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August 7, 1918,
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7,
1918.
August 7, 1917.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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ENEMY AIR HERO,
OUR MYSTERY SHIPS.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE FIGHTING ON THE VESLE.
STUBBORN RESISTANCE BY THE GERMANS.
A DECISION OF INTENSE SIGNIFICANCE APPROACHING.
'BRITISH AMBULANCE TRANSPORT TORPEDOED..
Terrible Experience of Wounded Mon.
London, August 5.
An Admiralty announcement states that the homeward bound smbalance transport, Warlids, was torpedoed and sank on August 3. There are 123 missing, including seven of the crew.
Two British destroyers were mined and wank on August 2. Ninety-seven lives were lost.
Fearful Struggles of the Helpless.
Later,
warfare.
How the U-Boats are Deceived.
London, August 6.
Cave Praise to his Foes,
The claim may fairly be made
in the recent soesch by Sir Eris Geddes, mentions, incidentally, Bichthofen that he schiaved the The Times, supplementing the information of U-boste, giren on behalf of the late Baron vom that several offisers, notably the holder of the Victoris Cross, Gordon very.considerable fest of render Campbell, have been decorated for services on these mystery vessels, ing It says that probably the first mention of mystery ships was in his enemies, himself London, August 5.
„Popular «with Beater's correspondent at the French Headquarters, telegraph.
connection with the Baralong, described at the time as an auxiliary rate, with noh
or, at any ing on the afternoon of August 5, saya :-The enemy's artillery fire
oruiner, whose sinking of a U-boat on August 1, 1915, led to S
of the is very heavy along the whole line of the Veele, and the Garmace diwaters of submariniem. Tue ambulance bost carried 600 sick and campaign suddenly deased at the beginning of 1917. It is now of the deroplane, in one of his The torpedoing of the Warilda is one of the most harrowing Prese compaiza about the "treachery" of British seamen, which with him. Mr. O. G. Gray, editor correspondence with the German Government and the German most into professional contact
bad occasion to are opposing with very vigorous resistance. Nevertheless, French wounded, and over 650 survivors were broughs to a British port on permissible to tell the public more of this subject, particularly 8 notes to Richthofen's book, "The patrola crossed the river at several points between Sermoise and the evening of August 4. Fismes, where the Americans crossed, and between Fismes and and bad sofered severely from exposure, All accounts agree that a
The majority were oled in night clothes the Germine have yet to discover what has replaced this kind of Red Air Fighter," telle how a Metixon. The Germans on the north bank are abundently supplied torpedo sent the ship. The sscorting destroyers droppad depth with machine guns, and their aviators are machine-gunning our bombs, The Warilds was returning from Franca and was a few troops. Between Maizon and Reims, where we are firmly miles from the English cast at about 1.30 am. when she was ships and others in devising plans for the destruation of ed by his equadron after winning Moch ingenuity has been displayed by Commandere of mystery upon for a speech when entertain- young British pilot, being called established on the south bank, there has been the bardeet 6ghting. torpedoed. A hot encounter occurred, notably at Vantse Farm, near Muza,.
The night was dark, with a etiff breeze and a choppy Naval Reserve Captain, placad a haystack aboard the vasean champion's health, a toast which submarices. For instance, a retired Admiral commanding one the D80, proposed the Germen for the passage of the river. Ale it had been captured, theme of the engineers and plunging the ship in darkusse. Immediately plied and slang out the boats. Then the submarine received a broad.
The torpedo struck the afterpart of the engine room, killing ancient looking crafiand, when duly summoned to surrender, com the squadron duly boconred. Garmine seat across two detachments to retake it, both of which she was the wardroom, with over one hundred patients whom the side from the haystack. Again a battered tramp was limping in the is in harmony with this very ware repulsed after a severe fight. Weat of Braisne, the enemy explosion killed oatright, the others being trapped and drowned, as North Sea when a gabmarine ordered the crew to abandon the ship. pleasant and very British incid stubbornly resisted our passage of the river. On the Avre, the this part of the ship quickly settled down in the water. The survivors The submarine was so ears of its prey that the bombe with which ant. Richthofen is revealed as a There is much in the book thet French have occupied the whole line of wooded hills overlooking relate the most fearful struggles in the darkpeas in the rescue of it intended to sink the tramp were brought up sad placed around frankly egotistic young man, the steep river valley from Braches to Mesnil St. Georges. Hard helpless assualties. The Warilds sted for over two houre and the base of the conning tower. It only required a shell or two to surprisingly free from "Euanish- fighting is in progress at Hlargicourt, on the left bank, where the remained steaming, impeding the rescalog, as the engines could not tough off the bombs and blow the submarins out of the water. Germans are holding the railway station. The enemy is still in be stopped. Three or four boats were smashed while being lowered, Moriesi.
the occupants being flang into the res. The soldiers and nurses The Situation on the Ancre:
Still more ingenious was the baby ruse. On this occasion, when resemblance to the storage. ness," and bearing a marked testify to the beroic efforts of the ship's officers and crew in the most ship was ordered to surrender, to the accompaniment of a few English public school boy of good Renter's correspondant at the British Headquarters, selegraph. destroyera in the rough ees. The morale of the wounded men lying deck. To the enquiries of the Germans, the swewer was given shat equally pleased with his oppos- London, August 5. difficult rescue work of transferring the casualties to the escorting shelle, boats were lowered and pulled cf, leaving aboard only family. He is very plessed with ing on August 5, says: ar patrols are most active in and around on the deck is described na "too fiue for words". Ons boat containing the Captain had been killed and that his wife had gone mad ents, to whose skill and daring be a woman, who, with a baby in azme, ran ehrieking up and down the bimself, but at times almost Albert and maintain close touch with the enemy. The Germans are six woman folk and wounded man was upset, but sabsequently and refused to leave the ship. whereupon the submarins draw is always ready to pay tribute. halding in considerable strength the possible crossings of the Aucre three of the women and met of the wounded men were picked up. alongside. The woman rushed op to the ride and hurled the baby in Albert. The Germans are probably experiencing difficulties in the La Bassee sector owing to the heavy rains, Yesterday the the Warilda
It ie significant that this was the first occasion in two years that signs of a slight withdrawal half a mile north of Lassee Canal were wounded prisoners. The Warlids finally settled down with her stern the bottom out of the eabmarias, sad the "women" in due couras of April, 1916, so that his surpris
was crossing from France withou: German herself overboard on the opposite side.
into the оред batch of
Richthofen, it is interesting to conning tower, throwing note, made his first appearance as noticed and we quickly pushed out patrols into what had "been end up.
The baby enemy positions. Maoh hostile shelling in this ares throughout column of fire and water.
blow an active servias pilot at the end The sea reaching the boilers, they blew up in a terrific the day suggested that amething was going on.
appeared at Backingham Palace and received the Victoris Cross. Remours of increasing despondency in ensay regiments and stories of soldiers refaeing to go into the trenches are being circalated.
Geimans' Declining Morale.
GERMAN RAID ON ENGLAND.
-London, August 5.
The Press Bureau Atates -Eastile airships approached the far island. East Anglian coast at 9.30 on Monday night, bat did not penetrate
THE SIBERIAN SITUATION,
Serious Food Situation,
London, August 5.
London, August 5. Beater's correspondent at the British Headquarters, telegraph ing on the evening of August 5, says: The new eitastion in the Ancre srer has at presant settled down. The enemy front line Boross the Ancre now skirts the high ground north of Dernancourt and from thenos esat to Mesuste, so that the two eides face one; snother across a wide, deep valley with open observation, rendering -infantry operations difficult and coatly: The ebbing German morale
ander the ir fence of recent evente is very real and somewhat Beater'a correspondent at Vladivostook says the food situation widespread among the rank andile. The High Commend is paying in the eastern parts of West Siberis is a serious factor in the the penalty of canceriment and misrepresentation. Prisoners are military position, the importation of large supplies being sesential uasnimous in discrediting the statements of General Ludendorff (in order to relieve the famine stricken Irkutsk and Tenesei districte. and generally agree that 60,000 prisoners and 800 gane have been captured since Joly 12.
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Allied Co-operation Likely. A letter written by a member of a German Trench-Mortar Cam-
London, August 5, pany, on July 27, bas come into our possession. It reads:" You
Benter's oorrespondent at Harbin says that 500 Bolsheviks are will be back in the thick of the moss. Shirk as much as you can. O at Manoharis Station. The Chiness are not realeting, but Don't be atupid. We are risking our lives for the Bigwige. Our co-operation between the various pro-Ally forces is likely.
regiment is nearly wiped cat, but we have not pushed very far. This is becoming the great maacre that ever was. Germany seems to be slowly crumbling to pieces."
A Decision Approaching.
London, August 5.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
Soviet Leaders' Precautions.
London, August 5.
THE ENTENTE AND RUSSIA.
Beater's correspondent at the American Headquarters, tele- graphing on the afternoon of August 5, says: The last two days Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam 878 it is reported have been steadied by a fresh show of resistance by the enemy, sleo from Moscow that owing to the discovery of a plot against them M. by the necessity of getting the implements of battle again in proper Lenin and M. Troizky are strongly guarded whenever they appear places. The German retirement has been conducted most skilfully (in public. and not a man or a gun has been used to delay the advance more than was absolutely necessary. The enemy nowhere got so far away sa to feel free from precaution, though we continued to see but a dwindling proportion of his rearguard. The paradera discovered the defensive positions indiosting a German intention to hold the im
The French Press comments sympathetically on the Japanese mediate line south of the Veale. The enemy continues bitter deolaration, which they state is full of dignity. The decleration resistance between Fiems and Bheime, which is most difficult country sums up in most clear and precise terms the principles which prompt in which to advance. We are nearing a decision of intense the Eatente's policy regarding Bassia. significance to the fartore and the next few days will be occupied in preparing therefor,
امید
German Resistance,
London, August 5..
A French communique saye:-There is nothing special to report. Our light unite which have crossed the Veele have everywhere
uscuntered resistance by the enemy.
Local Actions:
London, August 6,
A French commuqine says:-The whole of the Vesle front situation is unchanged, There were local actions between our light elements and enemy posts on the northern bank. It ie quiet elee- where.
-British Aviation,
London, August 5,“
RUSSO-FINNISH PEACE.
London, August 5,
It is reported from Amsterdam that Russo-Finnish peace negotiations have opened at Berlin.
AMERICAN MAN-POWER,
The New Selective Draft Bill.
London, August 8, Beater's correspondent at Washington says that Mr. Baker's Army Bill, extending the Balective Draft man to between 18 and 45 soare, has been introduced to Congress and referred to Military The figures prepared by Mr. Baker show that 2,393,000 men will be Committees. It is hoped that the Bill will pass by September 1. affected in addition to the men between the ages of 21 and 31 in the drafts under the present law.
London, August 6.. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports on Aviation;The weather bumpered operations on Auzmet 4. We dropped six and half tons of bomba during the day and brought down aiz hostile machines. Night flying was impossible.
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PEACE SUGGESTIONS.
No Proposals from Enemy Power,
London, August 5.
U. S. AND CANADIAN SCHOONERS SUNK.
London, August 5. Renter's correspondent at Halifax saya that three American In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Lees Smith, Mr. sabooners have been torpedoed off Ses Lland, Yarmouth, The Balfour stated that nobody authorised to act on behalf of any enemy crews were rescued, à Canadian schooner has been submarined in Power had recently made peace proposals or suggestions, to the the Bay of Fandy and the crew saved. They report that the Government. The Government had received no communication submarine commander claimed that he laid the mine which sock from the Allies that such proposal had been submitted to them. the cruiser Ban Disgo."
the
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE.
On the British Front
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London, Aug. 3. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We took pris oner a few in the neighbourhood of Neuville Vitasse Hostile artillery was most active during the night opposite La Bassee and also active northward of Bethune and at points betweea. Hazebrouck and Ypres.
"A Tactical Success."
Amsterdam, Aug. 3. General Ludendorff, interviewed as regards the Marne - retreat, says: "This time our strategic offensive plan has not succeeded and was limited to a tactical success." He alleged that the Germaps on the evening of 16th July broke off operations because it was not worth the cost, one of my principal duties, he said,, being to spare the blood and strength of my soldiers. General Foch's counter-blow was intended to cut off the Germans south of the Aisne by a flank break through which was frustrated by the Seventh and Ninth Armies. By the 19th July we were fully masters of the situation and shall remain so, The gain of ground and the Marne are only catchwords."
Germans Conserving Man-Power-
Paris, Aug. 5. The "Matin" publishes a secret order by General Luden. dorff referring to certain new tactics, anent which he says: "Our situation as regards reserves compels us to perfect them. It is absolutely indispensable to avoid the old fault of attacking in mass formations and that by all mezar we reduce our losses."
German Line Cracked. ·
Paris, Aug. 5.
A Havas message says: Hurled back by General Foch'e counter-blow, the Germans continued their retreat yester- day, still making great eacrifices in rearguard resistance. Fismes was stormed by Americans and the line of the Vesle was reached and crossed at some points. The new Marno pocket has been wiped out and our front forms almost a straight line from Soissons to Rheims. This new advance to the Vesle will force the Germans to put on even more speed in their move to escape disaster and it is probable that they' will be unable to make any serious stand until the Aisno is reached. At present they are fighting desperately with the Aisne behind them and if they cannot gain time the vast accumulation of stores and ammunition which they collected south of it for the great offensive against Paris will be lost. Already the Allies have made an immense capture of muni- tions, light railway material and other supplies.
A local but very important success was gained north- west of Rheims, greatly relieving the pressure on the Cham- pagno city.
While the German line north of the Marne has been broken up completely, the Allied pressure has become so severe that Generai Ludendorff has been compelled to with- draw troops at two other points and the ling has cracked in the Avro region between Montdidier and Amiens, where the enemy abandoned positions of importance. Perhaps this retirement is preliminary to a further move,
The total number of prisoners since July 18 is 40,000, Other Reports.
London, Aug. 5. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We advanced our posta slightly at Pacaut wood, eastward of Robecq. There is hostile artillerying southward of Ypres,
A wireless German official states? Northward of Mont- aldier we withdrew from the west bank of the Avre" and Dombrook. We also withdrew to the north bank of the Vesie before a strong attack on Fismes.
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ing career, in the course of which be was officially stated to have brought down 80 of his adværs saries, lasted only two years,
Richthofen, like other aviatura the world over, was thrown into a blae fack by his first solo flight, but he soon got over it, sad after trying "infantry" Aying, artillery. observation work, and reconnaiss- anca Bights, found his tras metier in fighting. He preferred "only the smallest seroplans.” and some of his remarks on "big serial barges," sa hs called the German giant machines, make interesting reading to-day, in view of the published details concerning the latest Gotha monaters. "I find them horrible, ansportsmanlike, boring,
and olumey," he writes, and ha proceeds to predict that serial development will be along tha" lines of a diminution in size,
There is one specdote which throws a singular light on the man's mentality. Oats, before he became a pilot, he set out sa abeer var in a machine which was "to delight the English with our bombe.* While geationlating to the pilot be damaged his little finger. Just previously he had been annoyed that he could not judge as to the sccuracy of bis bombing, but "having been hit on the hand, I did not osra for throwing further bombe. I quickly got rid of the lot, and we hurried home." He does not 887, and spareatly did not care, where the bomba fell which he
got rid of."
Richthofer mentions that his brother Lothar, whom he describes sa "a butcher, not a sportsman. escaped from superior opponents by a trick fall which conveyed the impression that his machine was out of control. Wilee such as: this constitute one reason why tha British High Command refuses to count any victims claimed as driven down out of control" without the evidence of independ- ent witnesses on the ground or sloft.
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