CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2258, 18 September 1914, Page 5

CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS

THE FALL OP FORT MAUBEUGE TWELVE DAYS* BOMBARDMENT Paris, September 16. The investment of Maubeuge was commenced on August 26, the first shell being fired on the following day. The main attack was centred on the east and north of the town. German siege artillery completely, destroyed the Bpussoir, Essarts, and Cerfontain Forts, and the Rocq earthworks. Some of the forts surrendered after twenty-four hours; the others after . two days., . Tlie bombardment of the town, lasted twelve days. Over a thousand shells fell near the railway station in one night. The loss of life was elightd Through The fruit country of, france. British in the orchards and cornfields. Last week's battle was fought iir the fruit country of France, even the open roads being : lined with avenues of peats and apples. Under the cannonade of their own artillery the British infantry fought steadily forward through the orchards and uuharvested corn. GERMAN WOMEN'S KINDNESS TO PRISONERS. BITTER COMPLAINTS BY GERMAN SOLDIERS. ' Copenhagen, September 16. ISewspapers in Berlin publish a number of letters from men in the field complaining bitterly of the reports that German women and girls received the French and Russian prisoners with kindness, and even made them small presents of food and tobacco. One German Writes: "In the name of my comrades shedding blood for these unnatural womeu, I express our deepest regret. We afo all filled with disgust at such behaviour. Women like Jheso ought to be piit in front of the troops that they might feel in their own bodies What our lot is." CARrtAGE AT MARNE. TERRIBLE STORIES FROM THE . BATTLEFIELD. (Rec. September 18, 0.60 a.m.) _ Paris, September 17. Horrible stories of the carnage are reaching Paris from visitors to the Marne battlefield. At oile spot the Germans built a barrier of their! dead six feet high, behind which they resisted the French Charges. The Turcos finally carried the barrier after a bloody struggle. A litter of seven thousand corpses now marks the spot. Elsewhero two thousand Germans ■made a stand at a sugai factory, sending a murderous hail of bullets at the pursuing Frenchmen. \ The artillery, however, caused the refinery to catch fire, and the Germans, entrapped, jumped from.the windows, and were picked off by the French infantrymen. Only two hundred Germans escaped. PRINCE JOACHIM'S STORY. "GOD ALLOWED ME TO BE ' WOUNDED." ("Ernes" and Sydney "Sun'' Services.) (Reo, September 17, 6 p.m.) , London, September 16. The Kaiserin welcomed Prince Joachim to Berlin. The Prince exclaimed: "God allowed mo to be wounded. Bless. Him 1 • I am proud- of the day I fell." He added that the Germans subdued thoir fire at Weerde inducing the Belgians to advance. "Then hell broke loose. The 'whole German front spat a continuous stream of lead and the deadly fire of the big guns -wiped out the head of the. Belgian column as a sponge wipes a slate." CLEVER TACTICS OF THE RUSSIANS. DISAPPOINTMENT FOR THE ENEMY. Petrograd, September 16. The Russians, crossing the San immediately behind the retreating Austrians, avoided the tipper and shallower reaches, which are guarded by the Jaroslar and Przemj'sl fortresses, which cost many millions. -They were thus installed in a .river-surrounded triangle, amidst a- considerable quantity of Austrian stores. The Austriahs. were greatly flustered at she unexpected passage of the Russians to a district where they hoped to rest after a series of cruel defeats. VANDALS IN A CATHEDRAL. WOMAN CORRESPONDENT'S VISIT TO AERSOHOT. . London, September 16. Miss Louise Mack, of Australia, who is the. Antwerp correspondent of the "Evening Ne.vs," describes the horrors which took place at Aerschot. In the Cathedral, on • the High Altar, . there were placed many empty wine and beer bottles, the offertory box was 6tolen, and replaced by beer bottles. There was filth everywhere. The Madonna's head was cut off, a large crucifix burnt; tho altar brocades were slashed, and pictures chopped from their frames. There was a dead pig in one of the side chapels. These aots were the work of drunken soldiers. ' i Street after street of Aerschot was destroyed, only blackened ruins remaining. At the chemists' the Germans niixed all the drugs together. They shot the Burgomaster's two children. A German colonel was shot in tho Burgomaster's servant's room from the outside of the building, it is supposed by the girl's sweetheart. The girl and her swain were instantly executed. LESSONS OF THE BOER WAR. BRITISH ATTACKS IN OPEN ORDER, London, September 16. The lessons of the Boor war were not forgotten at the Battle of the Marne. The British swept from thoir trenches in open order, ofter under tho withering fire of German machine guns, but stooping low each man made for the nearest cover. After a fusilade they poured on again, until with a fierce cheer they drove the Germans from the trenches with their bayonets. BRITISH PRISONERS PUBLICLY BAITED. . Paris, September 16. British' prisoners in Germany have been singled out for excessive humiliations. They are prodded with bayonets for the amusement of jeering crowds. GERMAN PRISONERS IN ENGLAND London, September 16. A thousand German prisoners have been sent to special prison camps at Aldershot, Dorchester, and elsewhere. They aro receiving full army rations. PRISONERS OFWAR AT LUBLIN. (Rec. September 17, S.lO p.m.) Petrograd, September 16. Four thousand five hundred Gorman prisoners have arrived at Lublin. NOVEL EXPEDIENT. (Rec. September 17, 6 p.m.) London, September 16. The simple expedient of removing the braces of German prisoners is being adopted at Lyons to prevent escape. This means that at least one hand must be kept in the trousors pocket while the men aro at exercise.—("Times" and Sydney. "Sun" Serviced

"LONG WAY to tipperary." ("Timee" and Sydney •'Run'-' Services.) London, September 16. French trains bedecked with flowers, with coronets of roses hanging on the handles of tho doors and bouquets suspended from the side of the engines, are filled with khaki-clad British troops. At every door and at every window are seen tho jolly boy faces of England. You can just catch the lilt of 'It's a Long Way to Tipperary" as they pass on, route to join tho fierce chase of the Germans across France. WELL-FED "TOMMIES." (Press Association.) London, September 16. The British ''Tommies" are providing inuumerablo refugees with bully beef and English tea. Tho "Tommy" is so well fed that he Can afford to keep a large portion of the countryside alive out of his rations without going hungry. FAMOUS SPRINTER'S GALLANT FIGHT. Bordeaux* September 16. Georges Andre, the famous sprinter and international footballer) has been prcmotod to.the'rank of sergeant for gallantry. Germans surrounded his company in a village of Loriaihej and Andre sabred many, captured a standard, and regained the French lines. He did a wonderful sprint under a hail of bullets. GERMAN AEROPLANE BROUGHT DOWN. (Rec. September 17, 10.45 p.m.) Rotterdam, September 16. Belgian patrols brought down a German aeroplane near Rochefort. Two of the occupants were killed. THE SACRED IKON. Petrograd, September 16. An historical ikon representing the appearance of the Virgin to Saint Sergms has been conveyed to Russian headquarters from a Moscow monastery. It has been with the Russians in all important campaigns since the foundation of the present dynasty. ONE OF OUR BEST ARTILLERY OFFICERS, London, September 16. Brigadier-General N. Fmdlay, one of our best artillery officers, was killed in tli? battle, at Torey, northward 6f Chateau Thierry, a shell blowing him to pieces just as .the British, guns woro getting the upper hand. THREE MILLION MEN AT BATTLE •OF THE MARNE. London, September 16. Army corps aggregating three million men participated in the fighting at Marne.— ("Times" and Sydney ■ "Sun" Services.) "..; : VARIOUS ITEMS. SLAV REGIMENTS DESERT TO THE SERVIANS.. ~ (Rec. September 17, 8:50 p.m.) Athens, September 16. Two Austrian Slav regiments which deserted to the Servians, helped their new allies to capture Seinlin. A PLUCKY FRENCHWOMAN. London) September 16. When the Germans approached Soissons the military authorities ordered the civil officers to leave. In their absence the Germans began' pillaging the houses. Madame Machered, presenting herself to the commanding officer, said: "You may consider me Mayor of Sois* sons, and ask me for anything you want." Pillaging then ceased. >:.RUTHLESS.iBRANDENBURGERS. • Antwerp, September 16. Brandenburg troops slaughtered' 182 civilians at Soiumagn on the ground that rifles were found in some of their houses, despito the fact that Workmen in the Liego district take rifles from the factories to finish them in their homes, and that such rifles are minus the breech mechanism atod the men are without ammunition. KAISER TO LEAD HIS ARMIES. Paris,, September 16. It is reported that the Kaiser, is going to lead the armies concentratingagainst tho cataclysm Russia is preparing, i GERMAN GUNS CAPTURED IN GALIOIA. .-' ... - § Petrograd, September 16. Excluding four hundred guns taken in the Galician battle, twenty heavy German howitzers, and thirty-six heavy cannon, bearing the Kaiser's/ initials) have, been captured from the 6th German Corps.