BRITONS SEE END
OF THE WAR BY AUGUST
BY T. P. O'COXXOR.
EOXDOX.—Opimistic views as to the
future of the war are greatly stimu
lated by the messages from tile front,
including those of Field Marshal Sir
•Tohn French and private communica
tions from General Joffre to English
friends. These speak confidently of the
successful advance of the now English
army and by the French reserves some
time in spring and hcileve that such
attacks in force will compel the Ger
mans to begin a retirement.
There are two schools of prophecy
regarding the duration of the war The
first remains pessimistic, not of the
final result, but ns to the probable dur
ation. That class of thinkers will make
it as impossible for the allies to rout
the Germans as the Germans find it
impossible to rout the allies This
class is still in the minority. Most
people confidently expect the war to
end next August.
The views of the first class are
strengthened by the retreat of the Rus
sians in East Prussia. The second re
ceives confirmation of its belief in the
German outbursts.
It was a real surprise to the liritonsi
to find Germany so hard lilt by the
blockade. There had been a general
conviction in England that Germany
had not vet begun to feei serious pres
sure in the eommerep and fond supply
from the. effort of the British fleets.
Germany's frantic pronouncements
and Count Rehneke’s candid admission
of Germany's lack of food, as well as
the seizure of till food by the German
governm in. brought with agreeable
surprise a realization that England's
pressure had already begun In tell
seriously.
This as well as Germany's threats of
savage warfare, led to a determination
to make tlie pressure even more strin
gent.
T do not think that cotton will he
placed on the contraband list, because
above all else, the utmost desire is felt
from political, selfish, and also senti
mental grounds, from common Ian
gunge, Institutions, and idea’s, to ny ,td
all possible friction with America. ,\1
though the cotton is supplying mate
rial badly wanted by the German mills,
Germany's inability to export a single
ounce of cloth compensates for that
small gain.
Food now enters a different category,
it is hoped that American wheat al
though declared contraband, will find
such a ready market in Kngland ns to
compensate the T'nited States for the
loss of ‘lie German trade
Kritish opinion in these trying days
has remained absolutely cairn and
sympathetic with the American view
point, except on the part of some ir
responsible idiots. Kngland has been
too often a neutral enuntrv and it is
commercial not to understand Ihei
enormous temptation to nil business
men to reap the gigantic priflts to neu
trals in war time.
The recollection of the blockade run
ning of the American civil war dis
poses to a spirit of sympathetic indul
gence for the efforts of the t'nited
States to safeguard the rights of neu
trals to trade with helligererls
If it had not been for Germany’s]
threat of piracy and tile seizure of all
food by the German government Kng
land’s policy of allowing tlie import of
food and cotton into Germany by
American ships would have remained
the same to the end. Germany lias
made such a policy impossible. The
strangling of Germany b\ over> means
possible will now go forward inflexibly.
In the meantime the extraordinary
unanimt> and determination of all
parties ip this country finds eloquent
expressions daily Curious tail im
portant indications of (his are found in
the continual lack of interest in Hr
house of commons, from which three
fourths of its members are often ab
sent.
What is more significant Is that the:
whil>s of all parties have disappeared I
from the house evert day since it met. |
with tile exception of one night, when |
the Gabor party tried to force on the |
ministry impossible plans for meeting ‘
! tin* rise in prices. Even tin l.alor
party is greatly divided and only a
small group of extremists, Iikf» Heir
liardie. really wanted to force the con
flict.
Regarding the state of Irish opinion,
I have had abundant opportunity for
testing it from members who h.iv<
briefly appeared in the house. F!\ • ry
Trish member brings the same account
as John K. Redmond's in his interview
with me recently. All the ngenrles of
the pro-Ctormnn faction have been worn
down and th«> tide has so complete!
turned f *r Mr Redmond that that
faction may he regarded as dead and
buried. The Trish bishops issued T,cn
ten pastorals alluding to the war. and
• poke clearly and sometimes vehe
mently against Germany
Recruiting in Ireland Is Increasing j
amounting new to an average of 4.000 ■
monthly, which is a hicr number, eon
• idoring Ireland's small population and ■
1 he extraordinary prosperity of its far
mors through the demand f<>r agrieul
i ura 1 produce.
Young William Redmond, son of tie
Irish leader, has followed the < xanipb I
• >f his uncle. William Redmond, and]
has procured a commission in tin I
army. The best young men are now
ready t«» abandon professions and busi
nesses to have a share in destroyin'.
German militarism
Negotiations are now under \va for!
handing over the entire d fense .»f Tre !
land from possible invasion in ir.dncc:
bodies of vohmte. rs under nb.'itai
discipline, drilled and armed it t! e ex
pense of the stub A new ?■<•« luiitim
campaign l as been started i n England
with the object of filling such varan
t ics as are left in the Trish I' giineuls
In this, as in ever' Ollier < ump.ii n
f*»r the support of tie allies John r }
Ib tineupl lias the fullest support nf j
every lender and member of the 1r:*h
Nationalist party, from John Dilhm .mb
Joseph Devlin to the ynilM - rest mem
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WOUNDED BY BITS
OF HUMAN BEINGS
PARIS.—The remarkable wounds
that are* caused by ricochetting bullets
and secondary projectiles, arc being
discovered by surgeons in ever-in
creasing variety are commented on b\
Henri de Varigny, in the Debat.
Not only are deformed bullets fre
Miiently found in wounds, but with
them unusual substances as tilts of
bone from the bodies of other men.
metal and medals and money, pieces
of cloth and other articles.
The presenco of these extraneous
substances in wounds invariably means
that they have been projected by
ricochetting bullets. An officer re
cently was found to have been injured
by part of the fore arm of one of his
men. one man was struck by a stone
that had been projected by a bullet.
In another case a part of one man's
jaw latno was picked out of another
man's wound: still another soldier lost
the sight of his eye by being struck
with a fellow-soldier's tooth.
From the various field hospitals come
reports of finding in supposed bullet
wounds such unusual objects as but
tons, nails, fragments of eye glasses,
pieces of teeth, slivers of wood and hone
eyelets, scraps of leather and cions.
In one case a projectile struck a
man's pocket and glanced off without
scratching the skin, but the bullet hit
another man, and In the wound were
found bits of cloth from the first sol
dier's uniform, and 20 deformed pieces
of gold from coins that were forced
out of the pocket.
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WINGED WORDS ARE
WAFTED OVER CABLE
Unusual excitement prevailed in the
Valdez Signal Corps office yesterday
afternoon when for the first time
winged words came floating over the
submarine cable from the operator in
Cordova, and Dr. Musso, whose genius
wrought the miracle, was heartily
congratulated on the success of his
invention.
Dr. Musso, the inventor, is here sub
mitted hi3 device for (lie transmission
of the human voice over submarine
cables to a thoroughly practical test.
When the receiving apparatus liad been
installed in the loral office the operator
in Cordova was notified to attach an
ordinary telephone to the end of the
cable and for the first time in the his
tory of the world the human voice was
heard after having passed*over more
than one hundred miles of cable resting
on the bottom of the rtcenn between
Valdez and Cordova. The voice camo
clear as a bell when pitched in the or
dinary tone of conversation used to
communicate across tho street by tele
phone. Dr. Musso was able to get into
communication with the operator at
Seward this forenoon, but owing to (lie
instruments not being properly adjust
ed the voices were not as clear ns over
the cable to Cordova and the test is
being continued this afternoon.
The fact that the operator in Val
dez was able to talk to Cordova is all
the more wonderful when it is consid
ered that a sensative receiving instru
ment was not used, as has been the
case in previous tests.—Valdez Pros
pector.
BILL TO GIVE NATIVES VOTE.
.Tl'N'KAr Representative Slump
introduced recently in the House a bill
to give the franchise to Indians who
possess certain qualifications. To se
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must be first examined before the
nearest federal school teacher and
must later appear before the district
court and undergo a sort of inspection
with the endorsements of five white
citizens.
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