may mention that Przemysl is again being invested, and that the civil population are being turned out of the great city and arsenal of Cracow, which it is believed will soon be...

steadily in Central Poland, the part of Poland opposite Posen, and also on their right and left flanks ; and unless the Germans can stop the flood of invasion—Russia has now...

T HE essential fact of the week is that on Thursday the Russians were within twenty miles of Cracow on their left and within twenty miles of Thorn on their right. At the same...

the war exceedingly trustworthy and well- informed, pointed out on Friday that three weeks ago Germany planned to occupy Poland up to the Vistula, wintering in Warsaw and Ivan...

grains of salt the sensational rumours that violent quarrels have broken out between the Germans and Austrians. No doubt there is a great deal of friction and ill-feeling, but...

of the population are Slays, Roumanians, and Italians. The other forty-five per cent. are, roughly, half Hungarians and half Germans. This division of population is, of course,...

the middle of the week there was considerable depression here owing to the news that the Germans had reoccupied Dixmnde, the unhappy small town which has been the scene of so...

case.

the information which we received about the Army abroad. He thought it would be possible to allow more to be written without injury to military plans, and the effect upon...

Navy at the Guildhall, in which he pointed out that in effect patience and vigilance must be the watch- words of our sailors now as heretofore. There seemed at one time a...

to conceal the terrible character of our losses. It is true that the German losses have been probably twice, or possibly even three times, as heavy, but that does not make our...

to be stated. It appears that on the line of the Aisne, which lately has been very quiet, there was at the end of the week a great revival of activity. Happily, however, this...

the fact that the Court-Martial which has been trying Rear- Admiral Troubridge gave its verdict on Thursday. That verdict was one of honourable acquittal. Parliament reassembled...

was surrendered unconditionally last Saturday. It had been calculated that it could hold out for six months, and the early termination of the siege was therefore as welcome as...

in the Fleet, from bluejacket to Admiral, and the strain must not be increased by foolish talk ashore. Happily, men gradually learn to bear strains of this kind as they learn to...

affairs on another occasion. Meanwhile he had only to say that the Government took full responsibility for the Antwerp expedition, which had played a most useful part. The alien...

about the war without any partisanship, and without any intention of pressing amendments to the Address to a division. Mr. Boner Law declared that the economic pressure on...

at the front conceived in just the right rhetorical spirit. He reminds them that if the Germans have a long history, the Indian peoples have a longer. One of Treitschke's accu-...

to Sir John French. It was not called forth by any particular achievement, but by the King's deep sense of the almost superhuman endurance required by the troops in day after...

and ten tons, twenty-two years old, was torpedoed by a German submarine in the Downs, some two miles off Deal Pier. Two men were severely injured and two slightly, but there was...

on Monday were worthy of the spirit in which the nation is waging war. We wish we had space to summarize them, but must be content with much less. Mr. Balfour proposed the novel...

Tuesday Mr. Lloyd George made a stirring appeal for recruits. One of the greatest generals in the French Army had said to him lately : " The man who is responsible for this war...

published by the Admiralty last Saturday. On Sunday, November 1st, the Good Hope,' Monmouth,' and Glasgow' came up with the German cruisers Scharnhorst," Gneisenau,' Leipzig,'...

effect upon the future of the Far East. Germany no longer has a foot- hold in China, where for years she has been a cause of unrest and anxiety, not only to the Chinese...

the Australian cruiser Sydney.' Captain Muller, of the 'Emden,' had landed a party to destroy the wireless instal- lation, when the `Sydney' appeared. The 'Emden' was forced to...

the great French sculptor, has given to the Victoria and Albert Museum the eighteen pieces of his statuary which are exhibited there. They will always be treasured, not only for...

Aug. 8th.

SCIENTIFIC RECRUITING—THE GOVERN- MENT'S PLAN. W E are delighted to see that the Government have taken the first step in scientific recruiting. They are posting to every...

T ET no man say to us that men who would be affected J by such a statement on the part of the Government as we desire already know the peril, and that therefore our suggestion...

111 P till now very little has been said, quite pro- perly, about the fate of the Turkish Empire. All wise men have an instinctive dread of dividing the lion's skin before the...

T ORD CRAWFORD, as is proved by his appointment to public positions requiring a high degree of good sense and an accurate judgment, is a man who is trained to weigh his words....

A WHOLE new series of regulations has been issued by the Government definiug the provision to be made for those men who are serving the State in war. Though the scheme has been...

T HE surprise of the war has been the brilliance of Russian strategy. No one could have foreseen that the Russians would have learned the lessons of their war with Japan so...

w - E judge our friends—largely—by how they bear the small troubles of life. We commend those who do not make a fuss, and we blame those who do—unless we like them very much,...

T HACKERAY dealt a blow at domestic service which it has never quite recovered. He made it ridiculous. It was the one bad turn that he did to English society. The litera- ture...

THE VOICE OF AMERICA. [To me EDITOR OP THE "SrEcTAToR."] BIR,—I enclose for the perusal of your readers, if you approve, certain extracts from a letter just received from the...

publish the appended extract from a private letter. It is a conclusive opinion from one of the best- known Judges in the United States.—I am, Sir, &c., A BARRISTER. "The war is...

your paper of October 10th in regard to American feeling on the present war ; the writer reports from Boston, and I would like to bear witness that his remarks apply equally to...

[To rsz EDITOR Ol THE " SPECTATOR " ] SIR,—In your article headed " Hate as a National Gospel" in last week's Spectator you say that " the mania of hate recoils on the person...

Sin,—In the September 30th Outlook, a respectable American review, in an article entitled "The Story of the War," by Arthur Bullard, the following passage occurs :— "But it is...

Sin,—Events seem to have rendered superfluous your suggestion of a few weeks ago to the effect that "American jurists of high distinction" should attempt to discover whether or...

Tax SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The atrocities committed by the Kaiser's troops in Belgium, which are awakening the indignation of the world, afford a startling contrast to the conduct...

THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—It has occurred to me, whilst reading the criticisms and exhortations on recruiting in your issue of September Stle that it may be of interest and value...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SNECTAT OR:* ] Sin,—At the moment when there are signs and tokens that the War Office are beginning to realize there are more English- men on earth...

[To THN EDITOR ON rHE " SPECTATOR." ] Sin,—What folly it seems, when we need more soldiers, with the example of Gurkhas and Japanese before us, not to raise regiments and army...

find a reserve of veterans, generally about six hundred, were he to go to Wembley Park any week-end and ask for the Old Boys' Corps. They drill every afternoon at Baker Street...

last week's Spectator that it would be worth while for the London papers to publish statistics of recruiting. But the publication of statistics will not attract men who, for...

[To TRZ EDITOR OF THZ "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Is the gifted writer of your weekly notes an Anglo- Saxon or a Scotsman P In those bearing last Saturday's date I read the now...

[To Tar EDITOR or Tar " SricTrTos."] SIR,—In your issue of October 31st Mr. Borrer expresses his opinion that there are insuperable difficulties against an invasion of England...

[To THE EDITOR Or TH2 " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I must protest against "Scotland" being included in those areas which do not " understand " what the war means, as is done in your...

[To THE EDITOR OF THZ "SPECTATOR."' SIR, — In your spirited appeals for "Men, Men, Men," I do not know that you have as yet touched on one considerable countervailing influence....

[To TRY EDITOR OP THE " Spac-rwros:9 SIB, — The current number of the German pacifist organ, Die Fricdenswarte, has just reached me. The paper, which is printed in Berlin,...

[To ma EDITOR Or Mr 6• SPECTATOR.'9 Sin,—It may possibly interest some of your readers to learn that "the widowed mother" mentioned by Sir Walter Scott in his notes to The...

[TO TEE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Six,--The enclosed is a free translation from an article in a French newspaper. The invention referred to seems to be one which our...

[TO THE EDITOR OY THE " SPECTATOR.”1 - A s hur Cohen's death at a venerable age, after a year wo of gradually failing health, which had not seriously imvaired his activity...

[To THE EDITOR or THE "SFECTATOR.'] SIR.—A8 showing the mind of very youthful Italy towards the war, this little story, told me by a dear Italian friend a few days ago, is not...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.“1 SIR,—The average Briton who does not make a study of words and their meanings is apt to feel annoyed when he finds that a word may have more...

[To TUX EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."1 Sin,—In your notice of my Surrey book in your issue of the 7th inst. your reviewer appears to doubt the truth of my description of a swan...

Nelson's words to his men before battle have rung down the ages, still waking an answer in every Englishman's heart. The present national crisis has a similar message for...

THE "SPECTATOR." J feel certain the enclosure will have your sympathy. It would be an immense help to us if you could give publicity to it in your next issue, and would you...

[TO THE EDITOR Or THE " SPRCTA TOR. "3 S IR, —In spite of the excellent arrangements and splendid work carried out by the Army Veterinary Corps for the care of the sick and...

THE SPECTATOR."1 SIR,—May I call the attention of your readers to the thousands of our young countrywomen scattered over Europe—chiefly the orphan daughters of our cultured...

ANCIENT ROME AND MODERN BRITAIN.* WE welcome a third edition of this book, which began as a prize essay at Oxford and has since become famous. With it W. T. Arnold won the...

THE article on the above subject has now been reprinted in pamphlet form by the London and County Printing Works, Bazaar Buildings, Drury Lane, London, W.C. Copies can be...

OUR SUBMARINES. [It will be remembered that the 'ED' (Lieutenant-Commander NarK. Horton) was the submarine that sank the German cruiser 'Helm,' and the German destroyer `S126...

or initials, cr with a pccvdcram, cr are marked "Communicated," the Editor must not necessarily te held to te in agreement with the views Therein expressed cr with the nude of...

TAKING them as a whole, the war books that bare been pouring from the press during the last three months are of excellent quality, whether considered from the naval, military,...

MR. FORBES GRAY has not chosen one of the most attractive themes, nor is be first in the field, as he honestly reminds us in his preface. But we see no reason to demur to his...

THE third volume of The Memoirs of Francesco Crispi opens with the fall of Bismarck and the appointment of Caprivi as his successor in March, 1890. Crispi had then been Italian...

INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES.* Mn. ALGERNON BLACKWOOD challenges attention by the quantity as well as the quality of his work. A reference to the pages of Who's Who establishes the...

Ma. PERRIS has produced a work that is a sign of the times, of ante-bellum days at any rate. It is a history of industrial and social changes in England during the last century...

Fisher Unwin, 2s. 6d. net), now first translated by E. E. Slosson, stops on the very threshold of the mystery; but it is well worth reading.-At the same time we have received...

comprehensive handbook of Messrs. J. E. Purvis and T. R. Hodgson on The Chemical Examination of Water, Sewage, Foods, and other Substances (Cambridge University Press, 9s. net).

Caprice, up among the gods, pulls the strings, and the puppets of this earth must dance to her tune. This way and that, up and down, go the fortunes and favours of Iaconne and...

published sixteen years ago, by Messrs. Henley and Wyndham, was "rigorously censored." The author now gives us his own final edition of his Poetical Works (Macmillan and Co., 2...

to the romantic isles of the Pacific. Amongst new books on that quarter of the globe we may commend the late John Lafarge's Reminiscences of the South Seas (Grant Richards, 16s....

[Notice in this column does not necessarily preclude subsequent review.] Amongst recent contributions of value to the literature of economics we have to note the third part of...

to the ancient world more fascinating than that of which Mr. H. R. Hall gives a popular but trustworthy account in Aegean Archaeology (Philip Lee Warner, 12s. 6d. net). The work...

Phillips Oppenheim. (Methuen and Co. 6s.)-In spite of the title, Mr. Oppenheim is for once not describing the careeer of a criminal. The book is concerned with the adventures of...