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Newspaper
Preston Leader
Location
Preston, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 06, 1915
Page
5
War report extols British horses and gunners in Northern France praising remarkable intelligence and vigor. It notes horses’ ability to distinguish guns, obey drivers, and endure long campaigns, with veterinary care and recovery after wounds cited as key factors.
The British Red Cross calls for hospital and troopship goods to aid WWI front line integration. It lists needed items including 1500 wool blankets, cardigans, knitted caps, undergarments, flannels, bed socks, slippers, pillows, linen, bandages, and food staples like cocoa and biscuits.
Findlater, the hero of the Dergaj charge, cheered his comrades to victory by playing The Cock o the North on his bagpipes while wounded. He has rejoined the Gordon Highlanders after seventeen years away from the regiment.
An informed European business observer reports German strategies targeting Calais as a base for invasion of the United Kingdom. He quotes German officers predicting London fall and England paying a wartime price, while civilians are warned of brutal conduct and air, sea, and underwater attacks.
A fragmented wartime verse praising weapons and German foes with mock German phrases. It references guns, ships, boy soldiers, and the Kaiser era imagery, ending with exaggerated patriotism and mock German lines.
A Yarmouth soldier named Stolworthy recounts a trench experience with a captured German comrade who, after a night crossing under bombardment, was welcomed at British lines. The German praised the British rations and claimed a friendly tea invitation before returning to his unit.
A reflective line suggests the world functions like a workshop where insight comes from careful observation and disciplined craft. It hints at a philosophy that wisdom blends practice with mindful attention to detail.
The article weighs Henderson’s plan for Australia’s postwar fleet including eight or more dreadnoughts and numerous cruisers and destroyers, costing around 39 million, against possible shifts from war weariness and changing threats. It argues Britain’s dominance, Pacific defense priorities, and the need for northern coast bases, with calls for an Imperial Conference to review strategy and Dominion contributions.
The Hague Tribunal requires prisoners of war be treated properly and gains a set of rules. Civilised nations allow free letters and parcels, duty and rail carriage exemptions, and regular pay to captured officers. Information bureaus track prisoners and valuables and report to home governments after peace.
The front page recounts the Prince of Wales secretly visiting troops and civilians, aiding wounded soldiers and chatting with Beaforths in a bus. He buys drinks for locals in a Belgian estaminet, gives a child a collar badge as a keepsake, and departs unnoticed to continue duties.
A wartime anecdote recounts British soldiers burying dead after a battle while a German corpse is mistaken for alive. A gravedigger laughs at the foolery saying the Germans lie and you cannot trust them, reflecting wartime reputations and mistrust.
An article describes several German weapons and vehicles in use or development. It notes armored motor boats with guns for canal fighting, land destroyers armed with cannon, fast motor cannons exploiting road weaknesses, and electric-fired mortars resembling medieval designs. It also mentions motor cycle machine guns and overall battlefield innovations amid heavy losses and ongoing conflict in Poland and Belgium.
The Rev Father Birch at St Fram Cr Church Maddington lamented many young women attending Mass in skirts too tight to kneel. He called the attire a grave scandal and said parishioners had complained.
A correspondent notes the phrase listing German equivalents for Turkey Austria and Germany with the word Tod meaning death, signaling wartime coded language and ominous undertones.
Mr J Doherty a Customs officer in British East Africa describes a clash where 60 German troops faced 260 British soldiers including the 23th Punjabis. He recalls that many dead could not be buried that night as the living struggled to recover the wounded and were surrounded by lions leopards and hyenas.
A two year old settler child near Fifield Wisconsin wandered off at night and slept beside two bear cubs and their mother. Searchers found tracks and a raspberry-strewn scene before the bears fled as night hunters closed in. The child woke unharmed and hungry, saying only big doggie play.
A Christmas wedding at the bride’s father’s mansion is interrupted when a girl cries that the goat is at the cake. The groom orders the nanny out and the ceremony to continue while a clergyman from Boulder presides.
A wartime column blends poems and anecdote, urging resilience in hardship and duty. It cites German headlines from Cairo and Melbourne rumors about wives of officers, plus social ironies, fashion quips, and refugee tales, ending with reflections on marriage prospects after the war.
An Australian letter from Menaump, Egypt, describes a comrade killed by an Arab after a face theft and warns of Arab knife danger. It also notes English parsons joining aviation and profiles BI Lawrie a Northern Territory figure. Lawrie recalls refusing wages aged 1 and recounts vast cattle and property dealings including Marrakla, Adelaide River leases, and government seizure.
An engineer named Friggerl invents an electric insect-killing machine tested near Valados in Santa Fe. A moving carriage carries a generator, a copper cable, and a metallic net to zap grasshoppers and their buried eggs, with a metal broom for tree infested by parasites.
A portrait of Sikh soldiers in the Indian forces, highlighting clan diversity among Sikhs and their renowned endurance, coolness under fire, and bayonet prowess. It notes religious unity through Sikhiism, bans on tobacco, limited alcohol, and strong roles in infantry and pioneer tasks, praising their courage and loyalty.
A writer emphasizes marriage as a partnership built on duty and consideration for the other’s rights. The text argues duties outweigh rights and that lasting reward comes from duty, yet acknowledges challenges in applying this ideal in practice.
Readers learn of Red Cross relief shipments from the Federal Government House and the morale boost from humorous notes for soldiers. The article debates women’s health education, cautions against excessive surgical treatment, and calls for medical industry oversight to protect public welfare.
A reflective piece argues that unhappiness stems from aspiring beyond reality and imposing self made rules. It cites temptations and diet, noting people fail to live up to self created plans and then blame life’s disappointments.
A railway carriage held several travellers when a pompous man refused conversation. After efforts to engage him, one asked his purpose. The man replied he was a young bowler, travelling with objectionable company and a carriage full of farmpeople.
A village Belgian Relief Committee leader speaks in a rustic, dialect filled plea. He suggests adopting Frenchy talk to honor Belgium and foster unity, musing on age and mind as guiding concepts.
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