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BRITISH LOSSES IN
CHANNEL RAID GROW
Admiralty Admits Six Net
Boats as Well as Two De.
stroyers Were Sunk.

LONDON, Oct. 8I.-The loss OF six dris,
net boats. In addition to the sinking Of
tne transport Queen and the torpedo
boat destroyer Flirt. In the recent raid
by German submarines In the English
enamel. was admitted by A. J. Baifour.
FIRST Lord of the Admiralty. in the
House or Commons to-day. In answer
ing a number Of questions concernIng
the raid on the Channel t~ransport SER
Vice. the First Lord said that while IN.
raiders had all the advantages that
raiders possess in choosing the moment
Tor the attack, in this case It certainly
failed.
The only cross Channel steamer at
tackled. Mr.. Balfour said, was the empty
passenger vessel Queen. and she would
have been saved, he added. had the can.
tain realized that she would float six
hours after the attack.
. The torpedo a destroyer Flirt, he
said. was surprised In the darkness by
German d~estroyers, which fired on her at
close range and sank her. The de-
stroyer Nubian. torpedoed while attack
ing the German squadron, could have
been brought to harbor, the First Lord
asserted, but for the gale. He believed
that the Nubian can be saliva ged. He
then admitted that six drift net boats
had been lost.
There IL ground for thinking" Mr..
Balfour declared, that two German tor
pedo boat destroyers, after being hit
during the action. struck mines and were
blown up and probably sunk"
The above Ia the first intimation from
British sources that any ships except
the Queen. Flirt and Nubian were dam
aged in the German torpedo boat raid
during the night OF October 1921. The
British Official statement said tina two
OF the ten German destroyers had been
sunk and the rest driven of.
The German official statement on the
raid declared that at least eleven outpost
steamers and two or three torpedo boat
destroyers or torpedo boats were sunk
or damanged by the German squadron,
The statement added tina the German
ships had returned safely &c their base
without any loss.
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ana hoping that further inquiry may
remove the grave aspects Of the interna.
tional situation. In the meantime the
State Department has asked Germany to
furnish any Information available re-
garding the sinking Of the Marina and
the ROwanmore.
Thu American Embassy in London will
obtain arldavits from survivors and
make investigation of the exact status
OF the Marina. This latter point In of
treat Importance, but IL II IL shown that
the Marina vas not In the Admiralty
service her status was that Of a peaceful
"merchantman, n attacking her with
out warning constituted a fragrant and
definite violation Of Germany's pledge.
Count Won BernstorfY. the German Am
bassador. Is understood to take the view
that his Government will punish the SUBJ
marine commander II Il found that he
violated his Instructions by attacking a
merchant vessel without warning. Hut
the weakness OF this plea on the part Of
Germany lies In the fact that the Impe-
nal Government has always declined to
inform the American Government Of the
specific punishment melted out to SUBJ
marine comman 'ers. Secretary Lansing
aid to-day that his requests for infor-
nation concerning the punishment melted
out to the German submarine COM
mander who torpedoed the Sussex have
never met with response. He said he in
tended to take that matter UP later with
Amba ssador Gerard.
Aside from the all important question
Of the Marina's status the next question
about which this Government desires to
b Informed Is whether or not the vessel
attempted to escape.
The sun., 1916-11-01
PARLIAMENT HEARS
TRIBUTE TO GERARD
U. s. Envoy Gets Credit for
B~ettering Conditions Of
British Prisoners.


LONDON, Oct. 31.-Lord Robert Cecil,
Minister ~ Wa rr.a. n,.... a..
81. IT,. ~ ="
nv ''"'e Soihrhons to-oay inc trahs-
Ter OF the responsibility for matters re-
lating to British nrisonevs in .r.mx
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N' ''"' "''"se'i 10 horo newton
Under secretary for Foreign Affairs,
took occasion to express "in the strong
est language a. my command the deep
debt OF gratitude which in my Judgment
this country owes to Ambassador Gerard
In securing better conditions for British
prisoners"
Whatever may have been true AT the
beginning Of the war" Lord Robert I'D
ed. 81 believe II ia no longer true that
| British prisoners are treated worse than
those OF other na,ionaI,ie. and this
relative decencv ,s due almost entir.,v 70
the exer,iona n, Tho America Emhassv
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The sun., 1916-11-01
COUDERT AMAZED
BY BRITISH ARMY
Lawyer Returns From France
Loud i'm Praise Of Mill
tary Efficiency.

Frederic r. Coudert. international
lawyer. returned yesterday by the Hol-
land-America liner Noordam from a
visit TO the Somme battlefront In France
impressed with the superb organiza-
ton" OF the British forces. He said the
speed with which the armies of Great
Britain were put In shape and the meth
DDS used in developing swiftly wonderful
aviation, artillery. ammunition and COM
inissary services were worthy Of emula-
ton by the United States. Great Britain
certainly had given us a great lesson in
preparedness. he said.
Mr.. Coudert had visited the front IN
company with Gen. HaiR and Gen.
Foch. The accuracy Of the fire Of both
the British and French artilierymen
was marvellous. The fire was "irresisti-
bly, heilish." said Mr.. Coudert. and moth
Ing made by man or nature could en-
durc IL. Al one town that had been bonn
barded and reoccupied by the French and
British n priest made an effort TO md
his old church. He was unable ever to
recognize tho ruins, The Germans sur
rendered willingly 10 their foes in
France. Mr.. Coudert said, because they
got better food than they were able to
obtain in the German lines.
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Big GUNS ACTIVE
ON FRENCH FRONT
British Lines in Ypres Region
Are Battered by Ger
man Shells.
K REST
Bad Weather Causes Cessation
Of Attacks on the Somme
and at Vcrdun.

LONDON. Oct. S1.-Artlllerymen Of tn,
French and British armies on the Somm'
front did all the work that was don't
to-day. Oficial reports from both Lon
don and Paris indicate a lull In opera
lions. due probably to the bad weather
At Verdun. 10 well. the battle slowed
down to . duel OF the big guns.
The bulletin from British headQuarters
In France issued tonight says:
Our artillery and trench mortars
bombarded the enemy's lines to-day
In the neighborhood Of the Hohen-
zollern redoubt and La Basse Canal.
There was considerable hostile shell.
n against our front In the Ypres
area. At Hebuterne and south Of the
Ancre. especially around Stun and
Schwaben redoubts and the Regina
trench.
Otherwise. there is nothing to re-
port.
The night French report is a. follows
The day was relatively calm on the
whole front. Only fairly lively inter-
mittent artillery nGhting was reported
In the regions Of Sally and st. Pierre
Vast Wood.
The French afternoon statement 70.
ported lively artillery bombardments In
the sector Of Douaumont and vaux.
The German statement. issued to-day.
but dealing with the events Of Monday,
reported failure Of French attacks
against La Maisonetts n near Les
B9ufs.
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Experts working at every
step of the way!
Even though there are
over 100 separate and dis
tinct operations in making
our clothes for men and
boys.
Too technical to 60 into
detail but sufficient in num-
Der to impress one with the
size of the Job.
Specialized tailors to
haste in the stays, others
to work in the armholes.
even skilled hands simply
to sew on the buttons
trained experts spending
all of their time supervis-
ing the work.
Then when the gar
ment's all made-two diff
ferent sets of examiners.
Neither known to each
other. Each simply aware
of what we want in our
clothes.
The sun., 1916-11-01
KAISER AT FOOD CONFERENCE.
whole Empire Represented at Inn
periaI C%hanceIIor's Palace.

O. BERLIN. via London. oct, 3l.-A food
conference was held at the Chancellor's
palace at which there were present EN-
peror William, the Imperial Chancellor.
DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg Secretaries
Of State n heads OF all departments
and representatives OF important organl-
cations throughout the empire which are
directly or even indirectly interested in
that subject.
The Emperor conferred personally
with each OF those present. including
Herr Batooki, president OF the Food
Regulation Board DR.. Alfred Lohmann,
president OF the board of directors OF the
German Ocean Navigation Company,
who developed the merchant submarines
Deutschland N Bremen Or. Helner!ch.
Secretary OF the Interior the imperial
commissary for transition from war TO
peace n his stan, the Bavarian Min
lister, the directorate OF the German Con-
sumptions Association. the General secre-
tary of the Christian labor unions, the
directors of the imperial grain, feed, DO
tato. meat n fat bureaus. the chief Of
the largest insurance companies In Ger
many and business men from every Sec
tion Of the empire.
The sun., 1916-11-01
PEACE, CRY OF "voRwAERTs.'
Socialist Paper Says Germany Must
he Reasonable.

LONDON. Oct. 3l.-The Berlin Vor-
pGerts, commenting on the interview
with Field Marshal Won Hindenburg yes
terday in which he discussed many
phases of the war. says. according to a
Berlin despatch forwarded by Amster-
dam:
"He advises France to be reasonable
and not TO act as a further obstacle to
peace. This advice will rave a better
chance OF being heard abroad IL we
show ourselves reasonable too. II we
are goins to drag this war on indefinitely.
then the whole OF Europe will bleed TO
death and America and the colored races
will be our heirs. But We want Europe
to live. not Germany only but all the
nations. We want France TO live. We
see her now bleeding white. but we have
never hated her. We want peace also
for England and Russia peace for the
whole blood stained world"
The sun., 1916-11-01
Charges Are Denied In U. 3.

The charge that American airplanes
being sold abroad have not measured up
20 the high standard necessary for waT
time efficiency Is not new. 1t was made
shortly after shipments OF American
built machines began to be used by the
foreign armies and uavies In the war.
Each time It has been denied vigorously
IN this country.
Those who maintain the charge Is N
? point TO the fact that foreign gov
ernments continue to buy American BIZ
planes in Just as large quantities as they
can get them.
Several persons who had seemingly
been in a position to know have returned
from Europe with various tales reflect
ing on the de~pendability OF American
airplanes. These persons have agreed
chat II was not so much that the ma
chimes themselves were not properly
constructed. but ~athe that the power
parts were either made OF inferior metal
or that the parts were carelessly fitted
. together.
The story has been brought here ny
many different persons that none OF the
American built machines were being
used In actual warfare by any OF the
allied nations. but that they were being
used solely to train student fiers. The
reason given was that the machines were
not dependable. This statement was con-
sidered OF sufficient Importance by one
OF the leading trade papers to call for a
specific denial recently.
Machines Lack Good Motors.
The United States War Department
experts have always said that the great
trouble In selecting airplanes made by
American manufacturers was to get a
good motor. The War Department has
been for several years trying to get a
good motor" and has offered induce
ments to American manufacturers to
produce something better than they were
turning out regularly.
From the latest reports regarding
American %airplanes In the great war II
had been understood that manufacturers
here had overcome to IA large extent the
difficulties that beset them at the begin
ming of the war when their little fac
tories were swamped with orders from
foreign governments. but his new des-
patch would seem to indicate that the
motor troubles have not yet been over.
come.
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WILSON SEEKS FACTS.
President Urges Lansing 70 Expe.
dite Marina Inquiry.

LoNo BRANCH. Oct. Slater receiv-
a unofficial Information that six Amer
leans had lost their lives by the sinking
OF the Marina President Wilson commu-
nicated with Secretary Lansing tonight
and directed that all possible haste be
taken in obtaining the facts concerning
the sinking of the vessel.
Secretary Lansing informed the Pres
ident that In addition to asking the
American Embassy In London for In
formation informal Inquiries had been
sent to the German Government.
While II was made clear here that no
action would be taken pending the collec-
lion OF all the facts. It was indicated that
the view was taken that the situation
contained grave possibilities.
When President Wilson left here to-
night he gave directions that he b. kept
thoroughly In touch with the situation
auring his trip to Buffalo and New York
city.
The sun., 1916-11-01
DRIVE AT MONASTIR
Is GROWING IN FURY
Serbs Launch Fierce Attacks
in Cerna Bend-Official Re-
ports Contradictory.

LONDON, Oct. si.-D!rectiy contradic.
tory statements are made by the Bulgars
and Germans on the one hand and the
French OF the other regarding the night
ing In The bend of the Cerna River. on
the Macedonian front. where the Serbs
are striving to reach Monastir. the Bull
gar base.
The French assert that In the sector
referred to. the Serbians continued to
advance. The German announcement
says:
After initial success. Serbian de-
tachments In the eastern part OF the
Cerna bend were thrown back with
heavy losses by a counter attack OF
Bulgarian infantry TO the positions
from which they started.
The Bulgarian statement says. under
date Of Monday:
In the bend Of tho cerna. there
has been serious fighting. During the
day the Germans. by a ounter attack.
repulsed two strong enemy attacks
near Valjinelo. Toward evening the
enemy made several further desper-
ate attacks on a more extended front,
but was driven back with sanguinary
losses. We attacked the Serbians and
drove them from trenches south Of
Monte. An enemy group north OF the
Ljumn!tsa Ia western tributary OF
the Vardar In Serbia) was annihilated
by our fire.
The French statement also referring
to Mondays operations. follows:
British aircraft bombarded impor-
tant enemy depots at Dem!r- Hissar
North Of Lake Dorian. Italian artil-
lery caught under its fire and dispersed
Bulgarian troops In the direction OF
Akinjali. In the bend Of the Cerna.
the Scrbians continued to advance,
West OF Lake Presba we occupied
Singieri Monastery. Bad weather pre-
walls generally. hindering operations.
The British statement announced that
naval airplanes had dropped bombs on
the railway bridge at Simsirri. east of
Drama.
The sun., 1916-11-01
PORTUGUESE WIN IN AFRICA,
Capture Town From Germans, Who
Flee After Defeat.

LISBON tvia Paris), Oct. Sl.-Portu-
guese troops In German East Africa
have defeated the German forces and
captured q town. according to to-day's
War once announcement. which reads
Portuguese troops In East Africa,
after advancing 1876 miles. defeated
the enemy after q short struggle on
October 2S and took Nevada. The
enemy reiterated precipitately. Tho
Portuguese forces captured q large
quantity Of bombs. dynamite, guns
and war material. Their losses, were
light.
The sun., 1916-11-01
ITALIANS IN BIG GUN DUEL.
Bonn a I'd of Julian
Front IL More Intense.

LONDON, Oct. 3i.-The Italian War
Office communication says:
The enemy artillery yesterday in
creased its activity against our posi-
lions In the Sugana Valley. at the
head Of the Vanoi Cismon Valley and
along the Julian front. Our batteries
replied with great intensity.
As the result OF an aerial fight on
the Carso an enemy airplane was
brought down within our lines. Ons
OF the two aviators was dead and
the other was taken prisoner.
The Vienna statement says:
Parts of the coastal front are under
artillery and mine fire of varying
strength. In the Tyrol we repulsed
attacks OF Alpine battalions against
Cardinal In the Fassan Alps, with con-
siderable hostile losses.
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apparently Just what 10 being done
Venixelos supporters In the army. mag
istracy and other public Offices are be-
Ing arrested. cashiered. punished whole
sale without even the formaiities re-
CURED by law.
The Allies, indeed. are placing In the
hands Of King Constantine the indisput.
able title to punish patriots who are the
Allies best friends. Parliament. II IL Is
not altogether lost to the honor OF the
country. should insist tina; the Venizelist
party shall not be betrayed into the
hands OF their enemies"
The sun., 1916-11-01
RIOTS REPORTED IN RUSSIA.
Two Killed ny Police In Outbreak
In kiev.

BERLIN (by wireless to Sayville), oct.
3l.-"Reports from Stockholm say very
serious riots have occurred at Moscow,
Kiev and other towns in the Volga dis
,rlct of Russia" says the overseas News
Agency.
AT Moscow empty meat shops were
stormed and two persons were killed by
the police during a riot before "a sugar
shop at Kiev."
The sun., 1916-11-01
TEUTON ATTACKS IN
LUTSK REGION FAIL
Russians Storm Trenches and
Hold Them-Lose Ground
in Lemberg Sector.
TURKS USE BAYONET
Capture Advanced Muscovite
Positions on East Bank Of
the Narayuvka.

LONDON, Oct. si.-Drives by he Rus
SLAMS In volhynia and by the Teutons
In Galicla. both apparently with some
success, gave a curious aspect to the
battle OH the eastern front to-day.
The Russians are hammering away at
the German lines east Of Vladimir
volynski. and report the capture Of ad-
vanced enemy trenches. with tho con
solidation Of the ground gained.
The Tcutons are striking
OF LENDERS along the Narayuvka. where
Turkish troops are playing a conspicu.
u role, capturing several posit'ons al
the point OF the bayonet.
Fighting around Stanislau. the I'M
portant railroad centre well toward the
south Of the long line. also Is reported
The Russian Report.
The Russian statement y
In the direction OF Lutsk. In the
region of Pustonyty and Oschest,
south Of Sviniusky. our detachmcnts.
after having destroyed h enemy's
wire entangiements. captured his fore
most trenches and consolidated them
selves. Enemy counter attacks made
with the object Of regaining the
trenches captured by us In the re-
gion OF Oschest were repealed by our
fire.
South OF Brxexany, in the region OF
the villages Of Michischuv and Lipsit-
adolna, the enemy. after herce artli-
lerv fire. launched n series Of success
s've attacks on our positions. but all
attacks were repealed ny us.
At about o'clock in the afternoon
the enemy. who attempted another at
tack. was again repealed by our re-
endorsements. which had been hurried
up. We captured here a number or
prisoners.
In the wooded carpathians an ar
tillery dIcl Is taking place.
Tho BerIin Statement.
The ,o., OF the German statement fol.
lows:
At dawn the Russians attacked our
Shara position near Krashin after a
brief increase OF fre. but were sam
G%uinarily repulsed.
Northwest OF Berestechk. on the
Upper styr, outpost engagements had
? result favorable to US.
On the east bank OF the N~arayuvka
Turkish troops captured several adj
vance positions OF the enemy. north
west OF Molochov. at the point OF the
bayonet. Further south German regi-
ments took important positions on the
heights west OF Folv-Kasnolesre and
repulsed Russian counter-attacks.
-Four officers. 10 men and nine ma
chine guns were brought in.
Southwest OF Stanislau an advance
Of Russian detachments was without
success.
The sun., 1916-11-01
DUTCH EXPERT HITS
AMERICAN BIPLANES
War Department in C~onsterna-
ton, Is Told Machines
Are Defective.

AMSTERDAM (via London). Oct. 81
The Batavia correspondent Of the Teie.
0vddf wires that the Wa Department
y in CONSERVATION over an aeronautical
experts report condemnins American bi-
planes supplied. on the ground that their
cylinders are too soft and are worn out
after two hours OF Night. The corre-
spondent say the trials have been
stopped. perforce, and that h Dutch
committee In San Francisco Is blamed
for passing the machines after a too per-
functory examination.
The sun., 1916-11-01
Dutch ship Lands Americans.

LONDON, Oct. 3l.--The Dutch stea mer
Nyndam has brought into Falmouth the
captain and twelve Of the crew of the
American tug ViEilant. who were res.
cusd at sea
The sun., 1916-11-01
LUrBERY EXPLOIT DENIED.
Germans Say No German Airman
was Shot Down 1t Oberndorf,

HO
was Shot Down At Oberndorf.
BERLIN tby wifeiess). Oct. 81
French newspapers praise sergt. Luf-
berry Of the American Flying Squadron
for having shot down his Nifty German
alrplane during the aid against obern-
dorf-on-Neckar on october H. says the
Overseas News Agency. an the air
combats In southern Germany on the
date mentioned not one German fiier
was disabled or even hurt.
Meanwhile a French air squadron on
October IL achieved another EXPLOIT
which up to now has not been mentioned
In the French headquarters report.
Seven French niers attacked the peace
full small town OF Huefingen. in Baden.
and dropped four bombs on the peas
ants. At one place the fiiers descended
very low and dropped three bombs on a
group of about twenty women and chill
dren who were working in the potato
fields. one child, \ years old. two girls
and "A woman were slightly wounded"
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4 French official statement issued in
Paris on October IL said that Sergt.
Lufbery OF the American Air Squadron
had brought down his fifth machine dur
ing a bombardment Of the Mauser fac
tory AT Oberndorf. Lufbsry is n former
resident of New Haven. Conn.
The sun., 1916-11-01
M COST BRITISH 4l4,202.
Casualties for October 1881 ON
GERS. IO2.7O2 Men.

LONDON. Oct. S.-British casualties
reported In October In all wal areas are
Officers. 1891 men. 1902 .702.
The sun., 1916-11-01

The October losses OF 1n7. o33 bring
w tho total British casualties for the
four months Of the Somnc offensive TO
ili,2o2. The daily average loss for o.
tober is 3.4j2.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-02-25
War and the Horse,

Farm and Fireside quotes American
horsemen high in authority as saying
that about 100000 of our horses have
been sold on war orders for about
$100,000,000 since the outbreak of the
war.
Fully 90 per cent of the artillery
horses purchased were sired by draft
stations and were out of small mares.
The same horse authorities claim that
the Belgian breed in Europe has been
practically destroyed and Percheron
breeding stock has also been heavily
sacrificed for war use.
A representative of one of Ameri-
cas- greatest horse importers says it
would not be possible to find 200
draft stations suitable for export TO
America, even were expectation al
lowed.
The crux of the matter clearly indi-
Gates that American horse users must
depend on the produce Of American
studs for draft sires for many years to
come.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-02-25
Food Minimum.

The irreducible minimum for living
expenses seems to have been attained
by Roger Crab, the hermit, who lived
at Icckenham, near Uxbridge. About
164f he began to restrict himself to a
vegetarian diet, avoiding even butter
and cheese. From roots he got a diet
consisting chiefly of broth made from
turnip leaves and thickened with bran
and he finally resorted to dock leaves
and grass, with bran pudding as an
occasional delicacy. He drank moth.
ing but water, and lived on three far
things a week until he died in 1850, at
the age of sixty.-London Chronicle.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-02-25
judicial Hearing.

Judge T. J. Moll of the superior
court, room s, has the reputation of
being accommodating to those attor-
neys who have cases pending in his
court. Recently a relative of local
attorney suffered an accident which
made him almost deaf. The attorney
was telling another lawyer of the acct
dent, and in the course of this said a
specialist, who had been consulted,
gave no encouragement of restoring
hearing. After listening to the nara
tive, the second lawyer asked his
friend:
why don't you take it to Judge
Moll? He'll give your relative his
hearing at an early date. "-Indianapo-
lis News.