LAND AND WATEE 
February 20, 1915. 
Decimbbb 17th.— Great Britain proclaimed Egypt a British Pro- 
tectorate. 
Decembeb 24th.— a (Jerman aeroplane dropptd a bomb iato • 
garden at Dover, doing no great damace and causing no cajsualties. 
DiCEMBEB 25th. — A Gcmaan aeroplane flew over Sheemesa. Pur- 
rued by three British machines and fired on by anti-aircraft guii» it 
made ofi towards (he East Coast. 
British cruisers, destroyers, submarinea and seaplanes made a com- 
bined i»id on German warships Wing in the roads ofi Cuxhaven. Our 
(hipa while ttanding by to pick up Uie seaplanes, were ihemseivea 
»t.tacted by enemy Zeppeline seaplanes, and submarines. They beat 
off the attack and succeeded in picking iip three out of the ec\<.'n 
airmen with their machines. Tliree other piloto who returned later 
were picked up, according to arrangement, by British Bubmariues, 
which were atanding by, Uieir machines being sunk. The extent of 
tlie damage by tiie British airmen's bombs cannot be efitimajted, but 
all were discharged on poiniU of military significance. 
Januabt 19th. — German aircraft raided the Jiast Coast in the 
rvening and dropped bombs on Yarmouth. 
January 24th.— Early in the morning a British p&trolling squadron 
lighted three German battle-cruisers and an armoured cruiser, the 
BliichtT, steering wostwardfl. The German warships turned and made 
for home, but were brought to action. The Blilcher was sunk, and 
two other German battle-cruisers were seriously damaged. 
Januast a&TB. — On the Yser front Belgian troops made progress in 
tibe Pervyse district. 
Near La Ba&sce, at Givenchy and Cuinchy, the enemy delivered 
St« attacks on the British Lines. After having made alight progress 
Uie Germans were driven back. 
Jajicwz 27th. — ^In the region of Perthes, on Hill 20O, four violent 
attacks by the enemy wer« repulsed. 
At St. Mihiel we destroyed the new pcntoon bridges of the enemy 
«si the Mouse. 
Jajtuabt 28th. — In the Vosges we made appreciable progress to the 
north of Senones, on the slopes of the Signal de la Mere Henry. 
We also progressed la Alsace in the region of Ammextzwiller-Burn^ 
ta>u)t Le Bais. 
JANUABY 29th. — In Belgium, in the region of Nieupoit, our infantry 
gained a footing in the Great Done. A German aircraft was brought 
dorwn by oar guna. 
Januaby Mrn. — Before Cuinchy, near La Bassee, the British Anny 
repulsed the attack of three German battalions. 
Januaey 31st. — In the sectors of Arras, Roye, Soissone, Reims, and 
Pertlios our batt-ariea destroyed two of the enemy's guns, several 
works, and a certain number of mortars, and dispersed several concen- 
trations of troops, bivouacs and convoys. 
Fbbbuabt IsT. — ^The enemy violently attacked ctir trenches to the 
north of La Bassce-Bethune road. He was repulsed, and left numerous 
dead on the ground. 
FsBBCABY 2nd. — ^The Turks attempted to cross the Suez Canal near 
Xnxsum. 
They were allowed to bring their bridging material to the bank 
>mnole£ted. When the bridging operations had actually started vce 
attacked tiiem. Our attack was completely successful. The ej-.emy 
fled in disorder, leaving the whole of the bridging material in onr 
hands, and some of the enemy were drowned in the Canal. 
The enemy also attacked us on the Ed liantara front, but were 
easily repulsed. 
Feeruaby 4th. — In the district of Albert and Quesnoy-en-Suuterre 
we destroyed several blockhouses. 
In the Woevre, in the valley of the Seillc, we obtained advanced 
post successes and scattered some of the enemy's convoys. 
Febeuaby 6ih. — In Champagne, north of Beausejour, our troops 
■Dsde alight progress during the night. 
Fkbbuaby 7th.— Between the Canal and the Bethune-La Eass^ 
xoa4, at a point one kilometre to the east of Cuinchy, a brickfield, 
where the enemy had maintained himself up to the present, was 
captured by the British. 
^fEBBCiABY 8th. — To the south-west of Carency we m.ade a successful 
coup de main on a German trench, which was wrecked by a mine, and 
the defenders of which were kUlcd or captured. 
To the west of Hill 191, to the north of Massiges, out batteries 
ctecked an attempt to make an attack. 
A DIARY OF THE WAR 
DAY BY DAY. 
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9th. 
The euemy bombarded Soissons, Furnes, and Yprcs. 
In the Black Sea Russian cruisers bombarded a Turkish 
battery near l^ebizond and sank a steamer with her cargo, 
and the Turkish cruiser Breslau bombarded Yalta. 
The Wilhebnina, the United States ship laden with food 
for Germany, arrived' at Falmouth. 
■WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY lOth. 
In the West insignificant encounters mainly confined 
to artillery firing and thi'owing of bombs. 
In the East the Germans lost tens of thousands of men 
during their six days' attack on the left bank of the Vis- 
tula. 
THURSDAY, FEBRUAR-^ 11th. 
German forces amounting to about a brigade made an 
attack on the Marie Therese works in the Argonne. 
The enemy delivered a violent bombardment against 
Kieuport and the banks of the Yser. 
The Russians fell back from the line of the Masurian 
Lakes towards their frontier. 
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 12th. 
Thu'ty-four British aeroplanes and seaplanes aaade a 
raid on the Belgian coast; considerable damage was done to 
the enemy's bases and establishments. 
Flighi^Commander GrahamC'^Wlhite fell into the eea ofE 
Nieuport, but was rescued. 
An attack by the enemy in the direction of Arracourt 
■was repulsed. 
In the Vosges French Chasseurs carried Hill 937 with 
insignificant losses. 
SATURDAY. FEBilUARY 13th. 
In Belgium there were some artillery duels. 
At La Boisselle we exploded a mine and occupied the 
cavity. 
The enemy bombarded the villages of Bailly and Tracy- 
le-Vaz. The heavy artillery reached the railway station of 
Noyon. 
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14lh. 
There were artillery duels in Belgium between the Oise 
and the Aisne, and in Champagne. In Lorraine, in the 
region of Pont-a-Mousson, we delivered a counter-attack 
against the enemy, who had occupied Norroy, and who had 
gained a footing on the adjacent height. The fight con- 
tinued. 
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15th. 
W« carried about 250 metres of a trench between 
Bethune and La Bassee. In the Argonne, in the direction 
of Bagatelle and Marie Tli^rese, the struggle continued very 
stutbornly from trench to trench. 
In Lorraine the enemy succeeded in occupying the 
height of the Xon Beacon and th© hamlet of Korroy. He 
was repulsed by a counter-attack as far as the slopes north 
of the beacon, where he still maintained himself in eomo 
portions of trenches. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
We are receiving daily numerous letters from our readers dealing with the military and naval situation, also 
suggestions regarding inventions. It is only possible In these columns to reply to a few of them, but we talie 
this opportunity of assuring our correspondents that the subject matter of their letters are carefully dealt 
with and forwarded to experts. 
THE MAN IN THE STREET. 
To the Editor of Land aks Wateb. 
fiiB, — In your last issue a " Coast^dwelkr in Cornwall" 
iook upon himaeli to pose as the " Man in the Street," and 
is that capacity to indulge in a violent diatribe against Mr. 
CSiuxchill. 
It might be interesting to learn on what grounds the 
(vntleman in the neighbourhood of Land's End claims to be 
the mouthpiece of public opinion, but as " an individual in a 
neighbouring by-way " I should like to protest against his 
assumption of the title on this occasion, not because I think 
that Mr. Churchill may be perturbed by such condemnation, 
but because I have a feeling of sympatby for the "Man in tho 
Street." 
The " Man in the Street " has a sense of justice, and 
regards with repugnance the idea of condemning a man 
unheard on the basis of rumours and suppositions. He does 
not desire to condemn Mr. Churchill until the facts are known 
and any charges against him proved. If Mr. Churchill has 
made mistakes (is it not a privilege even of greatness?) he 
will have to face fair and straightforward criticism when those 
mistakes are proved ; but may we be preserved at such times 
as these from the carping criticisms of the armchair type? 
Would the " Man in the Street " look with favour on the 
insinuation that " the ' Formidable ' disaster was probably 
owing to Mr. Churchill's defiance of naval advice, and in hi 
belief that he is a second Nelson"? "Probably," forsootkl 
Does that word convey the impression of fair criticism? 
Incidentally, I may mention that many men in many 
London streets have given Mr. Churchill the credit for the 
mobilisation and readiness of the Navy at the beginning of 
August^ and in consequence he was, and in my opinion is 
»till, a favourite in the eyes of the public. 
I might also mention that there was a successful raid 
made by naval aeroplanes last week. Perhaps, if any aero- 
planes had been lost, their loss would be due to Mr. 
Churchill's belief that he is a second Bl^riot 1 
I do not desire to put myself forward in opposition as 
the " Man In the Street^" and I therefore sign myself, — Yours, 
etc., A liA^iDLUiiBSIl IK AH ALI.EY. 
