NATIONS AT WAR

North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13147, 31 August 1914, Page 5

NATIONS AT WAR

HALS; NEW ZEALAND IN BATTLE

'FOUR GERMAN WARSHIPS SHI j RUSSIA'S STEADY PROGRESS STEIER mm SENT TO THE BOTTOM :• v(Per Cabl^,- —Press Associalion. —Copyright) • *,V f - I ; ' , ;. y r ■" NAVAL BATTLiI OFF THE GERMAN COAST. • POUR GERMAN VESSELS SUNK, t '!* BRITISH LOSSES SLIGHT. ■ .-.-RflceiveH August 29,0.45 p.m. ■ / LONDON, August 28. ■ (Evening), i The Press Bureau states that a strong force of British destroyers,; T supported by light cruisers and battle cruisers, attacked the German - •< destroyers and cruisers.guarding the approaches to the German coast. , The H.M.B. New Zealand participated. •"••• • Two German cruisers and two German destroyers were sunk, and many weie damaged. • ' Tlie battle cruiser squadron, alth ouglt attacked by submarines and • ' floating miiies, successfully evaded them, and is undamaged, The light. .' / cruiser squadron suffered no casualties, : v; The flotilla cruiser Amethyst and the destroyer Laertes were damag- ' ed. The other British vessels suffered no serious damage. ■ VV-" Tto British loss of life was not heavy. "' The commanding officers iresponsi hie for tliis-skilfnlly-liandled opera- " , •' tibn wer6 liear-Aamiral David Beat ty, C,B, (Commanding the first / ; • battle cruiser Squadron), Rear Admiral Arcltbold G, H. W. Moore, 0,8. ' f l '(Third Sfia Lord), arid Rear Admiral Arthur 11. Christian.(Command- ." ' < v/ ing section Home Fleet), and Commanders Keys, Tyrwhitt, and Good- '" enough. . .

r WAR VESSELS RETURN TO PORT. ' ■fv . ALL GERMAN CRUISERS AC- ' COUNTED FOR. TERRIFIC FORCE AND ACCURACY IOF1OF BRITISH GUNNERY, - Received August HO SJi p.m. LONDON, August 29. . (Evening)'. , The destroyer flotillas have arrived at Harwich;:.':*.-. immense crowd on tlic pier chcer- • ed the jack tars, Of the fifteen destroyers only one presents signs of participating in the ■ battle. This one, nevertheless, arrived under her own steam and without a list. , H.M.S.,lurcher was the. first to • aivi rive.; ; ~Siio. caino early in the morning and; conyeyed thirty ;Gernian wounded. The .Tredegar's Red Cross yacht Fear-. less;carried over twenty Germans, who were . badly wounded. Twelve died on the jyny and were buried at ses. Another destroyer brought twenty Gefmdn-wounded. • . Several tug boats hoisted the Red ' Cross, and assisted in tlje removal of the /wounded at Shotley Pier.

Grosse had been caught by two Britis'i cruisers, which had gone to their assistance. The survivors of the Kaiser Wilhelin were picked up by the cruisers before she sank..

Received August .10, fi.ii p.m. LAS PALMAS, August 2!),

Lieut. Deane and one of (lie prisoners from the Galician intervened said: "The Kaiser Wilhelm sighted 11.M.5. Ilighllyor at I.'IO on Wednesday. The officers ordered the prisoners below for a hour and then told them to get aboard the collier Aniens, which was coaling the Kaiser Wilhelm. The latter's officers said 11.A1.5. llighllyer was going to lire and had given the Kaiser Wilhelm an hour to clear. Owing to the officers' delay the prisoners only boarded the collier at the la,s|, minute, and even then some remained, .. The Tlighllver ,was four miles off when she opened lire, The shell passed over the Aniens' deck, There was much delay in cutting the Arueas' hawser and shells were falling all the time, and it was ten minutes before she got. out of range. The Kaiser Wilhelm kept the officers and gun-crews and a i'ew engineers and told the remainder to board the Arueas as best Ihey could and there was a frantic struggle lo get. off the ddomed ship,

The boys of'the Naval Barracks, clad, in ,white overalls, carried the stretchers to the hospital and handled them .tenderly, It.:is,stated that towards the end of tlie. battle, some pinnaces picked up some Germans who were struggling in These.followed and produced a great impression and much enthusiasm.

As the Kaiser Wilhelm was bow on to the llighllyer the latter had some difficulty in finding the mark. She manoeuvred round, however, to gel; a broadside cannonade. All the Kaiser WilhelnHs shots appeared to fall short. She was hit thrice and caught fire. When she was silenced the Highflyer also ceased firing- . .

.. German prisoners state that, the Bri- . tishjgiins' shot with terrific force and . accuracy and most of the men on the decks; perished.. Received August 30,5.5 p.m. ■■y : , LONDON, August 29. • ... • (Morning). The cruiser Liverpool is returning With-nine> German officers and eightyone men, many of whom are wounded. , There' is reason to hope that these are not all the German survivors, but others were saved. - . Tk Admiralty state that all the German: cruisers engaged in the light were disposed of. ■German submarines attacked the battle cruiser squadron,. The Germans . also. used.floating mines, but the British •wqre.not. damaged. WAR ON THE SEA. SINKING OF THE KAISER \ , WILHELM,. THE-CORRECT VERSION. Sequel to the galician : U ' incident. • "LONDON, August 27. . ; The Highflyer (a second-class 5,600 . ton cruiser of 20 knots speed), sank the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, an armed merchantman, of i 4,349 tons, belonging to 'the Norddeutscher-Lloyd line, off West Africa!' ■ - During the exchange of shots one . man; was killed and five men were wounded on the Highflyer. LONDON, August 27. (Evening), vflie."Evening News" publishes another account of the Galician incident. • ; -fjie Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse pickthe. wireless signals of the Galicinii: The Gorman cruiser Kailsruho, afteriboarding the Galician, as cable')!. . thjviother day, ordered her |n follow the Riper Wilhelm, and the' two liners , turned to the Galician: "Provision i a oil| bonts for five days. .You have !:o . ahplidon your ship." The passengers . believed that the Giilie.ian was going to • bb-,Miiik. The passengers and crew be-' gfiii' 1° get into the boats and cut then udjjdjllft. Half an hom: later, however, the .Wilhelm dor. Grosse suddenlv • sj|{imci off at full speed, signalling is v. •'.,fjlipdul.so: "No more, orders. You-are -rpteased.:-Good-bye.''■ In ten minutes - -v .; shflfwas out of sight. When they reachqkTenenil'e, the ofllcnrs of the Galician leaped that the. Kaiser Wilhelm -de/

The Kaisnr "Wilhelm was still afire with the Highflyer standing off when the Arueas got out of sight, It was reported that the captain gave his sword and a letter to his wife, o the secretary who boarded the Arucas. He said he intended to blow up the ship before lie would surrender. PLUCKY BRITISH FIGHT. AGAINST GREAT ODDS. HEAVY LOSSES. Deceived August 30, 5,5 p.m. • BOULOGNE, August 29, Seven hundred British with two guns took up a position behind Cambrai on Wednesday morning. The guns at first had a splendid range, and did wholesale execution, but lost the range under a steady German advance. ''The position was critical at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, but the troops held their own, expecting assistance. Suddenly Uhlans, estimated at five thousand, galloped upon the guns. The last officer stood at his gun, and shot with his revolver a dozen Uhlans. The infantry resisted an' hour, when three hundred survivors, the majority of whom were wounded, began to fall back on Cambrai, which wa3 reached in good order at nightfall; WAR IN THE AIR. GERMAN AEROPLANE DESTROYED

Received August 'lll, i".:" p.m. \ LONDON, August 29. During the fighting on Sunday, an English aviator, emerging from a clpud, found a German aeroplane'just below. Swooping within revolver shot, -lie emptied- his chambers. . Directly after he was again enveloped'in clouds, and when lie. emerged therefrom'lie saw a erowd of "Tommies" surrounding the smashed German-aeroplane below. - IN THE EASTERN THEATRE^ , ftERVTAXS DOING GOOD WORK. - .NISIT, August "A. "florin# .the, Servian advance on Sliajbatz, the Austrians attempted a sortie, but, were dispersed after sanguinary bayoneting eueounlers. • The Servians, passing ovor the enemy's dead, seized ' the position dominating Shabatz,. .

'.v.V'-v-'"- ' V;'V 'ANOTHER SKIHMISH, BRITISH .MAKE GOOD RESISTANCE ■ PARIS, August, -P. ■ 1 Elsewhere, three. thousand British i bivouacked in the early morning in a. | strong position, after a forced march of seventeen miles. Through lack of, air scouts they misjudged their position,- ami were attacked by a' superior force, of. Qcrmnns/«m. hour later. The Germans, with Uhlans leading, swarmed upon the British, reaching within-fifty yards of the machine guiis. The British readily repulsed numerous attacks, the Germans -leaving a. wall of dead. The' British reached a safe base five miles distant, Their losses were inconsiderable. REPORTED ABDICATION OP KING • OP ROIJ MANIA, PAR-IS, August 20. It is reported that the King of Ronmania is abdicating oil account of illhealth, TP this is so, Ronmanin. will probably ;joi 11 the Allies in the hope of realising their aspirations in Transylvania, GERMAN " NEWS." • ,v * PARIS, August 29, Wireless messages irom Berlin state that the main Germany army in Cambrai district advanced nine days, gaining a'continuous victory. General Von Kluek, according to them,' repulsed the British at Maubenge, and later attacked the British south of Maubenge, and succeeded in encircling; -them. The troops of General VoniEnlow and Von Ilanren completely defeated eight French and Belgian army corps between Sambre, Namur, and the Mouse, safeguarding communications hither to the left of the army,,

HUGE CONCENTRATION OP GER • MANS AGAINST THE BRITISH,

PARIS, August i! 9,

An the.men are urgently required at t'.i.y franl, the Kaiser has ordered mobilisatioii of I,lm last reserve. They are to be employed to protect communication's and occupy Belgium, which is used In supply the 'requirements of the army, to relieve home resource*. Expert s opine ihat l.lie reserves joined the seventh German army corps in the Cambrai district, which, with cavalry, now totals <l.'!0,()00. If the losses, arid fifty thousand left at Antwerp, are deducted, there must be 1150,000 men, apart from six army corps, between Dinant and Thionvillc. General Lacrotix, summarising the situation of the Allies, says they must keep the Germans busy to prevent them transferring troops eastward. Therefore the Allies must not be content to remain on the defensive, but must attack and must follow the retreat, and thus discover when iho'Tlcrinniis have withdrawn, how many troops and Uhlans are threatening. They may sever telegraphic, communication, > JULIANS SUCCEEDING." " ' ST. PETERSBURG, August 29. The Russians approaching JKonigsberg dislodged the garrison and outposts, and also occupied Allenstein. GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS. ST. PETERSBURG, August 30. The Alsatian army, under the Grand Duke Frederick of Baden, is reinforcing the Germans in East Prussia. TURKEY'S ATTITUDE. CAUSING PERPLEXITY. . ST. PETERSBURG, August 20. The attitude of Turkey is causing perplexity. It, is reported that military preparations are being .carried on at all speed, and reservists are beiug drilled. x Only German war news is published iu Constantinople. > **

LONDON,,August ,Ecutci's Las Palmas says' tiiat, the Kaiser "Wiilielnv;>vna} coal^ J ing from tho-.-Aru,cas aii(]-Magdobiirg and tfro other eolliers at Riorteoio, olt Spanish Africa, when .-If,MS., HighflyQiv wassighted. The crows oH-thn Kaipaia, ,Ny: anna and an English fishing boat were j ininiediately trnnsEcrred fiom tho.Kais-1 nr Wilholm to the Aniens;, -Meanwhile i l,he Highflyer disabled the Magdeburg; • ■ It appears that the English fishing ,-i boat was captured! anil sunlc o(l> Iceland i twenty-ono-days ago.' The Kaifiam was sunk on in Ihiiliwlo 25. flog. lOmins, north anil longituded7miris lSsec west, was sunk short;' ly aftcMJie'Arlanza and Galirian' were released, j-';--;

Received August 3,0:'5.0p.m<,. ■ LONDON, August SO. ; ' ' ('Mornin'g); , The Daily Chronicle says that the Kaiser Willielni'sank the Knipara, Tubal Cain and Nyanza. The crews were landed at Liis ('almas, -, ■ '■ LONDON, 20 ; (Official):. . ■ The whole of tlile Kaipara'a cr'e\v are at Las Palnm ! . ! IN THE .EAST. ■ ■' ■ ' !' ■ JAPANESE. REPORT. i Received August 30/ "S'.fr p.m. TOKIO, Auust 29. The second Japanese-' squadrtfii l reports that tliere'= are' iio Chinese ships outside Kaio Cliao." THE DESTRUCTION'OF LOUVAIN. AN UNPARDONABLE ACT, 1 GERMANS CHA-GRINEI); • • • COPENHAGEN August 29, The dcst.ruction-"of'Ubuvaiii ig fully confirmed. Refugees state that the Germans were chagrined owing;to .their defeat on Tuesday. When it was necessary to cover up their comrades' mi,strife they commenced pillaging, destroying-ami expelling the inhabitants at I lie point of. the -bayonet, The murdered included 'an English-American clergyman,

The destruction includes a .magnificent Cathedral, the University and the library, ■( V. -

''The Berliner Tageblatt" ainiannne'i tlmt Lonvain. has. been bitterly punished for a civilian uprising. i OSTEND, August 20. Three Belgian ministers have gone to the United States as'a mission to President Wilson. It.is believed they will urge action in connection with the violation of international law. Received August DO, 5.5 p.m. .. !!9. The Vossiche Zeitung says Lonvain was destroyed because the whole popuation 11 red on the Germans. Women on the roofs poured boiling oil on the soldiers. Received August 'Hl,p.m. . " LONDON, Augusts, (Evening), The Press Bureau slates that the .destruction of Lonvain was an unpardph; able act of barbarity and vandalism. It can only be supposed that in the desire, to conceal the facts and cover up I,lie blunders of his own men, the German commander seized upon the first idea occurring as an excuse for an act unparalleled in the, history of civilisation. Lonvain is miles from the real fighting, International law recognises the. only legitimate aim of the war is weakened by the enemy's army. The rules forbid the destruction and seizure of properly not imperatively called for military necessities. By destroying Louvain :f«o Germans have committed a crime for which there can be no. atonement; Humanity has suffered a, loss which can sever be repaired. ..... ..

WASHINGTON_ Augiipt. , The Belgian Minister .conferred, with Mr W. J, Bryan ,(U.S,A. Secre.ta.ry, .of Rtate), 'protesting , against the jleatruotion of Louvain, ...

The Minister called,, , the ..United Stales attention to an .outrage. luieijua.l--led in the world's history,.. .' ...,

' J » ' MALINES BOMBARDED, • .V*v-•■■ v.. •, '■ • PUBLIC MONUMENTS DAMAGED! ANTWERP, August 29. Tlio. Germany bombarded Malines at niiflmght on Thursday, 'Most of tlio public inonunionfs woro liil;.When tlm bombardment censed the authorities ordered the civilians to evacimto tlio town. Many took rofugo .at . Duffel. The bombavdment was resumed on Friday and the Hotel de Yille and the,■ Church of St, Pierre wore, totally destroyed.. : The Courts'of Justice and the Catiic-, drril of St, Ilambaux were damaged. The tower is still intact, but the famous peal'was destroyed.-' .- V' ' THE ARROGANT GERMAN^ 1 CARDINALS AND PRIESTS HELD . CAPTIVE, ' Receive/I .August 30, 5,5 p.m. COPENHAGEN, August 29. 1 General Von der'Goltz holds Cardinal Janii'sen and fifteen priests hostages, The General declares they will be shot immediately if a single shot 13. fired against the Germans, HELP THE7JWISS, SERIOUS POSITION. ' #;> WASHINGTON, August 29. . The Swiss Minister to the United Stated lias .received 'from. Switzerland an appeal from the Swiss to the United States to aid the Swiss families impoverished by the necessity of keeping the Swiss army fully mobilised, Switzerland is feeling the responsibility very lieaviAv. I■ • , 1 LORD ROBERTS SPEAKS, THE PICK OP THE NATION, ■ LONDON, August 29. ' (Morning). Lord Roberts fiddrissed a. new, battalion of fusiliers, thirteen hundred strong, of city men, raised , ima. week. "The Field Marshal said: "Yoii are the pick of the nation: highly educated, business and professional men who arc doing what all able bodied men of whatever rank should do. How different is your action from that of t.]ie men who are continuing to play cricket and football as if the very existence of the country is not at stake, This is not the tii'rie to play games, We are engaged in a lift) and death struggle."

ItEMOVE TIIB TARIFF WALLS, GETTING AT THE ENEMY. 7 LONDON, August "0. . The British .Empire Industrial League suggests that the Dominioiis can help to capture t.lm enemies' trmto by removing or reducing during the war the tariff on British goods- competing with German and Austrian manufacturers, and readjusting tariffs after • the war. , The Blackhentli, London-Scottish, and several other prominent Rugby football clubs,hn\;p cancelled their season'«• fix: 'turns. Most of their players have joined tlie colours. There is a great discussion in the newspapers as to whether sports should be carried on while recruits'are needed. CAMPAIGN IN RUSSIA. ANOTHER ZEPPELIN RESTROYED. ST. PETERSBURG, August 29. A Russian shot brought down a German Zeppelin,\ which was bombarding the station at Calava on the Polish frontier. The airship, contained eight, soldiers, two quick-firers and explosives, GALLANT LIEGE. SEVERAL FORTS RESISTING. ANTWERP, August 29. (Official): Several Liege forts are still resisting.

' ENTHUSIASM IM CANADA. PRINCESS PATRICIA'S HORSE. Received .August 30, 5,5 p,m, ' : OTTAWA, August 23. Princess Patricia's Light Infantry Regimont, composed exclusively of Can-" ndinn veterans , of, the South •African war, which lias bmn raised by the gen* ,'erosity.of.'.a- Montreal millionaire, Mr Hamilton Gautt, inarched through Ot-, tawa to Montreal. . / Tlioy were greeted with enormous'en--tlmsiasm.. '. ' The Duke of- Gonnauglit and' Princess; Patricia visited the camp before the .departure, tiro Princess, presenting the 1 colours embroidered by herself. 1 1 WASHINGTON, August .29, ■ Advices' from Pekin 'indicate' that ■Tsing Tao is able ,;to stand an eight months siege. ,■/ • •' ; ,4. i 1111 I DESTROYEDIfMra. ■ FIFTY-FOURDRpWNED. , ST. PETERSBURG, August 29. A local- passenger steamer was destroyed by a mine at Otchakoif. The bulk of the passengers were rescued 1 f but fifty-four were drowned. THE CAMBRAI TIGHT. AN UNEQUAL CONTEST. LONDON, August 29, The Daily Telegraph's Arras eorres-. pondent says the defence of the frontier from Lille to Valenciennes was re ; cently entrusted to the territorials, but they were no match for a German cavalry division supported % a battalion of infantry, and artillery and machine guns. The territorials, without artillery and machine guns, were ordered to hold Cambrai at any cost. They fought for three hours and were then compelled to retreat to Arras followed by a body of cavalry, whose machine guns were dei'- • mating the ranks of the defenders. The' cavalry made several desperate rushep, but failed to get home. Finally, the French regulars arrived just in time to cover the remainder of the retreat. There is now a strong and efficien force ready to oppose the advance upon.Bethune and Aira.

THE GERMAN BANDITS. j PROMINENT CITIZENS HELD FOR HANSOM, Received August ,10, 5.5 p.m. OSTEND, August Only one million francs of the Brussel's war levy have been paid. The Germans threaten to seize pictures and works of art in the musiu'.r;, The Military Governor ha/j arrested Ernest Solway, described as the Belgian* Carnegie upon whom has been imposed a tax of thirty million francs. Baron Lambert Rothschild has also been arrested and taxed for ten million francs.

f 'honours'OF WAR, ~ ''' t ( >THE GALL ANT' ' f ST. PETERSBURG August 29. j - Prince Cristaff, Colonel of the Ilorno; Artillery,- has been decorated, for order- 1 ing )iis men' to hitch-offi their own giiua and gallop after the German gung, Bevv oral of which were captured • anil : brought back by the Russians' teamunder a heavy fire', ' ; THE PATRIOTIC PREMIER. v.-. MR ASQUITH'S ATTITUDE. aJ , .. LONDON August 29. ■ Mr. Asquith lias Issued fi: stirring letter to the' Lord Mayors ami Lord Pro;vosts of Britain,,, urging *them to, c;ill great meetings to emphasise the light and soundness of tlio British cause. • The Premier offers to go to the cities and address the meetings. ' ~ . . THE LEGION OF HONOUR. / DEFENDERS Ol? LONGAVY. [l .P AIMS, August 29, General JolTre has conferred the Legion of Honour upon Lieut,-Colonel Darclie, Governor; of fLongwyp; wliere there are only eight'luindred defenders. The Germans are now advancing in four columns, The first column is at the gap of Steay, -twelve miles west of Longwy, where they hope to strike the Meuse .and accomplish a turning movement against Verdun and Montmedy. The" fortress and the deep, valleys of the Meuse should make it possible for • the' French to counter this army. ..The second army is striking between Montmedy and Menzieres, despite the forests which the French occupy. There is a small fort at Charleiriont perched upon a rock seven hundred feet high.

ANOTHER RORKE'S DRIFT.

THE BRITISH STAND AT TOURNAI. ' V' . . BOULOGNE, August 20. Eye witnesses liken the last stand of the British guuiiers to Borke's Drift. V! Seven hundred British to'ok lip'.a position Oil high ground near Tonrnai,' with twenty-two field pieces and two garrison artillery guns, and one light infantry," ami entrenched. ( ' German-shrapnel made good'practice from Ihe north-west of Tournai, which the British effectively returned meanwhile, awaiting the arrival of a French army corps. ' The situation was critical when the' Uhlans, who were reinforced,- charged down the streets to the leading British position. They, swept round the Hanks with desperate bravery, and charged to the very. lpiizzles of the British .guns. The survivors stale that the Germans mounted quick-firers in Bed Cross waggons, so as to lie able to get close. A gunner, who was shot iii both legs, thus summed up the episodo: "The Cormahs won't .be so cocksure nixt time; we'll give them hell.'' * >