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RUSSIANS CAPTURE TOWNS Austrian Garrisons Were Routed and Sustainde Heavy Casualities A despatch from St. Petersburg ays : A Russian force has taken the Town of Sokal, Austrian Gali- cia, by assault, inflicting heavy casualties on the Austrian garri- son, according to a semi-official an- nouncement. The Austrian garri- Bon consisted of two infantry bat- tali, us. a regiment of Lancers, and a regiment of Iliu.nars. After dis- lodging them the Russian cavalry pursued tin- Austrian* across the fiiver Bug and blew up two bridges and a viaduct. Several houses in Sokal, which is 45 miles north east of Lemberg, were set en fire and burned to the ground by tlio Russian troop* be- pauye civilians had fired from them Dn the attacking force. The Russians captured some mili- tary building material, pontoons and telegraph instruments. According to a semi-official des- patch, the German troops before Kalisz, Russian Poland, have issued a proclamation stating that every tenth inhabitant of Kalisz will bo shot in the event of further resis- tance. A mass was celebrated on Thurs- day at the Russian Ministry of Fi- nances in memory of M. Nokoloff, the City Treasurer of Ko-lisz, said to have been shot by the German troops while at his post. The Grand Duke Constantine- vitch has given the famous marble palace in St. Petersburg as a hos- pital. ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ, Commander of i.. Qermon naval for<:e . 4 GERMAN OFFICERS SLAIN. Were Making Observations of Rus- sians in Airships. A despatch from St.. Petersburg say : Unprecedented secrecy sur- rounds the army movements; regi- ment after regiment ha* loft, no- body knows whither, and even the commanding officers are ignorant. Before their departure each re- ceives sealed orders to be opened at specified hours. The Russians, | after a sharp encounter, drove back the 1 &t and 21st German army corps, who were endeavoring to oc- ! cupy Eydlkuhnan. A message has j been received from Vilna stating that a German aeroplane, which was making observations of Russian j military movements in the Polish Government of Suwalk. was fired upon and brought down with a crash. Its occupants, four German officers, were killed, according to the despatch. Ti imim.i: CAKNAUE. German*) Driven Buck Trying to Rush Liege Forts. A despatch from Brussels, via London, says: The Germans sus- pended the bombardment of the Liege forts on the right bank of the river and concentrated all their efforts on those to the west of the town. Fort Poniio and ths neighboring forts resisted extreme- ly well the. fierce German attack. The Germans have been trying to rush Pontibse by main force, no longer relying upon siege artillery. They have been unable, however, to get beyond the glacis of the fort, where they have been mowed down by the fire of the defenders. The besiegers were provided with bun- dles of wood and mattresses with which to fill up the ditches about the fort, but they were unable to make use of them. Fort Liers, which is just west of Pontisse, has lent efficacious assistance to the latter fortification. The object of the Germans obviously is to seize the forts on the left bank of the Meuse, which in the hands of the Belgians would be terrible weapons against them. On the other hand, these fort? in the hands of the Ger- mans would serve as a base for ac- tion directed against the Belgian centre or for defence against the Belgian attack. The attack is de- veloping great fierceness, the Ger- mans being mowed down at every attempt to carry the fortifications. Terrible German carnage resulted from the last attack. SOT! A LIST I.KYDKK SHOT. Refused to IVi lor m Military Scr- fur ' i in.-iii) . A despatch from London says: The Daily Citi/.cn, organ of the kalx.r party, says it was learned from a reliable authority that Dr. Karl Lifhknecht. tlie German So- pialiM leader, has been shot for re IiiMii^ t<, do military service. The Daily <'ii :/.cn says that the story wa- lir<. light t.j London by a Ger- man rpfiigee. win) reported that Berlin, owing to the shortage of l<- !. was :n a virtual state of revn lution. Dr Liebkm-cht was an offi- cer of th; reserves, and was called UJH ii for service. He refused to respond on conscientious grounds, lAereupoD, according to the story, A di'ta< hrnent of soldiers was sent io hi* residence. He was taken to the military barrack* and court- ttartiulfd. After a short trial he was <-,,n\ i.'ted and nhot by a pla- toon of infantrymen. It is also re- ported that Rosa Luxemburg, the noted Socialist writer, who declared that .-oldiers were maltreated in the army, bait been shot. MIL MAIL SEKYH I.. Postmasters Not to Accept it For (Yrlain CounlrirH. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Post-office Department has ia- surcl the following memorandum: "The British Post-office advises that the mail eervice between the nitert Kingdom and Germany, Ger- man colonies, Austria-Hungary and Luxemburg in entirely suspended -nd that mails for other Kuropean counti ics can be received for de- spatch as opportunity offers, but that all services are irregular and uncertain. In accordance with thi, postmaatprs throughout the Do- minion will, until further advised, not accept mail matter for Ger- many, German colonies. Austria- Hungary and Luxemburg for on- ward transmission by our Canadian erviee to the United Kingdom. SILK FOR ENGLAND. Shipment From New York Will UP Convoyed by Warship*. A despatch from Chicago say* : Two hundred and fifty thousand pound* of Japanese silk were rush- ed through here on Thursday for shipment to England. The con- ignment, which was shipped in bond and closely guarded by secret service men, was the second in- Btalmeut of a total shipment of nearly a million pounds which will go forward to England this week, according to plans, under convoy of two liritish warships. The silk will be put on a White Star liner and the warships will pick the mer- chantman up outside the three-mile limit. NrMKROl'S TKirSIl'HS. It. .... ,[.,i by Aviation llrnnrh of Fronrh Army. A despatch from London says: The aviation branch of the French army has won several triumphs, of which the most brilliant is that near the Woevre lliver in Lorraino, where a German aeroplane flying at a height of 3,000 feet was brought to earth by rifle fire from the ground which disabled the motor. Two German officers, who worn piloting the aeroplane., are prison- ers. German aviators dropped bombs in the Department of tho Meuso, but nobody was injured. The peak of Snales. in the Vosges, and the Village of Sanies have been occupied by French artillery, facili- tating the infantry advance into Alsace. Couul Von Moitkc. Count Von Moltke, the chief of the grand general staff of the Ger- man army, now engaged in war- ring against France, Russia, Hol- land and Belgium. Von Moltke is the nephew of the great Field Marshal Von Moltke and rejoices in the Christian name of Julius. In the same way that the Field Marshal was celebrated for his taciturnity, so is his nephew and successor as Chief of the Gen- eral Staff, renowned for never smil- ing. He always has an appearance, not merely of profound gloom, but even of downright misery, impress- ed on his fat countenance. 'Tis said that the Kaiser addresses him as "the Gloomy Julius." Gloomy he is, for his imperial master has proved a hard man to satisfy. The Kaiser himself has assumed su- preme command of the forces, with his. gloomy general as his Chief of Staff. THE MERMAN V FUSION. Duke Nicolas NIckoiftTltch, the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian armies. JAPAN ALREADY AT WAR. "To Carry Out to the Full Its Obligation*." A despatch from London saya: The. Daily Telegraph learns from a diplomatic correspondent that the Japanese Government intends to carry out to the full its obligations undur the Anglo-Japanese. Treaty. The correspondent says that the Japanese navy has put to sea and will co-operate with the British Meet in taking effective action against the enemy's ships in tho Pacific. <;EHMAN CAVALHV OFFENSIVE And Are On<4> More Driven Back By the Ili'lgianH. A despatch from London says : Tho War Office announce* : This Belgian army has won victorie* in the district around Hasselt against German cavalry, which wa.s trying to take the offensive again after its defeat at Diest. German infantry is moving toward Vine and Tongrcs. Al STR1AN LINKH BLOWN UP. More Than One Hundred and Fifty on Hoard Perished. A despatch from Tricst, Austria, nays: It is officially announced i that the Austrian-Lloyd merchant | liner Baron Gautsdi struck a float- ing mine of Lunsin, Da.lmu.lia, and v.us deftroyed. 160 of the crew I wr-re killed, and thn remainder, | Kio, were saved. Dalmntia ia a i narrow atrip of Austrian territory ! on the Adriatic. 6lh W. EDWARD GOSCHEN, ANOTHER I'Kl/E. Ariuril Simmer Captured in British Central Afrlen. A despatch from lx>ndon says : It i.s officially announced from Ny- nssa Land, British Central Africa, 'hut the Government steamer (Uien- dolin yesterday surprised and cap hired the German armed steamer V". Wi-mr, on tho eastern shore ..I l,akc DECLAIM!!) TO RK "BASELESS* Storiofl of Di-;iiileil British Ships Without Foundation. A despatch from London says : The official news bureau of the army and Admiralty has issued a warning to the public against placing the slightest reliance, in the many ru- mors current daily regarding al- leged victories or defeats or con- cerning the arrival of wounded or disabled chips of Great Britain. "Those are, without exception, baseless," the warning says. Claim to Have Taken 2,000 French Prisoners in Alsace. A despatch from New York says : The first despatch direct from Ber- lin uncensored by the authorities of the nations at war with Germany was received on Thursday by the Associated Press through the medi- um of the Goldschmidt Wireless Company's station at Tuckerton, N.J. The message contained the important information that during the fighting at Muelhausen con- liderabl; over 1,000 French officers and soldiers were taken prisoners by the Germans, who also captured four cannon, while in another fight with the French on the border of Lorraine, further to the north, the Germans also took 1,000 prisoners. The despatch adds that German soil has been cleared of French troops. 4. <;OVF.RNMENT HELD IT. Animals for (ho Canadian Contin- gent May Be Commandeered. A despatch from Ottawa says : When the local military authorities attempted to buy horses at Lans- downe Park to-day for the local unit to be attached to the overseas contingent dealers asked such prices that the purchasing committee threatened to commandeer the re- quired number of animals at a price to bo fixed by a military veterinary. No horses were bought. The prices asked ranged from $i!50 to $350 each. ALLOW ME TO PRESENT MY BEST FRIEND , ROYAL . IN BUYINQ YEAST CAKES BE CAREFUL TO SPECIFY ' DECLINE SUBSTITUTES. YEAST CAKES E.W.GILLETT CO. LTD. TORONTO. WINNIPEG. MONTREAL. AUDACITY OF UHLAN RAIDS Neither German Artillery Nor Infantry Has Shown Brilliancy A despatch from London says : The Post correspondent with the Belgian army sends the following: "The success of the Belgian arms has been astonishing. Everywhere along the line of outposts the Ger- man meets with baffling checks. Like an angry dog faced by a por- cupine the vaunted Prussian army stands puzzled. "I do not wish to exaggerate the facts or to pretend that the Bel- gians are winning a series of im- portant battles. Their successes so far are all intrinsically small, but they are making a habit of success. All dread of the Prussians is gone, and that is a most valuable gain. "The Belgians jokingly wonder when the German military skill will begin to show itself. The audacity of the Uhlan raids seems nothing more than the audacity of bewilder- ment, like men who are passed from behind. In contact with the Bel- gian cavalry the Uhlans show in- feriority. Moreover, neither the artillery nor infantry has shown brilliancy. "As an actual fact the attitude ot the Germans to-day is almost de- fensive ; certainly it is not offensive in any spirited sense." The German casualties in the en- gagement at Haelen Wednesday were 3,000 dead and wounded. The Germans apparently sacrificed their men without any scruples. During the fight the Germans were obliged to pass two bridges over the Gethe and Velpe rivers, where they were, exposed to a heavy fire. The re- tiring Germans left piles of dead 'and wounded at those bridges. MILL 8EI7E DRUGS. British (^ovcriuncnt Will Keep Prices Uown. A despatch from London says : The British Government, having successfully coped with the attempt to raise the prices of food, an- nounces that certain drugs, the supply of which is limited, and the price of which has been raised in some instances fifty per cent., by the wholesale dealers, will be taken possession of if exhorbitant prices are charged. TIIE KAISER'S PLANS. To Reach St. Petersburg By Way of Finland. A despatch from London says : That Germany plans to rush St. Petersburg by way of Finland is indicated by news which has been received here. From information from a thoroughly reliable source it is learned that the project was in- cubated a long time ago, and that it contemplated a rising of the Finns, to whom large quantities of arms were secretly shipped from Switzerland. Tthe information gains especial interest from the following telegram from Holger H. Angelo, a correspondent in Copenhagen : "The Russians have dynamited the greater part of Helsingfors and other south Finnish cities, accord- ing to a private despatch received here. Residents of these cities were sent away and enormous masses of troops have been assembled in the expectation of a German attack. It is thought that the rumors of a sea fight near the Aaland Islands ori- ginated from the dynamite explo- sions at Helsingfors." ji BELL TELEPHONE CO. HELPS. Hold Positions Open for I'.m- ployps Sent to the Front. A despatch from Ottawa says : The executive of the Bell Telephone Company has announced that em- ployes who are sent to the front in the present war will have their posi- tions kept open for them, and those whose families are dependent upon, and not otherwise provided for, will receive half-pay during their ab- sence in the field. Blobbs "Which do you prefer life in tho country or in the Cityl'' Dobbs "I'm not sure, it depoads on whether I am in a mood to ]<* at- t.ncked by a cow or a motor ,'.r." SIR JOHN FRENCH, who haa been appointed Inspector* General of the British army. ON T11K NORTH SEA. Merchant Vessels Resume Carriage of Food. A despatch from London says : Steamers with passengers and pro- visions continue to arrive from Scandinavian North Sea ports ; coastwise traffic is being steadily resumed and trawlers are going about their legitimate business. Two cargoes of wheat from the Plate Kiver and provision steamers from Rotterdam and Copenhagen arrived on Thursday. Among the passen- gers from Copenhagen was Jules Cambon, the former French Ambas- sador at Berlin. BA TTLESHIP ON WHICH PRINCE ALBER T IS SER V1NG This is an actual photograph of H.M.8. Collinj,;\vood, n Dreadnought, on which the second son of thKJngii >-ceuig ai-l'.x Mrvwe. f i-Mi vessel's part in the conflict and of her safety will be "eagerly. awaited. Tl>e vessel ia shown at target practice in this picturo. N o s