HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1914-10-29, Page 7ALLIES GAIN TWO VICTORIES
Threaten Communications of Enemy With Position
on the i [euse
A despa'tc'h from f.'ariry rays: A
'German advance in Belgium 'is
coa.Uterbalanceel •by Freritli s'u'ecess-
es in the region of Verdun, The
K:aiser''s forces had Mightily the bet -
tee o'f•the hard fiighiting. at the ex-
treme west of the line,'but Gam.
Toffre's troops' dealt destructive
blows toward the extreme east. The
general.situaataon, as indicated by
the ;official reports, remains the
wire• --incessant, violent figtht:4in'g
with no decisive outcome. Veering
from the .seta coast and punishment
by British and French naval guns,,
the Ge'ra:man's Burled an army
against the Belgians defending the
River Ys'er and were able to ''cro's's
the Ysor between, 'heliport and Dix_
mu' Le, nit a point 'about six. miles
from the 'coasttldne. The Germans
brought heavy guns from. Liege ;and
-the Krupps hd'etermaned the con-
flict, It had t'a'ts -en the TC-aiser's
troops ten drys to beat back the.
Gallant :army commanded by King
Albert.
The .victories • of the a'lli'es were
won north and s'out'h of Verdun in'
the cionsistent effort to 'protect that
fortr.eee and' 'to recapture the Ger-
man pos'i'tion at St. M"h el. The
army of the Crown .Prince, was
beaten bask in the Argonne fo,resit•
and a regim'e'nt iof his troops was
cut to pieces, .Almost 'simultan-
eou's'ly French artillery destroyed.
three German batteries on the, Up-
per Meuse, presumably in the at-
tack on the German fortifi:y wa
�iti,onis
at Si.. Mi'hiel •and Cap des Romrans
and French 'ar'till'ery was advanced
to 'oonnnvand the German rine of
communica'tio'ns from S't. Mihie,l
castword. •
Six battteri'es. have been put 'o'ut
of 'action by the French guns, one
of them of heavy calibre.
HARDEST FIGHT
IN CAMPAIGN
Principal Scene of Conflict Is
Where British .Are En-
gaged.
A des'pattch from Paris tsatys: The
hardest en,gatgernentt since 'the oorir-
mencementof the war is ion from the.
coast down to Arrays. The principal
scene of 'conflict is around La Bas-
see, virtually dominating ' Lille,
where the German troops .threw
themselves in masses' against the
tallies, For the anost pant British
troops are ",engaged here. Both sides
have suffered terribly. The Black
Watch and Royal Irish regiments
have been in the thickest of the
fighting, and the British casualty
list, is very great, although much
smaller than that of the Germ'an's,'
who •encountered there in solid • for-
mation. There has not been :a zein
mte's . respite, in the conflict excerpt
during the darkest hours of the.
night, but even 'then the artillery
of both armies kept up a continuous
duel.
The Gern7ans; :aappe'aa ,ed :aft this
point to have an inexhaustible cup -
ply 'of nren, whom they did not
spare. Everywhere, where one man
fell, two seemed to appear to fill
the gap: The allies, however, have
at their disposal fresh taoope, and
succeeded in repuls'in'g the G'er
mains whenever they pushed a for
- mid!abl e:.tathtaclr home. All :the -trans-
port arrangements of the allied
troops are working splendidly, and
the anen at the front ,aa. -e kept well
fled and supplied with ammunition.
The ,ambulance 'servioes are admir-
able; the wounded are not lett Bong
on the field,, but, are 'trans'ported to
nearby hospitals.
The Belgians, in ;their encounter
with the Germans, have thrust the
invaders ;back, rand a , the concl:u-
.sion of this figh'ting 1,700 German
dead were found on the field.
CANADIANS ARE PROUD.
Sir Charles Fitzpatrick at Anreri
can Bar Association Dinner.
A despatch from Washington
says: , Canada's pride in being a
part of Great Bri'tai'n, a nation
which keeps sacred its covenants
and maintains i'ts' plighted word,"
was asserted on Wednesday night
by Sir ;Charles . Fitzpatrick, Chief
Justice of the Dominion of Canada!,
in an address; here before the
American Bar Association on "The
Constitu'tio'n of Canada." Sir.
Charles' speech; woe the feature of
it'he :night session of the ,association.
In:-deeeribing the 'growth of the
Canadian colonial system, Sir
Charles comm'en'ted upon the Ger-
man system of 'colonization..
German Government,' said he,
"'apparently has not discovered that
there cam be no hcolomaal entextprise
,where the colonist is checked at.
every turn by. official' limitations,
and this may .account for the facet
that the German emigrant to -day
selects the United States, Canada
or Australia as ia. field for his enter-
prise r'a'ther: that—the German colo-
nies in South Africa,- where free-
dom
reedown to work out his career to •the
best .advantage is not 'yet' permit-.
ted,''
1,000 Auto Drivers Warted.
A despatch from London says
An'n'ouncement was niiade here that
the British War Office requires, im-
inedrilabely for 'service on the c'nti-
t,a t'hous'and chauffeurs and
m
o-
-ruck drivers between thages
+pf 20 and 45. The applicants are
"taequested to present themselves in
'e'adiness"to proceed to the front.
Seize English Oitiroh..
TA despatch from Amsterdam stays
The German authorities; according
advices received are're, have
'zed the English churidh at Wies-
e, iuirin the '.Ttev. Mr,
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a
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�zc give #then ran st h
rise to
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stiurch property. •
SCENES OF E1IYTHUSIA.S111.
Russian Students Are Called Oat
By the Czar.
A despatch front Petrograd says:.
Under instructions from Emperor
Nicholas orders .were' isssued. on
Wednesday from the War Oioe
calling :,out the:. students of univer-
sities and high school's, who orcin-
aril, are .exempt from military ser-
viee. The order, in oonjuncti'on
with the report that +the Russians
had gained a deoisivevictory, caus-
ed great enthusiasm among the
populace. A small parade which
started OD Wednesday . afternoon
grew in volume until the wide Nev-
sky .Prospekt was choked ivitih peo-
ple. The demonstrations surpass-
ed any held it Pettisograd .sin;ce the
oommencement 'of the.. war. The
paraders oarried pictures of Em-
peror Nicholas, the, new : Russian
flag, and 'also the British, French,
and Belgian colors, and rang the
national anthem: as they marched.
The • demonstration reached • its
height before the Embassaes- of the
allied ,nations,. ,where the cheering
crowds were greeted by the d'iplo-
Mats.'• The -order :calling out the
students, who usnihally are revolu-
tionary, is considered here as evi-
dence of Russia's present ,Solidar-
ity.
AUSTRIANS' PLAN FAILED:
Police Arriv d as TheyWere About
eW e
to Cross St. Clair River.
A despatch from Sarnia, Ont.,
says : The local authorities :nippiest
in the bud ,a bold 'attempt to smug-
gle a number of Sarnia Austrians
reservists across the River St.
Clair to Port, Huron. Two motor
boats had set out from the Ameri-
can side to oonvey the lereigners
across. The Austrians were on the
river bank ready to embark when
the police appeared ,on the sce'n'e.
The Austrians fled and escaped, and
the motor boats made for the other
side.
French Army of 4,000,000 Men.
A despatch from London says:
The Times' nuilit'ary critic writes:
"Many ask Why France, with`.
4,000,000 trained men 'and • the sup-,
port of England and Belgium,. has.
not been 'able to turn a million and
a half Germans out of France. The
answer probable is . that 'though
France 'has tall the trained men she
claiznehd in 'her army, hn'either. France
nor -England ever seriously 'eontem
pl'ated'it would be necessary to
place such vast forces' in "tihe field.
"just ' as we in England find our
selves 'short of many things we need,
for the large number of 'mennow
necessary, so doe's France: . Even
Germany's venerable laindsturm is
now taming into the field with old
arms and uniforms, and they are
unexpectedly figuring. at tbhe fro'n't.
"In time 'all the weight of France,.
will be brought to bear, but for the
moment our ally has just as ?ninny
men in reserve as we' have here,
fully equipped. "• .•
Destroy Scientific Fish Ponds. ..
A despatch 'from Paris ,s'ay's
When the Germ+ans. occupied Mont
-
("idler, they destroyed the famous
huge model fish:. ponds, which were
part of the s'cientific piscatorial
park. They laughed and jeered
a"hooking F re _ ;eh fish
ab out i , nt; n and
after 'ctatehing .. several thousand
with lines fixed to 'the end of their
bayonets they kiitled tthc rest with
dynamite, til: n destroyed the ba-
sins.
"%a es" at -a Sub ar r' rrs.st ope. .
British submarines have proved he "eyes of the fleet." To take one
instance in the war. As officially 'stated in the report. on the Heligo-
land action, the enemy were located by "information brought to tlh'e
Admiralty by the submarine officers; who . showed extraordinary
daring and 'enterprise ie. penetrating the enemy's waters." Their .peris-
cope did the work.—(Drawn by H. W. Koekkoek in Illustrated War
News.)
100,000 BELGLANS IN BRITAIN
The Latter May Care for Them During the Re
mainder of the Great War
A despatch from London says: gians ase al eady in Britain, and
Lord Gladstone, former Governor- Mr, . Samuels' board will. probably
General of South Africa, and his name a committee shortly` to con
associates, who are ' directing the cider means to provide for their
War .Refegees' Committee, regard permanent eare during the entire
the temporary .assignment :of the war.
Belgians to the Hospitality of the Giasgow now has 3,000 -Belgians;
various British cities as 'merely an: Leeds, 2,000, ';Bid•,.u:ing'haan, 2,000;
emergency work.: Lcrd Gladstone, Cardiff, 3,000; Dublin, :700; . Cork,.
in a statement on Wednesday, ex- 600, 'and twenty-five other cities
planned that the Government is have smaller numbers. 'There are
bearing the cost of the rail- also many of thein.in villages and
way transportation of the refugees, on farms. It is 'estimated thatthere
and that the. Local" Government arc 50,000 in London. Probably-
Board., which is a. deprbment of the 150,000 Belgians in all are refugees
British Government, under the di- in Britain, but 50,000 still have
rection of Herbert•Saanuel,:is conte setae money. Many of these, how-
sidering plans for the permanent ever, will also soon be 'penniless.
relief of the Belgians and for' their The boats from Flushing ‘and Calais
employment under :satisfactory con- _ are stillbringing lafge crowd's of
ditions: Moro than_ 100,,000 Be;l=,elgian refugees daily..
111USICIANS ARE BARRED.
None Are To Be Admitted Except
With Theatrical Companies.
A despatch from Windsor says:
Musician's not members of theatri-
cal donipaniess or entertainment bu-
reaus will be barred from entering
Canada: This order was put into
effect at Windsor last week, because
it is feared agents of Germany have
been getting past i'mmigrattion of-
ficials, disguised as instru'inent'al-
ists. The order affects individuals
employed at local tlhsatrea, and the
managements will have to give
guarantees that they will return to
the United States.
CLUB MEMBERS FIGHT.
Six Hundred of 1,000 Under Colors,
300 at the Front.
A despatch from Paris says: The
JockeY Club, the smartest French.
club, has 600 of its thousand mem-
bers under the 'colors. Of these 300
are on the firing line.
M 9.RCHAND'S WOUi\ D SLIGHT.'
Faslioda Hero- Struck' in Leg' by
Shell Splinter.
A ,destpaltch from Paris 'says The
Wound of Col. Marchand, of Fash-
oda fame, is lees 'serious than was
at first reported. A shell splinter
struck his leg. He is in the St.
Maurice. Hospital at Epinal,
ORDERS FROM WAR OFFICE.
Million Sweater Coats, Socks aand
Shirts Are Needed.
A 'despatch from Montreal 'says:
Mr. Fred Stobart, purchasing
agent for the British Governme'nt,
is at the Windsor Hotel, and will
place orders for a million sweater
coats, a, similar n'um'ber of pairs of
grey. worsted Books, a million 'suits
of heavy underwear, and a mullion
heavy English army shirts, besides
field glasses, which will ram into
about a million ,dollars.. Many hair
brus'he's and s'havi'ng brushes are
also wanted. These orders have no-
thing to do with the . Canadian co'n-
tingent; whose outfit is being look-
ed -after by the Do_ minioin Govern-
ment The clothes are for the Brit-
ish army now in the field and in
training.
SHOT PRIEST DEAD.
A despatch from Paris says The
Figaro says that when the Germans
invaded Woevre, in the deanery of
St. Die, in the tfnrslt f or tnigh+t of
September, Father Lah'ache, the
vicar, Was asked to telltbe'locatio•n
of i'rmelt ',soldiers, still in. the Par-
ish, and :the places to which they
had beenordered, and also to take
an oath that lie would tell the
truth. The priest's esit's reply was:
"Death, rather •' than treachery."
He was 'shot within a quarter of an
hour. The abbe was, 61 years"of
age.
Col. Maritz's F Rebel -orae Driven off
s . �' t I., ndo:a Sa ae:,n„os (Cape provin'ce) with .a force. of
A 'd.,h»pathch #zona o y
The Pretoria, - Tr'a:nsvaal; ` elo'rr'o
es -ver: 1,000 mina, including several
T
pendent of Reuters Telegram. Conn -hundred Ge.rnians, en•cl ,artillery
parry has forwarded ithe foll'' wingan,cl guns, Our ca'sual'ties' ware ten
official 'statement z "7.i,etvt'•-Colonel wounclad ..' Tthe err- :rrr.y left itivo
M'ariitz (the head of the r'ebelli'on indeed, ,one ,a'Germa.0 and the otbe.r
British South Africa) 'attacked Ilei=a nettve."
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WHERE CANADIAN 'TROOPS WILL TRAIN.
y".� ,s ,>:s: Vii.:vw �•?`.;�tifti:
A view 'ot Salisbury -I'''.'airr, the
anl,ous F.arg1.i h tr r eti;1 )1, V,'1.,..
fer tli. tiu.ut.
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HOT BOTH THE OFFICERS
Clever Scheme to Ambuscade the Allies' Amrnuni.
tion Convoy Failed
A despatch from Paris says ; Two
officers in British uniform brought
to :a halt the motors bel'ongi'ng to
an ,a'na•unition convoy os it was pro-
ceeding to the British lines at Ar-
menbieres with supplies, "i lt,
you are running right into German
trenches," was 'true command given
to the convoy. The captain in eho'in
rn'and went and spoke to the two
officers, who were driving a T3ritish
automobile, After a few words
passed the captain noted that ' the
man who had issued the order spoke
with a slight acoent, whereupon he
drew his revolver and 'shot both his
supposed comrades. At the sa'm'e'
inomenft a squadron of 'German 0141r-
0,11.7 ,App ea•red a short distance
away. The British captain. then or-'
dered the. truck drivers, most of
whom were London motor bus
cbau0eu'ns, to dismount with their
rifles and take a position in •a ditch.
beside the read in order to defend
the convoy. 'The Germans were
about to ehar•ge, and aa, deta;l'iment
of German infantry had arrived en
tike scene, but fronn the other side a
Ji're'nch b.atiaali*n appeared. A
sharp fight ensued, .and the Ger-
mans retired . with heavy losses.!
The ambuscade had been well pre-
pared. '
GERMAN SCHOONER SUNK.
Caught .the Aeolius Just Outside
Honolulu Harbor.
A despatch from Honolulu, T.H:,
s'ay's : In 'sight of 'the marine ob-
servers at the mouth of .the harbor
the Japanese battle's'hip Hizen cap-
tured the German 'steam schooner
Aeolius, supposedly from the Mar-
shall Island's.
An 'account of the sinking of the
Aeolius by the Ja'p'anese, battleship
Hize'n was brought here by Cus-
toms officials on the United States
revenue cutter Thetis.
After the sohocner was' out loose
from the Hizen after beingtowed
to a point ten miles oft shore it was
permitted to drift half 'a mile away.
Then the war vessel, with a search-
light p'layi'ng on the doomed craft,
fired fourteen shells from Ismail
guns, and :the. Aeolus disappeared,
beneath ,the waves.
70,000 PRISONERS, 31 FLAGS.
Belgian Burgomaster' Reports Huge
. Capture.
A despatch from London- says: An
Amsterdam despatch to the > Central
News quotes a telegram from the
Burgoniastter • of Wenduyine, Bel
givan,' as follows : "Victory is with
the allies. Seventy thousand men
have been taken prisoners between
Chalons and Longwy Three guns
and 31 flags -have been .captured.":
Wen•duyn:e is a province 1n West
Flanders . on the Belgian coast.
Chalons • and Longwy are resp'ec,bive-
ly in the : French departnientts of'
Ma.rne and Meurthe et Moselle,
nearly' 200 miles south-east of the
Belgian :province from which the
above, despatch emanates.
TRAINING FRENCH YOUTH.
275,000 to 300,000. Available as Raw
Soldiers.
A despatch from Bordeaux says:
The French Government, through
the Minister of Public Intstruction,
has directed Baron Pierre de
C'oubertin, president of the
French Olympic Games Committee,
to organize the- physical and mili-
tary training of the young men of
France, and especially .off these
youths who would oothe normally
into the army in 1916. These young
men are riow eighteen years of age,
and they number between 275,000
and 300,000. .They are to be put'
through 'swimming and shooting, ex-
ercises and walking, running and
boxing and outdoor games designed
to develop theirmuscles, and give,
them endurance and courage.
MAJOR -GENERAL HUGHES.
Appointment is Anti -dated to iilay,
1912,.Making Hiau Senior.
A despatch from Ottawa says : An
order -in -Council has been issued
creating Col.; Sum Hughes,. Minis-
ter of Militia, major general. Col.
Gwatkin, chief of general staff, has
been elevated to the same rank.
Major-General Hughes' appoint-
ment is ,anti -dated to May, 1912,
and he thus becomes senior major -
.,general n Canada.
killed as a Traitor.
A despatch from London . says
A despatch to :the Exchange Tele-
graph Company says that Magna
Bell., the native chief of the Gor-
man Camerdoons,'has been 'executed
because he atte1npited to foment
among the natives a r'ebellion.
against Germany. The ;announce-
ment 'of this is 'credite'd by the cor-
respondent to Herr Eberrnayor,
German . Governer of the Gane-
morons:
ENEMY BUNTED
BY 70 CRUISERS
Capture of the Ii:arlsr uhe a. Matter
Of Patience and Good
Luck.
A despatch from London says :
The .Admiralty has issued a state-
ment outlining the ,steps that are
being ,taken to round up the 'eight'
or nine German cruisers at large
in the Atlantic, :Pacific and Indian
Oceans: These cruisers include the
Emden,. which has sunk or captur-`
ed 20 .British vessels to lute in the
Indian Ocean, -and the Karlsruhe,
which has taken ;12 British ships in
the Atlantic. The statement says
"Searching 'for these vessels - and
working inconcert under various
coinmanders-¢n-chief are upwards
of 70 British, Australian; Japanese,
French' and Russian cruisers.'
Among these are a number of the
fastest British cruiser's. The wast
expanses of seas and oceans and
the many thousands'. of islands of-'
fer :almost infinite 'choice of move-
ment to the enemy's ships.. In
'spite of every effort to out off their
coal supply, it has• hitherto been
maintained by onemeans or an-
other. In. the face of : increasing
difficulty the discovery and destruc-
tion of these few enemy crui'ser's
therefore is largely a matter of
time, patience and good luck. The
public •should' have confidence that
the commanders -in -thief and the
experienced captains !serving; under
them are -doing all that is possible
and taking the best steps to bring
the enemy to action;
Tissed His Dead Son.
A despatch from Petrograd says :
Russian papers are printing a story
of Colonel Lopoukhrne whose son,
a, lieutenant, was kilned in the first
days of fighting in Galicia. Report
was smite to the Ool+onel that the
regiment Brad lost 200;in killed and
wounded, including . one . officer
killed.
"What is the name of : the oifi
cer l" the, Colonel asked.
"Lie'utena'nt Lop .oukhine,' was
the reply.
"Where was 'the officer killed -7"
Meplace was pointed cuff to biro.'
The Colonel then went to the body
of his son, kissed it on the forehead
ri'n'd lips, made the sign Of the cross,
and remounting his horse, went on
directing the •aetrrvi•ties of the regi-
ment,
SEIZED 1TA,LIAN SPI:»4 ,ER.
Convoyed by. r'eneh 'Warship to
zerto to Be Searched.:.
A despatch from Rome says : A'
French warship has seized and con-
voyed, to Bizerte, Tunis, an Italian
steamer; the purioo Mille,' on 'sus-'
picion off carrying 'contraband ' of
war. The seizure was made :off the
coast of Calabria.
RAY .MED GERN A.N SLBI1ARINE
Britiulr Destroyer Badger Scorns OIT
tiLe. Dutch Coast.
A despatch from London s'ati'n:
The Admiralty a'nn'ounced that the
British destroyer Badger had ram-
med and .sunk a German 'submarine
oft thief Dutch coast. The Badger
sustained some damage an her bow.
Shu Was coanmanded by Commander
Charles. Freeman -tile.
Right to Land Troops in Canada ?
A ds 1p :it; h from W'a'shington
'says, .Gerrna ny'.s right to ' lana
and
trop's.in C'an'a'd'a, if possible, and
thus recuse at IC'.ssb a 'tempor'ar'y
foothold •cr.r file American Coarhti-
m'e+n't," wee r t'ir1a1 by "Count von
l�erii' ..'rfl,
C4:.iin on ilntbah eaidor
here, rr'' a •d :.1h:,7 ed t lis would not
be a 1 Li.'o of the, Monroe ddor-
tr'Ira '1' :1.n13a'suggested
that, .- wcr sending ' sol-
dioseto Fhr lr ti figirl•again sit h
•Cru itrj", the tate `t e.1 States should
'
nt c Tri cwt it i, r Dense i t
cy an a
CY
n r
.,.ine..t ri •th., Memel r` o
o ne doer in
if Germany should ,land an 'arm'e'd
fho se on Canadian soil, 1)ta'ussi.rrg
his now anech-talked-of note of Sep-
temdrer 3 •tn) they State 1)epaa'tmehnt
,here,
herr, exiilaini fig, th ' attitude >n'{
`the Caer,tnan G'r,v,.'r',inien' ed.ciA
tbo Monroe ct etrine. alyd gig mg as -r
surlances 'that_ QYerine ny fit .<. n,ot.
contemplating- any iS'oiialr .1 rtierieaai '
Colonization sell e Me tri evont if vic-
tory ,oi•cr the roll ics, 111 :1r ai'7aaehadot
said only South Aur. r real way refer-
r'eid to at that time, btvanso t'hare
ha•el never beenany question
as to possible German attempts tc
1
s ,
e k coloxr of o+i any t.,.part
o•f. frac, American : hemisphere,