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ALLIES IMPERILED
BY
Continued (mm bate One
mans to form a Junction of the army of
Met with thnt of tho German Crown
rFrlnce, which was pushed southeastward
from the Argonno district, but the French
wero able to prevent this.
The French realize that the forts de
fendlns Verdun could not stand before
the mighty runs of the German army,
despite tho fact that the works are the
stronpest In France. Consequently the
French are making desperate efforts to
prevent the Germans from getting a
foothold within artillery range of these
W orks.
Some of the outer works already have
ffillcn, but the Germans are beyond range
of the Inner and more Important fort
resses. Tint section of the beautiful valley of
the Mouse Is a desolate, blackened waste.
Hamlets and magnificent country estates
aro In ruins: forts have been burned or
raked nlth shell (Ire; farms havo been
ALLIES' LEFT IN PERIL,
BERLIN ANNOUNCES
BEHUN, Oct. 24. .
Elx hundred thousand fresh troops havo
reinforced the German armies along the
Franco-Belgian front It Is the Inten
tion of the German General Staff to force
the conflict thero to a conclusion as quick
ly as possible and all available forces are
being brought Into action to break the
Allies' lines. '
It was announced early today that the '
German forces had made gains In the i
fighting between I.llle and Arra, and that
they had driven a wedge toward Lens
and La Bassee (respectively 16 and 13
miles southwest of Lltle) that threatens
to cut off the troops forming tho extreme
left wing of the Allies. ,
"The battle between N'leuport and Dlx
mude," tho statement continues, "Is still
raging violently Our artillery has been
brought Into action and Is shelling the j
enemy heavily. The Allied troops havo
made a number of bayonet charges, but I
tho German lines havo been maintained I
at all Important points. I
"Zeppelin airships are co-operating with '
our troops and are proving Invaluablo In
giving the location of the enemy.
"Our troops farther east are drawing
more closely around Verdun. The fight
ing there Is most severe, the Germans
engaging the enemy In hand-to-hand I
combats as we advance. The sorties i
ZEPPELINS MAKE ATTACK
ON FLEET, LONDON HEARS
IONDOr. Oct. 21.
Reports from half a dozen sources de
claro that German aircraft, at least one
Zeppelin and several armored aeroplane
are attempting to disable or Hlnk the
units of the combined squadrons of moni
tors off the French nnd Belgian coast.
Rumors that some warships havo been
disabled are without official confirmation
The Geiman fleet is also showing signs
of activity. It Is reported that scout
cruisets have been sighted operating from
Heligoland, while Holland points report
thnt all of the crews have been recalled
to the big warships anchored In Wllhelm
shaven and Kiel harbor under tho guns
of the forts
Tho battle in northern Belgium has
wervcd Inland from the coast. The de
a,
MUTINY HAMPERS
MISSION OF MERCY
OF RED CROSS SHIP
i; Three of Crew in Irons
v When Vessel Docks in
.' ' New York Defective En-
! gines Delayed Voyage.
i NEW YORK. Oct. 24.-The American
"mercy ship," the Red Cross, arrived
back from her trip to war ports today
with three of her mixed American crew
In Irons, held under mutiny charges and
with refugees aboard her bearing a re
markable story of riots and disorders
aboard the vessel.
The "strictly American crew" aboard
the vessel, of whites and Negroes, gave
trouble- soon after the ship left New
York a month ago. Many had obtained
liquor. Some of the engine room em
ployes threw wrenches and other Imple
ments overboard. A party of Negroes
broke Into the pantry and stole all the
chickens there. The Are fighting and re
frigerating apparatus was put out of
order. Pitched battles on the vessel's
deck between factions of the crew were
frequent. The master-at-arms was as
saulted by two of the crew while the
Red Cross was at Rotterdam.
On the Red Cross were 143 adults, 13
children and one Infant, all fugitives from
the war zone.
The bad cundltlon of the machinery of
the. Red Cross probably will be, made the
subject of an investigation by the Red
Cross Society.
The Red Cross, formerly the transatlan
tic liner Hamburg, sailed from New York
on September 13, carrying surgeons, nurses
and medical supplies for the soldiers
Hounded in the European war Her east
ern trip was seriously delayed through
many Imperfections In machinery. On
the western trip she left Rotterdam on
October 12. taking 12 full days to com
plete the voyage.
GERMANS, FEARING ARREST,
APPEAL TO U. S. CONSUL
Activity of London Authorities
Causes Consternation Among Aliens.
LONDON, Oct 24.
In consequence, of the activity of the
authorities In arresting all Germans of
military age. Robert P Skinner, Amer
ican Consul General, who Is with the
embassy to look after German Interests,
Is besieged by Germans who desire to
avoid arrest. In nearly all cases It is
impossible for the Consul to take any
aatlon a to Germans and Austrian sub
let to arrest if the local regulations
require it.
Though expresslnr general satisfaction
with the result of the police crusad
against Germans in England, tho Eve-
X nlas News says it feels that ths higher-
? V " aUn nm'M being skipped.
Orave. a Evening News makes the further
Tenderer "h tht German employment agencies
lamdenf ar, aiigwed to select the servants
ir the d yed th English officers' mess
V"av S wl n t.traialmr camps.
GERMAN RUSH
devastated; vineyards have been torn up.
The countryside Is dotted with old and
new earthworks and redoubts, and de
serted houses mark the hlghwajs.
Ithclms has been blasted nnd blackened
by lire and shrapnel There I scarcely
a building In the magnificent city which
docs not bear the pock mark of shells.
Nearly all the residents havo lied The
streets are filled with debris, dead car
casses of horses nnd here and there a
human corpse Hungry dogs skulk
through the ruins. There Is a sickening
smell that rises like a miasma from tho
dreary ruins.
The Clcrtnuns along their centre, north
west and east of Hhelms. arc allowed no
ret from the steady pressure of the
French It Is true that the French nto
not trjlng to advance, owing to the de
bacle of death which would Inevitably
result In attempts to take the strong
German works, no matter whether these
attempts were successful or not.
made by the French troops In their at
tempts to check our advance have been
repulsed with heavy losses. '
t'nofWcial reports state that Hmpcror
Itllam and the German General Staff
have established their headquarters at
Mezlerea ion the Meusc Itlver In France,
a few miles from the historic field of s?o
dap), but the War Office mnlntalus Its
ciistoninry reticence as to the iiheie
abouts of the Knlscr.
Other reports, unconfirmed at the War
Office, say that the fortrcs of Belfort
Is being succesfully bombarded nnd that
tho southern defenses of that city have
been taken. These reports are not gen
erally credited In well-informed circles,
but they have caused great enthusiasm
among the populace which remembers
that Belfort was the last French strong
hold to yield In the Franco-Prussian Wnr
The German newspapers nro unanimous
In denouncing the action of the British
Government In closing tho Suez Cannl to
ships of nations at war with Knglnnd
They assert that the Suez Canal agree
ment provides that the waterway shall
be open to merchantmen nnd warships
of all nations cither In peace or war.
The Tageblatt declares that this Brit
ish notion Is only another revelation of
"the manner In which England falls to
carry out her agreements." It also hints
that this will be remembered In the day
of reckoning that will follow tho Geiman
triumph
feat of the German lolumn which at
tempted to pus-h to Dunkirk and the
losses suffered at Mlddelkerke and Xiou
port from the guns of the English and
French war vessels hac ended tho ef
fort at a final turning movement around
the Allies' left on the north.
The fighting now Is believed to be 23
or SO miles back from the sea. Tho Allies,
who now hold both Routers nnd I'ourtrnI,
hav driven the Kaiser's troops fiom the
Intervening territory and are advancing
along the general lines of the River L,vs
and the rallioad from Dunkirk to Ghent.
A dispatch from Sluls iIYEcluzi. in
Zeeland, says that heavy cannon tiring
Is head from acioss the Belgian border
this morning In the direction of Hcloo,
half wa hetwoen Bruges and Ghent. The
cannonading Is apparentlv closer to the
border than It was vesterdav
RUSSIANS PRESSING
DEFEATED GERMANS
BACK TO FRONTIERS
Rout on Vistula Opens Way
for Resumption of Forward
Movements Against East
Prussia and Silesia.
PETROGRAD. Oct 21.
The War Office today declared that the
defeated German armies In Poland were
atlll being driven back by the victorious
Russian army Their losses are increari
inglv large. Whole battalions havo been
captured and many heavy cannon token.
It Is Btnted that the entire route of the
retreat Is littered with abandoned suns
equipment, transports and dead and
wounded Germans Th Russians have
crossed th Vistula In force.
It la believed here that the present
operation marks another attempt on the
part of the Russian army to start its
general forward movement against the
first line of the German frontier defense!.
This cannot be carried into effect until
a final decision Is reached in the battle
now In progress In Gallcln, where the
Austrlans, heavily reinforced by German
and Hungarian troops, are assaulting the
Russian positions with great violence
Reinforcements have been sent to this
portion of the line and every effort Is
being made to crush the Austrian of
fensive. More than t.IO.OOO Russians, Germans
and Austrlans are now believed to be
engaged along the irregular battle front
extending from the Baltic Fea to south
ern Gallcla No decision has yet been
reached in this battle t" determine
whether the Russian army will bo able
to Invade Silesia and advance on Berlin
before- the heavy snows of winter causa
a halt In operations
According to a dispatch received by the
Novne Vremya from its correspondent
with the Russian army, the Germans lost
60,0X) killed, wounded and prisoners In
their attempt to cross the Vistula at Ivan
gurod and in tho subsequent fighting west
of that fortress when the Russians took
the offensive and pursued the retreating
Germans
"The slaughter of the Germans was
sickening," says the correspondent "Timo
after time they charged forward in their
attempt to capture the bridge, and aach
time they were mowed down by the Rus
sian artillery The Saxon troops led the
German advance, and greater bravery has
never been shown on tho battlefield than
they revealed "
Thu Bouts Gazette's correspondent
with the army of General Rroussiloff
sends the following
"A battle has been In progress for
eight days along the line from Sambor
to Przemysl and Jaroglaw and north
ward along the River San to the Vis
tula. The Austrlans have been making
fierce attacks, but these have been re
pulsed. "The situation In general Is favorable
for the Russians. The troops that gar
risoned Jaroelaw after its capture were
driven out by the Austrlans, but Gen
eral BroufsllofT sent heavy reinforcement
there and tho town was recaptured by
tho Russians."
COL. GREY SENT TO PKISON
LONDON, Oct. U - Word has been re
ceived that Colonel Grev tother of tho
Drttlsh Foreign Secretai sir Edw.uU
Grey, who was captund ai Paronne.
when a British aeroplane was brought
down by the Germans, has been sent to
a prisoners' camp at Darmstadt, tast of
the Rhine.
AUSTRIANS STRIKE
AT IVANGOROD; MOVE
FORCES INTO POLAND
Vienna Reports Defeat of
Two Russian Divisons on
Home Soil arid Repulse of
Invaders in Galicia.
VIENNA, Oct. 21.
Defeat of two Russian divisions nt
Ivangorod nnd the capture of more than
4600 prisoners by the Austrlnns are an
nounced In an ofllclnl statement Issued
hero today. The Austrian monitor Tcmes,
which has been aiding In the operations
ngnlnat the Servians, has been sunk by a
mine in the Save River.
"Our heavy artillery was especially
active yesterday In the battle south of
Przemysl," tan the statement, "and to
day severe lighting developed on the
banks of tho lower San, where, at several
points, we allowed tho enemy to cross the
river. Theso Russian torces havo now
been etrongly nttnekert by our troops and
pressed against the river.
"At f.agor ("outhweit of Przemysl) wo
onplureil more than 1(0 Russians.
"Part of our troops suddenly appeared
bcfirn Ivnncorod nnd defeated two Rus
sian divisions We raptured 36X) pris
oners one standard nnd 15 machine guns.
GERMAN OUTPOSTS
LACK PROVISIONS,
BRITISH DECLARE
Kaiser Commissariat Inade
quate, Official Press Bu
reau Slates, But Praises In
vaders' Valor.
IJNDON, Oct. 21
"The Rrltlsh troops nro inspired by the
fnct that they are advancing, and that
tho enemy Is giving way," says an of
ficial nanntlve on the operations in
Trance, Issued by the Government Press
Bureau toda. This Is a continuation of
the eyu witness stoty dated October 17,
the first part of which was issued yester
day. "Despite the severe fighting and the wet
weather," sa.vs the story, "the troops are
ht. The f.ict that we are advancing stead
ily, and that the enemy is giving wnj
has pro.ed most welcome and Ins-plrlng
for those who experienced weoks of
monotony In the trenches, whole they
had to tndure continuous losseB."
That the German commissariat Is fall
ing to feed the Kaiser's forces properly
is Indicated by the following statement
in tho narrative:
"Prisoners state their advanced troops
are shnit of food and aro exhausted
fiom continual outpost duty."
As to commissary conditions In the
British army, It Is stated there Is nu
lack of good food.
The repoit pays tribute to the fighting
qualities, of the Germans, saying:
"Mnn of the troops opposing us have
hid only two months' service. Somf
mm t.tnte that these men will not ex
pose themselves In the trenches; never
theless the enem on the front is nght
ln.1 well nnd sk!l!full nnd Is showing
considerable powers of endurance"
The narrative then goes on to say:
"The inhabitants of a small town wo
recentlv occupied state that a large force
of German civalrv was recently billeted
In tho place, but letlred rapidly on the
nights of October l'i and 14. They had
CO) wounded and SS of these soldiers, who
were In serious condition, were left be
hind. Our troops found a letter in a
building showing that tho Germans, con
s'sting of Bavaiian cavalry, had occu
pied the place for eight dayH. They did
pot burn the town, but otherwise be
haved in n way which merits the worst
that could be said about them.
"The Germans generally contrive, to re
move their wounded and often bury their
dead befor they ictlro from a position.
"Wo found a number of the German
cavalry patrols wearing Belgian uniforms.
This lraetlce cannot be excused on the
ground that tuc Gerriam ,-t k tmifnitrs
of their own. it is undoubted. y a ruse.
"On W-dnesdny a Instilo ncroplano was
brought down b rifle and gun lire. Trie
observer In the aeroplaim woro an Iron
Cross, which, he said, hnd been bestowed
upon him because he was the first to
drop a bomb upon Antwerp.
"Tho tendency of the Germans to rely
upon their spl mild war materials with
whlrh they have been so amply provided,
rather than upon tho employment of
masses of men, iwomes more marked,"
tho report says. "Thero nre now indica
tions, Jiowever, that their supply of ma
terials is. not inexhaustible as was at
first thought The German forces aro by
no megns what they were when fighting
first began "
The following incident of the battle Is
reeited
' When a battery of German artillery
was retiring ii British officer noticed ,i
wire hdnging elose to the trunk of a tree
Looking upward he sow a German scout
seated amongst tho blanches. Both the
Englishman nnd the German tired at each
other simultaneously. Tho German fell
from the tree, alighting upon the Eng
lishman's head Tho British officer wns
stunned and when he revived he found
that the shot from the German's rifle
had carried away the peak of his cap and
that his uniform was saturated with the
German's blood "
AUSTRIAN MONITOR SUNK
BY MINE IN RIVER SAVE
Returning From Successful Action
Temes Meets Disaster.
VIENNA. Oct. ;i
It Is now admitted that 33 members of
the crew were lost when the Austrian
river monitor Temes struck a mine in the
Save River and sank
The Turnes was 183 feet long, with a dls
placement of 113 tonb, and her light
draught, four feet, made her particularly
valuable for river operations She was
built In 1604 and was equipped with two
4 7-lneh guns forward and one 4.7 howitzer
aft. as well us two machine guns.
A cording to reports received here the
Temts was, returning from a successful
action d trains-1 the Servians when she
struck the mine
GERMAN AIRMAN OVER PARIS
Souries Away, However, at Fire
From Forts.
PARIS on 21 -A German aeroplane
new over the northern suburbs of Paris
today but was fired upon by the forU
gouthean of St Denis. It sped away
toward the northwest,
WAR OPERATIONS OF DAY
FIND FOES IN DEADLOCK
Two Campaigns in France, Each an 'Offensive, Show
Gain and Setback of Contending Forces Winter Will
Aid Czar's Movements in Russia.
By J. W. T. MASON
NEW YORK, Oct. 24 Tho conflicts In
northern France nnd Belgium represent
two distinct movements. In the Belgian
area tho Gonuana nro fighting an offen
sive battle, whllo tho Allies nro on tho
defensive) In northern Franco tho Allies
are trying to develop an offensive, while
the Germans are resisting defensively.
Tho Belgian bnttto Is not necessarily
connected with tho military developments
south of the French boundary, between
Llllo nnd Arrns. Tho objcctlvo of tho
German attack In Bolglum is the occu
pation of tho Franco-Belgian 'coast, which
commands tho crossings to England. Tho
objcctlvo of tho German defense In north
Franco Is tho protection of their nytln
lines of supply running from Cologne nnd
Alx-ln-Chapello through southern Bel
gium nnd on, to tho southern battle front
along tho Alsne.
The Allies can check tho first German
objective ns long as they prevent any
nppreoiablo southern extension of tho
battle lino now found In the vicinity of
Ostend. The second German objective,
however, Is not harmed If the Allies'
efforts along the Llllo-Arras front result
only In holding tho Germans to their
present positions.
Moderate advances by tho Allies In the
neighborhood of Ostend nro of far less
consequence to them than modernte ad
vances from Arras, because Ostend Is
a long distance from tho enemy's com
munication. Similarly tho seizure of a
few miles of additional territory by the
Germans about Llllo and Arras Is of sec
ondary Importance to tho Kaiser's
strategy, compared with nn advance from
Ostend, because tho Lille-Arras front Is
so far from tho coast.
What Infornntlon the contending forces
havo Issued suggests that the Allies havo
had to glvo a little ground about Llllo,
whllo the Germans havo been driven bnck
from the North Sea coast line. Thnt Is,
each side has been unable to push for-
vvaid Its offensive while the counter of-j
tensive ot uotn nns neon moderately
successful. These circumstances suggest
an even match nnd mny Imply a repeti
tion of the Indecisive icsults along tho
Alsne.
By AN ARMY EXPERT
In addition to the active offensive of
the united Russian armies against the
Aiistro-German Invaders of Poland, the
latter must cope with various strategic
disadvantages, due to the bad roads, the
persistent lnlns of this season, the al
most Intolerable cold of the rapidly ap
proaching winter, mid the inadequatb rail
way facilities. The territory In which
tho Kaiser's force la operating Is virtually
Impassable for cavalry, and the defective
transportation retards the conveyance of
heavy artillery to the scene of action.
Already the fortnight's battle along tho
Vistula from Warsaw to Sandomlr has
revealed tenacity nnd ability on the part
ICE-CUTTING TUG PLANNED
TO KEEP OPEN RUSSIAN PORT
New Craft Arrives for Use in Arch
angel Harbor.
ARCHANGEL. Russia, Oct 21 The ice
breaking tug Eail Gray, bought by Rus
sia from tho Canadian Government for
use In keeping this harbor freo of Ice
has arrived.
Archangel Is ordinarily closed to navi
gation hv November 1. With tho uoe of
the Ice breaker It Is believed that Rus
sia's port on tho north villi bo available
for navigation until after December 1.
RUSSIAN ATTACKS REPULSED
ON EAST PRUSSIAN FRONTIER
Machine Guns Captured nt Augu3
towo, Berlin States.
BERLIN. Oct. 21.
Tho War Office has Issued the follow
ing statement covering the East Prussia
Poland campaign'
"In the eastern theatre Rubslan attacks
In tho region of Augustowo havo been
repultod. Several machlno guns have
been t.iken."
Theio Is no deflnitii Information from
the southeastern quaitcr, according to
the ofllclnl statement.
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of the Russians as well as the dlfTlcult
nature of tho country to be traversed.
The mistake which Napoleon made con
cerning tho Czar Alexander and his Rus
sians In 1812 Is not likely to bo repeated
by the German Emperor or his General
Stnfr, yet It may be that they have so
far Imitated the master tactician na to
underrate the tenacity of tho Russian and
misread the character of the Pole.
Napoleon held out to the Polish people,
who chafed at Russian rule, dnwllng ple
nties of a free, self-governing Poland, nnd
so swelled the ranks of his grand army
before the disastrous advance upon Mos
cow wn3 begun. It was from Napoleon
that tho Toles received their first lesson
In the nnclent Imperial game which Is
best Illustrated by tho modern slang term
of "the double cross."
The Polos have, become distrustful of
promises of foreign help, particularly
since tho crushing of their revolt In 1S8I,
and remember with resentment tho hos
tile attitude of Russia at thnt time.
While the passive hostility of the In
habitants may not materially affect the
armies of the Knlser when all Is going
well with them and their continuity of
front Is being maintained by tho suc
cess of their offensive, woe betide them In
adversity.
Delay on the part of the Russians In
pushing forward after gaining decided ad
vantages along their tremendous battle
front has been criticised widely. Slnco
the dlnstcr nt Tannenbcrg, when a part
of General Samsonoff's army was de
stroyed the Russians have not encoun
tered any serious reverse In arms. Yet,
although tho situation docs not closely
resemble that In the western theatre of
operations, where the two fronts nre rep
resented by formidable parallel lines of
field works, there has been no decisive
advance by either side.
By this time Russian mobilization must
be complete, and the numerical strength
of the Russian army arrayed against tho
Austro-Oerman forces should be enor
mous. Yet, why have they not advanced
beyond the vast stretches of marshland
nnd morass which cover miles of the ter
ritory lying before them In Poland and
East Trussla?
It Is not likely that, following the par
tial repetition of Napoleon's tactls by
the Germans, the Russians are counter
ing with a partial demonstration of the
traditional strategy of 18127
That the Germans aro manifestly less
constituted to bravo tho rigors of Buch a
winter as grips the contested territory
than nre the Russians, who are accus
tomed to life In the zero snows, Is ob
vious. While Teutonic energy Is being devoted
In the forthcoming winter campaign,
therefore, to preserving tho health of
their suffering troops In the field and
erecting adequate shelters to shield
from tho elements those men who aro
not In the snow filled trenches, one may
look for n repetition of the raids upon
Napoleon's retreating rear guard of a
little more than a century ago. The toll
will be taken by the rugged, weather Im
mune, mounted troops of the Slberlnn
corps.
Time, indeed, has been the strongest
ally opposed to the Germans. To time
will be added winter.
U. S. DESTROYERS TO CONVOY
GERMAN LINER TO BOSTON
Kronprinzessin Cecilie Will Leave
Bar Hnrbor Next Week.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.
The North German Lloyd steamship
Kronprinzessin Ceclllo will bo moved from
Bar Harbor, Maine, to Boston, under con
voy of two American torpedo destroyers
the latter part of next week
Decision to this effect was reached at
a conference between Acting Secretary
of the Navy Roosevelt, Captain Polak,
of the Kronprinzessin Cecllle, nnd Judge
Bedele, of Newark. N .7., counselor lot
the North German Lloyd Line.
GERMAN RETREAT GENERAL
IN POLAND, PARIS DECLARES
Kaiser's Forces in Retirement From
Warsaw, Ivangorod and Sandomlr.
PARIS. Oct. 24
The War Department here has Issued
the following statement concerning opera- I
nuns in me ousiern wnr zone:
The Germans nre retreating to the south
of Warsaw as well as the west of Ivan
gorod and from Nova Alexandria.
"Sanguinary conflicts continue In Ga
llcla. ,'
"On the front of Sandomlerz-Przemyal
the Russians have taken 2000 Austrian
prisoners."
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CAPTIVES OF LATIN DESCENT
But Men From Trieste and Trentino
Must Remain in Italy.
ROME, Oct. 21.
It Is announced that Russia has for
mally offered to liberate and send to
Italy nil Austrian soldiers of Italian na
tionality, especially thbso from the
Trieste and Trent districts, who have
been taken prisoners In tho Gallelan
fighting. All that Is asked Is that Italy
agrees that these soldiers bo retained In
Italian territory nnd not permitted to
return to Austria until the end of itho
wnr.
Tho announcement of Russia's offer to
return tho captured soldiers of these
two Austrian provinces Is interpreted by
the Italian press generally ns Russia's
official recognition of Italy's claims to
these provinces. It Is believed here that
In the plan for the settlement of tho war
these provinces will go to Italy for tho
maintenance of neutrality nnd refusal
to fight on tho side of Germany and
Austria.
GERMANS DEMOLISH PIER
ON COAST, GUARDS STATE
Heavy Firing Reported in Direction
of Ostetul.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 21.
Reports received this morning from the
frontier between Holland and Belgium
eay that at 7 o'clock last evening the
sound of a heavy explosion was heard
from Zcebruggc, a summer rcBort town
on the Belgian const about 15 miles
northeast of Ostend and but seven miles
from the Dutch border.
Tho electric lights on the big recrea
tion pier were Immediately extinguished.
An hour Inter a second heavy explosion
occurred, The Dutch coast guards be
lieve tho pier was blown up by tho Ger
mans. Heavy gun flro In the direction of Ost
end Is reported.
Not only nre the Germans finally leav
ing Antwerp, but tho wives of Germans
officers In Brussels have been ordered to
loavo tho city within 48 hours.
DESPAIRS OF SUBMARINE
British Admiralty Announces List of
Crew of E-3.
LONDON, Oct. 21.
The British submarine E-3, which a Ber
lin dispatch stntes was sunk In tho North
Sea on October 18 by German warships,
was given up for lost today by tho Ad
miralty. Tho Government Press Bttieau Issued a
list of the men on board the submarine,
which cnrrled three lieutenants and 25
sailors. A British lieutenant has nlso
been drowned at Duala, West Afilca.
STEAMSHIP SUNK BY MINE
Norweigan Craft Reported Wrecked.
Crew Is Saved.
LONDON, Oct. 21 A dispatch from Am
sterdam states that the Norwegian steam
ship Hclmlund, from Amsterdam to Eng
land, has been sunk, piesuniably by a
mine. Tho crew were u.ived.
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PETROGRAD, Oct SI
Many of tho soldiers who were wautid
in me iiKuurm arounu Warsaw ana .""
..,. ...v wuiU mm ne Jtaiser .?
nctunlly on the battle line and th.. .4
narrowly escaped capture, Their storieii?
while circumstantial, nro now confirm
by the Wnr Ofllce, which permits uj)
publication, and adds that It hai "i
ceivea no report regarding it from Ufli
commnnder-ln-chlef at tho front. tuaJ
fact that n German general, whose niitjf
Is withheld, but who Is one of the jJii
vorlto members of tho Kaiser's i.l
actually was captured Inclines oOIcfklil
hero to believe that the Kaiser really WaS
at the front. -m
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mm ilia Hum naci pusneti rorward whl
the Germans were npproachlng Wani!
ntlnn nt liln lianiMi tltt . . . vlJ ,
....... . ...c .,i,, auuory, ot winch W;
Is markedly proud. A Russian avlatiJ '
repoited the presence of ofllcers of an I
parent high rank far nearer tho front i
than the ordinary dictates of caution ami '
fltrntpirv enlled Tnr. Af u .,.., ..
RueRianR were fnlllmr hn,.L ... .i.. - . . '
previously selected for giving battle, a'
uiviaiun ul cavairy was ordered to chargi
the point whore the ofllcers had been oWi'
served. They broko through the German
outer lino but a eecond ring of aerman e
troops, led by their ofllcers In front, dei. 1
ijuiuicij- imi. mo iimrgint; norsemen with.
uib uuyuHuu unu wifir rapiu-nrers, Iht
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enned. The oxcnntlnn wna !, .
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who was captured. The Kaiser. Russlanj
aver, was one oi mo group which et
capetl. GERMANS LEAVING ANTWERP
Officers' Wives Iteported Warned to i
Depart at Once. )
LONDON, Oct. 21. A Reutcr dispatch
from Amsterdam says that a message.
from Flushing confirms the report that
the German forces aro leaving Antwerp
and declares that wives of the German
olTlcers at Brussels have been ordered
to leave that city within 48 hours.
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