October 2, 1915. 
LAND A X D VV A T £ R 
J. W. BENSON 
LTD. 
Military Badge Brooches 
Any Regimental Badge Perfectly MoJelleJ. 
•i- 
PRICES ON APPLICATION. 
Large Selection in Diamonds, or Qold 
and Enamel. Skelches senl lor af'/'ioial. 
"Active Service" WRISTLET WATCH 
Fully Luminous Figures and Hands 
Warranted 
Timekeepers 
Othefi with 
luminous dials 
A-., trn-fx 
£2 108. 
25 OLD BOND STREET, W. 
and 62 & 64 LUDGATE HILL. E.C. 
"TO SMOKERS AT HOME." 
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.-" With n pipe of tobacco 
tit give un spirits, and drive ^way ttie vaiiourfl. we know 
not wliat it s to fear dciitli." — Corpt. Trim' » description 
of the War in Flamlem. I(W1. "Tristram Shandi/." 
WHAT THE SOLDIERS 8«V: 
*' Altnoitl tliflnf/ /V>r trintl of a f/nott Hinolir.*' 
Do not l«t this Appeal fall on deaf ear*, but 
send a donation to^ 
THE SAILORS' & SOLDIERS' 
TOBACCO FUND 
Central House. Kingsway, London, W.C. 
I'reniiknt : IXiRl) AEMSTBONO. 
THERE IS NO WASTE. We only send supplies 
at tho request of Commanding; OfHcers* 
All ('liei|iies. Po.4:al Orders. Ac. ^liould Ite made out to 
the Hon. Treasurer, Rov HORSisn.v, Esq., and croi-scd 
Barclay & Co.. Ltd. 
V. lIOH.iBD TVirJ, Manai/ing Secrelarii. 
C 0"NTE."NT5 
Papf 
FRONTISPIECE— 
Lieut.-General Sir W. R. 
BiRDWOOD. 
Idealism After War 448 
THE GREAT OFFENSIVE— 
I.— The Chief Movement 
IN Champagne II. — ^The 
British Attack South of 
La Bassee. - — III. — ^The 
French North of Arras 
IV.— The Ban de Sapt 
AND HOOGE ^ThE POLISH 
Front. 
ByH. Belloc 3 
THE KOENIGSBERG 
AFFAIR— 
Destruction of the 
" Koenicsberg " The 
Submarine War. 
By A. H. Pollen 10 
Economy Through Taxation. 
By Harold Cox 13 
Blake's Battle Songs. 
By Anna Bunston ^.... 15 
Life in the Trenches. 
By An Officer 16 
Japan : Yesterday & To-day. 
By GONNOSKE KOMAI ... 17 
Working Men and MuNmoNs. 
By F. W. Jowett, M.P. 18 
BOOKS THAT EXCEL.— A 
Literary Review 19 
Needs of the Nations. 
By E. Charles Vivian 22 
The West End 450 
Choosing Kit — Practical Hints 453 
The Buyers' Guide. 
By Passe-Partout ....... 458 
FORTNUM 
& MASON'S 
The "Fortnunn" French 
Field Service Boot 
Laces in front with a 6-inch flap at 
top, fastened with three buckle 
straps. The soles are V. & M.'s 
famous wear and weather-resisting 
leather. The uppers are cut from 
selected supple curried hides, veiy 
slreng and very light ... per pair 80/- 
The "Fortmason" Boot 
j lb. to 1 lb. lighlcr than any other 
Marching Boot. Soft and pliable. 
Special wear-resisting soles, per pair 
Service Boot 
35/- 
A light Regulation Boot, for wear 
with slacks or for light marching, 
per pair 
30/- 
The Special War Catalogue contains a large 
selection of Equipment and Boxes of Pro- 
visions varying in price from 15s. to £5 5s. 
FORTNUM & MASON 
LTD. 
182 Piccadilly, London, W. I 
QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S 
FIELD FORCE FUND 
For Providing Comforts for 
British Soldiers on Active Service. 
/•iM;,/fii(— L.\DV rnEN'CTf. 
ralrott<t4-HM. QUEB.N ALKXANMIRA. 
Ckairma,i—1-HK COU.NTKSS OF BECTIVK. 
Offices— 24a Hill St., KnigKtsbridge, London, S.W. 
rpHE provision of Comforts for men in tlic Kit'litingTjins 
J_ is of equal inipt>rtanco with the adeqn;ire care o( 
Wounded, for without such comforts as ttie Fund proridot 
the efficiency of the Forces cannot lie maintained at ils ' 
highest standard. Tlie work of the Fund, and the 1)ene6ts 
to the Forces serving have now heeu e.xtendcd to ths 
l>urdanollcs (inchidinf; the Royal Naval Division) and ths 
Persian Gulf, and tile Committee ftnd that their e\i>cnditurs 
is rapidly increasing. 
At least £300 weekly Is needed to 
carry on this Mfork continuously 
during the coming winter. 
Cheques and Postal Orders crossed "Coutts & Co." 
should be made payable to the Fund, and sent to 
the Honorary Treasurer. Gifts in kind should be 
addressed to the Honorary Secretary, Oflicesoftha 
Fund, 24a Hill Street, Knightsbrldge, London, S.W. 
You Can Keep Your Horses 
" fit " and in the pink of condition .all 
the year round by a periodical uie of the 
STEWART 
No. 1, Ball-Bearing 
HORSE CLIPPER 
Regular clipping keeps them free from 
rheumatism and risk of chill ; they rest 
more comfortably, and are better able to 
withstand the strain of haixl and 
continuous work. 
Tiie superiority of tlie STEWART to nil 
other Clippera it clearly evidenced by the fact 
tiiat the WAR OFFICE during the past year 
have purchased nearly 4.000 machines for 
use on Artillery and Cavalry horses. 
lUmlrnUit avi ifflnittd fohl:'' 
of Stticart l'Upinr4 poft free. 
The Cooper Stewart Engineering Co. 
1 1 Broad St.. Bloomsbury, London, W.C. 
Suiiplicd with a six-foot flcxibll 
Flinft, fitted with a Stewart 
Clipplns head. Tlic cutting bhidei 
arc made from specially tempered 
steel, and gi-mmd with such cart 
that they will cut cleaner and trim 
than any other knife available. 
OO/C Complete 
i^arriagc paid. 
