►SepteiukT 1!,), 1914 
L A N I) AND A7 A T E R 
ann\-, as tlicro Avas nearly .1 fortuii>-lit ago 
agaiust tlu' isecoiul. JJut tliat docisiuu has not yet 
been reached, and until it has been reached we 
cannot even approximately guess at the date Avlien 
pressure can begin to be exercised in Silesia. The 
advance through Silesia northwards, past Breslau 
towards Posen and Berlin is (whatever the success in 
Gdicia) dependant upon a corresponding success in 
East Prussia ; and for the moment East I'russia is no 
longer in the hands of I'ussian armies but has been 
recovered by German ones. I do not mean that 
severe pressure could not be exercised u])on Silesia hy 
the llussians even while and though Germans holding 
East Prussia should threaten and even iuA-ade the 
northern frontier of Iviissian Ptjlaud. That frontier is 
too far off to interfere with the communications of the 
llussian army moving upon Breslau. But T do mean 
that before a general ad\ance eastward can take place, 
before you can get past Posen and directly on the 
road to Berlin, you mu.st have yoiu- northern flank 
secure ; and that flank will not ho secure so long as 
large and undefeated German amiies occupy East and 
Berlih- • 
Russian. Potand. 
^y^teAii . ''"'I... 
AVest Prussia, and in general the country beyond the 
A'istula and the great fortresses u])on that river — 
Thorn and Dantzig. ]iefore Kussia holds the line 
Dantzig-Thorn she may hold Silesia. But until she 
holds the line Dantzig-Thorn she cannot advance 
upon Berlin. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
We have received a communication from a firm of 
.solicitors regarding a review which appeared in our issue of the 
5 th inst. 
We take the earliest opportunity of publishing this letter 
together with our reply. 
28, Budge Kow, Cannon Street, E.G. 
September Ht.h, 1914. 
Dear Sirs,— The Committee of the Constitutional Club have 
called the attention of Mr. Edward Seymour Odcll to the 
number of your paper isauod on the 5th inst., from which the 
following is an extract : 
' Pity he was too soon for Mr. ' Odell ' of the Constitu- 
tional Club. The Kaiser's spy system had not then come up 
to date." 
In view of the grave implications contained in this 
passage, the Committee state it is necessai-y for Mr. Odell to 
vindicate* himself publicly if he wishes to remain a member 
of the Club. 
Mr. Edward Seymour Odell is the only member of the 
Club named Odell, and we ai-e instructed by him to invite 
you to give any explanation you think fit, and to require you 
to furnish us with the name of the writer of the article, to 
publish a full and complete apology, and to make reasonable 
pecuniary compensation for the grave injury done to him by 
the paragraph in question. 
Mr. Edward Sieymour Odcll instructs us to sjiy that he is 
the eon of Mr. Frederick Odill, formerly a member of tlie 
London Stock Exchange, that ha was born at Highbury, 
educated in London, and has all his business life been con- 
nected with the London Stock Exchange. Mr. Odell does not 
.speak German, and is in no way conne<;t«d with Gennany. 
This matter is of great and immediate importance to Mr. 
Odell, and he must take steps at once to clear himself from 
tlie imputations cast upon him. We have therefore to say 
that unless a satisfactory answer to this letter is received by 
twelve o'clock to-morrow legal proceedings will be taken. 
This letter is sent to you by hand. 
Yours fiiithfully, 
' (Signed) Whites k Co. 
To the Proprietors and Publisher of L.VND and Water, 
Central House, Kingsway, W.C. 
September 15th 14. 
Messrs. Whites & Co., 
28, Budgo Row, Cannon Street, E.C. 
Dear 'Sirs, — Referi'ing lo your letter of the Hth inst., 
we are .surprised to learn that any English gentleman should 
suppose our remark was aimed at him. We printed the nama 
" Odell " in inverted commas so as to convey that a German 
spy had as,sumed the disguise of a loyal subject. We regret 
to learn tliat a genuine member of the Constitutional Club 
has been thereby pained. 
The writer of the review heard of a German spy masquera- 
ding under that name, and that the Kaiser's devices involved 
visits to the club. Nothing was further from our thought 
than that a British member of the club could feel aggrieved, 
and we intended no oflcnce or imputation against a fellow- 
countryman, much less one conuectod with the London Stock 
Exchange. 
The fraud on Mr. E. S. Odell has laid him cpen to regret- 
table annoyance. He and evei-y Briton will admit that in war 
time a journalist's duty requires the exposure of the enemy's 
inroads on our hospitality. 
We shall print this correspondence in our next issue, feel- 
ing sure Mr. E. 8. Odell will see that a Press jealous of the 
nation's interest is one of our potent safeguards in time of 
A^ar. Yours faithfully, 
(Signed) A. Douglas Farmer, 
Secretary. 
The County Gentleman Publishing Company, Ltd. 
KHAKI EQUIPMENT. 
When- about two years ago the War Oftice issued orclera to the 
offpct tliat all officers were to wear khaki shirts, Messrs. Robinson and 
Cleaver, with their usual enterprise, immediately made large quantities 
of these shirts to the regulation sealed pattern, and sent samples 
to all regiments stationed in England, so that when the demand first 
arose with the outbreak of war the firm wa? inundated with orders from 
all over the country. Owing to their large stocks on hand they were 
.able to cope with the sudden demand satisfactorily, and notwithstanding 
the tremendous demand for khaki at the present time, Messrs. Robinson 
and Cleaver, owing to their foresight in this matter, are in the fortunate 
position of being able to supply for a considerable time to come tha 
regulation sealed pattern khaki'shirt in the reliable quality for which 
the firm has so high a. reputation. 
In the matter of socks for marcliing— a detail of equipment of 
which the importance cannot be over-estimated — Messrs. Robinson and 
(Jleaver have devoted much time and care to the production of a 
thoroughly satisfactory article, and this is supplied in plain undj-ed 
wool, and also in Lovat and heather shades. Red Cross requirements 
are fully met by the supplies in stock, while members of officers' 
training corps and young officers joining the Service cannot do better 
than go to Messrs. Robinson and Cleaver for their outfits, which, while 
perfect in every detail, are moderate in price. Complete service kits, 
either to measure or ready for immediate wear, form one of the 
present specialities of the firm. 
WONDERFUL WAR PICTURES AT THE SCALA THEATRE. 
All liondon is flocking to see the war pictures at the Scala Theatre, 
and the greatest credit is due to the management for the enterprise 
which tliey are showing in obtaining from the various battlefields in 
different parts of Europe films for the kinomatograph, by means of 
which we are able, here in England, to watch the actual incidents 
and phases of the fighting in the world's war. In many cases the 
intrepid operators, in imminent peril of their lives, have taken their 
cameras right into the firing lines, and the resulting films are thrilling 
in the extreme. A particular feature at the Scala Theatre are the 
numerous films shown in the actual colours by the kinema- 
colour process, which shows up the contrasting uniforms with splendid 
effect. A film (also in colouri taken in Kiel Harbour before the war, 
in which a Zeppelin is seen flying over the German b.ittleships, is among 
the miiiy of which the spectator is bound to retain a vivid recollection. 
Ther? are several naval films, and all are capital. An excellent band 
and a demonstrator, who explains from the stage the successive items, 
add to the general enjoyment. Jn fad, all readers of Land and Wnfrr 
can be cordially recommended to pay a visit to the Scala, and to take 
their families also. 
The .Toint Secretaries of the N'ational Relief Fund have informed 
us that their Subscription Sub-Cuniniittee has heard of a good many 
cases in which use has been made of its name, or of the names of those 
connected with it, with the object of se<-uriiig support for appeals 
which are quite unauthorised. Our readers may be assured that any 
e-ttravagant or grotesque appeals emanate from persons who hava 
neither the authori-sation nor the suj)poil of this committee. 
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