mine. The ship's company were taken off without loss of life in spite of a heavy sea, and only two men were injured. The King Edward VII.'...

General to subaltern, and from subaltern to sergeant and corporal, will be strictly exerted to give the compelled men every possible chance and to prevent their being looked...

been thought that the Turks, having suffered the great humiliation of allowing their enemy to slip away unobserved from Suvla, would not let the same thing happen at Helles ;...

that is no doubt impossible, to the tragedy of assassination by submarine. Through the United States they have appealed to the British Government to grant the request of...

is besieged at Kut-el-Amara, General Aylmer has met with considerable resistance in his march along the Tigris to relieve the garrison. The Turks who are between General Aylmer...

this out, we do sincerely hope that the Press and other leaders of public opinion will make it clear to what a disagreeable adventure the compelled man is exposing himself....

High Commissioner for Australia, has been returned to the House of Commons unopposed as Member for St. George's, Hanover Square. He was invited by both Liberals and...

more harm than good, as might have been expected, since you cannot allay the anxieties of the Bourses with rhetoric. In Switzerland the German exchange has dropped to 92—tho...

challenge issued by Cardinal Mercier and the Belgian Bishops to the German and Austrian Roman Catholic Episcopate to establish a tribunal of inquiry into the allegations of...

8th, 1911.

■ -•-■410.-■ "THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS." T HE Times correspondent at Washington in Wednes- day's issue quotes the New York World as responsible for the statement that the...

S IR IAN HAMILTON'S despatch describing the Dardanelles operations from the end of June to October 16th, 1915, will be read and re-read in ages to come as one of the most...

fact which few men, and still fewer Governments, can be induced to believe, but which nevertheless is one of almost universal experience. In danger or difficulty a bold policy,...

Commons upon the desirability of taking definite measures to increase the economic pressure upon Germany during the war, and to meet the danger of an economic attack from her...

ikv E suggest that those who agree with the policy of "Down Glasses during the War" should send us, -not for publication, but only for registration and reference, their names...

HE Russian soldier perhaps approaches more nearly than any other in the world to a combination of fatalism and energy. That combination is strictly impossible because each of...

T HE three cardinal Christian virtues are constantly changing their values. Faith is not just now accounted the greatest ; charity, which has for a long time taken easily the...

E came in the early days, when we were still at recruit drill under the hot September sun. Tall, erect, smiling: so we first saw him, and so he remained to the last. At the...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SFEcriTog."1 SIR,—With all that your correspondent sets forth in his admir- able article of last week the thinking part of the laity, and. let us hope,...

SLR, —If the brewers were allowed to de-aleoholize their beer down to the duty-free (one per cent.) standard, and no other beer allowed to be sold, there would be no need to...

"DOWN GLASSES ! " (To THE BMWS OF THE " SPECTATOR.'1 supporting your policy of "Down Glasses," I beg to suggest as preliminary measures to securing the public opinion...

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTITOR.1 Strt,—The stirring article on the above subject by "A Student in Arms" in your last issue has a sterling ring about it which compels...

of January 8th "A Student in Arms" appears to recommend the enlistment of the younger clergy as a sure remedy for the existing severance between laymen and the clergy. For my...

SIR,—I have sent my copy of the Spectator week by week to Australia, otherwise I should have sought to refresh my memory as to a previous article of A Student in Arms" with...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.'J Sm,—I should like to add my thanks to those of "II." for "The Religion of the Inarticulate" and "The Sacrament." In preaching to a large...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPEOTATOR."I SIR,—Would you permit the expression of a few thoughts occasioned by that interesting book, J'Accuse / by "A German" ? The author is of...

read under this heading an article in your paper of last Saturday which stated that the Bishops fear there might be a dearth of clergy after the war, and expressed the belief of...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."' Sin,—Your correspondent "M." may like to know that an odd sympathy with the sorrows and perplexities of war is felt by non-Christians in...

SPECTATOR.'i SIR,—It gave me no pleasure to read in your issue of December 11th the letter from Mr. Edward Fuller, of Phila- delphia. As a native American, also of...

SPECTATOR."' Sre,—In the debating of this subject there is a point which seems to me to be curiously overlooked. If you agree, perhaps you will make room for it in your...

ITO THE Torroa OF THE " SPECTATOR."' Sin,—Many people think it unjust that married men should be expected to join the Army while younger unmarried men have not joined. There is...

ITO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."' enclose a little article by Miss Agnes Repplier from one of the publications of the University of Pennsylvania—not because it is amusing and...

D. Leng asks where women workers are to be found. Let him apply to the office of tha Women's Farm and Garden Union, 45 Queen Anne's Chambers, Westminster. At present, owing to...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:] Sra,—How is it that all thgse men waiters are here carrying tea round, lighting ladies' cigarettes—and our sons at the front ? Surely women...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE SPECTATOR:] Sru,—Early in the war much nonsense was talked about "war- babies." We were told that legions were coming, and that we must provide food and...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 Sin,—It may be of interest to the readers of the Spectator to know that Sir Rider Haggard has consented to visit Australasia as the honorary...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—Judging from the contents of my postbag, a great many people are asking Mr. Leng's question : "Where can they be obtained ? " I receive...

Sra,—I am a farmer and gardener by profession, so believe me this is not imagination, though possibly of no use to others.—I "DEAR BLANIC,—S0 you would help on the land, and...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR:1 Sm,—Referring to your article in the last issue, as I understand them, Messrs. McKenna and Runciman argue that more workers cannot be spared...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—The poster calling up the second batch of groups is now published, and will be sent, together with leaflets dealing with the scheme, to...

EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 SIR, —It may perhaps interest you to know that some blind readers are sharing in the advantage of reading the interesting articles, "Germania contra...

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

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.'] SIR,--With your approval, I beg permission to say with what lively satisfaction I have read " X.'s " letter in your paper of the 8th inst....

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " 5PECTATOR:1 SIH,—I am obliged by your insertion of my amateurish letter re .Disraeli. That "Beduin Sands" was intended for Monckton Milnes never...

FAREWELL TO ANZAC. On! hump your swag and leave lads, the ships are in the bay, We've got our marching orders now, it's time to come away, And a long good-bye to Anzac beach,...

DELANE OF THE "TIMES." * No survivor of the mid-Victorian period will be disposed to challenge the accuracy of Sir Edward Cook when he says : "The Tithes of Delane was a...

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...

IN his earlier book, The Soul of Germany, Dr. T. F. A. Smith, who was formerly English Lecturer in the University of Erlangen, virtually drew an indictment against the whole...

Ix the unhappy rivalry of martyrdom between various countries, Belgium, Serbia, Armenia, and Poland, brought about by the present war, Poland in many ways may claim a sad...

Mn. L. COPE CORNFORD has long been an affectiOnate observer of the Navy, and in this small book 1 he writes of the Grand Fleet with his usual knowledge and happy use of words....

Hodder and Stoughton have published the Raemaekers cartoons in book form at the price of twopence. Considering how low is the price, the work of reproduction must be pronounced...

BROKEN STOWAGE.* MIL DAVID Boxe made good his claim in The Brassbounder to honourable mention amongst those who have not only gone down to the sea in ships, but can turn their...

Ma. GA1TGOLI is a little impressed by his own daring, being a native of Bengal, in writing of the numerous bronze figures of gods and benefactors with which the magnificent...

and Co. 6s.)—This pretty story is one of a series concerning the charming Miss Billy. It has con- siderable humour of a quiet kind.—The Lavender Hedge. By Florence Bone....

Hayward. 2s. 6d. net, or is. net.)—Mr. Chesterton fills in journalism and between the covers of this book the role of putting facts in an unexpected light and disturbing us with...

Welke in this column does not necessarily nrecluie subsequent ream.] The Dramas and Dramatic Dances of Non-European Races. By W. Ridgeway, F.B.A. (Cambridge University Press....

Co. 6s.)—We are inclined to think that pure romance is the only variety of fiction at all in tune with the present state of affairs. A " modern " novel, if it ignores the war,...

7s. 6d, net.)—This appears late owing to shortage of staff at the University Press. Its form is as usual, and might seem to belie the fact modestly mentioned that ten thousand...

Maxwell. 20s. net.)—The majority of Justices can hardly be expected to study nearly seventeen hundred pages (and very transparent ones) of instruction in the laws that they...