CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2264, 25 September 1914, Page 6

CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS

PEASANTS DISMEMBERED. ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE/ (Bee. September 24, 10.15 p.m.) . :', \ , London, September; 28. . The' '.fDaily Telegraph" reports that the Germans captured fourteen unarmed peasants'at the town of Lebb'eke,in' Belgium, near . Terinonde, and '. tied them together, placed them.against a wall, and then bayoneted. their limbs, which they afterwards.cut.off. NEW FORM OF TREACHERY. AUSTRIANS LURE ON ■;' RUSSIANS; ■■■ ,(Rec. September; 24; 6.10 p'.m.-) ;■'.■'.■'.■ '* ''' .:' Petrograd, September 23. .It is slated that, the Austrians, finding abuse of the white flag unsuccessful, have-adopteda new form of treachery. When threatened with the bayonet they cry out, "Russian brothers,' don't kill us!" and then open fire with machine, guns.—("Times" . and Sydney-, ; - "Sun'.'.. Services.) . , .' STRONG GUARDS FOR BRITISH. FLATTERING RESPECT; ■ . London, September 23.. ■ The, Germans are paying flattering respect to the British'prisoners. Thirty bhousand-French prisoners at Maubeuge are guarded by two hundred Germans,while soven British have thirty guards. and Sydney ,"Sun". Serrrices.) > GENERAL CAVELUEN. ; DETERMINES, GERMAN RETREAT. x London, September 23. The "Daily: Telegraph's". Bordeaux correspondent states that it was General Caveluen, and not General Pau, who brought up 200,000 . men i to' .Sir John French's left, and determined the German retreat.' . GERMAN TREACHERY. ABUSE OF T^E'WHITE FLAG. '• ■■•';■ London, September 23. An Irish Guardsman who was. wounded reports that the German's at the battle of the Aisne hoisted the white Bag. The British, advancing to secure prisoners, were 6iibjectcd to a terrible fire from concealed batteries, none being, nble.to walk'across the field. . THE STRAIN OF WAR. (Rec. September 24,'6.10, p.m.) London, September 23. ' 'Ten per, cent, of the British wounded are -suffering from rheumatism and bronchitis, ;and from'overstrain due to excessive inarching. k TERRITORIALS AT MALTA. - (Rec. September 24, 10.50 p.m.) - , London, September 23. ■ A message from Malta delayed by the censor describes the landing of a force of London Territorials on September 14. Lord Kitchener, speaking in the House of Lords a few days ago, announced that Territorials had been sent to Malta,' also to Egypt, thus relieving the garrisons there for service in France. A CIRCASSIAN FEAT. ,'~ Petrograd, September 23. Sixty Circassians entered Ozestochow, overpowered the German patrols, entered the cafes, and slew German officers, and then withdrew without loss. RETURNING FROM GERMANY (Rec. September 24, 0.5 a.m.) Amsterdam, September 23.. ■', The second batch of four hundred British women and children 'have arrived from Germany en route to England.

The proportion of British men among the seamen of the British mercantile marine was briefly discussed at the annual meeting of tho Auckland Navy League. The president, Mr. W. J. Napier, stated that he had the figures extonding back for many years, aiid these showed that there had been a gradual improvement since Mr. Chamberlain interested himself in the matter 23 years, ago, Tho proportion of British seamen had gradually increased, and to-day the number of foreigners in the mercantile navy was not more than 37 per cent. If the war had not broken out, and the average increase in the number of British sailors had continued for a few more years, tho proportion of foreigners would have been reduced to 20 per cent. Even now, if, one eliminated cooks, waiters, and stewards from tho total, one would find that the proportion of foreign-born men on British ships would be considerably less than n 37 per cent. "Still," remarked Mr. Napier, ''British people should man their own mercantile marine, which should be the nurserv of .jiho forces for the navy.."-