Reading Observer 12-1915

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Y'EWqJttJ)-STRUGG~E.
AR'S \ R~QORD OF , '
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M.P. .,

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Rt-~d l ng

Obaerul':'
Yo HI be &ent. po8L free for ls.

A~ the beglnDl"l of

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£be y..., lb.

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been
de6.it~ly tOiled, a. had ' w. ~\er ~t&W '~0t:t.

~ "fbI' )111.i'I8g :r~ .. . Obe:ener" om~.

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M.

'rot , .... and
tbe tirat. 'bopea on tbe !fide of the AilMs ltt.d. alike
laid. TIl. g... t tJ.,m.n roah OI1 ' Pi.ris Dad

All OTdc!i;: IUld· remittances to

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BY THE JUGtJT

DeCember 25*'11.. 191$.
'fl' ::: "
rol Jrnn,

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to reach Calala. On the ~ front tb~~Ou~
e!letDy 'lNU dd..9it.ely II hldd u,/lnd 'er:i~\
l ooked forward liO"be.rly to
pI"OWected war. WliJl
h9J>4!!i (or a "great &dvaooe"
Ute pN-" at j ihe
Ail,.. Ill. spnnr or SUIDtB;er.
()p too .KMt. the au..
IliUl Quae w~ oot.a.bly p
rID&:. bav"tlJro ¥rlJ'
hol,)eS of a aPe.l,. ~T lumpb ' hLUe abartd .. b;r Ru.
4

on

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alan el.per~~~ aeen. to lve b~n 'Pr~maWfe,
And the Herm~ ,trip on tb West waa clet\rl,. .eeD
to be "trang. Sillee Febru t1. bowe!'6r~
?rig.

pO l io ge:r~t.lte lwltol'ih<iatre
TJle l:n8aoe 81ltza oe of Turk." nJli by

mal "two fro.nt." a.re

of war.

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leaden captured by G6rm
Juded by German prflIttgo,
DeW' a.Dd t.orrible oft'eDlIm~
In Ea:ypL, to be followed up

to... rd. tbe East.

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gold, ~ trt.iU I de-

to h&M JDe&tlt ..
~ GMat. Brit&.ill

Wall

y a

OOftqu~og ma.rch.

'I rki&h 0116.11,6

PI1>-te4:

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to be the mete!lt. fiuto,
the AJJlu ~lnol
Ielle 1t. at Ui&t., ~~ ber4D a rigoraua aM.ul on

Turkey by W~T of

e Da
ellBS.
Yean h6:iloe.,
men .. 1i still
dob.a.tLnJ oftIr tJt~ ~...
t.uy m&n-trI; ot the ~ of ~gD; but hUdl,
oyer the lraport-.oco of ..
~n &g.m..t Turk..ll7·
Ta..t. ...... expedieni whet.b r RuiIai~ uked for It.
or not.
And N lit
• .ill tbe, d ilpate ovml , t.he
m&poItieent. hetOlSlll of t
landing and of ~ the
..n .. of g........... 1 by bicb th. 6rot l~bold

probab1.1,

was gndu&lly extended...

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...·ar packed'lwlth

terrible strog~ Iea on all
I
ftonti, and. bl,-.IDK
throughout. w LUi an inlllltJl l of deeds of ~t.411

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courage.. the Aght.iog of
0 " Aoues I' it':) ~he
Dwd&naUa. T. nototl .. .am tbi.ng .u~rb beAU,ing
tM .. blood baptism " ' of t.h tW'O Bntllth.
In

Europe&D. cobffic• .

bOOii[O"

the olive on m PotU"..
sOap which " sav;~ ' the
clothe8 ~om wa&h-daf

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'l!IIE' 8UBMARI
WABFAB!t
In \he ...ii.. t.hu.lres ot
wa,r, what. bM ba.pp,.eeI
JamNr ii, on the whOle. ~ JI1~~b&••
&Dr' of t.he 'gen«.1 Iltuatl In, with lome caibs to

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G~rJU&nJ' in t.he Eaat., in
tJ:reme,nt, m Poland, &.n
&r~\&,1 but none m t.he
kay. aot. oDly lIe ld t.heir
tJ.me 'broi:8d .00 fareod
Gerwa.b Jine.
AI, ~h.e 1I&m
of Bnt.a.ln h.u beenLbe begwning of t.he WILr

")rib,

been

1914, tllo,. bad
lost
lhjheh 't'ee&elB, ten of I,.b
aubmMlllefJ, t.be re8t. by c
let. to 27th there "Were 10flt

of

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·t.lle O't'er-tuIUUb$'. 4 01

~y bottil, OOti~ ••111,
. 9J mines. t.bteb by
Leer!.. From Jaraua..ry

C.l...~" -",.

nly Ave, o ne by ImM,
ODe by 8ubmanne, .nd t.
by Cl" ..UfSer8.
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Then beg&ll t.he ne ..... Oe IU1 "fIllbbillrme caUlp&lgn," bl wl:t.ich were Ia-t p t.o t.he end or .),lArch
fortI Brit.lsb vesaeU.
Tb
went on t.broulb abe
.,,!tuner "'Ith vuying ~u tt, the shuulli of the

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wear aad ' 'tear.
For thi8 reason alone thouSatta of ,h ousewives say,

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quite ttuly tbat

LU&ltanl& _(Yay 1t.h), wi,b 1;142 puaeogen .nd
erew, bcirr.g t.ht. unforg."
Ie bip-W'ater, .mart
of a.trotlty 1U tht ('11!IrntlLl\ PolICY.
ADU.G;imln
!iotA in 1...oOOon marked t e fury of t.OO
liAb
popula¢(! A.t t.he unmo.t.ched foutneaa of thfJ eed;
while gtm.rG.1 ftjolCln~1I in erml1D..1 testified to Lhe
lOY o{ ttl people. Since t at date t.he .ub~lDe
dAn;er h.u been gradull.U reduced t.q.. ~ the
'r&nlshlng pQlat by syLem tic 0 ...,&1 Jlle~su'tpa; of
deat.J'uction.
At ieeat. fir
GerDlati IlUbmU'IDea
h&\'6 been Iklnk.
And n~ t h o BrltiAb 8U~ IrlIl..f­
mea hAve dODO much. den ctive work in th~ :aat·
tie. tLnd 00 October 15th
ha.ul
\wentY I Germftn tr ..",len
brought. 1nto Grimaby.
Bu t the beat fl'Ound for utulfa.at.ion lD
to-t-hl. seo\.ion of the "'&1' III tha.t t.he Brltlal:l aubmlrlDG ct.mpalgn In t.hfJ I &It.1O hu been c8.rrled
on -wIth &t1'ict regard. for !th~ pnnclpie& of humane
warfare .
The Bl'llish .ubmU'in_, In IiIDking
ships ea.rtvJDg conlraband of ... e.r frOll1 Sweden to
Getm,&ny,"h.v e "played thi game."
There have
OOQ!'.1.llo repnsals for the ~1!Irma.n Slnklnr of the

SOLUTION TU PROBLEM No.
By L S. l'Iornoo.
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SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No.
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rel3{)eCt

Veal); whele t he .... lis
und, but from tUlle tc
k to 4o:m.e ut.en' the
I Ume, the na-.a.l l ~r.
ade a.b.olute . .&tjlMen l.f~::l;';);
t.he end of D6c::Ie'tilbe.t,

By"Re't'. T. R4X!LTO!f, M.A..
Key: Q-ltB2.

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w"

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saves

ever,.

week

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In

I..usit..Â¥,1a. and the drowning ~ f t.bo' luowa.rne4' creWII
of 80 many BritIsh p,hlp3
Tho crnwt of the Ger-

ma.ll ships t<:irpedoed In th~ Baltic hAve all had due
notice; and, where po6s1ble,\ &n arieited IIhip haa
~n t.aien With It.II crew into a Jttl~ian port.
As
In ewer:y naval a.ct.ion or the
ItO In t.he Britlsb
e...Jrd and '" eU rem ()mher you MlvOl"aI
tubmanne
c&mP'Ug
h,
every
~fI'ort
h
u
be6n
made
lhe Cb~..! Eciltor of t ha ,,~.~~~~bt,' "~
We n OlO beard of your ..
to pre-ventt oeedlosa loy of hre.
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Na...-al. losses t.h em have heen on t~ Britlth "idfl.
hra,.a 1'Okhcr. noo we are
The fim news or tlke year "'&8 tb&t. of tb& .Inking
if 810'1.' 1.. reoo"'CT1ng
Whnt 8.
of t.he Formidab~ 00 New Year'.
to,...
to you at tbO'!!C tunos I Will 'Wril-c
pedoell. But. in l he
l""ll
\.{etory
in
lbe
"SoIJ1"l[ERK CRO!!."- Yoour
Geno3.n r.ida on 'y;U,';;'~utb
.;)nIll Just. re&chOO lt5, e6 t.b,. t
though & hea~y
,
('(Iuld nol: 'be made. hilt We
Fa.me wllfil ;:r lvtng fIOwtloll
!'U f,ud to mines 10 t.he '"":.n1••~ ~I",
na'l':l foree ha. bemn l'1!IIiuoed
octta.nH'y ~>Ct~rll the pt'Ohlem
R W.c:LL1'5 (&Ourborou,zh).-lfe.n7 tkflb for yout' ",hila Bntblh ship.'building bU _'::'!U~' ..""'!~'D.
m~Tml'~.let:u:-r.
.
to a. hlgber st1'll0gt.h t.han t.hat l '
By common eoment It W&3. t.he
, "WHO TB. E. B'E'RTR.A~ 0 "
the G'6t'me.o submll.rlne .t:""il-:;v
Sir - A -..j)"C6pond~l.\t In you r ~h~ eQlnmn MQ ..n Ti'tllh,z bad hortM 1.0 Ill&k-c &D
too-day, ... Who M E. Bort nmd"
I don't know Imports, that. dictAted Germany's wilen assent to
:",bctbor th u T.e n ~k-nown composcr l!i !rt.1 ~~ the demllnds of Am!!.rlca for ceMdlo n of h er
hut. ho lIo'l\.S a. ~renchman ROO hu= ...."'QTk
method, of piracy . It '" only ~n land, a.nd In t.he
,\l IJI .[:'l"(:at. profu.to;ton m .. La. Slrllleg1o " m the ~, tbat sbe hss gained any fldvaotagi '
o"1 ::ht!Cl'o
Tho first I ca.n find 11 '" 1881.
Tn 1890
THE }lAIN SITUATION '
I
! h:' ro ; \O"(l c1e 9Otl of hiS comnOC\lIons pnblished In
.8roadl.r speaking. tbe pro\onpt.ion· of
GerI hl) m;o"l<3.zme - Ho v;-en t In for nll kind! of comman hold on BclgLum and pa.rt of Fra.nee b~ ~b
, ..../lflnons. tIro , three a..ad fou!"·movcr:9 . a.nl comPDl.Bd
the
!"eIult
of
new
0l'erun6
and
defenSive
developmA ny sm-ma.w. &IS well
1 bcllelfe he took -a. tir..iTtJ
FArly 1D tbe win'bel'
!J' l:'h place a.mongl tho .oomposer& of hiS dB-Y. TJlere men~. on the ~an &ide.
.' o r: e problem h y \:sq,.tre.nd Frere~, so I ~ muc.b wa.s ~ard of d efectll-e aDd old Gel"ID&ll munit
lons;
a.nd
DDClll1le
people
drew
tangulRe ,infer·,h .... re Wall a. bro t.bct 'Wbo co mposOO a5 well.
What BeeDl6 to haye happenoo ~" •
! hue 1\ oornpletJe 6hl or 1_ 5lrktfl~~ ., AOQtber eYJOel!l.
('o"Dpa:er mnoh more pro li.6c at 1:hat. tIme 'Well Leon tempor ary resort. to lofe-nO!' a.nd old. m&t6ri&1 jWhtle
I. UItI:" I.
E. Pradlg'Dst al.w c.a.m(l on tfle eeene ID e'rer;y ne~ w ... sl-ral ned t.o manuf aeture DeW, of
Thus lIter biB gn~r fl.l l.
' n,., (\ 1 ~l ,ti e."II OT la l<6 5eVenhfll \ lIe 111 by far the tb& mOl' eftKl)ent lund.
ure I,he enemy, on the dofcnslye, lin a ma.n~ t'6t-.'., t o f Ul!e French pmble'lnistll
Dewed.
the
adn.ntaC'e
he
bJI.d orl.maU,. ~
Youn; truly.
In 1da aupceme prera.redneu for W&I'.
SDWA.RD WALLlS.
~ upabot. oC.l the dll!lOOGIIK>n 00 tbe nbjeet
S eM' Bridge ~rborough,
DO Power an tlt.lH~r aide bl\d. fOf"l!eeo Ute
18t h December, 1915
eoormom
OGDcunlp.uon of mpnltlOl11!1 thv, trench
P S.-Gulne-!. oorn 1S36. died 1901
.
rso a..re llKK'I' mrieb t.:d l.o?olr EctwN'd Wcalhs far warfare wu t.o lRvolve. GeMral 'ron MOILke has
II.vowed
:us
much.
What Germany {lid wW5 to ,rea1he Imannat .-n emb<xlioo In the ~e lettM-.
.. -fn.ooel hIlS no\. produced )l'a.ny ~ of nato. lUJe and rUe t.o the new Irtut.t.ion more prompt ly
Frnnce., nat.otany, with bel'
"i ",born PndlgD&.L W'M unque.l!tlona.b1f t..he eh~r. taan did t.be Allies.
long~bhab6d deVO t.'1DD to Artillery, was lit.~e
Hl n work , If no! profound: W&l'l ".ried 1ft cbcra.ctel'
k!ss
qUick:.
Bere
nonn.l
Indnsiry 'fI'N belDg malo.1 nd ven I Dt.ercstlnJ;' to ~ !!lOner
Hoe wa d&b a
L&.ined U cOllI'pleL8ly 811 pculble, alike for mllita.rl
~ !' ry prolific aut.ho!' ]
ao<l far 6nanor..! rea.&Ons.
Only In tho c(lUlU of
,.,
'I'ASJ[S-A~-:m--EC1JOF.S
Lbo spn ng "'ali tile l1eed for an Unm6llR& lDoreMO
Neu't'e
What would cntTMt.irn~A be to Ttd.ny of us ir we IU the output. of hlj;'h explosi'VCII realMtcd.
mNed the usual eeuonable gtn. ftotn. 11'1'. Alain C. Cba.peUe (}in.rch loth-12th, In 'frblch \hlgb <OKr,lolllves
Wtllil6, of Lit~b.fiftkl, Conn U.B.A
Far mfl.l'l1J played a ne ..l,....mpot'tant. part in a Brit lib _~f'la.rs now he hM a::a~ far Md IIC'~ at Chrlri;· 'tanco) had brought the leu.,n homo, t&.nd on Iy grad.
mas t;j'I]')C TOitunc!18 nf pf'locJe. interest, a.n(I 1~ U&ny. oould She 8Ct;.n need be met.
The est&hh shrnJ,('1llabk. ...a.lue de&Tmg V"'l\.h the cht'JM. J1rObLem art meDt of t.he Mlrust.ry of Munitions WN the d~lsl"e
lh ru l Itp; maDy pha&el. a.ad the <!e'f'Oll.ecs of thIS me8JJtl.l"e of Otlranta"Uoti.
roartteU l1rl branch of ehH:lll ...."111 never be a.ble to
RUt'l UL, on ber I!lde . ..,as the least ftttcd, of tbe
r epa.y l.h~ d ebt or gratrtude due ~ to him for h. grelLt PoweN! tq rllWt ra.pldly to the n6w .mergeuey;
tlTF'l'~ JrindIl(lSS
Th'S_l'BBT t he g'lft \a avo)... ILnd all l\er rev('l'SCS or tb" IILlmmer and euly
ttme ent'l.Ued '! 1'1MG ODd. Eehooa "-t.b~ eomnla.t.he &1lt.llmn &:re 1.0 be t.ra.Q.ed Lo lbe. m.~n fact. ...t
Il'1"Ineritl in problem ccYm~ition, ....nd Mr White while t.h eo~m) bad rroducoo immenlMl mllSSM oC
}refS eompl\ed '" umq\!., colleet1OD of tMk ptOMenu. new artilicry and ebel t.he ol'igiMJ. Ruulan storel
lh-at cannot. fa.11 t.o "T"l"'M:t aM epz*ge Ul'e .eriout bad no~ bec1/ rephced
Hen.oe t.he raU of Wat'A"
11t1('ntion of thoee wno are fortunate nongn t4 PIoT- .nd the e.xt..eDl'>I't'e rcqulfem~n LII of tbe Rurllan lin".
~If'pafe In b 'g gOD<'r06ll) .
His mtzoduot.ory ~ -&.I I CIJ1'IOO thr{lu~h with stub&orn for tttude a.n6
nlarJu. show at. O0C'6 whAt. & work. of ' 1ote lil~ ltu wM. unmemB (01aM! t.o t.he enemy .
Onl,. 'tinGe
her own hClg htened oot1)ut and the. BUppiles from
th~ .utj"Ol" .
the AIIiM h ...a p31"tl y m&d13 :rood the defieil3ney haa
th&
the erln.ot·
bog&n nff1!!Ot.rvnly to rAUy.
.
We hAVe a.
With th&t a.uLttmn Nl.lIv , and Wllh t he new
each
two ,""ManU, b.rcllch~ In the German hne by the Freneh ft.lld
form-a Ycrlt.a.ble i!2taUeo· English forcOl!! 10 the W(!.!It.. the 'Ihlr mIL, be t ani
many penodl of to hUll entered on 1t.& tlurd stair'. The fint: was
di1f~re.nt garb•.
tb.t of tb", great. German att.a.ck, turned Into a.
&1"e dMl.wn upon
retrea.t. a.t the great bat.Lle of lhe Marno.
Aft.er
repi-sent almOllt the bat.t.la\ of tha Allme the oreoared Unes of t he
AI. t~ author ~Tma.n t.~ch'Wllr ot defeuee 'wera settled and
some of the more no G&rml\n effort hM ",,.luIOO t.o ..Ioor t he 'maan
eumulAtlve tiplnt:. Iltua.tlon.
1
Qnoo the new A.ttack on Serbl!\. antI
&00 In d iffere nt 100 introdU~
'on or Rnl~rla..
. ,
, shwow of V;AJ'
ITALY.
'
reRt: all·
Thuli men
by 1L now and formidable Iltt:.-ck
thn Alii II. where .. hey had boped to be
t he aU,aekerl, tJle Central Powers h..d soon
. enemy. The yea.roing of tbe ~ploJ
10 the W'U, srrIOukJennjt frorb the
evor more !ltronglt' during the
Gcrml\n Ambusador Iftron at
t.a1illn 'fLfIDirati~nl'l, ILt:: 11115~ bum
K i n~ and GOl'OrDnlent. eould l!P
controlling : -..ad bn MIlY 23rd ltaJy
&g&lb.t AUlrtn~
It ....... the oat.ura.1
coane-, flal:; ·. put 10 .. be old Triple
,
"*''tt. of, the r.oacbinalions of Btssecrot.J:f baekina French int.ereals
TUn"
againlt It.,,}, a.. wu alwaYI .. f&lUl poIIltion .
Bet.ween Italy IUl'd ber old oppreuor there could
nuer be real friendahip whi le tOWM .ad te rtlt,ot'le$
inhi.bited by It.&ll&DS weT\!! still in ·Au.trian banda.
ADd. nofJring ,oould induce Austrl&, flb e Emlnre or
.h.!'edl &Dei patches or n~ionahtv, lo yie1G. en6ugh
to quiet the U.JIt\n eorlsoionee . •
CORRFllPO~~EN C E , mo.
YrcroR' Rl:sn.- "Wa 'W6rc d~ght.od to

its ,c.t

"ill'.

CHlUlI'TL

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CONCERTS AT '-THE
WAR HOSPIT~L,S.

POOR
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Garb utt
long

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ca.m e 'o:;, n

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of , ...

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to ecnnfort
It was not .

d,..,.,.oo "'

~~~~n~'f,.~n~dE1~~if;~Md~.~~~~f,~ on

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,.8()UTlI' AFluOA
While tft .....,. th'", sptllad In Europe, 80uWl
Afrioa saw Ule end or tJle Oermtn dream or domlDion tbel'e by ~e&n" of Boer tll."ffoet.ion.
Of all
the- wild hopttl bharitbed at D€rHn tor t.h e dlllo·
tegratton of ·ib, Brltlflh T!)nvire, the hop6 of
'erea.tt ll~ ft.n inlitlrreciion in South Mrk-& wu
hapk the 113i1!t in,&ns&le.
''''' It.hin & do£.en
of , tho peaca ot VerecnlglRl It Oodkl not
tbcu. t.here .till aUT-.ived lOme: IUlmom&y amon,
the penple of the t'fro RepublIca wbioh had fo r
t htee yeA.~ 1It..u bohl, fought UIj tor theit indepen.d t"nee
The he30linjl magld V£ scif-JO't6rDmebb Ut

Whlt.C (10 pioeee).
Mate in two.

GAME No, 976.
The foUovnng enterprlsllli_game wa. played in a
~ott, cbampion of tho
Metro pohtan CheN Club; London, IUId the WentfJtI
yaung RUSSIMl amateur, L. J. ERrin, of },fosoow" 1fho
took part in the emut tournament at ~ilnA. In 191~.

ms.teh hetwfleft R. H. V.

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mdeed potent. but
lik.. alL,..."
f.ctora
tranlformatLOn,
it needs
~m., to do
ita of
genera.tlOn
reasonably 'ha't'tI been
n9t. toO
hhe Dutoh of r80utn

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