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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1914-9-3, Page 7BRITISg NAVAL VICTORY North. Sea Fleet Sends Five German War- ships to the Bottom A despatch from. London says: "A glorious victory has fallen to the Bri"ttisli fleet. "With all the 'oourageand fear- less enterprise that have dish•: grisbed British ,of6,oers, who many times have gone into the very laws of the enemy, Rear -Admirals Beat- ty, : Christian and Moor conducted :Combined operation's in to Bight of Heligo1. nd, where the enemy had all his strength tat his 'command. "Their triumph was complete. The German light cruiser Mainz and .another of the Koein class and a third, whose name is unknown, were destroyed, as well as two tor- pedo -beat destroyers. "Evidently a concerted attack was planned, just as the seamen of old would have planned it, to be- gun in the dark -and reach tits deci- sive point at dawn. To Sir David Beatty fell the op- portunity and the honor which will wake him and his officers the 'envied of the whole fleet, for' to him fell the oonducb of theoperations, un- der :the direction of Sir John Jelli- ooe, the commander-in-chief, Sir David Beatty is one of the most brilli'ant . of , the navy's omi cers, With him were Rear -Admiral A. G. W. Moore, Rear -Admiral A. H. Christian, Commodore It. J. B. Keyes, Commodore, Reginald C. Tyrwritt and Commodore William E. Goodenough. Cortnplete as was the victory, the British suffered little, all their ships. being afloat' and in good or- der. What is to. be especially noted is the high efioiency of the British gunnery. Not .a German cruiser es- caped, and the torpedo-boat des- troyers fled wildly to search of :shelter. Not only were two of :their num- ber sunk, but not .a few others were damaged by the British fire, In ;addition to not losing a single ship, the British loss of life was not heavy, The attacking force oonprised a battle cruiser squadron, light oruiser 'squadrons .and destroyer and submarine flotillas. Rear Ad-. •miral. Beatty is the youngest flag officer afloat. BRITISH ARMY IS UNDAUNTED Refitted, Reinforced and . Rested. for the Next Great Battle. A despatch from Londonsays A.fuer four days of .desperate fight - big, the British army in France is rested, .refitted and reinforced for the next great battttle, according toan announeement by Lord Kitchen= sr, Secretary of Staibe, for War. In a. 'statement based on reports from Sir John Frrentch, oosnmander of. the British `expeditionary fencers, the Minister says that, the British, .after struggling against tremendous odds, retired to ' .a, new line. Their casualties are between 5,000 and 6,000. - Sinoe this fighting ceased the French on the ._right and left have brought the Germans attack to a 'stam•debill, .it is declared.. Lord Iiitchenter's •statement, .which was issued through the medium of ._, : the official infoianaaationbureau, fol. - lows Lasted Four Days. "There has been a four days' bat- tle—on the 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th of August. During the whole of. this period the British, in eon- fornity with a general movement of the French !armaites, were occupied in resisting and checking the Ger- man advance and in withdrawing to new lines of defence. ' "The battle began at Mons on Sunday, during which day and part of the night the Germain attack, which was stubbornly pressed and repeated, was completely checked by the British front. On Monday, the 24th, the Germans made vigor- ous efforts in 'superior numbers to prevent the safe withdrawal of the Brutish army and be drive it into the fortress of Maubeuge., "This 'effort rias, frustrated by the -steadiness and skill with which the British retirement was conduct - ted, and, as on the previous day, very heavy losses, fear in excess of anything suffered' tby us, were in- flioted ron the enemy, who, in dense formation and in enormous masses, marched forward again and yet again tto storm the British lines.'.' •i, ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP BANK. Warning Issued in London to Ex- amine All Boxes. A despatch from London, !'ng- •. land, says: "An attempt to 'blow up one of the chief' London banks, says The Evening News, "has led to an official warning to all banks- to examine thoroughly upon de- livery all deep boxes 'deposited with them. A harmless looking deep Ibex," ,tihe paper continues, "was Presented ata a a London' bank for de posit in the strong" rooan. A. sharp ear Caught an ominous ticking, and an infernal. :machinewas dis- dovered in the .box." Bread -Malting Ants. Some remarkable astttories are told S,x+spec,iesa of ant common in Dal - Mk. According to Dr. Neger, o -f e Dresden Forestry School, this lwt not ,only cuts leaves and gaTth- tiseeds, . but .actually makes bread biscuit. It seems that the 'seeds nine first. 'stprouted, carried into the 4un rand dried, then taken back to he -underground ohambers, where they 'axe chewed into a dough. This 4oug+h is then finally made into t6y cakes, which are baked in the Otut , then carefully placed in stor- tuge for future use. RUSSIAN FRONT OVER 100 MILES Many Desperate Fights Mark Czar's Invasion of East Prussia and Austria. A despatch from London ,says : Desperate fighting is in progress be. tween the Russian 'armies of inva- sion •and the German and Austrian defending, forces along a line ex- tending more than. 100 miles from the Vistula River, in East Prussia; to the Dnieper Ri-ver, in Galicia, according to reports from St. Pe- tersburg and Berlin. The Russian War Office announces that Allen - stein, south-west of Koenigsberg, hagsbeen+capbured, but according to the Berlin :ads -Ices, fighting is shill going on at that point. Koenigs- berg itself is announaoed from St. Petersburg and also from Paris to have been. invested ,successfully by. the Russian forces, situ that this fortress no longer'presentts a men- ace .to the flank of the Czar's army's 'advance in the direction of Berlin. '" L+ nga,gemtents are reported from Thorn •and Grade.uz. From. Killoe troops are being sent :along the right bank of the Vistula to partici- pate in the b arttle east of Lemberg, where the Russians made three thousand prisorners. At. Podgaytzy the Austrians have lost three thou- sand men, thirteen gums and large stores of provisions. EVERY MAN IS NEEDED. Britain Will Require 600,000 or More Men. A despatch from London says§ : "Lord Kitchener needs all the men he can get," was the. 'significant statement made by Premier Asquith in. the House of Commons .on Wed- nesday. It was made in reply to interpellations as to the plans of the War Secretary to add 600,000 men to the army. "It is a mistake to think that only 100,000. men are needed,a continued the Premier, m who, answering other .questions, declared that. British volunteers would not be compelled to go abroad. He added that no oonsid- era+titon has yet bean given to the question, of enlisting men between the ages of thirty and forty. Laziness travels slowly, and pov- erty soon overtakes • it. Churchill Leaving His Office ,Atter Declaration of War. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, guarded by a de- tective, leaving the Admiralty Offioe . after the deal"araation .of war: Under his right arm he is carrying a despatch box, CITY OF bOBYAI SAS RAZED Intellectual Metropolis of the Belgian Lower Co Mass of Ruins Countries a A despatch from • London says: The war information bureau an- nounoes the following :— "The Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs reports thtat a German army corps after receiving a check with- drew in disorder'tc.tkhe city;:. of Lou - wain. The Germans on guard art the entrance of the city mistaking, the nature of this incursion fired upon their countrymen, who they mistook for..Belgians "In spite of the .denials from the authorities the Germans, in order to cover their mistake, pretended that it was the inhabitants who had fired on thtem, w'here'as the inhabi- tants, including the police, all had been disarmed more than a. week before. "Without inquiry and without lie - toning to any protest, the. German commander announced that the town would be destroyed immedi- ately. The in'habitan'ts were order- ed to leave their dwellings and some were made prisoners. The wo- men and children were placed on trains, the destination of which are not known, ` and soldiers furnished with bombs' set fire to tali pants of the city. • The 'splendid church of St. Peter, the university buildings, the library and scientific establish- ments were delivered to the flames. "Several notable citizens were shot. ..The city, which had a popu- lation of 46.,000 and was the intel- lectual metropolis of the low coun- tries, is now nothing more than a heap of ashes." Shocked ring George. A detspatoh from London - Says : An Antwerp despatch to Reuter's Telegram Company says that King Albert of Belgium has received the following message from King George : "I aan shocked to hear of the danger you have run from the throwing of bombs. I. hope that the Queen and the children have not suffered. ' I am following with ad miration :the •great deeds of your brava army." Terrible Carnage. A despatch from London says : An officer who returned here wounded after partiaipaating in • the fighting around .Charleroi declares that in. the ; three days' fighting there the Germans lost fully 60,000 in killed _and wounded. Italian Army Will Ellter the Field A despatch from Rome says: A despatch to the Gazette. de Lau- sanne says: "Ittaly is arming to join the Triple Entente. Troops ere passing inoessanbly from Liguria and Pioedmontt, their destination be- ing Udine.. The French frontier has been entirely evacuated. In Venetia and on the frontier 'there are 800,000 men. Within a few days the .Italian army will enter the field." )4B0flh11 TOWA IID PARIS German Armies Advancing in Wedge- shape Formation A despatch from, London says; An officinal bulletin issued by the French War Othee,'raid : "T'hc progress of the German right wing has obliged us for yield ground on our left." An earlier bulletin by the French War Omoe 'staid : "Our •,f urges have advanced to Lorraine. We •oceups. a line along Mortagnte and our might wing is pushing forward. No news has oemet from Meuse, "Sunday a violent battle occur- red in tiie region • 'of . Manrnoy, near Lille, Bigay, L'Abbeys, end Cha- teau Porciee, but the result has, not been'deciaive and the arttack will be r• essun eel to -morrow. "Four French army corpse, en- gaged in a violent, battle on tths left wing. The right' wing of these' four 'corps, taking :the offensive,, drove back on Guise the tenth.Ger- main 'army 'corps and the guards, both suffering considerable hooses. "Our heft was lass •fortunarte. The Getman forces .are advancing in the direction of La, Fere:" ATTACKS PARIS FB01YI THE SKY Zeppelin Flew at Height of 6,000 Deet and Bombs Did No Damage. A despatch . from Paris says: This city has been :thrown into great excitement. It was caused by an aeroplane bearing a 'Germain flag which puttered :acr;oss the. city and 'slowly aencirolin'g the line. +of forts dropped a, small - parachute containing a German flag and a. message tie the Parisians reading : "The German army is at tate e doors of Paris. " All you can do is surrender. (Signed) Lieut. von Heidssen." The • German aviator also drop- ped five bombs, which fell in the most populous quarter of the city. One bomb fell in front of the shop of a baker and wine merchant at the oorn•er of Rue Albouy and Rue des Vinaigriers a two on Quad. de Val/ay, one of which did not ex- plode; the other •struck the -walls of the Night , Refuge :behind Sat. Martin's Hospital. Two others dropped din the Rue des Recollets and Rue Martin, .neither sof which exploded. The military governor of Paris has ordered. all per'soos within the section's covered by the fortis of Paris to evacuate their houses within four days ;and demolish them under pain, of dearth. ANNEX TO NAVAL HOSPITAL. • Admiralty Has Accepted Proposal as Alternative fol Ship. A despatch from. London says : It is announced that a cargo of 15,000 quarters of wheat and 300 quarters of oats has just r°•e:aach•ed Hull from Montreal. The Mersey Dock Board has just decided that Canada's gift of flour shall be handled and ware- housed 'free of cost. As intimated by the correspon- dent ten days ago the Admiralty has preferred to :uceept the Modi- fied offer of the woinaen of Canada. to provide and maintain a naval hospital rather than a hospital ship. The new hospital will be supple- mentary to the Royal Naval Ros- pital at . Portsmouth, and willbe named the Canadian Women's Hos- pital. 200 British Wounded. A despatch from Southampton says The firs t hospital ship from. Prance arrived h..• here with e 200 British wounded from the first battle at Mons. Nearly all the men were i•n jured by shell fire. War Tax of 8300,000. The Germans have imposed a fine of $300,000 on the Belgian town of Charleroi. A VIEW OF THE CITY OF ANTWERP FROM THE HARBOR This picture shoves +lie beautiful c.atheds:al elf •:teere 'i't' t a test ''li:'. The city is d'sfe the centre' of the Bitty. ,A by iii i- y orts car.- :W?i tg to- ni,ti.sty miles from TURKEY WILL :DECLARE WAR° 0-eranan Officers Are Pouring Into the Ottoman Empire. A despatch from. London says t•: Reuter'•s announces that ,confirana- tion ,has been received. in well-in- formed quarters: of the reported. fresh military activity in Turkey and the sending of German offioere to Constantinople. It also is Un- derstood that the matter already has been made the 'subject of repre tsentatious to the Ottoman Govern- ment by the allies. • A news despatch, from Germany of a veryy definite oha,raeter says ; that on August . 24 a train passed - through P1nlippopalis w th 1 0 Ger- man officers and 'subalterns aboard, of whom 45 were naval officers. On the following` day another train passed through Sofia with 90 Ger- man !sailors, and ;three German• offi- cers. On August . 26 a d•ettaohm,ent of German marines passed throughe Sofia bound for Constantinople and' more are expeeted. Situation Grave. The fact is that Turkey may de dare war at almost any moment, The efforts of the nations of. the Triple Entente hitherto have failed' and the situation, is: described at the Turkish Embassy here to be grave. The arrival sof •,:the `Garman light cruiser Panther at Smyrna is -thea* concluding incidentt. in ' Tiirkey's preparations as they are understood, here. The Panther, like the battltIe' cruisers- Goeben and Breslau, will_ be bought by Turkey, according to the report's here.. GERMAN SUCCESSES. Austrian Emperor . Congratulates the liaise'. A. despatch from London says : The Wireless Telegraph Company. received the following German of-' ficial' wireless des,pateh r "Emperor William has received the following telegram from the, Emperor of Austria `Victory after victory =... God is with you. He will bo with us also., I. most einoerely congratulate you, dear friend, also the young heroes, your, dear son, the Crown _Prince, and the Prince 'Rupprecht, aas well. as the incomparably brave Ger- man army. Words fail to express what shoves me and with me any his- tory. ,' of world's armyin these days 5 tory " `FRANOIS JOSEPH.' " "Field' Marshal von Der Goltz, who has been trusted by the Em- peror with the administration o£ that part of Belgium in the posses- sion of Germany, has left for Bel- gium to enter upon his duties as Governor-General. The civil ad: ministration has been entrusted to the President of the Government Board ,at - Aix-la-Chapelle, Baron von Sundt. Re will be known - as the Chief Administrator. "The King of Bavaria' has left for the western theatre of war, "Tho former Consul -General at Tangier reports that the bulk of Germans residing in tb,a,b city have fled to Cadiz, Spain. " 414 Losses of the. Allies. - A despatch from London says : I•t is announced that during the recent operations in Togolrand one. British and tuo Pretn><li 'officers and 12 Bri- tish and 16 French native troops; were killed. Three British and two French ;officers and 24 British and 26 French 11 tris soldiers were wounded. +400,000' Tribute 'ri'ilhin to ricIIr. A despatch from 1 ndon Says: A Boulogne despatch to the Standard says that the town of `Diurnal, ea•p+i- tal of the Department ' of Hainaut, Belgium, occupied by the Germans, was compelled to pay an indemnity' of 8400,000 within an hour, the Bur- gomaster being Medd ass ,a lto$.tagc, until the money was, paid,