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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1916-08-10, Page 7)A- pENALTy FOR His CRIME caLt!ive,i)ittintgri,?ViLt:ii.e-voof: . • . . unteere. Ile was in the United Stated breught about reforms. In 1913 he be - Irishmen to remaia neutral. In Coto - °Pon letter to tho Irish press, advising allele the war begau, and addreesed .au TRAITOR CASEMENT PAID led on netIvel 1.4' 1410101 *n4 Iiritt ArsMinn Milker atreeli-l**1146MOkiet rubber litintere, The then Sir Roger headed a commission of inquiry, witiell her, 1914, ho what to Norway and gnews that etartled the world—Case- thence to Berlin, whenee came , the ment was plotting what hie country looked upon as high treason. Nis frieude, recalling hie years of service In Africa mid South America, claimed. for )4m th•at the tropical sun bad uu- balanced him mentally, Casement was born on September 1, 1864. Ex -British Consul Who Plotted Irish Rim Hanged Thursday. Met Death Bravely, and Died a Roman Catholic ---His Career. London Cable. ---Roger CaBement) former knight and colleen, was hanged at 9 o'clock this morning in Beaton- villo Jail for high treason. He wee convicted of conspiring to cage() an armed revolt in Ireland, and 'With naving sought Gerraan aid to that end, Two aours before tne execution a, crowd of men, women Med childreu gathered before tile Prison gates. Twenty minutes before Casement naminted the scaffold the great prison bell commenced to toll. The sound was greeted with cheers from the crowd, mingled with some groans. At t one minute after 9 e single etroke on the big bell announced that the trap had been sprung. - It was the signal tor weenier yell from the crowd, which suddenly died away into dead seiner. Casement met his death with ealra eating°, according to eye-witneeses. Early in the interning two priests ot the Roman Catholic Church admin- istered the laat rites in the cell ot the condemned man, and shortly after., v.ard a little procession, headed by the clergymen, with Casement following, a warden on each elde, proeeedea te- es era the execution shed, 'only ftve yards away. The priests recited the litany of the dying, Casement respoina, ins in low tones: "Lord, have inertly (.11 tny soul." .As the peaty reaehed tleashod where the 'gallows was erected, the epecial executioner, a hair dresser, named Ellis, approached Casement and quickly pinioned him: Two chaplains, the unaer-sheriff of London and the • under-sberiff of Illiddlesex then took up their positions in front of the scaf- fold. Casement mounted the gallows steps firmly, and commended his spirit to God as he stepped upon the trap. A moment later the lever was Immediately after the trap was sprung the prison engineer and phy- sician descended into the pit, where, after the application of the usual tests, Casement was pronounced dead at nine minutes atter 9. According to the custom in the case of er1sor0;rs hanged for crimes animas to that of Case- ment, his body will be buried in quick- . /hue in the prison yard, but probably no decision as to the burial will be made until after the inquest. IRISH SYMPATHIZERS THERE. An affecting incident took place outside the prison wall as the execu- tion was in progress. At the back of the prison, a little distance from the crowd about the gates, was a group ot about thirty Irishznen and woman. When the dull clang of the prison bell announced that the doomed man had paid the last penalty, this little group Tell on their knees; and With bowed heads remained for some Elements, sileetly praying for the repose of the soul of their dead fellow-countryrnan. Immediately after the execution three notices were posted on the pri- son door. The first, signed by the under -sheriff of London, elle governor of the prison and Father James Mc - Carrell, Casement's confessor, read: "Judgment of death was this day ex- ecuted on Roger David Casement in His Majesty's prison of Pentonville, in our presence." A similar notice was signed by the under -sheriff of Middlesex county. The third bore the name of P. R. Mapear, the prison surgeon, who certified that he had examined the body and found Casement dead. Ellis, the executioner, arrived in the prison early last event Ig and immedi- ately made hie preparations. He exam- ined the trapdoor in the execution shed and tested it thorougbly with a bag, exactly the same weight as Case- ment. Ellis remained in the prion all night, 130RE 11P-BRA.VISLY. Casement showed not the slightest concern over hie fate. He ate well, and chatted freely and cheerily with two warders in his conaerrined cell. After a. hearty late eupper he divested himself for the last time of his convict clothes and went to bed, He was not- ified that he would be allowed to wear hie own civilian clothes for the execu- tion, though he would not be permit- ted to wear a collar. All the members of Caeement's fam- ily were Protestants, and he was brought up hi that faith, but became a convert to Roman Catholicism with- in the last few weeks. On June 29 he was registered as a member of the Catholic Church, and since that Unto Fathers MeCarrell and Carey, of Edeta grove Church, near the prison, lutie been ministering to him. He received his first and only eanunanion at 7 o'elock this morning, when he aesisted at mass- in his cell. According to one of his attendant', the last wade ot the ,cOndemned man, apart from his prayers, were; "I die for trty coun- try." All hopes of an elevehth-hour re- prieve were dashed to earth yesterday with the statement of Lord Robert Cecil.. Parliamentary Under-SeeretarY of Foreign Affairs, that ne Goverti- ment doing its duty could interfere With the sentence. Supplementing tilts were the dratuatic disclosures by Lord Newton tu the Clouse of Lorde thet the Germans recently shot two Irish prisoners who ream' to join Case- ment's legion, NO EVIDENCE Ola INSANITY, A coroner's jury found that the sen- tence had been carried out hi aceord- ann. With law and in a Ituntane man - Ler: Gavin Duffy,' Casentent'e soliel- ter 'who appeared in behalf of tele - lives, identified the body, Replying to a ((notion by the Meat. ner,ettolicitor Data ,4411.(1-411atft -Cage-- menn; health at thnee was very bad. Ile made a pica thtit the bittlY inehande ed over to relatives whienethe Anther-. itles, he mid, had refused. Tito coroner heaved he ha& lie poefVfebitAtiA• • • AccoreIng to one news itgener, Inout htftl•Itigh hops- ,oPbettfg, it untiletlie, Vie of eXteueldiad ile did not hide the faetethat, he exPeeted Iiiu nutny powerful leleallteleoaleaeob- ROGER CASEMENT, tain for him a free Darden, because many of them exercised no little in- fluence in political as well as literary cifeles. "Ae there was no sign of reprieve last night," this account says, "the condemned man became very morose, and hardly spoke at all. He did, how- ever, inquire about the Zeppelin raids, and asked if any German airships had reached London. Soon afterwards he became resigned to his fate, aud after he had done a eonsiderabe. amount of writing he retired to rest, and slept soundly. "When .araused Ms morning, Case- ment showed considerable nervoueness, but he was quite collected, and thank- ed the wardes for the many little kindnesses they had shown him while he occupied the death cell." Casement rose about 5,80 this morn- ing. From then until 7 o'clock, when Father MeCarrell arrived, he spent the time reading the instructions of the Church for aesisting at mass and the taking of the first communion. After mass he ate a little bread and butter end drank a glass of water_ He had very little to say to the priest, only making a few remarks about the im- mortality of the soul. At the inquest the governor of the Prison and the ehief wardea testified that death was instantaneosu. Dr. Mender was asked by Solicitor Duffy whether there was any truth in the statement published ' that Casement has been insane. He replied: "I saw no evidence of insanitY. He acted in a sane manner to the end." theranifwy ei The morning. papers mostly dealg the briefest and most matter-of-fact way with the execution of Casement. The only editorial reference is in the Daily News, which says: "We cannot but reaffirm our con- viction that the Gcrvernment exhibited grave unwiedom in exacting the death penalty. No evil results could have followed a commutation of the sen- tence. The hanging gives the disaffect- ed section in Ireland another martyr, embitters feeling throughout the is- land, alienates a large and important body of American opinion, and enables Germany to play off the death of Case- ment against the death of Fryatt." HIS CAREER. Honored with knighthood—a title since taken away from him .by King George's order—for his Many years of. service for Great Britain as consul and consul -general, Casement assumed leadership, at a period of his country's crisis, In the recent Irish rebellion, the plans for which were laid while Case- ment was in Berlin, where he was re- ported to have negotiated an under- standing with the German Imperial authorities. Britheli naval supremacy brought an abortive close to Casement's plans. The German tramp steamship on which there was transported an armed expedition from Germany nearly to the west coast of Ireland in April of this year, was blown up by its own crew when the latter foresaw that it was inevitable that the blockading English warehips would capture it. The crew was made prisoner. The tramp had been convoyed from Kiel by a German submarthe, from which Casement and a companion landed on Irish soil, where they were taken into custody before .their plans matured. In May, Casement was given a pre- liminary hearing and was committed for trial on the charge et Mg treason. Late in June the trial Was begun, Casement pleading not guilty and ut- tering a denial that he had worked in Germany's interests and that he ac- cepted German gold au a bribe, • The court's verdict was guilty, .and the sentence of detail by hanging was, after appeal by his counsel, confirmed by the Court of Criminal Appeal, late in JulY. The Loneon press generally approv- ed the fate legally fixed for Casement, but in America persistent efforts were Made to save the noted prisoner tram death. In Waehington a, resolution was adopted In the Senate, requesting Pre- sident Wilson to transmit to the Brit - Leh Government an expression of hope that it would exercise clemency in the case Of all the Irish notitieal pri- eorters. 1 Engeand, the Manchester Guardian and a number of other pap- ers Waded, for limerey and petitions wiling for a 'reprieve were circulated In London. Adherente of John Red- mond ferwitaedt to Premier .A.Saulth a petition eigned-by six bishops twen- ety-tax ametabiera of Parlianliall and 'fitty-ette Nether nelsons, including 0, number of edtteators. Popo Plienediet ittereeded in Case' ,endeavotingl- to obtain grieve for him from the Dritish Gov, ernmeaef Influential Irish Nationaliets liintielirkfid'iMotetirepontiff tittie the prisener wee not a traitor, but wee in- •Inelred by Irish -etatelotient. liewar Carternent, -prior to' the war, entablished ,a teputation throtegle his investlgatidh o tilt! Congo MidiSouth RUN FOOD OUTLOOK. Official Statement Sap Sit. uation is Satisfactory. Berlin, via, London Cable,—The food situaliou in Germany is satis- factory, according to an official state- ment dealing with the economis stat- us of the nation. The statement compares the har- vests of 1914 and 1915, and says: "The splendid organization of the distribution of bread and corn, aa well as the system of economical con- sunaption and the storing of supplies enabled us to overcome the unfavor- ably economic year of 1915-6 without serious derangement of the life of our People. The present economic year promises to be even more satisfac- tory." "After denying reports of threatene famine, or of restrictions which would endanger health, the statement con- cludes: "Our meat supply is ample. An areangement made with breeders guarantees a plentiful supply of pork, The fat ration of 90 grammes a week per head, which is now allotted, is regarded as sufficient." • t* RUSS HAMMER TEOTN LINES Their Drive On Kovel Still Being Pressed. Heavy Fighting All Along That Front. London Cable.— Mixing infantry and artillery attacks, the Russians continue to hammer away at the Teu- tonic line defending Koval. Heavy fighting along the Stokhod River, be- fore the important railroad centre, is reported by both the Petrograd and Berlin War Offices, The Germans claim the repulse ot an advance on both sides of the Kovel- eerily railroad, and the Rucsians state the fiercest fighting is occurring near the villages of Dubeechvo and Gale- vichi, This battle extends on the front as far south as Brody, the key position to Lemberg. Berlin claims that heavy Russian attacke along the railroad from Brody have been' repulsed. RUSSIAN REPORT. Petrograd Cable.—The offitial statement front general headquarters issued to -day reads: "On the Stokhod desperate figlit- ing is proceeding near the villages of Dubeschovo and Gulevichie, Dur- ing the fighting on the River Sereth, near Gorodisch, about fourteen miles above Tarnopol, thegallant re- gimental commander Colonel Goron- off was wounded. "In the Vorobievka region, east of Jezierna, nine enemy aeroplanes fleW over our encampments. During th& fighting south of the Dniester in the direction of StanisIau the regimental chaplain Castorski was wound." • .* ZEP. RAIDERS HAD HOT TIME One of the Last Lot Was Badly Damaged. Dutch Also Fired On Them as They Passed. A London Cable says—Six Ger- man airships took part in the raid on the eastern eounties of England this morning, according to an official an- nouncement issued this afternoon, whIell says that 80 bombs were report- ed to have been dropped. Nine horses le ere killed and three horses wero injured, the statement adds. lempuidee, Holland, Cable, via Lon. don, 2.11 p.m.—The "L-11," one of the Zeppelins which flew along the 'Dutch coast, was apparently damaged. Her motors were working badly and she had a heavy list. The Dutch coast guards fired on her, and they believe that she was hit. A London, special cable says—The Zeppelin airships which raided the eaetern and southeastern counties of England this morning had a very warm reception from anti-aircraft gams, according to observers in the coast towns near which the airships Paned. One of there apparently was hit, as, on the last raid, she being seen in a. badly damaged condition and flying low over the water. One Zeppelin, whith croseed Duteh territory, also was fired upon by Dutch gunners. but was not hit. lour Zeppelins were observed from Texel, the largest of the lerteiait Is- lande off the mainland of North Hol- land, returning hotneWard, but aelnkre ently more than that number took part in the raid. No details as to casualties, If any, or damage caused by the'Zeppelin bombs hese as yet been reported. n ral) aitteraKid.l.refileagra TURN TIDE., (Mo When the Taft-Pleltling reciprocity agreement was before the electors .ne Canada in 1911 the leading oPponento of that nuasure denounced the Mem of cul- tivating trade with the 'UMW States :of 3slagalV-steas:04140 trumt or trade with the Yankees." It sotuvls like the irony of hintory that theoe same opponents ot, reciprocity -Wahl -el eirettleto a, 1 tun boo.. en July te, let, nowthe that -our teint trade meta *tee et pule; ettatee, ewAim g44,331.,(11)0 in 1911, had twolten to ru8,aw,e0 In 4010: PUNS FAIL TO INTIMIDATE OUR SAILORS Hon. A. 3, Balfour Scorches German Sea Brutality, Which Fails of Purpose. THREATS IN VAIN All Tb.eir Atrocities of No Avail—Merchant Sea- men Will Fight. ROYAI4 SYMPATHY. London Cable.—King George Iltas sent a letter of tiolamattly to the wide ow of Captain Chas, Fryatt, master of the 13ritish eteumer Brussels, who was executed recently by the Ger- mans on the charge that be tried to an a German submarine when he was master of the steamer Wrexham. RI his letter King George says: "The action of Captain Fryatt in defending his ship (the Wrexham) was a noble instance of the resource and eelf-sac- rifice characteristic of his profes- eion." The letter adds that the King has learned with the deepest in- dignation ot Captain loryatt's fate and that the King "regards the outrage with abhorrence:" London, Aug. 3.—Tlie First Lord of the Admiralty, A. 3, Balfour, has is- sued a statement for publication, in the course of which he says:, "Tlae second anniversary of the 13ritish declaration of war provides a fitting opportunity for a brief survey of the present naval situation. The coneequencen material and moral, of the Jutland battle, cannot be easily overlooked; an Allied diplomatist as- sured me that he considered it the turning point of the war. "The tide, which had long ceased to help our enemies, began from that moment to flow strengly in our favor, This much at least is true, that ev- ery week which has paesed since the German- fleet was driven damaged in- to port has seen iteW successes for the Allies in one part or other of the field of operations, It would be an error, however, to suppose that the naval victory changed the situation; what it did was to confirm it. "Before the Jutland battle, as after, the German fleet was imprisoned, The battle was an attempt to break the bars and burst the confining gates. It failed, and, with its fail- ure, the high seas fleet eank again into impotence. "The- Germans claim Jutland as a victory, but in essence they admit the contrary, since the object of a naval battle is to obtain command of the sea, and it' is certain that GerrnanY has not obtained that command, whilst Great Britain has not lost it, Testsof the assertion are easy to apply. Has the grip of the British blockade relaxed since May 31? Has It not, on the contrary, tightened? "The Germans themselves will ad- mit the increaseng difficulty of im- porting raw materials and foodstuffs and of exporting their manufactures; hence the violence of their invectives against Great Britain." WHAT MAP OF WORLD TELLS. Mr. Balfour argues that if they had felt themselves on the way to mari- time equality the Germans would not have so loudly advertised the Deuteehland incident, the whole in- terest of which., in German eyes, was to prove their ability to elude the barrier raised by the British fleet be- tween them and the outer world. As further proof of the "impotence" of the German fleet, Mr. Balfour points to the ever-increasing flow elf men and munitions froin England pouring acroes the Channel to France. "It has reached colossal .propor- tions," he continues; "its effects on the war may well be decisive. Yet never has it been more secure from attack by enemy battleships or cruis- ers tban it has been since the Ger- man 'victory' of Jutlanclae The First Lord refers to German ex- hortations to look at the map and see the extent of German successes, and adds: "That depends on what maps you take. Even the map of Europe shows an ever -shrinking battle -line. But look at the map of the world. All of Germany's colonies are gone except East Africa. which even as I 'write seems slipping from her grasp. Has the Battle of Jutland opened the smallest prospect of Germany regain- ing these colonies or giving a rno- ment's respite to the hard-pressed col - (mists in German East Africa?" WHY U-BOAT WAR APPEALS, Mr. Baltour advises those requir- ing further proofs of the value the Germats attach to their "victorious fleet" to study the German policy of submarine weefare, and saYs: "The advantage of submarine at tacks on Commerce Is that they can- not be cottrolIed by superior fleet power in the same way as attacks by eruisers; a disadvantage is that they cannot be carried out oil a large scale eonsistently with the laws of war or the requirements of humanity. They make, therefore, a double appeal to (Cermet. militarism—an Weal to Its Prudence, and an aPpeal to its brutal- ity. "The Germans know that thole vie- totious fleet was uteleee. It weld be kept eafe in harbor 'while the sub- marine warfare went on merrily 'out- side. They knew that sUbrearines can- not be breught to action by battle- ships or battle-cruieers. They thought therefore that to these IldW emninerce destroyers our merchant Ships must fall att easy prey, Unprotected by our ships Of war and unable to protect themselyee, "They were wrong itt both eeepects arid doubtless it is their wrath at the skill anti energy with which Britielt Merchant captairis and British crews have defended the lives tind property Under their cbarge that hae driven the German Admiralty Imo their lat- est and stupidest act of caltulated fer- ceity—the judicial weirder Of Ceptitin Pryatt," GleRMANS ATM num:mats, The First Lord conteeids that the case is not worth orguieg, that it Is useless to do the German military nuthoritiee the injustiee of eupposing they were animated by 'fiolleitutle for the prinelples of international law and accidentally blundered." "Xlie illegality of their folly," he militants, "was of a different king. nay IOW that taptain lerytett wes• I Ooltig th,tty, ;lad tha ail coats to (Algoma imitatiou. "What 1IPIA0rera thy gm; They know bw to Maniptiletret but of managing luau they Itnow Wits than nailing. They are always wrong, becalm they always ouppose that If they behave like brutes they can cow their enemleta into behaving like e(rivards, Small Is their knowl- edge of our merchant eeamen. I doubt whether one van be Toned who has not resolved to defend 111Mself to the Dist against pirating attack. Bat if there is EM01/ a oue, depend on It, he will be cured uy the last exhibitIon of German, civilization, Anti what must neutrals think of all tbrie? "The freedom of the sea, means to Germany that the German navy is to Winona at sea tut the German army behaves on land. It 111CanS that ltei- ther enemy civilians nor neutrals may Wisest; rights against militant Ger- matty; thet those who don't resist will be drowned, and those wao do will be shot. "Alreu(1y 244 neutral merchantmen have been ounk In defiance of law and humanity, and the number daily grows. Nfaukind, with the experi- ence of two years of war behind it, has made up it's mind about German culture, It is not, I think, without material for forming a judgment about German freedom." ZEPS. FOILED? London Believes Electrical ' Device Cripples Gear. (By Arthur S. Draper.) London Cable.—The ineffectiveness oe last night's raid on the east coast of England by , six Zeppelins—the fourth during the present dark moon —is vatributed by many Londoners to the opefation of a mysterious new electrical device. It is believed that the Government is using an electrical invention which wrests the control of the Zeppelins' rudders from the pilots and either steere the big ships where they do not want to go or so upsets the compass of the machines that R le impoesible to do effective bomb -dropping. As an evidence of this device it is pointed out that the big dirigibles eeemeti to be wandering ahnlesely around and dropping their bombe at random. Some fell in the sea no- where near a ship or dock, and others seemed to be carefully aimed to drop In the midst of vacant fields. HUN U-BOATS AGAIN BUSY Heavy Toll of Victims of Submarine Campaign. Two Swedish Steamers Taken Captive. London Cable. ---The Swedish steamer aludiksvall was tOrpedoed by a German submarine last night in the Baltic while on a voyage from Sweden to Finland, according to a Reuter's despatch from Stockholm to -day. The captain, with twelve men of the crew and five women, took to the boat and reached the Swedish, coast. cargo. . Tile carried a valuable Two Swedish steamers named Hud- iksvallars are listed, the one of 1,190 tons and the other of 473 tone gross, and both owned in Hudiksvall. Lloyd's also announced that the British steamship Heighlngton, of 2,800 tons gross, and the Italian steamship Letimbro, of 2,210 tons gross, together with the, follow7fig have been sunk: Steamer 13ror Shear, Swedieh, 368 tons, fate of crew un- known; steamer Verinland, Swedish, 213 tens, fate of crew unknown; steamer John Wilson, Norwegian, 797 tons, orew saved; brigantine Margaret Sutton, British, 197 tons, crew saved. Several trawlers also have been sunk. The Swedish steamers Pitea, of 644 tons gross, and Tends, of 608 tons gross, both bound for Raumo, Fin- land, with a cargo of general freight, have been seized by German warships. DANISH STEAMER VICTIM. Copenhagen, Cable.— The Politiken reports that the Danish steamer Katholym, a vessel of 1,201 tons, has been slunk by a German submarine in the Mediterranean Sea. The crew was saved. .0 • 9 ITALY ENDS HUN TREATY Denounces Trade Pact Made in Year 1891. Way Cleared for Declara- tion of War. Arnsterdain despatch to the Handeleblad from Berlin says Italy bag given notice, te Germany of the termination of the German -Italian Commercial Treaty of 1801, which would have expired at the end of 1917. A despatch. from Paris last Tuesday quoted the Petit Parisienne as saying that it understood that Italy has de- nounced the commercial treaty with Germany, thereby leaving the way clear for a deelaration of hostilitiee between Italy and Germany. The newspaper egad also that the existence of the treaty Was the Only reason which had prevented Germany from declaring War on Italy. KAISER'S BUT UNWELCOME, London Cable.—The German ad-, ministratioe of Belgium has imposed fines amounting to 10,000 marks Ion the Belgian committee in °bargee of the recent municipal art exhibition, according to a Rotterdam deepotch, to the. lexeltange Telegraph CompanyeAt the request of the German administra- tion, says the despatch, the bust: Of the Emperor Wagelethibited among other sculptures. It, causged such a hepatic) demenstration on the part et the vieltora-te -the exhibition' that It lied to bb removed, • • FLEURY GAINS PLEASE FRANCE Turn in Verclun Fighting Considered Significant. Marks An Epoch in the Struggle There. Parie Cable,--Attaelcing taneouely from the northwest and from the seutlicaiet, French troops yester- day etoruled the village ot Flaunt three mike north of Verdun and cap tured several hundred Germane. In the evening, however,' the tier - mans launehed a furious counter-at- tack, and after several violent at- tempts succeeded la getting a footing in the southern part or tho village. The French to -day continue to hold the northern section ief the place, end heavy fighting still is in progress. Verden again is. in the centre of the war stage. The temporary recapture by the French of the village of Fleury, which had been held by the Germans for more than a month, ceased great elation in Franee. It is the firstfruit of the French slow and ruethodicel of- fensive, begun three days ago, and seems, in the opinion of French milt- itcarrytresosbeoenrvez, vitae:tea:It an epoch in the six -months battle for the great - The Germane appear to be less and less capable of operatiug on thele old, overwhelming cale, and the initietive, mIlitary men here think, is about to pass to the French for good. While the German artillery contin- ues to be as powerful and as well slue Plied as ever, the Germans no longer are able to gather the muses of trooPe accessary to reap the benefit of ar- tillery preparation. It is twenty days since the Ger- mans made their last big attack on the right bank of the Meuse, by which they obtained small results at a heavy cost. On the left bank of the Meuse nothing beyund local actions has Peen attempted by the invaders for a week. French bontb throwers, for a fort- night past, in anticipation of the pres- ent offensive, have been creeping for- ward my the Vines ravine, west of Froid Terre, with the object of get- ting near Thiaumont work by working round Hilt No. 365. The bombers first reached the Bras- Pleury road. They the separated into two parties, one going to the east- ward toward Thiaumant work, and the second pushing northward toward Vachera.uville and Pepper Hill. Last week the first party stormed a redoubt west of Thiaumont, and, after a stiff fight, went beyond that potaion. The second pary reached the little wood of Vacherauville. The whole section from. Vacnerau- tille to the approachee of Souville otit:were in the hand of the French, and the higher comand judged the time ripe to attack from all sides at n Attacked front the northwest and the southwest, the Germans in Fleury offered desperate resistance, but the French bayoneasfinally prevailed. Seine Germans managed to escape to the Vaux-le-Chapitre wood, but a majority was taken prisoner. To sum up, the French in their three -days' offensive regained all the ground that the Germans had taken moral weeks to conquer. They took all the poeitions, for a depth of about a mile, front the slopes of Souville fort to tho approaches of Hill No. 320, as well as in the woods east of Vache- rauville and the Vignes ravine, which bcrders to the west of Froide Terre Rill. The French also installed themselves in positions southwest, south and southeast of the famous Thiatunont woods. HEAVY LOSSES OF OFFICERS Casualties .Since Drive Opened Have Been Large Total Since War Began Has Reached 36,508. • London, Aug. 4.—Officers' case:fatty lists ler two weeks from July 1 to 15 show the severity of the fighting since the great offensive began on the west- ern front, the British army in the fort- night losing 580 officers killed, 1,764 wounded and 290 missing, a total of 2,034. This makes a total loss of Brit- ish officers since the beginning of tho war, 9,577 killed, 20,220 wounded, 2,261 missing, a total of 44,058. . The pertentage ot killed to wounded is smaller duringthe fortnight at one to three against one to two preva ously. Hero are the regiments which have suffered heavily during the two weeks: Yorkshires, 40 killed, 120 woanded, 12 mile:zing; Northumberiands, 24 kill- ed, 79 wounded, 82 missing; London% 21 killed, 79 wounded, 32 missing; Lancashires, 22 killed, 86 'wounaed, 21 missing; Irish Rifles, 25 killed, 80 wounded, 25 missing; Field Artillery, 22 killed, 18 wounded, 4 missing; Warwlekshires, 24 killed, 67 wounded, 15 missing. Several other units lost over fifty of- ficers. Among the officers of high rank, larigadier-General Peewee died, two other brigadier -generals were wounded and one eolOnel and twelve lieutenatiacolonele were killed. In the last two weeks of July the laritish army lost 4,450 officers in kilt- ed, Wounded and 'missing. Thie brought the total for the month Up to 7,084 tend the grand total sinee the outbreak of the war to 80,508. U. S. KICK UNJUSTIFIED, tituffitio libtpreso Tho mote news that comes'about the Ilritish blacklist, the more evident it is that Americans have no fair grounds for oljecting to the discrintination. The ilrittsit government now makes it Wain that ihere 15 no secondary hoyeott in the plan. It has no Intention of push - Int; neutral firms by withholding 13ritisb patronage from them, unless the nen- twit firm "habhually and systematittany acted as cover" for other, Ailtu To clean black silk, sponge VOth weak IIMMOnItt on both sides. MAI up and leave till nearly dry, thui' press upon the,wrong side, with a titin mus- lin between the goods and the iren, * 1 * • FLEURY AND ITS ENVIRONS RETAKEN BY THE FRENCH Entire System of Highly Organized Defences Lost by the Huns Enemy Lost Much of Their Costly Gains Made at Verdun, London Cable,—The French colon ter -offensive northeaet of Verdun to- day reached its climax in a powerful blew which has resulted in the cone - pieta recapture of Fleury and the whole system of highly organized de- fences from southeast of Thiaumont to the Frold Terre ridge. After a series of alined uninter- rupted attacks during the night and in the forenoon on the fourgaile front from the iVieuse to the woods west of Damloup, the French thee afternoon Concentrate(' all their power in a trei- meinlothe thruet on the oneenile Thiaumont-Fleury line. Tbey smashed forward ox this point for a dietance of about a quarter of a mile through the most pewerful field works on the western front. To -night they had counted more than 050 prisoners. The village of Fleury was attacked from two sides, the northwest and southeast. ha previous attacks the French had advanced as far as the ruined railway station against furioue resistance. Then after the big gune had been given time to cleor a. path the infantry again (tweet forward, this time to complete victory,' All the gains made 1:13, tile Gerinans in their attacks of Tuesday have been swept away. In an attack simultane- ous with that of Fleury the French in the Cbenois sector drove the Teutons from the trenches they had eeized in that wooded region, capturing more proriitistoende rsti oi0Berlinss opsr egvrloeuuns ldy ibeaeda e flt id; taken in Laufee forest. CAPTURED 1,750 PRISONERS. In the last three days the French. have • captured more than 1,750 un- wounded prisoners. They have also taken a large quantity of military eup- plies, but from all indicationn to -night they have done far more than that. With the descent of the lull on the Somme the Germans seriously rectunt. ed their operations againet Verdun, They had large forces at their disposal and all of their powerful artillery. But before they could get well under way the French launched their counter -o2. fensive. In other words, they "beat them to -the punch." The French have regained a footing on two of the most important heights Which look down on Verdun -Pepper Hill and the Froid Terre. The crest of the former is a No Man's Land, con- stantly swept by shell -fire. But from the latter the Germans held artillery control of the heart of Verdun. They maae much of the capture of Froid Terre, declaring it the most important position on the northeastern front, Now the French are working their way tip to the creet again. The com- munique to -night from the War Office at Paris reports that French troops are fighting at the edge of Hill No. 320, one of the heights of the Froid Terre ridge, FIGHTING ON THE SOMME, Stubborn fighting on many parts ot the eighteen mile front both north and eolith of the Somme is reported in the official communications. The Berlin statement received here to -day reports the repulse of seven succeesive French attacks on the Som- me-Maurepas sector, while Paris an- nounces that numerous German as - pulls were broken up by the French fire. In the sector of the Manacu Farm the German losses were so se- vere, according to the Freneh state- ment, that units engaged there had to be entirely replaced. The British have made further gains across the plateau north of Bazentin le Petit, but the greater part of their energy was directed towards consolidating the ground already won. During the night the Germans sent four strong detachments toward Del- ville wood. Thete were allowed to approach to close range before fire was opened. All were repulsed with heavy losses, and at one place fifty Germans were caught in massed for- mation by the British machine gun fire' and annihilated. A German strong point between Pozieres and Thiepval was bombarded by heavy artillery, and the garrison, fleeing across the open, came under the field gun fire of the British guns. Through- out to-aay the German artillery main- tained a barrage west and south- west of Longueval and Mainetz and Calupillar wood intermittently. There was some activity elsewhere along the line, Germans shelled vil- lages near Arras and Armientieres and dropped bombs on the outskirts of some of the villages without doing any damage, In the Loos salient there was trench mortar activity on bath sides. GERMAN AraltoPoliviN. nNEs nItouGHT DOWN. On the night of August 2-8 French bombarding aeroplanes threw pro- jectiles upon the stations of Hem, and Noyon. This morniag a German aeroplane dropped a bomb oh. Nanc1r. There were no casualties and no dam - ave. Pent-a-Mousson Was :also at- tacked with few projectltes, but with- out serious results. On the Somme frent French battle aeroplanes were especially active dur- ing the day, Four German ita.chinee were brought to earth, two in the region ot Mattrepas, one near Millie- niont, and the other on the ridges of Harleux. The last was shot down by Senna Meet. Guynerner, bringing the total of German manlibies shot down by this flier to tv.velve. Two other (4erater, aeroplanes were Seri- ously damaged and fell to earth with- in the Gerniat lines, elle near Brie and the other in the direetion of A11- (1°1115;1. British report states: "Two enemy aeroplanes were brought down in the northern .section of our line, one of which seems to be of a new pattern. Three of our nut - chines 'were brought down by gun- tire'h The Perlin official report says: "During enemy bomb attacks On lielgian towns alone, 15 inhabitants, including nine women and children, were killed or serious Injured In Meirebeke, eolith of Ghent, Our avia- tors attaeleed the extenlY squadrons and famed them to return. One of them fled over Dutch territory. "During aerial battles, one British biplane was brought dowei smith et Reuters, and one enemy aeroplane, the thirteenth, for Lieut Winegeets, southeast of Peronne, One enemy aeroplane Was brought down by our anti-aircraft guns near Boesinglee and another similarly north of Arras." STORY OF EYEWITNESS. A correspondent at British heed - quarters at the front makes a cora- parition between the Somme offensive Mid Verdun end says the British May well be proud of their month's work, "Tile result of the German attacks at Verdun has been to increase the confidence of the French, that they can beat hint," he writes. "The re- sult of our attacks here has been to increase our conftdence in the same way, As in the German attack on Verdun, we assaulted positions *which had been laboriously prepared and whiela as captured orders testify, the enemy was willing to make every pos- sible sacrifice to hold. "One after another, he failed to hold them. We have broken his front anti beaten him in fighting pow- er as -emphatically a she has not beaten the Freneh. He failed at Ver- dun; we have succeeded here, and will continue to succeed. "It seemed to us out here as if there was a tendency at home to be over -lenient to the Germans, to re- gard them as sportsmen and gentle- men. They are nothing of the kind, Individuals among them, of course, are humane and gentle -hearted and have the chivalry of braye men, bet icnivitibizeedm. ass they are brutal and an - "Perhaps the murder of Captain Fryatt will check a certain sentimen- talism which seemed to be growing In England. We must be under no misapprehension as to the character of the German. He is damned daily by his own handiwork." BRITISH REPORT. • A special London cable says— The British official statement, issued at midnight, reads: "North of Bazentin-le-Petit we gained some ground by a bombing at- tack, "During the night the enemy sent four strong detachments toward Del- ville Wood, which were allowed to ap- proach -to close range, before fire was ,opened. All were repulsed with heavy loss, and at one place 50 of the enemy were caught in massed forma- tiort by our machine-gun fire. "Our heavy artillery bombarded an enemy strong point between Pozieres and Thiepval. The garrison, fleeing acrossihte open, came under our field - gun tire. "Yesterday we caused a big explo- sion at Courcelette. "Throughout the day the enemy's artillery maintained a barrage west and southwest of Longueval and Ma- metz, and Caterpillar Wood, intermit- tently. Further north he shelled vil- lages near Arras and Armentieres and any abgoe.mbombs on the outskirts of some of the villages without doing yd "Iu the Givenchy district we bom- barded the enemy's line near Holten- Mien. In the Loos salient there was cousiderable trench -mortar activity on both sides." An earlier report read: "During the night we continued tue work of con- solidating the groundwhich eve had gained and in opening up communica- tion trenches. Our guns were active and the enemy's artillery retaliated briskly during the evening along our front from Maltz Farm to Longueval, also on the woods of Mametz, Fri- edo::. and Becourt and the village of Pozieres. His fire slackened off at "The enemy exploded a email mine near Souehez. It caused no casualties and did little damage." ' FRENCH REPORT. Paris Cable.—Thursday night's War Office statement reads: "On the Somtue front there were no infantry actions during the day. Iu the region of Montteu farm the artil- lery fighting continues. "On the right bank of the Meuse our infantry, continuing its offensive action on the Thiaumont-Fleury front during the day, by a series of sucees- Sive attacks, captured all the trenches between these two points'as far as the southeast of ThiauMont work and to the edges of Hill No, 820, The Village of Fleury, attacked simultane- ously from the northwest and sountheast, has been entirely reoccu- pied by our troops after a brilliant union. The number at prisonera taken in this action, so far counted, Is more than 060, making a total of 1,750 unwounded prisoners taken bY us on the right bank of the Meuse eines Aug. 1. At about the 9111110 Rine as the Fleury fighting we delivered a vfolent attack in the region of Cho- nois, which enabled Its to reeapture the greater part of the ground lost on the day before yesterday. On tlie rest of the front there was thtertnite tent tannonading." 4 -4 QUICK PNEUMONIA -CURE. Vansas City, Mo., leeport.—Treat. tient of pneumonia eases that should end the sickness within teem four to six We was described to -day before the annual ,convention Of the Amerl- can Osteopathie Association br C. V. Pulliam of Frankfort, Ind- He told of the observation of et large num. ber of such eagles in whit osteopathy was used, hi practically all of which cures were effeeted in five days. "Pneumonia treatment 'is minden- aged if it continues longer than siX days," Dr. Pulham said. "Revenge Is meet," quoted the Whle Guy. "Yes, but there are few of us who tan stand a dietnt tweets," added tlio,"Siniple Mug.