AUSTRIANS TRAPPED

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 240, 13 November 1914, Page 7

AUSTRIANS TRAPPED

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IN SIGHT OF CRACOW. Decisive conflict at hand. i CROWN PRINCE TO COMMAND ' • AGAINST RUSSIANS. LONDON, November 11. The Russian Embassy announces that the Russian. army has arrived within /Bight of Cracow, and the siege of the ; city is imminent. The Austrian army has been surrounded and forced to accept a decisive battle or capitulate. Retreat across the Carpathians'".isimpossible. Another Russian army is marching towards - and has already ar : rived at Miechow, and is enveloping the German right wing. •■;■..■' PARIS, November 11. "The '■"''* Matin's/' Petrograd correspon- "■>.:■ dent, reports that the Kaiser presided ii' over of wlii&h appointed ■■•. the Crown -Prince Commander-in-Chief '} ■ of'-the Aijstrq*German arriues against the Russians. General von Hindenburg commands the left wing, and General Denkyl the right. FIGHT OR SURRENDER. THE AUSTRIANS' PLIGHT. GERMAN EXCUSES FOR WA/RSAW DEFEAT. November 13, 9 a.m.)." ROME, November 12. A Russian communique states:"The Eussians. are within sight of Cracow, and th'e jCustrian army's retreat by the .Carpathians is impossible. They m,iu# ■'; fight or , surrender. , Another Russian ' iftrmy, marching towards Southern •; •► Silesiar hasi arrived at Mienehow, thereby enveloping the German right.". PETROORAD, November 12. | -■ ... The; German. Staff --excuses the defeat j at. Warsaw by blaming the difficult roads, but the Staff, is really, trying to cover the Crown Prince's failure in the .; centre which was driven back headlong, •:■.* ir while 1 the vwings ;held the^ ; ground) = and I •causing a -general/retreat. There is re- ".;.'■'-: newed'evidence of Austro-txerniai >fric- :• • tibn/ principally because the Austrians are being,compelled to fight in.the rearguard", covering the Germans' retreat. The majority of the casualties in the recent .'■• engagements in have been, among Austrians. '., The Austrian prisoners are more friendly towards theijp captors than towards Xhe German prisoners. - Official: The Russians in East Prussia have approached the eastern outlets of the Masurian Lakes. There have been engagements favourable to our arms at Goldap, Olava, and Soldau, and our vigorous offensive movement in Galicia continues.

A RUSE THAT FAILED. : MYSTERIOUS FIGURE IN , -v-.}-c-' j.Benches.. ' ■■*■■■■'." "Times"' % dnd "Sydney Sun" Services. (Received November 13, 8 a.m.). LONDON, November 12. • -An observer with the Indian troops gives.:an. example, of German "slimness." A figure, silhouetted in the moonlight, and Wearing a Gurkha uniform, approached the end of a trench and said: "The Gurkhas are to move further/up, as another Gurkha contin L -gent is advancing in support." The officer in command was puzzled, and asked: "Who are you?" and the answery in good Ehglisli, was a repetition of the order. The officer, still suspicious, said: "If you are a Gurkha,; by what boat did you cross?" The figure'instantly turned and fled, but within a few yards was riddled with bullets. The Germans were ready to swarm into the trenches had the ruse succeeded.

WOUNDED OFFICERS. KAISER AND MOHAMMEDANS. GERMAN GUNS DAMAGED. (Received November 13, 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, November 12. . Captain Leroy Burnham, who has been wounded, has been invalided home. The Bishop of Perth's son, Lieutenant Riley, of the Wiltshire Regiment, is a prisoner, but not wounded, in Germany. COPENHAGEN, November 12. The.Kaiser has ordered that all Mohammedans captured from the Allies shall be sent to ■■Constantinople to serve in the Turkish army. AMSTERDAM, November 12. Three German 17-inch guns, damaged by the British artillery, have been brought to Liege. * AN HEROIC SACRIFICE. SAVING A RUSSIAN CRUISER. PICKET BOAT RUSHES ON MINE. (Received November 1.3, 9 a.m.) PETROGRAD, November 12. The newspapers record the patriotic self-sacrifice of a Russian picket boat

[Cracow, the old capital of the Kingdom of Poland, and now belonging to Austria-Hungary,, ia in the province of Galieia, and is situated on the left bank of the river Vistula, 158 miles southwest of Warsaw. During the last few years it has been re-converted into a fortress by the construction of a ring of outlying forts. It has a population of about 9.1,000.] VIOLENT ACTION CONTINUES. UNIMPORTANT ADVANCE AND RETREAT. THE ALLIES UNDER ARMS. (Received November 1.°., 9.20 a.m.) PARIS, November 12. A communique states: A violent action continues on our loft wing. Unimportant alternate advances and retreats have taken place, but the battlefront, T.hich runs through Lombartzyde, Nieuport, Yp- -"s, and Zonnabeke to the east of Armentieres, is generally unchanged since the evening of November 10. The'/British have repelled attacks especially -of the Prussian Guards, and

RETREAT GUT OFF FURIOUS FIGHTING CONTINUES IN BELGIUM ALLIES HOLD THEIR OWN BRITISH GUNBOAT SUNK OFF ENGLISH COAST GOVERNMENT OFFERS AMNESTY TO REBELS IN SOUTH AFRICA ' mimim*m<mwmi>wmm*mmmmmim~mm*M*mmwi*i*m I mm ran fflk ."(,■■ " According to the latest messages, the fighting in Belgium is being continued with great intensity, the Allies quite holding their own against . persistent attacks by the enemy. \- ' The Russians continue their violently offensive movement in Galicia. Their army isin sight of Cracow, and the Austrians opposing them have had their retreat cut off, and are faced with the necessity of fighting a decisive battle or surrendering. A British gunboat has been blown up off the south-east coast of England by a German submarine, but it is not thought that any lives . have been lost. * . The rank and file of the. South .; ./leaders, :.-..,'•, '■.,»■■..;:...■.*";■--': ■<■ '■■ ■■'■ '"■'-{■■■■ \- Further details are to hand of the destruction of the Emden, and of > the happenings immediately before" and after she was engaged by the Australian cruiser Sydney. ,

we -have held pur ground on tie remainder of the line, while we silenced the German artillery near Craonne. We have slightly progressed around Berry Aubac. '•■„•'; It is estimated that Franee has four million men under arms and has lost 400,000 killed, wounded, and prisoners. Britain has 1,800,000 men under and has lost 50,000. ;■.. WITHOUT RESULT. / ENEMY'S ATTACKS CONTINUED. DIXMUDE CAPTURE NOT IMPORTANT. (Received November 13, 9 a.m.) PARIS, November 11 (midnight). Official: The enemy has continued his effort without result, and his counterattack: on iiombartizyde has been repulsed. '■-'•■-■ • The enemy vainly attempted to deboueh from Dixmude on the left bank of the Yser. J ;.-....:■.:■ AMSTERDAM, November 12. . An official message from Berlin states that Dixmude was stormed and over. 500 prisoners and machine guns were captured. PARIS, November 12. ;.-. Paris newspapers point out that Dixmude is merely a heap of • smouldering ruins. The Allies have retired a few yards, but strongly hold the line of the Yser. River. THE SLIM GERMAN.

with a crew of seven. Realising that it was impossible to signal a warning to a swiftly-approaching cruiser, they saved the latter by rushing full speed on to a mine in the Gulf of Finland. There was a.terrific explosion and six were killed. The Tsar has decorated the survivor. SOUTH AFRICAN REBELS. AN AMNESTY GRANTED. LEADERS NOT INCLUDED. CAPE TOWN, November 11. It is officially stated that the rebels have been given until November 21 to surrender their arms. -. . . The leaders are excluded from. the amnesty, ...-.*. .•. NEW YORK, November 11.. The "Tribune" quotes a member of the German Embassy at Rome as stating that when the Germans landed in Britain, if the men and women resisted them, the Germans- would treat them exactly as they treated the Belgians.

A HANDSOME ; OFFER. PUTTING MARITZ TO SHAfe . (Received iNoveniber 13, 9 a.m.) CAPE TOWN, November 12. The amnesty promises immunity from prosecution under the criminal law to those who surrender, and to allow theiK to return to their homes. The amnesty does not extend to those guilty of breach of the rules of civilised warfare. PRETORIA, November 12. Six of the Maritz family, all relatives of the rebel leaderj who are .now serving with the Government forc.es, have published a lettexvin the Volkstem," to Maritz, stating'.-that the family .will slied its blood in order to wipe out the stigma on the name caused, by his action. . GUNBOAT TORPEDOEfrf^ OFF ENGLISH COAST. THOUSANDS VIEW THE TJtA(JEDY. The High Commissioner reports:— LONDON, November 12. Official: The torpedo. gunboat Niger was torpedoed by a submarine this morning in the Downs, aiid foundered. All the, officers and seventy of the crew, were saved. It is thought there was no loss of life. The Press Bureau states that all the

officers and seventy-seven of the crew

were saved. Thousands of spectators were on the sea front watching a hundred ships anchored in the Downs. Suddenly an explosion was .heard, and smoke was seen rising from the Niger, which was two miles, out. There was excitement while scores of shore boats were launched and the crew rescued. The Niger sank in twenty minutes. Three of the survivors were injured by the explosion. The submarine was seen, but the destroyers patrolling the Downs ' failed to catch her. BEFORE THE SHOCK. ' CAPTAIN SEES TORPEDO. , CREW .MUSTERED QUIETLY. (Received November 13, 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, November 12. The Niger had anchored, and the crew were dining, when the captain saw the torpedo and called but to close the watertight doors. A few seconds later the Niger was struck just aft of the foremast, and> there was an explosion. A

member of the crew saw the submarine .cpme to the syrface some distance away, but she disappeared in a few moments. The Niger commenced to settle and the crew were .quietly mustered. Many soon jumped overboard, relying on lifebelts and life-collars. . Lieutenant-Commander Muir, after a last search for any of the ci*ew remaining, jumped into ,the sea as the gunboat sank in eight fathoms. There has been much comment in Deal in regard to a small cruiser which was lying in the Downs near the Niger for two days, and which only put to sea yesterday, in half a gale. It is suspected that she was covering the: .submarine 's. movements. ; (The Niger was a. small torpedo gunboat of 810 tons displacement, and was b'ui|t at Barrow in 1892, .and completed in 1804. She was armed with two 4.7 in guns, five, three-pounders, and three torpedo tubes. The Niger, before war broke out, was acting as tender to the ILM.S. Vernon, torpedo school-ship at Plymouth, and her complement was 90 officers and men. The Downs is. the stretch of water between the Goodwin Sands and tlie south-east coast of Kent.] BRITISH AVIATOR -''MISSING. DR McNAB'S DEATH. BAYONETED WITH IIIS . PATIENTS. The High Commissioner reports:— . LONDON, November 11. • The Admiralty announces that Flig-ht-Lieutqnant ' Beelior, and Sxib-.

Lieutenant the Earl of Annesley, as a

passenger, left Eastclvureh to fry abroad on Thursday. The machine never reached its destination. A careful search has been made by aeroplane, seaplane, and patrol ship, but no tidings ! have been received. Details of the death of Captain [Angus McNab, of the Royal Army ;Medical "Corps, who was a New Zealander; and a Harley Street specialist, show that he was killed in the first engagement of the London Scottish Regiment. Dr McNab and the patients he w:as attending were bayoneted. A FOUL DEED. LONDON SCOTTISH ENGAGED. (Received November 13, 9 • a.m.) LONDON, November 12. A dispateh rider states that Dr McNab was bayoneted before the eyes of the London Scottish, while bandaging two of the wounded men. It was bright moonlight, and Dr McNab was unarmed

soman spirit, of. humanity, evscry assistance was rendered to the Ellen's survivors. Australians may be proud of the manner in which their navy was blooded. It was New Zealand's joy to know that her gift ship shared the honours of the movement near Heligoland. To-day it is the Commonwealth's turn to rejoice." The "Daily Mail" says: "The rest of the Empire will frankly envy the exploit. With the very useful work in the Pacific already standing to the Australian Navy's credit, it overwhelmingly justifies the prescience and patriotism of Australians in starting their own naval Unit." American papers declare that it must be a matter of special gratification to Britain that an Australasian warship sank the Emden, in view of the virulently contemptuous tone in which Germany has invariably commented on the uselessness of British oversea Dominions for military and naval purposes. FEELING IN GERMANY. A PAINFUL LOSS. THE COMMANDER A HERO. I (Received November. 13, 11.30 a.m.) ~ AMSTERDAM, November 12. . The German" Press admits that the loss of the Emden is'painful, since British trade in Indian waters will again be secure. '.The loss has caused deep depression, following on the proud days after the Chilian engagement. Germany', regards Commander. yon Muller as, the greatest hero of the war, - and proudly" recalls how the British have, al- : ways) praised: his bravery. and chivalry. THE SYDNEY'S EXPLOIT. ■ _> . ■ _____ CAPTIVES ' CHIVALROUS TREATMENT. PRAISE FROM~NEAR AND FAR.'

(Received November 13, 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, November 12. British newspapers continue t/o give prominence to H.M.A.S. Sydney 's exploit and publish Mr Massey 's Pukekolie speech. ROME, November 12. Many newspapers refer with admiration to the destruction of the Emden and the chivalrous treatment of captives.' The '' Giornale d 'ltaliasays:' The victory shows the enormous resources of the British Empire, and emphasises the. ' part that Australia is playing.,: j k ! ;V !l (Eeceived November 13,» 9 d.m.) ; ~ PARIS, November "Le Temps" states: "We hasten to salute the first victory of the ; young Australian Navy, which compensates to' some extent for Admiral Craddock's 1 defeati" • . j '"'i COLOMBO, November 12. There are constant references! in the newspapers and in public speeches throughout India to the importance of the Australian Fleet's services to trade security. There is profound rejiief that the Emden has been destroyed.! '''*C' THE CALL FOR HELP. - CABLE STAFF . ACTS PROMBTLY. EMDEN'S LANDING PARTY AT • LARGE. (Received November 13, 9 a.in.) November 1$; »The Eastern Extension Company reports that communication With Cocos has been fully restored. The manager, on being said 1 that the staff at the island were aw'sre that\ they were under the protection of the British AcU - ■nriralty, though warships were seldom seen. As soon as the Emden was seen approaching, an '' S.O.S.'V message wafe sent out, also a " rush'' cable to the Naval Office at Melbourne, and on whk;h they must have acted very promptly. A remarkable feature was that the Emden, which must have heard the distress signals, did not shell the wireless mast. • - As soon as the landing party stepped ashore, they commenced.to put the cable out of action, but as the result of long experience the Eastern men were able to baffle the invaders to some extent,, and special precautions had been taken in this case. ' When the Sydney hove in sight, the landing party took to their boats to rejoin the Emden, but the captain apparently decided it was too risky to pick up his boats. They then piit back and watched the light from the land. They remained ashore till night, when they seized a forty-ton schooner —the Ayesha—and sailed away. Though they made sure of a substantial food supply, this is unlikely to embarrass the cable staff. There has been no further news of the Ayesha WHEN THE SYDNEY RETURNS. , RECEPTION PREPARATIONS. ; SYDNEY, November 13. The Million Club has started a movement to celebrate the Sydney's victory by means of a week's festival, Australian drama to be interlarded with . patriotic speeches and other items. The idea has caused enthusiasm. It is 1 intended that the proceeds shall be de- .

and was wearing a blue tunic with a red cross on his arm. When the London Scottish leader saw the foul deed, he gave orders to take no prisoners, and they drove the Germans back, giving no quartfer and receiving. n,one. THE EMDEN'S FATE. DISTINGUISHED PRISONERS. ACCORDED ALL HONOURS OF AVAR. The High Commissioner reports: — LONDON, November 11. ' -'Official: * Th©; Admiralty announces that Commander von Muller, c»£ the Emden, and. Prince Franz, Joseph, of Hohenzollern, the Kaiser's nephew, are both prisoners, .and unwounded,., The Admiralty directs that honours of war are to be accorded.the survivors. The captain and officers are not to be deprived of their swofds. [lt is unofficially > ; stated: that the ; losses ; ,on thq .iEmdendwere: t 2Oo:.killed I and 30 wounded.] \ r ; ( Sir George Reid, • referring ; td the capture of the Emden, said: "The sea breed is &11-right, and never more all right than when Australians are oh Australian ships under the White ensign, with Australia's flag at the Jackstaff." ; ; Newspapers pay highly congratulatory tributes to the Sydney. : The '' Daily Telegrsipk'' 'says: '' In the Nel L

voted to the relief of the Sydney's in- ■. - jiired men, and for making presentation! "■ f to her officers and crew. I BIG ARMIES CLASH. THE ALLIES' OPERATIONS. 3 v'< ■ THRILLING REPORT. PROM I HEADQUARTERS. ' The Prime Minister has received the ■ following from the High Commissioner: t LONDON, November 12. t Official: An eye-witness with the Headquarters Staff reports that before i_ the chronological record of the course ' of events is resumed, a short descrip- ( tion is given of part of the battle which took place on in which the. London Scottish took part. Reference has already been made to the action in the Commander-in-Chief'a message, and the officer commanding has been quoted, but no details have been given as to what happened in the event, which was an epoch in the military history of the British Empire, ait it marks the first time when a complete unit of the Territorial Army has been thrown into the fight alongside its sister units, the .Regulars. Briefly, what happened is this: - On Saturday, being ordered to take up a section of the-"fir-ing/line .to'support".'our. and having" advanced to the position under a heavy fire from field guns, howitzers, and machine guns, the reached a point where further', movement forward was impossible; •- There it maintained itself. until dusk, Tfchen it. proceeded to entrench, r arid from < 9 o'clock at night till 2 6'elpck on Sunday, .the Germans made numerous attacks on the Scottish line, .all of which were repulsed by rifle fire. At 2 o'clock tlie Germans then made, a great .effort and assaulted the front and left of the position with great force. A considerable number succeeded, by a detour, in getting round the "flank of a N regiment. and a -large proportion of tliese" were -"V engaged by companies in support. , Others penetrated between the first and second lines oftlie trenches and assailed the firing line in the rear, while fighting with rifle and bayonet on both the front and immediately behind the firing line. A reserve ; company, still • further behind/ made bayonet charges against the enemy.'. At dawn it was"* v discovered that large- iiumbers of the enemy had, according to their custom, \ worked round the flanks with machiije : guns, ; and a retirement was carried out;. ~Thi§'-"! W as ' effected under a,-cross-fire t from, riiaehine guns, and 4 naturally in an encounter of , this nature tlie battalion heavy loss. Though it was unable' to maintain its position, it acquitted itself gallantly and with coolness in a .situation peculiar in its difficulty, and. they inflicted far more damage ■on the • enemy than theyreceived. A TERRIFIC ONSLAUGHT. On -the Sunday tiie full vi/olence of tlidv enemy 's attack- fell on our left. \ Their main efforts were directed slightly to the south of Ypres, and such was, the force of the bnslaught, and the. weight of the artillery supporting it, 'th^t r | our line was temporarily driven It was soon readjusted, Mwever, 'afad by evening tiTe situation in this quarter wasr the same as it- had be«n f , twenty-four liours earlier. . That nigttt shells were thrown into Yples. Farther south, the. jGermans, during the previous night, had" retaken the village of Messihes and captured Wytsphaete, but working in co-operation with the French, drove them from the latter place by a brilliant bayonet charge, but did not occupy it. A few prisoners -were , taken. They were only-about 17 years .r of and said tl»ey had practically no training and had little food,, while, some of them had never fired a rifle. Tlie fact that> Messines- was still retained in hostile hands necessitated "a slight adjustment on our front in the centre; but apart from this there was no change in this- quarter. The bombardment was continuing all day during the action round these villages, and the Germans, moving across the fiont, suffered greatly from the massed fire of our horse. artillery at short range. Though they fell'literally in heaps; the German&vstill came with admirable determination. > v

, South of the Lys trenches which had been, lost the previous night were recaptured, but otherwise the situation was unchanged. No attacks were de- ! livered against' us, and the eiiemy contented' himself by bombarding the trenches. A heavy battery was knocked out by our artillery fire, i One prisoner was captured first day he entered the field. He stated that in his opinion Germany realised that she had failed in her object, and waift. only fighting to obtain good terms. During the afternoon a German aeroplane was captured, and it was quite uninjured. VERITABLE HAIL OF SHELL. On Monday, on our left, the pressure was kept up towards Ypres. At first our line was forced back, but it

was restored towards evening by a ■vigorous advance carried on •in cooperation with the French, who rendered very timely assistance with Maxims. The next effort of the Germans was to the south of Ypres, as if to drive a wedge between the town and the north of Armentieres, to the south. The bombardment of our position in this quarter was ' especially heavy, though well replied to by the concentric fire of our guns and those of the French. The French counter-attacked in the direction of Wytschaete, which remained disputed ground, fiercely blazing amidst a hail of shell from both Bides.

From the south the enemy advanced in force, but were checked, and further towards our right a hostile attack in the neighbourhood of Armentieres met the same fate.

On the extreme right several assaults were repulsed, though at one or two points the Germans gained ground slightly, obtaining possession of Neuve Chapelle.

The inundation at Nieuport reached the enemy's trenches. It is stated that two heavy guns and field artillery were abandoned.

Tuesday was a comparatively uneventful day, and this enabled our troops to get a much-needed rest. In front of Ypres the German infantry attacks ceased, but to the south, in the neighbourhood of Wytschaete and Hollebecke, Unsuccessful attempts were made to get forward, effective counter-attacks being delivered by the French and British. In this quarter the fighting was severe. South of the river minor attacks against our trenches were beaten off, and it seemed as if the violence of the German efforts was abating, even their cannonade being less heavy.

IN THE COMMONWEALTH. AN ALIEN'S PLEA. • RECENT EAIDS EXPLAINED. (Eeceived November 13, 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, November 13. In connection with the application of the captain of the seized German steamer, to demand expenses and charges be-

fore handing over the cargo to its owners, the Registrar of the Supreme Court '••has ruled "Piat an alien enemy has no fright to sue. MELBOURNE, November 13. ;■:■'.. Mr W. M. Hughes gives an.explana-

tion of the recent searclres of offices and -, warehouses, and says that the, qontrol s'f ■ the metal markets has long been, to ' a great extent, in the hands 'df Ger-

many or corporations, which the'Bi-itish have controlled, but which have chiefly i been owned by Germany, a great part of the profits finding their way into German pockets, though .precautions have been taken to prevent the products themselves from reaching' the enemy.- There was reason to believe , • that attempts were being made to trade with the enemy. The Foods Board has recommended Substantial "ncreases in the prices for wheat, bran, and pollard. STRUGGLE VERY HOT"VIGOROUS GERMAN ATTACKS. . £NEMY THROWN INTO. DISORDER.

The Prime Minister has received the following:— L

LONDON, November 11. Official: Paris reports that on the left "wing the battle was resumed yesterday with great intensity. Between Nieuport and the Lys our front Was maintained, in spite of vigorous German attacks; North of Nieuport we occupied Lombartzydej and made pro; gress beyond. At the end of the day the Germans succeeded in taking Dixmude, but we possess the approaches to that place. . On the canal between Nieuport and Tpres the struggle was very hot. British troops attacked at several'points and checked the enemy. Along the rest of the front, the situation is without modification. Thero Jms been some progress by our. forces north of Soissons and west* of Vailly. At the right bank "of the Aisne the .atmosphere only permitted actions in detail, which were favourable to us.

We threw into disorder a detach- "~~~- inent of the enemy at Coicourt, north of the Forest of Parroy, on the Lorjraine frontier.

PRAISE FOR THE FRENCH.

LORD KITCHENER'S TRIBUTE.

NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT RECRUITING.

LONDON, November 11.

Lord Kitchener, speaking at the Guildhall banquet, said: "Every day increases our admiration for the glorious army under General Joffre, who is a great man and a great military leader. The Russians, under the brilliant leadership of the Grand Duke Nicholas, have achieved victories of the utmost value and vast strategic importance."

. Lord Kitchener said he had no complaints to make about the response to the appeals for men, or the progress of the training of recruits, which was remarkable. The country might well be proud of them. . The enemy was equipped with elaborate machinery of destruction. By fixing the date of the •war beforehand he possessed a considerable advantage. The British Army, iinder gallant and skilled leadership, had proved to be not such a contemptible engine of war as some had been (disposed to think. Mr Asquith, referring to Turkey,

Uaid the Allies had been compelled, Mftfter veiled menaces and impudent equivocations, to recognise her as an

open enemy. He unhesitatingly predicted that Turkey would perish by the sword. The Turkish Empire had dug its own grave with its own hands. Regarding the destruction of Prussian militarism, Mr Asquith said it was a great task, worthy of a great nation, it was necessary fOr lis accomplishment that every man, old or young, rich or poor, busy or leisured, learned or simple, should give what he had, and do what he could.

I KNIVES BETWEEN THEIR TEETH. PATHANS' TERRIFYING ATTACK. AN INDESCRIBABLE FRAY. LONDON, November 11. The "Daily Telegraph" says the Pathans' exploit recently reported has caused a sensation in the Army. The soldiers' version is:—"Two thousand Pathans took their knives in their teeth, and crept into the blooming Germans, and cut the throats of twenty thousand.'' The real facts are as follow: —Airscouts reported that a strong body of Wurtemburg troops had approached a section of the British line. Pathans were detailed to watch the roads,' and, returning to camp, reported that several thousand Wurtemburgers were near Hollebeke (south-east of Ypres), r*ud that they had cut down their sentries. A whole battalion of Pathans then advanced at night, with knives betweei. their teeth, while bodies of Moroccan troops were posted on both German flanks.

The Germans were attacked on three sides before their danger. The Pathans, taking terrifying leaps, niadV a tiger-like attack, which resuited in an indescribable fray. The Germans' machine guns . fired wildly, and the infantry were utterly unable to locate the main attack. For a while the Germans retreated in disorder, and then, strongly reinforced, were ordered to recover the ground. The Allies, with the Pathans still in the van, allowed them to come within a hundred yards, and thtn wiped out the .first detachment. Finally the Pathans, followed by the Moors, rushed into Hollebeke, slaughtered all who did not surrender, and drove another "Wurtemburg battalion into the Lys, where it surrendered. The whole fight lasted five hours, and was the signal for a general offensive.

FAYING THE PRICE. HOW LODY DIED.

EXECUTION AT DAWN

Lody, the German spy who was shot at the, Tower, was imperturbable to the last., He refused to be blindfolded. He was executed in a miniature rifle-range at dawn, seated in a chair with folded arms. Eight rifles were used. He was buried in the precincts of the Tower. PARIS, November 11.

■,\ Eodin, the great French sculptor, has presented the British people with twenty of his statues, as a token of his admiration of the fighting of the British Army in France.

SUEZ CANAL THREATENED. THE GERMAN PLOT. CAREER OF A CONSPIRATOR. ROME, November 11. Prince Mohammed Ali, from Egypt, gives details of the career of * Otto Mors, who was sentenced at Cairo recently to penal servitude for life, for planning to 'damage the Suez Canal. Mors came to Egypt in 1909, and secured a lieutenancy in the gendarmerie. He a spy with a large staff of conspirators appointed to foment a rebellion. Various princes and notable men identified with the Nationalist movement assisted Mors.

Prior to the war, Mors went to Germany, and also visited Enver Pasha in Constantinople ; in connection with a native rising in Egypt. He returned to Alexandria with, a mission to blow up various ships in the Canal, so as to prevent Indian and Australian reinforcements reaching Europe. The plot was discovered, and Mors was arrested. He was wearing a fez, which contained detailed maps of the Canal, and instructions from Germany how to block it. Two big dynamite bombs were concealed in his lodgings. Mors made a full confession, and furnished a list of his associates, who were arrested. Many were deported. Mors said the Germans gave him £IO,OOO and threatened to shoot him if he turned coward.

FOOD FOR NETHERLANDS. A MONOPOLY CREATED. CONTRACTS BY HOLLAND. WASHINGTON, November 11. The State Department announces that Holland has entered into an arrangement whereby she secures a. practical monopoly of the importation into the Netherlands of all foodstuffs, including flour and cattle.

Holland has entered into a contract with the Holland-American Line, the only neutral line plying to America, whereby private shipments will not be accepted.

FROM WARSAW TO CRACOW. RUSSIA'S MIGHTY ADVANCE. SERIES OF VICTORIES DESCRIBED. Press Association. > WELLINGTON, November 12.

The Prime Minister has received the following from the High Commissioner, dated London, November 11:

An official correspondent at Russian headquarters states that he has just made a journey over the country between Warsaw and Cracow, where the Russian advance is proceeding. Events are rapidly converting the new advance west of Warsaw from a counter-stroke into a general transference of ""the sphere of operations, and a most valuable rectification of the whole Russian line in East Prussia. The Germans are being slowly driven back by a double turning movement further to the westward. "The northern frontier of Poland has been well secured, and the Russians have occupied, and hold firmly, Plock, Lodz, Piotrkow, Kilce, Sandomierz, Jaroslav, with all the other passages on the river San. On the repulse of the German attack before Warsaw, the enemy was pressed back to the south-westward. After three weeks' continuous fighting near Ivangorod, a famous Caucasian regiment forced the passage of the Vistula, under fire of German artillery. The advanced guard crossed the broad stream in skiffs and ferry'boats, and held their ground under a devastating crossfire until the construction of a pontoon bridge allowed the passage of reinforcements. Supports coming along the river bank at Ivangorod had to advance through flooded swamps almost breast high. A footing was made good'at Kosenice, where there 'was desperate fighting. The Russians made a series of brilliant attacks in th£ forests, after which the Germans were thrown back to Radorii,. and a general advance drove back the enemy. beyond Radom and Itza. GERMAN TREACHERY.

At the small town of Czidlewice, the German commander threatened, as the Eussians approached, to blow up the remarkable town hall, built iu Florentine style, and conspicuous for thirty miles around,- and the beautiful Gothic church, six hundred years old. The inhabitants offered to ransom those by a contribution of 5000 crowns. This was accepted, but twenty minutes later tne town hall- blown up, and the church followed a quarter of an hour later. \

In front of Kielce the Austrians were abandoned by the Germans, who retired and made a stand near Lesezina, on a high sandy position, with a large fir copse in- the centre, extending over a wide front. The attack, which was delivered by a Russian corps, including a division mainly composed of Poles, fell chiefly on Austrian and Polish regiments from Cracow. The assailants kept up a fire all day, and finally rushed the enemy's rifle pits. The Austrians left Kielce at night, and some were captured by the Eussians, who were close upon their heels. They were pursued for miles, and brought to action later on the same day. * Next day Eussian artillery was also' heard to the south-east of Cracow. The Germans retreated in the direction of Czenstochowa.

The three weeks' fighting has been characterised by the Eussian style of bayonet attacks, kept up, in some cases, for two hours. Small units eagerly attacked larger ones. In general the Russians outflanked the enemy, while in one case they broke through the centre. Often the Russian artillery caused the enemy to decamp at night.

AUSTRIANS AND GERMANS DIFFER.

Officers describe the enthusiasm of the rank and file as growing clearly visible. In the rear of the army it is shown by the energy with which the transport is "being pushed up. The enemy thoroughly destroyed the bridges, but these were quickly repaired. Meanwhile the ardour of the troops with the transport trains minimises the delay. German rifle-fire is superior to Eussian. Austrian regiments are officered by Germans. and Slavonic regiments resist well for two or three days, and then break up and surrender in large bodies. Sometimes they ask guides to take them to the Russian 1m?5...^. it# , !; ,.,,. v ..,„ , ,-.'-; ;■ .•. .-.,, ■ ,\, ..'.■. "The inhabitants speak well of the Austrians, but are indignant against the Germans.' Prisoners Confirm the stories of bad relations between the allied armies. Austrians and Germans,, when captured, are kept apart. * There is ample evidence of the enthusiasm of the Poles for the Eussian cause. They show the troops the greatest kindness, especially in the villages. All the evidence. of prisoners shows that the Russians are treating them as well as their own comrades. The issue in the theatre of the present operations is of crucial importance to Austria and Germany, who have joined hands. Serious reverses would compel them either to retreat on diverging lines, or expose their capitals. Either event would have political consequences of the highest military significance.