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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1915-2-4, Page 33 $ERCIIANT S6IPS Enemy Craft Destroys Three British. Steamers in the Irish Sea `s! A despatoh from London says: L,'hree' British" merchant vessels were eaptuied and mink in the Irish eeai en:. Saturday by the German eu'bmaaine TJ -2L Another steamer, the Graphic; vf'liieh' e a,rried passen- gers, met one or more hostile sub- marines while. 'voyaging between Belfast and Liverpool, but escaped through her etiper.ar speed.. Re- ports of other vessels meeting sub- marines in there eters are current, but authentic" details are reeking. The steamers sunk ley the U-21 were the; Ben Cruachan, the Linda Blanche and the Kilcoan. The trews have e all landed safely. i T Ben Cruachan was sent to thee bot- tom by the Germans with a torpedo, but the Linda Blanche was blown up by means of mines attached to her upper works. While the U-21 was busy in the Trish Sea, another German submar- ine torpedoed two British steamers in the English Channel near Havre. One of these, the Tokomaru, which had on board 97,000 carcases of mutton from New Zealand, as well as various gifts for Belgian suffer- ers, was attacked without warning. Following an explosion, her crew of 57 took to the boats, and were pick- ed up by a trawler. French torpedo boats arrived on the scene 20 min- utes later and took the Tokomaru's cress: aboard.. The steamer sank about an hour dater. The British steamer Iearia also was torpedoed, i but did not sink, and was towed safely to Havre. The Allan Line Steamer Scandie navian, from St. John, NT.B., for Liverpool, with 500 passengers on boitrd, learned of the raid of the U-21 and put into Queenstown. After remaining in. Queenstown, for a :short time the steamer proceeded for Liverpool. s TiRKEY TO IYADE EG Early Defeat Will Afford a Pretext to Turkey to Conclude Peace With the Allies .A despatch from Rome says:: It is understood in independent sources that Turkey has decided to go on with the invasion of Egypt despite the fact that they were not pre- pared and also against the advzoe • of Field Marshal von Der Goltz, the German adviser to the Turkish military. Gen. von Der Qoltz ad- vised the rushing of reinforcements to the (:'aueastis, where the danger to the Turks was imminent, but these suggestions were openly dis- regarded, It appears that Enver Pasha, the young Turk leader, preferred to leek defeat in Egypt rather than have the army continue its present inactivity. He therefore aent an army toward' the Siiez Canal. He realizes that the Germans, who are ;supposed to be in charge of the. Turkish military forces, will be blamed for its failure to achieve any victories:, and this 'will afford. a pretext to Turkey to eonelude r.eace with the allies. '.['his move is considered here to be inevitable ?sooner or later. PRAISE FOR LLOYD -GEORGE. Should Be Made a Dake, Suggests Deputy -Chairman• of Lloyd's. A despatch from London says: Two great bank meetings were held on Wednesday afternoon, those o£ Lloyd's and the Union and Smiths, Each chairman presented a cheering review of the trade of the country. "Our commerce:" said Sir Felix Schuster, "is pre-eminent.new and it will be even more so when the war is over." He praised the Tre:a: sury's new capital embargo, The money at the command of the Gov- ernment was ample. Fresh loan operations during the coming months seemed hardly to be proba- ble, while the market would be only too glad to welcome further issues < • : of Treasury bills, but should new demands have to be made in any farm there ',could• be no doubt that ' response would be ready. At both. meetings zzivah praise was bestowed upon Lloyd George. The deputy - chairman of Lloyd's suggested that he should be made a, duke. ORDINARY RATE ON LETTERS. -. _ To Troops one, . Continent'May ir Sent at 2c. tier Oinrce. Arrangements have been made whereby the ordinary rate' of two 'cents per canoe .applicable to ,all letters ' sent frere -C•anad•a` to the United Kingdom will apply to - let- ters addressed to British and Cana- dian troops.. on the Continent.. T,he - rate on •ordinary letters from Can- ada. for the Continent is five cents for the first ,ounceand three cents for each sulbsemi ent•ounce, so that this ext^•nsion .-of'. the two -cent -an - ounce rate' to lctteis addressed to our' solrlieers on the Continent is a deeded 'I -eduction in fewer of cos'' had received a reward of 50 marks Over Two Hundred German. Dead Counted A despatch from London sane: The following etatenent vas made on Sunday by the Official Press reau "An attack was made in some force on Saturday-. near Guinehy (northern Franco), but the enemy was easily repulsed. . • ' "Over two hundred German dead were counted in front of the trench- es occupied by the •British '.among whorn the casualties were enuilL." ' SNIPER. KILLEI) 50 OFFICERS. Facts Revealed By Documents Found on Dead German. A despatch from London says: The Manchester Guardian reports - the remarkable speech delivered by Lieut. -General Sir Henry McKin- non at a dinner in Manchester on Monday. General McKinnon re- lated a. story told to him by a.rela- tive whose company in the trendies was much troubled bya sniper, who was located with • diffiulty pHe was shot finally, and when his body was reached an order was found oe hilly deputing him to snipe British offi- cers He had on his body particu- lars showing he had killed. no fewer than 50 `officerg; and it was appar- ently .a rule ofthe ire rman' °War Office to reward him for each officer .killed when the claim had been scrutinised and allowed. The sniper was required to state the ; eject position where the officer Was killed, and give: particulars about his regi- ment, and so on, . and' no elaun was allowed until it was testedby re- ference to casualty lists in the Bri- tish newspapers. In the case of this-parti_cular;sviper.only 25 claims were allowed, for each of which he respondence going to thresoldiers. ,,(a1g.50).:: DERAIL: TRAIN NEAR :CALCUTTA Scheme", to Subvert the Loyalty of Local. Regiment Was Unearthed by the Arrest of the Men A despatch from London says,i The Morning Post reportsLLthaE,:the. Punjab Mail, :ea,;ryin,g -- Indian troops, was, derailed by 11ie removal of a rail, rth-c, blmne for the occur- rence being thrown on the disloyal • propaganda of the ringleaders of the-Komagata Mara affair, who are still at large. The nature"' cif' th'e' propaganda ':'t4 as revealed •by ,th-o prosecution of seven men, three of :whom are;aaid.to.:be returned emi- grants from Canada. . Tn addition to the' weapons 'found upon• them,. they, had forceps for, removing the -nuts`' holding rails' in. placee.:, A seherrae,.was also- discovered -to .sub best the loyalty ef' en Indian 'regi - anent and to overcome ,a tewly- are rived regiment of territorials. The. three returned emigrants asserted that they had been badly treated in Canada f icittetni A despatch from London rays : eith an accident ;-end•theywere coni - De •sp atches from France Lan : 1. ce tell of the pelled. to <testa;nd. • They-- were re le la.'n e- of a Trench aeroplane pilot turning onfoot fa p at, nicht toward, the, and a British observer bytheir own British linesh •, . e. �a ere the sentries men. ' The machine in which the Supposing they were e erniee fired pilot- and observer were , flying met and killed both. RESUME ' BATTLE • IN CARP'ATRIANS New. Austro -German :Forces Are Seeping to Mock Russian invasion.. A despatch from London says s The renewal of hostilities in Galicia makes the battle line from the Car- pathians to the interior of East Prussia one of continuous activity. There has been fighting during the past few days at almost every part of the front, and the clash of offeus sive, particularly in the Central Poland regions, has been severe. The 'battle in East Prussia, on the lUalwischee - Lasdehnen line pro- ceeds without let-up, and on the Bzura-Rawka fields the engage- tnents have been carried on fun ously, Interest centres• in the Carpa- thians, where the Austro -Germans have brought up new armies to op- pose the Russian invasion of Hun- gary. Aceording to announcements in Vienna they have recaptured some of the passes which the Rus- sians were ere h l i i strength. d n.g n str ngth, While naturally the Russians, like the other belligerents, 40 not relish • wing up any ground gained, they declare that this is compensated by the fact that their aggressiveness has eompelled the Austro -Germans to postpone the expedition which they were preparing with the object of crushing Serbia. Russia hopes that Roumania, with her financial position guaranteed by the recent' London loan of $25'000,000, will soon send her army 'into the ,field and form the missing link between Russia and Serbia, ? particularly violent conflict took place at Atlanka, two miles north of Soehaszew. In 30 minutes of the fighting it the start the Ger- mans lost 500 killed in taking a Rus- sian trench, from which they were driven later by a bayonet charge, The reoent encounters have been favorable to the Russians, accord- ing to the official report of the gen- eral staff at Petrograd. A Russian officer who had charge of a battery ofTnusehine guns at At- lanka, in an interview sent from Petrograd, says that his detach- ment took their assigned positions and lay waiting for the Germans, whose trenches were 2,000 yards away on a slight elevation. At day- break the enemy's cavalry appear- ed, and rode to within 600 yards of the Russian positions, where tl3ey halted. At that moment the Mae. chine guns broke into fire, and most of the German horsemen were killed. Half an hour later at least three regiments of German infantry ap- peared over the hill and started building entrenchments. Before they had hardly begun, the 'Rus- sians Rus-sians were out of their trenches and at 'them. Three volleysfrom. the Russian foot soldiers preceded a charge, which drove the Germans back. It was•in this affair that the Kaiser's troops suffered the "lone of 500 men Later the `Germans tried a flanking -movement, but we're kept off. Dacia At Last Sails' - With' Cargo of Cotton despatch from ale A G v Ston, Tex., says . The steamship .Dacia, -which cleared for Rotterdam January 22, sailedfrom 1> ere at' nooni Sunday. She has in, her hatches X1,000 bales of cotton destined for Germany, and is the vessel which,nuay rupture re- lations between, thiscountry and Britain; the .-latter - nation having given public notice that the vessel will be taken by British warships, "We are not afraid of what is to eomn," said : Captain 'George Mc- Donald. "I ,do not expect to en- counter British men-of-war before we sail from Norfolk, if at all." Representatives of the, earners of the Dacia declare that all arrange- ments have. been concluded, -and that the• cargo will reach its -des- tination. ' SHIP PURCHASE . ' UNNEUTRAL ACT Great Britain Has Apprised Wash ington of Views on 'Pro- posal. • A despatch froze 'Washington says: The United States Govern- ment will find itself in a serious dis- pute with Great Britain, France and Russia. if it purchases and oper- ates interned German and Austrian vessels as proposed under the pend- ing Ship .Purchase Bill. Your correspondent is now able to state that Great Britain has ofii daily given notice that it would re gird such a step by the American Government as an liuueutral act. A written statement to this effect is, now in the possession of Mr. Bryan, atindmhas been in .his hands for some e. Furthermore, , Sim iiar views s inr re- gard to the reported intention of the Administration to purchase in- terned vessels are held by France and Russia; Great reat Britsi n asthe nationn withh which the United States has had occasion most frequently to discuss these matters, has taken the lead in conveying to the United States a warning as to the view which the allies will take of this intention. Sir Bdward Grey has gone out of his way to disabuse Mr. Bryan of any notion be might have had that the British Government Would look with complacency on such action. Ambassador Jusserand notified b,IT. Bryan, that Admiralty rules adopted, by the French Government twoyears ago would be enforced during the war. These rules. in- structed French commanders to seize as . enemy vessels any .ships which had been transferred to neu- tral registry after the beginning of hostilities. This notice by the French Government never has been modified and these rules are in force to -day, thus ;ensuring the seizure of the first interned vessel sailing under the„'proposed Govern- merit plan which encountered a French cruiser. Though the Russian Government is not in a position to act on the high seas to any considerable ex- tent at present, it is known that it is in entire :accord with the posi- tion of the British and the French; that all three Governments do not intend to look on quietly while ac- tion of the United. States Govern - meat relieves the enemy of one of the misfortunes of the war. In the opinion of these Governments, the fact that it is proposed that the United States itself do these things is vastly more serious than that American individuals should do them. Sends $5,000,000 (lore For the Turks ` A despatch, from Athens says: Two' railway wagons (freight cars),' containing gold to the value of $.5,000,000, -have passed through Bulgaria for Constantinople. The total sum Germany has now sent to• Turkey amounts to $15,000,000. . A 1?EIE]TABLE DEATII TRAP i'azims Concealed by Germans In Dummy tray. stack Poured Deadly I -ire Into British Ranks A despatch from Picardy, France, says The initial engagement in the La Bassee region was but a prelude to a severe engagement which took place there: This re- vival of desperate fighting synchro- nizes with .a spell of very cold but dry weather, which has made the ground .firmer, tending to increased mobility of both the infantry and artillery and filling the hien with more of the. exhilaration of hand- to-hand fighting, Nevertheless the countryside is still soft enough to mak© the Germans in; their attack show a decided preference for the roads, and this explains how on the main -thoroughfare between Bethune and g n La Bassee such grimsea.,s s s.cre of the enemy took place. It was .a. veritable death trap. The unerring aceuraey of our artillery proved to be an irresistible barrier to the enemy's advance at this point, . Af- ter re-establishing our old positions' the British broke fresh ground and part of a. regiment in •the forward movement had to go aeross alevel span. On their right was what ap- pealed to be a .deserted haystack, but as they carne in line with the. stack a deadly Maxira fire poured out from it. Both the dummy hay- stack and its occupants became a target for our watching artillery, but our infantry, nevertheless, suf- fered severely by this unexpected strategern. :ORTAGE Many Persil I1 FOOD y Will Perish If Needs Are Not Pro. vided For Promptly .A despatch from Vew York says: A shortage of 76,000 tons of food for the relief of Belgian refugees must be made up within the next three months by the commission for relief in Belgium or many people will per- ish, Vice -Chairman Lindon W. Bates announced on Wednesday to relief committees throughout the United States. The commission here was apprised. of the inadequacy of the food supply by a cable mes- sage 'from .London, which read: "The commission is actually short in the department for the feeding of destitute Belgians, 21,000 tons for February, 25,000 tons. for March, and 30,000 tons for April. The en- forced transfer of foal from the de- partment far' provisioning those who. can still pay something -for rations during these months' is hound to eat into its provisionig capacity seri- ously. "There' are now 1,400,000 desti- tute,, and the actual cost of admin- istering and supplying the canteens fur thee destitute now -is $2,800,000 per month. The number of the des- titute daily increases.'-' USING ENEMY'S SHIPS. Will be Employed in Trade Between Britain. and India. A despatch from London says: Right large steamers .belonging to the enemy, which have been detain- ed etain.ed in the United Kingdom since the outbreak of the war, are to be em- ployed in trade between Britain and India, and will be, placed un- der control of the Indian Govern- ment. The vessels have a gross tonnage of more than •15,000 tons. AIDED TIIE BELGIANS. Germans Sentence Baroness Deeal- waert, Says D espateh. A despatch from Amsterdam says: According to a message from Liege, Baroness Decalwaert, accused or helping Belgians to reach King Al- bert's army, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment by the Ger mans, The same despatch says that Sig- nor Creffi, the Italian Consul at. Liege, is still detained on the same charge. PATRICIAS IN . 110T B-ATTLE Canadian s Lost Four Killed and Several Wounded But Took a Number- of Prisoners noteworthy feat of arms that was PAIR RUDE PRICE COT NO REWARD Savage•, Onslaughts of the German infantry' Cost Enemy 20,000 Men. A despatch from Paris says: The severe fighting which began in the vicinity of Craonne north of the Anne, cost the German army six thousand men, according to the French estimate as given- in the .,Lfi Bial communiques issued by the War Office, These losses, added to the heavy casualties incurred by the enemy in the Weeuvre,.the Vos- ges, at La Bassee and east of Ypres, make a total that is believed to be more than 20,000 Ind it is pointed out here that this huge price has brought the Kaise•r•'s troops nothing whatsoever in the way of reward. . - The latest reports received by the military authorities indicate . that hostilities have slackened. which was to be expected after these -ex- treme efforts. In fact the latest -re• port of the War Office says that on the night of January 27 there was notsingle a i nfantry attack by the Germans, although severe artillery actions are announced in FIandera, along the Aisne, in the Argonne and in Alsace. It was a desire on the part of the Germans to commemorate the 56th birthday of the Kaiser with some A despatch. from London • -says : The Princess. Patricia's Light, In- fantry, .the first of.. the' :Canadian Contingent ,to reach the' front; took part, in .the defence 'of -the British• trenches near La Bassee, which were attacked by the 'Germane be- tween January 23 :and 25, and lost four men killed and a number wounded. Lieut. Price, of the Canadians, was :killed .while leading his com- pete into .i trench, 'sand another officer named Pearson is reported 'to have been killed. The Canadians took..a number of -German prisoners and inflicted see vele losses on a Landsturin regi' ment, which :attacked their trenches. BX'ittsh:'Snctial. Capt pain. H. Fneher ofthe ,3 •td B has eheen ,conducting experiments, eriments• chine guns. He h,as contrived is in action'tihe :carriage May be us responsible for the slaughter al twenty thousand of their hest trN p in three days according tte” ,. *s sent :Frain the front by Gen- 7,.fr'e, German Submarines In Norsv•giai,r�'tfier . Cruising in Noi'wgi e, ;an Waters in Violation of 1"t'x''utttional Lick's A despatc'b fr m Lour' The Morning Post he : from. Paris ; The Cope nho respondent -of Le T'nops h.see a trustworthy- sour that 0,-1.7'n: submarines are cru e 'in Nee v. o•. gian water, Cc;n:=a; to inter:,a tional law. It is be -v, 4 they .17..E • depots in eleseetcel farthest away from the e,es;•-.i^,-,r1 scree noitre•d during the :Ina aioe•u1res he'd for "several years past oaf the Nor- ' wegian coast. Light Carriage; with .Mitehii e Gun and Doe Team. ettalion Welsdi. Regiment, who sa,w service in the South Aftican War, at Cardiff and 'Parry in the use of •c1 ogs as draft animals for light ma,- rht •cirri rge for the ,un, ,aeemenition and tripod, while when light gun cd for conveying ammunition, store s, and so forth. CE1f31i1:1N Srli)! t>X NP SUNK. Another St:ccr -;; lEt..a;;.s 1 i ll;t:Tee of the A despatch frent l •thae,n says: The Dail>. 't e _ r:t1 !, ;,z• the fill-,. lo',:•,ri 1. ;r ,;cr ;: ,a A perer: is curi•r•frt hese that an: i.her neeess has ' attended the l igilance of „the 13ritish patrol ,,ships in, the North Sea, .The stork is that two destroy- ers when near the. G rrtisan •eoas.t +:rn Sunday sighted the periscope of a subin,a;ine.. It 'isas apparently the intention of the Latter to attack one, of the British ships. and according- ly' the •aomm:ander of the, other des- troyer ger bol:dl, . • charged, the y g submar- ine. The members of the crew of this destroyer believe. that the sub- mersiblc craft was rammed, as they:. state that oil was afterwards seen on the surface of the sea.