in the trenches, though very tired, are always ready and eager for a " scrap." Indeed, " the sight of the Pichelhauben coming up has been a positive relief after the long trying...

account of the situation at the front, written by " an eyewitness present with General Headquarters." It supplements the spirited narrative issued in the earlier part of the...

good things to follow, and our patience will yet have to be tried by failures and disappointments, during which we shall be inclined to cry : " Will it never be day P Will the...

continues to be excellent. The successful German advance in East Prussia appears to have spent itself, and unless reports are too optimistic, which we do not believe, the...

light in the West, and we were justified by the sequel. Again we bid them look westward for the light, and believe that they will not be disappointed. But even if our hopes turn...

T HROUGHOUT the week the great battle on the Aisne has continued almost without intermission, the Germans sticking doggedly to their tremendous line of entrenchments, which now...

of two German aeroplanes and the dropping by one of our airmen of several bombs over the German lines, "one incendiary bomb falling with considerable effect on a transport park...

themselves to a standstill. We have, in fact, reached temporarily a situation for a time not unlike that which occurred several times in the American Civil War, and especially...

case.

bad been signified in the Lords to the Home Rule and Welsh Church Bills. The King's Speech, which dealt solely with the war, declared that " we are fighting for a worthy...

speeches on the war to crowded and enthusiastic meetings. He pointed out that a settlement of the Austro- Serbian question was actually in sight when Germany, by her now...

Alabama,' has added to her exploits in the matter of capturing and destroying British ships in the Bay of Bengal (six were destroyed and the crews sent ashore in the seventh) by...

we are treated to excerpts from a letter by a German private which deals with the fighting capacity of the British soldier:— "With the English troops we have great difficulties....

to the effect that a Zeppelin flew over Ostend at eleven o'clock on Thursday evening, dropped three bombs, and flew away again. The damage was one office wrecked and one dog...

raid of English airmen into Germany, their object being to destroy the German Zeppelin bases at Cologne and Dusseldorf. Unfortunately, owing to the misty weather, the attack on...

ness of America haunts ns like a nightmare. No doubt it is well-nigh inconceivable that Germany can now be victorious. Still, if by a miracle she were to win, she would...

States are trying to make the flesh of the Americans creep by talk about our shortage of rifles. We would ask our American friends when they hear such talk to possess their...

is thoroughly sound and thoroughly American. He tells his fellow-citizens that they must do two things: profit by the lessons of the war, and aid in the achievement of a just...

Aug. 8th.

of the events that led up to the war, and showed how deeply our honour was pledged. Germany had forced on the war. She knew all about the demands Austria was making on Serbia....

been issued by Dr. Sarolea on behalf of the Belgian Relief and Reconstruction Fund. As Dr. Sarolea points out in his leaflet, the Belgian refugees in Britain are only a section...

we may mention the following. The ' Pegasus,' a cruiser of about two thousand tons, was caught in Zanzibar Harbour while under repairs by the German cruiser Konigsberg.' The...

last Saturday Mr. Lloyd George dealt out indignation, contempt, and pathos with extraordinary effect, and he ended with a visiorary passage of great beauty about a newer...

said that he had come to ask for a million men for Sir John French's Army—" a million of the flower of our manhood, nothing but the very best, every man a volunteer, a million...

Sea of the three British cruisers Aboukir," Hogue,' and' Creasy' on Tuesday morning through a German submarine attack. These three sister-ships were engaged in patrol work when...

is said to be the answer of Germany to the American suggestions of peace. The upshot of it is that Germany is willing "to call the war a draw," but that if the Allies insist on...

has resigned as he disapproves of General Botha's plan of making war on German South-West Africa. His arguments are absurd. Even if the Germans had not invaded - Union...

SOPHISTRY AND SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS. C RO.MWELL implored the Presbyterian ministers in Edinburgh to think it possible that they might be mistaken. If men so much bemused with...

the Hogue,' and the Cressy' from a submarine attack in the North Sea was just such an incident as was almost sure to happen sooner or later. The ships are a serious loss of...

T HE present writer in reviewing General Baden-Powell's book in to-day's Spectator has noted how the precepts of that book were illustrated for him by a talk last Monday with...

W HEN the agitation against that form of universal compulsory service which was adopted for the Northern armies during the Civil War under the name of the " Draft " was at its...

P ROVISION is at once to be made for some four hundred and ninety thousand men in four or five huge camps in various parts of the country. We wonder what arrangements are...

T HE following letter has been sent to the Surrey news- papers by the High Sheriff :- DEAR SIR,—There is a very strong and very natural feeling that something ought to be done...

passion, and, indeed, con- fessed himself a profound admirer of the larger part of German intellectual activity. He wrote them because he always had the supreme merit of making...

I T is unthinkable at the present day that the humblest class should once more give birth to a folk-lore. No songs, no romances, no superstitions even, are coming upwards from...

I F there has been at intervals a certain amount of confusion produced by conflicting statements as to the best form of offerings to be consigned to his Majesty's forces, much...

REIMS CATHEDRAL. [To TIM EDITOIL OP TER "erscIvres."1 SIn,—According to Victor lingo's happy sentence, " each cathedral is a book of atone," a book the leaves of which are...

[To THY EDITOR 07 THE "IsrEcrAzoz."] am not aware whether any of your readers have remarked the curiously interesting parallel between the present state of things in Belgium...

DEMOCRACY AND FOREIGN POLICY. [To TEN EDITOR Or TR. " SrECTATOR."] SIR,-I have received a leaflet, signed by Messrs. Ramsay MacDonald, Charles Trevelyan, Norman Angell, and E....

[To MR EDITOR 07 TER "SPECTATOR.") SIR, —I do not think that the following lines have been quoted anywhere ; they are mentioned in Professor Crumb's Germany and England, and...

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] SAS,—I am having put up in our parish church a brass on which is inscribed the names of all parishioners who are serving in the present war....

[TO THE EDITOR 07 THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, — I venture to think that there is much more force in "Lambda's" letter which appears in your issue of the 12th inst. than your...

SIR,—My experience, after trying to recruit scores of young men unknown to me, is that they say that if compelled by law they will join at once and gladly; but they distrust...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE "serceerea..a Sra,—One of my officers called my attention to the very able article in your issue of September 12th, relating to the National Reserve Force,...

[To THY EDITOR 07 THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Devon recruiters are in despair at the raising of the standard of height to 5 ft. 6 in., for the average height of our West Country men...

[To TER EDITOR 01 Tar "SPROTATOR."] SIR,—There is a letter in your issue of last Saturday under the heading "Frenzied Finance" which purports to review a short communication of...

Sin,—If a judicial investigation of these charges is made, it is to be hoped that a distinction will be drawn between the acts of the rank-and-file and those for which officers...

[To TH1 EDITOR 01 TER "BPRCTATOR.1 Sru,—With reference to the inquiry contained in to-day's issue of the Saturday Review, we beg to say that our relations with Wolff's...

[To TUX EDITOR OF SMUT/L.10E4'] Sue,—When reading in the Apocrypha the other day, I came upon these remarkable verses, which seem quite singularly appropriate to what is going...

SPECTATOR. " ] 1312,—Although in agreement with the Spectator on most matters, I canuot help feeling surprised at the line taken up in your columns in regard to Italy. If Italy...

SPECTATOR."] Sin, — In February, 1912, you printed in your columns some letters from me on the necessity of reviving the old Indian Navy, abolished fifty years ago in a...

[To TEE EDITOR OF TER "82ZOTAT01."1 SIR, — A paragraph appeared in the Press not long ago stating that the British Government White Paper containing correspondence relating to...

[TO TES Enrros OP TER"SPECTATOR."] Sin,—We all welcome Mr. Lloyd George's fine appeal to the noblest sentiments which inspire mankind and the spirit of self-sacrifice which is...

OF T111 "SreCTATOR. H 1 SIR, — People's attention is so taken up for the moment with the burning question of recruiting that another pressing matter—i.e., the shortage of food...

[To TRY EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—As an employer of labour, comprising grooms, gardeners, keepers, &c., I feel strongly that now would be an opportune time for those...

[To THE Elmo,. OF THE "SPECTATOR:1 Sua—Every aspect of the war, and every possible source of strength in the Empire's time of need, seems to find a place in your columns. It may...

[TO TITS EDITOR OP TEl "SrEcTiroz.") am sure you will appreciate the spirited conduct of the people of the village of Wockey Hole, which is an out- lying portion of the parish...

[TO Tar EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR:1 Stn,—The lines from "To my Coy Mistress," by Marvell, quoted in the Spectator of September 19th, should be " But at my back I always hear...

[To THE EDITOR OP TER " SPRCTATOR."1 SIR, — At this time of national crisis it is natural that our main efforts should be devoted to providing for our own soldiers and sailors,...

THE MEN OF ULSTER. WHAT of the men of Ulster P Will they merely stand in the gate, On watch and.ward for the Province, in the hour of England's fate? Would they be men of...

QUICK TRAINING FOR WAR.* IT was the privilege of the present writer some two hours before he began this review to talk to wounded soldiers about various operations in the field...

(To TES ED/TOR 011' TR. " SPECTATOR.1 SIR,—As I do not know the address of the kind person who sends me the Spectator so regularly—a boon indeed—will you be good enough to allow...

[To Tits EDITOR Or rat " SPECTATOR." ] you allow me to ask Old Cheltonians, or the relatives of Old Cheltonians, who are at the front, or who have joined the Army with...

[To TES EDITOR Or TER SPICOTATOR." SIR, — In the list of women's vocations in which unemployment and distress exist, domestic service must not be forgotten. Retrenchment first...

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...

literary essays which are republished in this volume appeared originally in the Spectator. As a rule ail editor has a wholesome compunction in emphasizing the importance of any...

of this admirable volume of sketches and studies of the sailor- man. Reticence, it is true, is one of the chief virtues of the British Navy, rightly known- as the " great silent...

WE learn from the preface to this anonymous sketch that it was finished before the outbreak of the war, and owing to this fact some of the passages in it which deal with foreign...

he had sung with so much ingenuity—we suspect that Dr. Young will be found to have been neither George Eliot's odious "cross between a sycophant and a psalmist," nor quite the...

[Notice in tisis column does not sueessartly preclude eubaeiruent review.] well-known Professor of History—is an admirable presentation of our case in the form of " a village...

6e.)—When the intelligent reader discovers that both the doctor hero of this story and his mother have what is commonly known as "a past" he will be inclined to muse on the...

THE HAPPY RECRUIT.* THE title of Mr. Pett Ridge's new novel suggests a story of red-hot appropriateness to the present situation. As a matter of fact, it is nothing of the sort....

note an excellent little handbook of Drill and Field Training, edited by E. John Solaro (John Murray, Is. net); Guns and Projectiles, by Lieut.-Commander R. H. C. Verner, and...

old and new, such as Songs and Sonnets for England in War Time, mostly reprinted from the daily papers (John Lane, ls. net); Remember Louvain ! a "little book of liberty and...

to the excellent monographs published periodically by the Faculty of Political Science of Columbia University. We have only space to chronicle the appearance of two valuable...

Son. 3d.)—This pamphlet is a brief but able plea for "better pay and security for those serving their country." The author points out that, during the war, our chief economic...

ing out in connexion with the war we note, from the Standard, an excellent manual for the amateur recruiter, How to Help Lord Kitchener, by A. J. Dawson, and a well-meaning...

(Macmillan and Co. 2d.)—In this pamphlet, written at the request of the Victoria League, Dr. Sadler undertakes to explain " how, in spite of the intellectual and other services...

ls. net.)—In this modest and obviously veridical little book Professor Hamelius gives a very interesting description of his experiences during the siege of Liege. It is by no...

Ashley. 5s. net.)—The late Professor of Physiography in the City of London College points out that various estimates of the age of the earth as a habitable globe differ very...

Co. 8s. 6d. net.)—Dr. Mangold, who is the Director of the School of Social Economy in Washington University, has contributed a learned and thoughtful volume on a very important...