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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1914-11-12, Page 7TAILUREI After a Desperate Onsiausi t Lia9ting Week Enemy Retires to Arras A despatch from London say's: After a desperate ,attack ' lasting the whole week, the German at- itenipt to break the allied lines at ' Ypres has failed: It may be ad- mitted that the position at Ypres was serio,tis. The .bown itself as bombarded by. the Germans with extraordi.naay* violence, anal under the fierce cam onaciing the allies had to withdraw from 'the -town which became a "no manta land," i waccross which 'the Shells from both, side's burst. The e Geranan+s, made a i uperhuman and final effort under cover of a fierce, bombardment of the British positions. They had prepared a daternined omslauglit, masses of. mon 'were launched in succession .oat &men ,poi•Lts on our front. The 'assault was inert in a supreme way. Two regiments, one Scottish' ,a4l one of the Guards, went down with bayonets' to Stem the ad rance. It -was the most terri- ble terri-ble bayonet ,charge of ir'aeae War. It sucoeeded ; the breah.in the line was repaired, 'and tic Ger- man attack was (aloe more ,driven: back. That was their 'la'st effort, Ger- mans arre dropping an oaa teioria1 desultory shell into Ypres, but their attacks have eea,sed. ':Miry are ,astsailang the allied line at Ar- ras, 40 miles fttrther to the south, bat not with ;the same ',Nay as they exhibited in ;bhe 'onslaught of the past week, So fierce has ' been thefighting around Ypres than the oasualties 'of the Germans ,are believed to have reached the enormous 4n --re of 100,000, 'though. these figures inay prove "to have been exaggerated. LUREI) ENEI �I OVER BRIDGE French Delivered a Bayonet Charge, Forcing the ' Germans ' Into the River A desptutch from Paris stays: Me story of an exciting incident that took place near an important bridge over the Oise, not fear from Simpigny, has been received here. The French were ordered to, bold the bridge at any cost. They placed quick -firers, which played havoc for twenty minutes in the German, ranks and prevented the German advance. Suddenly . the bugle ' sounded for a French retreat, and the Germans quickly pursued them over the bridge, A moment later a French ,aviator, who had been hovering overhead, dropped a bomb which completely destroyed the bridge. The French then delivered a, bayonet charge, fo•roing the enemy into the river. A pontoon bridge was quickly constructed and the French •crossed. They succeeded not only in regaining the lost posi- tion, but in establishing themselves in an advanced positron at Tracy. TSINGAh _, WON N FOR TSE (MIKADO. V Kaiser's Fortress in China Sur- renders to Japs and British. A despatch from Tokio says : The German fortress of Tsing-tau, stronghold and chief settlement sof the "colony of Kiau-Chau, has sur- rendered to the Japanese and Bri- tish forces, according to official an- nouncement made here. The first step sinbringing about the surrender of the fortress, the announcement says, occurredwhen the infantry charged and occupied the middle fort of the first line of defence. Two hundred prisoners were taken by the allies in this operation. The Germans hoisted the white flag at the weather observation bu- reau at Tsing--ta.u. The quick oapi- tuletion of the Germans was bhe cause of much surprise and joy to the men of the army and navy. oper- ating against it, and also tothe people of Tokio. The charge against the middle fort \vas a brilliant one. It was led by General Yoshimi Yamada at the head of companies of infantry, and engineers. The number of the German and Japanese losses, which were :large, have not been announced. The fall; of Tsing-rtaau ends the most picturesque of' the minor phases of the - great world war now raging. On two continents and in many of . the islands of the seas where colonies of- the warring na- tions were planted, . combats of more or less interest have taken place, . garrisons, have been 'cap- tured and .towns occupied peace- fully, b ut in the little . German con- cession on the south.side - of the Shantung. peninsula sof China there has been going on since late in Aug- ust a reduced scale of war than from all •accotitnts.. has' duplicated nearly all the -features of those baathales in Europe " that have remitted, in the capture of fortified positions. S GERMAN PRINCES KILLED. Six of Them Were Not Over Twenty. Years of Age. A despatch from London says : A Reuter despatch Froin Amsterdam says the Berlin press states ` that eight German princes have been killed in the war, sixof them aged between 18 and 20 There is noth- ing to confirm the report that the Crown Prince is dead, nor to ex- plain the reason why—as reported from Belgian sources—all the Ger- man flags in Brussels were at half- mast on Sunday. HUNDREDS DROWNED. • Train Dashes Into Washed Out Bridge on Sicilian Railroad. A despatch from Messina, Sicily, says : A railroad train running be- tween here and Palermo was wreck- ed on Wednesday morning. The re- ports received up to the present time declare that ala the passen- gers on board, with one exception, and all the members of the train crew lost their lives. A bridge on the line had been washed out°by floods . Unaware of this condition, the. train crashed down into the river bed, and the oars were over- turned in the water, British Mine Sweeper Sunk. A despatch from London says: The British mine sweeper Mary wa,s sunk by a mine in the. North Sea. Sax of the crew of 1.4 were rescued. The survivors, who were landed•at Lowestoft, reported heavy gun fir- ing off the Yorkshire coast. COSSACK FORCE IN ftERH\Y Russia. AdvanceGuard in 'Posen Province Under 200l es From Berlin • Miles A despatcih from Petrograa d. s�tsys. : Russia, has •diefinstely begun the long -promised invasion of.Germ,atny. 'A Russian ,adrvaanoe guard has bre- ken the German defence art ' the ;River'; War, the, and has 'penetrated ten miles within the Provoinoe bf Posen, holding ,.a position sat Pleas- atihen, wahich is 15 miles north-west f Kalisz and 62 miles north-ieaasth of •easl,au. For the first time 'since 'the war began the Osar''e, troops !save set foot in a province where the .great estates of the German fuoble;s are located Si:mudtaueous- ly the Russian drive at East Prussia as driven the Geri—nags from 'Wix- sr,lleii, their last position • in the ussaan Province of Suwalki, and 116.as overflowed East Prussian terri- tory from Stalla aoanen, 10 mules w,e'st of Wairballen, to Lyek, ,a dis- tt ??:;ce of 60 miles, the Ritesi n front being from. '1 to. 10 makes' with- in East Prussia. Cossacks are raid- ing toward Gunxbinnen and Im ter- burg. On the southern front, South- west Poland and Galicia., the ad- vance of the Russians has, been qual,ly rapid ,and irresistible. An advance guard wtioh'drove the Austrians ,and ' Saxons southward along the left bank of the Vistula after the great victory of Oct. 13 as Oct, 25 has reached the River Nide zica, less than, 35 miles from Ora - cow', and the olosestt' ,a Russian army has' 'ever been bo the gateway of Silesita.. Thos movement has had two torulus. It makes tale ,capture of Cracow aaa probability and it has exit off the two Austrian ,armies', estimated with their Gentian sup- porting corps •at ,about 600,060. men, which have been operating at the Riven San and south of PrzetnysL Death in the Barn: An Incident in the Battle of the Aisne. Private G. Drury, of the Northainptonshire Regiment, who is lying wounded in an English. Prai-incaai hospital, gave our artist a dramatic .account of a night spent with. several ocher wounded men in a barn which was being 'shelled by the Germans during the. battle of the Aisne : "When the 'bullet found me it was ,growing dusk,and as there was little .cahance.of being picked up_bhat night.( started toacraawl away. It was :agony to move, and it took me an hour's ,struggle to Teach a, barn in the next field, where I found . seven other wounded men. I was weak from loss of blood, and lay there half dazed until there "was a terrific orasah, and the whole place seemed to fall in on tis. A. sheds had hat the barn meas the loon and knocked out ,several of our chaps: In the morning the whole place was a wreck, and oiady myself and two others were alive."—(Drawn by Ernest Prater, in the London Graphic.) CQNSCRIPTION :J:;N BRITAIN Newspapers Admit That the Present Methods of Recruiting Are • Not Adequate to Meet Crisis A despatch from London says: In view of the reassembling of Parlia- ment, when an important .debate on military matters is expeoted, it is interesting to note the trend of opinion as expressed in the news- papers, whieh, with almost complete unanimity, admit that the present methods of recruiting are not ade- quate to meet the crisis. With only one or two exceptions the en- tire London press on Wednesday published editorials pointing out the need of more men being re- cruited, and . even such radical or- gans as the Chronicle and the Daily News urge that steps be taken in this direction. The Chronicle says that to beat ,the ..Germans .back into their own territory we must be able to put in the field early next year more than a million men, and have at the same time vast numbers in reserve for reinforcements. The Parliamentary correspondent of the Glasgow Herald; generally well informed, makes the assertion that an interesting document has been prepared in the form of an appeal signed both by Premier. As- quith and Mr. Bonar Law, leader of the Opposition,, whose object is to obtain information concerning civilians suitable for military ,ser- vice, Tthis document will be cirou- later by post over selected areas, the Herald says. VESUVIUS MORE ACTIVE. New Fissure Has Opened at Bottom of the Old Crater. A despatch from Naples says: The eruption of Mount Vesuvius has been ,augmented because of the opening of a new• fissure in the bot- tom of the old crater. From this new opening an eattraordinary amount of smoke and &'great quan- tity of ashes is being emitted. This is blown by the wind toward the seashore, clouding the villages around the gulf and also the Island of Capri, 20 miles south of Naples, which 'appears as if in a mist. CHRISTMAS SEALS ALLOWED. Must Not Resemble Postage Stamps or Bear Nuiucrals. A. despatch from Ottawa says: The Post -office ".Department has again consented ' to the use of Christmas seals in aid of charitable institutions,- but only .as stickers on the backs of letters. They insist net resemble postage' stumps or beam numerals or indications of value. EMPLOY BRITISH SEAMEN. Shipmasters So Urged by the Board of Trade. A despatch from London says: The Imperial Meroh.ants' Service Guild has received from the Board of Tracre official .notice concerning the employment of British subjects on ships during the war. It is espe- cially requested that masters of British 'ships -shall engage British rather than 'alien seamen as far as possible -during the period of the war. CLAIMS CANNOT BE JUMPED. Order -in -Council Relieves Them of Provisions. of. Regulations. A despatch from Ottawa says : An ostler -in -Council has been paassed allowing holders of mining rights in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alber- ta, the; North-West Territories, the. Yukon, and part t f British Colum,- bia who have gone to the front: to hold their claims free from the risk of cancelation owing to failure to ,comply with the; ' mining r.c.gula- tions prescribing the amount of work to be done en such olaians. SI1.'ITH WAR ISSUE. Keen Darnanl for Seventy-five Mil- lion Dollars Treasury Bills., A despatch from London says; Applications were issued on Wed- nesday in London. for: the Govern- ment's sixth issue of six months' Treasury bills for £15,000,000 ($75,- 000,000). There were again large tenders at 98 pounds, 2 shillings and 10 pence. This makes atotal of 290,000,000,000 ($490,000,000) in Treasury bilis .issued by the Gov- ernment for war purposes. Kendall Commamdir of Cruiser. A. despatch from Capt. Kendall, formerly captain of the Empress. of Ireland, has been gazetted com- mander of ,the auxiliary. .British cruiser .C.aulgarian. He was rade' lieutenant -naval commander of the vessel', soon after the war broke out; now he has been at/vela:est to com- mander. It is understood that he is engaged ie scout duty.. British Hospital Ship Struck Mine A despatch from London says: The hospital ship Robina, whieh was recently wreaked off the' York- shire coast with a. large nuixiber of casualties, struck a mine, and was so badly injuredthat her oapta n was forced to run her on to the rocks in ostler to escape sinking at sea. Captain Wilson, the comman- der of the Rohalla, gave testimony to this effect at an inquest. } This was the first hint that the hospital ship had struck a mine. It had been generally understood that merely got her c , tr• ''the vessel a c at h of se T near Whitliyaand piled on the racks. Interior at Foo. treaty, lelrrp Ion. Where iz,rrina Brise :rets are 1ntern cd. FZAGSIIIP SANK DUR11$1 BATTLE; Cruiser Good (lope Now Known tat Have Foundered OtY Chile Goilst:, A despatch from London says It was the British cruiser Good Hope, (.tear -Admiral Sir Cthrieco- pher Oradock's Ila ;ship, which foundered -after being. 'set on.. fire by shells from German warships in the naval battle that took place off the Chilean coast. The' iaritisb cr}aiser Monmouth, which the Ger:. mans said they had sunk, was bad- ly damaged, is ashore on the coast. of Chile, So fax as is known none of the Good Hope's crew survived. This was the news given to the British public by the Admiralty just as the people were beginning to think that the Gerinan accounts of. the result of the battle in the Pa- cific had been exaggerated. The only bit of satisfaction for the Brit- ish is that their little Pacific fleet' had itself e"hos�en to. givebattle to •w very ante! stronger squadron, and had not been overwhelmed until the last possible shot had been fired at the enemy. " The following .statement from the` Admiralty was issued by the Of-' ficial Press Bureau : "The Admiralty .nose has received trustworthy information .about the action on the Chilean" -Coast. "During Sunday.. the 1st of No- vember, the Good Hope, Monmouth and Glasgow came up with the Seharnhorst, Gneisenali, ' Leipzig and Dresden. Both squadrons were` steaming smith in a strong wind and' a considerable sea. The . German, squadron declined aoti.on until sun -- set, when the light gave is an im- portant advantage. The action last- ed an hour. Good (lope Took Fire. "Early inthe action both lbs Good Hope and Monmouth. took fire hut fought until nearly dark, .when ng the whole a serious explosion occurred on• the Good Hope and she foundered. "The Mttnznouth hauled off at dark, making water 'badly, and ap- peared unable to steam away_ She,. was accompanied by the Glasgow, which meanwhile duri action fought the Leipzig and -Dres-. Dres- den." SUCCESS OF CZAR'S ARMY. Duke Nicholas Announces a Sweep. • ing -Victory Over Austrians. A despatch 'from London says >: The greatest victory . for Russia since the ,beginniX Of the war is announced by the Grand Duke Nicholas, who sent an official tele- gram to Lord Kitchener and to M. MiIler.and, the French. War Minis- ter, in the following terms : "Following our successes upon the Vistula, a complete victory has just been gained b* our troops`. along the whole of the front in Gali- cia. Our strategical .manoeuvre has thus been crowned 'hy what:is in- contestably the greatest success on our side since the beginning of the. war. I am most confident of the speedy and entire accomplishment of our common task, persuaded as I am that decided victory will be gained tby • the allied armies." Reports . from Petrograd state that the Russians again have occu- pied Jaros'law, north of Przeanysl, capturing 5,000 prisoners and much war material. Having apparently turned the German left hank on the East Prussian frontier, causing a precipitate retreat in that quarter, and following the retirement of the main German army in. Poland from the Vistula to the Warthe River, the Russian general staff now has turned its attention to the Aus- trians, who have been. holding their positions so stubbornly along the, San River in Galicia. AMERICAN MACHINE BATTER Takes PIace of What Was Before, • Anglo-American Brigade. A despatch from London says A few weeks age the Anglo—American Erigade, which was composed en-, tirely of and financed entirely by Americans, wa,s disbanded. But its two hundred and sixty odd members do not return to the United. States. They will still be able to fight for the cause of the allies, but they will fight under the nainae of the First Lontlon 1V.Lac,hin•e Battery,which has just been taken over by the War Office, It was ruano:red that the droppingof the u:aane tliiglo- American Brigade followed a re- quest by the American Ambassador, wbo .also suggested that those; sub- soribi.ng to the fund refrain from' making .their donations pill -ilia \ EVA/ hli1.0 FATE • "Water Supply Very Limited in City of .'Antwerp. A despatch t . bite London Ext. change Telegraph from Rottcvdam says . llawe* do f•,ors 'precijot an early t,pidemie owing to the 'fact that the only available water sup- ply uppl ,* rotates from the River Nebbe, ' u,litch is contaminated by the bodies ' of many .slain soldiers, The re- building of tha reservoir% which were destro,ved by the hout hard. mart has not broil -permitted.