The Wingham Advance, 1916-08-24, Page 7ALLIES GAIN ON SOMME;
HUN COUNTERS REPULSED
Terrific Assaults By the Enemy All Failed
to Recover Ground.
British and French Troops Made More
Captures of German Ground.
London, Aug. 20,--13otbon the
Somme and before Verdun fighting of
the most desperate character con
-
Gulled toelay, marking the fourtI1
day of the renewed. grapple In the
former theatre and the second day of
terrific clartime in the new Meuse ac-
tielt.
In both regions the day for the
most part was marked by heavy Ger-
man cOunter-attacks. Aceording to
late reports teem the Britith and
lerenoli War Offices these were UnL
formly succesful.
A. slight lull during the late haues
of yesterday and through last night
in Picardy was broken to -day by a
series of terrific attache ou the new
British front west of the De'villa
wood, The Germans swept foinvare in
their first assault just about the noon
hour, and succeeded in breaking into
the newly -consolidated British,
trenches,. They were immediately
. taken under a heavy fire and beset. by
infantry attacks, with the result that
they were driven from the positions,
Other attacks which followed failed.
Meanwhile, to the south, the Brit-
ish and French, In hard-fought ac-
tions, seored local successes on short
front. The Englisli pushed forward
for sense distance north of Bazentin-
la-Petit, further increasing the menrice
to alartinpuich, which is now under
the continuous fire of their guns.
Gen. Foch's French troops also
were busy. Quickly recuperating in
the short respite granted them follow-
ine, their stupendous efforts of the
previous two 'lays, they resumed this
afternoon their campaign to isolate
Guillemont. Their success was mark-
ed by the capture of a strongly -forti-
fied wood between that village and
Maurepas, together with a great quan-
tity of wee material which it con-
tained.
GERMAN FIRE INCREASING,
The German artillery fire is increas-
ing in intensity all along the front be-
tween the Ancre and the Somme and
the British positions, especially, are
under almost continuous bombard-
ments. From all indications the Ger-
mans have greatly strengthened this
army by new batteries, and are reply-
ing in almost even ratio to tbe
British.
A War Office etatement from there
to -day brings oat the fact that the
great effort of the French and 'British
on Friday was launched with -fully
200,000 men, more, than 16,000 men to
each mile of the front of attack—a
soldier to every yard. The statement
covering the comparative tuIl of yes-
terday afternoon and last night, had
little to report on the present fighting,
making mention oniy of the repulse of
isolated British attacks.
At Verdun the battle reached a
high pitch of fury during the night,
with both armies altereately launch-
ing great attacks on the shell -swept
Thiaurnont-Fleury front. Berlin ad-
mits that the French "penetrated"
Fleury, The French War Office had
already reported the complete capture
of the town and to -day announces the
repulse of terrific attacks directed
against it by the German Crown
'Prince. Neither side gained on the
rest of this front, although thousands
of men met in a continuous hand-to-
hand clashes throughout the hours of
darkness. 11
BRITISH REPORTS.
London, Aug, 20.—Sunday night's
statement - from headquarters in
France reads:
"About noon to -day the enemy de-
livered a strong attack on the new
line which we have established for
about half a mile from the western
corner of Highwood. He succeeded
In reaching ether lie at certain points,
but was driven, out again by our in-
fantry, who immediately reoccupiecj
the treeehes. Subsequently hostile
attacks broke down under our artil-
lery fire.
"North of Bazentin-le-Petit, we to-
day gained a further position of ene-
my trenches.
"The enemy heavily shelled differ:
ent portions of our front, especially
Highwood, Hamel and Manly. Else-
where there was nothing of import-
ance.
"Despite the low clouds our air-
craft aid very useful work Yesterday
(Saturday), in communicating with
our advanced intently. One of our
aeroplanes coming down to a low
altitude, opened a machine gun fire
very effectively on enemy infantry in
front line trendies and also on hos-
tile reinforcements coming up com-
municatioa trenches."
Au earlier statement read:
"Operations carried out yesterday
various points along our front from
Thiepval to the extreme right south
of Guillemontd a distante of ahont 11
miles, were meet suctessful. AS a
result we captured a ridge southeast
of and overlooking Thiepval and dam-
thern slopes of high ground torth of
Pozieres from which we get an ex-
tensive view ot the east and north-
east.
"We are holding the western, edge
of High Wood and trenches made by
the enemy extending some half -mile
west of the wood. We have advanced
our lino half -way to Ginehy and to
the edge of Guillemont where we hold
the outskirts of the -village, including
tbe railway station and (marry which
M of eoneiderable military import-
allee. The number of prisoners pass-
ed back to four o'clock in the after-
noon, as it result of these eperations,
is la officers and 180 of other ranks.
"To -day northeast of Pozieres we
niad( a further advance on both sides
of the Poziere-Bapaume road for
Eorite three hundred yards, northettet
of the winternill. The enemy's. Ate
finery. berabarded etia peeltiottes• -bete
there have been no hostile infantty
attaeks,
"On other parts of 4.11 from Ana
my's guns shelled our front from catt
efearieveirept tpYpree end _Ike
Cl• retnat alSo 111'114 ' Ciiii-fSe-qa
Hill 00 and Verbrander Men,"
FattirdaAnigIrCe atefetreent eZad:
"Nortir of Mel Retrin0, smart /torn
an operatioa of detail which permitted
us to eject tbe enemy from the portion
of the trench he penetrated last night
north of Maurepas, the day nes been
quiet. Our troops actively ereeeed for-
ward the wora of consolidation c11 the
conquered froat. The artillery aotioas
were of email importance in conae-
quence of the bad weather.
"In tile Argonne we exploded a mine
which wrecked the enemy's advaneed
writeat Vauquois.
"Ou the right bank or the Meuse.
artillery fighting continues actively
In the Fleury-leaux-Clia,pltre sector.
There eas been no infantry action, On
tbe remainder ot the front there was
ne action of importance."
FRENCH REPORT.
Faris, Aug. 20.—Sunday night's
War (Mice statement reads:
"North of the Somme our troops
captured a strongly fortified wood
between Guillemont and -Maumee. A
gteat amount of war material fell Jot()
our hands. Our batteries were very
active on the whole ct the aoinme
front.
"Elsewhere there was only artillerY
firing, except in the Fleury Sector,
where the Germans vlotently Dom-
bazded the village."
The afternoon statement reads:
"Tee night was calm along the
Somme front,
"On the right bank of the Moll=
(Verdun front), the enemy displayed
great activity during the night. After
an intense bombardment lasting for
several hours, the Germaus matte vari-
ous attempts to capture the village et
Fleury from us. All their attacks, one
of winch was extremely violent, were
repelled by our fire. The enemy suf-
fered severe losses and left some pris-
oners in our hands.
"At about the same time the Ger-
mans attacked our trenchea north-
west of Thiaumont work. Here also
our curtain of fire and eur machine
guns inflicted upon them a sanguinary
check. -
"In Lorraine a surprise attack by
the enemy against one of our small
Posts near Veho was repuleed easily,
"Balkan front: East of Kavala the
Bulgarians have crossed the Nestoe
in small ferce and are sending
p,atrols forward in the direction of
Kavala.
"In the region of the Strunaa the
enemy has 'occupied the Greek forts
of Lisee and Starcista, on the right
bank, and- advanced some troops to
the approaches to the river.
"West of the Stile= Bulgarian at-
tacks on Puroj Maui= were stopped
by our fire. Near Lake Dalian Brit-
ish troops repulsed Bulgariaa attacks
on Dodgeli. On the western bcrdk of
the Vardar there svas rather brisk
shelling, especially toward Majadaj,
"In the region south of Monastir
fighting cdntinues at the approathes
to the Bainca between Serbian ad -
trance guards and Bulgarian forces
debouching from Morena."
Saturday night's statement -reads:
"North of the Somme, eecept for a
local operation which enabled us to
dislodge the Germans from it trench
eleinent where they had taken a foot-
ing last night to the north of Maure-
pas, the day was ealm. Our- troops
ere actively engaged 1» coesolidat-
ing the captured ground. On account
of bad weather the artillery actions
were unimportant.
"In the Argonne we exploded a
mine, greatly damaging the advanced
GErman works at 'Vauquois.
"In the night bank of the Meuse
the artillery fighting continues vio-
lently cm the Sector of Pleury-Vaux
Chapitre.. There were no infantry
actions.
"On the remainder of the front there
wcre no events of importance."
WERE WARNED
OF CANADIANS
Newly -Stationed Huns
Showed Cud of Nerves.
4..emm•••6•••i••••.*.1••
Many More Good Raids by
Our Men.
*••••••••,....=•..
Ottawa Ont., Report—The Canad-
ian eye -witness' story front the battle
front, received to -day, 15 as follows:
"The weather continued fine and
warm during the week. Bright
moonlight nights renaerea diffieult
the work of our patrols, and raiding
Parties, but nevertheless several sue-
cessful minor enterprises were car-
ried out. A raid on the Gerniall
trenches was made by a party of men
belonging to a Regina and Saskatoon
battalion, under command of Lieuts.
Williams and Andrews, After an
intense bombardment ot the matt of
entry, the party rushed the front line,
meeting with no opposition, At the
same time our artillery fire was lift-
ed, and a. barrage established behind
the captured trench. Several dead
Germans were found, and one wound-
ed man was brought back as prisoner
of war.
"The eilemy threw a large number
of hand grenades from their support
trenches, but without effect. It was.
establielted thit fresh enemy troops
had been lareught into our area.
These tinitS lidd been warned to exer-
cise partieuber .'vigilance as the Cannel -
lane were fond of trench raiding. In
Addition., to„.the use of a .largely...in.
ereased entaiber of searchlights,etireir
nervousness was displayed by fro-
quentThurete of rifle end machine gun
.fireiaaltealong the lin& afiring:e the'
night, and tins frequency with
which tiee, threw greaadeselete ,Vte.fie
INICWIFt; letelliagreltherita. '
Another raid was made early olio
Vi'braing bY.' re` 1) 04y front et **Win ateee
nadkr feints 41krknott,: Due.
a -ad"" de.ea
ing the previous afternoon a lane
was cut through the enamerteoletieteeeseve
tangicillents by our field artillery.
After dark the Germans Mlle °tit
and Attempted to repair the wire, but
were detected by one of our patrols,
and diepersed by shrapnel. A. few
minutes later a heavy artillery barage
was opened on the position to be at-
tacked, and the assaulting squad
rueleed forward, giving an Indian
war cry es it did so, The whole
party entered the German trench, and
engaged the garrison with revolvers
and hand grenades, Aided by the
bright moonlight, our men bombed
several Gennep, dugouts. About
twelve reermans were Idled and one
unwounded. German made prisoner
Under cover of ertillery fire our Parte
returned to the trenches, having out-
fered only slight casualties.
Throughout this enterprise the co
operation betweeu our artillery and
infantry Was perfect. Our snipers
were particularly successful and
claimed it number of victims, inelud-
ins two German officers. Arraoui
piercing bullets Were used effective
iY in silencing hostile snipers.
Fierly one etiolating, Just before sun
rise, Sniper Phipps caught sight of a
party of the enemy. Firing elght shots
he was seen to wound two Germaus
end was thought to have Secured three
other hits.
A very daring and clever entererige
was executed by one of our Canadian
tunnelling companies. A German mine
gallery was eutered and followed for
a distance. A considerable quantity
of mining equipment was captured,
The enemy's artillery activity Was
considerably increased, At eight o'-
clock one morning it developed into
it heavy bombardment of our front
line for a distance of about two thous-
and yards.
The bombardment was particularly
severe on the trenches held by a
Mounted Rifle battalion and a battal-
ion from IVIoatreal, Tinder cover of
this fire, the Germans made efforts
at seeteral points to enter our trench-
es. In one instance as many as two
hundred of the enemy, advancing in
• two waves, attempted to leave their
trenclies, but were quickly repulsed by
our machine gun fire and artillery
barrage, •At dnotaer point the Ger-
mane succeeded in getting into an
advanced treneh, but were driven out,
leaving two dead. They also penetrat-
ed a second trench, but withdrew
upon the approach of our bombers,
abandoning a box of explosives and
some grenades All other attempts to
reach our lines were frustrated. Our
artillery barrage and trench mortar
and artillery retaliation were partia
ularly severe,
The Canadian corps was honored
this week by a visit from His Majesty
the King, accompa,nied, by His Royal
ighness, the Prince of Wales.
A party of Canadian journalists
spent three days and nights with our
troops in the front line.
HUNS THOUGHT
LINES SECURE
Trenches Taken by British
Prove Their Confidence.
Magnificent Preparations,
but They AU Fell.
Providence, R,. L, Report,—(adont-
real Gazette)—The Providenee Journal
this morning prints the following spe-
cial cable from London: -
"Trenches captured by the British
within the last week over the new ter-
ritory in which they are now figating,
and. which is several miles inside the
main German fortified line, which
stood for so long a period intact, give
eadery proof of the most thoughtful and
careful preparation imaginable.
"Many or these trenches are concrete
lined throughout, and are fitted up
with pracaically underground houses,
with every conceivable kind of accom-
modation; drainage, water systems
laid out in pipes, etc.
"The general commanding the divi-
sion of British troops which are at the
front of the :advance has just trans-
mitter/ to London the report or his
medical staft, which makes the follow-
ing ',statement: *In the Geriman trench-
es which were captured yesterday we
found two completely-eduipped emer-
gency hospitals, one of them thirty
feet underground and the other fifty
feet underground. These are great
rooms, with every possible conveni-
ence, exhaust and direct fans, operat-
ing tables and wails lined with box
board and floored with cement. In
these places operations can be carried
on with nothing to disturb the under-
ground quiet. With thbusands of
shells bursting overhead, it is impos-
sible to hear a sound. Such perfee-
tion of detail compels our admiration.
It is also proof of the positive menden
of the German general staff that their
lines could not be successfully attack-
ed or taken.
"'We have seized thousands of
pounds' worth of operating material
and table instruments and ehtird out-
fits of medicine and anaesthetics, not
emergency came equipments, but full
hospital units,'
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ARCTIC COPPER.
Stefanss:on's rind Will
Greatly Aid Commerce.
New York Report.-e'rhe diseeVery
by the Canadian Arctic . Expedition,
head[ by Vilajalmur Stefansson, of
a great field of netive copper in the vi-
cinity; of Coppermine River, in the
neighborhood ot Prince Albert Island,
will prove of great value to the bud-
• nees world, says Dr. Chester A. Reedea
of the American Museum of Natural
History. Dr. Reeds believed also that
It will'afford scientists an opportunity
for displaying their ingenuity in finel-
Ines, an outlet from a. region that is
still unopened hi a commercial tense.
The work of the party Which arrived
in Nome, Alaska, on Tuesday is ex-
pected to prove valuable in determine
ing the direction of winds and the
movement of tides iti the polar region.
Die Reede said thir work might go a
longivnee VI prove br disprove the
theory that tin unknown continent eee
1st s in the great unexplored regions
mirth of Alaska, mid weet end myrtle,
west of •Greenitinti.
A.sioirit6*'raVgft'botwen. bole
and a hiatue, Lucihda, one might; say
thing Omni , it. CIA o News, Is,
that it Mat" Is a belie. without 6riy.
et
HUN DUGOUTS
CLEARED our
• BY BRITISH
Tremendously Powerful
Works Proved Traps
lor the Germans.
GUNS' GREAT WORK
Allies' Drive On the Somme
is 1Viaking Good With a
Vengeance.
(By Frederielt Palinera
At British Front, Aim, 2-.0—What
two battalions did and how they did
It is the most thrilling incident of the
Met twenty-four hours of sensational
fighting from the Auer° to the Sentme,
with all the gots firing and in the
course of freakish August weather,
with alternate cloudbursts and tleshee
of lightning, rainbows and eimshine.
Ail along the line from soath of
the Ancre the British tett their
trenches, while the lereneh were hard
at it on their right. Tee Ulna choseu
was 6 o'clock in the afternoon of
Friday, while the big attacke ot July
1. and 14 were in the early morning,
- The two battalions were on the left
• wita mare guns to help there, prob-
ably, teen any two battalions that
ever made it charge. A hundred were
engaged in malting one curtain of
tiro on their front. ev)iile Ottiere were
busy with other details of the staff
plan. Nothing in the whole offensive
was so dramatically staged or came
eff with greater success.
The Germans still bold on in the
old first line trenches, where their
maceine guns, brought up from the
undestroyed dugouts for the charge,
held up the British ort July 1, while
the British swung on this section as
a pivot through Contalmaison and
Pozieres to the summit of the ridge,
burrowing forward as the guns blast-
ed the Way. Sharper and slaarper grew
the angle of the new British line to
the old German first line, till on ,the
map it looked impossible ler troops to.
servile in such a salient. However,
the Germans stuck to those elaborate
defences of nearly two years' prepara-
tion, with dugouts' thirty er forty feet
underground, reveted and •traverse,d.
with every other detail of protection
against an kinds of fire which army
etaffs can deviee and label. build.
Through galleries running from 'dug-
out to dugout they hal. a subway for
bringing up reliefs and food. Tb.ey
led a regular life. At night those not
on guard went to bed in, their bunke
in i:he cellars, as comfortably_ as in a
Pullaten. and during the day played
cards, if not sent out to snipe the
British. They had their machine guns
ready as before, should the British
attempt to rush their peninsular
homes.
CAPTURED THE DUGOUTS.
Yesterday afternoon the British
guns were pounding away as usual
at this sector,.. which is called the
Leipsic redoubt, • when the British
thanks to it new gystem of taking
care of maebine guns and a quick
burst of artillery preparation cover-
ing their charge, appeared at the
jump on the doors of the dugouts.
Through glasses they were visible
to observers pluming about the maze
.of trayersee like terriers searching
far rat aoles, their bayonets gleam-
ing and puffs of smoke rising us they
threw bombs. •
In one capacious dugout, equipped
with beets, tables and cupboards, six
officers and 170 men surrendered in
a body and were marched out much
after the manner of a crowd caught
in a gambling house that had been
pulled by the police.
Some managed ,to eecape from
some of the dugouts by the under-
ground galleries. Others who could
not though aurrounded, tried to man
their machine guns and svere shot
down. Others fought to the death
With bayonets and borabs.
In all it is estandated 2,000 Ger-
mans, caught in this trap by less
than their own number, were ac,
counted for. When the Correspond-
ent left the corps' headquarters 12
officers' and 600 Germans had been
brought in as prisoners, while more
were being unearthed from their
hiding places, and the last of small
Parties which lied out with the ring
of British around them in ferocious
sieges were surrendering.
Ther had hoped for a coanter-ats
tack to rescue telhem. The British
had foreseett this and met It with
blasts from the artilery and from
the machine guns they had immedi-
ately put in position for the purimee.
The prisoners whom the forree-
pendent saw were of the 29th Prus-
sian regiment and eof the sturdiest
German soldier type, Much superior
to those of the eleventh division,
which got disorganiZed and surren-
dered freely in front of Pozieres rec-
ently. They looked well fed and
their uniforms showed few effects of
the usual stiff trench struggles, Some
of them laughed over how they had
been trapped and they ware generally
very happy, as they had heard what,
had happened to those who hail tried
to re.sist in such a hopeless situation.
MANY TrtieNCRE.S GAINMX).
Elsewhere the story is of many
trenches 'gained, some lost and a re-
lentless a,ction throughout the night,
the infantry laboring in the moist
earth, fighting for possession of wat-
erlogged shell traters. while the ar-
tillerists kept to their work, the hot
gene bureiteesitzlingeefronr- the rain.
Once whet. the 13ritish were caught.
in machine gun fire, they had to yield
Dosition taken and found n. counter-
attack &vetoing. Twenty seeonds
after thae-4,0,S,.. signal to the artil-
the ..guns _were on
lietdrallaithedattedle • With niirk,ains of
fire' that -sea. It! to etreeie.
..,the aleeitish'' have.
111 ClOsexe• 't(ij,,lvfattlitputbh.• and
aveataken"itri:-orelterd• meet of Dale:
Pee Wood, *Intt. ttid hOttbiit NVOrli was
erebaldar eue theeratlit, Herit the atere
inane. 'pot ear atitiforeingt 'mid,
kited:40100' fdidgoedaoneiteettle n 'they
earl tineinninuilitioete` they
ledttateettrrit it on the meised wreck.
age "bf ellutt unfortunate • vliage. The
lifitfah are dolly intereetea In mak.
g eatre that tio!erenialaing .bricke In
.escape the attentfon et
their' aftillerye botlipa ef Brit-
Igh Vali'e rnentin rcluille, „but
ea. '
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f01111d. tt AO WACO to imitate, la face
of the tire the Germano trebled on it
The Germane were iueistent in
keepiug the stone quarry et the edge
of the town, but after a liana -to -
hand engagement, wilich lasted inanS
hours, the Britiali took And kept it
South of Guillemont, the British were
well forward on the flank of the vil-
lage when aerePlane observers saw
big forceof Germans moving for-
• ward to counter-attack, Another
hum' call to the guns, of couree
They wiped ont the first two lines of
the advancing waves.
The rot of the Germans took to
cover is it ravine, and following it,
debouched, and, under protection of
their artillery; struck the French left
and regainedean ”angle of it wood,
forcing the Baltiett to yield fame of
the ground taken,
Looking at the trench map at head-
quarters, it seems the Britten now
tanveeh earsti lal puma oat perrotaityn giVeinil ()Inn otihne.
chy, a commanding position beyond,
thanks particularly to an action in
the direction of what might be called
the Beverage sector, whore.. AS the
Britiele soldiers say, "all -drinks': aro
earved hot." As mai they „ have
given the neighboring German
trenches names which happen to be
Beer Alley, Ale Street, Cocoa. Lane,
Coffee Boulevard and tIle lace, Strik,
Ing out from Delville Wood after
hard, rough and tumble fighting they
rsreocmr
ueGdinachf3e.othold, 300 or 400 yards
The French taking of Maurepas,
gratttfiliceatitilsoeni v thaze
Blviaasti express 5 source 0
more than satisfied with yesterday's
and to -day's work in the step-by-step
offensive.
GULF HURRICANE.
Corpus Christi, Texas, Still
Cut Off by Wire,
Ban Antonto, Tex., Report. ---With
army wireless reports stating there
had been comparatively little damage
and no known loss of life in the
Browasville district, chief anxiety cen-
tred early to -clay on the situation at
at Corpus Christi and that vicinity,
:as a result of the tropical storm which
struck the Texas Gulf coast Yesterday.
The only loss of lite so far reported
was in the' sinking irdthe Gulf of Mex-
ico of the small steamer Pilot Bey,
plying between Galveston and Corpus
Christi, The vessel carried a crew of
13, only three of whom have as yet
been reported saved. These three were
washed ashore alive at Port Aransas,
Texas,
The last telegraph wire into Corpus
Christi, failed at 2.30 o'clock yesterdaY
afternoon, and the last telephone line
went out ehortly before seven o'clock
last night, Last reports from, Corpus
Christi placed tlie velocity ot the
wind at 70 miles an hour, and it was
stated the storm was expected to in-
crease an intensity until midnight,
when the crest would be rettehed.
Nothing later has been heard.
The storin played havoc among
the army camps in e the Brownsville
district, practically half of the tents
having been blown down by the storm,
and loss of considerable army equip-
ment was reported. Fully thirty. thou-
sand National Guardsmen an,d regular
soldiers, it was stated, •were sleeping
in public buildings in Brownsville Teat
night, Their camps were either de-
stroyed by the wind or flooded with
water from a four -and -a -half-inch
rain.
Last reports from Corpus Christi
stated the storm had carried almost
everything moveable before it, leaving
in its wake dozens .of demolished sum-
mer cottages and thousands of dollars
in damage in the business section.
Many small craft in Corpue Christi
Bay were thrown high on the beaele it
was said.
Other important places isolated ay
the hurricane included Kingsville, Sin-
ton, Beeville, Harlingen. and Alice.
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STAMPALIA
SUB. VICTIM
Italian Liner Reported Sunk
On Return Trip.
Probably Few Passengers—
Crew of 170,
•
• A cable from London says: -t ----The
Italian steamship atampaiia, » Melt
plies between New York and Itelian
ports, has been sleek, says a despatch
to Lloyds,
The Starnpalia was a passenger liner
of 9,000 tons gross. 111 eommon with
othee Italian liners she mounted
guns for protection from submarines.
The last repart of her movementwas
her arrival on July 30 at aortae from
New York, so that she appareetly was
sunk on the return voyage. She was
commanded by Capt. Lavarello.
The Stampalia nad ticcommodatioes
for about 1,700 passengers. On her
recent trans-Atlantic voyages Passen-
ger traffie has been light, and the
agents in New York of the line said
to -day she probably carried it com-
paratively small number of passengers.
Her crew numbered about 3/0.
Several Italian eteamers have re-
ports sighting submarines in the, Medi-
terraneati, and In some ittstances being
pursued by them and firing on them.
Italian gunners were detailed to ser -
;dee on armed passenger vessels to
operate the guns,
The naval expert of the .Paris Temps
wrote on. Thursday that the German
submarine eaitipaign against meithant
ships Was again in full geeing, in
accordanee with the teerriutil note to
tbe United States hi. February, in
which it was said merchatit ltips ear-
ning gun e cOuld not be eonsideree as
'peeceful vessels.
The Stampalia was 476 feet long,
and t55' feet of beam. She was built
ittpriezia la 1901, and Was ()whoa at
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'AFTER -WAR RIGHT
Lohdon Times OiailmAgainst
"The Great Neutral."
Failure at Outset llemoved
ller Olaims
London, Aug. 21. --In a leading eat.
*el entitled, "The Great Neutral,"
Otis Times takes tlie ground that the
United Stetes has forfeited post-
belittnt rights which might have been
eueoyed if a different attitude had
beeu assumed early in the war, It
Saye:
"Next to war, perhaps nothing is
more wonderful than neutrality,
theory, to he neutral le to be newer.-
tican, and to favor neither side. But
in practice, as we know, neutrality
may Arrogate to itself a Variety ot
functions which Might at Mit Bight
seem fereign to its nature.
"So far as tae preseut war is cone
corned., only one neutral of plain con-
sequence exists. We refer, of course
to the United States of America. When
Englaud joined the issue with Ger-
many lie 1914, the probable attitude
etieneeica, would appear to have
been considered by nobody but the
Germans . Roughly, the English view
was that by the nature of things. Am-
erican sympathy and, if worst carte to
worst, American support, Might be
taken for granted.
"It would be invidious and probably
iraproper to suggest that we have nei-
ther one nor the other,. The Germans
say we have. On the gnaw hand, we
believe there is it tremendous body of
American opinion which says we have
not. There was a moment at the be-
ginaing of the war when the whole
duty of the American Government
seemed to be palpably and surely be-
fore it. For good or ill, that mo-
ment was allowed to pass. America
did not intervene, did not move, In-
deed, to assert a moral right she as-
sumed the virtue of her insistent par-
ticipation in The Hague Convention,
"If by this failure she lost nothing
of material importance, and mew for
that Matter rather have gained, in so'
far as her own immediate advantage is
Concerned, she certainly forfeited
post-bellum rights which would have
been hers if she bad taken upon her-
self tbe burdens and responsibilities of
interference. This view of her posi-
tion is fully appreciated in those quar-
ters where American neutrality has
b
een upheld in the face of all criticism,
and obviously is -the correct view."
RUSS GAINS ON
THREE FRONTS
Driving Through Two Car-
pathian Passes to Hungary.
New Advance On Stokhod—
Victory in Caucasus.
Petrograd, Aug. 21, via London, 2.45
p. m.—The Russians are pressing for-
ward vigorously through two of tee
Carpathian passes which lead to Hun-
gary. Following the announcement
lastweek of advances in the vicinity
of Korosmezo, which is just over the
border in Hungary, the War Office bre
day reportea gains in the pass east of
this region, leading south from Kuty.
The capture of lablonitza and Fares-
kul, on the Cheremosh River, which
forms the boundary between Galicia
and Bukowina, is announced. Jablon-
itza is about twenty miles north of
the Hungarian border.
"In the region ot Kuty," the state-
ment says, "we occupied the villages
of Fereskul and dabionitza, on the
River Cheremosh, tind several heights
west of Ferehkul. Stubborn attaeke
by the enemy on the heights southwest
of Tommakik mountain were repelled
by our fire."
GAINS ON THE STOKHOD..
The Russians have made further ad-
vances at some pointe along the Stok-
hod line, where they broke througn
the Austro-Hungarian defenses last
week, the War Office announced to-
day. The capture of more than 1,300
men in this region in two days is re-
ported -
The announcement follows:
"On the River Stokhod, in the region
ef Kovel and RudktaChervische, fight-
ing eontinttes. Our troops made further
advances at some point. The total of
capturea in thie regime on Friday and
Saturday was 16 officer e and. more
than 1,350 soldiers, We also took one
cannon, 18 machine guns, four botnb
ntortare, four searchlights, and a large
nutriber of shells, cartridges and rifles.
In the region of Lubleszow, on the
Stokhod, a aptive balloon was set
afire by our Artillery."
Ed THE CAUCASUS.
Petrograd, Aug, 21, via London.—On.
the Caucaelan front the Rueeians have
captured a series of heights and taken
prisoner a large number of Turks, it
was anhoueeed Officially here to -day.
The statement follows:
"The fighting in the direction of
Diarbekr is developing favorably for
us. We eaptured ti. series of heights
which had been fortified strongly by
the Turke and took a large number
at prisoners."
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ALEXANDER'S RECORD.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. ta.-Accerding to
records in the hands of the National
Dasehall COM1111$111011, the shut -out game
pitched by Alexander, of the rhiladelphia
Nationale hero yesterday, established it
new reeord for no run games pitched by
one pitcher dutingaea Major league sea -
eon, Up to last year, according to these
r.,00rds, .MatheNvson, pitching for New
York, hold the 'honor with 12 shut -out
gera..41idifirnk" 'a SPASM), Alexander
equalled .tiiis.,last year, and surpassed
• iloY,oaterting, when he pitched his thin.
locutirshut-out of this seamen,
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'Y 'ALtithitA CROPS GOOD.
• caigary, ,Alta., Aug. 20. --Oe twenty's
tweet eiteeete received hy the Canadian
Bank .of Qininrierer.'fromi branehed.iii Al-
,bertar thore,,were none that 010 hot speak
Optimistically of the crop prospiets. The
reports,' Weei.Md 'PridaY tour baturday,
told of hail damage at sorne'poinfs, of
a„great dert,l of the grain being down
at some other points, as tile rosult of the
• excessive' rain and wind of the ast two
days, and of Severe frost • damage at
corenatlen.ana at,Itanita, but otherwine
stated peespeete nre xeella5t, Tea crop
esteem:aid will be nearly as large as the
ithnotittal cropof laid yew, east the res
Iva,- . :
BIGGER DRIVE SOON TO
FOLLOW SOMME ATTACKS
Suddenly
Germans
Renewed Allied Advance Points to
Weakness of the Enemy
Use Troops Sparingly, Depending
on Field Guns Now.
New York Report, --The 1,40n4011
Correspondent of the Tribune, cabling
last night, says:
The German couater-biow north of
the Somme bas been broken, and. the
Allies have resumed their steady
push. The Frencn took by storm toe
clay a large portion ot MaurePas vil-
lage, and drove forward their line to
the south, while the British, advanced
• nearer Martinpuich and Comblee.
Meanwhile Petain struck heavily
north of Verdun, wen part of the vil-
lage of Fleury, and then, widening
his thrust, carried two fortified re-
doubts northwest of the Thiaumont
work, on the right bank of the Meuse.
Near Va,ux, further east, the Ger-
mans were also forced, back.
The Germans are now using their
troops sparingly, and Petting more re-
liance in their field guns, whieli heve
been assembled in great titunbers on
the Picardy front, This suggests
either that the Kaiser'commanders
are now confronted wide a shortage
ot men, or that they have decided on
a change of tactics. APParently the
Germans have decided to give the
Allies tb.eir turn in the wearing -out
process which proved so disastrous to
the Teutons at Verdun.
In the counter-attacks last night
which followed the Allied gains Wed-
nesday, the British were subjected to
heavy infautry charges, as well as ar-
tillery fire. But thee assaults soon
ceased, and the Allies passed once
mare ta the offensive.
Operations on a bigger scale will
soon follow the small actions to -day.
The Germans contend that the Allies
drive has lost its momentum, ancl
that in trench warfare surprises are
made impossible, But the fact re-
mains that the Kaiser'generals are
compelled to hold large forces he re-
serve on the western front, to meet
the constant threat of a greater Al-
lied attack,
WILSON FOR
8 -HOUR DAY
Serves Indirect Notice of
Determination On Railways.
Arbitration On All Points
Except That One.
Washington, Aug. 20, —Pre.sident
Wilson indirectly served notice on the
railroad exedutives to -day that he had
no intention of yielding in his demand
for an eight-hour day as a means of
averting the threatened strike. He
aIsom ade clear his poeition on arbi-
tration. He said:
"What I am proposing does not
weaken or discredit tne principle of
arbitration. It strengthens It. rather.
"It proposes that nothing be con-
ceded except the eight-hour day, to
which the whole economic movement
of the time seems to point, and the
immediate creation of an agency for
determining all arbitrable elements in
this case in the light, not of predic-
tions nor forecasts. but of eetablislaed
and ascertained facts."
'Phe statement was contained in a
telegram signed by the Presieent and
forwarded from the White House to
George Pope, president of the Na -
Genet Association of Manufacturers,
at Hartford. Conn. Two daysagoUr.
Pope telegraphed, the President con-
gratulating him on the stand he had
ket the President sought this
ta
nina.
means of inforraing the public and
the railway executives definitely of his
position is clear from the fact that he
gave out the correspondence.
The direct effect of this strategic
move from the White House was
somewhat bewildering to the railway
executives. They have heard from
leaders of the brotherhoods and- Con-
gressicnal sources that as a last re-
sort the President will appeal to COn-
sgripess. for temporary Federal receiver -
According to several members of
Congress such a move may Possibly
be the only means of preventing a
tie-up of the railway traffic that
would be most disastrous to the coun-
try. Some believe it means the begin-
ning of Government control over all
etlomungtrreyAt trunk linee which thread the
ALBANIANS
FIGHT HUNS
Whole Country in State of
Revolt Against Austria.
Bands Itaidin.g, and Endan-
gering Garrisons.
Rome, Aug. 22.—Inforraatien from
Albahla is to the effeet that the whole
country is it a state of revolt. Tak-
ing advantage of the weakness Of the
Austrian garrisons the Albanialts have
formed numerous hand.% which over-
run the 001111trY, robbing and killing
and laying waste.
The Austrian garrisons are in a cri-
tical ondition, all communication be-
ing broken and help by sea being diffi-
cult on account of the watch kept by
the Allied fleet in the Adriatie. San-
guinary fighting is is continually' tak-
ing place between Auetriatte and Al-
bailians. Tho Austriati cotaintaider in
Albania has piked for reinforee-
ments.
The situation IS equally grave In
Montenegro,
Pbe battle contiuttea along the whole
front, front Pozieres to the Somme,
with the Allied forces attacking every-
where, Only two aaYti have passed
since Foch and Haig, in it joint as-
sault, carried positions along a three-
mile front, It is highly significant
that tee advance has been, maimed ate
ter so short an interval, badicating the
shortage of Germen reserves, and the
thoroughness with which the Allies
have carried out the operations pre-
liminary to the assault,
ambles ie seriously threatened by
the new Allied advances to -day, The
British carried strong enemy positions
QT. the Pozieres line, bringing it clooe
to Martinpuiele and pushed toward
Ginchy and Guillemont, lying at the
angle of the British line. The fall of
Guillemont will open the way to flank
Cornbles from the north,
Meanwhile the French pushed for-
ward east of the Maurepas-Clery road.
This brings them almost directlY
south of Coinbles, and create e it new
salient in that sector from which the
German positions can be assailed very
effectively, Their advance, moreover,
siraiglatens their front north of Per -
Besides winning a stronghold in
Maurepas iteelf, leach's troop e carried
Calvary Hill, to the southeast,
In the Verdun battle the French
have gained the tipper hand once
more. With the exception of it small
part, the whole village of Fleury,
which leas been lost and rewon many
tines, is now in their hands. This was
won in a fierce assault last night.
Continuing the attack to-dae, the
French extended their thrust both
eastward and westward, and gained in
both directions. The quickness with
which these positions were seized,
tends again to prove that the Germans
are unable to garrison sufficiently
both the Somme and the Verdun
fronts. Intent on counter -attacking
last night and to -day on the Maurepas
line they weakened the Verdun front.
BRITAIN LOST
TWO CRUISERS
TO THE SUBS.
Were Searching for German
High Seas Fleet When
Torpedoed.
NUNS FLED HOME
But One, Possibly Two, of
the U -Boats Were
Sunk.
London, Aug. 20.—Two British light
cruisere. the Nottingham and Fal-
mouth, were sunk on Saturday in the
North Sea by German submarines
while the vetisels were searching for
the German high seas fleet, said to
caMprise fifteen warships, inclutling
large cruisers. One German subma-
rine was destroyed by the British,
while another was reamed and pos-
sibly Bunk, according to the Admiralty
statement. which follows:
"Reports from our lookout squad-
rons and other units showea that there
was considerable aotivity on the part
of tho enemy in the North Sea Satur-
daY, the 19th.
'The German high seas fleet came
out, but learning from their scouts
that the British forces were in con-
siderable strength, the enemy avoid-
ed an etagagemeat and returned to
port.
"In searthing for the enemy we lost
two cruisees by eubmarihe attacks—
H.M.S. Nottingham, Captain C. B.
Miller. and H.M.S. Falmouth, Captain
Joh a Edwards.
"All the officers of the former were
saved. but 38 of the crew are miesing.
Ali the officers and men of the Fal-
mouth were saved. but one leading
stoker, Norman Fry, died of injuries.
"An enemy submarine was destroy-
ed and another was rammed and pos-
sibly stink.
"There is no truth In the German
statement that a British destroyer was
sunk and a British battleship data -
aged.
The Nottingham was a Vessel Of
5,400 tons, and was befit in Pembroke
in 1013. Her normal complement WAS
3S0 men.
The lealmotith Was of 5,260 tons.
She was built in 1910, and Carrieda
crew of 376 officers and men.
The Nottihgliate Was 430 feet long,
and carried nine six-ineli guns. four
3 -pounders and torpedo tubes. She
was designed to make about 25 knot%
The Falmouth was 450 feet long,
and earrlea eight six-inch gute, four
3 -pounder e and tWo trienedo tubes. In
her trial trips she mede slightly over
27 knote.
The official etateMent Issued by the
denten Admiralty envie
Germaa submarine off the Brit-
ish east coast on Auguet 19, destroyed
a WWI cruiser and a destroyer Of the
enemy. Another Finial' cruiser and a
battleohip were etruek by =torpedoes
and damaged."
SUICIDE Al NIAGARA FALLEs,
Niagara Palle, onto 20.---1.11war,j Mc-
Quade, tt-ho resides in nridge street, oat.
ployed by Mateo and Campaigne con.
tractors, tonnnittod suicide early this
afternoon by- jumping from the lower
goo lareh bridge into the Niagara Myer.
stool arch bridge from the Itorth 'tido
of the American portion of the bridge.
McQuade 1Pft hit east and hat on the
image, These Articles of elothing
cs-
tabltslied the identity of the suleide.
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telittle ainreonia, or bared in the wt -
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