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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,' ' -2 • -7- - 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. ' ' -• • • • ° • . • • k k " 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. 4 # 0 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 W - Genoft, ,ItAMPELLPORD MAN'S DEATH, , pit rn e Ceatmeenferd, u -b. protrilnent resitlen% oIT'-C. W.g tI th1 to , auay very suddenly at VeltiVrItivet:;' whole his fainItY had beeh o1h5g Mt touple of Weeks. /Te wite ht -10w of Judge E. rl S. eleveftecerf Pet- trborough. 1Th was ont.lz,tiebititpwithl tile WMMarl, when her etlikeft sud- denly , and Was vomit ,:litir,00ttage, as epredily esaieselblee .amiteadd was •at once, sunwrionpl,lAtit"hel,paesed' awdy a few hours later,. .• • • The aVerage Van' IlOtt' of fellow; g. he' Ands metI *e - % niiddling good eart make 'both !.• • • • 0 S FORFEITS '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." ----- 5, 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, .-- • • '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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