CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2248, 7 September 1914, Page 6

CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS

: HEROES OF THE WAR

v SOUTH LANCASHIRE? GALLANT £ \ DEFENCE T- ' London, September 4. .',: Hie South Lancashire Regiment made i. heroic stand in the recent fighting. It "occupied an, exposed position, where it '.Tvas raked by machine guns. There were ■'momentary ' signs' of wavering, but a 'major rallied the-men, shouting "Bβ :Englishmen 1" And Englishmen they themselves to be. • One soldier earned on his hack for 800 yards his young wounded subaltern. Tho latter died on the way, but tho .would-bo rescuer's only commont was "Now I am deaf in ono ear with the dreadful racket of those- guns." BRITISH CABUAI.TIEB, :'■'.; FURTHER LIST ISSUED. ■'.-: (Rec. September 8, 5,5 p.m.) : : London, September i, wen'ma. ; ■-A further casualty list han t/Csn issued, showing 16 officere kills/j, KS wounded, and 84 missing, -." Tlio Allies captured yesterday three hundred TJhlans. The officers killed inclado Ozofhtfy Lambton, tho Earl of Durharrt'e twin brother. "ODDS OF FIVE TO OHE." COLONEL CHETWODE'S STORY. (Rec September g, 5.6 p.m.) London, September 5. Colonel Sir P. W. Clietwodo (of tho London Mounted Brigade), the first man of tho British Expeditionary Forco to bo mentioned in dispatches, writing to his father-in-law (Commander Richard Staplcton-Cotton,- M.V.0.),. states' :— "Wo wero (ightijig -unceasingly for ten

days, and had no rest, fighting with odds of five to one againpt us. We have been through the Uhlans like brown paper, but ive must have men." ' IN LIONS' SKINS. GERMAN MOTOR RAID. . (Rec. September 8, 5.5 p.m.) Havre, Soptember 5. Five German soldiers in British uniforms attempted a daring raid on Havre. They motored at high speed from the direction of Harflour, and ivcro several times challenged and fired at until a peasant, hearing the ehots, drew a heavy cart across tho road and wrecked tho motor, which contained a quick•firer., The occupants were arrested. PRINCE ADOLPH'S DEATH. PREFERS SUICIDE TO DISGRACE. London, September 4. After many adventures, Lady Redmond West has . arrived in England. She states that Prince Adolf of Schimm-burg-Lippo,' who was reported a few days ago to have been shot by tho Belgian defenders at Liege, while aseisting to rally reinforcements round a German standard, commanded a cavalry regiment, which nearly annihilated another / German regiment at Liege. When tho morning came he discovered his error and shot himself, rather than face the Kaiser's wrath. NAMUR.'A'BARRACKS.* (Rec. September 6,, 6.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, September 5. 'A' telegram,from Berlin .states that the hotels at Nanrar have been eonverted into a barracks. Tho whole of the square has been burnt down, and the- magnificent Town Hall has been demolished. The troops are guarding the bakeries from the starving citizens. The troops are dependent upon tho vast stores of preserved food taken from the conqueaea forts. GERMAN GIRL SPY CAUGHT.. London, September 4, evening. Reuter's Parie correspondent reports that English soldiers arrested a goodlooking sixteen-year-old German girl'at ■a bridge over the Oise on a charge of espionage. "She had plans of all tho reads and bridges around Paris. The same party also arrested a German spy dressed in an. English uniform. , 'A TREACHEROUS VOLLEY. (Reo. September 6, 5.5 p.m.) London. September 5. It is reported that the Germans, after being allowed to bring in their wounded at Douai (some days ago), fired a volley upon three hundred Bntish stretcher bearers.—"Times" and Sydney "Sun" 6ervices. '■■" BRAVE JEWISH SOLDIERS. : London, September 5. The bravery of Jews in the Russian Army is revolutionising public opinion in. Russia. A Jewish medical student saved the colours of his -egiment at the last extremity during terrible fighting in East Prussia.—"Times" and Sydney- "Sun" services. .-■ TRICKED BY BUGLE-CALLS. (Rec. September 6, 5.5 p.m.) London, September 5. Trouble was caused in several instances- during ■ last week's fighting through the Germans using British bugle-calls, notably on August 28, when tho Munster Fusiliers were isolated on the extreme length, and thereby lost nearly half their number. SURRENDERED TO THE FRENCH. (Rec. September 6, 5.5 p.m.) ' ".-.■.• .'■•,-. Paris, September 5. ' Tho Paris , "Journal" states that a German colonel, who has been taken prisoner, states that five thousand men were massed at Luneville when the French artillery surprised and bombarded them for two hours. When only three thousand Germans were left, they hoisted the white.flag. ' ""■ HOW' THE RUSSIAN GENERAL . DIED. (Reo. September 6, 6.5 p.m.) Petrogratf, September 5. General Samsonoff who commanded the Russian force) which recently sus-tained'a-check'in East Prussia) disregarded warnings of danger, declaring "My place , is with my men." Presently a shell killed General Samsonoff and most of his staff; GALLANT MEN OF DEVON. (Rec. September' 6, 5.5 p.m.)., . London, September 4, evening. Tho "Daily Chronicle's" war'correspondent. (Mr. Matrin Donohoe); states that the Devons. were magnificent in action, and fought with the real Devon , spirit and tenacity, PARTS OF.BELGIUM'FLOODEDv ■ (Rec September 6, 5.5 p.m.) , .'■■■' Ostend, September 5. The Belgian Engineers have flooded several districts, especially, about, "Mslines. ■■,'■■ ■".'■' THE WAR LORD. Berlin, September 5. A wireless message states that on Monday, the Kaiser, who is with the Crown' Prince's army, passed the night among the troops. DUTCH STEAMER STOPPED. ■ ■ ;.'■■'" ■ Washington, September 4. The British cruiser Suffolk (County class. 9800 tons, 231 knots, 14 6in. guns), stopped a Dutch steamer a few miles off NeS\ York harbour because her signals wore disregarded. ....*: