, 1916-11-01

steamship chicago which lett Is rdeauX on
October 22nd. for New York with 1870 pas
sengers aboard has arrived at Fayal, the Aor.
es, with q fire in one of her holds. She ia q
ship of 10,5 500 tons and was built in 1908.
Berlin, Oct. 27th.-Au official commune
cation issued here says, part of our torpedo
forces moved from a German base Thursday
night through the Strait OF Dover and Calais
to the line of FoIkestone, Boulogne, ia the
English Channel. According to The report
of Commander Michelsen, at least IL outpost
steamers. and two or three destroyers or tor
pedo-bonts were sunk partially or totally
near hostile ports. Some members Of
the crews who were saved were cap
tured. Several other guarding vessels
and at least two destroyers were heavi-
Willy damaged by torpedoes aud artillery fire,
also the English post steamer Queen" was
sunk south Of Folkestone, the crew having
time to leave the ship. In the Channel near
the Fan lightship there was a stiikingIy ac-
tive traffic by hospital ships. Our torpedo
boats safely returned to German waters
without any loss.
Paris, October 27tb-A German carrier
pigeon was captured during the fighting III
the region of Verdun on Tuesday. II carried
the following message The rolling fire Of
the enemy with guns of the heaviest cal!bre
is such that sectors S. @. and II. are to q
great extent levelled. The garrison includ-
ing that Of sector V. is disorgauized COM
pletely. Some OF it has been obliged to fall
back on the 83rd. and 99th. regiments which
also had to retire. Sector V. (von Ruuni).
was subjected to such fire that its observa-
ton post was put out Of order. All sorties
are being bombarded and one is occupied
constantly in replacing them. The battalion
demands its immediate relief this evening
by fresh troops. 1t can fight no longer.
(Signed First Lieutenant Steiubrecht,)
New York, October 27tb.-In endorsing
ga thanksgiving appeal for funds to relieve
distress among the war sufferers of Germany"
issued in this city to-day MIR. James w.
Gerard, United States Ambassador to Ger.
many, III a statement sent out by the A6sociat-
ed Press declares there is great need of re-
lief work among the poor Of the Teutonic
Empire. Mr.. Gerard points out that Auleri-
cans have sent more money TO other nations
than to Germany, and concludes: eff [ am
able to go back to Germany bringing q sub
stantial sum Of money raised by thia Com
mittee l do not know Of anything better TO
aid relations between this country and Ger
many, and when the Germans see that the
funds have been raised by n Committee
SO distinctly American as this one, it cannot
but make q most excellent impression upon
the people,"
London, October 27th.-The Reichstag
hns passed the new German war credit
Bill through the third reading, accord
irg to a Reuter- despath from Amster-
dam. Count Won Roedern, the Imperial
Treasurer, the despatch adds, in moving the
credit of $4,000, 100000 marks, estimated
that the total expenditure OF all the belli-
gerents has been $50, 100000 600 marks,
exclusive Of goods destroyed, of which one
third falls to the share of Germany and
her Allies. The monthly German expedi,
ture, Count Won Roedern stated, has reached
about 2,187, OOO, 900 marks owing to the
extension of the fronts into Pennsylvania
and Dobrudja.
Berlin, Oct. 27th-A new war credit bill
for II, 000, 600, 900 marks was submitted to
the Reichstag today by Count Won Roedern,
Secretary of the Imperial Treasury, who
also reviewed the successes of the German
war finances and compared them with the
practices followed by the countries opposed
to Germany. Count Won Roedern stated
that the total German war credit up to now
amounted to fifty two billion marks. Count
Won Roedern said the subsc riptions to the
fifth loan had amounted to 1862, 00O, 900
marks, he said that the humber of subscrib-
ers was about 1900. 600, and therefore the