7 OCTOBER 1916, page 1

News Of The Week.

pHE war news during the week has been excellent. We do not, 1. however, intend to record it here in detail, for we have dealt with the military situation in our leading columns.......

From Rumania The Chancellor Turned To The Somme, And...

that, though heavy sacrifices must still be made, the German troops would certainly keep their line unbroken. " Still another and still another village may be lost, but the......

Last Sunday Night There Was Another Zeppelin Raid, In Which

ten airships are believed to have taken part. One airship approached London from the north-west, but was brought to earth in flames near Potter's Bar shortly before midnight.......

The Only Difference, But It Is Essential, Is That Cromwell's

New Model superseded an inefficient type of army. Ours only outdoes the old Army in one respect—it is more numerous. The old Army, the Army of Mons, remains the Theban band, the......

On Thursday Week In The Reichstag The German Chancellor Once

more reviewed the war. The Allies can have little fault to find with the speech, for it was from beginning to end a cry of desperation. The Chancellor, after a reference to the......

The Rumanians, Who Have Shown The Utmost Military...

pushing on the Transylvanian front have developed enough man-power to cross the Danube at three places, and are now threatening Mackensen's army, which for the last fortnight,......

In Spite Of His Boldness, M. Venizelos Still Plays The

part of a Mirabeau and is trying to save the dynasty. At a Te Delon at Canea to celebrate the establishment of the Provisional Govern- ment the Bishop prayed that King......

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The Review Of Recent Operations By General Haig, Noticed By

us elsewhere, and his previous warm commendations of the New Army are glorious reading. Indeed, of the troops of this second New Model we may say what Cromwell said of the first......

On Thursday News Reached London Of The Resignation Of The

Greek Ministry, but up to the time of our going to press no clear indications of the effect of this new development had been received. It is plain, however, that the......

Notice.—with This Week's " Spectator " Is Issued, Gratis, A

LITERARY SUPPLEMENT.......