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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1914-10-08, Page 7ARVELOUS WORK OF GUNS Details of Defeat of 15,000 Death's Head Hussars, Which 2,000 Were Killed by Gunners • deSPatch -ffoin° Bordeaux says:" kleifea.t. of 15,09O -.Prusistan Gitardif who. attacked the Ilrench Centre thus described in the Pe- . , Gironde':•- • ' . • AS -soon ao neWs of the Geirma:n advance was received French ,eaval- ry was sent to hold -the enemy at Atiberive, Department Of Marne, to give the artlilery and infantry time to :come ap from 8,onain; a place nea.r, Auberive, But while 11`,1e.neh dragoons were preparing Lor the. de- feneeof Auberive,•a brigade of 7 Death's IleakHussers, avoiding the village ,came 41,cross the vineyards and fields xvith the intention of sur - •prising the French artillery on the • niaroh,. It was tt, critical moment. 'The French dragoons, were Wm miles • ahead •and the infantry two miles behind the ganners, who were in danger of being sabred' across their • guns, The Hussars wore onlyth'ree- qurers of a mile, }away, galloping • furiously. In two minutes the guns were unlimbered ,and Ined up acrng the road. The e,ifenly then was only 500 yards away, and the -command Could be heard to prepar•e te charge the guns.. In the charge the 'Prussian caval- ry gathered speed with every yard. When they were 200 yards away the Frencdi gunners aimed, and there was, a dash of fire. Through the blue smoke the arlilleryme,n • could see the erfeiny's horses' rear- ing and officers trying vainly to rally the broken lines. ' A second time the battery vomited death into the doomed brigade. A great silenee ,suceeecicd the thunder of,'llioeis and theshouting Of fl5 'TWO; th6thancr. horsemen .lay 'struck • by ',lightning; Hera and there a wounded horse struggled tO 'ehtike.hinkslell& Cleat'lrom the heaped. deiad But the artillerymen clid not wait to gaze long on this scene of car- nage. They 1imbere<1 u,p the gems and rattled off to aid the dragoons, who were hard pressed and falling back along the highway. The pins were a welcome relief. This time the struggle was onare even. The German quielc.firers retnrned .:Uhc fire with interest, but the Frenth infantry arrived and deployed among the vines, a bugle rang oast, and their bayonets EasttecLin the sun WS they dashed forward. Without eavalry to aid it the Pry- sian Guard was obliged to fall hack. A battalion of Zouaves glided 'be- hind and oceipied the Valley of the Suippes, threatening to -place the Guards .betwee,n two fires. A regi - Ment of Grenadier's sacrificed itself to cover the retreat of the German columns on Rheims. Five times the Grenadiers hurled themselves against the French. They were re- pulsed ,every time, and ,alter the fifth charge only one section was left, a handful ef men .surrounding the flag. • Then first one, then two, -and then ten of the Grenadiers threw down their arms. A hundred men, mostly wounded, were all that were lett of a splendid regiment. But their sacrifice had not been useless, for it efiabled the tolumn to get safely under the guns of the forts Berru and Nogeu PAbbesse. '1 PROUD OF THEIR CRUELTIES Copy of German Official Book on the War Seized by British Authorities -A despatch from London says,: German tales of tragic epis.odes of the war were issued by the Official Pres Bureau on Weclneadity night. Tha stories were taken from a book called "Kriegs Chronik," which was seized from aliens entering English pods. . The book consists, according to the bureau, "partly of a highly untrustworthy chronicle of the war and partly of solders' let- ters from the front. ''As, showing the methods of thought of the enemy theseltist have considerable value;' continue.s the bureau. "It is not the truth or falsity • 'ef the tales that matters, but the applause and GeV -congratu- lation of the writers on deeds of gross treachery. and cruelty claimed to have bean done by theanselves or eomraxles." The narrative of an artillery offi- cer, on the extermination of a 13el- gian village, as given out by the bu- reau, follows: - "The cou,ntrysidc aws full t -if our troops: Nevertheless the stupid peasants must need shoot at our men, as they marched by, from lurking places, Day before yester- day morning the Prussian troops ,eurrounded a. village, put the wo- men, children and old people aside and shot all the nien. The village was then burned to the ground." - The story of the shooting of a Boy Scout is given as follows: "A traitor has just been shot. He was a, little French lad belonging to one of the gymnastic societies Which wear the tri -colored ribbons, a poor young &Row, who, in his infatua- tion, wanted to be a hero., "As the German column was pass- ing ,,along a wooded defile' he was caught and asked whether the French were about. He refused to give any information. Fifty yards further there was fire fromthe co- ver of the wood. The prisoner was asked in French if he had known that the enemy was in the forest, and he did net deny it. "Be: went with a firm step to a, telegraph pole and stood agaiost it with a green Vineyard at his back and received the volley of a firing party with a proud smile on his fece. Infatuated wretch It, was a pity to see small a.wasted •courage.'' PEDIGREED CATTLE, ussians Take Over Emperor Wil- liam's Prize, Stock.. - A despatch from London says: A despatch received here from Petro- grad says that among the remark- able war trophies arriving.at Smol- ensk is the entire stock of Emperor William's famous pedigreed cattle and stud horses captured by the Russians from the Emperor's estate at Rominton, in East Prussia. They were taken to Moscow and present- ed to the Russian Agricultural In- --.;%::tute for distribution to agricul- tural breeding associations. • .1. Reltish Vessel Sunk. • A despatch from ' Callao, Peru, says: The Ko,srees. steamer Marie arrived here -with the crew of the 'British steamer Bankfields, whiah was sunk by the German cruiser .Leipzig off Eben, Peru. The crew of the Bankfields have appealed to •,the 'British Consul here in the hope of obtaining their liberty. The men • said that their ship -carried a cargo of sugar valued at $500,000. PRICES (I FARM P,R01)11CIS nivonws rnoza Tun ' Tna.nic CENTRES o AnitERICA.. Breadstuffs. Tormtto, Oct.„6.-,Flour-Manitolnt firet batenns.. $6,60 in 3uto taxer• Seeoria ;Pat, outs, $6.10; streng 'bakers', 45.95; Ontario wheat flour,' po 'per eent, patertte, $4.70 'to - $4,90,.. latter price'hags ,inelnded, • Wheat,--Marfiteba, No, 1 Northern, at $1.16 1-2, loia'nierr• at $1.14 1-2; NO, . 2 ,old, $1.14 1-2, and new, $1,11 1-2i; Ontario Fall wheat, $1.06 to $1.08.' ' 0hts-45'. and. 46, -outside; • Weetrern Cate ,ada, :No. 2, at 544; and,No.' 3 .at,53.0. . • ' Barley -Quoted 'at' '63 to 65c, Mitside,. Rye -Remains at 78 to 800, outeide. Peas -Quoted $1.10 to $1.12. . Buckwheat -Quoted at "70e. Bran and shorts -From $26 to. $27 a ton. Oorn-79e c.i.f. C011ingwood or Port Colborne. ' Country Produce. • Butter -Choice dairy,, 24 to 26e.; inferior, 2010 23o; creamery monis, 29 to 32c. Eggs -New -laid, dozen, 30 to Um, ordin, arry stook, 24 to 27o. Poultry -Spring chickens, dleseed, 23 to 25e; ducks, dressed, lb., 16 to /70; fowl, 18 to 200; tnrkeys, dressed, 21 to 250; hens, • alive, 16 to 18e. Oheese-Now large, 16 to, 16 1-4e; twine, 15 1-4 to 161.20; old, large, 17 1-4e; twine, 17 1-2e. Beans -Prime, bushel, $2.90 to $3; hand. picked, $3 to $3.25. Potatoes -Coteries, 75 to 80c ner bag, out or store, 60 to 65c in ear lots. ()BAC° W con MEN CED Mussian Moly Lines Up to Force 0 • Passage Into Germany. A despatch from London says : The advance guard of the great Russian army, marching through Galicia on its way to Breslau and Berlin, has reached Cracow, and the .battle upon whose result de- pends the fate of German Silesia has begun. The combined German and Austrian force defending Cra- cow, the latter consisting of the remnant of the 'Austrian army. that was able to retreat from Lemberg, has taken the offensive and is en- deavoring to block the passage of the Russians. The Austro-Gerroan position, is one of great strength, and it is exPeoted that the battle will be long and sanguinary. The Russians hope, however, to be able to screen .Cracow with part of their army, so that while the engage- ment is proceeding the rest of • -the Czar'S myriads may advance over the German ,border and strike 13res- lau. Baled Hay and Straw. Hay -Local dealers are buying on track hare as follows ;-No. 1 new hay, $15 to $16; No. 2 new hay, $13,50 to114. Straw -Baled, $8 to $9. Montreal Markets. • lgontreal, Oct. 6: -Corn, American, No. 2 yellow, 88 to 89c. Oats, Canadian West- ern, No. 2, 61 to 62e; Canadian Western, No. 3, 60 to 61o; NO. 2 local white, 55e; No, 3 local white, 64e; No. 4 local white, 530. Ba.rley. Man. feed, 63,1o., malting; 82 to 84e. Flour, Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $6.70; seconds, $6.20; strong bakers', $6;„W1nter patents, ehoice, $6.50; straight rollers, $6 to $6.25; do., bags, 43 to $3,10. Rolled oats, barrels, $6.15; do., bags, 90 lbs., $2.95. Bran $25. Shorts $27. Mid- dlings $30, Mooillie, $30 to 434. Hay, No. 2, per ton car lets, $10 to 8/9. Cheese, fire eat -westerns, 15 to ,15 1-8c; finest easterne, 14 3-4c. 13utter, ohoicest creamery, 27 1-2 to 28e; 6000J501), 26 1-2 to 26 3-4e. Eggs, fresh, 32e; selected, 27c; No. 1 stock, 25c; No. 2 stock. 21. to 22e. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 70 to 72 1.20. • Winnipeg Crain. Winnipeg, Oct. 6.-Cashr-77.o. 1 North- ern, $1.07 3-4; No. 2 Northern, $1.04 1-2; 'No. 3 Nort1ern,90 1-2c; No. 4, 93 1-8e; No. 5, 87 1-8e; No. 6, 82 1-80; feed, 75 5-8e. Oats -No. 2 0.W., 48 1-40; No. 3 OM., 46 1-2e; extra Ilo. I feed, 463-00; No. 1 feed, 46c; No. 2 feed, 45c. Barley, tamuoted. Flax, No. 1 N.-W.O., $1.21 3.4; No. 2 C.W. $1.18 3-4, GETTING READY FOR WINTER German Factories in the Empire Are Busy 1ialcin2 Fur Clothing For the Soldiers United States Markets. • Minneapolis, Oct. 6. -Wheat -No. 1 hard, $1.10; No. 1 Northern, $1.06 3-4 to $1.09; No. 2 Northern, $1.03 3-4 to $1.06 1-4; De- cember, $1.08 1-4. Corn -No. 3 yellow, 69 to 700. Oats -No. 3 white, 43 3-4 to 44. Flour unchanged. Bran, $20. Duluth, Oct. 6.-W1,eat-No. 1 hard, 91.09; No. 1 Northern, $1.08; No. 2 North- ern, $1,05; December, $1.08. Linseed, $1.43 1-2; December, $1.47 1-4, Live Steck Markets, • Toronto, Oct. 6. -Butcher oattle-Choice weighty ,steere, $8.25 to 58.50; choice handy butchers', $8.15 to $13.40; geed butchers , $7.75 to $8.15; medium, $7.25 to $7.75; cam. mon, from $5.75 to $7.25. netters-Good to choice heifers. $7,75 to 8826..7265;tollste7d2i9u,m, $7,25 to $7,70; common, , Butcher 0ows-Choice, $6.75 to $7.25; good. $6.25 to $6.75; medium, from $5.50 to 96.25; cutters, $4.50 to $5; common, 99 to $6; canners from $3.50 to $4.50. Butcher Bulls. -Choice, $7 to $7.85; good, 96.50 to $7; medium, $6 to $6.50; common, $5. to $6. ' Stockers and Feeders - Heavy seleeted feeders. $7.25; choice heavy stockers, $7 to $7.25; heavy good, $6.50 to $7; good medium stockers, 46 to $6.50; 00111111011, from 45.60 to $6; grass COWS. 94.75 40 85.60. -milkers and Springers sold al, 456 to $105 each for choice offerings, with good at $55 to $55, and COILISIOS to medium at $40 to $50. Calves -Choice, 59 to $10.50; medium, from $7 to $9; CO311111011. from $6 to $7; rough gra•se calves, $5 to $6. Sheep and Lambs. -Light sheep ewes ranged from $5.50 to $6.25; heavy sheep and bucks, from $4 to $5.25, calls, from $3 to $4; yearling lambs brought $7 to $7.50, culls off ; lambs owt., $6 to $7.65. Swine -Hogs 'went al $8.75 f.o.b., at $8.00 'to $9 Cod and watered, and at $9.25 off ears. Montreal, Oct. S. -Primo beeves, 8 1-4 to 8 3-4e; medium, 5 1-2 to 80; 00111TL1011, 4 1-2 to 00; bulls, 4 1-2 to 60; lean canners, 3 1-2 to 4c; cows, $40 to $130 each; calves, 4 1-2 to Be. Sheep, 4 1-2 to 5e; lambs, 7 to 7 1-20. Hogs, 9 1-4e. ORDER F011. SHRAPNEL. - Canadian Idie01110liVe CO. to Make For I to p eri al G overn men 1. A despatch from ICingsbon says : The Canadian Locomotive. Company of Kingston has received an order through the Dominion Governmeet to manufacture a large quantity of shrapnel for the Lnperial Gm:em- inent. Sixty sen will be employed art this work. A despatch f.rom Rotterdam. says: have been delivered-, preouniably foe Oernian,s are pushing forward -with the use of. officers. Two miIiion the utmost vigor,their preparations sheep and lamb skins have been for . A 'winter campaign. Until re- betight by the,)G.everiiiment. for wil- ceibu,' <tpPareittly;.; they, had net te , garments. for. Vie men: Conceived. Sttcli.-an'eventiaality,, but , Work.meal'-Whe are, ordinarily ear - in the lalt.; few, ,weeltS they have Pi-Oyed 10 the _glove have leareed:rntioli. ' • been with<lrawn-frona,bhe ranks and AJ t,he high-ela,ss shopsethat for- are now working day' and night to 44' nothing bet inalbe , the pro,vide these in the field with ,skin , • 'best; fair garments for ladies ',are clothing, - busily eng1r.ge<1 iis the marnifacture For oavalry special leather leg of shecp-skin cl:Othing ter 'Soldiers, ,protectons 'are being mad.e out 01 and no ,fewer than '150,000 'fur °oats leather inte,rided for gloves: ° Posi ions ° °t* Servians apture Austrian despatch from Nish says An official sta.tement records a desper- ate fight in Bosnia, Which re,sulted in the capture of three Austrian. p o si Lien's . The statem e Tit quo tea an order of the Austrian ,commander tit Semlin sharply ,,eribleizing the Austrian troops, and says this. in - &oaths that they are in a dentora- lized condition, 60,000 Wounded Germans. A despabeh from London says: The Copenhagen correspondent of the London Evening News wires Trunk Railway announced on Wed - that . 50,000 German wounded have nesday : "The Grand Trunk has de - arrived in Cologne. The great ex- cided 'to build, one of the largest position buildings have been trans'. country in Prince formed i nto . ho spital s, w he re the (1-111441e9rcbk, s.al.'n m'b4110sh a 20m0 ton bat. wounded are being. cared for. Mest tleship can be docked." Work will of the woundell are ,victims of -the ,avenlqy duel along the Aisne . In be started January 161), giving em- it: thousands el unemploy. many . in stances they have . bad Ple3'ment their legs blown off by exploding ed Ille'n• A tun: complete ship- building plant, as good as anything - shells. The. correpondent adds that ' Cologne is in a panic, fearing raids New York can boast ef,will be in by British aeroplanes. Theity is full swing shortly after the first of the year, so that the unemple,- d f ci o, also su ff erin g from spy I ever, ,T7TTT: AIIST'RIA TO PAY Pte. J. J. Romeo', Belgian Hero. Proclaimed as the greatest hero of the war for his daring capture of Count Von Ruelow, the son of the ex -Chancellor, Private J. J. Ros- seau, of the ,Ith Regiment de Mans - sours °hovel, Louvain, is we,aring the Military Gold Cross, presented, to him by the Belgia,n King in recog- nition of . his valor, and is to be the recipient of the Order of Leopold, equivalent to the British Victoria Cross. In his encounter with Count Von Buelow, M. Rosseau was se- verely injured by a nasty.`kick in the knee from Von Ruelow's horse. Ress,e,au relieved the Count of his despatch case, his uniform, and 165,- 000 francs. The m'oney he turned over to the Red Cross fund. BURIED FORCES AGAINST ROYE Odleially Deplores Loss Caused by Mining of Ake ' Atiriatie.„ • A despatch froin, Rome, via, •HaVte,rsay's'i The,Austrian, GbYern74 meta hae,peen, quick tie realize 1110 :darigeions ',situiatien"• Created- in Itilay by ,the sinking by a floating mine °ran Itulian fishing boat in the Adriatic, about 20 miles from Ancona,. Seventeen lives were lost 'by this „accident, and the Italian Governinent,ina,cle a strong protedt against ,the presence ot these mine's, in the ' open sea and a demand for The Aastrian Government sent a communication to ItalY deplorinig the incident, and givingassurances that Measures ,would be taken bo prevent a repetition of.suCh a dis- aster. Austria, also agreed •bo ,the immediate -payment 'of an indeniniti of $1,000,000 to the families of the victirhs. The incident it now con- siderbd Iclosed. • The quick conciliatory actiott of the Dual Monarchy 'saved it from a serious-sittiation. - The Italian fish- ing industry had been 'brought to a, standstill, and there was wide . - spread indignation over .the de- struction a the fishing vessel by mines planted• -by the Austrians. Gertutuas Continue Their Efforts to Break Through Allies' Lines. A despatch from the battlefield, via Paris, says: The scene of the most violent attacks changes day by day. The Germans, finding it impossible to penetrate the ,allied lines in the vicinity of Itheints and Soissons, quickly transported many of their divisions farther north-west and hurled them 'against Boye. Again they failed, although they have not ceased their 'effOrts to bat- ter down the barrier of allies. The, allies' turning movement con- tinues and their western -wing ex- tends toward Arras. Reports' from the other end of •the line on the frontier show 'the progress of the aliiet to be slow, but sure. Hun- dreds of German prisoners fell into the hands of the allies at every point, ,and it was remarked that among them the majority were ,Ba- varians, who seem to have ,been prominent in the front of the Ggr- man attack. The lines of the trenches make the battlg front appear like deeply scarred fields: The allies, who quickly learned the lesson in bur- rowing, at some places face the Germans within a qtranter of a rnile. Their field entrenchments offer .ad- mirable shelter from the effects of the German 'artillery, which conse- quently reduees their casualties and permits the allies to await in com- parative safety the German at- atta,cks, which must be made across the open, and often at terrible eost. DRY DOCK AT PRINCE RUPERT. Grand !Irank Will Provide Employ- ment for Thousands., A. despaboh from Winnipeg says President Chamberlin of the Grand twenty-one suspects having been shot in one <lay. nt be wththe Pacificeoastneede. BRITAIN IiiYING FIELD OF IIIINES diniraity Announces That It, Is Necessary to Offset German • Policy. A despatch from London lays: The Admiralty issued through the Official News Burea,u two state- ments, informing the public that it has been decided to adopt a mine- laiying policy to offset German ac- tivity in. this respect, particularly in the southern "'area of the North Sea, where Mariners are warned against crossing the region lying •appeoximately be!b-We.en Dover arid OalaiS, abid deSeribing the useful operations of :seaplanes and ain ships in the naval air service dur- ing the transportation of the ex- peditionary force to France. The statements :follow :- "The German, policy of mine lay ,„. ing,•combinecl With - their submarine` activity, makes it nece'sgary on mili- tary grounds for the .A.clmiralty to adept counter measures. 'His Majesty's Government has -therefore 'authorized a, mine -laying policy in 'certain areas. ' •"A system of mine fields has been established and is being developed upon a considerable scale." "it GAYE GOLD FOR THIS." So Says Legend on Ring of iron Given to German Women. A despatch from Roane via Pardo), says: The women of Germany, at - cording to reports received here, are busily at work preparing woollen garments for the soldier,s in, the bat- tle line. Ilhe Clothing is made, up according to measures, shapes and colors established by the Govern- ment. The reports, ,aIso,State that a committee of women has been ,form- ed for the purpose of inducing all the women of Germany to give up their gold ornaments with ;the idea of transforming them into inon,ey with whicli to buy arms. Several million marks have thus bean gath- ered up to this time. Each woman receives in -exchange for her goM ornaments an iron ring inscribed with the words; "I gave gold for this." EMPEROR BILL'S ORDER. Kaiser Told His Men to "Wolk Over French." A despatch from Louden nays; The Times on Thursday ,says that it is 'able to give from a thoroughly trastworthysource the text of an ordes issued by Emperor William to his army on August 19. It follows: 'It is :my royal and imperial com- mand that n011 eoncentrate your energies fel', the immediate present upon one ;single purpose, ancl that 18 that you address all your a,ncl all the -valor of my soldiers to exterminate first the treacherous Englis , and walk over General out empley•m,ent thianvin•ter. French'.s c•outtemptible aamy.,, Bit ITISH TI1,0 OPS LEA.V1NG 1) OVJ2R. Troop, mom, of the First British Coatiagent, NEW SUCCESSES FOR CZAR'S ARMY German Counter -strokes In Ras, • sian Poland Have Everywhere' , Faile,d. A 410sPlAc117froin London says: It is,Officially' announced in Petrograd that the Russian armies have won decisive victorie,s, over the Gernilan forces near the frontiers of Prussia a nd Silesia. The • G era -trans have been no more ;successful than the Austrians in halting the Russian advance. The general staff ,specifies Rus - Sian succestses near Simno, in the Province of Suwalki Northern Po- land, and at Andrejew, foety miles north of Cracow. The Germans have abandoned ,the bomba,eclinent of the fortrses of Ossowiec and are suffering eonsiderably, in a hurried 'retreat. The Russian Embassy in Rome tarnishes details of the dilaster which has overtaken the German offensive in Suwalki and Lodz pro- vinces. In the battles which brought about the 'eallapse. of their invasion of Russia, the Germans lost '30,000 killed and 20,-000 prison- ers. Theywore so thorenghly beat- en near Suwalki a,nd ether towns that they fled pell miedl, leaving be- hind them wagon -brains, batteries and baggage. The soldiers threw away their rifles. While the success of the, Russian armies h,a,.s been so marked in 'the north, the advance through Hun - 'gory is amazingly rapid. The Rica- siBin army now sweeping across' the plains of Hungary may take Buda, pest without, having to strike 4 blow. The Stockholm ,Jearn'al de- clares that the, Russians are already virtually masters of the eity of Budapest, as well as the fertile pro- vince, and that they now ,command the district which supplies, the whole Austrian Empire with wheat, This newspaper ,a•ecounts for the steady procession of Russian vic- tories over Germans and Austrians by Ga.ying that the Russian artillery has been proved to be more effec- tive than the German or Austrian guns. The Russian field moitars are incomparably superior to the old type of C.,4erman mortars. An- other cause for success lies in tie inexhaustible resounds of Russia, in reserve troops, war munitions and food supplies. GET RID OF HUMORS AND AVOID SICKNESS Humors in the blood eause inter- nal derangements that affect the whole system; as well as pimples, boils and other eruptions, and are responsible for the -readiness with which many people contract disease, For folly years Hood's Sarsapa- rilla has been more sueeessfel than any obher std1ine in expo mg humors and removing. their inward and outward effects. Get Hood's., Ne other medicine acts like it:. 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Carpathians in, pursuit of the retreating Austrians has been to cut off Germany's, oil 'supplies for her Zeppelins, armored motors ,and traction engines, which were ob- tained from the, Hungarian oil re- gions. - GERMAN FORCES EXHAUSTED Allies Able to Repulse Them and Follow Up rlore Easily A despatch from Paris says: The German attacks seeni to have be- come less, energetic and the addles have been able to repulse them and follow them up more easily. There are signs that exhaustion is setting in among the invaders, owing to the hard fighting and the severe wea- ther eonditions. Meanwhile the . allies are being given intervals of rest in the trenches between the peraods of intense exertion, as fresh relays ean be brought to the front at any time. The recent terrible hand-to-hand conflicts on the western and eastern wings arose from the attempts of the German and the ,allied generals ba eotecute flanking movements in great force at the same time in the open country. The lines o,f the armies have been growing even longer in a mutual ende,avor to overlap each other, The wings have been heavily reinforced, buethe al- lies have been able to bring greater power to bear aed not only have prevented tAlie Germans from break- ing through but have gained ground steadily and now have the advan- German prisoners, who have been taken in large numbers on the west- ern end of the fine, show that the reinforcements which have arrived recently eensist largely el men who are nearing middle age. Some of them are fathers with families, who had been away from the, active army service for ten or fifteen years. This •seems to indicate that many corps have be.en withdrawn to meet the Russian advance. The German practice of maintain- ing an incessaut offensive .appears, according •to military melt, to be having the result of wearing out their human material. Some of their 'corps have been almost, wiped: out of existenee. The fighting has been unceasing -something previ- ously Unknown in military 'history - and before this fight started many German regiments, had fought all the way down from Liege, Be4gium. The generals in command of the allies are full of praise for the corp's of despatch riders, War° since the great Battle of Aisne have 'kept up communications be the vari- ous ,Oorps along the line now spread- ing from the Somme to the Moselle, and along the frontier of Alsace, A BUSY BRITISH CRIIISER The Cumberland tlas Captured Ten German Ships, Including a Liner A despatch from London says: The A.cliniralty.antrounced on 'Thurs- day that the British cruiser Cumber- land has captured off the Canter - eons River in West Africa, 'the Ram - burg -American liner Arniried and 'the following steamers :-The Max Brook, Kenapa, Anisinck, Paul 1Voermarin, Erna Woermann, Hen- rietta Woermann, Aline Woermann, Hans Woermann •and the Jeanette Waermann. All Were in good order ,and most of them contained general cargoe,S, land 'conside,rable quantities of coal. The European 'crews have been removed as prisoners, but the n.ative, engine -room hands are being retained. - • The ,gunboat Soden has n.1,o0been captured and ba,4' been placed in cemaniissimi, It is expected that, ,th,e tio.a,tinr dock and the Herzogin Elizabeth', which ill'ave been sunk, can be raised. The Canteroun,s is a • Germaneat- any of Western Equatorial Africa. It lras heretofere been announeed that because al the deadly elima:te of tate place 'the' British would not disturb this colony. The announce- reenit of the Admiralty, however, in- dicates loloab British n avail tomes have visited the -place and captured the G,erman shipping as - Preparing German Public for Defeat despatch frorti Rotter,dam says : There has beema wondeaqul trans- formation in the tone *1 the Ger- man press, which m obViously Pre, paring the way for a retreat ;From Franee, All •the papers print an official Message, which remarks that the fighting 'around N.oyen has reached' unheard ot proportions', • "We may be Eorced bo abandon sonic. Points of ,small. importanee bit t. -ate people must reserve judg- ment imtil the result of the opera- tions is known." The Germans in Rotterdam are aghast at the tone of the German newspapers. The British troops are mentioned as pushing on by sheer weight 'of their masses, and the French are admit- ted to have batight a, severe lesson. A week ago such statements would have meant the suppression of the ne wspaper p510Ling 4