SOMETHING HAPPENING.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 319, 16 October 1915, Page 5

SOMETHING HAPPENING.

IMPORTANT REPORT, IF TRUE, ;' GERMANS' FATE IN BALtApJCBL EVERYTHING READY FOR RETREAT. LONDON, October 15 The "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent reports that there are indications of- events- happening on the issue of which hangs the future of the Germans in Belgium, and perhaps in north era France. He learns from reliable sources that at Ghent, Courtrai, Bruges and Charleroi trains are standing ready in case of retreat by the Germans. Extra bridges have been thrown across the Scheldt. The headquarters of the army on the extreme right have been moujd back. The Duke of Wurtemburg has established himself at Ghent. Troops just arrived are all flung into the zone northward of Arras. BLOCKADE OF GERMANY. ANOTHER SILENT VICTORY. i GERMAN COMMERCE STOPPED IN | THE BALTIC. THREE STEAMERS SUNK ON MONDAY COPENHAGEN, o:>t 1" The success of the British submarines in the Baltic overshadows even t%?. Balkans. A German captain saw three steamers sunk on Monday. After an explosion he found wreckage and llfetcats bottom upwards. Steering east, he saw another disappear four yards away. Later in the evening he heard a terrific explosion, and a third vessel's lights were extinguished. The tables have been turned on tjhe Germans in waters where they have hitherto been unchallenged. Neutral ship* are not molested, but effective German isolation is resulting. The onlylosses reported are where the crews land in Sweden. Nothing is said of i%e cases cf crews landing in Germany. BLOCKADE OF BRITAIN. A WEEK'S TOLL. LONDON, October 15. For the week ending the 13th, arrivals and departures totalled 1501, , of which four, aggregating 15,464 tons, ( were sunk by submarines. ) , . GERMAN DESTROYER SUNK. BY BRITISH SUBMARINE. IN THE BALTIC .SEA. (Rec. 9.40 a.m.) COPENHAGEN. Oct. 15. A British submarine attacked a German cruiser and two destroyers in the Baltic. It torpedoed and sunk a destroyer. The others ficd. _ GERMAN LIEr EXPOSED. LONDON, Oct. 15. Sir John French in a later report denies the German .statement . that the English were attacking from Yproa to Loos. No attempts-were made beyond those mentioned in the. previous report. THE ZEPPELIN RAID. GERMANS REPORT BOMBING LONDON. (Reed 9.50 a.m.) BERLTN, October 15., Official: Our Naval Air Ships encountered vigorous counter action when they reached the English Coast. They dropped incendiary explosive bombs on London city and sustained se/3'J at- ' tacks. MAIMED AIRSHIP GETTIN3 HOME. SEEN OVER HOLLA 7D. (Reed 9.5 a.m.) ROTTERDAM, Orto&ar 15 Several Zeppelins were observed yesterday flying south-easterly, one was maimed; and flying low, with jerky movements, and at eccentric angles. Dutch guards fired on it, but it disappeared towards the German frontier in great distress. GERMANS CALLING UP GREYBEARDS. ! ('Times and Sydney Sun Services) LONI>C\N, October 14. An Amsterdam message states that the Germans have called up men of 50, who arc divided according to physique into the armed Landsturni for fighting and the unarmed Landsturm for manual labour. , PRUSSIAN MURDERS. | ON BELGIAN CPvTLTA-NS. (i*ecd 2.50 a.m.} PARIS, October 15. Since the occupation of Belgium, Prussians, under the orders of "their officers, have shot over 5000 civilians.