ecislative Library x~ THE LATEST WAR news FIRST THE DAILY NEWS =| THE DAILY NEWS ~ aaapcy NEwWws Makes a Special Effort to Giv , ege Imoatted a ISH LANCERS CHARGED GERMAN GUNS IN AWFUL FIGHT AN SOLDIERS DECLARE BATTLES IN SOUTH aFRica & CHILDISH IN COMPARISON TO AWFUL CARNAGE. great havoc. The British frightfully. guns out of action. The artillery they faced during the ‘France. ISIN WORLD'S BATTLE NOW ON — CERMANS PUSHING ALLIES BACK | n, Sept. 3.—The crisis In| Which furious fighting is now in id's greatest battle is NOW progress. The Allies fell back The Germans have step by step, inflicting serious the full weight of their losses, but have not yet decisively into the combat. The left checked the Germans. NS NOW THOUSANDS WERE WINNING ALL MOWED DOWN ALONG THE LINE BY BRITISH GUNS to The News-11:30 a.m.) (Special to THE NEWS.) rad, Sept. 3.—The Ger- arrison at Koenigsburg sortie on the Russians repulsed. Austrians were beaten by sians at Malic, near the! "© of Dneister and Gnit Lie |? Germans came up so close ly s, losing 5,00 killed and |" ed lines that the British rs and 32 guns. guns simply slaughtered them uthern Russian army has He estimates that throughout the London, Sept. 3 Among the 100 British wounded who arrived] who had been stricken blind GUNMEN | . GET AIRSHIP SENT GOVERNOR OF | to The Rews-11:30 a.m.) SAMOA T0 FIJI Says one of the German (‘Special to The News-11: 30 a.m.) nes flying over Paris was London, Sept. 3.—The New t to the ground and the Zealand authorities report that killed. the German governor of Samoa after his surrender was sent with H CABINET other prisoners to Fiji. OFF TO BORDEAUX |" one ewe KILLED ' to Ths News-11:30 a.m.) NEWS) Sept. 3.—President (Special to THE s re and the French cabinet | Lond Sept. 3 The list of of ne to Bordeaux. ficers killed a sounded in. the ifighting in Fra just made slic, contains i ne ‘3s fa- IESE ARMY aoe ar throug! t ee nited ’ m ; » the killed i. LANDS IN CHINA |‘: va oa ’ Robert Cor wnat 1Maude. of the Coldstreams, and ' to The News-11:30 a.m.) | Major Vietor Reginald Brooke, foo China, Sept. 3. 3.—The |: military seeretary to the Vieeroy Se have now landed some 0 f [ndi thousand men at Lung | ‘, 100 miles north of | Tau in Kiao Chow. They | t The Cost of War. arch south, ndon, Sept, 3.—The Bank- len s’ Magazine in its issue of to- GSBURG GARRISON jdas declares that from July 20 DE SUCCESSFUL SORTIE |i) July 30 the depreciation in 187 repre ptative securities sept. J A dispatch |deait in on the Lond Stock Ex nat Koenigsberg |change amounted a0 40,000 ful attempt at a} 000, the fall being the greatest in | British and foreign funds SO ee eoe NOTICE ‘. THOSE APPLYING FOR ENLISTMENT IN THE EW REGIMENT FORMING HERE WILL PARADE FOR "ILL AT THE GOVERNMENT WHARF EVERY EVEN- © AT SEVEN-THIRTY SHARP DURING THIS WEEK. ee ¢. W. PECK. "**+eeceone. | to The News-11:30 a.m.) Then huge masses of German on, Sept. 3.—The charge infantry threatened to surround Ninth Lancers at an un- the British regiments. With bay-| spot during which the Al~ onet charges and shouting and| de a tactical retreat is de- yelling the British literally cut. as a second Balaclava. their way through. The German. German guns in a battery artillery mowed them down | charged in the open at| The British soldiers declare the ns under a hail of tydite hottest fire in South Africa war linite |was child’s play to the fire of the killed the gunners and German machine guns and heavy | lost heavily going and fighting in both Belgium and | to The News-11:30 a.m.) rates of the Allies was pushed | back to the Oise River, along! at Southampton was a gunner} sighting a gun He said | , rried the Valley of Foul | re 3 . of a aghting ae ‘ ter an obstinate fight. fore blindness ove rtook him hat 4 thousands of Germans had | fallen PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., W POPE, BENEDICTE XV, WAS ELECTED TO-DAY THE FORTIFICATIONS OF ANTWE RP. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER Neo nv ge Fort } 8 Fort or vu" TER CIRCLE A glance at the diagram will bear out the saying that the “armies Antwerp.” It will be noted that there than those at Liege, which are still holding out against the Germans. is an outer as well as inner line of forts much stronger RUSSIANS TAKE 2,000 PRISONERS AND MANY GUNS * St. Petersburg, oii iol 3.—The general staff announces that the | Austrian Fifteenth Division was completely routed near Lust- len ff One hundred officers and} 2.000 soldiers were made pris- oners The official announcement | adds that the commander of the | Ametrion division, the commaad- er of the brigade and chief cf staff of the division were killed. rhe Russians captured twenty guns and the flag of the Sixty- Fifth Regiment. CARDINAL DELLA CHIESA ELECTED POPE TobaY': (Special to The News-11:30 a.m.) Rome, Sept. 3.—Cardinal Del- la Chiesa was elected as Pope to- day in succession to the late Pope Pius X. The new Pope will be known as Canediste XV. HUNDRED CHILDREN VICTIMS OF WAR [FRENCH GOVERNMENT 0 0° NOW AT BORDEAUX =" ‘iermans GERMANS HAVE NO STANDING IN THE CANADIAN COURTS (Special to THE NEWS.) Paris, Sept 3-—A_ dispatch from Petrograd (St. Petersburg says that during the bombard-| ment of Belgrade the Austrians} destroyed the maternity hospital, | over which the Red Cross flag} was flying They killed 100 children. BRUSSELS PROMISED RELIEF VERY SOON Antwerp, Sept. 3 The people of Brussels were comforted early yesterday morning by a message whieh was dropped into the city from a French aeroplane, It read as follows You will soon be relieved from the Germans.” TENDERS WANTED. Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned up to 10 a. m Saturday, September 5, fdr the purchase of the stock, confec- tionery, cigars and tobaceo of Owen J, Finnigan, The highest or any tender not necessarily aceepted, Stoek ean be inspected and inventory list obtained at the offiee of the un- lersigned, Koom (1, Smith Block Kk. PF. DOYLE, 204-205 Trustee Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners. Phone 4, uf _ Xe RRR EKER EHH RHEE * * |\* COMMANDER * AERIAL NAVY * © * London, Sept. 3.—Mr. #| \* Claude Graham White * * has been appointed tem- * * porary flight commander * * of the British navy. * * Richard T. Gates has * * been appointed temporary * * flight lieutenant. * * * FSSC SE BRITISH WAR OFFICES GIVES OUT GOOD NEWS London, Sept. 3.—The official press bureau has issued the fol-|'‘ wing Cont us fighting has been in pet gress oles the whole line attl rhe British engaged betty dist tion a cavalry force of the enemy. They brushed |!" them ba nd captured ten guns. | The Freneb army has continu- ground in Lorraine and other re- gions The Russians are investing | Koenigs! x, while the Russian | victory is complete in Lemberg. (Special to THE NEWS.) Paris, Sept, 3 A proclamation | has been issued by the Freneh| ; government announcing that all) government departments will be transferred to Bordeaux tempo- | rarily. AIRSHIP DROPS s BOMBS ON ANTWERP Londén, Sept. 3 A dispatch passing over a town dropped sev- eral bombs. One struck the rail- way, doing no damage, but others seriously damaged ten bouses, In addition to those striking houses, five bombs tore great holes in a field in the rear o° the buildings. The forts flred on the airship and it is believed she was hit. BRITISH ADMIRALTY ABOLISHED PRIZE MONEY London, Sept. 8.—4+me of the oldest customs of the Royal Navy dhat of dividing prize money among the offieers and men re sponsible for the eapture of a vessel of the enemy, either of war or mercantile, has been abol ished, The government has pass- ed a bill along this line, VIOLATORS BELGIAN NEUTRALITY PROTEST AGAINST JAPANESE legation has protested to the for- en office against the alleged in- of China’s neutrality The protest followed landing of a Japanese divi- | at the newly opened port of U. S. MAN OFFERS TO AID CANADA WITH 1,000 MEN from a man in the United States offering to raise 1,000 men assist the Canadians What action will be taken 1ot announced by the depart- The name of the man mak- » offer is withheld. | ed the Tensive and gained | GERMANS LEAVING NORTHERN FRANCE Douian or Lenz, according to of- | announcement, } Parts of sev- ;eral of the German army corps in as this state of war a Canadian court,” ge Morson in a case where a firm for payment for dress goods, ajtake charge of the rebuilding of|form of the name. Other cities Germa nfirm in Canada sinee the|the G. T. P. deck there, which|}in Russia have applied similar PRICE FIVE CRNTS ‘LIVELY BATTLE OF AEROPLANES OVER PARIS LAST EVENING GERMAN AIRSHIPS ATTACKED BY FRENCH AIRCRAFT — GER- MAN AEROPLANES SUCCEEDED IN GETTING AWAY. (Special to THE NEWS) ly in its direetion. The Germans Paris, Sept. 3.—A fight in mid-| opened fire, to which the French- air over the city of Paris took|men replied vigorously. The en- ‘place last evening. Three Ger-/gagement seemed to turn to the man aeroplanes were seen hov-|disadvantage of the German, ering over the capital. Immedi-|who mounted to a higher level ately two French machines were|and holding this position was sent to engage them. Meanwhile|saved from further attack. rifles and machine guns mounted Finally he disappeared in a on public buildings kept up a/northwesterly direction. After a constant fire. By this means one|vain pursuit the other German German machine became sepa-|aeroplanes escaped the fire of the rated from the others. guns and after circling a consid- The French aviators fiew swift-|able time disappeared from view. RUSSIANS OCCUPY LEMBURG AUSTRIANS CRUSHING DEFEAT Special to THE NEWS) ;pursued the enemy, who suffered Petrograd, Sept. 3.—An offi- | enormous losses in killed, wound- cial communication says that aft-|ed and prisoners. er a long battle, lasting seven During the pursuit by the Rus- days: the Russian army seized the | heavily fortified defences av und) Lemberg. The Russians then ad-} vanced on the principal forts and|* after a battle yesterday which| Our troops moving over the was fiercely contested the A nee were encumbered by artil- trians were obliged to retreat in'|lery and convoys loaded with pro- sian troops the Austrians, who jbeat a retreat, were forced to abandon an additional 31 guns. disorder, abandoning their heavy | visions of various kinds. The and light guns, artillery and field'total number of guns captured kitchens. by the Russians around Lem- Our advance guard of cavalry berg amounts to 150. AUSTRIANS LEFT 10,000 DEAD ON THE JEDAR BATTLE FIELD (Special to THE NEWS) ifleld of battle, 10,000 dead and Nish, Sept. 3.—An_ officia],/ more than two thousand wound- statement gives out fuller details ed soldiers, of the fighting around Jedar. This is the official confirmation The Austrian forces in the en-|of the great victory claimed by gagement comprised some 200,-'the Austrians last week. when 000 men and held favorable posi-| 15,000 were reported killed. The tions, By its retreat it admitted jestimate at that time seems to defeat. The Austrians left on the | have been very little exaggerated. Accidental Drowning. - : GERMAN ADVANCE An inquest into the death of} J. H. Thompson, the fish mer- | IS SLOW AGAINST chant. was held yesterday by Cor-/| | jury ARMY OF ALLIES oner MeMullin. The jury em-| panelled was J. A. Kirkpatrick, G,| (Special to The News-11:30 a.m.) R. Nade: cc. L. Youngman, A.) Hamilton, V. A. Cofe and N. De-| ondon, Sept. 3.— The Daily mers. News correspondent wires from Dr. Cade gave evidence that he s believed the man had only been Gournay en % Ro: ’ in the water about ten minutes | that following the great battle when found. There was no indi-|new raging the German advance eation of heart trouble. is slow. The allies are still suc- No evidence was offered as to cessfully holding back the tre- how the drowning oceurred and mendous masses of G a verdict of accidental drowning General Paul had fine on was brought in. the right but the left and center Allies are not so successful and San Franciseo, Sept. 3 The lare retiring slightly. Australian warships are waiting for the German cruiser Nurnberg |@ZAR DID NOT LIKE near Honolulu. The German ves- A GERMAN NAME }sel is there, ' - =e Paris, Sept. 3.—-The name “St, Travis Lucas, G. T. 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