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ARTILLERY FIRE MID BAYONETS ED Sixteen-Year-Old German Boys Bravely Storm and Die in British Trenches. LOSSES SHOWING EFFECT Souths Unable to Withstand Fatigue or Battlefield and Middle-Aged i Men Lack Ardor, Says Ixn- don Press Bureau. i 1 TjONDON, Nov. 16. The official press bureau has Issued the following ac count, dated November 10, of the move ments of the British force and the I'rench armiee in immediate touch -with it: "In describing the operations for the "plx days from November 4 to 9 it can be said that during that period the Germans have nowhere along our front made any attack in great force such as was launched against Ypres at the end of October. What they may be contemplating remains to be seen. Their policy has appeared to be to wear us out by a continual bombardment, in terspersed with local assaults at dif ferent points. "As regards their artillery attacks, which have now continued without cessation for days, wonder is aroused as to when this prodigal expenditure of ammunition will cease, for it has not paid. Its obviously calculated ef fect was to break the defense In prep aration for an advance of their in fantry. Infantry Suffer Greatent. "So far the infantrymen have been the chief sufferers from the tactics em ployed. On Wednesday, November 4, they renewed their attack east of Ypres, but their effort bore no re semblance to those which preceded it, being more in the nature of a demon stration in force than serious attempt to drive in our line, and was beaten off with ease. "Farther to the south of our left cen ter the French advanced under cover of our guns and made some progress, in spite of the heavy fire brought to bear on them from the enemy's massed batteries. On our center all was quiet. "On our right our Indian troops scored a. success by capturing and fill ing in some trenches in which the enemy had established himself only 50 jardt) from our lines. Artillery Mows Retreating; Foe. "At one place the gaunt wreck of an old church tower and the blackened remains of a few houses around it would emerge for a moment, only to be again blotted out in a pall of smoke. "The long and straggling villages, when they became temporarily visible, eeemed to melt away and assume odd and fantastic shapes as the houses crumbled and blocks of masonry were thrown hither and thither by the blast ing effect of the lyddite and melinite. "The result of the allies' artillery work was most satisfactory. When the Germans were seen to be running from shelter which had ceased to act as such, they were caught and mowed down by the rapid fire of the French, field artillery. Against a suitable tar get the action of the French 7.5-centl-meter field guns is literally terrific and must be seen to be realized. "On the whole, the ground which the Germans have gained in this direction has so far proved a somewhat, barren acquisition. It is so exposed that it proves a death trap for their troops and they can derive no advantage from Its possession. Aviators Destroy Forts. "All along the rest of our line noth ing of special interest occurred. "Farther south our aeroplanes and those of the French scored a success by destroying partially two of the old forts of Lille. Fort E-nglos was blown up on the 4th and Fort Carnot on the 6th. They probably were used as mag azines and may have been of some tactical Importance in the line of - en trenchments. "On Friday, the 6th, the attack was renewed south of the Menin-Ypres high road, but was repulsed without diffi culty. Against the southeast of Ypres, -which town had been subjected to a bombardment during the night and was also shelled during the day, a fairly strong advance was made in the afternoon and the enemy gained some ground. "The French, however, made a coun ter stroke, supported by u3, and by nightfall had recovered all the lost ground. A French attack on two. vil lages which had been shelled Thurs day made considerable progress, one point being captured, but the enemy contrived to render the position un tenable, and our allies had retired from the hill by dusk. Lout Ground Is Regained. "On our center nothing of .particular Interest occurred. On our right, south of the Lys, the enemy made two un successful night attacks. "On Saturday the 8th, on our left, the enemy in the afternoon again at tacked the east and southeast of Ypres aiong me Menm road. Our line was at one point forced back, but the ground lost was regained after a few minutes. "Slightly further to the south the fighting continued with unabated fury, and resulted In gains to our allies. About 400 of the enemy advanced from the cover of a wood against the French. Half of them with the most reckless bravery came on to close quarters and were all shot or bayoneted. A tre mendous cannonade was maintained by ioth sides In this direction. "Three machine guns were captured by us during the day. On the center there was a recrudescence of activity on tho enemy's part. During the pre vious night some Bix battalions of Saxons had succeeded in capturing Some of our trenches, only to be driven out by a counter attack, which resulted in one officer and 70 men being taken prisoners. "The Germans, however, refused to accept defeat, and, returnicg to the charge, again occupied soino of our trenches and penetrated into the wood. They were again counter-attacked and cleared out of the wood, but continued In possession of parts of our line and also some houses which commanded them." Youthful Prisoners Taken. "Farther south, the enemy again be haved with great boldness, sapping up to within a short distance of our trenches. Some of the prisoners cap tured on this day were very young. They stated that their corps had lately been brought up to strength with new Tecruits who had received only a few weeks training. "Throughout the recent fighting, Sunday has proved a day of activity and the eighth of November was no exception to the rule. At 2:30 P. M. the daily attack on our line was made, this time in force to the north of the Menln Ypres High lload and again the enemy succeeded temporarily in piercing our front. They were driven back, how ever, and all the ground lost by us was regained before dark. After this re pulse 107 dead Germans were counted charg BRITISH DREADNOUGHT LOST AND FIGHTING SHIP TO WHICH DISASTER IS REPORTED. 0- ? -a. i v. -zv ; :-. v 2S 23: -A Mv:... ABOVE CRUISER BRILLIANT. BELOW BATTLESHIP AUDACIOUS. in front of one battalion. It Is calcu lated that on Sunday their casualties in killed and wounded in front of one small section of our. line were about 1200. "Ypres itself was again subjected to heavy shelling and some damage was done to the town. Ypres Apparently Doomed. "Monday, the 9th, was a compara tively quiet day. On our left the sfrell ing was less in this direction. The Germans for the time being desisted from making attacks in force and con fined thier efforts to minor assaults and the wanton destruction of Ypres, which with Louvain and Rheims is ap- I parently to be included among the monuments to German culture. "On our right during the night of November 8-9 a German trench was captured; otherwise the situation did not alter. Night attacks have been of regular occurrence at different points and are made apparently more with a view to annoying our troops and pre venting them from sleeping, than with any other object. Sometimes, of course, the advance has been of a more serious nature and has been carried out by large bodies. "In such cases tho Germans have, so far. invariably lost heavily, and even if they have succeeded in gaining our first line of trenches they have almost always been driven out again. The demonstrations would appear to be proportionately more costly and even more useless than tha heavier attacks. "Similar tactics were a feature of the fighting on the Aisne, and to judge by the diaries we have obtained from Ger man soldiers their futility is fully ap preciated by the men. Foes Close Together. "The front lines of both sides are now at many points so close that our men amuse themselves by listening to what goes on In the enemy's trenches. "The Germans frequently cheer them selves up with music or singing, while on one occasion the usual course was varied by a quarrel, which culminated in a free fight. "On the whole there is evidence to show that the Germans are beginning to be affected by their losses. From prisoners it is gathered that the young men of the new corps cannot withstand the fatigues and privations of cam paigning and that the middle-aged men lack ardor. From the same source' also it is learned that the recruits who have not previously served have only received some eight or nine weeks' training instead of the 12 weeks' course prescribed for them, that they have had practically no instruction In musketry and that they have not prac ticed entrenching. "On the other hand, too much can be made of these sidelights on the present condition of the enemy. They still are fighting with a stubbornness and recklessness which, whatever its utility, is Tevrkable when exhibited by forcestTjfThich a large proportion consists of comparatively untrained men. Courage Is Illustrated. "The following two incidents will serve to illustrate their courage: Dur ing the fighting near Ypres a force consisting of about one company of infantry advancing against us was en filaded by one of our machine guns, with the result that they were all killed except six men, who crawled away wounded. The corpses lay in a regular row. "After nightfall another company, nothing daunted, advanced and dug themselves In on the line upon which the bodies of their comrades wore lying. "Again, on the 4th of November, some of the enemy's cavalry at dusk charged a trench held by the French. Everv horse was killed, but those riders who were not hit continued and charged on foot, the last survivors being slain on the very parapet of the trench. "Whatever deterioration there may be In the material now being drafted Into the ranks of our enemy, it must be admitted that the Prussian war ma chine, acting on a nation previously inured to the sternest discipline, has obtained the most remarkable results. The Germans have, up to the present time, been able to make good their losses, to continue to deliver repeated blows with fresh men, when required and where required, and to concentrate large forces In different directions. Hasty Training Indicated. "It is true that a considerable pro portion of the masses recently thrown into the field against the British has consisted of hastily trained men and Immature men, but the great fact re main that these ill-assorted levies have not hesitated to advance against highly trained troops. In spite of lack of of ficers, in spite of inexperience, boys of 16 and 17 have faced our guns, have marched steadily up to the muzzles of our rifles and have met death in droves without flinching. "Such is the effect of a century of national discipline. That the men sub jected to it are the victims of an au tocratic military caste does not alter the fact. They have accepted that sys tern as necessary to the attainment of national ideals. "However discordant are the ele ments which make up the German Em pire, by force of the Prussian war ma chine they have one and all been welded together to fight for- national existence, and by their action it is evl dent that for them "Deutschland uber alles is no empty cry." Canal Income Is $746,792. WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 Tolls amounting to $735,182 were collected from vessels using the Panama Canal between August IS and November 1. Before the canal was opened to mer chant ships $11,610 had been collected on barge traffic, making the gross in come to November 1 total $746,792. ' TOE MORNING OREGOS1AN, TUESDAY, NOVESFBER 17, 1914. i'.Y cr . -Vis1 Ifkx VICTORS CLEAN Gil! 'Boil Your Water," Warning Posted in Antwerp. DEBRIS IS DISAPPEARING Breastworks and Korts Are Being Restored In Readiness for Return of Enemy Visitors Are Care fully Scrutinized. ANTWERP, Nov. 3. (Correspond ence of the Associated Press.) "Kookt uw water!" is the warning posted over the dead walls of Antwerp and upon the windows of the thousands of closed shops. In English this is "Boil your water!" Beneath the warning is a statement signed by Burgomaster de Vos. In which he explains that because of the pollution of the city's water supply there is danger of typhoid and other maladies. The water still has a decidedly brackish taste and is full of sediment, due to the cutting of the water supply by the Germans when they were be sieging Antwerp. Belgian engineers, who had anticipated such . a stroke, gave the city a partial water supply by turning the water of the River Scheldt into tha mains. This made it possible to fight the fires caused by German bombs, and probably saved the city from burning. However, the pol luted salt water from the river Is wholly unfit for domestic use and it will be months before the city's supply mains and pipes will be cleansed of the imparities left by the temporary water supply. ' Debris Is Disappearing. German officers are supervising the cleaning up of the city in all sections. The debris of buildings wrecked by shells is rapidly disappearing. Streets and walks are being cleared and in a short time only the shattered walls and roofs of ruined residences will remain to show what destruction the bombard ment caused. Soldiers are restoring tho breast works and clearing the orts of debris that they may be ready in case the allies should force the Germans back toward the Scheldt. This activity of the Germans makes residents of Ant werp nervous, especially the younger men, who fear they may be impressed into service in case an emergency de fense of Antwerp is necessary. German engineers may be seen in all the suburbs directing surveys. Bags of sand stacked near the leading gate ways by the Belgians so as to afford cover for the city's defenders have not been removed. It is rumored that all the roadways entering the city have been secretly mined by the Germans. Passengers Are Examined. Automobiles are not permitted to en ter Antwerp, and the only railway trains approaching the city are from Roosendaal in Holland. These trains are' forced to stop at Merzem, a suburb three miles from the main Dortion of Antwerp. All passengers are carefully scrutinized by German officers and sol diers, who examine all passports. The trains stop in the center of a field half a mile from a highway, and passengers are forced to, walk along a path flanked with plain clothes men and sol diers. Streetcars are not permitted to operate in the outer sections of the city, and passengers from Menem must walk or ride In carriages for a mile and a half and pass, sentries on two bridges before they can avail them selves of a streetcar. Before leaving-the city Belgians are required to have their ' passports stamped by both Belgian and German officials, who are constantly at work in various parts of the city, handling the papers of crowds which fife through lines of German soldiers standing on duty with fixed bayonets. CAPTORS ENTER TSING-TAU Japanese Occupation Accompanied by Ceremonies. TOKIO, Nov. 16. Japanese troops to day entered the German fortified posi tion of Tsing-Tau, in the Kiau-Chau territory. Their entrance was attend ed by various ceremonies, including memorial services tor the dead.- The siege of Tsing-Tau ended No vember 7 and the position was formal ly surrendered three days later. General Scott Is Staff Chief. WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Brigadier General Hugh L. Scott became chief of staff of the United States Army today. succeeding Major-General William W vv otherspoon, who was retired on ac count of age. General Wotherspoon'S services as chief of staff and as assist ant chief was marked by efforts to de velop the Army along modern lines. For pain in tho back, lumbago, kid ney and bladder troubles, take that new discovery, Bukola Tablets. A trial will convince you. 25c a box. All drug stores. Adv. GERMAN EXPERTS GUARD ART WORKS German Commission and Bel gian Leaders Co-operate in Rescuing Masterpieces. CONSERVATION IS PURPOSE During Conflagration at Ivouvain Germans Alone Carry Imperiled Treasures to Safety, Says James O'Donnell Bennett. BT JAMES O'DONNELL, BENNETT. War Correspondent of tha Chicago Tribune, Printed by Arrangement With the Tribune. BRUSSELS, Oct. 19. It was intense ly characteristic of tho German love of method that even while the siege guns were booming around Antwerp and the occasional franc tireur was crouching behind the hedges, an imperial art com mission should have come Into Belgium from Berlin on a mission of conserva tion. Its duty was to catalogue and trans port to places of safety all works ot art and ecclesiastical treasures which lay in tho war zone. On the testimony of the Belgian clergy and civil authorities this work has been done in no high-handed man ner, but has been carried on by means of friendly interviews between the German .privy councilor. Dr. Otton von Falke, who is head of the commission, and tne various priests, bishops and burgomasters whom it was fitting to consult in the matter. Purpose Is Conservation. The purpose of the commission has been not confiscation but conservation. More often than not tho Belgian leaders In church and state have ex pressed satisfaction with the German scheme and have shown alacrity and good will in forwarding it. Dr. von Falke spoke with special pleasure of the attitude of Professor Neerincx, the new burgomaster of stricken Louvain. Dr. von Falke said the professor displayed a most intelli gent understanding not only of the historical and artistic value "of the treasures from St. Peter's Church which have been Intrusted to his care, but of the purpose of the German gov ernment in assuming responsibility for tho preservation of works which con fer a special glory on many a remote and possibly endangered Belgian vil lage which Is in no position to protect its own inheritance in these troublous times. Consignee Is Belgian. The Germans have in no case taken permanent possession of the treasures which they have removed from the danger zone. Invariably the consignee has been the Belgian himself, as represented either by a local pastor or burgomaster or by the curator of the Royal Picture Gallery in Brussels. In some instances altar furnishings of silver and altar pictures havo been Removed from the churches to the storerooms of the Hotel do Vllle near oy, as was tne case at Louvain. or have been deposited In tho fireproof vaults maintained in the Rue de la Regence, Brussels.' by the curator of tho royal gallery Soldiers Save Works of Art. During the conflagration at Louvain only Germans went into the Church of St. Peter, and Germans alone carried the imperiled treasu-res across the street to the Hotel de Vllle. The mas terpieces of Dirck Bouts the' "Last Supper" (1467) and the "Martyrdom of St. Erasmus" were saved by two Ger man officers, one of whom was a stu dent of art. The other was an overlieu tenant of reserves, Mr. Thelemann, of the Ministry of Railways in Berlin. All the silver of the church was saved. In Saventhem, a villege lying be tween Brussels and Louvain, the par ish church contains Van Dyck a 'T3t. Martin Dividing His Cloak" (restored in 1902), which Dr. von Falke said is valued at $250,000. That treasure was removed and is now in the custody of the Belgian authorities in Brussels. Dr. von Falke, formerly of Vienna, now of Berlin, is president of the Mu seum of Industrial Arts of Prussia. He prepared for the Tribune the following brief synopsis of the long report he sent to the imperial authorities in Ber lin: Experts Visit Belgian Cities. ' The following cities, together with their art treasures and memorials, were visited and examined in Belgium by art experts of tho imperial civil govern ment: "Liege, Huy, Namur. Mons, Louvain, Dinant, Malines, Saventhem, Nixelles, Ghrimbergen, Vilvoorde, Hal, Braine-le-Comte and various smaller places. "At Liege the churches and works of art suffered no damage. -..11 church treasures were left where they be longed under the protection of the cler gy and the supervision of the German authorities. The museums are closed and guarded. Famous Church Uninjured. "At Huy the famous early Gothic collegiate church is 'wholly intact, as no part of the city has suffered by the war. The church treasures were hidden when the war broke out and are in safety. "At Namur the treasures of the cathedral and the nuns' cloister were also concealed under the direction of the bishop and are safe. Churches and the museum are in perfect condition. "At Dinant t?"e beautiful cathedral lost Its roof as a result of the burning of the city, but the interior is not se riously damaged. The church treasures ai in the custody of the pastor. Altar Taken to Braesels. "At Saventhem the "Martinus altar,' an earlier masterpiece of Van Dyck, was, for better safeguarding against the dangers of war, removed to the Royal Belgian Picture Gallery in .Brus sels! "In the village of Eppenghen, which lay in the battlefield district, two altar pictures were saved by German soldiers and consigned to the storerooms of the Royal gallery in Brussels. "In Vilvoorde the church containing the beautiful choir stalls remains in tact. "Furthermore, the churches and works of art at Hal, Mons. Nievelles and Ghrimbergen are not in the least damaged. "At-Malines, which was several tiroes under artillery fire, the cathedral was damaged, but can be repaired without much effort. One day after the capture of the city it was fired upon by the Belgians. As a rule the ancient struc tures of the city did not suffer. "At Louvain the library, as previous ly reported, was burned. The Church of St. Peter lost Its roof by fire and is otherwise damaged in parts. It can be repaired. Famous Paintings Preserved. "All the art treasures of this church, such as the famous paintings by Dirck Bouts and the master Von Flemalle, the valuable silver church treasures, the. choir stalls, the organ dating from the 16th century, and the stained class The Return of a Prodigal YOU remember that smart young chap Jones that wore a double-breasted suit?. ' He's come back. 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It is a curious fnct that the appoint ment and the work of this commission were regarded as so much a matter of course by the German government that up to this date of this dispatch the authorities have given no state ment of the facts to the German press. GERMAN DEAD BURNED FAST Swiss Press Says Trninloads of Bodies Are Rushed to Furnaces. ' - GENEVA. Switzerland, Nov. 16. The National Swiss today publishes a long letter from a Swiss who is doing Red Cross work .t Brussels. An extract .from the letter says: ."The number of German wounded ar riving here is unimaginable. Trains, which we call cemetery trains, full of piled-up dead soldiers, continue to ar rive from the front. They contain bun dles of dead: that is, four bodies tied together to facilitate transportation. , "The bodies are burned promptly in special furnaces erected Just outside Brussels." Japanese Airmen May Ply. HONOLULU, Nov. 16. Japanese avia tors here may resume air flights pro vided they do not signal warships. 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