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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1914-9-24, Page 7eae t RESULTS 011' NAVAL r4L'TI01 Victories and Losses Recorded From Maty Points A despatch from London says. The British light eruiser Pegasus, stationed off !the British protector- ate o£ Zanzibar, en island off ;the east 'coast of Africa, was attacked and completely disabled by the Ger- xnan cruiser Koenigsberg. Twenty- five men were killed and 80 wound- -re ound-- e ed. The O'flicial Press Bureau has issued this account of the ,affair - "Since the outbreak of the war ELMS. Pegasus, working from Zanzibar, has rendered very useful service, including the destruction of Dar-es-Saliaam;andthie sinkingof the Gerrnan gunboat Move at the floating dodos. "She was attacked by the Ger- man protected cruiser Koenigsberg while ,coming to anchor in the har- bor of Zanzibar. She had ,come into the harbor for the purposeof eleane ing ;and making repairs to her una.- ohinery. The Pegasus was taken at . disadvantage and was somewhat outianged by the newer kite -ix -wit guns of the Koenigsberg. She was completely ,disabled.Our losses are unofficially reported as 25 kille' and 80 wounded out of a Drew of 234. The dainage to the Koenigs- berg is unknown. She -was last seen &teaming to the southward.. "On Sept. 10 the German cruiser ]i1mden, from the Ohina, stations af- ter having beep lost ,sight of.for six weeks, sud'nly appeared in the Bay of Bengal and captured the six following British - ships: Indus, Lovas, Killin, Diplomat, Trabbook, and Kaba. Five of these were sunk, and the sixth sent, to Calteuttta with their' crews." A : telegram from Melbourne, which has been confirmed by the Press Bureau :here, estates that Rear -Admiral Sir George Pattey, eomurmander of the A isttralian navy, in a wireless despatch to, the Gov- ernment, states that submarine AE1 has .distaxpeared with all hands on board+; Other vessels of the fleet Made a. •sea•roh, but failed to da- cover arry•wreokaee. The loss is at- tributed to aooi de:nt, as there vias no enemy within 100 miles and the weather was fine at the time. This is the first disaster in the history of the Australian navy, The AE1 was under .eoniniwnd of Lieut.- Commander Thomas F. Resent, Thirty-one dives were lost, The Admiralty also reports that the Cunard liner Germania last week sank a German merchant cruiser in an engagement off the River Platte, on the .east coast .of South America. The steeemen:t says: "The British auxiliary eruuser Carmanie, Capt. Noel Grant, Royal Navy, went into action Sept. 14 off the *east of South America with a Gerniaii :armed, merchant cruiser euppos:ed to• be the Cap 'l3retailgar or Berlin, mounting. eight four -inch guns and romeponist. The. action lasted one hour'tend 45 minutes, when the German 'ship capsized and sank, her survivors being rescued by an empty eollier. "Of the' Carrnamia'•s crew, nine men were killed and five ,seriously wounded. None of the officers -vas injured. The First Lord of the Aa- miralty hats sent the following tele- gram to Capt.: Grant: 'Well done l You have fought a fine aetaou to a successful issue.' " - Tihe Germania, aCunard liner, was in the service between New York and Liverpool until taken over by the Britisb Government and con- verted into a warship. She was last reported as 'reedy to sail from Liverpool on Sept. 5. The Clap Trafalgar was a ship of 9,854 tons. She railed from Montevideo, on Aug. 22 for Las Palmas. CITY OF RHEIMS MASS OF REINS Following a Furious Bombardment of Three Days by the Germans. A despatch • from Paris says: Rheims, one. of the most beautiful cities : in Frane,e, with 105,000 popu- ` 'dation, an important :link in the Frenoh ,defences, is in flames, fal- lowing a rfurieoue bombardntient of three days by the Germane, in which 400 oiri1,ians were killed, and in which the cathedral and the greater portion of the city were de- molished by shells. Many wounded German soldiers, who were sheltered in the cathe- dral, were killed by the fixe from the German cannon. An official de- sprabeh from Bordeaux declares there is little Mope of saving the eity from complete destruction. The Minister ; of the Interior an- nouneed (that the [famous ecarbhedieul of Notre Dame ab Rheims had been destroyed by German artillery fire, And that all the other his:boric and Public buildings of that city had been destroyed or seriously dam - :aged. READY FOR PARIS FEASTS. Germans Had 'Brushed tip Thcir French in ordering Viands. A despatch from Bordeaux says: A pocket conversation guide which had been contained in the pocket- book of a wounded German in a French hospital seems to indicate that ib was intended for use when the Germans entered Paris. Some of the expressions translated from. French into English were: "Give me three ,chickens ; I desire two bottles of champagne ; three bottles of very\ld burgundy, :and giveme e some of Martel's hest eo•gnae," GENERAL .DELA:REY KILLED. Tragic End of One of the -Famous Boer Leaders. A despatch from Capetown says : Gen. Jacobus Hendrik; Delarey, the well-known Boer General,bas been accidentally shot dead near Johan n•esburg. General Delarey, .accom- panied by General Beyers, who has just resigned his 'position as Com- mander-in-chief of • the ,defence forces of the Union of South Africa, was returning on Tuesday evening by iauto,mobile to his farm, when the -polices who were. watching for a gang of desperadoes known to be using a car similar to that of Gen- eral Delarey, challenged the Gen-. eral. It is evident that neither General Delarey nor those in the star with him heard tthe challenge, for they proceeded without stop -- ping. Tihe police fired at the car, and abullet entered General De- larey's heart. The .shooting of the General has caused a great sensa- tion throughout South Africa. GERMAN UNE1IPLO.YED. The Industrial Situation in Berlin Is Critical. A despatch from Rome says : Re- ports received here from Germany describe the situation as becoming somewhat critical owing to the great number of unemployed, the high cost of living and the scarcity of the necessaries of life, especially wheat. WARNING AT RHEIMS.. Cierinan 14ietiroile Adopted to Ter- . rorize People. "Rheims was occupied. by the enemy, a.nd it was occupied by the French after considerable fighting. "A proolaanation, a copy of which is in the possession of the British army, was. posted 1a11 over the town. A literal translation of this poster tallows L sses;Ovor 8Q,000 at A despatch f rain Bordeaux. - says : ?tt its unofficially announced that the German forges loaf (two ;army ,corps (80,000 men) in the battle around the Marne. „ Prisoners from the Bat tee of the Marne continue to pour into Bordeaux, but so discreetly as their transport been arranged that the people telache city ere hard- iy s; ware of their presence. Eight bunt d: 'of them arrived in one day, knost of them Saxons, belonging to the' Agricultural classes. Some of them were Berlin postman. All talked freely, pointing smilingly at their tattered greenish -grey uni- forms. "Red trousers are more elefewnrt, but also more visible," said one. Their uniforms have no metal butt- ton,t:, but all carry in their pockets Sc4D .of copper buttonssurmounted _Lane by animperial • crown; wrapped up in tissue paper. These, they ex - pleat, they isaw on their tunics.when they occupy a 'town for ,any length of time: The majority of the -,pri- soners had been wounded in their first .action, but if they fought little they marched peach, . "We never' did 1eseethan 45 or 50 kilometres e day,". said one of +the rnen. "The field kitchens had difficulty in keep- ing xi, but nevertheless we usually had one meal._ But the marching exhausted us. One day we inaroh- ecl for 22 hours, interrupted by only one hour's sleep "This' war is a terrible thing," said ,s Saxon infantryman with tsars in his eyes, "I left there," pointing to the east, "my wife and children, Do you think I am here willingly '+ What do we want here? FRENCH CAVALRY RIDING INTO GEMBLDUX4 BELGIUM BELGIUM'S REPLY. Offered Extension of . Territory in Exchange for an Arauietice, .. A de.spateh from London. says: Telegraphing from Antwerp the Ex- change Telegraph Company's cor- respondentsays: The report that Field Marshal Baron von der Gottz, Governor- General of the territory in Belgium occupied by the Germans., had visi- ted Antwerp arose from - the fact that M. Woeste, leader of the Oath - olio Anti -militarist party, who re - maned in Brussels after the Bel- gians left, was sent to Antwerp by the Germans to ascertain whether it was possible to arrange an armis- tice by promising Belgium an exten- sion of her country. Belgium's re- ply was a four days' battle near Louvain and Aerschot." ATTEMPTED INVASION. - German Troops Drew Back Into Their Own Territory. A despatch from Nairobi, aBri- tish East Africa.,, says : German soldiers who attempted to invade the Belgian Congo have been de- feated and driven back into their own territory. The East African Mounted Rifles were sent to :the Belgian territory when the Germans crossed the bor- der, add defeated the invaders at Kishi. MISTOOK IT FOR FRENCH. TheGermans Annihilated Thcir Own Regiment. A despatch from Troyes, France, says : A Saxon officer, a prisoner of the French, deelares that near Malines the German artillery anni- hilated a Prussian regiment, which it had mistaken for French. He says also that in a frontier village two b.attalians of German infantry fired upon each. other until there was scarcely a. man of ;either deft. MAY SEIZE FOOD STUFFS. Move to Cheek Any Effort to Boost Prices. A despatch from. London .says : A- proclamation has been issued 'auth- orizing the Board of Trade ba take possession • of any ,articles of com- merce which are being unreasonably held from the, market, peering. the owners fair .prices for them. BRITISH KEEP 4'. PEGGING GING AWAY Foot by Foot They Are Slowly Beating Back the Enemy : Opposed to Thein. A deexattoh froth. London says: A correspendent of the Times sends the if,ollowing despatch from "be- hind the British lines" :--- "The "The great battle draws toa close, Exhaustion rather than shot and shell has • wrought a terrible: peace along the river hanks—,a peace • which my experiences of the last few days leads me to believe may be the herald of victory. That, at least, is how I read *thesetuathicn. "1 have seen our troops, and the French go into battle, not as worn and weary mien, but as conquerors.. I thaw seen +them. return. 'wounded from.. this+ valley of aeeth with the 'conquering spirit' fanned to fierce fury. Hero is a +typical desoriptiian from the trenches of the greet struggle :— ". `We are tslowly beating them back. We have to do it foot by foot, for they have huge guns., and their shell fire is terrible. But we keep pegging away. ° How l Well we dig ourselves in—we British lads have rlearned., that lesson—,arid then .we go on fighting and fighting until the moment cornus when we ,can make a small .advance. We crawl up again and dig 'ourselves in, and iso on. - Colt. Steel at the End. " `It; of course, comes to cold steel. We are all right (there.' "The scene on the river at might was -magnafioent and appalling be- yond words. Tthe whole valley was swept with a blaze of se,arehlights from darkness until dawn. Great beams moved up and down, ,search- ing the :skies and trenches, and - re- vealing masked batteries on• the heights ian•d, dark furans lying along the ridges. "Here and there a lurid, flash re- vealed rbhe bursting of a shell, or a wisp of fire- a, volley from some concealed vantage, and over all rolled the perpetual (thunder of the guns—a fierce andthrilling acconl paniment. "And do you always behave like a gentleman?" .asked'. the visitor of small Harold. 'We, .ma'am," he replied. "I'sn not big enough, but I behave like a gentle boy." Belgian Gilt Gives Drink to a Freed' Cavalryntattd BRITAII WILL FIIISH JOB Steady Flow of Reinforcements Necessary, British Troops Strike Terror to C+ermans A despatch from London says : Speaking in the 1•Iouso of Lords, Field Marshal Earl Kitchener re- vealed the' strength of the British expeditionary force in France,and, described what he believed must be done to assure a sueeessfutl issue of the conflict. While the tide had apparently turned in favor of the allies, a steady flow of reinforce- ments was required, he said. There were already in France, the Secretary of War said, rather aaore than six divisions of 'British troops and two divisions of cavalry, which were . being maintained at their full strength . Further regu- lar'division•s and ,additional cavalry were being organizeel from units drawn from overseas : garrisons, which were now being occupied by territorials and volunteers. A divi- sion of territorials, already had left for Egypt, a brigade had gone to Malta, and a garrison force to Gi- braltar. - e Referring to the two new armies, the Secretary said that new divi- sions were now being cellected at the training quarters. The third army was being formed on the new camping ground, and the fourth army waa being' created. Mean- time, Indian divisions were on their way. - Praises General French. In his despatches from the. franc; Sir John.Freiioh, commander of the British expeditionary foroehad omitted, the Secretary continued, one aspect of the situation, --"the consunrmate skill and calm courage of the commander himself. - Earl Kitchenez,spoke in the high- est eulogistic :terms regarding Sir John French, the. British Cotmman- der-•itn-chief, who, he said, has met every diffieultty . presented by the situation in a manner that proved his worth as 4 ,soldier. "Thanks to his 'superb leader- ship," continued. the War Secre- tary, ."the British army has been able at all times to fighta frgbt that has thrown terror into the enemy. Notlrang bats been wanting. His every move haaehown that he has foreseen what wass to corns, and lee, has so distributed his forces that' the strongest German blows have spent their weight without bringing the disaster their authors had plan- •Heli" Earl Kitchener also paid a tribute to the other generals and the brav- ery and endurance of the, officers tad men of the expeditionary;, force. The latest adviees " from General French did net materially change the situation, as it was .already known from published ,.statements. The troops were reported to move forward "when the moment ar rived." Long and 'Mighty Conflict. On the subject of recruiting, Earl Kitchener said : "A country which prides itself on outdoor sport. as does Britain should have no diff eulty in finding men capable of mak- ing officers' ::The teeri eriala are making great stride% in efficiency, and before long will be able to take their part in the campaign. .Mean- while, reserve units are being sent to augment the expeditionary force, - and orce,and' their places are being filled by territorials. "While Britain has good ground for quiet confidence, -it should be - borne in mind that the struggle is bound to be a long one, and, it be- hooves uis to developarmed forces to earry on and bring the mighty conflict to a successful conclusion. It will be necessary, in order to keep the army at its full strength, to maintain a steady' flow of re%n-, forcements.'' . MUST SEED PEACE DIRECT. - Russia Will Not Give HeedtoAny Other Proposals. - A despatch from London says:: "There can be no peace until She Kaiser's Ministers appear at the tents.of the •alliedecornmenders and. ask for terms." This is Russia'. s attitude, as expressed by Russian newspapers which have the ear of the Government. ' To all peace pro- posals from any other ,source than Berlin direct a deaf ear has been turned. The Sb. Petersburg corres- pondent of the London Times as- sumes from the attitude of leading Russian newspapers that there is resentment in that country over persistent efforts to obtain media- tion in behalf of Germany. - Russia/s attitude, he says, is irre- vocable. Russia will not make peace except in oo-operation with her allies. WRECIKER OF LOUVAIN A. Prisoner in Belgium and Will Be Court-li:lartialed. London, Sept. 17.—T. M. Kettle, the correspondent • of The London Daily News at Ghent, telegraphs: It is s•atisfectory to observe that the B''elgiens leave refused to treat as a prisoner oe war Commandant Meune, who. commanded the Ger- man. Landsturm at (the, wrecking and burning of the eity of Louvain. He is now in the criminal" prison at Antwerp and will be tried by court martial for gross infractions of the rules of war. .5, TO CLEAR TILE BATTLEFIELDS. Hundreds of Firemen Leave Paris On a Sanitary Mission. A despatch from London ' says: Reuter's Paris correspondent says that 800 firemen. left Paris on Wednesday to carry out, under direction of She army medical eer- vice, suob 'sanitary measures on the recent battlefields as will free the capital and the region round about from ell danger of infectious • dis- eases. - Always aim higher 'than the shark —if the mark is a ,cliinple in her chin. ALLIES PLAN COUP DE MAIN Will Launch New Offensive Stroke Designed to Crush Germans. . A despatcb from Paris says : • The •Germans ;attempted to ,break the lett wing and centre of the allies and were .again thrown aback,. Key positions. were ,taken . and re- taken, but the result of the eight days' fighting sees the English .and French still on,: the offensive with the ,Germans miassing:troops behind enbren•chments for new Counter - .attacks. Repulsing most violent ,blows against their "left living :between the Oise and the Aisne, -the, allies re- covered lost ground and advanced - their line north .and east of Rheims,. where lies the centre of the ,battle. The Germans failed in a terrific + as- sault upon the French centre. They ,look the heights of Brimont, but lost the hill of Pornpelle. ` On. the east centre the' allies won a definite victory, capturing (Souain. - and taking 1,000 ;prisoners. On the east the ,Crown Prince ,continues to - give way before determined, as- saults, awhile in the Vosges and Lor- raine a French advance is eon- firmed. The line of battle remains macer:: the same as on preceding- da' -s— from the Oise and the Aisne; , north of Craonne, Rheims; and Neufchatel, through the plains of Chalons to the forest of the Axe gonne. Nothing displays more clearly the strength of the German . resistance and the indecisiveness of 'the whole combat than these vir- tually unchanged lines. WAR INDEMNITIES. Germans Asked for Mnel'r, But gave Received Little. A despatch from London says The war indemnities claimed by the German troops in towns traversed in Belgium and France reaches a total of $144,300,000, Only a very small percentage of this sum; how. ever, has been paid. FrisOners May Be Exrhmged A despatch from. London -says: The Offaeaal. Press Bureau says.' that the Government has received lnfor4. sntitio•n that . the. German Govern- meat is prepared to eoxnnhunicate lists of British prisoners in their hands in return Lor similar info -rine - tion es to Getman prisoners here. According to advices from Paris, the French and Gorman Govern - merits are arranging through Wash:, xngbon.'for the exchange of prisoners of tt„ar, It is understood that James W. Gerard, the American Ambessa•- dor to Germany, has cabled Ger- mvany'•s adhesion to the plan. At despatch f.notm..Bordeaux ,says that 1,00e German prisoners, nearly all' of them wounded, have tin red at the Fren.cb temporary .ctttpitas",^