CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2310, 18 November 1914, Page 6

CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS

.-. AN AWFUL EXPLOSION MINED VILLAGE DESTROYS .WHOLE BATTALIONS. London, November 16, The "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent mentions that a villago in North Franco was attacked on both sides. , The Fiench General ordered a retreat. The Germans, noticing this, humedly poured battalion aftei battalion into tho village, whereupon an explosion shook the countryside, tho French having mined tho village. Several battalions of tho enemy aro dead in tho mills. BARBARIC WURTEMBTJRGERS. Paris; November 16. It; is semi-officially,' stated that the iWurtemburgers occupying Guebwiller , ignited the■ houses, and that, tho comi m'arider collected tho relics in tho church and superintended ',their ignition: The church was practically consumed by tho flames.-;. Catholic soldiers who refused to' pour petroleum on the relics wero fhot. GERMAN GRAVES AT RAMSCHAPELLE. London, November 16. A correspondent says that round Ramschapelle, where the.; Germans > broko through tho Belgian lines, there i aro hundreds of rough graves, mostly piles of turf over shell-holes. Many i men have been buried singly in the holes made by the shells winch killed ' them.—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" 1 Services) DEADLY FLOTSAM FROM THE NORTH SEA. Amsterdam, November 16. , Eighty mines have been washed up on ' fthe coast of Zccland, Holland. (Rec. Ncvembor 17, 10 p m.) ' Amsterdam, November 17. ( Four naval officers and three sailors ffore killed.,whilo examining a mine which had been washed up at Westca(Oelle, in Holland.