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TEUTONS ARE STILL DRIVING HOW TO CONSTRUCT EFFICIENT POULTRY HOUSES
THE ITALIAN TROOPS BACK
Whole Units Surrendered Without Fighting,
Breaking the Defence Line.
Vienna Claims 100,000 Men, 100 Guns,
Taken—Entente to Send Aid
London, Oct. 23..-A despatch to the
Times from the Italian front says the
feature of the Austro -German attacks
has been the use of gas on a Ittege
scale, It is a type of gas whieh. causes
a terrible Rolling on the soldiers'
faces, even through masks, the hope
aeparentiv being that they will re-
nitn,e theis masks and then succumb
to the gas, ° Details of this new "tor-
ment" gas as it is called, are not yet
available.
London, Oct. 28,—The Austro-Cler.
man armies under the command of
Emperor Charles, who has as his chief
assistant Field Marshal von Mackensen,
are shaking the entire Italian line
from the Julian Alps region to the
Adriatic Sea. Having pressed back the
Italians at several points upon Italian
soil, the combined enemy torce,s are
now pushing forw ard on the Italian
left wing and captured Cividale, lying
to the northeast ot Udine, and are
nearing the plains beyond. In addi-
tion the Austrian town of Gorizia, a
point of great •strategic value on the
Isonzo River, has been retaken from
the Italians.
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According to the le test Berlin off!.
cial communication, 100,000 Italians
have been made prisoner, and an
excess of 700 gu.os have fallen into
Austro -German hands. The second
and third Italian armies are declaree
to be in retreat. Rome admits the
falling back of the second army, a's-
serting that cowardice was exhibited
by units of the army in the face .of
the foe, the helians surrendering or
retreating without giving battle, per.
miffing the breaking of the left wing,
aad thereby offering easy access to
the town of Clividale. Prior to falling
back, however, the Italians destroyed
all their depots and stores and Civi•
dale was on fire when:the Austro -
Germans entered it.
The announcement follows!
"The failure to resist en part
of some units formIng our second
army, which In eowardice retired
without fighting or stirrers' e Id to the
enemy, allowed the Austro•German
forces to break intn our left wing on
the Julian front. The valiant efforts
of other- troops did not enable them
to prevent the enemy from advancing
into the sacred soil of our fatherland.
We are now withdrawing our line
according to the plan prepared. All
stores and depots In the evacuated
places were destroyed.
"The record of many memorable
battles fought with success by our
brave soldiers during two and one.
half years of war is sufficient to as.
sure the commander-in-chief that the
army to which the honor and safety
of the country are confided will know
how to fulfil Rs duty." ••
ALLIED CO-OPERATION.
The situation is so grave that a
special meeting of the French Cab -
into has been held for the purpose of
deciding upon the question of allies'
co-operation on. the Italian front.
Ward Price, in a despatch from the
Italian front, says that the Ciermans'
supreme purpose probably is to deal
the Italian army such a terrible blow
that it will be put out of action for
the rest of the war, and so arouse a
decided demand for peace throughout
the country. If this is so, he adds,
Germany has made one more great
error in national psychology, for
though the Italian army may be
forced to bend, it will not break, and
the effect of the onslaught will be to
buoy up all hea.ets with the hope that
when the enemy's desperate effort is
exhausted, the Italians with the elas-
ticity which is the essence of their
Temperament will be able to retaliate
In full.
BANNERS INSCRIBED PEACE.
Reports from the front show that
the enemy is combining cunning with
power, as his masses are advancing
with huge banners bearing the word
"Peace." This is an evident appeal
to the Italian soldiers, although it is
accompanied by the roar of artillery
and by bayonets beneath the banners.
Large numbers of sailors are
fighting with the Germans. A crowd
of travellers arriving In Switzerland
said that they saw numerous trains
filled with sailors and soldiers pass
through Innsbrucken on the way to
Labaich, on the Austro -Italian front.
The procession of trains continued
nearly a week.
GREAT FEAT BY'
CANADIANS ON
BEI LEVUE SPUR
Securing Footing Here Most
. Brilliant Success of
Recent Days.
DOMINATES ALL
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Huns 'Had Clung, Fiercely to
Position—Heavy Count-
ers All Beaten Off.
(By R. T. Small, Staff Correspondent
of the Associated Press.)
• British Front in Belgium, Oct, 28.—
Canadians Saturday morning were
digging themselves in across the neck
of the Bellevue spur, west of Pass-
cliendaele, having maintained them-
selves on this newly acquired height
in the face of another fierce German
counter-attack last night.
This was the most important news
from the front of yesterday's offen-
sive, for by securing a footing on this
spur the British gained a dominating
and vital position to which the Ger-
mans had clung tenaciously.
The capture of this territory• was
one of the most brilliant strokes in
recent days, and involved some of
the bitterest fighting seen along the
Islanders front. The Canadians had
scarcely reached the crest of the spur
yesterday marning after battling
across the marshy ground in the face
of a terrific hail of machine-gun fire
when the Germans counter -attacked
in force along the crest of the spur
from the east.
.A. 'sanguinary struggle followed at
close quarters, ann the men from
overseas were .compelled to give
ground a little. They fought their
way back, however; and regained their.
former vantage ground.
Last night the enemy again rushed
forward en masse in an attempt to
dislodge the British. Heavy fighting
ensued and the Germans were gradu-
illy forced to withdraw, leaving the
Canalians in possession. During the
night the latter readjusted their line
across the neck of the spur and con-
solidated the positions.
Field Marshal Haig, referring to
the work of the Canadians, reports:
"Twe heavy ebuntersattacks by the
Germans yesterday afternoon against
poeitionsi captured by us in the morn-
ing West and south of Passchendaele
were sUccessfuly repulsed by the
Canadians who toolt prisoners. In the
night the ground gained was consol-
idated by us Withont interference by
the enemy."
COUNTER-ATTACKS FAIL.
(Canadian Prose Cable.)
Canadian Headquarters in France,
Oct, 27.—For the last twenty-fotir
hours persistent fignting has been
going On on the Canadian front. To
the left .Of Our advanee the splendid
encase gained yesterday morning in
the capture of Bellevue Spur haa
been followed by the final defeat of
the enemy forces at Lamkeek. Very
heavy reeletance Was entonntered st
both of these points, the enemy Ma-
chine gun and artillery fire being
particularly severe, but the Germans
were finally driven out, after hand-
to-hand fighting, In which our In-
fantry stormed their positions and
captured their formidable
"pill -box"
stronghold defences.
To the right our inf intri scored a
signal success in advansing beyond
their objectives to the dominating
spur on the Passchendaele-Zonnebeke
road, overlooking Passchendasle it-
self. Driven from his strong positions
and organized defences, the enemy is
fighting desperately to regain control
of l3ellevue Spur and the domina.ing
ridge to the south, Realizing the
tremendous importance of this hsgh
ground, which information frosts cap-
tured prisoners proves, the German
infantry was ordered to hold until
the whole garrison was killed 01 cap-
tured, the enemy, in the iast twelve
hours, has launched no less than fjur
.counter-attacks, two directly against
Bellevue Spur and the other against
our positions to the south. At 4 v.
an- yesterday two battalinns were Em-
ployed in the advance upon 13e11evue.
They met with such a blasting recep-
tion that the attacking force was
swept away ander 'withering artillery
and • machine-gun fire, and routed
with heavy losses, leaving no lass
than sixty prisoners in our hands.
Three-quarters of an hour later the
enemy infantry was thrown agalnat
our right wing in front of the ridge
dominating Passchendaele. This at-
tack was sucesefully repulsed with
considerable losses to the Huns, who
came on again, however, an hour
later, only to meet with another vig•
orous reception, which effecti v sly
broke up their advanee.
During the night the al ermare.
threw their infantry once more
against •Bellevue Spur, and were once
more repulsed, while our infantry on
that flank advanted, straightening
our line and improving the general
position. The Canadians are new
in possession of organized defenece
between these positions end Passchtn-
daele itself. -
The demoralization of the enemy's
artillery, which was so manifest dur-
ing yesterday's attaen, was not ac-
companied by demoralization of 'Ms
infantry, all informstioa agreeing
that on the Canadian front the Ger-
man infantry fought well. A striking
feature of yesterday's operations was
the splendid support aforded to us
by our air patrols. One daring pilot,
in his endeavor to dietinguish the
enemy's met position at :oolles ae
Spur, which was obscured by mist
while he was flying at &get hundred,
six hundred, four hundred feet, final-
ly came as low as :Me hundred- and
fifty feet•over.the.Dosition: Ho Cow
twice over the Spur at this height.,
and was able to distingatssn the Can-
adian uniform, thus determining the
success of our advance before b3Ing
winged by enemyli:le fire.
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ROYALIST PLOT
FEARED IN PARIS
Paris Police Raided Dau.
det's Newspaper.
r
Official Probe Into the Move
Has Began.
Paris, Oct. 28.— The police last
night searched the offices of TJAc-
tion Franconia and of the various
headquartera of leagues conneeted
with that newspaper. The search last-
ed for three hours, and resulted In
the discovery, according to this morn.
ing's 1E2110 of L'Action Franeolse. of
five revolvers, one dagger, and
pI-
ttjj whicb decorated the walls An
trephies
The latiounceinent that donilellt-
Details for Building a 100 -Bird Continuous House and a Portable
Colony House ---By Geo. Robertson
There are two systems of housing
poultry, namely, the colony system
and the• continuous house aystem.
Bach has its advantages and its draw-
backs.
In the colony system method of
housing, the houses are made com-
paratively small, so that only a single
flock is kept under one roof and the
indivIdual houses are scattered about
the farm, se that practically no fen-
cing is required. The portable house
is most frequently used in this SYS
-
tem. These are built on skids and
can be hauled about as occasion re-
quires, thus avoiding the necessity of
having a flock run over the same
ground for too long a period. For the
raising of chicks, the colOny house is
invaluable, and for this, if for nothing
else, it is to be recommended.
Where continuous houses are in
use, the houses are extended in length
to accommodate any desired number
of fowl. The advantage of this sys-
tem is the reduction in the cost of
housing and labor, one man being
able to easily look after _twice the
number of fowl in a continuous house
than he could if they were scattered
about in colony houses.
On most poultry farms a combina-
tion of the two systems is used, that
house floors is very much on the in-
crease, Features in favor of M-
crae are that IL is rat proof, easily
cleaned, durable and it may be used
as a foundation on which to build.
Its disadvantages are first cost and
the fact that unlees it is kept heavily
littered it is always the cause of
more or less bumble foot.
The following are descriptions of
a one hundred -bird unit of a continu-
ous house and a portable colony
house. The unit of the continuous
house may be added to lu order to
which it ie desired or thought advis-
able to keep under one roof.
The straw loft type ie taken for the
continuous house and the shed roof
type for the portable. Either may be
altered to suit conditione.
A farmer with a house as flescribed
for one or two hundred pullets and
a couple of portable colony houses for
his breeders, and in which to rear
ais young stock is in good shape to
keep poultry with profit.
In planning a continuous house it is
necessary to figure on from three to
six square feet of floor space for each
bird, depending on the variety kept
and the size of the flock. Leghorns
can be housed in. less space than Ply-
mouth Rocks or any of .the other gen-
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GROUIiD FLOOR PLAN
Continuous house one hundred bird unit; showing the glass and
cotton windows closed. Th ese are hinged so as to swing up to
the ceiling making an open front house for summer use.
Is, the laying stock is kept in long
houses and the breeding stock is
kept And the chickens reared, in col-
ony houses. This combination is most
satisfactory and is recommended.
There are certain requirements that
a house should have to be satisfac-
tory. It should be well lighted, dry
and thoroughly ventilated, but with-
out draughts. Combine these fea-
tures with cheapness of construction
and with maximum amount of floor
space and the result will be a house
that will stand the test of practical
Use.
It depends on the climatic condi-
tions what type of roof it is best to
use and on the location and soil
what kind of floor.
In a locality subject to extremes of
heat and cold, the straw loft, gable
roof will prove most satisfactory. In
such a climate the straw loft ensures
a cool house in summer and a dry
one in winter. But in a locality where
there are continuous rains and the
atmosphere is very damp the shed
roof should be used, as the straw in
a straw loft house is liable to hold
the dampness in such a climate.
The location, kind of soil and local
conditions must determine what type
of floor is best to use.
Where the soil is light and the loca-
tion very dry and the labor conditions
do not too greatly militate against it,
the use of earth floors will be found
tb give entire satisfaction. The points
in favor of this type of floor are: the
cost and the fact that the fowl enjoy
them better than any other. On the
other hand the increased labor neces-
sary to keep them in a sanitary con-
dition and the fact that rats can read-
ily burrow in them form two very ser-
ious objections. Where earth is used
the floor should be filled in to a
height considerably above the sur-
rounding grottud to ensure perfect
dryness.
Board floors are usually the type
used in portable houses. They are
comparatively low in price and make
for comfoat .of the flock, but often
form a harbor for rats, and are not
so easy to keep clean as concrete.
The use of concrete for poultry
oral purpose breeds; similarly fa Is
in a large flock can be allowed less
space per bird than fowls in a small
flock. Generally speaking; about four
square feet per bird will be found a
satisfactory allowance.
A house sixteen feet wide will be
found to be satisfactory as it is not
1 so deep that the sun will not reach
the back, neither is it so narrow as to
be seriously affected by the cold in
winter.
It is not neceseary to build any
trenches to make a foundation; sim-
ply lay the floor similarly to the way
concrete walks are laid and build
from it. Take boards -1 inch thick
wil ldo, and as wide as it is thought
advisable to have the floor above the
surrounding land—set them on :edge
and stake them into position so that
the inside of tbe boards will give 16
ft 32 ft. Level the top edges and
nail lightly to them, six inch boards
so that they will project in over the
floor.
In this six 'inch strip bore holes
every 6 to 10 feet to take a 5-8 inch
bolt. These bolts are for the purpose
of holding the sill and should extend
above the finished floor far enough
to go through and screw down a 2x4
scantling. When the hea.ds .of these
bolts become secured in the concrete,
remove the six-inch boards that hold
the bolts in position, so that the
straight edge can be used to level the
surface of the floor.
When the frame is levelled and se-
cured, fill in the stone, Stone should
be used to fill up to about two inches
from the top of the flOor. There
should be several inches left around
on the outside of the frame to .allow
for concrete being placed there to
fqrm the outer surface of the wall.
Then fill in with. the concrete to the
• edges of the frame andto• within 3-4
or one inch of the finished .floorsur-
face. The finishing coat of. cement
is then put on, levelled with the
straight edge to .the top of the re-
taining walls .and smoothed off with
t rcvsel.
If broken stone .and sand .are.used,
the mixture for the coarse concrete
should be one bag of cement to two
barrows of sand Ana four barrows of
broken stone (about one inch and a
half in diameter). The sand and ce-
ment are mixed together, then they
are thoroughly ,rnixed with crushed
stone the whole Viet with water,
mixed again and used at once,
Tile finishipg coat is composed of
One bag of cement to one barrow of
sand and three barrows of fine crush -
en stone, mixed as described above
and used at once.
The exterior walls consist of two
by four studding, resting on a two -
by four sill and supporting a plate of
2 two by fours. These studs are cola
ered outside by only on ply of tarred
paper and one inch tongue and grocer -
ed boarding, or one Inch boards and
battens.
On the inside, behind and around
the ends of the roosts, the studding
Is covered first with tarred paper,
then with one inch tongue and groov-
ed boarding. Inside partitions are
built of studding, covered with wire
mesh to within 2 1-2 feet of floor; the
rest of the partition is made from
one inch boarding.
The rafters are two by fours at 20
inch centres resting on the plate (2
two by fours). On these rafters, lay
one thickness of one inch sheeting
and ready roofing, or, if preferred,
tarred paper and good cedar shingles,
laid 4 aa inches to the weather,
Build the window between studs as
shown and fit with frames for glass
or cotto(1 as indicated. Hinge all sash-
es to swing into the ceiling and cover
the outside of all window openings
with half inch wire mesh. Make the
outside door frames of two-inch 'stuff
rabbitted for one inch battened floors.
Make the inside doors to match the
partition and hang to swing both
ways. Provide bins, hoppers, water
stand, roosts and nests as shown,
Make all equipment movable so as to
allow of ease in cleaning.
The following is a list of material
required for a 100 bird cantinuous
house:
'Studs, 2 in. x 4 in.-2621lin. ft.
175.5 board It.
Plate, 2 pcs. 32 ft. x 2 in. x 4 in.-
64'lin. ft. 43 board ft.
Sill, 2 pcs. 32 ft. x 2 in. x 4 in.;
2 pcs. 16 ft. x 2 in. x 4 in. -96 lin.
ft., 65 board ft.
Rafters, 24 pieces, 10 ft. x 2 in. x 4
In. -340 lin. ft. 227 board ft.
, Floor (T. & G.) 512 sq. It. (10 Per
cent.) 564 board ft.
Roof boards 680 sq. ft. 680 board
it.
Shingles, 680 .sq. ft.
One roll building paper.
Wall boarding (T. I& G.) 80 sq. ft.
(10 per cent.), 880 board It.
Ceiling joists, 17 pcs., 16 It. x 2 in.
x 4 in., 187 board ft. •
Ceiling boards, 68 pcs., S2 ft. x 1 in.
x 3 in. -2,176 lin. ft., 384 board ft.
2 windows, 5 ft. x 6 ft., and frames,
cotton and wire mesh.
2 windows, 3,ae ft.x5 ft., and frames
cotton and wire mesh.
4 windows, 3 ft. x 5 It., and frames,
glas sandwiemr.hes
glee's and wire mesh.
2 windows, 3 ft. x ft. and frames
glass only.
2 doors, 2 ft. 9 in. x 6 It.
2 lowered windows, 2 ft. x 6 ft.
Paint, 3 coats.
Hardware (hinges, nails, etc.)
For a twtainch concrete floor the
following materials will be neces-
sary:
5 barrels cement.
Va cubic ds. sand.
2 3-4 cubic yds. gravel.
A portable colony house of this
description is suitable either for a
breeding pen on range or for brooding
and rearing chicks. Either a portable
hover or a colony brooder stove may
be used and the chicks placed in the
house right from the incubators. Af-
ter the chicks are old enough to do
without heat, the brooding apparatus
may be removed and the chicks al-
lowed to rematu until marketed or
put into the laying houses in the fall.
The material rekquired for portable
colony house is as follows:
Plate, 2 pcs. 12 It. x 2 in. x 4 in. -
24 lin. ft., 16 board feet.
Sill, 2 pcs. 12 It. x 2 ins. x 4 ins.; 2
pcs. 8 ft. x 2 in. x 4 in. -40 lin. ft.,
27 board ft.
Studs, 7 pcs. 4 ft. 6 in. x 2 in. x 4
in.; 6 pcs. 6 ft. 31n. x 2 in. x 4 in.;
2 pcs. 6 ft. x 2 in. x 4 in.; 2 pcs. 5 It.
4 in. x 2 in. x 4 in.; 2 pcs. 4 It. 10 in
x 2 in. x 4 in. -103 lin. ft. 70 board
It.
Rafters, 7 pcs. 8 ft. 3 In. x 2 in. x
4 in. -57.7 lin. ft., 39 board ft.
Skids, 2 pcs. 13 ft. x 6 in. x 6 in. -
26 lin, ft. 78 board ft.
Roof boards (1 in.), 121 sq. It., 121
board ft.
Floor boards (1 in. T. & (1.), 96
sc. i Sthin' g1114 o
board lre
fat(.1 y
roofing, 121 sq.
It..
Boarding (T. & G.), 313 eq. ft., 300
board it.
100 sqft. building paper.
3 window frames, glass and wire
.
ntesh, 1 ft. 8 In. x 3 It. 7 in.
8 window frames, cotton and wire
mesh, 3 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 3 in.
1 door, 2 ft. x 5 ft. 6 in.
Paint, (3 coats.)
HardWare (nails, hinges, etc.).
—The Canadian Countryman
,•=••••
ary searches were. made last night in
connection with an alleged royalist
Plot caused great surprise in Paris to-
day. The newly established paper,
Le Pays, which is friendly to Joseph
Caillaux, the former Premier and
a former :Minister of Finance, and is
even said to be his organ, has been
insisting for some time that the au-
thorities take some steps against the
royalist organ L'Action Francaise and
its editor, Leen Dandet,
Premier Paineve,, M. Steeg, Minis-
ter of the Interior, and M. lerankliu-
Bouilltm, Minister of Propaganda,
called to -day at the Ministry of Jus-
tice and later the Prefect of Police,
the Public Prosecutor and the 'Mili-
tary Governor of Paris, General Nu -
bail, arrived. Subsequently the fol-
lowing communication was issued:
"Searches were carried out last
evening which resulted in the seizure
of a quantity of mins, *which came
under the prohibition instituted since
the beginning of the war, as well as
documents of great importance. An
investigation llaS begun into move-
ments tending to provoke civil war by
arming citizens against one another.
The only thing that brings joy to
the heart of a pessimist is to he able
to say "I told you so."
"WItY dld your cool: leave?" "She
used to tarry a good deal of food
tome." "They often do." "So
quit when 1 institute.' en embargo."- •
1.0 uis vil I e Courier Jou ru
HUNS LAY BLAME
ON FRANCE NO
Say Alsace-Lorraine Keeps
.•War Going.
o . r • • •
Could Have Peace But for
This Point.
Berlin, Oct. 28.—Although eonfir-
illation is still lacking of the reports
that Chancellor Michealis has re-
signed, Berlin newspapers continue to
discuss them and devote columns to
speculation as to the probable sue-
eessor to the Chancellor, Prince von
Bitelow and Foreign Secretary on
KitehInunin are mentioned most fre-
quently in this connection.
-Only the determination of Pronto
to recover Alsace-Lorraine stands in
the way of an inimediata termination
of the war in the opinion of the
Vorwaerts,
"The latest proceedings in the
French Chamber of Deputies," the
Socialist organ declares, "confirm
Foreign Minister von littehlmann's
interpretation that there is no isetto
preValling. outside that Of Alsace-Lor-
raine regarding which a complete un-
derstanding is impossible. Germany,
under present circumstances, cannot
surrender Alsace-Lorraine. No one
In Germany is even thinking of mak-
ing France a present of the tWo
provinces, and it would seem the
French do not want them in the form
of gift.
"They are demanding Alsace-Lor-
raine as a symbol of their Victory
over the Germans, not a victory Of
successful defence and complete self-
prarvation,...4.0i0theyv.might.have •
to- y, but a victory oreonquest;
victory so completee that the defeated
party would be forced to accept
terms equivalent to abject humilia-
tion.
"To achieve this victory the French
want to continue the war. Franco
wants to permit more Frenchmen to
die in order that Clemens may be-
come French citizens. Not only does
it want to saerifice Prenchinen, but
also Russians, Englishmen, Italians,
Belgians, Serbians, R 11t11itfland
Porteguese. All mankind Is to be
hurled int() the yawning jaws of hell
because of this ono IMO, .of Alsate-
Lorraine. The French Gmternment
SO willsit and. we aro horozto say We
cannot prevent her." "
REPORT THAT ?,IICHALLIS IS OUT
London, Oct. 28.—A Reuter de-
apateh from Amsterdam PaYa that the
Berlin evening papers report that
Imperial Chaneeler :%licheitlis has
rosigned. •
LIBERTY LOAN.
Final Figures Not Known
for Sono Days.
Washington, Oet 29. --Return s from
the second' Liberty Loan campaign
reaching the Trees:tory Department ear-
ly to -day give no definite indication an
to the total amount subscribed. The
full measure of the nation's response
probably v11l not be known definitely
before the latter part of the week.
Treasury officials, on the basis of re.
turns at hand, were unable to saY
whether eubscriptiens to the loan had
passed the $5,000,000,000 mark, al-
though they were agreed the chances
are that the figureapproximate this
amount.
Reports to the Department said that
official loan committees, after yester-
day's breathing spell, were hard at
work ia an effort to complete their
tabulations or returns. They 'lave un-
til Thursday to make final reports.
4 • 4.
TEUTON PRESS JUBILANT.
Amsterdam, Oct. 28. -The battle on the
Isonzo evokes 'shouts of triumph 10 the
(lerman and Austrian press, particularly
the latter. Acc.:ording to a despatch
from Vienna, the Frerndenblatt goes so
far as to leciaro that Italy will go the
same way as Roumania, . Serbia, and
Russia paying "a terrible price for th-
su
It of her unscrupulous, treacherous and
rapacious statemen." The Neursweiner
Tagbiett talks of the "sudden destruc-
tion of the Entente's Last hope on Eur-
opean battlefields,"
FRATERNIZING
RUSSIANS MET
RETRIBU liON
Their Own Guns Were Turn-
ed On Them When They
Were Seen.
ADVANCE STILL
No Sign of Retiring Ger-
mans—No Thought of
Quitting Capital.
Petrograd, Oct. 28.—Russian sol -
diem who fraternized with Germans
were fired on by Russian artillery
yesterday, says to -day's official com-
munication.
The Ruesian advance in the Riga
region, on the front of the German
withdrawal, is being continued, and
Russian scouts have gone as 'far as
Annehof without encountering the
enemy, says an official communica-
tion. Russian positions on the coast
were bombarded by German naval
forces, including dreadnoughts. There
was no fighting in the Gulf of Fin-
land.
To -day's Russian official report
reads:
"On all fronts there were fusil-
lades and reconnoitring operations.
"In the region of Illoukst several
scores of our men fraternized with
the Germans. The troops so engaged
were dispersed also our artillery fire.
The Germans also attemptedto fra-
ternize in the region of Krevo and
near the village of Leroy(); south-
east of Baranovichi.
"In the Baltic Sea, in the region
of the Gulf of Finland, there were
no operations. On the Riga coast
the situatloo is unchanged."
TO DEFEND PETROGRAD.
Premier Kerensky, speaking. Sat-
urday in the Preliminary Parliament,
said -that the Government never had
debated the possibility of surrender-
ing Petrograd to the enemy as al-
leged by some 'newspapers. On the
contrary, the defence of the capital
to the uttermost had been the con-
stant preoccupation of the Govern-
ment, which, as a result of its de-
liberations, decided not to leave
Petrograd until the highest interests
of this state demanded such a course.
Premier Kerensky added that the
present strategic situation was such
that there was no necessity for the
Preliminary Parliament to discuss
the question as a matter of urgency.
If the evacuation of Petrograd were
decided on, it would not be due to
military events, but to the difficulties
of obtaining supplies of food and
tuel. All measures taken had for
their object the strengthening of the
city's defence.
ENEMY WARSHIPS ACTIVE.
The text of the Russian communi-
cation issued Saturday follows:
"Northern front: Yesterday at 9
o'clock in the morning opposite
Ainashi we observed an •enemy
squadron, consisting of ten cruisers
and destroyers. At 10 aan. the
squadron begat' to bombard the Aina-
shi sector, continuing until noon.
Afterward the enemy steamed away
in a southwestern direction.
"Off Salismunde at 10.20 a.m. two
enemy cruisers accompanying trans-
ports and small craft appeared. At
10.30 a.m. we further observed one
dreadnought and ten destroyers. At
10.50 a.m. the enemy squadron, from
a distance of' eight miles, began to
shell Salismunde, and continued firing
until noon. Subsequently, part of
the ships made for the north, but
opposite Salismunde, and about seven
miles distant, ' two cruisers and a de-
stroyer remained until evening.
"Further information from 'the
northern front shows that in the Gulf
orleinland, there has been no fighting
activity.
"Ati enemy naval detachment con-
sisting of dreadnoughts, one cruiser,
eight destroyers, and two,transports,
left Thursday ,from. Kuivost Bay, an&
•approaehed arsinnfet Island
Kuno and bombarded the southern
coast. It has been observed that the
Germans attempted to • eonstrttct
barbed wire entanglements on the
eastern coast of Wader Penituula.
Our fire dispersed those troops thus
engaged. On the rest Of this front
tio fighting occurred.
"In the Riga region scouting
Parties have been active. One of our
patrols advanced to Annehof Without
eneountcring the enemy. On the rest
of this front only fusillades occurred.
"Western, sotithwestern and Rou-
manian fronts: Fusillades took plop",
here."
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IENTENTE DRIVE IN BELGIUM
IS STILL SURGING FORWARD
British and French Troops Both G5ill Ground
▪ Many Villages Taken.
Entire Mercitem Peninsula Near DixMutio
Takea--Beigians 02 Well.
London, Oct. 28. — The entlin
Merckem Peninsula, near Dixmutle, ha.
been captured by the Entente forces
according to the BtitIsh official com•
munication issued 'this evening, ants
is no win posseesion of the Belgians
who attacked in conjunction with the
French. The British have improved
their positions near the Ypres-Rouler}
railway.
The French attack met with full
success on both sides of the road be.
tween Ypres and DI:allude. All the
German positione were captured on a
two-and•a-half-mile front, despite des-
oerate enemy resistance. Four vil•
;ages on the outskirts of Houtholsi
forest were occupied, as well as a
great number of 'strongly fortified
farms. Two hundred prisoners were
taken,
Another advance was made on the
Aisne front also, which ended in the
capture of Tholdmont farm.
Major Morant, military correspon-
dent of the Berlin Deutsches Tagee
Zeitung, In an article in that news
paper expresses the belief that the
Germans will soon be compelled to
evacuate the narrow Dixmude salient
between Dixmude and. the PasSchen-
daele ridges. There Allies have so bit-
ten into the German front anehored
Dixmude and Warrenton that it is
no longer tenable, he says.
BELGIANS PLAYED PART.
British Front in France and Bel-
gium, Oct. 28.—The story qf the
highly -important victory won by the
French and Belgian armies over the
marsh lands of Flanders yesterday is
the record of a speCtacular military
operation, which before its .comple-
tion would. have been branded as im
possible by the everage expert. It is a
story of men who battled their way
forward over morasses and through
water into which they sank literally
to their necks at times, and, with
rifle and cold steel, conquered ' the
enemy 'in a large and vital strip of
territory, which includes within its
borders such places as Kippe, Marc-
kem, Aschhoope, Verbrandesmis and
Kostermolen.
The striking feature of the pert
formance lies in tlie part played by
the Belgians in yesterday's drive.
When the poilus reached the neigh-
borhood if Luyghem in the afternoon
and began their assault on this place
the Belgians, wlio were watching
from their lines across the floods,
joined in. Numbers of them, piling
into ferries, poled their way to the
eastern shore and hurled themselves
on the Germans concealed in con-
crete defences, in the region north of
Luyghem, with such good effect that
they quickly mopped up this entire
northern tip 01 the so-called Luy-
gehm peninsula.
, The territory concinered yesterday
is a strip of land about 7,000 yards
long and varying in width from 1,500
yards at the narrowest place to 2,000
at the widest. If a line be drawn from
a point just north of Langewaede
westwardalmost to Sevelsoten, this
would constitute the base of the
strip.
THE FRENCH OFFICIAL 'STORY'.
The official statements issued to-
night by the French War Office read:
Saturday night: "In Belgium our
attack, begun at 5.15 in the morning,
developed during the course of the
day with full success on both sides of
the road between Ypres and Dix-
mude. Our troops captured all the
German positions on a front of four
kilometres (two and a half miles)
and a mean depth of two kilometres,
despite stubborn resistance on the
Part of the enemy, who suffered very
heavy losses.
"On the right we reached the west-
ern outskirts of Houtholst Forest and
captured the villages of Verbrandes-
mis, Asehoop, Merckem and KIPPe,
as well as a great number of strongly
fortified farms. We took 'pout a
hundred prisoners."
Sunday afternoon—The announce-
ment follows:
"In Belgium We continued to make
progress on our left, at the Laighem
peninsula, and reduced a number of
small islands .held by the enemy. The
number of prisoners taken since yes-
terday exceeds 200.
"On the Aisne fornt there was in-
termittent artillery fighting, which
was very spirited in the region of
Hurtebis. In Champagne we re-
pulsed an enemy attack in the sector
of Maisons. We penetrated a Ger-
man trench south of Forges Brook,
and on the left bank of the Meuse
and brought back prisoners. Else-
where the night was calm."
Sunday evening —"North of the
Aisne there was spirited artillery ac-
tivity in the region of Pinon-Chavig.
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that builds healthy muscle
and red blood. For break-
fast with tnilk or cream, or
any meal with fresh fruits.
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non and Epine de Chevreguy; about
12 o'clock the Germans delivered a
strong attack against our positions
Korth of the Froidmont Farm. Our
fire drove back the enemy waves,
which were broken up with' serious
Losses. About sixty prisoners re-
mained in our bandit.
"In the Argonne an enemy surprise
attack was without result. The artil-.
lery action was quite spirited- in the
Champagne in the region of the
Monts. The day was calm, every-
where else." •
THE BRITISH OFFICIAL.
Sunday night—"During the course
of the day operations by French and
Belgian forces north of Merckem
were successfully carried out. The
vIllage of Lusrghem was captured
this morning by French troops and
the whole Merckem 'Peninsula is
now in the hands of. the allies. A
further number of prisoners hap been
captured.
'On the battle front the activity
of both artilleries continued. The
hostile artillery also has been more
actiae than usual' south of Lens." "
Saturday night's report said:
"The operations of the French north
of St, Jansbeek continued with sue-
sess this morning. The French troops,
advancing on both sides of the Bixs-
choote-Dixmude road, in spite of diffi-
culties from floods and the heavy
ground, captured the villages of As-
choop, Kippe and Merckem, with many
farms and other strong points. A
number of prisoners was taken.
"On the British battlefront there
a -as great activity by bath artilleries,
eut no infantry action. The number
Cterman prisoners captured since
the commencement of operations yes-
terday morning exceeds 1,100, which
ncludes 300 taken by the French. A
eostile raid was repulsed early this
morning."
THE BELGIAN OFFICIAL.
Havre, Oct. 28.—The Belgian War
Office report said:
"We improved our positions slight-
'ly during the night in the neighbor-
hood of the Ypres -Routers railway.
On Friday night Belgian troops car-
ried out -a; successful raid north of
Dixinude, capturing 16 prisoners and
s machine gun. Yesterday morning
Belgian troop, acting in co.niunctIon
with the French, crossed the inunda-
tions and occup:ed Merckem Penin-
sula, in the neighborhood of Vyfhtly-
ten."
"Last night, following an emission
• gas in the direction of German
'trenches, in the region of .Dixm,ude,
Jim of our reconnoitring rrartles caus-
ed heavy loses among the enemy and
Drought bark a score of prisoners and
.me machine gun, blowing up also a
4lielter frr bomb throwers. To -day
• contisued to keep directly by our
(ire with the French offensive in the
region tf Merckem. A Belgian de-
tachment, after having traversed in-
undated territory, gained a footing in
the enemy works in the region of
Luyghem. The reaction of the Ger-
mans was feeble. Spirited bomb -fight -
mg ,n the neighborhood of Dixmude
ene.ed to our advantage.
"k Belgian detachment operating
!if conjunction with the French ad-
va need in -the Vyfhuyzen Peninsula
end captured a number of prisoners
es well as eonsidera.ble material in -
eluding three minenwerfers. A patrol
.trossed Blanlr.aert Lake and brought
'sack a score of prisoners. Our artil-
'ery carried out numerous fires of de-
struction against the enemy batteries
end organizations. The enemy replied
.veakly, except before Dixmude, where
nir fire caused bomb -fighting, which
ter:initiated quickly to our advantage.
Our aviators carried out sixty-one
,lights, including 17 for the purpose
if ranging.the guns, 14 for protection
and 15 for pursuit. Two air engage-
ments were fought,"
ENEMY MUST GO
BACK TO WEST
U. S. War Secretary Fore-
tells Hun Retreat.
Is Not Discouraged as to
Italy's Loss.
Washington, Oct. 29,—Important de-
velopments are impending in the great
war, Secretary Baker indicates in hid
official review of last week's opera-
tions on all fronts, which concludes
With the brief statement that certain
units of the American forces in France
have taken their places on the battle-
front to complete their training. This
is the War Department's first •mention
of the fact that Gen. Pershing's men
are on the firing line.
It is the Wave of activity during
the Week on nearly, every front, how*
even, that caught the Secretary's atten-
tion. Significant operations are in
progrcess, he says; both east and west,
on the Italian fronts, in Macedonia
Roumania, Mesopotamia and even in
Cast Africa On the western front, hw
said, a new strategic retreat of the
German forces appears to be the next
move expected, and they =1st move
back under critical circumstances front
between the two wedges, thoze of
Flanders and the Aisne, which have
teen driven • relentlessly into their
line by the Bash and.French.
Flinty foesing -through a difficult
,..Mr. Baker says, The AustrO-
n drive is being pressed forward
posing forceE"But once before
Stemmed .the Ode of an Austrian
11, under lesa faeorable eonditiona
or the defenders, he points out, and
hurled the enemy baek with only
taeleof iletory during the firet (lava
of WO terrifle onslanght. Whiter is
'lloW Mining to the Aid of the Italian,
Ulade in Canada;
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