since our last issue. During Friday and Saturday, the 12th and 13th, the very severe fighting which had begun on the 10th was continued, the Germans counterattacking all along...

not only surprise but resentment at the intensity of our artillery fire. We are told that one wounded Prussian officer "of a particularly offensive. and truculent type, which ,...

importance of the action at Nears Chapelle. Though the numbers al British troops engaged were double those engaged at Water- loo, and though the casualties were probably...

tension on their lines, the Germans on Sunday, March 14th, made a violent attack at St. Eloi, during which some of our trenches were taken. We counter-attacked the next morning...

days' battle nearly two thousand prisoners, a form of success very difficult in trench fighting, and in addition we put some eighteen thousand of the enemy hors de combat. Of...

,-W wrote HEN we wte last week we were only able to chronicle very briefly the news that on Wednesday, March 10th, we bad achieved a considerable local success at Neuve...

extra- ordinarily good, and shows that the fears of those who imagined that the trench habit had ruined them for other forms of fighting were ill-founded. Even after days sad...

able appeal to the workers who are producing munitions of war, together with a warning as to the inevitable results of failing to increase the output. He explained that a very...

to the situation of the Bill for postponing the operation of the Welsh Church Bill till six months after the war. The written memorandum which the Government had given to the...

also good. The Russian troops are once again on German soil, this time in the neighbourhood of Memel, in North-East Prussia. The German Headquarters speak of their having gained...

and other provisions, was brought into the Tees in the custody of a British patrol boat. The vessel is thus the first capture under the provisions of the Order in Council...

Lords on Tuesday on the proposal to create an Executive Council for the United Provinces of Agra and Ondh. The proposal took the form of a draft proclamation by the Viceroy...

14th seven British merchantmen were attacked by German submarines. The • Adenwen ' (3,798 tons) was torpedoed in the English Channel and was towed into Cher- bourg. The •...

doubt to the fact that the operations have now reached a critical stage, and that the publication of the progress made might be injurious. All we know is that we have cleared...

must not forget that the Belgian Army has during the week made considerable progress on the Tiler, while the French have been doing very well in the Champagne district. They are...

the question of the Dardanelles, takes exactly the line which we took a fortnight ago as to the fntnie of Constantinople and of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles. It is quite clear...

of the Trade Unions at the Treasury in order to consider the mobilisation of industries under the new Defence of the Realm AAA, He made an urgent appeal to employers and workmen...

Russian statesman whose name became famous in connexion with the Treaty of Portsmouth which ended the Russo- Japanese War. An almost self-made man, he rose to be Minister of...

fortunately escaped from the British guns in the Falkland. action, was sunk near Juan Fernandez Island (Robinson Cream's island). She was caught by the ' Glasgow,' the auxiliary...

the Government intended to "takeover" factories. They did not propose to put Admirals and Generals in control. They asked for perfect co-operation between employer. and workers,...

interview with M. Venezelos, who said that twice since the war began the Triple Entente had asked Greece to send troops to the help of Serbia. The attitude of Bulgaria had...

to invasion. M. Venezelos expressed his deep die- appointment. Such an opportunity might never occur again. He told his interviewer that he would shortly lay his views before a...

'13ayano: which was sunk by a German submarine on March 11th. Twenty-six of the crew were saved, moat of them being reamed from a raft by the steamship ' Balmerino' while on a...

gives effect to Mr. Asquith's statement of March 1st as to our retaliatory measures against the criminal German submarine campaign. The general meaning of the Order is that...

Aug. 8th.

PROLONGING THE WAR. U NQUESTIONABLY Lord Lansdowne was right when he declared that Lord Kitchener's speech in the House of Lords on Monday was "the gravest appeal which had yet...

HE Jockey Club have missed a great opportunity. T Lord Kitchener's momentous appeal to the nation to concentrate its whole energies on the war, made the day before their...

V ARIOUS documents have been published during the past week which answer fully the questions of neutral countries as to what sort of blockade we are con- ducting against...

T HE exclusionof war correspondents from the firing L. line has greatly reduced the volume of unofficial news available for the enlightenment of the general public. What...

O NE wonders what the effect will be on literature after the war of the extraordinary number of pamphlets which are appearing. The explanation of the pamphlet form may be that...

(TEN VALUE OF METAPErrilICS IN EDUCATION.) COLERIDGE AND SARA COLERIDGE. (Cute. 1831.) (Though the interlocutors its the following discourse may speak with the air of...

M IND some one else's business. This is the imperative of the moment. Civilians must needs go for soldiers— it is in very truth a question of needs most. Some one else has to do...

[To vas Limos or ran ' , gr.:Axon:1 Sts,—As a plain American and citizen of the United Rada% I was deeply touched by the tone of the wade is Ito issue of January 23rd headed " A...

TUE OFFICERS' FAMILIES FUND., [To THE EMS. or 7. 8P7C7/1708.1 Sts,—You have kindly given me permission to appeal through your columns for further assistance to the " Officers'...

SI12,—No American of the present generation can understand the nervous tension of men whose country is engaged in what is literally mental strife. Only those who have lived...

Sea,—I have been a regular reader of the Spectator ever since Colonel Roosevelt, about ten years age, advised me to take it. Even to-day, in spite of the war and my intense love...

••Noncrsvoun Srn„—It would probably sound better if the now fashionable term- "doctrine" were used instead of "theory." The one term is just as meaning or as unmeaning as the...

pro um Emma or rue varseraroan Sts,—In writing to as American friend at the beginning of the year. I enclosed a copy of the letter of Mr. C. F. Adams to Lord Newton that...

[To TIES Esters or Tee essecreroa"] Sea,—"Lanes" seems to me to express the true "inwardness" of the racing (mention when he says that we cannot imagine the French at...

SI12,—TO judge of Holland to-day one must consider that the people of a country arc apt, in thinking of themselves as a unit, to return to their greatest days; as a man often...

[To us. ESITOS OF VIZ ”Eirtre■ToS..•] Sea, — I beg to enclose for your perusal a letter signed by Cardinal Logue, the Primate of Ireland, the Moderator of the Irish Presbyterian...

[To sax EDITOS cr ess "nrscrrros.•'] Sea,—I would like through your columns to ask for some help for our poor villages in the North of France. I should real ly say for the...

[To ott• Enters or Tell SPeCT.t706..1 Sea,—The Public Schools of Great Britain and Ireland are uniting to form a fund in support of a Public Schools Base Hospital at Boulogne...

fan on Barron or ram "Elswrnroe."I Sza,—The principle adopted in the review of Mr. E. L. Morse's book in the Spectator of February 20th—munely, that the public, "which usually...

tirecesesel Snt,—Is there not a very great danger that by raising wages in war time and giving war bonuses our workers will want the wax to last as long as passible? A mansion...

ITO mu ED.S011 or rirwerwroan Sze.—In your article of March 6th on " The • Willing 'Badge" you say: " Napoleon, the Duke of Wellington, and Lord Roberts were all wee of very...

[To Tee Soiree or as rrnsEcTaTOa"l Sea,—In the Spectator of March 7th. 1914, is a letter from Dr. Estlin Carpenter eommenting on your review of Mr. Rabindranai it Tstgors's...

ITO vas EPITOR or MR Sth,—Thanks to your kindness in giving space to the subject of Russian copyright recently, much interest has been shown, and no little progress has been...

"Srmrsron."3 Sra, — For our poorer clergy at home, whose parochial work and domestic anxieties are greatly increased by the war, and for the families of many Army chaplains now...

urn ms EDITOR OF sea ••Sescrarou... J Stn,—Reading in your issue of March 6th the letter on "Commas" and the article on " Bulls," I am impelled to send you the following...

Sin,—Tour recent article and letters on the above subject recall to mind a competition which took place at a young people's gathering. The guests were given a slip of paper with...

have jest seen your review of Mr. Perey's hook, and I happen to possess the book itself. From the volume, and (it seems like a bull to say) from the review also, I miss the...

/To THE Forme or THE Sracostos."1 Sun,—In the interesting article "On Commas" in the Spectator of February 27th the writer considerably understates his case in saying that " the...

Passmear LORD DESBOROUGH. Hon. sscaursar PERCY A. HARRIS, Esq. Haan OMCBS Judges' Quadrangle, Royal Courts of Justice (Carey Street entrance). The aims and objects of this...

Sin,—Here is another story for the friendly consideration of those who are discussing the advisability of dispensing with that useful little aid to clarity, the comma. In IBM...

ITO THE EDITOR OF TEM SPECTATOR.. j Bra,—After reading "Bulls and Blunders " in the Spectator of March 6th I think these three curious remarks made to me may came amusement....

or initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked "Communicated," the Editor must not necessarily be held he be to agreement with the views therein expressed or milk the mode qf...

Fund should be sent to the Spectator Office, or direct to Messrs. Barclay and Co., Goslings' Branch, 19 Fleet Street, London, E.C. Cheques should be made payable to the...

(By A Samon's Wzrs.) SERBIAN and Russian, Belgian and French, British and Japanese— These are the flags that shiver and toss in the biting northerly breeze— These are the flags...

LINES WRITTEN IN DEVON, JANUARY, 1915. Smollatio it is to see the snowdrops blossom, Startling to hear the throstles, once more, sing, As though this year our hearts were...

A NEW STUDY OF MILTON.* IT is easy enough, as we see every day, to write a big book on a little subject. To write a little book on a big subject • Milton. By John Bailey. "Home...

Ir required some courage in Lord Esher to republish these essays now, as most of them have been dimmed by time or superseded by events. We remember the absorption with which we...

Team is some very good and picturesque writing in this book, and those readers who can forgive the author's peilautic affectations will enjoy it The "Pilgrim" describes his...

very complete survey of contem- porary Jewry and Judaism. He describes the condition of the race in the East and in the West, in the countries where the Jew has changed least...

has followed many campaigns as a representative of the American Press, and has earned a well-deserved reputation as a brilliant descriptive writer, has previously shown himself...

ONCE again our island is an armed camp—and that on a scale far vaster, even in proportion to the increase of population, than in Cromwellian or Napoleonic days. Once again easy-...

Tuts is a book about humour written by a Scotsman- The chapter " Scottish Humour "is amusing ; so is that on " Welsh Humour" and that on "Irish Humour." When the author turns to...

THE GREAT AGE.* Tnoueu Mr. Snaith'e " literary baggage" is not very large, judged by the productive exploits of SOON of his content. poraries, it shows a remarkable versatility...

story, worthy of a happier title. It contains an admirable drawing of a coward who finds courage at the lase—The Veiled Life. By Henrietta Goldie. (William Heinemann. 61.)—Laura...

6s.)—lf you really do not care for detective stories, it is useless for no to extol the deeds of Paul Beck, already famous for his skill; but if you are one of those, for the...

[Notice in this column doss net r.eccuarily rrcrludc autsoquent rcrim.] We have received the first publications of the " American- Scandinavian Foundation," established some...

the war scarcely shows a sign of diminishing. We cannot attempt to keep pace with them, and must be content with a bare mention of two or three of the most valuable. First comes...

is a clever writer, and her work is always interesting; but it does acorn to us possible that, by failing to be sure of her own intentions, she may fall short of any real...

Germany {Smith, Elder, and Co., 7s. &I. net) contains four new chapters dealing with the war, its causes and effects, the title of one of which is "The Ultimate Ruin of...

Sons, 10s. 6.1. net) shows the effect., of the war upon many of its pages. notably in the blanks left by the absence of diplomatic and consular services in the enemy...