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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1915-6-10, Page 7r it TURKS FLEE FROM PERSIA Advance Guard of Over 2,000, With Guns and Boats, Captured on Tigris and 'lore Expected. A de,spatoh. from L-oaidon -says: 'The fallowing further information has been received from. Gen, Sir Sohn Nixon -regarding the opera- tions on the Tigris (Asiatic• Tar - key); "Gen, Townshend, accompanied by Capt. Nunn and Sir Percy Cox and a small gunboat flotilla, - re- ceived the surrender of the Gov- erner of Amara, together with. some 30 offieers and • about 700' soldiers, en June 3.Amara, es now occupied by us in force. The troops captured compeised advance guard Turkish forces retiring before Gen. George 1' . Gorringe''•s column, which is pursuing the Turkish forces in their retreat from Persian territory, Tlire main • body follow- ing was seen to disperse into the marshes. "Our total captures up to date amount to 70 officers and 2,000 men and seven field guns, six naval guns from the gunboat, Marmaris, 12 large steel barges, one large. river steamer, three small steam- ers and a considerable number of rifles and ammunition of all kinds. Further surrenders are expected. "Of six Germans with the Turks, three were taken prisoners, two were killed by marsh Arabs." TURK T=-ENCRES WERE STORMED Allies -t;dvauee 500 Yneits Almng ' t'r'out at the ::rdenelic:s. `A despatch from London says: Official announcement is Made' that the British troops at the Dardan- elles, as a result of their new of- fensive m'vement last week, cap- tured two,�lines of Turkish trenches along a three-mile front. The state- ment follows "On the night of June 3-4 the Turks. having heavily bombarded a small fort in front of the ex- treme right French position, which previously had been captured, launched an infantry attack against it, u arch was repulsed with heavy loss to the en -'my. At the same time the Turks set fire to scrub in front of the left centre of the teal- tion occupied by the British <livi- sien and attacked, but met with no success. On the morning of the 4th of June Sir Ian Hamilton ordered a general attack on the Turkish trenches in the suut'hern area of the (allifaaali Peninsula. preceded l>y a heavy beanbardment by all guns, assisted by battleships, cruis- ers and destroy ers>. "At a given signal the troops rushed forward math the bayonet. They were immediately successful all along the line except in one aslant, whore the heavy wire en• - tanglement was not destroyed by tine horn bardment. ';Indian troops on our extreme left made a magnificent advance. They captured two lines of trenches hut owing to the fact that the troops ',:n their bright were hung up by this wire entanglement they were obliged to retire to their orig- inal line. The regular division made good progress on the left centre, capturing a -strong redoubt and two lines of trenches beyond it, about 500 yards in advance of their txriginal line "The territorial division on our centre did brilliantly, advancing 300 yards and capturing three lines of trenches, but though the ad- vanced captured trench was held all day and half of the ensuing night., they had to be ordered hack in the morning to the second cap- tured line, as both their flanks were exposed. "The naval division on our right e?entre captured a redoubt and a formidable line of trenches "con- structed in three tiers 300 yards to their front, but They too, had to be ordered back owing to the heavy enfilading fire." Five Allied Nations Will Act Together A despatch from Tokio says : Foreign Minister Kato interpetlat- ed in the House of Peers by the Budget Committee, made the de - (Aeration that Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and • Japan had agreed to take no independent action of any kind in connection with the. European war.' Wisdom. Don't nurse a grudge, Oh, foolish guy; 'Tis wisdom's mark To let it die. At the end of last November there were 637,071' paupers in re- ceipt -of ,relief,. in England' ,arid Wales. EST OF - . SPIES PIES gING'S BIflTHDAY HONOR ROLL Lieutenant -Governor Ilendr'ie and 5 Other Prominent Canadians Entitled to Prefix of Sir. A despatch from London says: A list of the King's birthday hon- ors is issued'in the London Gazette, It includes many naval and mili- tary decorations for war services. Earl Kitchener heads the list, he receiving the knighthood of the Garter. The following Canadian names appear in the list: Lt --Gaol. the Hon. John Strath- earn Hendrie, Lieutenant -Governor of Ontario - Principal William Paterson, vice- chancellor of McGill I, nivt'rsity , Montreal. Knights Bachelor. Herbert Brown Ames, M.P., hon- orary seeer,etara of the Canadian Patriotic Fund, Montreal. Henry L. Drayton, chairman of the Board of Railway commission- ers, Ottawa. John Craig Eaton, merchant, To- ronto, Charles Frederick Fraser, super- intendent of the School for the Blind, Halifax, 0:11.0. Very Rev. Principal Daniel Min- er Gordon, vice-chancellor of Queen's University , Kin gston- Commander Richard M. T. Ste- phens, chief of staff of the Canadian Naval Service, Ottawa, C.I. S.O. Capt. Richard Burton Dean, late superintendent of -the Royal North- West Mounted Police, Ottawa. Francis Herman Gisborne, Par- liamentary counsel, Ottawa. Sir Gilbert Parker, the writer, is made a baronet. Hon. Edgar Bow- ring, a member of the Legislative Council of Newfoundland, is knighted. Reservoirs of Poison In Latest Zeppelins A despatch from Copenhagen says: A gigantic Zeppelin of en- tirely new type caused genes -al surprise -all along the Baltic when making a trial journey over the in- ternational route between Sweden and Denmark. It was visible from all the coast towns. The airship differs considerably in form and dimensions from the -earlier Zeppel- ins, is heavily armored and is sup- plied with three reservoirs fel- poisonous orpoisonous gas. Only Secured Eight Out Of a Total of 1,382 A despatch from London says: The Admiralty has issued a, state- ment announcing that the number of British m,erclrantm,en sunk , or. captured by German submarines in the week ending Wednesday was eight, with a tonnage of 23,363. No `fishing boats were sunk in that period-. The number of 'arrivals and sailings froni.British ports ways 1,382. The- phrase "Entente Cordiale" . was first used to express the friendly relations existing between France and England in 1843. • An adult man weighs on the aver- age .about 1401b. 6.oz. Out of this weight, his bones, numbering 240, account for about 141b. IS- DISCOVERED ' . .RFD Dogs Were Used as Despatch Carriers—Col, Victor Curry to'"Direct Shell Contract Work in. Canada. A despatch from London says: The use by the Germans 'of dogs as despatch .carriers is shown in permeation with the discovery of a n•eet of spies on the Canadian lanes 'in Prance: Wounded Canadians now. at Cardiff gelate how they found that a�a'coffee house near the firing lines, which was 'largely patronized 'y the Canadians and other sol- diers of the Empire, wast kept by spies. How thee information ser garding the ' movements 'of the troops became known to the en- erny was forced out of a joy, who disclosed that'.a dog used to carry the`'meissagei. This dog had keen niotioed wandering about, and was even petted by the Canadians. The messages were hidden under a :fa:1Se coat of hair. Second in Command of he Brilliant French Army.. The photograph is a new ane and shows General Fuels in the dress uniform of his rank. In the opinion of many, General Foch ranks next to Joffre, the popular idol, in military ability. He comes of Alsatian stock, as do many of the French generals, and is showing his ability as commander of the three northern French armies, those of D'Urbal, Maud-hui, and that formerly commanded by. Maunoury, recently wounded. NOW, MANUFACTURW G GUNCOTTON Canada Has Commenced Manufacture of Highest. Explosive Known to Science A despatch from Ottawa says: A plant for the manufacture of large quantities of trinitolaluol, one of the highest explosives known to modern science, has been erected in Canada and is now in operation. Its location is being kept a secret at present, but Gen. Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia, inspected the works and expressed himself as highly gratified with the progress which has been made. Work was started on the factory seven weeks ago, and it had not been expected to be, ready for four months, but operations were rushed with the result that the plant is now run- ning, The new plant is turning out the immense quantity of 800,000 pounds of trinitrotoluol per month and constitutes a record both as regards erection and production, It is announced that Canada will shortly be in a position to turn out one million pounds of guncot- ton per month. She has for some time past been producing large quantities of cordite, SlB1IABINESINKS later being transferred to the Turk - GERMAN SHIP Was Not a Deserter, Was Operating in the Sea of Mar. mora at the Time. A despatch from London says: A . British submarine operating in the SeaofMarmara torpedoed a large German transport in Pan - derma Bay. This announcement was given out officially in Landon as having been received from the vice-admiiral in command at the Dardanelles. Itis said also that this submarine was one of several operating in these waters. The large German transport offi- cially reported sunk by a British submarine in Panderroa Ray is be- lieved to have been either the steamer General, of 4,500 tons, for- merly of the German dist Africa 'Company, or the Corcovada, of 4,900 tons, which was owned by the Hamburg - American Steamship Line. The General fled • to Constanti- nople at the same time as did the German cruisers Go-etben and Bres- lau. The Corcovada was used by relic. Hamburg -American . Line to inaugurate a passenger service be- tween the United States and Tur- key last year. ' She was in the Black Sea when the war started and took refuge in the Bosphorus, Is In French Hospital A despatch from Ottawa says: There is a certain Montreal soldier, a member of the first Canadian division, who has been the object lately of much undeserved appro- bium. Having been in the Lange- marck fighting, in which the Cana- diane distinguished themselves, lie failed to turn up afterwards, As he was riot reported as a prisoner and was not seen to be wounded, friends who enquired for shim were informed that he had deserted. It has now been discovered, however, that the soldier in question is ly- ing in a French hospital with gun- shot wounds in head and neck. .14 Bait From Germany Thrown .Out to Jews A despatch from London says: According to Le Matin of Paris, Germany is; throwing out a bait to the Jews by promising to re-estab- lish the Kingdom of Palestine after the war. A scheme out -limed and signed by 25 German and Austrian rabbis,. and also by Herr Bailin, of the Hamburg Am'e'rican Line,. u-n- dertakes to re-establish, by an agreement with the Sultan, a. Jew- ish kingdom, with guarantee -s of neutrality. erlin Mobs Shout dor Peace A despatch from Paris says: L'Humanite, which has its own means' of obtaining news from Ber- ln,declares that 2,000 persons, mostly women, assembled in front of the Reichstag g ' uil ini b d g on May 28 in Berlin ;and shouted for peace. They not only protested against the was, but complained ;of the high cost of food. The crowd finally Was dispersed p by mounted police, who charged into its Several arrest's were Made. The pyesis was forbidden to mention t'he iti•cide•nt. ._z PEREMYSL IS AGAIN TAKEN Russians Evacuated the City After Northern Forts Wer Stormed A despatch from London says: Perennysl is once again in the pos- session of Austria. After a siege! lasting not quite three weeks, hope-! lessly battered by the powerful guns of the Austro -Germans, the. Russians have evacuated the city. It was not a formal surrender, as was the ease March 22, when the Austrian garrison after six months' defence, hoisted the white flag. The greater part of the Rus- sian garrison managed to slip away over the railroad to Lemberg which is in the 20 -mile area to the east, where the Teuton forces have not consolidated their lines. They were able to take some heavy guns, many machine guns, and consider- able munitions of war. What booty the Austro -Germans have captured with the fortress there is no estimate, but it is fair- ly certain that the Ra =slams, have lots of time, got away as runny znen and as much material as pos sible, and destroyed the guns and' ammunition that remained. Military experts in London have foreseen the fall of Peremysi ever since it was apparent that the Ger- man and Austrian thrust through Galicia was going to strike home. Peremy'si is nut a safe salient in a defence line, however strong it may be as an isolated fortress. The tactics of the newbesiegers were exactly opposite to those of the Russians when the positions were reversed. The first siege was conducted with regard to human life; this second siege has been conducted along lines generally pursued in the east -an absolute disregard of human life- charges in close formation in the face of fire from machine guns and rifles, all covered by the terrific fire of the heavy Austro -German field guns. The German army, aceurdiug to the official reports from Berlin• and Vienna, entered Peremyal at 3.30 o'clock this morning from the north after the last of the forts on that front of the defences had been. si- lenced. The Austrian tenth army then came up from the west and south, reaching the centre of the town shortly after six o'clock. Most of the forts had been cem- pletely- destroyed by the Austrians before they surrendered after the previous siege, and this is consid- erect in military circles here to ac- count, for the fact that the fortress had to be abandoned so quickly in the face of the Austro -German at- tack. It appears that there was no fighting after the ring of forts was penetrated, which leads to the be- lief that the town was practically empty of Russian military forces when the Austrians took poset•s, siun. t Dernburg at Liberty To Go When He LiWs A despatch from Washington says: The British, French and Rus- sian Embassies have assured the State Department they will give safe conduct to lar. Bernhard I3ern- burg, former Colonial Secretary of Germany, when he leaves the Unit- ed States. It has been known that Dr. Dernburgis about to leave the country, and it is reported he will go to Norway some time this month. A few weeks ago, when Dr. Dernbairg, as a climax to a series of speeches whicharoused the re- sentment of the Washington Gov- ernment, justified the sinking of the Lusitania in a public address, there were broad intimations that through the German Embassy he might be invited to leave the coun- try. Verdict at Inquest On Zeppelin 'Victims A despatch from London says A coroner's jury, sitting in the case of two victims of .the Zeppelin raid on London last week, rendered a verdict that they had met their death by suffocation and barns, "the same having been ordered by' some agents of hostile forces." The persons in question were Henry Good and his wife. Alleged British Spy Convicted in Saxony A despatch from London says: According to a despatch to the Cen- tral News from Leipzig, Saxony, George Grossman, ail Englishman, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment by .a Saxon court -on the charge of attempting to furnish the British Government with the German plans to invade England. Losses of Prussians 1,388,000 to Date A despatch from Amsterdam says: The Telegraaf states that ac- cording to German casualty lists Prussian losses alone have reach - 'ed a total of 1,388,000. Recent casualty lists contain the names of 56 airmen, of whom eleven wereakibled and 35 wounded, the remaining ten being missing. SURPRISE VISIT TO GROWN PRINCE Twenty -elite French Airmen Drof- Bombs on Ills Read quarters. A despatch from Paris says: A squadron of •23 French aeroplanes flew over the German lines and raided the headquarters of the German Crown Prince. The men dropped liti bombs in all, many of which reached their mark. Thous- ands of arrows were also scattered through the air. The raiders were under a, furious fire during their attack, but none of the aeroplanes were damaged. The War Office statement which announced the raid did not men- tion the locality of the Crown Prince's headquarters. Fighting continues in the district called the. "labyrinth," south-east of Neuville Saint Vaast, and sums gains are recorded. Since May 31 the French have made 800 prison- ers in this locality. German aviators flying over Luneville, Department of Meurthe- and-Moselle, dropped great quanti ties of leaflets, printed in French reproducing assertions of 17r, von Bethmann-Hollwegg, the German Chancellor, in the Reichstag re- cently that war news from French sources was incorrect. :1 n eye -witness, describing the operations north of Arras, says this fight ranks in the minds of the French military authorities as the greatest battle of the war in the we -stern theatre of operations since the Battle of the Marne. The battle is still raging, at though its first stages have been definitely settled in favor of the French, who are continuing their progress with less and less opposi- tion. So far, the battle has re- ceived no name, The French of- ficial communiques la -conically re- fer to it as "operations in the sec- tor north of Arras." Privileged Communication. Alice : When I told you of my en- gagement I said it was a secret. and you told Kitty about it. Ella: Why, no I didn't. I merely asked her if she knew about it. OUR SOLDiERS ECO -RATE The Distinguished Conduct Medal Bestowed on Members of Patricias and the 14th Battalion A despatch frown London says:1 The award of the Distinguished' Conduct Medal to a number of members Of the Canadiandivision has been announced in connection with the King's birthday honors, Pte. : Drake, f e 14th t R H. Da oth battalion, is decorated ' for con- spicuous gallantry and devotion to deity near the Rue du Bois on March 26, when he went out under heavy fire to the assistance of Wounded comrades. He was im- mediately wounded himself, but, nevertheless, succeeded in drag- ging one man in to safety and then rendered first aid to him. Pte. S. Hacki,ug, Prip•epe'ss Petri- cie's, receives the medal for con- spa•ouous gallantry at St. E,loi gQu February 28 for assisting in the. rescue of a, wounded camrade under most difficult and dangerous dr- cumstanoes. Sergt.: S. V. Paterson, Princess Patricia's, is rewarded; for con- sliicuous gallantry at St. Eloi when the leading platoon in an attack or a German trench with great ability and dash. Pte. 3. M. Robertson, Princess Patricia's, fo-r conspicuous gal lantry at St. Eloi, 28th February; in assisting to rescue a wounded comrade under most difficult and dangerous circumstances. Carp. 3. L, Wolstenholme, Princess Patricia's, for conspicul- outs gallantry at St. Eloi, 15th. March, when he carried messages on two ooaasions under dangerous circumstances while exposed to very heavy fire. Subsequently Corp, Wolstenholme conducted stretcher-bearers in the dark to seg ue wounded': Corp. 3. L Volstenhho.tme is a Toronto man, _ residing at 245 Vaughan Road. He was born in Scotland and left Toronto as ari vete. p Pte. b. Hacking and Pte. 3. M; Robertson are residents of Hamil- ton, and Sergt. Paterson enlisted at Winnipeg,