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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1916-10-26, Page 7BRITISH AKE A 1316 BITE IPREMIER OF AUSTRIA Is ASSASSINATED AT HUN LINES ON THE SOMME 500 Yards on a Front of Three Miles Gath- ered in in One Sweep. Stuff and Regina Trenches Captured and Over 1,000 Prisoners. r•M•111141. London, Oct., 22.—Genera1 troope delivered a heavy stroke on the German lines in the direction of Le Sars in Picardy Saturday, advanc- ing on a three-mile front to a depth of from 300 to 500 yard& and capturing the Regina and Stuff trenches. The whole of the objective was gained, Sir Douglas Haig reports, and 1,018 pris- oilers were takeo, .The 13ritish casual - tee were slight. Twice during Sunday—in the morn- ing and in the afternoon—the Ger- mane launched violent attacks against the newly -won French positious iii the Chaulnes woods, south, a the Somme River, in France. Both at- tacks were repulsed, the Germane; suf- fering heavy casualties, says Atria - Some• of the attackers in the morning offensive gained a foothold in the French firet line, but were surround- ed and the 150 survivors made prison- er. NEVER RE'ACIIED PARAPET. The following joint despatch dated Saturday evening has been received from tb.e Brinell war correspondents' headquartere in France: "Tne past two days of blue skies and hard cold winds has resulted in a general drying of the ground in the battle area, agaiu permitting aetivity. The Britieh troops have already taken advantage of the improvement. Shortly after noon to -day, follow- ing a hurried bombardment an attack sae delivered along a front of about 5,000 yards, extending from nort hof Mouquet Farm in the direction of, Le Ears. Our infantry advanced in fine style and the enemy, apparently sur- prised, put up a comparatively email show of resistance. A trench, which the Germans had seemingly already found untenable, was occupied and varioue useful positions were secured. Our casualties are said. to have been very light. . "Schwaben redoubt has been the scam of "something pretty expensive to the enemy. Yesterday morning the Germane delivered a counter-attath against this work, to which they ap- pear to attach Much importance. Our men employed bombs and rifle gren- ades so vigorausly that the foe never reached the parapet, but was beaten back, leaving a great iihinber of dead and wounded in the open. "In the small hours of the morning oned as serious' opponents in battle, a, stronger and more detetmined as. sault was launched against the game and many blows like those of the last spot. On thie occasion the enemy three and a half months will be re- gained a footing in the redoubt, but quire& to bring them to submission. our men fought so fiercely that the "There is not the slightest doubt enemy wag soon.roated, leaving one that this can be done, but it will not officer and 79 men in our hands. be done quickly. Deterioration of the "A feature of the past few days ha•s rank and file undoubtedly exists and been the highly successful counter• it will increase as time goes on, but battery work of our artillery, direct we have to reckon with other factors hitt.; having been made upon a large as mete number of the enemy guns and em- "The Girman higher command is placements. In view of the fact that not suffering from shell shock. The the Germans admit they are wearing recent defeats have goaded it into re - out their guns_ on the Somme front newed efforts. The highly trained more rapidly than they can be replete- professional leaders in control of Ger- ed, thla is eminently aatisfactory." many's fighting forces are preparing BERLIN ADMITS DEFEAT. • for a neve-phase of the campaign with "In the course of violent fightingon characteristic, foresigbt an& -thorough - the Somme front yesterday, in which nesse making the best of all the ma - the Entente Attlee sustained heavy terial at hand, and profiting* by the losses, the British gained ground in lessons of the Somme teethe extent of the northern sector, near tho Anon revolutionizing inethods— of waging River, in the direction of Grandcourt war and of maintaining•the inevitable and Pys," the Berlin War Office ane. 'defensive." . nounced to -day. . THE OFFICIAL STORY. MOST IMPORTANT TN WEEKS. _. : .The detailed -story of the British . (13y Frederick Palmer,) victory as furnished by Sir .Douglas British Front in France, Oct, 21.— Haig's reports from headquarters fol - With the return of fighteng weather lows. Saturday night's communication the British resumed the offensive on from headquarters in France read: a larger scale thie afternoon and "Early Saturday the enemy made a • turned on- enough gunfire; and sent Ire datermined, attack in considerable enough troops to make sure Regina strength on the 'Schwaben redoubt • trench was theirs. It was the most (Thiepval area). At all points except important attack foe three wecks. two he was repulsed With loss before All this month Regina trench has reaching our trenches. At two points been developing a einister reputation. he entered the trenches, but wee It joins on to the old first line fortifi- ejected immediately, leaving five offi- cations in the neighborhood of ghep- eers and 79 men prisoners and a large evgd, and anything in that region, with number of dead in front of our its comfortable dugouts, the Germans trenches. like to retain in order to prevent the "Subsequently we delivered a suc- active battle front from broadening cessful attack on a front of some and for another reason, which a Brit- 5,000 yards between the Schwaben re- ish soldier expressed when he said: doubt and Le Sars. We advanced our 'With .winter coming on we feel the line'from 800 to 500 yards and cap - need of these deep, snug dugoute the tired the Stuff and Regina trenches. Germans spent so much tirne. in build- as well as advanced poets north and ing." northeast of the Schwaben redoubt. .Parties of the British got poseeseion i an the coutse of thee f ghting we took el portions of Regina trench. on sev- some hundreds . of prisoners. During eral occasion% but the Germans the day hostile artillery was active in swarmed in front of their burrows the reeicn south of Arras and around and repulsed the iuvaders, Evidently ' e Regina trench was not to be taken by Gueudecourt. Sunday morning's repeat, supple - nibbling and required one big bite. In menting that of the previous night, such cases there is nothing to do but wait till clear weather, when the gun- said: ners can see What they aro doing and "Our attaclayesterday was very suc- turn on a No. 1 artillery curtain fire. cessful. The, whole of the obJective p Yesterday 1 morning a set gunner's was gained. Over 800 German rie- pmile was on the face of the whole oners Ivor° taken, and more are red army. Instead of rain and miet mak- Ported coming in at the collecting sta- a gunner's balm of low visibility, tions, Our cissualties are believed to an almoet wintry sun was slatting in be light. , creetal clear air—literally an artillery- "During the night the enemy made men's heaven. All the gun tribe neces- no attempt to retake the ground .cap - vary for the job were up wee la pest. tured. tin already waittng for such a day as "Yesterday the weather Was cleat, this when the eye e that gee for them and muth sumeseful work was done from the observation posts can tell by our aireraft, We bombed enemy whether the practice shells they leis. communicatione, and attacked, antong urely fire are on the target which they other points, an.. important junetin aro to paste as far as they eau on the and ammunition depot and derailed signal being given for the concert to four oaches of a train. There vvas begin. With the samo kind of weather continuous fighting in the air, in Continued to -day etaff offieers who which three enemy machines were de - arrange these aftaire Mid: "This is stroyed and Many others driven down tinning day for the Germane in Regina in damaged condition. Two of otir trench.' machineare missing." The Regina Is a long trench of Sunday night's report read: nearly three miles—about the SandO "no total number of prismiere tak- length as the battle front at. Gettys- en in yesterday's operatione between burg, Schwaben redoubt and Le Sars is now Shortly after noon, wheti there had reported at 1,018, including sixteen been the mufti amount of shell fire all officer& • inernipe; end ne signs anywhere on "Early this morning the enemy ex - the landmape that anything umornal plotted two mines south of Ypres in Wan goliti; to linproi, a ntonber one the neighborhood of the 131uff and oc- tertein fire was suddenly thread on mite the lip of the crater thus form - with the f,nme effect on the ear as ed, where he has been subjected Lb 40 v.heit the clock strikes 12 on 'New a eontinuOtte bOlthardirteitt. 'V( eree eve, The Mai billowy eloud "During the fighting yesterday Mir" of shell smoke, vaporously eXtensive aeroplanes did "valuable work in hied - in Vold air. channel and whipped the fug enemy batteries, rive enemy nia- lineth (if the Regina trench with the thinee Were deetroyed and four other8 tivitonnivy aegaraey ef them 'swathes of death and teinpest, and then the British infantry were in full peons, sion et the trench, Some Germans bolted front the first ugly breatl, of that barrage, knowing from esPerince that the only thing to do was to move on to another posi- tion and force the gunners to prepare another 'deluge for the next stop of the Allied offensive, Six hundred left alive were taken prisoner. The gunners are smiling at the stars to -night, which promise another fair (ley to -morrow. The cold weather has tran'sformed the army into a wine ter chrysalis. The battalions are marching up the trenches, all wearing their overcoats. The call is for more chocolate and more slices of bacon frizzling in peas in the dugouts. The gunners who were stripped for their war work in August, now warm their hands on the heated gun barrels. At night on the field where fires are permitted. the men gather around the blaze of any wood they can gather. Those digging new trenches on the ground won do not mind kow cold it Is, so long as the ground is not soak- ed by rain. SAVAGE AND DISCOURAGED. London, Oct. 22.—A despatch to the Daily Express from Percival Phillips, who is with the British army in ,the field, says: "Hope of early peace has been abandoned bY the German army on the Somme. Apparently realizing that the Allies are inflexibly determined to secure a complete victory in the field, the enemy are busily preparing for a hard winter campaign, with even harder fighting as the prospect for next spring. "The people at home who are pro- phesying peace at Christmas will do well to accept this fact. They must look forward instead to many months of bitter and desperate struggle be- fore the German war machine is final- ly broken and the nation behind it is ready to accept the terms of its con- queror. • "The German army is savage and discouraged and disturbed by stories of domestic unrest, but it is still far from beaten. The German divisions are less dependable than the picked formations of two years ago, and lack the invincible optimism of the latter formatioae, but they include neverthe- less, well trained, well equipped and capable men, Who must still be reek - driven down in a damaged tendition: Three of our machines aro missing." Count Stuergkh Falls Vic- tim to Bullets of a,,Soc- cialist Editor, REASONS POLITICAL Government Had Refused to Convene Parliament, Says Culprit. Vienna, Oct. 22, — Count Karl StuergIth, Premier ef Austria, was shot and killed in a restaurant here yesterday by Dr. Friedrich Adler, editor oe the Socialist' paper Der Kampf. Three bullets were fired at the Pre- mier by Adler, two of which lodged in Count Stuergith's head, killing him in- stantly, A special meeting of the Austrian Cabinet was held during tae after- noon. The assassination of the Austrian Premier, Count Karl Stuergkh, was purely political, and was induced by his refusal to convene parliament, ac- eording to the admission of 1)r. Fried- rich Adler, hth assailant, shortly atter his arrest. Dr. Adler is an eccentric and super - Radical Socialist. sometimeknown as "the Liebnecht of Austria," He is editor of Der Kampf. At first he de- clined to reveal his motives, but after being locked up he broke down and declared the Premier's political Poli- cies had led him to do the deed. , Dr. Adler's arrest was not accom- plished without the wounding of two men who leaped at him after he had tired on Count Stuergkh, He discharg- ed the two remaining chambers oe his revolver at these men before Austrian and German officers, with drawn sabres, overpowered him, The wound- ed men, who were injured slightly, are Baron Aehrenthel, brother of the late Foreign Minister, and the head waiter of the Hotel Meisel and Scb.adn, in which the shooting oc- curred. Count Stuergkh arrived at the hotel at 1.30 o'elock. With him at luncheon were Baron Aehrenthal, Count Tog- genburg, Governor of the Tyrol; Herr Jacobson, a prominent Vienna musi- cian, and an actor from the Court theatre At 2 o'clock a man unknown to the Premier arrived and took a seat three tables away. He ate luncheon and paid for the meal, but lingered at the table. Shortly after 3 o'clock he arose, -advanced rapidly toward the Premier and fired three shots. The first missed. The next two struck the Premier in the head. Without a word Count Stuergkh fell back lifeless in his chair., Baron Aearenthal sprang toward Adler. The head Waited ran up from behind the assassin and grasped the hand that hold the revolver. Adler' wrested his arm free and ,fired two shots. Baron Athrenthal was wound- ed in the foot: The waiter received only a superficial wound. Seeing that the struggle was hope- less, Dr. Adler surrendered to the of- ficere who crowded upon him. and gave up his revolver. Apparently he was the calmest maxi in the room. Ile gave his name without hesitation and added: "If you please, gentlemen I know perfectly well what I have done. I shall not resist arrest." "In reply to a question as to the reason for his act, he 'said at first: "That I shall have to answer be court." It was half an hour later that he admitted he had been actuatedby political motives, Physicians and high police and state officials reached the scene of the shooting within a few minutes, but Lound- that the Premier was lifeless. News of the assassination spread like wildfire and was received with indig- nation and sorrow. The assassin who is 32 years old, is a son of Dr. Victor Adler, a R,eichsrat deputy and a Socialist of mild type. 13y a strange coincidence, the father was speaking before the Reichsrat in 1911 when Count Sthergkh was shot at six times by the Dalnaatian Social- ist, Vahusch. Oxi that occasion the Count was uninlured. A. wireless despatch ftpm Rome re- ports that there were grave riots in Vienna f ollowing. the • assassination of Count Stuergkh, which the police were powerless to quell. SRL DRIVING UPON LEMBERG Russians Keep Up Terrific Struggle. With Huns. • London, Oct. 22.. --There aro no reigns of abatement in the' furieus battle in Galicia, and Volhynia. The Russians are attathing with the sante vigor, but they have not been able to smash through the enemy's lines for any extensive gains. In the regions east of Vladimir- Volynsiti and near • the Tarnopol- Krasne Railroad lino the fighting* has e,s.sureed tho greategt proportions. Hero the Czar's troops te-day seized three enemy advanced posts near Koniulthi in a surprise attack, and raided the Austrian trenches aear Jaroslavide. On the Narayuvloi, where 111'1(811- Ioirs troops are fighting desperately to encirele Haliez and cut the ctielny's line Of eemmunicatione between that stronghold and Lemberg, fietce Tea - ion assaults prevented the Puesians from aesuniing the offenstve. 'rho enemy's Counter blows failed ta win ground, except in the Bettor eorth- west of Skornorochy, where. Von (all- etivnitzai forces eecaptured along a narroW trent. The only pleaoure some people, eeem to have is to keep others feinn batting y. • You:hover tan tell., Even the girl *Rh « rosebud mouth may have a withering strille. 4+4-4..+4.444******** HUN CRUISER IS TORPEDOED London, Oct. 22.—A Gerinan light Cruiser has been torpedoed by a Britten submarine. The an- Uouleceinent by the AdiniraltY reads; • "A British submarine Just re- turned front the North Sea re- ports that the torpedoed a Ger- man light cruiser of the Kolberg claee early Thursday Morning - When last seen the cruiser was Steaming slowly in evident diff17 cultiee towards German water," SERBIANS ARE NEAR MONASTiR German Support Reaches • the Bulgarians. But is Believed to Have Come Too Late. London, Oct. 22.—The Serbian forc- es which, having captured by long, hard fighting the flanking mountain positions to the east, pushed down to the plains and across the °erne River, are now advancing rapidly on Moues- tir. In the river bend they have - reached the suburbs of the town of Baldentsi, four miles north of Brod, and but 10 miles from Monastir. German troops are now assisting the Bulgarians in an attempt to check the advance of the Serbians who forced a- passage of the Coma Bever on the Macedonian front south-east of Monastir and captured several towns. The Berlin official account of to -day in regard to the Macedonian cam- paign follows: "The struggle in the bend of the Coma, hae not been terminated. Ger- man troops are engaged there." The Serbian °Vidal report reads:, 'On the evening of Oct. 19 in the Cerna River sector, General Misch- itch's army advanced successfully in the direction of Baldentsi village, northwest of Brod. We took four field gems, one trench mortar, seven ma- chine guns and a large quantity of other war material. We also captured two Bulgarian officers and one Ger- man officer, and 114 Bulgarian and 24 German men. "In this sector we identified among the enemy forces two German regi- ments that had freshly arrived, one from the Russian front and the other from Gievgeli, in the Vardar region. "On the rest of the front nothing important occurred." . The official report of operations- on the Macedonian front issued in Lon- don to -day is as follows: - • "Owing to bad weather operations have been restricted to encounters of our patrols with the enexny." The French report reads: "Bad weather hampered.' operations on the greater part of the front. Nev- ertheless we Made some progress on the right bank of the Vardar. The Serbians tpok about. 80 prisonera in the Cerna region." The .13ulgatian defences at the mouth of the Struma River, in north- eastern Greece, were bombarded to- day by an allied fleet." HUN SEA PLANE IS SHOT DOWN Dropped Bombs On Sheer- ness, Doing No Harm. Is Later Destroyed by Brit- ish Fliers. London, Oct. 22.—A hostile aero- plane appeared over the southeast coast to -day and dropped four bombs mn the vicinity of Sheerness, it is an- nounced officially. No casualties have been reported. The following official account of the attack reads: "A hostile aeroplane approached Sheerness at about 1,45 p. m. to -day, flying very high. Four bombs were dropped, three of which fell into the harbor. • The fourth fell in the vi- cinity. of a railway station and dam- aged several railway carriages. "British aeroplanes went up, and the raider made off in a northeasterly direction. No casualties have been reportsd." An official communication issued later said: ".A. hostile aeroplane was shot down and. destroyed this aftertion by one of our naval aircraft. The enemy ma- chine fell into the sea. Judging by time, it was probably the seaplane whith 'visited Sheerness to -day.'" TRADE BOOMS. Year's Canadian Aggregate Exceeds 1% Billions. Ottawa, Oct, 22.—Aggregate Canadian trade, exclusive of coin and bulliohfor the twelve months ending with Suly•to- tailed SI,5s7,933,707, as against $919,118,659 for the corresponding period ending with July, 1915, ',Lids is an increase of SOW,. Ituall;o rts of merchandise totalled.T..412 - SSu,s:A1, an increase of more than 09,000:- kW as compared With the total for the twelve months ending July, MA Lx - putts of merchandise $499,872,392 an in- cretwe of 460 millions. The balanee of bade In favor -ef exports during the celemlar year was more than 5840,00940& The total duty collected during thg twelve months ending with Zuly, 1015, an ti.crease of about forty. millions. The avtlftge aa velorem rate of duty on 'dutiable goods for the twelve months Was 94.44. On all goods imported the twerage rate of duty was 19.45 per cent. — • 44 - wage' of Gin is death," Melt- ed the peesimiet, "Oh, well, pay day lo a long way off," wail the optimist. TEUTONS IN TRANSYLVANIA ARE HALTED Roumania,ns in That Dis- trict Have Stopped the Enemy Offensive, ALLY LINE PIERCED Turkish -Bulgarian Force • Makes Sudden Drive in D obruclj a, Lendon, Oct. 22.--To-day's news from Transylvaute continues to be generally good ..from the Entente allies' standpoint, though in the Buzeu Valley they admit a retirement, and there has been fighting only five miles from Tergu °ma, the important Rou- manian railroad junction in the Trotue Valley in Moldavia. Tao Austrians Who had reached that far were thrown back to the frontier. however. Else- wbere the successeill tiefenee of the mountain passee, zontinues. All tele, 600 prisoner, two guns and ten machineVuns have ben captured from Von Ealkenhayn's armies in en. segments scattered over the whole me.untainous front of 100 miles. aihst of these were taken when Austilarts occupying Mount Sisphee Were sur- rounded and "put to the sword" in the Roumanian parase. The new offensive of Field Marshal von Ala.ckensen in Dobrudja bas, how- ever, caused the Russian and Rou- manian troops to retire slightly, the Petrograd War Office announced to. day. The Berlin War Office claims, how- eyer, that Von Mackensen heti smashed the Russo -Roumanian left wing in the Dobrudja and is advancing on the important Black Sea port of Con- stanza. He has captured Tuzla, on the coast ten miles south of Constanza, and cut into the main positions else- wbere on the 45 mile battle front. The German, Turkish and Bulgarian troops under the German field marshal have stormed the heighte northwest of Toprai Sari, ten erilles west of Tuzla. They have also captured Russo-Rou- nmeian positions north of Coeargea and northwest of Mulciova. The Rou- manian statement admits a with- drawal on the centre and left wing. The towns of Toprai Sarri, 14 miles southwest of Constanza, and Cobadin, 17 miles southeast of the Danube town of Rathova, have been taken. Thus far the Teutonic troops have taken 3,000 Russian prisoners, includ- ing a regimental. commander, says the German statement, Twenty-two machine guns and one mine -thrower also were calitured. Besides Constanza the Constanza- Cernaveda. Railroad nue the great bridge . across the Danube at Genia- l -eau, 100 miles 'from Bucharest, are threatened by the suddenly successful Teuton drive., Even If their capture did not lead to an invasion • of the BB—unetTaariesiat°,4hPulsasiaiairdhetr, blevahliecghinEgoloif- mania so sorely needs, would be' greatly delayed by the cutting of WS valuable route. The line that Von Mackensen has at- tacked successfully ran from Tuzla. on the Black Sea, 10 miles south of Con- stanza, southwest to Ajemiar, which as about the centre, then northwest to Rasova, on the Danube. 10 miles south of Cernavoda. The line was ap- proximately a wedge, pointing south, with the apex at Ajemlar. The line, eetablished partly on hills, was taken up to protect Constanza, the railroad and the big bridge at C,ernavoda. The line- has been driven back at its east- ern end, on the Black Sea. PLAYING THE OTHER'S GAME. It is believed that the success of the a:eta& is due to the fact that Rou- manian troops and perhaps Russians had been drawn from the Dobrudja to aid in the defence of the Transyl- vanian frontier and that von Macken - sen knew and took advantage of it. The difficulties of the Roumanians in fighting on two fronts have often been commented upon here, and the diffi- culty of shunting reinforcements from one front to the other. Von Falken- hayn and von Mackensen seem now to be playing the Entente allies' game of attacking first on one front, then on another. GAINS AND LOSSES. The Petrograd report readse "On the northern and northeastern Roumanianfronts, near the little town of Bekas, 40 versts west of Pia- tra, the Roumanians surrotinded an enemy division occupying a email mountain ridge. There they took 500 prisoners, and captured two guns and five =Chine .guns. Ili the valley of the River Tweiths successful fighting coatinues. There 100 of the rank and file, and one officer were takea pris- oner, two machine guns were cap- tured. "Ie. the valley of the River Uzul the enemy was repulsed with lasses. In the valley of the River Buzeu the Roumanian troops, under pressure of the enemy were compelled to retire to Guasirilui, In Brea pass, near Dra- gosla.vie, 40 versts southwest of Kron- stadt, attacks by the enemy were re. pulsed with great losses to him. "In Dobrudja the enemy is launch- ing attacks along the whole front, 'under pressure of which our troops and the Roumanian troops have re- tired slightly." The Berlin War Office reports that Field Marshal von Mackensen's army in Dobrudja has gained a decisive Vic- tory over the Russian. and Rouman- ians driving thein from their positions over the whole front, The Russians and Roumanians are being pursued bY the Gernians and their allies. The report reads: Vrenit of lsield Marshal von Mack - °risen (Dobrudja): The battle begun on October 19th, in Dobrudja, has been deelded in our favor. Tho Russian and Roumanian forces, after suffering heavy Meseta Were expelled on the whole front from the positing they had prepared. Toprai Sari (hear the Black Sea coast, 14 miles oputhweet of Coastanza) and Cobitein (17 miles southeast of the Danube town of Ilashova), strong points of support, were eaptured. The (Teutonic) allied troOps are pursuing the enemy." Tho Bulgarian report reads: "Boumarilan front: Along the Dan- ube there was calm. In bobrudja, on Thursday and, Ioriday there was licavY fighting. All the advanced positiona the enemy aild part of his principal front are in our possession. We 0aP- tured 24 offieersoleare than 8,500 uten, two Munn, five Oftl$S0118, 22 machine guns and. one mine thrower. "()n the Black Sea coast an enemy ship bombarded Mangalia." The Turks claim to have taken 1,500 llussian prisoners, two field gime and Seven machine saris. ALLY AIRMEN IN GOOD WOR Very Active On Somme Front Past Three Days. Very Heavy Losses. MACKENSEN RESUMES DRIVE INTO ROUMANIAN TERRITORY His Objective is the Constanza -Bucharest Railway in the Dobrudja Petrograd Reports Attacks Repelled With Huns Lose Many Pla,nes— Their Depots Bombed. • Loudon, pot, 22.—Alited aviators haw been extremely active Mt the Somme front during the past three days, and have shot down Many enemy machines. Regarding the operations yesterday a Paris official, lamed to -day, says: "On the SO1111110 front our aviators yeeterday brought down three German eeroplanes. Five others were forced to lahd in damaged condition. "During these flights Adjt. Derma brought down his lifteenth enemy nio.chine et *Barletta, and Sorsa Isla - chain) his fifth machine, which; was (lathed to pieces on the ground in the Somme district. "North of Verdun a German captive balloon which was attacked by Ono ot our pilots, fell in Memos, "During the night of Oat. 21 six of cur aeroplanes bombarded . the rail - read station of Cuarcelles, east of Metz. They dropped 180 bombs of 120 millimetres on buildings and tracks, alMarently causing much damage, "On the same night our squadrons dropped bombs on the railway sta- tions at St. Quentin and Tergnier, 16 bombs on blveracicks lu the district of Etain, and 12 heavy bombs on the stations at Ham. and Athies and the aviation theft in the region -of Per- onne. "A. German aeroplane was brought down within our lines yesterday by the fire of out special guns." Saturday's report says: "Yesterday our chasing aeroplanes had numerous combats, in the course of which seven machines fell, three of them within our lines. They fell bets een Bouchesvesnes and Bancourt. The four others dropped in the region of Moistens and Brie. "Lieut. Heurteux, who brought down one of the machines., thus accounted for his tenth German aero- plane. Four other enemy inachines, which were badly bit after fights with our pilots, were obligee to come down within their lines. "Last night one of our squadrons dropped forty bombs on the stations at Noy= and Chauny, and afterwards dropped bombs on a train. between Appilly and Chauny. "On'the seine night fifteea of our •bombing aeroplanes dropped 79 bombs .on enemy cantonments and hivouacks in the region pf Neste and Bane and on the aviation grounds at Matigny and Flez, both' being hit." Describing aerial operations of the Britisla naval service, oft/the Belgian mast on Friday, an official statement issued by the British Admiralty says: "The Secretary , of the Admiralty announces that on the morning of the 20t1u a naval s•ingle-seater aeroplane attacked and brought down a hostile kite balloon near Ostend. The balloon descended in flames. ".A. similar machine engaged a large double -engined tractor sea- plane, shooting both the pilot and the ebserver. The seaplane idee-slipped and dived vertically into the Aea, two miles off ,Ostend. The remains later were seen floating- on the water. Both of opr machines were undamaged." 1 • C, COAL FAMINE. Pittsburg Trying to Buy a Supply in Chicago. • Pittsburg, Pa., despatch: Railroads and mills in. the Pittsburg district are facing a coal famine, and it was stat- ed here tiaday that for the first time in years an agent had been seat to Chicago in the hope of buying coal. Prices also are advancing, bet con- sumers say they would be willing to Pay if they could get coal. The short- age is laid to the extraordinary de- mand, and to the car shortage, which has become acute. Associations of coal operators report that the output of mines in the bi- tuminous district of Western Pennsyl- vania, and Eastern Ohio is seriously curtailed, because of their inability to get cars. Official reports to the Kanawha Coal Operators' Association at Chartestem yesterday were •that only 160 cars Were available, where 600 were needed. .• BLIND RIVER BLAZE. Third in Year Costs the City $20,000. . Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., despatch: e'en- the third time this year the town of Blind River wile visited by fire at an early hour this morning, which re- sulted in a loss of a,pproxmiately $20,- 000 in property destroyed. The fire is thought to haVe origin- ated either from the stove or by tip arettes dropped on the floor of the Casino Opera House, which place had beeh used for a Cameo last night. Lacking a Competent fire -fighting brigade, the cltiZenS in general turn. ed Out to do what they could to stop the tonflagration, which was sabdtien Only after four business houses and wo private dwellings had been :e- duced to ashes. The tug Stover, own' ed by the Eddy Bros. Lumber Com - pally o Illine River, played an im- portant part in fighting the fire by throwing a:stream from Its umerings on the river front. Apart from the Caelno Opera.Ironee, svhieh was part of the D. 1. estate, and valued at $8,000, other buildings destroyed were: Mr8, ede- naniara's residence, loss $1,800; 11, .1. Inkster, candy and leo Cream store, it frame building, valued, at $1,800; the general storo of .1. lt. Albert, with $0,000 stock, destroyed, insurance $500, • and it store owned by M. Solomon, at a loss estimated at $2,000. 1••••••••,,,,M,M1,11.11•11.11,••••••••••••••••.1•10* London cable: Field Marshal Von Mackensen again hes resuMed hiS drive toward the Constanza -Bucharest railroad. in Dobrudja. 'While Berlin reports the fighting there as "live- lier," Bucharest admits that the Rou- manian left wing along the Black Sea coast has been, thrown back. Petro- grad reports that the Teutonic attacks were repelled with heavy losses, and that the battle continuo, The Roumanian armies are fighting hard to drive the troops of the Cen- tral Powers back through the fron- tier passes into Transylvenia, Buchar- est reports the ',Jest/ming of an of- fensive in the Oituz valley, northeast of Kronstadt, and the taking of Mount Surul, east of Rothenthurna Ass, soutle of Herraannstadt. Attacks in the Bran defile and the Trotus, Uzul and Alt valleys were repulsed by the Rou- manians. To -day's Bueharest official report reads: "On the northwest front enemy at- tacks at Goiosi, in the Trotus valley, were repulse& In the Uzui valley there was a violent artillery action. Eneme infantry were dispersed. In the Oituz valley we took the offensive and threw back the enemy to the frontier, The fighting eontinnes, The situation is unchanged on the rest of the frent as far as Bram Paso, where we repulsed enemy attacks directed against our left flank. We took 45 prisoners and a quantity of war material. We have re- taken Mount Suru, on the left bank of the Oltu, and have repulsed five ene- my attacks in the region of Mount Robu, where the enemy sustained heavy losses. We found more than 300 (lead in front of our trenches. We took three machine guns. On the southern front there was an exchange of artillery and rifle fire on the banks of the Danube. "In the Dobrudja the enemy began an offensive along the front. He was repulsed on the right flank and centre, We retired slightly on the left flank towards the north." An official statement from, Petro- gra,d. reads: "In Dobrudja at 7 o'clock the enemy opened a fierce fire and assumed the offensive. The enemy attacks were re- pelled with great losses to him. The battle still continues, "In the Black Sea one of out sub- marines sank two Turkish steamers In the region of the Bosphorus." —GREEK AUTHORITIES E FURIOUS OVER LOST HOPES FOR SMYRNA Recent Uproar Caused by Pro -Germans, On Learn- ing Italy Was to Get the Opulent City. New York report: A special cable to the Herald from Paris says: The secret back of the machinations in the Greek capital which led to the taking of vigorous measures by the French commanders for the ultimate safety of the Allied forces under Gen- eral Sung is for the moment the ab- eorbing topic in diplomatic circlee. It is now known that •on the day that the Italian contingent joined the expeditionary forces at Seloniki, a new period of activity began aiming the pro-Pruselaa cliques in Athens. Only prompt action recently prevented the plotting from coming to a head, to the serious danger of the causelof the Allies. The great ahn, and ambition of Greece was to gain territorial footing on the coast line of Asia. Minor. anti the assertion of eventual rights to Constantineple itself was nut forth as the high demand from which a cern- promise come -down later could be made profitably for a minor °maw- sion of great value. The knowledge in Athens that because of the king all this ambition is now vain, and likely to be forever sterile. is the chief cause of the desperate effort to thwart the operations of the Allies in every pos- sible way, with the risk even of dis- rupting the kingdom of Greece and eeeing the nation torn again into fractions. That the Allies practically have agreed that Smyrna is to be awarded to Italy in the settlement after the war is now accepted in Athens as an established fact. The point has been the subject of rumors in weli-inform- ed circles. but a cautious censorship in the Allied countries kept it from public knowledge. Now allusions of a guarded kind in the newspapers shove' that there is abundant reason for the belief entertained in Athens among political and military leaders. Smyrna has represented the one concrete goal of Greece in the wav of reward for aid to one of the conflict- ing sides in the preent war. It is said that when the Greek public learns that its aspirations for the old and opulent Greek city in Asia Minor are .finally to be frustrated because of tho vacillating and pro -Prussian policies of King Constantine, its anger may lead to excesses the result of which Will be appalling. GERMAN CLAIMS ARE VERY LATE Sayville Tells of Ships Sunk • Last Week .......1!••••••••••1. And of Sub. Raid On an Italian Town. Berlin cable, via Sayville says: The armed British transports Crosshill and Settelt were aiunk in the Mediterranean by German submarines last week, says an offiCial statement issued by the German admiralty. On October 16 a German submarine shelled factories and the railioad near Catanzaro, in Calabria, Italy. The report, dated yes- terday, says: "German submarines sank in the Mediterranean the following ships: October 4, the empty 13ritish transport Franconia, 18,150 tons; October 11, the armed British transport steamer Crosshill, 5,000 tons, with horses and Serbian grooms; October 12, the arm- ed British transport steamer Sedek, 4,600 tons, which was deeply laden. The Crosshill and Sedek were bound for Saloniki. "October 16 a German submarine successfully shelled factories and rail- road works near Catanzaro, in Cala- bria." The sinking of the transport Fran- conia, a former Cunard liner, was re- ported in an official statement issued by the British Admiralty on Octaber, 5, The leraneonio carried no troops, and 12 of her crew of 302 Were report. cd missing. The British steamer drosshill was 400 feet long, and was •beilt in Dum- barton in 1910. She was owned in. Glasgow, ad was heat reported ad letivIng Liverpool for an unnamed destination on Sept, 20. The steamer Sedek referred to in the official statement probably iS the British stormier Sebelt of 4,601 gross tolls and owned in Liverpool. The Sebelt was built in 'West litirtlepool in 1909, and was il85 feet in length. Nter WHAT HE MEANT. (Itoeheeter Times) "Oh, Sack, I expect / :that be aw- fully stupid now," mid the young wife, when phe returned from the dentist. "How's that? asked her husband, in "rye just had my Wiadom teeth pull. rd." she mourned. "Ole dear ona the Idea that wisdom teeth have anything tti. do with wisdom is (mite nithurar hubby reassured her. "If you had every tooth in your head It couldn't make you a. bit stupid. er than you are now, you know." MORE TROOPS • AT SALONIKI Additional Entente Forces Have Been Landed. Greek Troops From Crete Joins Ally Forces. London report: Additional. Entente forces have been sent to Saloniki, ac- cording to Reuter's correspondent there, who sends word that a further strong contingent of infantry was landed to -day, and that several de- tachments Gf Greek troops have ar- rived front Crete to join the National- ist army. The Provisional Government at Saloniki has received a lengthy tele- gram embodying resolutions passed at a meeting of Greeks la New York and piamising men and funds to the Na- tionalist cause. The Provielonal Gov- ernment, says the despatch, is sending a committee to New York for the pur- pose of organizing and transporting recruits. BIG FRENCH CREDIT, $100,000,000 Deal Being Ar- ranged in New York. 111.1Ny....11••••••••••.. New York report; Batiks through - oat the country will me allowed to participate in accepting bills of French industrial concerns for- whoni bankers hero are arranging a credit, It is announced, of approximately $100,000,000 to COM' parchaseS of goods in this Mintier. The credit is the largest of its kind ever under- taken, it le said. From 25 to 50 French COncerne whii be represented, and to inako their bills acceptable to Anierithu bankers, who have not the facilities to inves- tigate their credit, 120 per (tent. in rreneh treasury bonds will be deposited here as security. The acceptante, it la :lilted, will run for 90 days with the1 eivilege of five renewals, mayIng the full length of tho eredit a year and 111,f. The accept:nice will be 80 dietribated that the liability oath bank agemes will be devided among a good IbiOny of the Freneli ciente:1'ns. The credit is being arranged bY tbe Clutiranty Truat Company, the Mak- ers' Treat Company and William Bondbright & Co. You never 'eau tell. -The English- man who drops hie We May Mind his p's and We.