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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
SEVERE LOSS TO TURKEY.
Transports in Black Sea Sunk, Is Rus
sian Report.

Petrograd, Nov 11.-Naval head
quarters today reported the sinking Of
four Turkish transports, The report
says:
/ "One Of our scouts saw a Turkish
transport full of soldiers standing out
to sea. The transport on perceiving
US tried to regain the coast, where
upon cruiser pursued and sank it.
Three More Boats Sunk.
The fleet then stood out to sea.
Two transports flying the Ottoman
war flag were seen to our left. Tor
pedo boats which were sent to destroy
them discovered third transport. Ali
were loaded with ammunition, motor
cars, aeroplanes, and guns. All the
transports were sunk.
I'VE rescued and took prisoners 24S
men. Several of them were German
officers. One was a staff officer who
was carrying dispatches.
German Offer of Peace Rejected.
London, Nov. IA Rome dispatch
to the Post says: Germany, alarmed
at the Russian success, has made pre-
liminary offers Of peace to the Rus
sian government, which have been re-
jected."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17

These two victories have clear I'd
all the high seas of German cruisers
with the exception of Admiral Won
Specs fleet in the southern Pacific
and the British admiralty has in
formed the country that adequate
measures have been taken to deal
with this fleet, victor of the recent
battle off The Chilean coast
Emden's Captain a Prisoner.
Captain Won Muller of the German
cruiser Emden and Prince Franz Jo-
seph Of Hohenzollern, one of his Of
ficers, are both prisoners of war and
neither is wounded, according to an
announcement by the admiralty.
The admiralty adds that the losses
on the Emdep are unofficially reported
as 200 killed and 80 wounded
The admiralty has given directions
that all honors of war be accorded to
the survivors of the Emden and that
the captain and his officers are not to
be deprived of their swords.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
British Torpedo Gunboat Sunk.

London, Nov. 1.-THE little British
torpedo gunboat Niger, which was
built % years ago and has been used
as tender, is the latest victim of a
German submarine
The Niger was torpedoed yesterday
morning in the Downs north of the
Straits of Dover and foundered imme-
diately. The officers and crew were
saved.
The Niger was built 1892 1t had a
displacement of SO tons and was 230
feet long. It's armament consisted of
two At inch guns, four 80 Founders,
one machine gun, and three 1S-inch
torpedo tubes. It's speed was 1872
knots per hour.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17

center of some of the fercest ard
most sanguinary fighting of the war.
The country between Dixmude and
Ypres, where the belligerents nave
been engaged in violent attacks and
counter-attacks for weeks, and where
the losses have been heavier than
even those in the battle of the User,
is again the scene of battle which
for fury has seldom if ever been
equaled
May Gain Road to Dunkirk.
Behind Dixmude is the direct road
to Dunkirk, one Of the French ports
on which the Germans have set their
hearts, and if they can break through
here the allies will be compelled to
fall back to new positions.
The invaders have therefore been
concentrating their forces at this
point, and their success in taking Dix
nude, where they claim to have cap
tured 500 prisoners, and positions to
the west of Langemarck, where, ac-
cording to the Berlin report, 1000
prisoners fell into their hands, shows
that the statements, so freely made,
that they have been sending troops
from the west to Poland are without
foundation.
AS a matter of fact military men
here believe the Germans dispatched
troops from the Russian front to the
west, not imagining that the Russian
D1IrSuif could he carried ont with the
rapidity with which it has been.
Claim Advances Elsewhere.
At other points along the battle
front IN France official communica-
ton claims some successes for the
allies, but the German headquarters
staff declares that all attacks have
been repulsed.
1t is considered certain that with
the enormous forces required for the
effort to get through to the coast and
to protect their own country from
Russian invasion the Germans will
not be able to throw any additional
troops into the lines which stretch
through northern France and along
the Franco-German border.
On the other hand, the French,
whose army is growing daily, might
attempt an offensive against Lorraine
or Aisace as a diversion which would
relieve the pressure in the west.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
ENGLAND Executes German Spy.

London, Nov. lit is officially an
nounced that Carl Hans Lody, alias
Charles A. Inglis, who was found guilty
by court martial of espionage on No
vember 2, has been shot as a spy
Lody met his death in the tower Of
London. The statement concerning
the execution is brief, merely saying:
Sentence was duly confirmed"
Lody died bravely, refusing to the
last to reveal the name of the supe-
rior officer from whom he received
his instructions to spy on the British
navy.
This was the first execution in the
tower of London since 1900
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
RUSS NOW IN GERMANY,
kaiser's Forces Retire From Poland
and Cars Army Follows.

Petrograd, Nov. 10.-What is de-
scribed as continued and irresistible
offensive of the Russian army, result
ing in the evacuation of Poland by
the Germans, is reported today as
successfully establishing itself in Ger
man territory at Pleschen, Is miles
west of the Russo-German frontier.
In addition the Germans are said to
be generally relinquishing their stand
along the Warthe river, and it is be-
lieved they have given up their first
plan of offering resistance to the Rus
sian advance on the positions which
they had prepared.
Cavalry Outflanks Germans.
The Russian advance was accom-
plished, it is stated, by a cavalry
movement outflanking the German
left.
Russian penetration of German ter
ritory to Pleschen, Prussia, northwest
of Kalisz, upon which latter point the
Germans appear to be withdrawing.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17

threatens the German line of commu-
nications.
The Russians are now attacking the
Austro-German rear guard on the out
er line of the fortress of Cracow. The
Russian cavalry, which invaded Posen,
has pierced the left flank.
Berlin Reports Russian Repulse.
Berlin, Nov. 1.-THE following Ger
man official statement was given out
today:
In the eastern war theater an at
tack by strong Russian forces north
of Wysztyter lake has been repulsed
with severe Russian losses. Four
thousand Russians and ten machine
guns were captured"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17

non-eficiency of the soldiers rifle, the
other an ill-fitted foot In either case
the soldier is Immediately punished,
being permitted to offer no excuses.
The secret of the uniform excel
lence of the Germans as regards their
marching power lies in the training
they receive. When they enter their
company as recruits the first thing
impressed on their minds is the i'm
portance of the shoe and rifle.
In the spring, when the snow is off
the ground, marches are undertaken
and these are regulated as carefully
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17

enough to withstand extraordinary
strains as the looping performances
Of Pegoud and his imitators have
abundantly proved. The main consid-
Grafton is that of speed. Slow ma.
chlnes cannot be used nowadays; in
other words, machines that travel ar
speeds of less than so miles an hour.
The armored machine is much sought
after In 1912, for example, only
eight Voisins were ordered. AS soon
as Voisin produced his steel. 7o-mfla
an hour machine, an order for 81 was
promptly placed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
TAKES TOWN OF DIxMUDE
important Position Wrested From the
Allies by the Kaiser.

London, Nov. 12.-The Germans
have resumed their attack on the al
lied line between the coast and the
Lys river, and while the French claim
to have held their positions, the Ger
mans have succeeded in capturing the
town of Dixmude, which has been the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17

speed was subordinated to durability
and strength. But in those days
(three years ago. aeropIane accidents
were more frequent than they are
now. 1t was thought then that BIZ
planes would be employed exclusively
for military purposes because of their
stancher construction. Indeed, there
was even an understanding if not an
European powers that biplanes were
to be ordered in preference to mono
planes. All that seems to have been
changed. Monoplanes are stanch
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
HUMAN INTEREST STORIES FROM THE WAR ZONE

New York-Many human interest
stories of the war are to De
found in the German newspapers ar
irving in New York Among them are
the following:
A soldier in a hospital in Heidelberg
recounted that helplessly wounded he
lay in a trench, when to his surprise
he saw his brother ride by. I'VE
greeted each other affectionately
and | asked him to transport me to the
nearest Red Cross station. He an
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17

man soldier, childless, was bringing
the little girl to his wife and was then
going on to East Prussia to fight Rus
STA.
Prince Eitel Friedrich, second son Of
the kaiser, at the battle of st. Quentin
seized the drum of fallen soldier,
beat it and cried: Forward, comrades,
forward"
At Mayence all the reservists could
not be accepted for the army, but all
were SO eager to go that the matter
was decided by footTace which took
place in the armory.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17

swered, however: I have military
command and duty is above brotherly
love- Then he spurred his horse and
rode away"
In an article in the Berliner Tage-
blatt Prof. Paul Natorp Of Marburg
university tells of a German soldier
who was travelling from Belgium to
go to the seat of war in East Prussia.
He was accompanied by little Bel
gian girl, an orphan, whose parents
had been shot as 'snipers." The Ger
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
Stirring Times.

While coming back from Europe
our ship was swept by the searchlight
of an English cruiser"
very thrilling. no doubt, but while
we were coming back from Europe
our ship was swept by a wave of
Germanophobia and there were
enough COMMUNICATIONS on board
to put up a fight"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
SHOE AND RIFLE PUT FIRST
German Military Authorities Attach
Immense Importance to These
Two Details of Equipment.

At Berlin there is a government
museum devoted entirely to hygiene,
and among the exhibits are different
kinds of shoes and boots, with labels
indicating their relative merit for
marching purposes.
There are two things which Ger
man officer cannot pardon; one is
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17

as the strokes and courses of the col
lege crew under the hands of the
trainer Each day the men march
mile or SO farther than the day be-
fore; each day they carry on their
backs an ounce or two more. and the
speed they are able to maintain is
carefully noted. In fact, the record
of company's marching from day to
day, until late in the summer when
they move into the open country, is
kept as infinitely as if it were a single
picked company, trained for a march
or competitive drill.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
100000 Ready for War.

London, Nov. 12.-According to the
Cologne Gazette, the combined
strength of the German and Austrian
reserves is 100000 men. This gi-
gantic total includes 100000 volun-
teers in Germany and a quarter of a
million in Austria and the recruits of
the 1914 consumption of both coun-
tries, 100000 each.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
Boer Rebels Meet Defeat.

London, Nov. 10.-A dispatch to the
Reuter- Telegram company from Pre-
toria says it is officially announced
that on November Lieutenant Colonel
Vandeventer met the rebels at Zand-
fontein, "a miles north of Pretoria,
killing or wounding 120 and capturing
%. The loyalist losses were II men
killed and II wounded
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
Mine Damages Flag Station.

Aconia, Italy, Nov. IA floating
mine exploded on Tuesday so near
shore in the vicinity of Fossacesia~
hat it seriously damaged the flag
station of the railway line running
llong the sea front. There were no
.asualties
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
MAKE SPEED A REQUISITE
War Office of European Powers
Quick TO Turn Down Aircraft That
Cannot Travel in Fast Time.

The speed of an aircraft in war
service is an important problem in
war service of any kind, and con-
sideration of the question will be
found in the Scientific American,
from which the following information
is derived:
There was a time when aeroplane
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
RoutS South Africans.

London, NOV lion Nov. 3.
Lieut.. Col. Vandeventer met the reb--
els at Zandfentein, sixty-four miles
north of Pretoria, killing or wound
ing 120 and capturing twenty-five
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
Rush Preparations for sieoe.

London, Nov. IA Central News
dispatch from Vienna says prepare
tions are being rushed for the second
siege of Przemysl. 1t is reported the
Russians are equipped with new
eight inch French guns.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
German Warship Driven Ashore
and Burned After One
Sided Conflict.
BRITISH ARE ELATED
Captain Won Muller Made Prisoner
of War-Town of Dixmude Taken
From Allies by Germans-Rus-
sian Armies Now on Teu-
ton SoiI-Britsh Tor
pedo Boat Sunk.

London, Nov. 1.-THE Chronicle
expert pays this tribute to Capt Karl
Won Muller, commander of the Emden:
He handled his ship with the skill
of an accomplished sea officer and the
courtesy of a chivalrous gentleman.
He has been an honor to the brother
hood of the sea and it is a matter of
congratulation that he survives to tell
his tale"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17

ing the situation in the western arena
of hostilities is increased favorably,
in the opinion of German critics, by
the fact that the words, good ad-
vances" are used in referring to the
conflict in the Argonnes.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
Crown Prince in Command.

Paris, Nov. IA dispatch to the
'emps says that the crown prince is
ow commanding the center of the
German army facing the Russians.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17

London, Nov. 1.-TWO naval sue
cesses of utmost Importance to Great
Britain and its allies were announced
by the admiralty.
The first was the destruction of the
German cruiser Emden. 1t was driven
ashore and burned after a severe en-
gagement with the Australian cruiser
Sydney in the Coco or Keeling group
Of islands southwest Of Java in the
Indian ocean.
The second was the bottling up of
IL German cruiser Koenigsberg near
Malta island on the coast of German
East Africa by the blocking of the
channel to the harbor This was done
by the Australian cruiser Chatham.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
Vessels Destroyed by Great Pow
erS at War.

Following is the number of vessels
of all classes that have been captured
or sunk by the warning nations since
hostiIities began:
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
New Troops Asked From canad

view Troops HSNcC from SdndQd.
Montreal, Nov. "a dispatch from
ottawa says that Earl Kitchener,
British secretary of war, has asked
Canada to furnish 100000 men for the
war against Germany.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
N4lHff aNA3,cMAlS'
g,Hxs &2V3cS \

Baron John A. Fisher, admiral of
the British fleet, who has been ap-
pointed first sea lord of the admiralty
to succeed Prince Louis of Battenberg.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
Berlin Is Optimistic.

Berlin, Nov. 12.-The significance
Of the latest official reports concern
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17

Emden's Record Shows % Vessels.
The Emden, Germany's famous
cruiser, which has at last been de-
stroyed, captured or sank % vessels
and inflicted probably $5,000,000 dam
age.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-17
Slavs Flee From Turks.

Berlin, Nov. 13.-Wireless to Sayvfiie,.
L. IA Turkish official report re
ceived from Constantinople, says the
Russians have been completely defeat
ed on the Caucasian frontier after a
fight which lasted two days. The pc
sitions of the Russians are now occu-
pied by Turks.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-15
GregOn's Original Idea Producer in
Legislation, and Candidate for
Governor.

w. S. U'Ren spoke at the city hall
this afternoon. He is an independent
candidate for governor, and the
81 500 tax exemption, adjustment of
the senate and proportional repre-
sentation were his main themes. Mr..
U'Ren put over the initiative and ref
erendum on the people of Oregon a
number of years ago and this state
soon became n laboratory for the eX-
ideas with the result that Oregon
became famous throughout the Union
as a people that did not fear to enter
upon and carry out the broadest pos
sible democratic form of government,
Repeated efforts either through the
initiative itself as well as through
candidates or political intrigues TO
kill or cripple this comprehensive
system of government have been de-
cisively defeated by the people. The
Oregon system has been extensively
introduced in many states and is
steadily gaining ground and there is
no present limitations to its wide
sweep. To consider this in the face
of the fact that Mr.. U'Ren was an
obscure citizen of a state of small
population and somewhat isolated
from the larger commonwealth
shows the power of the people as vel
as their desire for democratic idea!
when they are once intelligently or
ganized and presented. No either
of Oregon will leave as large an i'm
press upon the history of his time "a
Mr.. U'Ren, a modest and unassuminl
personality.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-15

Tomorrow night Governor West
will speak at the armory. The Ore
gonian has had much to say about
the governor and his administration
during the past four years and he
will now address himself to the Ore
gonian as well as the issues of the
campaign. West is man of cour-
age. He fights back. He believes
in the kind of administration he has
given Oregon and he is not afraid to
defend it against all corners. There
is no question but that the trimming
he win give the Oregonian and the
old political machine will be well
worth the effort to hear him. The
Oregon system VS. machine domina-
ton will be the key and he promises
to handle it without gloves. 1t will
be interesting.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-15
Broom Corporation
Is Recognized

The broom factory corporation
held a stockholders meeting last
week. w. X. Davis, V. o. N. Smith
L. S. Brown and NJ. C.. Bressler of
Ashland and e. l.. Minear of Med
ford were elected directors, who in
turn appointed W. r. Davis presi-
dent, V. o. N. Smith, cashier of the
Citizens Bank, secretary-treasurer.
Mr.. Minear, is an orchardist living a
few miles out OF the metropolis.
Some broom corn has been raised
this year, and together with what
was left over from last year will be
sufficient to run the institution a
year. The corporation has an au-
thorized capital of $4,000. The Of
flee of manager will be filled and
operations resumed at an early date.
]. G. Miller, former manager, has
moved to the vicinity of Myrtle Point,
in Coos county, where he is operating
big dairy ranch.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-15
Baby Mine Is
Great Side-Spittel

Professor Vining will give The
theatre-loving people of Ashland one
of the greatest treats on the Ameri-
can stage Monday night, in Baby
Mine" AS fun-producer THE
Texas Steer" "Forty-five Minutes
from Broadway" and The Two
Johns" sink into insignificance.
BABY Mine" is a scream from rise
of curtain to the last scene, and
those who enjoy fun should not miss
this performance. The demand for
seats, which will be placed on sale
Saturday morning, promises to pack
the house and make the S. R. o. sign
appear before the curtain rises.
Mr.. Vining is putting on some of
the finest vaudeville to be secured.
In fact, his photoplays and perform
ances are of such an unusually high
class and expensive to secure, many
have doubt whether so many can be
made to pay. They certainly cannot
unless the people show substantial
appreciation by attending.
An error in the advertising for the
Vining in the Record led many to be-
lieve the tickets for Baby Mine" will
not be placed on sale until Monday
This is an error Saturday morning
they will be on sale.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-15
Hardwood Output
Being CuTtaiIed

The most significant development
in the hardwood situation in tho
south since the war began in Europe
has been the vast curtailment of out
put effected. Practically all the
mills in the Mississippi Valley, COM
prising the principal hardwood pro-
dUamg territory, We're operating on
fall time at the end of July Since
that time manufacturing operations
have been confined practically en-
tirely 10 the conversion into lumber
of the stocks of logs already on
hand Such progress has been bade
in curtailment that conservative
hardwood lumbermen estimate that
the output in the Memphis district
is not more than 25 to 80 per cent
normal. BY means of curtailing out
put and by virtue of ability on the
part Of the lumbermen to secure
funds for the financing of their lum-
ber, very little stock has been forced
| for sale. Demand has not been aC-
| tive at any time since the war began,
but the ability of lumber interests to
carry their stocks without sacrificing
/ them has made it possible to main
tain prices at almost as high level
as that prevailing before the war.
Exports of lumber are almost at
standstill, particularly so far as
new business is concerned. With tho
/ past three or four weeks cargoes des-
/ tined for the United Kingdom have
been allowed to so forward, but ship
ments have not been made to any of
the other warning countries because
of the extreme risk involved therein.
The British government has been a
moderate buyer of southern hard
woods more recently, but demand
from other countries is particularly
small
Through the indisposition of tim
ber owners to cut any part of their
timber under present conditions.
logging is at a complete standstill.
While stocks of lumber in the south
are not at all excessive, it is said
that there is plenty to meet require
ments of the trade until such time as
conditions materially improve.