September 11, 1915. 
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FRONTISPIECE.- Page 
iViAJOR-GENEnAL THE HoN. 
Julian Byng, C.B., M.V.O. 
RUSSIAiN RAILWAYS- 
The Threat to Riga 
Further German Objective 
Probability of Action 
BY Separate Armies and 
the Function of the Russian 
Railways Rate of Ger- 
man Wastage. A Revised 
AND Late French Estimate 
Question of Total 
Numbers Temporary as 
Against Permanent Losses 
- — Question of Total 
Frontage. 
By Hilaire Belloc 3 
IS THE BLOCKADE OVER ? 
The Germans and Riga 
Case of the "Hes- 
perian " German Olive 
Branch Profit and Loss 
Will Germany Sur- 
render ? A Matter of 
Temperament The New 
Situation. 
By A. H. Pollen 8 
In Praise of Maurice Barr&s. 
By F. Y. EccLES II 
Italian and German Ideals. 
By L. March Phillipps 12 
The Dardanelles in History. 
By Andrew Wishart ... 14 
Night Warfare. 
By Pathfinder 15 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
Income Tax and National 
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