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TI-IE AT Li RD AY, OCTOBER 17, 1914.
f 4-
OSTEND REPORTED TAKEN; FRENCH ADVANCE FURTHER
jjf her commissioned ofllcers went down
with tlin ship, a disaster creator than
the Inns of thn cruiser.
Tho success of tho German bud
tnurtae, comlm; so (illicitly after tho
liehlovcmenl of the t'O In destroyltiR
the. Cressy, Hogue anil Abouklr on Hep
tcmber 22, Is particularly noteworthy
'oocause tho blow appears to hnve been
delivered far from tho Ormun nuvul
0. 1so und In spite, of the Increased vigi
lance of Ilrltlsh commanders. It In
1. robablo that the German mjhmarln
ventured fully 250 miles from the mouth
t.! t Hlver Klbo and mink thn llawke
-. the region of the Douger Hank.
AJthotiBh tho Admiralty mentions only
tho Theseus ns liuvlnK been near the
llawke. It Is likely that other Ilrltlsh
warships wore near by and that they '
nroili.-d hv the leon learned In tho
destruction of tho lluGUo and Aboukir, ; olllclal statement has been Issued there
s.vhlch attempted to save tho Cicssy'sj,0 t10 crri-ct that llrUKea was occupied
lompanv. 'by thn Germans on October 14 and
Tho Th. cf u was tlrst attacked. A ustend on October 15."
Kllinpso of the periscope, of the German A correspondent of thn Daily Xeu
pubni.iniitt wan ciiukIii and thn Kunncrs d,.,.,,,, tnB pntry of the Germans,
of the Tlnscus opened lire, but failed in wlIoh j,0 witnessed, as follows:
land a shot. The submarine luuiiclml ( ..0glcn,j nw-oko Thursday morning
u torpedo id the Theseus, but the pro- 1th t,,0 rf,,.ned expectation of ft
Jectile iliher went under the ship or ; ,.atagtrophe. The previous nlRht a
Uussed nsiern. Almost Immediately the j ttiounund refURees ussrmbled In tho
submarine mrnnl her attention to tho ,lopo of ,,ttVnB t,y the mornlnir boat,
J lau I.e. and .me torpedo apparently was ; lmt no lwut drrived. Several hundred
tulllelent to shatter that ship. u,i taken refund In flsliltiK smaeki
. . i.rr....ied U.I. ' iitonirslilo the nuay to escape to rrar.ee)
Men, Hr.lrr. ITev ente.i .11.1. ( u,,,,, Tno remainder crowded
There vva a frlRhtful decision f"r"cJ ' together In groups on the quay, look
npon Hie . oninmnders of tho Theseus l anxlously for something In thn shape
,im n her patrol ships. They must , r bo.,ti
hav. I" en near eriouwli to sen tho. "The town was deserted. Not a. single
Uawke list and sink, to suu her company prr!,on travertfd the streets. The shops
Mtrimh-' tiK " " l-'y "en, to be moved uor aj c(sed and tho windows boarded
lij every consideration of humanity and , up j;Q fo0(1 wilH to nP obtained.
onii.id.hi) to altempt to five life., "At 10 o'clock 1 went to the quay. I
Hut the "tern orders of the. Admiralty j mi(j heard that the Germans were only
that Hi- n.uy must not be weakened two lnleM t)way. On the quay 1 met
by eilort-. of resuce compelled them tollx 0ti,rr correspondents alongstdo the
live fn.ift their drownlnK countrymen, i hospital motor yacht Oraco Darllmc.
The ndxent of the submarine has Intro- w,,., mlH preparins to depart. They
iluced a new horror Into warfare--tho I lll!owej ,,, l0 board her.
i....,., tin. liellilefS. '
... ii.m.eoinml-slon-il .
t.ine 'l nir i (ti n
itlleers. Hoiitswain 5fum-j r...."- -,,e
H iwVe. iH-arM a eharmed life. Twice
lie I.H- toi.ehed shoulders with death.
He mi A l.ntwan of the lloBue l
,.,ew when Ihn. cruHcr was torpedo.-.
n Kep.ember 2'.'. Me Jumped In o t
.hat .la and k'pt nitwit until his
............ Anuiiii nr
1 took him into a
tiawler.
YeHterd i hi- Brim uperlence w.ui re- l
-i.. .... . ,,1.1,1 hp i.ossHiie
L ..,.' wuhin three weeks vlrtuall
...t t..,.rlv iM LOll 11 le
no u.ui, i
i.r .M'.ned twice with remnants oi I
crews destroyed ny mo
i:ery Mow struck by the German .
mibmarl.ies spurs the public J;,in'1o(.,:.r !
decisive, action by the. "rltlsn na .
Oreat ciowds Bathcred nround tne imiie- I
tin boards to-day displaced oj ml"
unser as horror over tho latest recr .
. .i.... ..... Ail
r. i. ...,irni commeiu mai "
iniralty must accomplish somethliiB to
balance the naval successes of the Oer-
inuns
-' -
Klin- llrltl.n wnrsuip. th rpfUK(.es ashore. Tho yacht was " ..ul ,,,u ,10 o.imige. Itltle.
, the ilrst ten week, of the war c.-mJ'of us started JWrtrC
British nuvy has suffered a loss or nine (J llllurn n launch for u few more. , . me down between Fumes and Ni,.u
sAnrshlps. none of which was of the Ilrst , As W(, nPurPd the Jetty n party of Ger- port. One of the nvlat-ir. had lie. n
clnss but all of which were useful. Five mnn soldiers flrod ut us and shouted I b dly wounded by a bullet. He was tnken
liave'bcen destroyed by submarines tho I. surrender!' Appnrentty they thought , ,0, "'""I Cross hospital. The other,
ciulser Fathtlndcr, on September H. with the lnunch 1,,-ionged to u warship. We I tl18 machine, w-as conveyed to Ouu-
n loss of 2t0 otlicers nuu iu, ".promptly turneu ami iiasicneu iouiu
cruisers Cressy, iiogue mm "". -
September with n loss of 1.460 orllcers
nnd men, and the llawke. on October U
with n loss of -100 olllcers aim oico.
ir.g the loss In personnel ironi uc"""utriiKi!ll lor a tew nours tuwara wun
nubmarlnes 2,10(5 olllcers nnd men. kirk. The voyuge waa Interrupted In a
m .i..,rshin.s were destroyed by mines v,ttV t , nt allowed to describe.
.v,. ..p.iIs.t Amnhion. on August 6,,
.... .. in ..iti,.r and men. and I
TL" hn. H.ieedv. on Sentem- I
ber 3, with n loss of 22 olllcers nnd
men. The total loss by German opera-
... v ,t. a.. i.ntf ti.n. there-
tlons in me .mi u. -
fore. 2.25a olllcers nnd men. I
t' Th.- .... .at i.k added the disabling of,
the cruiser IVfiasus oy tne wcrnmn i
... v ... 'S.,nllt'if line
cruiser KOenIol'K it ...ii....w... i
bor. on September 20: the Brounaing oi
the cruiser Warrior near the Bosporus,
on September 7, nnd the loss by acci
dent of the Australian submarine A-l, on
September 10. which brlntts the total losa
In vvaiehlps to nine and In olllcers and
snen to about 2,1100. Against thl3 the
Admiralty claims the destruction of four
German cruisers, two torpedo boat de
Mrovers. one torpedo boat, three sub
jnurlnes and eight armored commerce
destroyers.
The only notable success of the Hrltlsli
navv was gained on August 2S near
llelik-oland, when a Hrltlsh squndron
.ommniided by Hear Admiral David
He.itty funk threo German cruisers and
live desiioyers nnd severely punished
other warship.
Tin- crulsep Huwke was of 7.3T.0 tons
i.isplm fluent. Sho was 360 feet long,
of fin feet benm. nnd drew 2.1 feet of
water. She was a sister ship of tho
ndgar, Kndymlon, Grnfton, Theseus and
Gibr.iltu .
The Ilhvvkes armament consisted of
iwn l'.2 inch kiiim, ten li men guns,
nnr. ov s. rw.iiniiers t uo
1
innrhlni. guns and two torpedo tubes.
Her coinplemeni was given oh 64 1 men,
but It Is certain she h..d many let on
board when she waa sunk, riho wfta
laid down In June, 18'J, ana was
, ... .-I.,,. ... stt. 1. no,
111 .41.. ..... l.L . IIU . tlM.li ..,. .nv, ... .o.1.., ... , ... . - ,
Among her officers wero eight iutval',ntor can'blB on 1ua' r nboard In trenches, but on an open plain. Their
cadets. According to the Admiralty
llstn sho was commanded In Beptemoer
of thlfl year by Cnpt. Hugh P. E. T.
"Williams, and among her officers were
Commander Ileruard A. Pratt-llarlow
and Lieutenant-Commander Robert It,
Jtosman,
On September to, 1911, tho Huwke
collided with tho Whlto fitar llnor- Olym
pic near Osborne Day on tho north side
of tho Islo of Wight, fihe sustained
serious damngo, her ram being mi badly
hurt that It wna removed and sho was
equipped with nn ordinary prow.
It la Interesting to note that the
Uliiwke was named nfter a Ilrltlsh Ad
Milral who gained his greatest fame
by victories over tho French, now the
ally of Great Ilrltaln. It Is also note
iworthy that Admiral Hawkn became
tst known for his defeat of a French
Ileet which had been iiHsemhled to con
vey an army on un Invasion of Eng
land, such an the Germans are ex
pected by many Englishmen to attempt
lrfuro the. present war Is over.
HAVRE RISES TO HONOR.
Special Cable Despatch to Tni Scs.
Havre, Oct. 10 Havre has awakened
ntnee It beenme the Hejglnn cupltal. tho
noieii nave nilcd up and the utreels
havo been brightened by wearers of Del
Blan, French nnd EnBlleh uniforms.
Adjoining Ha vie In tho suburb of
Halntn Advease, which In recent years
ban beconm a seaside resort. ltn hotel.
ond viiins have now been aroused from
ine.r winter slumber to receive the Uel
giiui Government.
it
Occupation of
Announced
Officfal Statement Issued in
Thursday Night Correspondents Fired
On as They Flee.
ZEKMU'UNH, AX IMPORTANT COAST TOWN. FA US
f pedal Cafl4 Deipalch to Tss Sen.
Iaiws, Oct. 1G. A wireless despatch
from Herlln received to-nlRht says nn
The Crrmnns r.nirr CitT.
"Tho yacht had been deserted by her
crew, who had lied on learnlnc of the
(Jerman approach. A seratch crew was
enrolled with difficulty. Wo wero
hardly aboard when we heard a shout
'They are hfre!' I looked from th"
yacht and saw a mounted T'hlun nnd
two cyclists moving rapidly ncross tnt
hWl hrldBo on the lllankenbcrph
. .... .... .....
road over the dock where we lay. t'lve
minutes Int.r six more I'hlans came,
umiuit'.'. ' . . . ........ v..
, ,,..0iVe. nrecedid bv olllcers
In
motors. They wero rolloweil py a lot or
,.avulrj. An disappeared In the
town.
jtPnnwj,tle the ('.race D.irllnK'.i new
n;lneer wa(( lrylR ,u ptnrt llor cn.
KneHi nMd nc then discovered his value,
A)( h)li offortl, ,,, KPt tnp motor runnlni?
were In valu. Subsequently he con
fissed that ho was an orsan Brlnder nnd
h.irl nelied this chance to escune. Finally
.1 small launch towed the yacht Into the,
0pen sea nmld tho plaintive appeals of
the yacht, n score of shots rattling over
our hends. Nobody wns hit.
"We were unnble to start until 2:30,
Wo had to rely nnttrely on sails and
-a t daybreak we started again, accom-
r.ini.,t hv flshloir linni fllle,! with refn-
rin marine nnrt wo were held UD. I
aspected of mine laying, und worn'
towed Into port and searched. FInall)
..... ...A. i,nn,r.rrd,i in n m:.ll hnut .mil
,
were landed In Kngland." j
o. F. Steward, corresnondent of the1
Dally xnc at liotteraam, teiegrapna i
J n i .....1... V, U..w.n...
uiiult uuic .u iiuuiiihi.v timiBuHj .
"7,eebrugB. which from a military
point of vlnv Is tho most valuable port
of llelglum, was entered by the Ger
mans to-day. Communication between
Zeebrugfie and Dunkirk has been cut.
German Hags liavo been hoisted along
the whole Dutch frontier."
(Zeebrugge Is on the coast miles
northeast of lllankenberghe nnd lflti
miles northeast of Ostend, It Is the new
port of llruges, already 1n German
hands.
Illunkeitberfflie Ocrnplell,
News that the Germans had entered
Ostend wna expected all day. Karly this
morning word rnmn that they hid
leached lllankenberghe, a bathing re
sort, thirteen mlle.s northeast of Ostend.
Hlankenbergho Is connected with Ostend
by a steam tramway. Confirmation of
the taking of the city may bo delayed, as
was news of the full of Antwerp.
Hetween 8,000 and 10,000 refugees ur
rlved at English ports from Helglum
to-day. Many embarked ut Calais nnd .
two cutters catnn from that port
! crowded with the wives n-nd families
1 t.t Oat,,,, ntlnl r.noaao.pu.. ulun.n-
.v
ts nrrlved. from Ostend to-day
L9'0,""1" "rvlc" " "(
nd
' Kngllsh porta hns be.m suspended.
A
despatch from Dover snya that there are
riui .i.vvu reiuK';v.s iruiu usicnn mere,,
vessels awaiting an opportunity to dock,,
Although Dover hau been fortified und
closed to commercial ttxUUo the officials!
found It Impossible to maintain the.
strict regulations In view of tho Influx
of hungry and homeless women nnd
children.
Dover Is swamped by tha fugitives, of
whom 7,000 arrived In tho city In two
days. All the public buildings and many i after thn troops left.
private homes havo been filled to over-
tlowlnR and still there Is no shelter for X.,.PD ,vc ,r
great crowds of thn refugee. An emcr-l ANTWERP PAl S HIGH.
gency committee has been formed nnd '
Is furnishing the unfortunate exllca Ixinpon, Oct. 16rReuter's corre
wlth food and water while they wait npondent at Amsterdam quotes Council
for transportation out of the port to lor Langnor of Antwerp nn Haying:
points where accommodations can be j "Antwerp now has a garrison of
furnished. 1 17,000 marines nnd 200 officers, com-
Captains of ships which have docked ' mnnded by u.ti Admiral. As n war cou
nt Dover say that hundred of trawlers
ond other small craft am coming Into
I'.ngiitn porta wun cargoes of homeless
Ilelgtans, many of whom have been
without food for thlrty-alx hours. Muny
of the small boats, the captains sny, urn
putting into Folkestone, Iyowestoft and
other porta, not distinguishing between
those which are open and those which
nre closed. They nro manned largely
by volunteers who know little or noth
ing of existing regulations nnd nre put
ting In wherever there appears to be n
possibility of docking.
nn,ono ivrnsreea In KiiRlmid,
All told It Is estimated that 35.000
refugees from Ostend, Antwerp nnd
other parts of Helglum hnvn arrived nt
Dover and Folkestone since Wednesday,
Many of thoso at Dover nro from Ant
werp. Tho question wan put to somo
Ostend
by Germans
I
Rprlin Says Port AVns Seized!
of these If they would be wIlllnK to re
turn to Antwerp If arrangements could
bo effected with Germany for their re
turn. They said with emphasis that
they would never return to their homo
city eo Ions as the Germans held It.
Captains of nrrlvlnB steamships my'iinn chance to ttn tlm boats out clear
they saw hundreds of persons lenvlmr
Ostend In rowboats, headlnB foutliward
alone tho coast In the hopo of Inndlnx
at some port from which they could $et
transportation across the rhantiel.
Many others started to walk from Ostend
to Calais and wero picked up by snips
alonK tho way nt NMouport and other
small towns along the coast.
The Copenhagen correspondent of the
Central News telegraphs that a Herlln
despatch tay Germany Is awaiting
news of the advance toward Ostend with
greatest Interest, believing that there
will be exceedingly heavy righting In
which Hrltlsli dreadnoughts may take
part before the Germans occupy the city.
The Germans believe, however, that the
outcome of the action will bo a disap
pointment to Kngland.
Tho Rotterdam correspondent of the
I'vrninn .Veu-s sends a story of the hero
Ism of a llttlo band of ISO ltelglau sol
diers under command of Gen. do Schep
per. who after the fall of Antwerp de
clined to cross Into Holland and be In
terned and who have been able to In
trench themselves strongly near the
Dutch frontier. Gen. de Schepper says
ho nnd his detachment will refuse to
surrender to the Germans and will re
sist to tho last.
FRANCE GETS THE NEWS.
0trnrt Xnrrendrreil Without 1'lKht
DelnlU lurking,
Iovt0N. n. t A correspondent
telegraphing from Krance says th.it word
of the occupation of Ostend whs received
y . '"c1' ,m"' headqtiarterj yes.
terday. The despatch did m.t contain the
details of the capture, but It mis under
stood that the town had surrendered
without txinibirdnient.
The correspondent ndds that .evernl
!ennan aeroplanes dropped honib.s In
Ostend within the past few il,iv, but
they did httlu il.imaue. a ii..r.,, i.i.
plane Mew over Dunkirk yesterday nmrn
l"g. he says, and dronned tun Immlu u
P'rently a'med at the fortification.' One
l'f.."!,e.. ,!"1?H '1. !,le Tllr ot,'er
NOT FORCED OVER BORDER
llelslnn 5nhl lo Hhv iVandrred
Into Holland.
ll Ili.Wril THOMAS
('"rrtvonimt of Tnr. Srv ani tht
Lonilan Dally .Veut
Special Cable Deiwtch to Tus Six.
Khanct, Oct. 16, A young Hclgian
officer, part of whoso regiment went
over tho Dutch frontier, frtw-u ..... fli.,
, V V I
following account of the recent fighting,!
with details which throw si.me light on
"',r,1-",c i'"""" "e suuauon
This officer was among tho last to
leuvo Antwerp und fought near Ostend.
Tho retreat from Antwerp was magnltl
cently covered by a forco which acted
wtlh dash nnd Ingenuity anil flnnlly
crossed the Dutch frontier.
All through the retreat the rain rnm I
down In sheets. The night was dark
nnd a wrong turn was made nnd before
thiy were nware of It the IJelgluns had
mnrched Into Holland. It would be moro
true to say that the wet weather and
the dnrkness wero contributory causes,
and whatever other cnuses nre to be
added, none was becaiiso' of prcHsuro
from the. German pursuers. The officer
added:
"I estimate tho German losses In the
attacks on Helglnn forts and villages
from Urge to Antwerp nt 76,000 Wiled
apart from tho wounded nnd prlsoncra.
"It Is, I think, the common belief
among people away from the scene that
the Helglan people and soldlera nre In
clined to repose on what they have dono
nnd to sny to the allies, 'We leuvo ven-
Bennca to you.' This suggestion Is
wholly wrong. I will state with the
utmost confidence thnt to shnro In. the
coming vengeance Is the first thought of
ln" l,lc so"""", u unyunng
were needed to test tho correctness of
my Impression It was the splendid fight
ing of soma of the Belgians yesterday
ouismo usicnii. J nis UKiliinK vvus not
gTatltudo to tho French Is lively. They
have been much Htlmulated by the wild
enthusiasm of tho ltench."
The officer expressed the opinion that
Antwerp might not havo fallen If tho
allies had come a little earlier. In re.
. gard to the civil population of Antwerp
he made a rough estimate that about
one half of the peopl remained behind
1 trlhutlon the Gerinani demanded 300
weight of potatoeo dully, 2,000 bottles of
; wine, bread for tho whole garrison
t 86,000 clgiiM, 8,600 kilogrammes of meat
nnd pay for the. ofllcera and soldiers,
estimated at J10.000 daJly."
MEAT DUTY FREE IN FRANCE.
lirrmnn), Too, Admits Foodstuffs
Without Import Tnx,
Special Cablt Ueipntch to Tim Scv.
Pakis, Oct. 16. President Polncare has
Issued a decree that frnsh meats may be
Imported duty free, The decree went Into
effect to-day.
It was announced by the German In
formation liuroau here yesterday that
Germany has Issued an order admitting
foodstuffs to that country free of duty.
LIFEBOATS CRUSHED
AS SHIP TURNS OVER
Ilinvlio Sinks Elfrlif Minntcs Af-
tor Heinp; struck by
Trojcctilo.
OFFICERS CALM AT POST
Txjmion', Oct. . A despatch to the
Daily Chronicle from Aberdeen quotes
a survivor from thn cruiser Huwke, sunk
yesterday by a (lerman submarine, as
follow B!
"Within elrht minutes the Hawks had
nonn under. Had Hie ship none down
forward or aft thero. would have been
of tho cruiser, but sho keivled over on
her beam ends, and so all of the boats
wo lowered were of no avail. Those on
the flat board were uieless and those on
ihn port ride wero crushed as soon u they
touched the water
"1 was proud to be among such com
rades Kverythlnc was absolutely In
perfect order when the ship war struck.
A fearful explosion followed and grime
and dust were everywhere. I was amid
ships at the time and could hardly fee to
grope my way to thn side. I heurd
orders given to lower the bosts, and
then tome ons mooted 1 'Look after
yourselves I' I did that. Most of the
men on board were married men. We
saw hundreds In the water, but w were
afraid to plik them up as our boat was
already overcrowded, eo we threw' our
lifebelts to them. It was nil we could
do. The Wflsther was bitterly cold and
1 do not think that mAiiy, apart from
those who wero landed at Aberdeen, were
saved."
A stoker tells this story t
When the explosion occurred I, along'
with others who were in the engine room.
was rent flying Into apace and wa.s
stunned for a time. When 1 came to my
senses I found myself In the mldat of what
mtiat be described as an absolute Inferno.
On of the cylinders of the engine had
been wrecked and tho steam whs parsing
out In dense, scalding clouds. The horror
of the situation nss Increased whan ths
tank of oil fuel caught Are and the flame
advanced with frightful rapidity. Peeing
that there was not the ghost of a chance
of doing any good by remaining In what
was obviously n death trap, I determined
to make a dasn for It I scrambled up
thn Iron ladder to the main deck.
"All this had happened In less time than
tl takes to tell, but such Is British pluck
and coolness and nerve, even In such a
situation, that tho commanders and olll
cers were on the bridge and as calmly as
if we were on fleet matioMivres orders were
given nnd as calmly obeyed. The buglers
sounded a call which rummoned every
man to his pot. During the first minute
or two many believed that all thot was
wrung was a boiler explosion, but the
rapidity with which tho cruiser was t.ik.n
water on the sturbourd side quickly ills
abused all minds of this belief. el!zn'K
tho actual situation the commander gave
..nlers to clone all the watertight doors
.Soon after that cume orders to abandon
,i.p ami to lower the boats.
"One cutter was being launched from
ths port side, hut the llawke n' that
mnimnt keenl over. llefore the boat Iment retook th village, def, ting an en
could be got clear she luiched against: tire German brigade and taking 160 prls-
the crulrnr's side and stove, in one or
two of her planks As tho Hawko went
down, a small pinnace and rsft, which
had been prepared for such on emer
gency, floated free, but such was thn
onrush of men who hud been thrown
Into the water that lth were over
crowded, on the raft were nbotit sev
enty, knee deep In water, and the pin
nace alHU appeared to oe overniieci.
'Those who managed to make thelrl
way Into th cutter, which was also In
ur.iVH daiig-r of being overturned, caugnt
a last glimpse of those two craft In their
precarious condition. The cutter rode
around the wreck, picking up ss many
survivors us tho boat would hold. All
those aboard her who had put on life
bells took them oft and threw them to
their comrades struggling In the water.
their comraues riruaitiiiiK in uio .ntr.
0nrs .in,i other movable woodwork wer
p.tcheil ..verlmard to help those clinging
to the wreckage, but many of the rnen
were seen to rink."
German Gun Base
Found in London
Police- Arrpst22 in Music Plant
liuilt as Though Plnnncd
for Fortress.
Loniion, Oct. 16. Tho rollcei raided
the factory of the German music pub
lishing Ilrm of Hocdcr. Limited, at
Wlllesden. n northwestern london
suburb to-day. nnd urrested twenty-two
German employees.
The factory' 1 close to the Junction of
three, Important railway system and
commands ft wide view of Wst London.
It has exceptionally solid foundations
and u roof of concrete, 3H foet thick, on
which Runs would command several Baa
works, powerhouses nnd reservoirs.
Tho linn bus been established nt
lwul(wl(,n for ,llno ypnMi llH ,,arls
, fltPU)ry wnH uiWIl up same tlmo ago by
the French authorities. The Ilrltlsh
public recently became uneasy over the
possibility that big gun emplacements
Wero being secretly prepared here, as
they were around tht bewlegesl cities of
France and nolplum.
FRANCE FIGHTS TYPHOID.
Special Cubit DetpatcA to The Sin,
Paiiib, Oct. 16, The recruits of the
class of 1915, which Is being organized,
havo heein Invited to take advantage .
of the free antl-typhold vaccination tint
will be supplied before they Join the I
colors instead of waltlnp until after
they nre enrolled In the army.
Such vaccination has been obligatory
for the army since May, 10H,
TAKE GERMAN GUNBOAT.
Hy Central Xeue.
MEt.not'RNE, Oct. 16, Tho Minister of
Defence received Informa'Prn to-day that
I a German gunlmut had been captured by
the Australian fleet neur New Guinea.
tA.0. I'lJIMtlUU AJ
AlUes' Line
Extends
Continued from First t'age.
aviators who wero compelled to luml
for lack of petrol.
"It Is reported that an ftnportant
engagement Is now In progress at Nleu
port, eighteen miles northeast of Dun
kirk, and It Is believed that Dunkirk
will be the next objcctlvo of German
attack.
"Uelgtan craft of very sort, from
Zeebruggr, Ostend and Illankenberghe,
crowil Dunkirk harbor. They brought
hundreds of refugees.
"A German biplane, after leisurely
surveylnB tho fortifications of Dunkirk
on Thursdny, dropped two harmless
bombs. The aeroplane, was badly hit
by the lire of the forts. It staggered
northward nnd then fell between Kurnes
and Nleuport. Tho machine 'u cap
tured and brought to Dunkirk with
ono of tho two aviators. The other,
who was dying of his wounds, waa
taken to the nearest hospital to the
taken to the hospital nearest to the
place where the machine camo down."
ALLIES ADVANCING.
Hold Southwestern Ileliftani Strike
Hnrd Arinlnst Mela nn Knot,
Special Catilt DttpatcS to Tai 8cs.
Taius, Oct. 16. Tho lighting In the
north of Franco has ben decidedly In
favor of the allies and thsre Is little lllte'l.
hood of the Uermans reaching Dunkirk or .
Calais unless they can bring to bear hcay
I reenrorcemenis.
The news to-day showed that Gen.
I Joffre Is acting vlgorourly. He has
I rooched the North Sea at a point probnbly
near NlsuDort anil hnMs mnthwi.i.rfi
Helglum, while continuing to sdvanee his
forco toward Lille, From every point of
view the situation In northern France and
along the Ilelglan frontier Is favorable
to th allies.
The Fiench hold Albert and Arras
while advancing toward the northeast.
On French army corns has raptured
thlrty-alx field guns. The Germans are
continually receiving reenforcements. but
tho atlles also are strengthening their
lines. All signs point to preparations by
Oen. Jorfre to block a new German ad
vance townrd Paris.
At the hinge of the battle line, between
Hoye and t.arilguy, the Germans have
abandoned infantry attacks, although they
ontlnue artillery fire. Further east the
allies appear to he pressing back tho Ger
man centre. The most substantial gains
seem to have bern made at the ert end
of the lino, where the French are driving
the Germans frain tho region of Verdun
while developing a strong movement to
ward Metr.
In tho forests of the Argonne the
French have usud machine gur.s with ex
cellent effect, cleverly concealing them In
tie tops. German ruhes were checked
ond the Germans lost heavily The French
Alpine contingent distinguished them
selves In this hilly, wooded country. The
H9th French Infantry achieved 'special
distinction. After capturing a village and
then being compelled to surrender It be.
cause of murderous artillery tire, the reg
oners. At nnniner strongly defended vll
Inge, the 140th took German trenchc tiv
successive b.iyone: charges, thus gaining
a point needed fur the support of the
whole armv The regiment has been hon
ored by mention In general orders.
The French nre now In poisesslon of
th route from Nancy to Metz ns far as
IVigny-sui -Moselle on the Iorralne bor
der and menace the route from Verdun to
- M"t 'n the neighborhood of i:taln. thus
endangering the communications of the
Crown Prince's army with tho German
fortress. It oppearsthat the Crown Prince,
WAR NEWS
GnnAT imiTAIN According to the offi
cial announcement given out by tho
Admiralty early yesterday morning, the
crulaer llawke was hit by a torpedo
from a German rubmarlne nnd mink.
The disaster occurred In tho northern
waters of the North Sea and It Is be
lieved not far from Aberdeen, off the
Scotch coast, The official report says
that three minor officers and forty-nlno
of tho crew were saved. About 100
wero lost. Tho cruiser Theseus, which
was engaged In scouting duty with the
Hawkr, was also attacked by tho sub
marine, but escaped,
FRANCE The official communique lrsued
nt Paris last night says that the French
nre holding their ground everywhere
nnd nt certain points have gained
ground, It reports the occupation by
the French of Leventle, east of Estalres,
In the direction of Lille, It reports that
the attacks by the Germans In thn re
gion of Malancourt, northwest of Ver
dun, have been fruitless. Tho afternoon
communique reports that on their left
wing the allied forces are now acting
from the region of Ypres to tho sea. A
derpatch to the French Embassy In
Washington from Itordeaux says that
the French have taken Hanricscamps.
southwest of Arras.
HELOIUM. A report received In Lon
don rays that tho Germans entered Or-
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wlthough the, vle.tlm of a series of re
verses, dings stubbornly to positions
along tho Meuso In tin. vicinity of St
Mlhtrl.
There Is an iinofflc'nl report that there
Is desperate fighting going on In the
Votges passes and that a .lerman column I
hws been defeated with heavy losses.
FRENCH WIN FIGHT.
Violent Combat JYorthtrrat ' l.rns
Is Ilrported.
Wasiiinoton, Oct. 1. A ltench vic
tory on tho left wing Is reported In a
dospatc'i received to-lay by the. Itnch
CmhiiMy. The despatch rays!
"A violent combat took place northwest
of I.ens and Vermelles, which wo have
won. We have taken lltinnescamps, south
west jf Arras.
The CJermane advanced from Audenard
to Courtral. The enemy occupy a line of
defence from Meroln through Armentlers
to Olvenchey. To the west of I.a Haesee
the enemy Is in contact with our troops
between that locality and Arras."
'
SWISS UNDER FIRE.
Shell. From llnttln Near Frontier
Fnll In VIllnKe.
Okneta, Oct. IS, via Paris, Oct. IS.
Ten shells fell In the Hwlrs village of
Lsrgln. near llonfnl. during an artillery
engagement near the frontier yesterday.
Nobody In the village was killed, bu'
some material damngo wa.s done. Tho
engagement was In the region of Ferrette,
I'fetterhausm, f-eppers nnd Ilelscl.
He-
ports received here pls. tho German
casualties at between f.00 and 8nn. Tho
French casualties arc not yet known.
300,000 MORE GERMANS.
nnarmona Jt eenforcemenla ntd to
He Gnlnir tn li-otit.
IO.vnos, Oct. 16. ItenterV correspond
ent at Copenhagen sends the following
despatch:
"Important German reenforcemcnts.
especially artillery, hnve been sent to the
west front. My Informant, who has Just
returned here, met at llrandenbtirg twenty-eight
trains of reenforcements In one
hour, all packed with men and horses.
He estimated the number of troops to be
between 800,000 and 400,000."
REPORT GEliMAN SUCCESS.
flench Are fin III to Have tleen Itr
pulsed nt Allierl,
WA. lltNOTON', Oct. 16. The following
despat. h received by wireless from Her.
Iln wns made public to-day by the
German Embassy:
'Otllclal headquarters reports that
near Antwerp between -1.000 nnd .1,000
prisoners were taken, thnt among the
war booty are BOO cannon. 4.000 tons of
grain nnd plenty of wool, metnl nnd cat
tle. The liarhor works are undamaged
"The French attacks near Albert havs
been repulsed.
"Tho Husslun ndv.inc.e In East Prus
sia has failed, The Klisslnn attack
with eight army corps from Warsaw
and I van gored lias beon repulsed."
NORTHCLIFFE'S NEPHEW HELD.
Sprdal Cttblt Dnpatcfi to Tnt fee.
Lonpo-j, Oct- 16.--.Tho Hon. Vers
Harmsworth, -on of Lord Itothtnere, h
among the Ilrltlsh troops Interned In
Holland. He In 10 years old.
Lord Itothmere was formerly Pir
Harold Harms-worth, brother of' Lord
Northcllffe.
IN BRIEF
j
tend Thursday afternoon. Accordlntr
to a despatch from France, tho town I
laaeu wiinnut homhardmcnt. Zeo
brugge, the port of llruges, on the
coast sixteen miles northeast of Os
tend, has been captured by tha Ger
mans. German flags have been hoisted
along tho entire Dutch frontier.
RtJ.t.SIA. A despatch from Petrograd
says that a great battle Is In progrena
thirty miles west of Warsaw, where tho
Germans, nfter a retreat of twenty
three miles, are attempting to make a
stand against the Russian advance. The
Russian line now extends along the
western bank of the Vistula between
Warsaw and Ivnngoiod nnd southward
along the east bank of tho Vistula nnd
continuing southward along tho iHan
and Dniester. It Is estimated that the
strength of the Germans anil Austrlans
advancing ngalnst tho Russian force Is
about 1,500,000 men. It Is officially
stated that the bombardment of
I'rzemyst continues and that tho Rus
sians are making headway In spite of
the desperate reslstanco of the forts.
ITALY The Marquis dl San Olullano,
tho Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Italy's most prominent advocate of
peace, died yesterday nt Rome, His
death. It Is said, will hnve considera
ble effect on Italy's attitude In thn war.
CANADIANS GO TO CAMP,
SING "THIS IS THE LIFE'
Do in i ii ion Troops Sliow (tranter
Strength Thnit KnpHsh
Cliperod us Thoy Lcnvr.
lnjunot, Oct. m. An Immense oann
haa b n prepared for the Cansi.
troops af Uulford on Salisbury 1"
1'or the pffuent tho troopn will be nrer-ranva-f,
but wooden huts will lei er, ,
ns snon fJt possible.
Ths rafiadlsn nre determine,! to gt
to the front In two mon'hr and there .
Is hanl drilling every d,iy.
Hie Cunndlnn contingent Is h'rp 1,
tribute,! to-day to military camps, ti ' t.
t,ot been announced when they ,
rent to the front The men appear to ..
In good condition and anxious to git
action.
The troops poured Into Salisbury JM.-ilns
beginning before dawn. Hnirll.h tr,n
lorlal reelments had prepsred the ee'i
(rv nn'1''l", nnrt nr nc,ln
I fSIp"',0,J.httrl,?1)1' H'rcM
Into tho plains by their transport t-,'n
of wagons drawn by traction engine., nr.
i niuiur irucns, nnq nnaliy a train ef
commandeered London motor hiu-rs
These were followed by tho eavnlry srs.
iti.iu.ii). inn inraniry regiments came
last and only a few had urrlved ear'y
this nftcrnoon.
Some of the Inhabitants of the d!r
trlct who turned out to wc!vme the "a
nsdlnns were disappointed In no' reeir
tho Wild West show to which t!r
hod been looking forward. The ia
nadlans dressed much like the soldier,
.if the Ilrltlsh Isles except for thn ;nv
palgn huts worn by 'he cavalrymen It.
comment wns at once excited by ts
physique of the newcomers, who are, or
the average, much larger and give tho up
pearnncn of poserslng greater etrenfrv
than the Ilngllsh soldier.
Tho countryside gave the Canadians nn
enthusiastic reception as they pnrrrd
singing "It'H a Long, Long Way tn Tip
perary." 'There'll 11 a Hot Ttmo In the
Old Town To-night" nnd "This Is t!-,.
Life."
Among the troops Is a llttln Montreal
newrboy who made the voyage as a rtn
away and who Is now pr.ictlrlng s
dduourly on tho bugle. In the hope that (
may become sufficiently proficient to b
rent to the front ns n musician. He
rode to the camp much wrapped about
with on army overcoat loaned him by n
sergeant of Highlanders.
Tho only saloon In the camp will lr
declared "out of bounds" on Faturday
and the building will bo taken over bj
Gen. Aldcrson for headquarters.
French Vellou Hook Out Not. 1
fpectal CabU lt4viteh to Tub Sis.
PAhts, Oct. 16. The Pcflf PariWen
rtate.s that the French Yellow Hook will
appear on November 1.
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SIDD0NS
MISSING
A. Ravenscroft Siddons
left home of relatives
October sixth, with inten
tion of having operation
performed in New York
City, for a tumor on the!
neck. No further informa
tion has been obtained.
Any particulars regarding
his whereabouts and
physical condition will be
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