BERLIN TROUBLED

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVIII, Issue 286, 9 December 1914, Page 5

BERLIN TROUBLED

MASSACRES THREATENED IN

PALESTINE

BY TURKS AND ARABS

THE ALLIES' SUPERIOR ARTILLERY

SEALS WITH 6ERMAN" ACTIVITY' 1

WHEN WILL ROUMANSA JOIN?

"UNCLE SAM "AND THE SUB-

MARINES

ON THEIAUiES' FRONT

DESPERATE GERMAN EFFORT.

ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED COUNTRY.

FANTASTIC BATTLE OF SEARCHLIGHTS.

ENEMY DRIVEN BACK.

[Prbbb Association.] (E«ei.ed n~ p yJ» ££>„. Official: The Germans bombarded ©ostdunikerke, four :v kilometres west' of Nieupont. ,7 : , There has "been a marked advance in the region of Le Quesnoy -en Santerre and Dunkirk. . The Germans at dawn on the /th made, another desperate attempt to cross the floods south-east of Ramsiappelle with three powerful motorboats, flitted with searchlights and towing a number of rafts, each containing fifty men and, fitted with machine-guns. The Belgians Jined the edge of the floods, btft the searchlights dazzled them and prevented accurate shooting. They enabled /the Germans to maintain a murderous fire from' th© rafts. • . , ' t As the Germans were landing the Belgians hurried up their own searchlights, and in turn made it difficult for the machine-guns to fire with accuracy. The fantastic battle of the searchlights continued for some time, and gradually the Germans were driven tack, the masses huddled on the i-aft making effective targets. A lucky , shot; brought down one German searchlight, and th© men on the rafts attached to a motor-boat flung themselves into the water and surrendered

Another motor-boat was beached, and the Germans, knee-deep, fought from the shelter of the boat. The Belgians rushed into the water and a fierce struggle* ensued until the Germans backed (the boat out.

• Finally a French 75 gun got the range and the first shell forced the motor-boats to fly. Two escaped in a rsinking condition.