Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
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Sinks and Captures British Ships.
London, Oct. PA Lloyd's dispatch
from Cochin says that the British
steamer Exford has been captured by
the German cruiser Emden OF the
Malabar coast. 80"
Another Lloyd's dispatch reports the
sinking of the British steamers Chill
kama, Troilies, Benmohr and Clan
Grant, as we'll as q dredger OF the
Colombo coast. 60. 0'a1@&
The German cruiser Emden has to
her credit the sinking Of IA British
steamers and the capture Of three
other vessels flying the union jack.
Allies Destroy Fort Near cattaro.
Rome, Oct. PA Cettinje dispatch
to the Messagero says that the British
and French war fleets in the Adriatic
have destroyed Castelnueve fortress
just outside of the gulf Of Cattaro and
north of the. entrance. The Austrian
fleet is reported to have taken refuge
in the gulf of Cattaro, having lost .
submarine and a torpedo boat de-
stroyer. An engagement between Ger
man torpedo boats and hostile sub
marines in the Baltic near Rugen is
land, of the Prussian coast, is report
ed from Stockholm. ~
~ Additional British Casualties.
London, Oct. IA casualty list
dated October IS and made public
here tonight gives II officers as hay
ing been killed and 40 wounded In
the recent fighting. ..
Austria Gives Out Losses.
Rome, Oct. 19.-Austrian losses in.
the actions against Russia, Servia and
Montenegro until October 6 are APP
proximately estimated as follows,
Officers killed, 435; wounded, 1,539:
men killed, 4,334; wounded, 23,272.
Total, 4,769 killed and 24,S11 wounded.
Only eight officers and 1872 men are
stated to be missing. The numbers
who have been taken prisoners are
not given.
These figures are official, but are de-
clared to be approximate and are re-
garded as underestimated.:
British Seize ". s.. Ship.
Halifax, N. s.. Oct. 20.-The Brit
ish auxiliary Caronia arrived in port
with the American oil tank steam
,er Brindilla, formerly the German
steamship Washington, as a prize OF
war. It is claimed the Brindilla ar.
ried a cargo Of contraband. A prize
crew had boarded her. The capture
was made by a British cruiser on tho
port Of New York. The commander
OF the cruiser designated the Caronia
to bring the ship to Halifax. Tho
Brindilla is now at anchor in the har~
Dor, flying the American flag.
Half Million Wounded In France.
London, Oct. 20.-Dr. Leslie Haden
Guest, who established six Anglo
French hospitals in France, declared
that the number Of wounded In France
is estimated at half a million. ~.f
Arranging for Long War.
Paris, Oct 21-That France anti4
pates a long wal is indicated by an
order issued to arrange for the mill
tary training Of the youths Of the ma
tion. including those who would be-
come members of the army in 1916.
From the 1916 levies alone it would
be possible to organize forces Of from
275, 900 to 300,0 900 soldiers. Special at
tention is paid to these young men.
who now are eighteen years old.
Prussia Plans Loan Of 1857, 1000.
Amsterdam, Oct. PA Berlin dis
patch says that at the first session OF
the Prussian 'landtag tomorrow a bill
will be introduced providing for the
issue Of a loan of 1900, 000, 900 marks
In treasury bills. a
Germans Command Turkish Army.
Milan, Oct. 21.-The special CORE
spondent in Constantinople of the
Secolo telegraphs that to all intents
and purposes Turkey has become a
German colony. The grand vizier fol-
lows orders from Berlin. About six
hundred German officers have arrived
in Turkey since the war started and
brought siege guns, field guns and am
munition with them. The German
colonel, Weber Pasha, has taken COM
mand of the Dardanelles forts and big
German guns are being mounted in
them. ~ ~
kaiser's Son.in-LaW Lost.
London, Oct. 22.-Anxiety is felt in
Brunswick as to the whereabouts OF
Duke Ernest August, the German en-
peror's son-in-law. The duke, who
was leading a squadron of Hussars
on the French front. is reported to
have been cut OF.
German Warships OF Swedish Coast.
London, Oct. 22.-The Copenhagen
correspondent Of the Daily Telegraph
reports a German, fleet of Falsterbo,
Sweden, on the Baltic sea.