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Home My WebLink AboutThe Seaforth News, 1918-09-26, Page 7PAID 'D BY I Al l R THt DOESI E I I BETRAYED THEIR COUNTRY { Paved to be Hirelings of Berlin by American Agent~ in Russia— Some Details of Prussian Intrigue as Revealed in Amazing Document,. Washington, Sept. 11.—Proofs re Trotzky, the Bolsheviki leaders, are doubts remain—are laid before the w ist rntnent fn the first inetaiment of an disclosed through the Committee on Obtained in Russia by American show how the German Government, gold to Lenine, Trotzky and their int into deserting the alt ea, but give add Germany had perfected her plans for the assassinations et Sarajevo, which, veniently furnished her pretext, Lenino, Trotzky and a000e1ates s men, for $25,000,000, Germany's plans .for war of wort t sasakietion at Sarajevo furnished th More than two years before the many launched pians for outrages in criminals to be the destructive eget t Ocgy.of killing and excesses, kno ed by German general staff. Brest -Litovsk "peace" conferene e trayal. German staff officers secretly dir e domestic and economic. German officers spied embassies Picked Getman general detailed man army. All industrial concerns in Germs two months before war, to open seal plans. Pact at Kronstadt July, 1917, bur man officers. Germans clfeteted membership of mittee." .Assassination of Russian nations Destruction of Polish legionaries Disorganization of Rumanian ae m planned. Substitution of officers satisfao t sien troops instead of patriotic Rtiss 11 moving sly doubts that Lenine and Paid Gorman agents --.if indeed any orld to -day by the United States Gov - amazing series of official documents Public Information, agents, these documents not only through its Imperial Bank, puid ite mediate associates to betray Ruesia1 ed proofs, if any are necessary, that a war of World conquest long before : as the world now is convinced, cone old Rusela to the German Govern - I conquest perfected long before us - excuse, United States entered the war, Ger- America, Anarehists and escaped H. tvn as Bolsheviki Revulutlon, arrang- was stage -setting for Russia's be- tted ell Bolshevik policies, foreign, a ny ordered on June 9, 1914, nearly ed orders containing mobilization Hied or friendly to Russia. to "defend" Petrograd against Cler led over Bolshevik policies to Ger- 13 olahevik "executive central cont - leaders arranged by German officers. in Hessian army ordered: y and deposing of Rumanian King ory to Germany in command of Rus- in generals provided for. BRITISH TIGHTEN GMP ON ST. QUENTIN, FRENCH STRIKE HARD BLOW )raigls Troops (:raptured Trench System—Gen. Mangin Gainer] Valuable.Portion of IIindenbulg Line and Many Prisoners. London, Sept, 15. ---,Much progress has been made by the British in the region northwest of St. Quentin due - :Mg the past 48 hours. The important '"town of Maissemy was captured,to- gether with the trench system to the southeast and east of that place. The British lilies were advanced both north and south of Holnon Wood in this area. German local attacks in the Treseault sector, southwest of Cambrai, were repulsed, as were similar thrusts in Flanders, near La Bassee. Tho British front has held intact against a series of German assaults in what appears to be a fit of des- peration over inroads made in de- fences of Cambrai by Field Marshal Haig's troops in their repent prokress. The British successfully beat off sev- eral such attacks at Ilavrineourt and GOuzeaucourt, holding valuable posi- tions on the high ground in this sec- tor. r'i"Wiith the French Army in France, Sept. • 15.—Gen. Mangin yesterday morning struck 'a new blow at the German salient north of Soissons, lunching 'at an early hour an at- tack by the infantry with, the sup- port of tanks. The French progress was so rapid that at one point a German Colonel and his staff were captured. At 6.20 o'clock the Lef- faux Mill was carried. The holding of this point was of vital importance for the Germans, end they put up a stiff resistance. The retaking of the position by the French represents the gaining of a valuable portion of the Hindenburg line. The enemy engaged his reserves in his effort but was unable to stop the French progress. The allies are advancing along the ridge on which the Soissons- Maubeuge road runs, forcing a new wedge into the German line and cap- turing many trenches of the neigh- boring positions. Paris, Sept. 15.—"South, of the Oise," says the War Office announce- ment; to -night, "we maintained our po- sitions against violent counter-at- tacks. We captured the plateau east of Vauxaillon, and the crest north- east of Celles-sur-Aisne. The pris- oners taken by us since yesterday morning exceed 3,500." 500 AUSTRALIAN SWIMMERS - CAPTURED KEY TO PERONNE A despatch from Paris says:— Lieut. Cecil Healy, a well known Aus- tralian swimmer, was killed by a bul- let on the Somme battlefield, Septem- ber 1, according to Le Journal. The lieutenant led a party of 500 swim- mers across the Somme, enveloped the enemy positions and captured Mont S. Quentin, the key of Peronne. Children of Fourteen Years Fighting With the Germans A despatch from American Head- quarters In Lorraine says: The groups of from 100 to 300 prisoners streaming back through the advanc- ing guns in St. Mihiel salient were the most mixed lot imaginable. There were some fine big gunners more than six feet tall, and there were children of 14, frightened ort of their wits. Japanese Troops 300 Miles North of Vladivostok A despatch from Tokio says: A War Office communication says: "Our cavalry reached Rozengart- waka, 300 miles north of Vladivostok, September 2." A Government statement formally recognizing the Czecho-Slovaks as co -belligerents against Germany and Austria-Hungary is expected to be issued shortly, ADDITIONAL TERRITORY GAINED ....... BY ALLIES ALONG MOSELLE RIVER Americans Plan Invasion of Germany — Prisoners Taken by Pershing Now Total 15,000-155 Square Miles Reclaimed. London, Sept, 15.—General Persh- ing's army, according to this after- noon's news, is making fine iirogress, Since yesterday afternoon it has ad- vanced from two to three miles on a 33 -mile front, and the fortress guns of Metz have come into action against it. The American's new positions are being consolidated and their rear areas improved. Roads are being built across what formerly was No l4Tan's Land. The American army began this week a preliminary offensive, the ulti- mate object of which is the invasion of Germany. For the first time since' Ole first battle of the Marne, the war is peremptorily knocking at the lCnis- ed rer'a door. Tho Americans have (n'oug'ht ,,tele definitely within range or Marshal i''oah's strategic observations, Major preparations for its protection must be begun at once by Hindenburg. When the St. Mihiel operations be- gan there Were from 00,00 to 100,000 Germans inside the salient. They es- caped at the rate of 1,000 hourly, but the pincers closed and trapped many thousands. The total captured are officially an- nounced at 15,000. Prisoners taken were from seven divisione, namely, the 1311 Landwehr, the 35th Austro-Hungarian, the 10th the 192nd, the 77th, the 255th and the 8070, while there were also some. from Landsturm units. Approximate- ly 156 square miles of territory were reclaimed. With American Army on Lorraine Front, Sept. 15---Hindered,only slight- ly by the German artillery and ma- chine guns, Pershing's army to -day continued the consolidation of their lines faring the recently strengthened Hindenburg' defences. Additional ter- ritory was brought in as the long lime was straightened, the American troops on the extreme right swinging along the.agn0Olte River for the'great- est gains. F0 cnnaaaLr5 OI1TN CAST 1400 SPITZBE TO VRAZIVAAND SOP Afl45$ Sono) Cape - ICING c'1IARI,ES C,AM) BARENTS ISLAN4 !"- i ik , . zgyvys? , , a.: SauGharn Gimp of (Mit Ice. . ,1„,,,,,,A' w „ hawo01 Nor52t_Caoe `w Zei O 0. e4, ,0 e) oFlt , �,aoaun ,..+x£',p tj ` ,: _ \r ....,.F7•• I.... !.: '.. dP c,1°`",„0,,„0, ._„na 'i E4GE ISLAND 0 ASe Ir. In 0,0 sieee W, M8.0 ' ARC The Northern War Area—A'I eyes are now centred upon the western 'met but important events are taking place on the "northern front” also: Here is a new map of the Murman coast from which important news may be anticipated any day. Markets of the World' bulls, $7.50 to 58.50; butchers' cows, choice, $10,25 to $11.00; do., good, $9.25 to 59150; do., medium, 58.25 to $8.75; do., common, 57.25 to 88.00; stockers, 58.00 to 510.50; feeders, 510.50 to 511.00; canners and cutters,; • 5.50 to 6.75; milkers, good to choice, 90,00 to $135.00; do., coni. and med, 65.00 to 575.00; springers, $90.00 to 5150.00; light ewes, 518.00 to 515.00; yearlings, 515.00 to 516.00;. Spring Iambs, 17 to 181/4c; calves, good to choice, 514.00 to $17.75; Hogs, f d and watered, $19.50 to 519.75; do., weighed off cars, $19.75 to $20,00. Montreal, Sept. 17.—Choice steers, $12.00 'to 513.00; good, 511.00 to 12.00; medium, 58.50 to 510.50; choice butcher bulls, .510,00 to 511.00; good, $9.60; medium, $8.00 to $9.00; choice butcher cows, 59.50 to 510.50; good cows, $8.50 to $9,00; medium, 56.00 to 58.00; lambs, 516.00 to $17.50; sheep, $12.00 to 513.00; calves, milk -fed, 512,00 to 514,00; grass-fed, 57.00 to $10.00;` choice select hogs, off cars, $10.50 to $20.00; roughs and heavies, as low as 516.50. REAP 35,000 ACRES OF RECONQUERED LAND A despatch from Paris says:—The harvest in the reconquered or evacuat- ed regions along the Aisne, begun by the French armies on September 3, is now almost completed, according to information furnished by Premier Clemenceau to the budget committee of the Chamber. Two armies reaped 86,000 acres, and there remain 6,000 with crops still standing. More than 8,000 men lfave been employed, as well as 11,000 horses and 314 reapers and binders. Breadstuifs Toronto, Sept, 17.—Manitoba wheat No. 1 Northern, 52.24,/x' No. 2 Northern $2.21x/ ; No. 3 northern, 52.17%; No. 4 wheat, 52.11%, in store Fort William, not including tax. Manitoba- oats—No. 2 C.W., Sync, in store Fort William. American corn—No. 3 yellow, kiln dried/ nominal; No. 4 yellow, -Iciln dried, nominal. Ontario oats, new crop—No. 1 white, 76 to 78; No. 3 white, 76 to 77c, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat—No. 2, Winter, per car lot, $2.31; No. 3 Winter, $2.27; No. 2 Spring, $2.25; No. 3 Spring, $2.22, basis in store Montreal. Peas—No. 2, nominal. Barley—Malting, new crop, 51.04 to 31.06. Buckwheat—Nominal. Rye—No. 2, nominal. e Peas—Nominal. Manitoba flour—Old crop, war quality, $11.25. Toronto. Ontario flour — War quality, $10.85, in bags, Montreal and Tor- onto, prompt shipment. Millfeed—Car lots, delivered Mont- real freights, bags included: Bran, $86.40 per ton; shorts, 541,40 per ton. Hay—No, 1, 519 to $20 per ton, track Toronto; mixed, $17 to 518 ger ton, track. Straw—Car lots, $9 t0 59,50. Country Produce—Wholesale Butter—Creamery, solids per lb., 42;i,. to 43c; prints, per ib., 43 to 43%e; dairy, per pound, 36 to 37c. Eggs—New laid, 43 to 44c. Dressed poultry—Spring chickens, 38 to 40c; roosters, 28c; fowl, 28 to 810; ducklings, 820; turkeys, 32 to 35c. Live poultry—Roosters, 23c; fowl, 27 to 28c; ducklings, Ib., 22c; turkeys, 27 to 30c; Spring chickens, 31 to 32c. Wholesalers are selling' to the retail trade at the following prices:— twins, 23%h tov2414c; olds large, 25% to 26c; twin, 26 to 26aiee. Butter—Fresh dairy, ohoice, 41 to 42c; creamery prints, fresh made, 46 to 47c; solids, 45 to 46e. Margarine -32 to 84e. Eggs—No, l's, 48 to 49c; selected new (aids, 52 to 54c; in cartons, 64 to . D66cressed poultry—Spring chicken's, 43 to 45c; roosters, 30c' fowl, 30 to 84c; turkeys, 40c; duckiings, ib., 85c. Beans—Canadian, hand-picked, bus. 57.50; imp., hand-picked, Burma or Indian, $6.50; Japan, 58.00; Limas, 19e. Honey, new crop—Strained, 60-1b. tins, 25e; 10 -ib. tins, 26c; 5-1b. tins, 26% to 27c. Combs—Doz, $3.75 to 54, Provisi ons --Wholesale Smoked meats—Hams, medium, 37 to 89c; do., heavy, 30 to 32c; cooked, 51 to 53c; roll, 32. to 83c; breakfast bacon, 41 to 45e; backs, plain, 45 to 46c; boneless, 48 to 50e. - Cured meats—Long clear bacon, 30 to 31c; clear bellies, 29 to 80e, Lard—Pure, tierces, 80 to 8016c tubs, 30%. to 310; pails, 30% to 81160; prints, 33 to 3,3%e. Compound, tierces, 25t%s to 26c; tubs, 26 to 26%c; pails, 26% to 2531c; prints, 2714 to 28c. . Montreal Markets Montreal, Sept. 17,—Oats, No. 2 C. W., $1,01 to $1.02; extra No, 1 feed, 97 to 118c, Flour, new standard grade, 511,35 to $11.45. Rolled nate, bag 90 lbs, 55,30. Bran, 587.00. Shorts, $42.00, Mouillie, 567.00 to 508,00" Hay, No, 2, per ton, car lots, 516,00. Live Stock Markets Toronto, Sept, 17,—Extra choice heavy steers, 515,50 to 516,00; choice heavy steer's, $14.50 to 515.00; but - ohm's' cattle, choice, 518.25 to $11.00; do., good, $12.00 .to $.12,50; do., medium, $10.75 to $11.00; do., ram - mon, $, .00 to $1.0.00; butchers' bulls, BRITISH DROP BOMBS ON METZ RAILWAY A despatch from London says: The reports from the headquarters of the independent air forces says: "In spite of the strong wind several Attempts were made to bomb targets along this front. Bombs were dropped on the railway at Courcelles and di- rect hits were attained on the tracks. The village of Verney (south of Metz) and the railway west of it were also bombed with good results." METZ STATION AND GERMAN RAILROADS BOMBED A despatch from London says: While the American First Army was pressing forward through the St. Mihiel salient, allied aviators were in- tensively bombing the German rail- roads around Metz and Cotarcelles, ac- cording to communications issued by the Air Ministry on Friday night. The aviators also nttacked the Metz sta- tion and transports with good results. GEIRMANS. DAM AISNE RIVER AND WILL INUNDATE COUNTRY A despatch front London says:—Ac- cording to Dutch frontier mes- sages, the Germans are preparing' to inundate the regions of the River Aisne north-east of Rheims, says a despatch from Amsterdam to the Cen- tral News Agency. At some places dams have been constructed in the river, whichi can he closed on short notice, and special bridges have been built. Staff, Withl Baggage Packed Were Waiting to Surrender A despatch from the American PONTTA tit Lorraine says: Over 3,500 German were captured in one district near Mantsec by an American divi- sion, Among the pria0nero was Major Schnncsig, a count. He and his r'hoice, 511.00 to 511.25; do, medium staff had then •haegnge parked and bulls, 510.25 to 310,00; do., rough were waiting to be capture:(. WHOLE ST, MIIIIEL SALIENT WIPED OUT BY FRANC O -AMERICAN TROOPS (lern1ans Driven S'ron the Region° With Such Haute That They Were (Enable to Destroy Towns—Prisoners Now Number 1.3,:.300, A despatch from London says: The Americans have completely, outflanked the St. Mihiel salient. Prisoners now total 13,300, including 350 Austro- Iiungarians, within 24 bout's of the launching of the attack. Not only had the salient been wiped out, but General Pershing's men had all the important towns, villages and strat- egic positions in the sector within their hands, and were standing on the batiks of the Moselle River at Pagny, looking across the stream Into German territory, and the With - ern outer fortifications of Metz, the groat German stronghold in Lorraine, were only four miles distant. From Hattonville, situated in the foothills of the heights of the Meuse, on the north, across the sa- lient .eastward to Pagny, the Amer- icans have closed' the mouth of the big sack that extended southward to St. Mihiel, trapping within it by their fast advance all the enemy forces who failed to fake refuge in flight when the great bombardment of Thursday morning heralded the approach of the offensive, In' addition, along the eastern side of the heights north of Ilatton- vilio, the Americans have debouehed from the hill region and are astride the railroad running from Com - mercy to Verdun. Likewise the ....tiaucourt-Mott land Nancy -Metz railwaya are in American kande. Beginning in the north-west and crossing the salient eastward r'resnee, Les Eparges, Hattonville, Preny and Pagny and all the ground lying between them are in American hands. The towns of Vigoeuiles, Thiaucourt, Pont-e-Mousson and St. Mihiel are far in the rear of the present line. Montsee, the dominat- ing height in the centre of the sa- lient, and from which much trouble had been expected, fell without fight- ing. The town of St. Mihiel was prac- tically undamaged, and most of the villages were left in goocj condition. The Germans left the railroad from Verdun to Conimercy, Toul and Nancy intact, and this road will prove a great help to the Entente' allies. BRITISH VESSEL SUNK BY U-BOAT Galway Castle Torpedoed With 189 Victims, Including Many Women and Children. London, Sept. 15.—The British steamer Galway Castle, of 7,988 tons gross, was torpedoed and sunk Fri- day mor.ning. She had 749 persons on board. One hundred and twenty passengers are missing. The passengers included 300 wo- men and children. The bodies of three of the children, who had died, were brought ashore. The captain and several of the officers are re- ported to have been still on board the ship when she was last seen and sinking. The missing from the torpedoed Galway Castle number 189. They include 120 passengers, 86 naval and military officers and men and 33 of the crew. Ninety third-class passengers lost were, without exception, women and children. The liner floated .for two days in charge of the captain and volunteers. The Galway Castle left port for South Africa on Tuesday last and was torpedoed on Thursday in a stormy sea. The Central News account of the sinking says that one of the life- boats was drivel by a stormy sea against the ship'spropeller and smashed, One of the s'teamer's pas- sengers, the account adds, was Henry Burton, Minister of Railways of the Union of South Afrioa, who was saved, and Major Rabuntine, a member of the South African parlia- ment, who is missing, The Galway Castle was built at Belfast in 1911,.London WAS her port, of registry. Site was owned by the Union -Castle Mail Ship Company. SMALL GAS SHRILL OF DEADLY INTENSPl'Y A despatch from the American Army in France says: The latest instrument of German :frightfulness in gas is a small shell containing pumice stone and phosagene. The shell is projec- ted by a rifle. According to French investigators, the combination of pumice stone with the gas greatly in- creases the length of time that the phosagene remains in the vicinity ere e a wh th hell bursts and continues to be dangerous. In accordance with the discovery, the allied troops have been cautioned that it may be necessary to wear gas masks for twelve hours after the shells have fallen. LANDING OF AMERICAN TROOPS AT ARCHANGEL ANNOUNCED A despatch from Washington says: —American troops have landed at Archangel to assist the other allied forces there in their campaign fors the re-establishment of order in Northern Russia. This announcement was au- thorized by Gen. March, Chief of Staff. The number of soldiers landing was not revealed. The soldiers were sent from English camps, where Ameri- cans are training. BRITISH GAIN GROUND IN ST. QUENTIN ARTA IN PROGRESS TOWARD LILLE Germans Make Vain. Attempt to Drive Our Troops From Captured Villages—La Bassee "Dump" Gives British Wide Range. A despatch from the British Forces in France says;—North-west of St. Quentin the British have gained ad- ditional ground around Vermand and Jeancourt, and fn the region of La Bassee have made further progress, In the latter region territory known as the "dump," giving the British a wide range over the outlying districts, has been reached. British forces in their advance on Thursday in the Havrincourt section south-west of Cambrai penetrated the German positions, in some places for a depth of 2,000 yards. Farther south Field Marshal Haig's forces occupied St. Quentin Wood, There are still some pockets of tho enemy to clear out at various points, but the operation as a whole was completely successful. A counter-attack against Moeuvres which was begin at 6 o'clock On Fri- day was disastrous for the Germans. Enemy troops brought up from be. hind were about to advance when they were detected by British aetll- lery-men, who cut loose with a ter- rifiic barrage, inflicting very heavy casualties. The attack was ram- pletely repulsed. Some few of the hardier Germans fought their way into the villages, but they were negligible in numbers and easily dealt with, On the southern battle front the British yesterday occupied Hellion and St. Quentin Woods, with slight oppo- sition. The Australians also ad- vanced their line in the vicinity of Jeancourt, north of Vermand, and 8 have their trenches now east of Jean- court, ppa N U.S. TROOPSHIP TORPEDOED 2,800 Soldiers on Board—All Reseud—Submarin 'Destroyed. A despatch from London sayer-rs The British steamship Perste, of the White Star bine, 12,042 gross teneo with 2,800 American tropes on board, has been torpedoed. All hands were saved. The troopship was besotted, In order to save time, instead of launching the boats, the men clamber- ed down ropes to destroyers which swarmed around the stricken vessel and name close alongside. This operation was greatly facili- tated by the fact that the sea was not rough. The troopship was a member of a largo convoy approaohing the English coast. The vessel wee torpedoed 200 miles from chore. The brensfer of the American sol- diers from the etrieken vessel to es- corting British and American torpedo boat destroyers was quickly made , without injury to anyone. They, all escaped injury when the tortnod? exploded a,13( they were soon 0» then' way to a . British port. There was no sign of panic on .r board and the admirable behavior of the men was especially gratifying to the officers. Many of the troops came from Chi- cago and Cleveland and a large per- centage of them were factory hands of foreign extraction. Their behavior proved that they had assimilated the true spirit of the American soldier. Several soldiers told the Associated Press that they saw the German sub- marine lifted clear out of the water after one of the depth bombs exploded and then entirely disappeared. To the surprise of moat of the sol- diers the troopship did not sink. Some means apparently were found to check the inrush of water, and she got near enough to the shore to be beached. It is hoped that the vessel ultimately can be salved. FORMER EMPRESS OF RUSSIA SLAIN Bolsheviki Murder the Czarina and Her Four Daughters. A despatch from London says:— The Daily Express claims to have un- questionable nquestionable information that the former Empress of Russia and her four daughters have been murdered by the Bolshevik'. The paper prints the fallowing: "The Express understands from a source which is beyond doubt, that the Empress of Russia and her four daughters have been murdered by Bolsheviki. The whole immediate family of the late Czar has thus been exterminated. "It is further understood that the Dowager Empress, who, with her daughter and son-in-law, the Duke of Oldenburg, has been staying at Yalta; and was recently attacked by Red Guards, who sought to kill all three. Sailors of the Black Sea fleet inter- vened and fought the Red Guards. "For a full fortnight the fight con- tinued, until the Red Guards were beaten. It is now understood that the Dowager Empress is safe." The four daughters of the former Emperor and Empress of Russia are: Grand Duchess Olga, born in 1895; Grand Duchess Tatiana, born in 1897; Grand Duchess Marie, born in 1899, and Grand Duchess Anastasia, born in 1901. NEW FRIGHTFULNESS TRIED BY GERMANS A despatch from the British Armies in France says: Just before the Bri- tish launched their attack this morn- ing on the enemy trenches northwest of Peiziere below Gouzeaucourt, the Germans for the first time employed a new kind of projectile in an effort to drive the New Zealand troops from nearby positions. The projectiles, which were about the size of oranges, were fired at bort range in salvoes of from 200, 0 900 each, and were sprinkled over n area of two to three acres. These rojectiles burst into flames as they it the ground and gave off gas. 0 MODIFICATION OF APPLE EMBARGO A despatch from Ottawa says:—A definite announcement is made by the Department of Agriculture that there is no possibility of removal or modi- fication of the embargo on the ship- ments of apples and other fruits to Great Britain until shipping condi- tions change for the better, "Every foot of available steamship apace," says the department, "is re- quired for the transportation of men, munitions and food, Canadian apples as well as many other articles of food are not considered essential, and unr tit shipping facilities are in a mueh more stable condition than at present all efforts to mollify the apple em- bargo 011101 be futile," English Fish Catch Affected. L:nglieh fish production has been seriously handicapped by the diver- sion of trawlers to war. work. Plans aro now under consideration to In. memee the export of dried fish from t anndtt t0 Europe. BRITISH MAKE IMPORTANT PROGRESS TOWARD CAMBR.AI Capture Three Large Towns and More Than a Thousand Prison- ers—Cross Canal ,du Nord Establishing Post on East Side. A despatch from the British Armies in France says: --Our troops on Thurs- day stormed their/way into the for- ward defences of the Hindenburg litre at Havrincourt. As a result of the local attack which beagn on Theirs - day morning along the dominating side positions of this sector, the bat- tle`searred town of Havrdncout't ap- peared to be in our hands Thursday! afternoon, and just to the south, Tres-, court has been captured, but fighting, was still continuing at the latest re.! ports. Between 201) and 1100 prisoners have been sent back to the eves- (The official report places the number at 1,000.) This was the only action of importance recorded along our front' cat Thnretlny nn- to a. late (tour, nn !*,'eine eley We captured the famous railway triangle just south and west of La Bassee, thereby do- 1 priving the Germans of a strong post- !' tion which has been a menace to our troops because f the excellent cover it afforded to great numbers of ma- chine guns, j Despite the enemy's strength, this triangle was taken by surprise and there was c'ompa•atively'lhttle fight - Ing. We •also established a host do Ca,teleur, a little west of La BASSee. We attacked at tlloettvres on Wednes- day evening, and in the fare of vi;'o'., nue opposition succeeded in estnblkis. Ing a post on the e;te1 side of the Canal -du Nord. 16,1.1110r su sees wns also achieved in the art:Pe.re. rector (,ere. We improved nen' line by peell- ing the Germanic beet; ground north enti 0;1,4 of 'het village, j