The War Office Has Now Defined Its Proposal To Award
distinctive badges for oversea service. Soldiers who "entered a theatre of war " in 1914 will receive a red chevron. Those who have seen service since 1914 will receive a blue......
Great Britain Has Ceased To Permit Dutch Commercial...
be transmitted by cables under British controL This privilege has been withdrawn from Holland because the Dutch Government persist, in spite of our repeated remonstrances, in......
Some Important Announcements Have Been Made During The...
regard to the reconstruction of the Air Services. The most important of these was Mr. Boner Law's statement in the House of Commons on Tuesday that the Government were drafting......
The French Army Has Had An Agitated Week Of Raids
and counter- raids, with several German attacks in force at Verdun and on the front north of the Aisne. The attacks came to nothing, but the enemy is evidently nervous about the......
It Is Difficult Enough To Build Up A New Service
during the abnormal conditions of war even when the facts are clear before one and it is possible to build on a sure and solid foundation. But Sir.David Henderson's......
As Regards The Promised Creation Of An Air Ministry, We
have nothing to do at this stage but to express our satisfaction. We are quite sum that the affairs of the air. are much too important to be cabined within the walls of any......
Mr. Lloyd George And Mr. Asquith Were Prompt And Decisive
in replying on behalf of the British people to the German Foreign Secretary's assertion that Alsace-Lorraine constituted the only "'absolute " impediment to peace. On Thursday......
For Example, It Is Impossible To Imagine Seaplanes...
ships. And as for military aeroplanes, they are of course the very eyes of the artillery, and a modern army could not take the field without them. The gunners who have not got......
The Russians Have Lost The Island Of Oesel, Which Commands
the mouth of the Gulf of Riga. On Friday week German trans- ports, protected by a large German fleet, approached the north of OeseL The enemy landed and quickly drove the......
Last Week Twelve British Merchantmen Over 1;800 Tons -and...
of lighter burden were sunk by mine or submarine Three were attacked unsuccessfully. In the previous week we had lost thirteen large and two small vessels. The armed mercantile......
M. Ribot, The French Foreign Minister, Told The Chamber On
Friday week that, before Herr von Kilhlmarm's declaration that Alsace should " never " be given up, "Germany whispered to us that France would, through the intermediary of a......
Viscount- Glenda, The Japanese Ambassador, Speaking In...
week, made a telling expOsure of the German elan to embroil.America and. Japan. Germans in America had, he said, tried for years to persuade the American public that Japan wee......
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