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The Wingham Advance, 1916-11-09, Page 7WHY zNEMY HEAVY GAINS ACANDONED BY ITALIANS RAT VAUX MAINTAINED The Rain From Enormous French Guns Made Place Untenable, Great Drive Toward Trieste , Being Pushed With Great Vigor, \NM :LASTED OUT 1 40,000 PRISONERS No.1 •••••*•• Blew Up Unmovable Sup- plies—French Lost Not a Man. Paris Cable.—Tne French troops under General Nivelle Thursday even- ing marched into Fort Vaux, the last of the Verdun etronabolda occupied by the German. The fall of Fort Vaux was not the result of German gener- osity in yielding an undesired posi- tion, as claimed in Berlin semi-official despatch:s, but was due to the terrific gunfire to \witch the tamous ridge was Fubjected. lie occupation marks the first great atctical triumph woninthe whole war without lefiS Of life; and the explanation therefor is France's development ip gun power. Technical- ly, Fort Vaux was rendered untenable when a fortnight ago Gen. Mangin seized Douaumont and drove a wedge between the fort and the village of Vain:. The result of this move was to expose Fort Vaux to a converging fire, e but the fort was in precisely the same Position as during last May and June, yet at that time Major Raynal held up the Crown Prince's advance for a month and inflicted terrible slaughter on Germen assailants before be and FIs bandful of men were compelled to capitulate. The capture of Fort Vaux alone cost tha Germans 50,000 perma- nent casualths. On Monday Generals Nivelle and Mangin began to pound the fort and ridge. For 72 hours thous,ands of tone et high explosives were hurled into the mins, while BM the corridors run- ning up the hill and communicating with the fort were swept with three. inch shells. Early yesterday the great French , I6 -inch, long-rs,nge guns began to burl their maessive missiles among the wreckage. The huge shelle penetrated the underground easements and cor ridors, blowing some of tb.e garrison to pieces. When, late in the afternoon, the cannonade temporarily ceased to en- able the observers to report on its ef- fest, the Frauch Infantry posted in trenches a thousand feet distant heard thunderous explosions beneath the fort's wreckaga, and instantly realized that the Germans were destroying all the ammunition stores they were un- able to remove owing to the fire which Ives drenching their communications. But it was not until late at night that Gen. Matigin sent forward three com- panies to occupy the position, which they did without loss of a man. The fort le now a shaneless mass of de- bris, which, with its masses of muti- lated corpse and battered equipment, mark the loss of the last foothold the Crown Prince had on the main Ver- dun plateau. Tits army at this moment is entrenched a few hundred yards be- low and to the northeast. Important conclusions are drawn here from the evacuation of Fort Vaux. The chief of these is the ex- pressed belief that the Germans, con- sidering the western front as now of eomearatively . secondary importance, intend to reduce their operations on the Verdun front to a minimum, and will direct their main energy with a view to a successful campaign against the Roumanians. The newly -establish- ed Ministry of Munitions in Germany 1.1- regarded by military observers here as the result of the Germans having. experienced the stmeriority of the En- tente Allies in artillery and munitions along the Somme front. NUNS PROCLAIM FOU KINGDOM Manifesto at Warsaw Re- vive :3 Ancient State. Exact Frontier to be Out- lined Later. Berlin, Nov. 5.—"Polish provinces occupied by troops of . the Central powers," eay s the Overseas News Agency, "were the scene to -day of a great and momentous historic event. Germany and Austro-Hungary, by joint action, proclaimed Warsaw and re-betabliehed the right of the Polish nation to control He own destinies, to live an indepeadent national life and to govern itself by chosen representa- tives of tbe nation. "A few days ago a Polish delegation had called upon the Imperial: Chancel- lor, Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg. Its mcmbera were representative Poles of all classes, all parties, all ranks of society and all creeds. They trans- mitted to the Gorman Government the wishes of the Polish nation, which 14i) now have been granted to them. • The maniteato issued at Warsaw and Lublin to day announcea that the Ger- man and Austrian Emperors had agreed to establish an -independent state of Poland, with a hereditary monarchy and a constitutional gov- ernment, The exact frontierof the kingdom ,of Poland are to be outlined later. "The new kingdom," the muffed() say, "will receive the guarantees needed for the frets development of its own forces by its intimate rela- tions with both powers. The glorioun traditioas of the attelent Polish Mules and the memory of the brave eom- radeship In the great war of our day revive in a national artery. The organization, ittetruction and cone- mand of this artily shall be arranged by eommon agreement." .0Idbach—Is it true that you are 44/K the father of twins? YOunglmn----Yett, bleeeings never came singly. Oldhaeh —new .11bOUt` single bleseedness? ra 1 Von er -My son Is taking al- geaea vgder yea this 'WM, to he not? High Selma Teacher- lie has been caplet: 1 to a;Sebra, but 1 doubt if he will take ire --Life. Taken Since August—All Positions Won Are Made Good. London, Nov, 5.—The Italians are slowly but eurely pushing their lines uearer to Trieste. With fine weather favoring their offensive operattons, their advance yesterday and to -day was extended over a wide area, and the drive is being prosecuted with steadily -increasing violence and grow- ing losses to the Austro-Hupgarians, The Australians lost 41,000 men dur- ing the first two days of the new Italian offensive, according to wireless reports from Rome. Of these, in round figuree, 30,000 were killed, twice that number wounded and 10,062 captured. Gen. Bordvitch, of the Austrian com- mand, after having been forced to , withdraw three divisions, has asked for reinforcements, according to these despatches. The Italians yesterday pressed ger- ward in the direction of the Wippach 'alley, advancing more than a kilo- metre, taking 553 prisoners. They also have practically invested Castognio- vizza. on the Canso. "Since the offensive on the Italian front began, on August 6," says Sun- days Rome War Office report, "we have taken in all 40,365 prisoners, in- cluding 1,008 officers." Despatches from the front date that the fighting on the (-lasso plateau is assuming the most desperate char- acter. Desperate fighting marked the Italian eapture of Veliki Kribaah, a Welt the Austrians stubbornly de- fended for hours, although their forti- fications and trenches had been wrecked. The Austrians when they saw the Italian flag on the crest of the height launched several violent counter-attacks, all of which were re- pulsed. The largest number of pris- oners taken at any one point was niade possible. The Austrian losses were heavy. Their dead and 'wounded choked the. trenches. Mourt Pecinka was carried by the bayonet. The Auetrians had been sure that the Italians would not be able to climb the steep slopes. King Victor Emmarfuel and the Duke of Aosta were with these troops throughout the day, shouting encour- agement every time the infantry charged. The correspondent at the front for the Idea. Nazionale says he saw the Ring, overjoyed, congratulating caw- eral rection commanders. The Rome Tribune's correspondent at the front wires that at the end of the first day of fighting the Austrians evacuated their entire first line and fell back to the second, which 'is de. stilled to fall like the first." The morale of the Italian troops, he de- clares, is the highest. The Austrians are directing a strong artillery fire against the new Italian positions east of Gorizia, ac- cording to Sunday's War Office an- rouncement, but in spite of this all the ground has been consolidated and fortified againet counter-attacks. The lateet Italian success was won In storming actions on the sector south of the road from Oppacchiasella to Castagnevizza. Here the Italian lines were pushed well forward and about 200 prisoners taken. The ma- jority of these were wounded, having been abandoned by the Austrians in their retreat. The War Office an- nounces that in the Travignolo val- ley, the Austrians after attempting a ,demonstration against Mount Col. Big - con delivered fiveassaults of great violence against the Italian garrison of the so-called observatory on the slopes ef Cima oeche. The attacks were all repulsed and after the fifth the Italians charged with the bayonet, routing the re- maining Aratrian forces: . who left a large number of dead on the field. ITALIAN REPORT. Rome, Nov. 5.—Sunday's Italian War Office report said: "In the Vallarsa in the area of Monist Pasublo and on the Asiago plateau the enemy artillery yesterday was more active. "In the Travignolo valley After at- tempting a demonstrative action in Mount Col. l3rieon, the enemy launch- ed five succeesive attacks against the so-called obeervatory on the' elopes of Cline Boeche. They were all driven off with heavy loss and a counter- attack at the point of the bayonet eventually dispersed the enemy, who left numerous° bodies, including thoee of our officers on the grounds. "In the region to the east of Gori- zia and on the Carso our troope yes- terday were engaged in consolidating themselves in spite of enemy artillery fire. "By minor offensive operations we extended our occupation in the sector south of Oppacchiaeella-Castagnie- vizza road. taking about 200 prisoners, tnostly wounded, and fotto.d on the field of battle. "The total number of prisoners made in the last four days' fighting amounts to 10,062, including 270 of. Mere. Saturday's etatement, read: "In the Travignolo-Avizio Valley our infantry carried by aessullt strong position, the so-talled obeerva- tory on the southern slopes of Chita I3oeche, about 100 metres from the summit. In spite of a violent born- bardinetit Which Was opened on the position, our troops eonsolidated their occupation of it. "On the Cantle, front the artillery activity on both sides increased. "In the zone eaet of Gorizia the enemy brought bito action new bat- teriee of all calibres, and during yes- terday kept our Oshtemo wider an i11 - tense barrage fire whin waaeffective- ly answered 13Y our Artillery. "The offensive me the Carew Was prosecuted euccesefally by the 11th Army Carpe. In the direttion Of the Vippe.co Valley the 49th Divielon stormed the heights of Monte Vol- itoenjak, Point 126 and Point 123, it little Mt of San Grade. An advance of more than oat) kiloInetre eastward brought Our troops to Pettit1.'01, and along the Oppacelilasella-Caetagnie- vIzza road to within 200 metres of the latter plitee. On the refit of the front to the eea, the mew kept up a bom- bardment a great Intetteity with arta. lery of all calibres. A maesed attaek was; eirected against Point 208, bat woe broken by our eoucentrated fire, tbo ,,enemy withdrawing In, disorder and leaving numerous dead. "During the day we took 553 prison- ers, ineluniug 11, officers, a whole bat- tery of 4 -inch howitzers, with more than 1,000 rouncla for etielt gen, and also machina gune, arm, ammunition and a whole transport column com- plete with large quantities of material of all kinds." 4 s* END CIVIL WAR OF THE GREEKS French Troops Occupy Ita- erina, Where Clash Was. Latest Ally Demand On Greece Refused. London, Nov, 5.—Greek troops and Venizelist revolutionary forces clashed just outside of Katerina, aceording to a despatch from Athens. The encoun- ter followed a demand by the com- mander of the Greek detachment that Vettizelists evacuate the town. A French battalion arrived at Kat- erina to -day to occupy the town, It is believed that the Greek and Zenizelist troops will depart immediately, and thus solve the embarrassing situation which has arisen as a result of the conflict between the Royalists and Wnizelists. A demand was made yesterday up- on the Greek Government by Admiral Du rournet, commanding the naval forces, that the use of a light flotilla with French guns acid crewe, to serve ae a guard against submarine attack. be permitted. Meeting to -day under the presidency of King .Constantine the Greek Cab- inet decided not tp concur in this new demand, because it would be. equival- ent to a departure from neutrality on the part of Greece. Word of the de- cision of the Cabinet was sent to the French admiral. WA CAUSE FII n „ R -L Combines Did Not Cause In- creases in Britain. Interim Report Makes Some Recommendations, Ottawa, Nov. 5.—Reporting on the results of a Governmental investiga- tion into the high cost of living prob- lems in Great Britain, Canada's Trade Commissioner at London, Mr, Harri- son Watson, outlines the findings emd recommendations of the Committee of Economic Authorities appointed ,last June. The committee, in an in- terim report recently issued, finds that war conditions make high prices inevitable, and that these high- prices are not due in the United Kingdom to the existence of rings, combines or other force of price manipulation. It is found that food prices have risen during the war by an average of sixtyefive per cent. Bread has gone up by fifty-four per cent.; sugar, one hundred and sixty-three per cent.; milk, thirty-five per cent.; eggs, eighty-two per cent.; potatoes, fif ty- hundred and sixty-three per cent.; cheese, forty-six per cent. Clothing prices have also advanced from fifty to ninety per cent. On the other hand, there has also been a big advance in the earnings of munition and factory workers. It is estimated that the war bonuses and increases in normal rates of wages granted to work people of the manual labor classes have effected 5,800,000 work people to the extent of 000 per week. Among the recommendations of the committee are the following: Further efforts should be made to hasten, as far as compatible with naval needs, the construction of mer- cantile shipping, especially that re- quired for the conveying of refriger- ated meats. Upon considering whether the withdrawal of the embargo on the importation of live t3attle from Can- ada would relieve the situation, there seems to be no considerable supply available, even if the smithy of ship- ping did not make the impertetion of live as against dead meat unecono- mical. In disposing of meat, wnich it pur- chases for civilian consumption, the Government should impose conditions on retailers as well as upon wholesale' sellers. Persons who are not engaged in severe manual labor should voluntar- ily abstain from the consumption of butchers' meat on one day of each week, Local authorities should be em- powered to open municipal shops .for the sale of nilk, meat, began and other necessary foodtuffe were retail- ers are combining to secure exeessive profits. MAXWELL IS OUT From .the Command of the , Forces of Ireland. HEAVY GAINS BY ALLIES ON THE ERNI FRO IT Both British and French Smash German Lines on the Somme Van and Damien!) Villages, Verdun, Taken From Huns. London, Nov. 5.. -'--The French troops in tile Somme region ot France and taorth-east of Verdun lieve agent emasshed. German lines hard, North ot the Somme. between Lesboeufs and Sailly-Saillisell to...the east of the lat- ter place, and ea the St. Pierre-Vaast wood oector important gains were made in violent fighting which pro- ceeded throughout Sunday, according to the French official communication. The attack on the St. Pierre-Vaast wood, which was made from three sides simultaneously, netted the French three trenches on the north- ern side and the entire German posi- tions on the southern outskirts of the wood, in the course of these ac- tions the French captured 522 prison- ers. • To the north, despite the stormy weather, Sir Douglas Haig's forces at- tacked at several points along the front, making some progress and tak- ing a few prisoners: In the centre they progressed on a front Of over 1,000 yards, sec,uring the high ground In tne neighborhood of the Butte de Walencourt, The powerful blows delivered simul- taneously enabled the armies of Gen- erals Foch and Haig to register the largest advance of weeks in their campaign to pocket Bapaume. VAUX VILLAGE OCCUPIED. Keeping up their offensive in the Verdun region, the French have been enabled to occupy the entire village 'of Va,ux, and also the town of Dam- loup, which is situated a mile to the east ef Fort Vaux. To -day's advance were preceded on Saturday by futile German attacks against the p,trong trench system cap- tured by the French on Wednesday on the edge of St. Pierre-Vaast wood. The British also repulsed a German counter-attaek by the garrison of Le Transloyat trenches east of Gueude- eourt have been made the starting point for British attacks on Le Transloy. To -day's Britieh statement gives an explanation of the larger number of allied aeroplanes that leave been brought down teeently; to -day, for instance„ Berlin reports taking nine. The west winds prevailing below the allied machines far over the German front, and make it hard for them to return if pursued. RETIRED FAR TO REAR. London, Nov. 5.—It is officially an- nounced that Lieut. -General 13ryan T. Mahon, Commander of the Ihitish forces on the western frontier in Ellie, has been appointed to succeed Major-General Sir John Maxwell as Commander of the British forces in Ireland, General Maxwell is appoint- ed Commander -in -Chief Of the north- ern command In rugismet, It is also announced officially that General Sir F. Reginald Wingate, Sitter of the • Egyptian army, and Covernor-General of the Soudan (lino 1899, has been appointed /Itgh COnn miesioher for Egypt, in eltecession to Lieut. -Col. Sir Arthur Henry Me - Mahon, who held it front 1914. • -,, • The fellow Who didn't know it was loaded is like the theorist who never know es when his theory is going to Otte Plate French patrols have 'penetrated far beyend Fort Vaux leLo the lines hith- erto held by the Germans, but were not able to get in touch with the former defenders. It appears probable that the Germans have retired their lines considerably to the rear, their artillery positions beinguntenable since the French drove them. from Douaumont after silencing ninety of their batteries. Military observers point out that the Germans were rorced to withdraw from Fort Vaux within eight days alter Douaumont fell, whereas the French held Fort Vaux for mouths after the Germans had captured Douaumont. The same observers re- gard the German claim that they were preparing to withdraw to stronger lines before the battle ef Douaumont as untenable unless the Germans are ready to admit that their withdrawal was one of the mast unsuccessful eperations of the campaign, as it cost them more than 6,000 prisoners and the annihilation of 22 battalions. Signs that the Germans are proper1 ing for a counter -stroke are entirely lacking. A FITTING REVENGE. The abandonment of Fort Vaux is regarded by the French artillery allies as a fitting revenge for the French heavy guns upon cite famous German 17 -inch marten. The heavy calibre Freneh guns at Verdun began concentrating, their fire upon Fort Vaux on Oct. 24, gradu- elly increasing their Intensity, hour after hour, until at the end of the 150th hour one of the German maga- zines blew up. The great projectiles then began searching out other am- munition depots. One French 16 -inch silent, weighing a ton, struck a 3naga- zine filled with hand grenades on All Saints' Day. Many thousands of gren- ades exploded, causing the earth to trembl e. The Germans holding the fort, it lo reported, seemingly abandoned it by way of a tunnel. When the French became aware that the fort was empty, they did not attempt to oecupy it until some hours after the Germans I:ad left. After the Vrencle bombard- ment ceased, exploelons Occurred In- side tho fortifications and continued at irregular Intervals for several hours, BRITISH REPORTS. London, Nov. 5. ---The British official Communication dealing with the oper- ations on Sunday on the Somme front, says: "We attacked al eeseral points along the front, making wine progress ana taking a few priaoners. On our extreme right we cleared a pocket of Germans. "ht the centre WO progressed on a front of over 1,000 yards, securing the high ground in the neighborhood of tbe Butte do Warlencourt, "The weather continues stormy." Saturday afternoon's report reads; "A strong enemy party entered our trenches near Cuinchy, but was im- mediately expelled. "An minty counter-attack east of Gueuodecourt (in the Somme sector) yesterday tuftered very heavy lessee in proportion to its strength. Over 100 dead haVe been tounted. Thirty triri,stounreedslsbayndusf2ue Machine guns wore at Saturday night's report rend: "South of the Ancre the situation is unchanged. There was donsiderable againet the Destremont Vann and Le shaaistolehelling around.le Lesboeurs, and • "During the day we bombarded the onelnY's line north of Le Diem Canal end in the neighborhood of Bois Gre- • nier'and Messines, EMUS? artillery Rua trench Mortars Were Attlee north und south of Yprete "Our aircraft successfully bombed many enemy billets yesterday. One of our machines attacked and destroy- ed it 'mail° aeroplane, but was at- tacked and fell inside " the enemy's line. Four other machines failed to return," Sunday afternoon's statement read: "There was a heevy rain during the in,olpgiotit..t.,,Except for the usual trench mortar activity there is nothing to FRENCH REPORT. Paris, Nov. 5.—The following official communication was iseued on Sunday evening: "Nortli of the Somme we made several successful attacks during the course of the day, accomplishing a series of appreciable advances be- tween the region south of Le Transloy and the district south of the St. Pier- re-Vaast wood. "Between Lesboeufs and Sailly-Sail- Heel we pushed our lines several hun- .dred metres in the direction of Le Transloy. East of Sailly-Saillieel we captured a trench and conquered the greater part or the village of Saint - sell, South of this village, w1/4 attack- ed from three sides at once the St. Plerre-Vaast wood, which is power- fully organized by the enemy, and made an important advance, captur- ing successively three trenches- which defended the northern horn of the wood .and also taking the whole line of the enemy's positions on the south- western outskirts. "The fighting was particularly bit- ter on that section of the front. Ger- man counter-attacks were brilliantly ib•eat3ToInseetd by the hand grenades and "In the course of these actions we captured 522 prisoners, of whom fir - ten were officers. "Ow the right bank of the Meuse the artillery battle in the region of Douaumont continues. We occupy the entire Village of Vaux. "Relative calm prevailed on the re- mainder of the front." Saturday night's statement reads: "North of the Somme the Germans this morning tattempted to drive us from trenches we captured Wednes- day on the western fringe of the St. Pierde-Vaast wood. The attack, which was preceded by a furious bombard - relent, was shattered by our curtaiit and machine gunfire. Parties of tho enemy who succeeded in penetrating our lines were immeditely ejected or captured. All the ground we had captured was entirely maintained. "On the right leank of the Meuse our troops extended their progress In the Vaux region. We hold the western part of the village as far as the church. Northeast and east of the fort, We have advanced several hundred metres from the work on the slopes which descend toward the Woevre. We again made prisoners. "There has been an intermittent cannonade on the remainder of the front. "On the Somme front Friday, Lieut. Heurtaux brought down his eleventh German airplane near Rocquigny, and Sergt. Sauvage his sixth machine, which fell near Le Mesnil-en-Ar- rouaise. A third machine was brought down in the region of Le Mesnil- bruntel by one of our fliers." Sunday afterneon's report reads: "North of the Somme the enemy did not resume his attempt in our trenches in St. Pierre-Vaast wood. The number of prisoners taken yes- terday was 60. During the night there was an intermittent artillery duel. "On the right .bank of the 'River Meuse there was a fairly heavy bom- bardment in the region. of Donau- mont, Vaux and La Laufee. "East of Fort Vaux our troops ex- tending their progress occupied dur- ing the night the Village of Damloup, making some prisoners. "On the rest of the., front there was nothing important." ARMAMENT RACE BY POWERS Opposing Nations Will Speed Up Production. Huns Withdraw 17,000 Men to Work in Plants, Pole, Nov. 5. — The war's final phase, inaugurated this week, hi in the form of the most draMatic arma- ment race the worla has ever seen. Mr. von Stein has announced that Germany, surprised on the Somme by the Entente allies' superior output, began at once to increase hugely her supplies of guns and shells, "Every particle of the country's energy Must be devoted to the production of Inent- tions," said Marshal von Hindenburg, commander-in-chief. "I've come straikht frora the Somme," said Gen - von Stein, "We mita do everything in our power to surpass the enetny'9, gun and shell output, 1'h going to apply myself to this task." Last March the Allies boon their greatest amniunition effort and this month they are taking up Germany's workshop challenge. So that the world -war in this coming winter will be fought principally in European munitions plants, Victory next spring will go to the side able to project the largest and deadliest shell screens. That the race already has begun is clear from the absolete faMine in steel for commercial purposes, All over every available ton Is going for military or naval purposes. It Isn't permissible to indicate the stupendous dimensions of the effort being made in France. England, Itusele, and Italy itt addition to the American output, but I pOssesis positive information showing a desperate e0Ineter-Inove by the Central Empires has begun, It includes 'withdrawal this week of fl, 000 troope from the •eastern front for Munitions factories and Meanteniod- eling the whole arMy Organization. Itt the simmer Of 1016 Mackensen's pun, phalanx struck a eneeefisful blow in Galleia. Tuts minium Germany made a similar munitions effort to meet the Volltynia Menne° and effece tively carry op. the Roumanian cam- Paign. To do this she had to create new divisions, most of which do not represent fresh effectives, but old troops gleaned from old divisions. What is new about them, however, Is the enormous war material where- with they bare been furnished. 14,1very fresli division represents one hundred guns added to the German artillery total. The successes•of both von Fel- kenhayn and von Mackensen ia Rou- mania were Won by the colossal con- centration of brand new heavy guns. While the scales in man -power are tipping more and more heavily in the Allies' favor, German shops are fever- ishly engaged in a gigantic gun -mak- ing effort in order to fulfil Hinden- burg's plan of malting good the snort - ago of men by a plethora of muni- tions. Countless millions of lathes, therefore, are waging unseen and secret war in every town of belliger- ent Europe. FRENCH MINE .TO MHZ SOON Military Experts Say Such a Move is Likely, Hun Salient at St. Mihiel is Tempting. Lennon, Nov. 5t—Military observers here are guessing, now that the int - native in the west has • definitely passed to the allies, what will be thc next etep. On the Somme front they have two objectives, Gambrel and Sts Quentin, with their railways, to gain which Bapaume in 1113 north, Peronne in the centre and Chaulnes in the south must be taken first On the Meuse there is the Prussian sali- ent from Metz which projecte west- ward to the river at St. Mihiel and where they have gained a small foot- ing on the west bank. This salient in tile plain of the Woevre offers a tempting invitation to attack. From Les Eparges, 13 miles southeast of Verdun, to Thiacourt, on the southern side of the salient, ia about ten milee. Between Les Epargee and St. Mihiel there is a valley about three miles Wide, through which a small brook flows into the Meuse. At one point the French are quite near this brook and cover with their guns almoet all the ground up to the slope on which St. Mihiel stands, including the railway to Metz, which brings am- munition and supplies. Not a few critics here think a move in this direc- tion will be the next eurpriee of the war. HUNS SUNK 308 NEUTRAL SKIPS Losses of Non -Belligerents - Since War Began. Of These Norway Has Lost One -Half. •••••••••••••••••••• 00. London, Nov. 5,—Lloyd's records, hitherto unpublished, reveal the fact that 303 neutral (ships of a gross ton- nage of 421,333, have been sunk by Germans. since the war ebgan. Of these by far the greater number are Norwegian. The Norwegian° have lest 168 slips, of 212,314 tons, almost exactly half the total loss. The Swedes have leet only 47 ships, of 42,779 tons, Denmark has loat 38 ships, 92 37,324 tens. Eighteen Dutch ships, totaling 54,914 tons, have been sunk. The Greeks have lost 22 ships, of 41,540 tons. The Spanish have lost enly ten, their tonnage totalling 24,- C55, and the Portuguese two, of 841 tons. Both these were sunk before Portuguese declared war on Germany. The Germans have sunk only two American ehips. Their total tonnage was 5,298. The only other nation of the western.hemisphere to lose a ship is Brazil, which lost one, 2,258 tons. Lloyd's announces that the Swedish motor veseel Frans, the Swedish steamer Gunhild, and the Norwegian steamers Thor and Ivanhoe, have been sunk. The Norwegian steamer Tromp, which was reported last Thursday as having been sunk, has arrived, in Bar- ry Roads. A Berlin despatch says that a Ger- man submarine while operating off the west coast of Ireland on October 23, destroyed a small English cruleer of the Eiber type, with two funnelo, according to an official announcement made to -day by the German Admir- alty. An announcement made to -day by the German naval staff says: "One of oiir submarines destroyed on October 23 a mall Englieh cruis- er o'f old construction, with two fun- nels. The scene of the engagement Was off the west coat of Ireland."' Commenting on the German Ad- miralty report, the British Admiralty says: "Thif3 announcement evidently re - fere to the sinking of the Mine sweep- er Oenista, the lose. of which was of- ficially annottnced on the 2Gth of October." LloyIles announced that the British steattere Clan Lealie and Statesman have been sunk. RUSS SHIP MINED, Huns Report Warship Se- vastopol Badly Damaged. .=••••••••••••••••,, Berlin, Nov, 5.—It is repotted un- officially that the Russian battleship Sevastopol struck a Mine several days ago and wan badly damaged. The report was received yesterday by the Overseen News Agency from Stockholm. According to this Informa- tion, a Swedish merchant, who has jtlet reitu•ned from a tit) throtigh Russia and Einlitna says the Sevasto- pol struele a mine gent days age and Was partly destroyed. The Dreadnought Sevaatopol is one Of thc nio4t powerful vessels of the Bussiati navy.' She was laid dOWn itt 1911 and displacea 23,000 tone. Site is 00 feet long. RUSSIANS AND ROUMANIANS ARE GAINING Czar's Heavy Guns Came to Aid of Ally in Danger- ous Spot. 11.0••••••••••••••••••,.. fALRENHAYN BOUTIN Right Wing in Retreat Centre Threatened—Ene- my Win at Predeal, 1,111.1•••••1414•01111,0,4, Lonaon, Nov. 5.—Today was a !toad dayfor the defenders of Rou- mania's northern passes. Almost everywhere the Roumanians had the best of it, either in strong counter- attacks or in stubborn defence of mountain strongholds. Their flanking movement on Von Falltephayn'e centre progressed and the Teuton right wing is still in retreat. Russian troops and guns are helping the Roumanians where the need of help was great, Northwest of Cam. polung the Russian artillery wrought nave° in attacking German columns, cirivipg the attackers back to their trenches. The German column co- operating with this force near Dragos- lavele, northeast of Campolung, made no progress. It seems likely that Pussian aid will prevent the fun of Campolurre, which was seriously threcttenen. ThRussian official statement euntains the first andel news of just where the Rus- sians are helping the Roumanians. ROUMANIANS PUSH AHEAD The Roumanian column that began yesterday to cut their way hack into Transylvania, threatening the flank of the Teutons in the Prahoea Valley, south ofthe Predeal Pas, are still forging ahead. They pushed north in iho Teloajen (Teleageni) Valley, near the Table Butzi and the Bratoeca Pass, tOok 107 prisoners and naptured two machine guns. A few .stiles .east, on the west bank of the lament, the Rou- manians also advanced and captured material. Von Faikenhayn.'s answer to the Rcumanian manoeuvre., whieh is be- lieved to have been planned by the French and RUSSiall generals not directing the defence, was to rush fli,retheeatrinto Roumania southwest of ild A TEUTON VICTORY. Both the German ana Austrian re- ports *claim a victory southwest of Predeal Pass, where the strongly - entrenched position of enabucatel was captured after desperate fighting. Fourteen officers and 647 men were captured, They admit the pressing back of the Austro -German front at Iwo points east of Kronstadt. It is alleged that in clearing the battlefield east of Campolung 1,000 Roumanians idtitatir•cieutud figures were buried in oue The Teuton right wing, mostly Ba- varian troops, is apparently in disas- trous rout. The Roumanians announce that 435 prisoners were taken, besides four guns, more than twenty machine guns and much other booty. The total captures announced by the Roumin- ians since the Bavarians began to re- treat west of the Jiul a week ago amount to nearly 3,000 prisoners, sev- eral batteries and fifty machine guns, besides other stores. REPULED ALMOST EVERY- 1,VIIERE, The Roumanian War Office commu- nication issued Sunday said: "On the northern and northwestern front, along the frontier west of Moldavia and as far as Predehts, the situation is unchanged. In the Pra- hove valley we have repulsed several enemy attacks. Towards evening the enemy succeeded in occupying part of our trenches on Mont Dihamu, north- west of Azuga. "In the region of Dragoslavele and on the left bank of the Alt several en- emy attacks have been repulsed, "In the Jittl valley our pursuit of the enemy continues. We have cap- tured additional prisoners. "At Orsova the situation is un- changed. On the southern front, all along the Danube, there has been an exchange of firing. • "In Dobrudja slight engagements have taken place," RUSSIANS MAKE AN ADVANCE. Russian troops yesterday made an advance in the region south of Dome Watra, in the Carpathian Mountain,, occupying the Austro -German post - tions on a series of heights between Mount Lamuntelu and tho village of Esolo and southeast of Punta, ac- cording to an official announcement made to -day by the Russian War De- partment. The text reads: "In the wooded Carpathians, in the region two versts south of Caput - mount, an enemy battery was com- pelled to abandon its position owing to the fire of our artillery. "South of Dorna Watts, our troops made an advance occueying a series of heights between Lamuntelu Mount and the Village of Esolo and .south- east of Putna. "In the Transylvania no events of importance oCenrred. "In Dobrudja on the Darmbe front there was an exchange of fire. Skir- mishes took place between muting lattlet.1:: moeaRimnik Tariverdi Devenderia s from both sides on the Cast- • 4, SWiS8 DOCUMENTS SEIZED. Washington Report.—Selzure ot Seviss °Vidal documents by British naval authorities at ralMouth, from Jatles Metzger, an authorized Swiss courier, bringing them to the Swiss Legation here and to the SWISs Con- sul -General In New York, has been officially reported to the State de- partment by the Swiss Minister. The seizure was reported .rnerely as a fact and without any suggestion to the Milted States, Which is in no Wise coneerattl. • Metzger Was a passenger On the steanter 11,00rdam, which arrived from RottordaM at New York Oct. 31. 4• - Many a Man has taking Waya wha abeolutely neglects hie bringing 'Melt enes, "So you do not believe in divorees?" "I certainly do not," "My husband does." "But you see 2 ani not yenr husband."----HOuston Peet, U. S. SAILOR PUTS IT UP TO PRESIDENT ‘`Wilson, Avenge Our Dead!" Writes Navy Man, Survivor of Marin,a,, DELIBERATE MURDER As Bad as Lusitania, He Says, in Describing the Torpedooing, London, Nov, 6.—(Montreal Gaz- ette cable).—"Wileon, avenge our dead," is the heading, in the "Weekly Despatch," over an article written by Samuel Devlin, formerly of the United States navy, and one of the survivors of the torpedoed Mar- ina, on wbech six Americans were killed, In the article. Devlin addresses Preeident Winton as follows: "I am an American citizen, who, with the others, has just landed at a place safe from submarines. I have seen six of my partners, also Ameri- cans, go to their deaths without warns ing, without a chance to save them- selves, through the deliberate act of a foreign power that has wilfully broken its solemn promise to you not to sink merchant ships without warn• hag them and insuring the safety of the lives of the people on board. "We want to know what you are going to do, You keep telling us you will not have American lives imperil- led and will not suffer American hon- or to be outraged. Well, there are six Americans dead. They went down in the merchant ship Marina. There are two other Americans lying in the hos- pital, unable to move because of their sufferings in an open boat in a stormy sea. week. I "We ltefwt was soAmerica ha mreoruigca lst oneThuday that we could make only twenty mites. On Saturday it was as bad as ever. Huge seas swept the decks. At half Past three in the afternoon we were down in our bunks talking. Suddenly we felt an explosion, the sensation of a bursting boiler. We learned after- ward that it was the boiler, exploded by the torpedo. We elipped on life belts and, miming on deck, heard that we had been attacked by a submarine. "The Marina was etruck amidships. There was not the least excitement and little hurry. From a boat I no- ticed the periscope of the submarine. "We were then thirty feet from the ship. The periscope moved slowly' around to the port side, where a se- cond torpedo was fired into her. The Marina immediately broke in halves,' the bow and stern rising toward the centre, remaining in a curious posi- tion. One of my partners took out his watch to see how long the second tor- pedo would take to finish her "The captain and the men still , in the ship, including the six Americans, ran aft. The secondexplosion was so unexpected that it took them com- pletely by surprise. They had time only to throw a life raft, but they could not reach the raft. The ship sank, and the captain and the others, including the six Americans, were pulled under. "We never saw tile captain, the first ;nate, or the second mate, or any of the others, including the six Americans, who were in the ship, again after she ha.d been struck with- out warning, Mr. President, jug., to show, I suppose, how easy it is to defy the United States of America. "It was dark and very cold and wet. Some of us were scarcely decent- ly covered, Did the subniarine stop and see if we were safe? "She left us in open boats on a stormy sea. In our boats we were packed so tight that we dared not move all night. We kept within a mile of the place where ene baat went down, in the hope of coming upon some men alive in the water, but it was no use. "For twenty-seven and a half hours we were tossed about, frozen to the bone, in imminent danger of our boats capsizing, Our only shelter was sail cloth. We shipped a good deal of water. Early Sunday morning we sighted a beat. We were unable to at- tract its attention, but finally, as we were beginning to despair we were nicked up bY a .British patrol boat. "That, Mr. President, Is our story. You see that when some of us had ,the good luek to manage to get away the submaxine made sure of tilling the rest. If that wasn't it murder of citizens of a neutral na- tion as cold-blooded and deliberate as the Lusitania murders, then we give it up. "We are only horsemen, but we are Americans, and we are entitled to the same protection as anybody in the United States. There are my part- ners, Albert Twentz, of Sheridan, Wy- • oming; Luther J. Clark, of Riehmond, Va., and others, They hane lost all their belongings, There's myself and Samuel Devlin, Providence, R. I., who have served eight years in the United States navy, battleship, sub- marine, torpedo destroyers—all kinds of service. "Down with the Marina went my United States good conduct medal and my discharge papers, "We Americans expect to go to sea again in a few days, to try to get home. What We want to know 19, are you going to Secure a guarantee for our safety on this occasion, or have we got to sail, knowing that at any monient we may be sent to the bottom without warning?" ••• • ANOTHER SFUISPE. ICIOUS BARN R Sarnia Report.—Emanuel EdWardS' barn in the township of Moore, was burned last night with contents. Sev- en cows and twenty hoo perished in the flames. Potty torts of baled hay of last season's crop and all of this season's crops, including grain, were burned. A loud explosion Was heard shortly before the flames buret out. The origin of the fire Is a mystery, The "spontaneous tombustion" theery given by provinelal detectives Who In- vestigated numerous eases of barn buildings in this colnty is derisively scouted by farmers generally. A New York restaurant advertised "elatost perfect service and eitishae." Probably that Means that all th• e dishes egeept one, possibly, Will bet clears-‘elluffale EXprees. ot