Sherbrooke daily record, 14 novembre 1914, samedi 14 novembre 1914

[" i .I 4 t,v ecord.Established 1897 SHERBROOKE, QUE., SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14, 1914 If\"5! ONE CENT Lessened ; England I» GERMAN ASSAULTS LESSENED.London, November 14.\u2014(Special,)\u2014 Both official and unofficial report\u201d concerning the situation in Flanders agree that the force of the German assaults on the Allies\u2019 lines disputing the way to Dunkirk and Calais has lessened, and the feeling is growing in Britain that the coveted base for the invasion of England never will be gained by the Germans.ALLIES ASSUME OFFENSIVE AT ypres.A Paris official statement declares that from the sea to the River Lys the German action has been less keen, that the Allies have resumed the of fensive along some parts of the front, are making progress south of Bix-schoote, and have retaken a hamlet east of Ypres.Artillery duels continued along the rest of the line.FIGHTING MUST HAVE BEEN AWFUL.A British official report gives a ! vivid idea of the tremendous action j which preceded the recent attacks on i Ypres by the Germans.From dawn j for three hours the British soldiers were under heavy artillery fire which : died away to be succeeded by an dn- ! fantry onslaught by the Prussian Guard, who were buried hack after ; penetrating the British lines at two points.\tj DIXMUDE NOT YET OCCUPIED.' Dixmud.e has '6»iru rttoKcd As :A-occupicd by the Allies, but this lacks confirmation.As the Allies\u2019 armies, however, have resumed the offensive J at certain points there is reason to | battle in our favor, but a tremendous artillery fire has been proceeding even over the ruino of Nieuport, where previously the situation -was .calm.\u201cThere is no daily gauge of success or failures.\" BATTLE SUCCEEOSBATTLE Paris, November 14\u2014Battle rapidly succeeds battle in the great struggle in Northeast France and Belgium but Notwithstanding the heroic efforts of both the Allies and the Germans, the military rituatUm there apparently has not undergone noteworthy change during the 24 hours.Here, first one side ground slightly and then the side takes it .back.The constant artillery fire transformed the country surrounding Dixmude into a furnace in which factories, churches and houses are burning.All the inhabitants have fled.The engagement around Ypres has been in progress for three weeks.Scarcely an inch of ground has been gained by either army, although \u2019the opposing lines have been bent somewhat one way or another.any last gains other has FRENCH COLUMN PASSING THROUGH VILLAGE ON ITS WAY TO THE FRONT.London, November 14.\u2014 (Special) \u2014 A despatch to the Times from Cairo, 1 Egypt, dated Friday, says : \u201cThe British and French Consuls j 'from Damascus and Aleppo, who ; ¦reached Cairo with American assist- 1 | ance, assert that before being allow-j ed to leave they were obliged to sign | a document agreeing in the event of ian attack by the Allies on the Syrian i ports to the shooting of three British, French or Russian residents foi ; every Turk killed.\u201d GERMANS ARE IN BAD FIX QUESTION ASKED WHERE THEY CAN GET MEN TO AVE C\u2019 A URL 8 SI A N IN VA SION.London, Nov, r-L\u2014Vvhiie the battle in West Flanders continues to hold the public attention because of the dee pc-, ate character of the fighting, temtery at stake, military men now look upon East Prussia as the centre of gravity of the war.In this latter field of operations a big battle is developing.The R-us- believe that this town may again be !\tVig0rOUsly a great ¦?>¦ -h\t'g\"?' ?^\t^\t4* | GERMAN CRUISERS SAIL FROM CHILIAN PORT.Valparaiso, Chili, November 14.\u2014 I (Special' \u2014 The German cruisers Leij; rg and Dresden, which came in-to tfaiH port yesterday morning and i spent the day in taking on provis- i ions, sailed away this morning at i daybreak.the centre of savage fighting.GERMAN ATTACK FAILED.Paris, November .1 i.\u2014( Special)\u2014 The French official communication given out in Paris this afternoon says that a German attack against the bridge at Nieuport resulted in failure and that various offensive movements of the enemy around Ypres have been checked.TURKS CLAIM VICTORY.London, November 14.\u2014(Special)\u2014 The Turks, in an official communication given out at the chief headquar- j ters at Constantinople, under date | of November 13, claim to have in- j vnded the Russian territory of Caucasia.The Turkish official communication, contained in an Amsterdam despatch to Reuter's Telegram Com- ; pany, says :\t| \"'Last night our troops after a surprise attack, occupied all the Russian blockhouses on the border of the vil-layet of Trebizotid, penetrated for three hours into territory in the direction of Datum, and occupied the Russian barracks at Kurdaghlu.\" GERMANS DRIVEN OUT OF DIXMUDE BATTLE SUCCEEDS BATTLE FORE ALLIES GAINED ADVANTAGE London, Nov.14\u2014The correspondent of the Central News In the North of France telegraphs that the Germans have been driven out of Dix-raude.\u201cThe Germans.\u201d the correspondent says, \u201cbad not long in which to congratulate themselves on their seizure of the mass of ruins which was once the ill-starred town of Dixmude.They' were sprayed with shrapnel and shuttered with hi: h explosive shells until extermination threatened them.The appearance of French marines with bayonets at charge rapidly convinced them that the death rate would be too high if they remained.Hence Dixmude is ours again.\u201cThe Germans have made a slight advance against Ypres, but it is doubtful if they hold the village of St.Hloi.\u2018\u2018At La Baftrieo the Germans are attempting to drive a wedge into the allied lino by a concentrated heavy gun fire.There has been a considerable bulge in the line here for some time, but the Allies hold their positions on either flank.\" SWAYH IN ALLIES\u2019 FAVOR London, Nov.14\u2014A correspondent movement.They are engaged w(.th the Germans along a wide curve of 150 miles from Stalluponen, in the northeast, through Goldap and Kruglaken, which is well within the, tangle of lakes, down to Boldau, in the southwest.ENEMY CHECKS RETREAT IN POLAND.Military observers say the Germans have apparently checked their retreat in Poland and by counter-attacks are endeavoring to create a diversion.They say, however, that the Russians are not to be turned from their plan, which is believed to be an attack on Danzig.They argue that the Germans will have to either allow East Prussia to be overrun the second time or bring up reinforcements and that they can hardly weaken their army along the Polish frontier, for that would leave Posen and Silesia open to invasion.The Allies naturally are hoping that an effort will be made to relieve East Prussia at a sacrifice to the German armies in Belgium and France.GERMANS WILL HAVE ADVANTAGE.In any fighting in their own country the Germans will have the advantage over the Russians, as they have a network of strategic railways to move their troops quickly, and besides, they use motors to a larger extent than their opponents.Military men are watching the operations in this region with the deepest interest.HAVE NO SUCCESS IN WEST.In West Flanders the Germans do not seem to have Improved their position to any marked extent.In fact, an official report from the north of Franco last night says that they have again lost Dixmude, which they took last Tuesday ; that their attempts to break down the British resistance around Y'pres have failed and that their attack in the vicinity of La Bassee has met with no greater success.GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORTS.The German official report again says that the German attacks are progressing, and records the capture | of some prisoners.On the other hand, the French official communication declares that all the German attacks have been repulsed and nn advance has been made by the Allies nearly everywhere.EVA GALICIA.\t, Vienna admits that the Austrians have evacuated Eastern Galicia, but ns nn offset to this, says that the Servian resistance has been broken and that the Austrians have crossed the Danube and driven the Servians back into their own country.Vienna, also reports that the Austrians now have turned their attention to the Montenegrins and are endeavoring to FINLAND TROOPS mmm, sjsBSi: m i mmmm 5 ¦ mm V/V' vT7 AUDACIOUS STICK MINE Rumor is Current in London 1M Dreadnought Was Badly Damaged STEAMER OLYMPIC GAME TIP IN TIME TO TAKE OFF SURVIVORS OF DISASTER.Montreal, November 14.\u2014 (Special)! \u2014A Central News despatch to th> Herald and Telegraph says: \u201cRumors have been current in London for some days that the British : super-dreadnought Audacious, completed in October of last year, had ' struck a mine off the north coast ol, Ireland and had been beached.Ac-1 cording to the rumor, the White Star lane steamship Olympic, about whose, | stopping at Lough Swilly much mys- j tery was made, came up in time to -, I take off the survivors of the disaster j j and to tow the battleship into a 1 1 harbor, where she was run on thi i bottom.i \u201cThe Admiralty has maclo no an-1 I nouncement of the disaster to the: Audacious, and the censor has per-, ' raitted no word of the report to be sent out.ft is said that the Audacious has been raised and.fully re paired.\u201cThe reports say that the And a* clous first learned of the presence ofr the mines through the sighting of a ! steamer flying the Swedish flag, I which was laying mines off the north | Irish coast.The battleship at once, sent a wireless deapat U to the Olympic, warning the White Star ship oi ' the danger.A moment later the ; Audacious struck one of the mines and, according to the report, her boilers were blown up by the explo-\u2019 :sion, scalding 147 men.\u201d London, November 14.\u2014 (Special) \u2014 A Copenhagen despatch to the Star says:\ti .-.' \u201cA news item from Helsingfors, Finland, states that the Russians i\t\\XIaS, pOL Resident have withdrawn troops from the.east and west of Finland to join the main ! Minister, Popular Move Russian army, indicating that Rus- i\t_____ sia\u2019s fear of a Swedish invasion of ; The Eastern Townships\u2019 right to Finland has vanished.This with-; reg{1(ien£ representation in the Quebec drawal of the military strength from \u201e , .\t,\t.,\t,.\t, ,\t.,\t,\t, ,\t.Cabinet cannot be questioned.Here Finland has made a good impression in Sweden \u201d\tare twelve counties in Southern Que-; ! bec, the richest agricultural section I of the province, with five manufacturing towns, large mining interests, and with many problems peculiar to itself.The situation, if it should develop that the Eastern Townships was to be deprived of representation, would not be a cheerful one.It would be a situation that would involve great injustice.It would be ! Everywhere tne troops are received with extraordinary enthusiasm, th fruit.W\u2019hen on a long march the French soldiers are allowed to smoke and talk tent.\u2014From a drawing in the Sphere.\u2022\u2014r; /-)t;xT villagers proue.ne and to their heart\u2019s con- AMERICANS ! ARE LIBERAL DUTIES Stated on Âytiioritÿ Tliaf Per-Carranza anii yilia Fact'ons Come lion of ContiopotWill p î0 an Agr8llln8nt To France at Ooce Calling a Halt | WILL AWAIT RESULT OF CONVENTION TO RATIFY ELECTION OF PRESIDENT.Mexico City, November 14.\u2014 (Spec- Tontribute Largely to Queen Mary\u2019s Appeal For the Soldiers LADY PAGET REPORTS THAT ALREADY 15,000 PACKAGES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.London, November 14.\u2014 (Special) \u2014 Americans have been liberal In response to Queen Mary\u2019s appeal for 300,000 pairs of socks and belts for soldiers at the front.Through Lady Arthur Paget, who is prominent in the relief work on behalf of the soldiers, the need of a fund for the supply of these articles was brought Venice, November 14, via Paris.\u2014 (Special) \u2014The food supply is reported as becoming very scarce and dear },-.uqern in Trent, the chief Austrian city in j the Italian Tyrol.Flour already 1 costs twenty-five per cent, more than : it does in Vienna.The Trent Communal Council, which is greatly concerned over the outlook, has expended $00,000 in buying supplies of grain, flour and pota-$100,000 so as to stock the communal toes, and has appropriated another storehouse with food sufficient to last until the end of April.WHOLE OF THE FIRST CONTIN GENT WILL BE IN THE FIRING LINE WITHIN A MONTH.Ottawa, Nov.\t14.\u2014A complete\tand ! tal)\u2014General Lucioblanco.one\tof the | especially to\tthe attention of\tAmeri- authoritative\tstatement as to\tthe commissioners named by the\tAguas | can women.\tIn discussing to-day the a\tsituation\tthat\tcannot be\texpected\tarrangemonts\tfor\tthe home defence of Calientes peace convention to\tconfer response to\tthis appeal, Lady\tPaget from\tthe\tgovernment of\tthe\tday\tthe\t' with General Carranza, stated last said: Carranza and \u201cThe generosity of my countrywo- Townships.Y Tiie Canadian Bank of Commerce WITH WHICH IS UNITEH THE Eastern Townships Bank JUl/il\u2019UUJl,\t1 v 11V .IT-fv CUI I CBliviwt-nni 1\t, w.of the Daily Mail, in Northern France do the same with them.According to telegraphing Friday, says: \u201cOur advance has been carried beyond the treacherous woods north of Ypres, nnd Dixmude was retaken in the morning hours of the day sue cendlng capture.These two events mark a certain sway of the coast a Montenegrin report they have fail ed.But accounts from this part ol the world arc so contradictory that the only Ihing clear is that the Austrians, by sending up reinforcements, have virtually cleared their country of the enemy.New, York, November 14.\u2014 (Special) \u2014A bomb somewhat similar in construction to the one that wrecked the entrance to the Bronx Court House last Wednesday night, was found in the Tombs court room just.,\t., , ,\t,\t.\t,\t,.Canada and the mobilization of dear j which has a solid delegation from thc,ccoml overgea8 contingent was ob.| night that Generals i Eastern Townships.\ttained\tyesterday afternoon.It pre- i Villa had agreed upon a suspension\tmen and countrymen is most grati- The appointment of\tMr.W.F.Vilas\t: gents gome new {eaturea 0ne i9| that\tot hoatilities until November 20,\tfying.Every day I receive parcels as Minister for the Townships, with ; geven infantry battalions of the when the Aguas Calientes convention from all parts of America.Already or without portfolio,\twould be ;l\tfifteen\tbattalions now being recruit-\twill reconvene and either ratify or\t15,000 packages have been sent to happy .solution of\tthe difficulty.\t'0(^\twifj not immedlately form\tnullify the election of General Eulalio\tme, many accompanied by touching The appointment of Mr.Mitchell to\t^ second contingent and Guiterrez as provisional president.i letters from children and shop-girls.\u20191\u2019 the^ Treasurership is ^n accomplished ;wiu not go to England wHh it\u2019, may' rf'\" ! nevertheless see active service before the eight other battalions which will actually form part of the contingent.This, it is explained, is because the seven extra battalions will be used as \u201cfeeders\u201d for the Canadian force already in England, including the Princess\u2019s Regiment.The Princess Patricias, it is learned, will go to the front almost immediately, so sir EI>MUNI> YYAEKER, that reinforcements will soon be need- ALEXANDER LAIRD, ed .for them, and these reinforcements JOHN A1KD, \u2022\t\u2022 will be drawn from the seven extra j 1\t^ probable that reinforcements will '\u201c Capital, $15,000,000\tRest, $13,500,000 and call Mr.W.I.\\ilas to his tabl- Iieeded for f-bo ftrst Canadian contin-, net Council.^\tgent, which will probably take the S.3.ZEELAND ASHORE IN LAKE he,(1 Wlthin ft month or two now\u2019 ST.PETER\talready announced, a force of Montreal, Nov.14\u2014When the Red 30,000 men is to bo kept continuously j Star liner \u2019Zeeland, operating in the under arms in Canada, plus the 10,-' White Star Dominion service, \u2022 enter-\t, , .\t.\t, \u2022 ed Lake St.Peter yesterday about 000 now PrnPloycd ,n P'irriMon nn