Exeter Times, 1915-2-11, Page 2MUSS SAVAGE BATTLE OF WAR
Ger. ans in £lasses .Rush..to Deatl in Effort to•µ
Break Russian Front
A despatch from Petrograd say of the imniineaiee of a general on-
slati kit, the Russians reinft):rced
g
their short front, following their
usual method of keeping fresh c.*orps
in reserve and ready to seize the
opportunity for counter-attack,
From early morning until late at
night the German divisions threw
themselves against the Russian
corps, the attacks rolling up and
breaking like waves against a rocky.
coast. The field of battle between
Goumine and Borjimow Was, very
largely fiat and treeless, marked by
occasional farmhouses. As the Ger-
• mans swept forward whole files
were destroyed by .Russian machine
guns and rifle fire. But gaps were
rapidly dosed, .and the Germans
struggled onward with bulldog de-
termination. Every attack ended
at the Russian trenches, where the
Germans, unable by sheer courage
and determination to break through
solid hedges of bayonets, broke and
fled back to their lines. •
The Germans. maintained tb con-
centrated fire from 100 batteries.
The shells fell thickly. The earth
seemed to tremble. Seven or eight
projectiles dropped simultaneously
in almost the same spot. The Ger-
mans attempted to turn the Russian
flank and railed, Near Borjimow
the Russians attacked furiously.
They carried three lines of trenches,
The Germans fell in such numbers
that their bodies were piled breast -
high. Tli.ey had fifty machine guns
playing upon the Russian line. Of
these the Russians captured four-
teen. The Germans were using
shells filled with poisonous gases.
When these exploded near the Rus-
sians fumes were thrown off that
irritated the eyes."
When night came on the Germans
were broken and exhausted. Some
:cost in killed and wounded if the detachments maintained themselves
Way to Warsaw could be opened. A a short distance east of Borjimow
detail which illustrate, the violence and in the tew.0 of Goumine. The
of the effort is the official statement . Russians struck immediately, (Telly -
that Tome .of the German divisit}ns ering fierce counter-attacks with
of la.11il;i teen, {`barged the Russian fresh corps held in reserve. Gou-
line on a front•a,:.y. a vert (two- mine was wrested ;from the Ger-
thirds of a mile) wide. In these sec mans. At Wolaszyd Lbwiecka the
tions the German infantry advanced Germans fought with the fury of de -
in elese-pressed masses, attacking: spair. Battalions were annihilated.
at the double-quick shoulder to Whole companies were wiped out of
shoulder. existence.
The bulletins transmitted by the
generals commanding the re.gions
of most violent fighting contain
news more pleasing to the. Russian
people than has been received since
the Germanic allies threw the
• • see ght of their strength to the bat-
tle fronts of Eastern Europe. The
Russians have seized both banks of
the head waters of the River Inster,
in East Prussia, a success which en-
ables them to deliver a flank attack
on Insterburg from the north,
while the forces that have passed
the Angerapp to the south advance
straight west ; the army which drove
the Austrians from the Dukla Pass
in the Carpathians has reached the
River Laborcza, in Northern Hun-
gary ; while the Germans west of
'1Vareaw have been repulsed after
the roost savage fighting-.
The Russian armies took the of-
fensive directly west of Warsaw, at
the junction of the Vistula and the
Bzura, eros -sing the latter river and
dislodging Germans frons a bridge-
head at Dakhowa, It seems appar-
ent that the Russians have assumed
the initiative in this quarter as a
direct result of the severe reverse
they inflicted on the Germans in
the Bolimow region, when a three-
day battle reached its climax.
Upon a front of seven miles, with
Borjimow and Goumine as centres
of attack, the Germans •concentrat-
ed seven divisions and burled more
than 105,000 of their finest infantry
against the Russian line. They de-
livered attack after attack,'revert-
ing to methods which characterized
their earlier operations in Belgium
and France, and deploying great
masses of men over open ground,
careless apparently of the terrible
The attacks were preceded by ter-
rific artillery fire, in which the
Germans employed 100 batteries of
mortars and field guns, probably
six hundred cannon in all. There
seems to be no doubt that Marshal
von Hindenburg had ordered Gen-
eral Mackenzen-to hew through the
Russian line at any east. Such
fighting had never before been wit-
ness,ed on the eastern front.
S. Complete preparedness and the
steadiness of the Russian infantry
balked the German plans. Warned
The net result of the three days
of battle at Goumine-Borjimow was
the recapture by the Russians of all
positions lost in the past week of
renewed German effort. It is esti-
mated that the Germans lost at
least 25,000 in killed and wounded,
and that the Russian casualties
were not much less. Russian mili-
tary observers, with the meagre de-
tails before them, are likening this
fight to the Battle of `Borodino,
where Napoleon lost his Russian
campaign.
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SHIP PURCHASE
IS CONDEMNED
i'br 1 . S. Climber of Commerce
Denounces the .Bill as Uu-
A nierican.
A despatch from Washington
saes : The annual convention of the
Chambers of Commerce of the
United States overwhelmingly op--
posed President \Wil.a.,n's Ship Pur-
chase Bill. This vote is regarded
here as the most impressive evi-
dence that has yet appeared as to
the .attitude of the business men of
the country toward the proposed
Government -ownership legislation,
The vote came en a report by a
special eomniitteo on the upbuilding
of the merchant marine. The ma-
ority Of this 'committee, headed by
William Harris Douglas, reported
that "Government operation is un-
American, is likely to be more ex-
travagant and exhaustive than pri-
vate central. and will seriously in-
terfere with individual initiative as
regards the enterprise of our citi-
zens."
This, of coal; se, amounted to a
condemnation ct the President's
plan: The committee itself pro-
posed a plan for the development of
the United States merchant marine.
The vote on adopting the report
was 163 for and 90 against.
Russian Oirl Fought
In Nineteen Battles
A despatch from Moscow, Russia.,
says : Among the wounded who have
arrived in Moscow from the front is
Olga Krasilnikoff, a girl . of 19
years. After taking part in 19 bat-
tles in Poland she was wounded in
the foot, The girl enlisted under a
man's name end this deception has
just been discovered, The cross of
St. George, fourth degree, has been
awarded to. her.
1,219 German Juristic 'filled in War.
A despatch from Herne says;
According to • official statements
given out in Berlin 1,273 German
jurists have Veen killed in the .pre-
sent, war. This Natal is made up of
six professors, 975 judges. 240 law-
yers, 334 assessors and 121 berris-
ters.
Given the Iron Cross
For Sinking Steamers
A despatch from Amsterdam says:
Emperor William arrived at Wil-
helmshaven on Thursday. His Ma-
jesty inspected the German sub-
marine U-21, going over the vessel
personally. He bestowed the de-
coration of the Iron Cross upon the
members of the submarine's crew.
U-21 is undergoing repairs at Wil-
helmshaven following her recent ex-
ploits in the Irish Sea.
BREAD RIOTS IN ITALY.
Crowds Went About the Streets
Looting the Stores.
A despatch from Bassari, Italy,
says : Riots growing out of the agi-
tation over the high price of bread
are assuming a graver character.
Crowds on Wednesday went about
the streets sacking the stores.
Strong reinforcements of troops
have been e.alled out to maintain
order.
PRICES OF FAR PRODUCT$
REPORTS FROM THE LEADtNG TRADE
CENTRES OF AMERICA.
Breadstufts,
Toronto, Feb. 9,—Flour--Manitoba
first patents, $7.80 to 58, in Jute bags;
second patents, 57.30 to $7.50; siroug
bakers'. 57 to 57,20; Ontario wheat flour,
90 per cent patents, 56.66 to $6;56, sea-
board. •
Wheat ---Manitoba, No. 1 Northern,
51.63; No, 2 at $1.60, and. No. 8 at $1.57;
Ontario wheat, No. 2, 51.50 to 51.00, at
outside points.
Oats—Ontario, 62 to 630, outside, and
at 65 to 67e on track, Toronto, Western
Canada, No, 2, at 743o and No. 3 at
713e.
Barley—Good malting grades, 75 to
80c, 'outside.
Rye --$1.17 to 51.20, outside.
Peas—No. 2 at 51.56 to 51.90, out -
Toronto
side.
Corn—Nofrei, gh2 tAmerican. 3580, ail rail,
Buckwheat—No. 2 at 86 to 6Sc, out-
sidfl.
Bran and shorts-13ran, 526 to 527 a
ton. and shorts at 523 to 529.
Rolled oats—Car lots, per bag of 90
lbs, 53,45 to 53.50.
Country Produce.
Butter—Choice. dairy, 24 to 25c; in-
ferior, 20 to 21e: creamery prints, 31. to
32c; do., solids, 29 to 300; farmers' sep-
arator, 26 to 27e.
Eggs—New-laid, in cartons, 34 to
35c; selects, 28 to 30c; storage, 26 to
a7
Honey -12 to 13c per lb, for strained;
No, 1 honeycomb, 52.75 per dozen; No,
2, .$2.25
Poultry—Chickens, dressed, 19 to 16c;
ducks, dressed, 14 to 16c: fowl, 10 to
t
ilc; o geese20c,, 14 to 15c; turkeys, dressed,
13
Cheese -171 to 18o for large and at
18 to 1S a for twins.
Beans—Prime, bushel, 52,76 to $2.85;
hand-picked, 52.90• to 53.
Potatoes—Ontaros, 65 to 75e per bag
out of store, 55 to 60c in, car lots. New
Brunswicks, car lots, 60 to G6c per bag.
Provisions.
Bacon—Long clear, 133 to 14c per ib.
1n case lots. Hams—Medium, 16 to 17c;
do., heavy, 148 to 15e; roils, 14 to 1180;
breakfast bacon, 178 to 18c; backs, 20
to 21c; boneless backs, 22 to 23c.
•Lard—Market quiet; pure, tub, 113 to
12c; compound, 93 to 100 in tubs and 10
to 103e in pails.
Baled May and Straw.
Dealersare paying as follows for car
lot deliveries on track here:—
Straw,
ere:Straw, $8 to 58.60 a ton, in car lots
on track here.
Hay—No. 1 new hay, 517.50 to 518;
No. 2 at $15.50 to 516, and No. 3 at
$12.50 to $13.50.
Winnipeg Grain.
Winnipeg, Feb. 9.—Cash:—Wheat—
No. 1 Northern, 51,502; No. 2 Northern,
51.492; No. 3 Northern, 51.453, Flax—
No. 1 N.W.C., 51.62; No, 2 C.W., 51,59.
No oats or barley quoted,
Montreal. Markets.
Montreal, Feb. 9,--Corn—American
No. 2 yellow, 86 to 87e. Oats—Canadian
Western, No. 2, 73c; do„ No, 3, 71c; ex-
tra No. 1 feed, 71e; No. 2 local white,
64e; No. 3 local white, 63c; No. 4 local
white, 62c. Barley, Manitoba feed, 85c.
Buckwheat, No. 2 878e. Flour—Mani-
toba Spring wheat patents, firsts, 58.10;
seconds, 57.60; strong bakers', 57.40;
Winter patents, choice, 58; straight roll-
ers,.57.60; do., bags, $3.65 to $3.75.
Rolled oats—Bbls„ $7,35; do., bags, 90
lbs., 56..60. Bran 526, Shorts $28, Mid-
dlings,'S31. Mouillie, 534 to 537. Hay,
No, 2, per ton, car lots, $18 to 519.
Cheese—Finest westerns, 163 to 17c;
finest easterns, 1680, Butter—Choicest
creamery, 30 to 308c: seconds, 288 to
298c. Isggs—Fresh, 41 to 42c; selected,
34c; No. 1 stock, 30c; No. 2 stock, 26c.
Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 5280,
United States Markets.
Minneapolis, Feb. 9,—Wheat—No. 1
hard, $1.538c; No. 1 Northern, 51,48$
to $1.53; No. 2 Northern, $1.46 to
$1,508; May, 51,50 bid, Corn, No..3 yet -
SINK ALL SHIPS
IN CRAMEL
Germany A.itnounees Beeldess War'
On Passenger and Freight
Truffle.
A despatch from Berlin says: Tlie
German Admiralty issued the fol-
lowing communication :
The waters around Great Bri-
tain and Ireland,' including the
whole English Chaiuicl, aro• declar-
ed a war zone from and after Feb,
18, 1915. Every enemy merchant
ship found in this war zone will be
destroyed, even if it is impossible
to avert dangers which threaten the
orew and her passengers.
"Also, neutral ships in the war
zone are in danger, as in conse-
quence of the misuse of neutral flags
ordered by tlhe British Government
on Tan. 31, and in view of the haz-
ards of naval warfare, it cannot al-
ways be avoided that attacks meant
for enemy ships en -danger neutral
ships. Shipping northward, around
the Shetland Islands, in the eastern
Sea basin of •the North S a and in a
strip of at least 30 nautical miles in
breadth along the Dutch coast is
endangered in the same way."
Serious Operations
About to Recommence
A despatch from Petrograd says:
A writer in the Invalide Russe, a
military organ publisher here, re-
marks that in all wars, after a cer-
tain time when the a,dverstaries
have ,spent their maximum force, a
period of calm follows. This phe-
nomenon is now being repeated in
the present war, when these adver-
saries are about to recommence
serious operations. The writer
gives statistics showing that. the
number of trained soldiers in
France is 4,000,000; in Germany
4,500,000, in Austro-Hungary 2,-
250,000, and in Russia 6,250,000 men.
The untrained_ men are in the same
order: In France 10,000,000, Ger-
many 13,000,.000, in Austro-Hungary
8,000,000, and in Russia 22,000,000.
Zeppelin Victims Cost
- $500,000 Per Head
A despatch from Paris says: Ex-
perts in aeronautics here insist that
the Zeppelins have been a bad in-
vestment for Germany. The. Zeppe-
lin war fleet cost $32,000,000 to
build, and so far they have only
killed •about 60 personsin the coun-
tries of Germa'ny's enemies, a. rate
of about $500,t00 per head.
low, 72 to 728c. Oats—No. 1 white, 553 A btige new biplane capable of re -
to 560. Flour and bran unchanged. maining in the air for ten hours and
carrying a' ton of explosives, besides
our passengers, is being used by the
Germans. The engines develops 225
horsepower. The new, flying ma-
chine has already attempted sev-
eral raids.
Duluth, Feb. 9.—Wheat—No. 1 hard,
51.528 to 51.58. No. 1 Northern, 51.518
to $1.52; May, 51.52. Linseed cash,
51,88$ to 51.908; May, 51.898.
Live Stock Markets.
Toronto, Feb. 9.—Good butchers' sold
from $7 to 57.40, while mediums sold
up to $6.75, with commons between $6
and 56.25. Medium grade milkers sold
round 565. The best lambs sold fog
58.60. Sheep were steady. Calves sold
from $4.50 to 56, and choice from 51.0
to 511. Hogs, fed and watered, $8.
Montreal, Feb, 9,—Prime beeves 78
to 8c; medium, 6 to 73c; common; 43 to
630, caws, 540 to 580 each; calves, 5 to
88c; sheep,, 43 to 53c; lambs, 78 to 8e;
hogs, 8 •c:" • •
BRITAIN'S RETALIATION.
May Take More Stringent Measures
Against German Trade.
A despatch from London says:
Great Britain has decided that if
the American steamer Wilhelmina,
now on her way with a cargo of
foodstuffs for Germany, is intercept-
ed, her cargo will be submitted to
a prize court, so that the new situ-
ation arising out of the action of
Germany in ordering that all grain
and flour shall be placed under con-
trol of the Government may be
regularized.
A GUARANTEED MEDICINE
FOR LITTLE ONES
Baby':s Owe Tablets are a, good
medicine for little ones. They are
guaranteed by a Government ana-
lyst to be .ab,solutely free from the
opiates and narcotics found in so-
called "soothing" mixtures. They
cannot possibly do harm—they al-
ways do good. Once amother has
given them to her little ones she
will use no other medicine. Co•n-
c'erning them. Mrs. Jos. Desrosiers,
St. Alphonse, Que., says : "Baby's
Own Tablets saved my little one's
life when he was suffering from
worms, and I would not be without
them." The Tablets are sold • by
medicine dealers or by mail at 25
cents a box from The Dr. Williams'
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
KEEPIYG
Val
FACTORIES BUSY
e to Mills of Canada in War Orders Approxi
mate Sixteen Million Dollars
A despatch from Ottawa says;
Sixteen million dollars is the ap-
proximate monetary -slue of • the
present war to the textile and wool-
len industries of Canada so far.
How numb more will eome in the fu-
ture is a matter for conjecture, but
it is stated that the Canadian -made
articles have generally met with the
approval of Canada's customers,
and there is every indication of
continued orders. From a position
approaching idleness Canadian mills
have eome to be now running at
capacity.
To date it is estimated that there
have been placed, on account of
the British Government alone
through its Canadian buying
agents, orders for khaki.clothing to
the extent of $1,250,000, with an-
other order in contemplation val-
ued at four millions, a million -dol-
lar order placed by t)he War Office
direct, and clothing ordered by the
Canadian Militia Department ap-
proximating $250,000. These orders
for khaki goods alone total $6,500,-
000.
THE CANAL) A, BRITAIN'S NEWEST DREADNOUGHT.
.::•:C J eyeargrJ eeSe
s J e
seser
Bigger and 'faster' than Germany's Latest.
The huge battleship Canada, hasjust p
been laced in commission and added to the first fleet. She was ire process of -construction at hlswick for the Chilean Government when war broke oat, and: was taken
over by Britain. Shewaas to have been called' the Alteirante ',dorm and a sister ship, the Almirante
Cochrane; will soon be commissioned. These vessels are 625 feet long, with a. beam of 98 feet, and a
tonnage of 28,000, The engines°have an indicated horse -power of 39,000, and are calculated to produce a
t'. 23Theen They will car ry ten 14-in•oh guns, 16 six-inch
speed of knots. . complement will be Loop Men, pThe. of a belt�of 'nine --inch �gteel 'while the tur-
retsand four torr enc, tubes, rI`,ii� o1i'tlina� consists ,
guns,p,
arein,hicknees. and the ai' tettive deck is threeiiieh�es thick. These vessels are larger and
rats 11 inches t Y. i, , itr ,
faster than the latest t German Dreadnoughts, While carrying equally powerful gene,
War orders for knitted goods to
the value of about six millions have
kept the mills busy, while certain
lines, to the value of $1,250,000,
formerly imported from Germany
and Austria, will hereafter be man-
ufactured in Canada.
Canadian blanket manufacturers
have benefited to the tune of some-
thing like $1,500,000 from the war.
Recently an order was offered Can-
adian mills for $1,650,000 worth of
blankets for the French Govern-
ment. Of that amount they were
able to take only $1,250,000, and
the remainder had to be placed in
the United States, Twenty-eight
mills have been engaged on the big
order.
Shirtemakers have been busily en-
gaged on 'good-sized contracts for
the British and Canadian Govern-
ments, while orders .for the British
service cap to the value of $60,000
have been placed with other firms.
Orders for kit -bags haversacks,
tents, etc., have kept other factories
busy, while the tremendous export'
of bread and foodstuffs has created
a heavy demand for cotban and jute
bags, thetre being an increased out-
put of these amounting to 25 per
cent. in the past three months,
Youths Make Escape;
Mothers Arrested
A despatch from Rotterdam says:
From the frontier it is learned that
the Germans, in order to stop the
continuous passage of young Bel-
gians over the Dutch frontier to
join the army in France, have been
searching for and arresting the
fathers of absent youths. In some
cases they were successful in getting
the father; but, hearing what was
proceeding, the others slipped
acrbs8-the frontier. In many eases,
purely out of revenge for having
missed the fathers, the Germans
promptly arrested the mothers,. tell-
ing them that they had better bring
plenty of clothes with them, as they
were to be sent to the prisoners'
camp in Germany. The order, how-
ever, has now come from General
Biasing that this transportation of
women has to be delayed.
I'
Another Boer Rebel
Gives Up the Fight
.A despatch from Pretoria says:
The rebel leader Bezuidenhout and
the so-called "Prophet" Vankens-
burg have surrendered to the.Bri-
tisli. forces with Lieut. -Col. Kemp.
The commando which gave up its'
arms also included 48 officers and
500 burghers. Tne rebels capitu-
lated at Upington. Vankensburg's
influence is credited with being
largely responsible for the rebel -
lien. The anrfouncemant states
than additional surrenders are ex-
pected and that Lieut. -Col. S. G.
Maritz and his men probably will
give themselves up before the end
of the week.
Shoot All. French :
Order to Brigade
A despatch from London says :
The Times publishes extracts from
the diary of a German soldier, Rein-
hard Brenneissem, of the 4th com-
pany of the 112th Regiment, which
describes his experiences, first in
the neighborhood of Muelhausen
and afterwards in Flanders. One
passage, which The Times repro:
duces in the German fac simile,
reads: "There also came, a brigade.
order that all French, whether
wounded or not, who Sell into our
hands, should be shot. No prison-
ers were to betaken."
Italian Peasants
• Going to Germany
A despatch from Venice, Italy,
says : Many Italian 'peasants, both
men and women, are going to Ger-
many to engage enfarm and factory
work, in response to 'offers of un-
usually high wages. For the men
6% marks ($1.62) a day is promised,
and for. the women three marks (75
cents). Italian newspapers are
warning t]ie peasants against ac
eepting this employment, in view
of the uncertainty in regard to
Italy's foreign policy, but appar-
ently many unemployed persons are
willing to assume the risk involved.
3
Lonsdale 'sSentence
Commuted to 20 Years
A despatchi from Berlin says : The
German Supreme Military Court
has commuted to imprisonment for
20 years the death sentence imposed
on William Lonsdale, a British so1
dier, for an attack on a German
non-commissioned officer at the
military prison ,at Doeberitz.
fi Sons in French Army, All Killed
A despatch from Geneva says
Seven sons of an elderly blind
Frenchman named Chopard, of the
village of Ohauffout, near the Swiss
frontier, were -called to the colors
last August and marched away to
war. For a long while the father
heard nothing from them. Becom-
ing• alarmed, he applied for assis-
tan•ce to the bureau here for the ex-
change of information regarding
prisoners of . war, One by one let-
ters from the • French headquarters
arrived in Geneva. The sevensons
had been killed, leaving fourteen
children and four widows.
Germans Enforcing Alsatian Loyalty
� ��. ty
A despatch from Paris stays :
Heavy snowfalls are again reported
on the heights of Hartmanns-Wei-
lerkopf and Molkenrain, in the Vos-
ges. There has been painstaking
trench fighting with saps and hand
grenades near Aitkir'ch.
A large farmhouse called . the
Larghof, which was only a short dis-
tance from the Swiss frontier, was
set afire by German shells and
burned to the ground. The Ger-
mans are said to have prohibited
the people in the district under
their control from going outside
their towns.
Barbed wire fences have been
built around the villages, this step
being considered necessary owing to
the prevalence of numerous spies. .
[ION'T�HAW�, SPIT, SNEEZE,
CUBE YOURSELF 1 BREATHE CATARhOZONE" 1
Gives Instant Reliefs, Clears
• Out Nose, Throat and all
Breathing Organs
• In this fickle climate, repeated colds
very easily drift .into Catarrh.
The natural tendency of Catarrh is to
extend through •floe system, In every
direction.
Exposure to cold or dampness inten-
sifies the trouble and nasal ,catarrh is
the result,
Unless a complete cure is effected,
inflammation passes rapidly to the
throat, bronchial 'tubes and then to
the lungs.
You can't make new lungs—hence
Consumption is Practically incurable.
But Catarrh can be cured, except in
lts.t1aal'and always fatal stage.
;Catairh sufferers, meaning those
RUSSIANS CROSS
RIVER ANGEflAPI'
Important Gorman Defense is rasa
Prussia Broken Down by
Invader. . •
A despatch from London says:
Mho Russian army invading East
Prussia, from the west has forced its
tray across the River Angerapp and
has driven the Germans from the
town of Gross Medunishken on the
west bank. The announcement by
the general staff of the passage of
the Ange'rapp and the occupation of
Gross Medunishken is the most im-
portant news that has been reeeleAl
from East Prussia since the revela-
tion that Tilsit was menaced by the
second army of invasion.
The Angerapp was a 'strong na-
tural defence of which the German
niad'e effective use in blocking. the
Russian maroh toward Tnsterburg.
For many weeks German batteries
posted on the west bank of the
river defeated every effort by the
Russians to force a crossing. Now
that, it is officially .announced that
the Germans have been driven from
the west bank a rapid advance by
the Russian forces may be expected.
They have occupied forty miles of
East Prussian territory and have
conquered the region north of the
Mazurian Lakes.
Simultaneously the 'Russian ad-
vance toward West Prussia has
gained momentum, with the capture
of Skempe, .a town near the border,
and about 32 miles south-east of
Thorn. The Russian line runs from
the north .bank of the Vistula to the
region of Mlawa and is 'within 20
miles of the West Prussian frontier.
The main fighting is on the front of
Lipno and Biezun, and the official
resistance in this region is rapidly
weakening.
German Auxiliary
Cruiser is Sunk
A despatch from Buenos Ayres
says: The Buenos Ayres newspapers
announce that a German auxiliary
cruiser, formerly of the Weermann
Line, was sunk. on January 7 off the
Patagonian coast by the British
cruiser Australia. The crew were
taken to the Falkland Islands.
Trawler Nits nine,
Goes Down With Crew
A despatch from Grimsby, Eng-
land, says: The Bitish trawler
Howard struck a mine in the North
Sea, it was announced on Wednes-
day, and is believed to have gone
down with her crew. Twenty-seven
sailing ships and twenty-six steam-
ers have been lost since Janus" -:1.
ASTURIAS REACHES PORT.
Captain's Prompt Action Averted
Destruction of Vessel.
A despatch from Southampton
says : The British hospital ship As-
turias, which narrowly escaped be-
ing torpedoed by a German sub-
marine of* Havre, arrived here this
afternoon. It had . some wounded
soldiers aboard.
Members of the crew say that a
catastrophe was prevented by the
promptitude of the captain, who,
observing the white track made l>y
the torpedo, altered the course of
his vessel, bringing it sharply
around in a half -circle, The pro-
jectile passed harmlessly astern.
The light was good at the time.
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German Airman Found in 'flames.
A despatch from London says:
Fishermen have found in the
Thames estuary the body of a Ger-
man aviator, with a shrapnel bullet
in the lunges It is supposed that
he dropped from an aeroplane
which was driven off by British "gun-
fire on Christmas. Day.
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Useless Labor. e
"Dinah, diel you wash the fish be-
fore you baked
"Law, ma'am; what's de use ob
washin' er fish what s i.v:.e a., i'i
lifein de waster 1'
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The teacher had worked that
morning ,expleini> g the injustices
done by Nero, a.iatl :believed he had
made an-impressii'ti on the boys.
Then he asked .questions : "Nosy,
boys, what do you think of Nero?
Do you think•.he was a -good man 7
No one answered Then the teach-
er singled out e boy. "Chaney,
what do you think? Do you think,
he was straight?" "Well," re-
turned the iboy, after a Jong wait,
"he never done nuthin' to Inc."•
A tight-fisted old man, being mer -
tally ill, called to him his three Vase
friends, who were an Englishman,
an Irishman and. a Scotchma;i, He.
reminded them that they each owed
him $500 and expressed the Oleg
wish ,thsfl before he was buried they
would discharge their • bligaLion by
depositing the money they owed be-
side him in his coffin. They all
agreed, and when bheir friend died
the ' Englishman solemnly placed
$560 in ,gond in his late friend's cof-
fin. The Irishman laid $500 in
notes beside the gold, and the
Scotch neon then took the $1,000 and
left in itsp lace a cheque for $1,-
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