, 1916-10-18

issued today by German army headquarters.
French troops made an attack on the Ger
man positions west of the town of Sally
Sainisel, the statement adds. The attackers
were driven to the back of the village by a
counter attack. The following official account
Of operations on the Macedonian front was
given out here today. In the Oerua Sec
tor of both sides of the BrOd strong Serbian
attacks which were repeated by night mot
with no success. Local attacks near Grun-
iste aud north of the Niize height were
repulsad with important enemy losses.
Washington, Oct. 16th-TEe Culebra Is
land naval station off the Porto Rican coast
was almost completely destroyed last week
by the Hurricane which swept that vicinity.
The station has been practically abandoned
by the navy and only a few houses and sup
plies used by the marines who practice
advance base man@uvres there were left.
A despatch to the Navy Department today
said these properties had been blown to
pieces.
London, Oct. 6th-According to travel
lers from Germany, says the Exchange Tele-
graphs Amsterdam correspondent, 4 remark
able disease is spreading iii many parts OF
Germany, especially III Berlin, Hamburg,
Munich and Cologne, caused by continuous
feeding from preserved foods. The sickness
is described as ''Iin Sickness. It is consi-
dered a serious form of blood poisoning.
New York, Oct. 16th-Accordiug to Il News
Agency despatch from Essen, Germany, pub
lished here to-day 10000 new workers this
week will join the force of 70, 900 already en-
ployed in the great Krupp gun work in the
gigantic task of turning out shells and guns
for the German armies. The addition of this
fOron ono C{oD y, tho oo1rCo. Of GarD,aUv'o
renewed efforts to win the war, is taken
under the direction of Field Marshal Won
Hindeuburg, new Chief of Staff. Many
skilled workmen are being recalled from the
front to aid in speeding up the production
of war supplies and barracks are being built
here to house them.
Amsterdam, October 16th.-The chord
Dputsche A"llegemelne Zeitung," a semi
official newspaper of Berlin, to-day pub
lished a full page appeal IN large
type, signed among others by Chancellor
Won Bethmaun Hollweg and Rudolph
Havenstein, President Of the German Ina
perial Bank, in behalf of the Committee
formed under the presidency of Grown Prince
Frederick William for the collection OF gold
ornaments to be melted into coin. The
appeal says: The sacrifice demanded from
YOU is slight compared to the sacrifices of
blood our heroes at the front continue TO
make. Out with all superfuous gold orna-
ments and objects from the trunk and cup
board. Help the Imperial Bank fill with
golden weapons, the armoury Of German
economic force.
Berlin, Oct. 16th.-A largely attended
meeting of the Independent Committee for
German peace, one of the organizations con-
Quoting on agitation for q ruthless submarine
wal, was held here yesterday. Deputy
Ruhlmaen, National Liberal Leader IN the
Prussian Diet, acted as Chairman. Accord
ing to the "'Tageblatt's" report the meeting
insisted that an unrestricted submarine war,
must and should begin Immediately, Count
Won Reventlow, editorial writer on the eta
gus Zeitung, who was one of the prominent
speakers, added DR.. Karl Helfferich, Secre-
tarv of the Interior, to the list of undeslra-
bles. He declared that DR.. Heltferich was
more dangerous than the Imperial Chan
cellor. DR.. Won Bethmann Hollweg.
Washington, Oct. 16th.-President Wilson
and Mr.. Baker, Secretery Of War, to-day
cnbled Governor-Genera Harrison Of the
Philippines asking him to convey their
greetings to the Philippine people on the
occasion of the converting of the first Philip
pine legislature composed entirely Of natives.
London, Oct. 16th-Mr.. James GilhooIy
who sat in Parliament as the member for
the western division of Cork County Ire
land since 1886, died at Cork today. He
was Irish Nationalist and was IL years of
age.