CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2299, 5 November 1914, Page 6

CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS

AMAZING GERMAN LOSSES GENEROUS PRAISE FOR THE BELGIANS. London, November 3. A German lieutenant who is a prisoner generously praises the Belgians Ho admits amazing German losses. After crossing the River Ysor the Germans floundered in tho flooded intervening country, tho Belgians ponnng in a deadly infantry fire. One of tho most horrible sights he had ever seen was that of men being shot and drowned at the samp time. PANIO IN GERMAN STAFF HEADQUARTERS. Paris, November 3.

French aviators dropped bombs on the headquarters of the Duko of Wurtemberg's army at Theilt on Sunday and throw a large part of the motor-cars into a panic, and scattered the oscorting troops. .Another report says that three of the staff were killed. WHITE FLAG TREACHERY. London, November 3. A correspondent states that tho Germans are still making treacherous use of'the white-flag. ;Tho hoisting of the signal is the almost' invariable reply to a British bayonet charge, and when the British have taken tho signal in good faith they have beon-coolly fired upon. The result has been that the flag in German hands has lost its significance. —("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) . . GERMAN' BIG-GUN FABLE. London, November 3. Berlin says that'the Germans have retained remarkable secrecy of the 52- ■ centimetre guns which the enemy regards as fables. These guns have actually been in Germany's possession for sis years, and artillerymen havo been constantly practising their use. — ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) IN TERROR- OF THE BAYONET. November 3. In order to minimise tho losses ..at night by bayonet charges, tho Germans have adopted the practico of vacating the front trenches during the night and reoccupying them at dawn. —("Times" and Sidney "Sun" Services.) GERMAN LOOTERS. London/ November 3. Gorman prisoners.taken were found to be loaded wtih watches, jewellery, and French money, acquired by looting in Belgium and France.—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) BAVARIANS TURN ON THEIR OFFICERS. London, November 3. In view of the fact that tho Queen of the Belgians is a Bavarian Princess, officers of the Bavarian troops on arriving in Belgium informed their men that they were in tho Ardennes. "When tho Bavarian troops learned of the deception they attacked an hotel and killed every officer.—('.'Times" and Sydney Sun" Services.) THE KAISER AGAIN. , London, November 3; The Kaiser, presiding at a troop .parade of fifty miles of the German fighting Tine in France, congratulated tho Brandonberg Teginicnts and added: '.'After .the.'.war we will all meet again. In any case the enemy will be beaton." (Rec. November 4, 9.30 p.m.)' London, November 3. Copenhagen reports that a spectator of the review'of troops last week heard the Kaiser say: "They wish to kill Germany. If we gain, we must gain a new empire, which shall arise more splendid than tho world has ever seen — a new Roman-German Empire, which shall rule a world which will bo happy." GERMAN MINES BLOWN ASHORE. 1 London, November 3. , A gale has driven a number of powerful German, mines ashore on the Northumberland coast. BOMBS THAT NEARLY MADE HISTORY. (Reo. November 5, 0.5 a.m.) London, November 4. A British aviator's bomb, thrown from above Thielt, ten miles north-east of Roulers, fell on a spot where tho Kaiser, fifteen minutes .earlier, had given an audience to the Headquarters Staff.

,■ A.Calais spy informed the Germans that President Poincare and King Albert ■• intended to inspect the FrancoBelgian cavalry in the Square of the Hotel de Ville, at Fumes (just below Nieuport), on -Monday. '•' A Taube aeroplane, misinformed'of the time, dropped' a bomb from five thousand feet half an hour , before , the King- and' President Poincaro arrived. Little- damage was done. ; ■ ;. ; ' ; ' '■ : ' ■• ■ .--.