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La ragione. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-08-23
Sig. VinCenzO TitOIO
Caro- VincenzO,

NelPultimo colloquio che moi
abbiamo avuto a tarda ora di
notte, tn mi facesti comprendere,
essere motto meglio, quando mi
veniva rapportato qualche discor-
so detto da te a mio riguardO,
chic fossi venuto mel tuo nego-
zio prima di ricorrere ALA pub
blicita a mezzo della stampa, allo
scope di accertalmi della Verdi
lu,a . Gnte Il, rama ll-e.
do agh estremi; uindi co non
mi 81 permetta denosrop-
-; oa,,i III accuSa cOnizE1S ~
dazione e ricorro ALA pubblicita
a mezzo de LA Ragione", per-
che lie tue chiacchiere sono dive
mute di dominic pubblico, e que
sto pubblico e necessario sappia
| come sc svolto il nostro colo
quio e dia il suo giudizio. Questi
sono i motivi che mi hanno in
dotto ad indirizzarti la presente
a mezzo de La Ragione.
81 dice, che tn abba riferito a
parecchi amici che nelPabbocca-
mento svoltosi fra moi 10 abba
negato di avere frmato attacchi
pubblicati su La Ragione che II
| guardaSSero la tua persona. Ten
go a dichiarare solennemente, e
la mia parola vale bene la tua,
che questa asserzione e falsa, an
ri falsissima. Tu mi parlasti di
una lettera a te indirizzata che
trovavasi in tue pOssesso ed era
firmata da me. A questa tua CO.
municazione protestai energica-
mente, perche mai poi mai ii a
vevo indirizzata una lettera pri-
vata. A questa mia prOteSta tn
spiegasti che 81 trattava di un
communicate pubblicato su La Ra-
gione, dedicate a Giovanni Di Sill
vestro firmato da me ed allora
10 ii soggiunsi, che quanto era
state pubblicato a mia frma era
roba mia e ne assumevo intera
la responsabilita. Per chi mi CO.
nosce sa - e tn 10 sal piu d'ogni
altro - che 10 non sono tale da
frmare un qualunque scritto che
non sia parto della mia modesto
intelligence e, che non subiscC
imposizioni da chicchessia, nep-
pure dai miei migliori amici. No
> mio caro- Titolo, 10 non apparten
La ragione. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-08-23
I DUE ORDINI

di lire al Prestito Nazionale e
che ha istituito il Fondo Unico
Mortuario che paga puntualmen-
te? Non e POrdine nostro che con
il suo denaro ha fatto fabbrica-
re dele case in Italia dopo il ter
remote di Avezzano? Non e FOR
dine nostro che conserva a nome
di tutti gl'italiani di America
quella sacra reliquia che e il
Pantheon Garibaldino? Qui a FL
ladelfa soto gil auspici delPOr-
dine Figli d'Italia non e sorta la
Banca Statale? Non e state FOR
dine Figli d'Italia a raccogliere in
memo di dieci giorni II mila dol
lari per la borsa al Principe di u
dine? E non sal che fra breve 81
incomincera la propaganda per il
fabbricato sociale e che nella
prossima Suprema Convenzione
di Settembre 81 discutera 81 APP
provera la istituzione di un'orfa-
notrofio e la casa per vecchi fra
telli dell'Ordine?
Che cosa vuoi di piu in pochi
ami di vita, che cosa Pretend tn
dalPOrdine? Hal forse dato il tue
appoggio alPOrdine per potere da
ESQ pretendere di piu di quellc
che ha fatto? Vorresti POspeda-
le? Alcoolizzato! Tu dovresti bat,
terci lie mani perche fra breve
nell'orfanOtrofiO saremo costrettl
a rinchiudere tuoi figli, quandC
cioe qualcuno ii raccogliera esa-
mime dalla pubblica via, vittims
delPalcoolismo.
Ed ora, enumera, signor mio
che cosa hanno fatto i tuoi Indi..
pendenti che tanto ii preme d
difendere. Rispondi; perche no
proveremo piacere a sentire che
essi progrediscono per gl'interes
81 collettivi e non per tire quat
tro persone. Rispondi; quail sonC
lie sue benemerenze?
A queste categoriche domandt
IPaustriacante non rispondera af
fatto, abbaiera in un altro verso
inventera nucve calunnie e com,
al solito per la santa paura di a
were una tiratina di orecchi d
qualche nostro fratello, pubbli
chera ancora a lettere cubital
che egli non e contro i Figli d'I
talia.
All! mascherina! tutti fratel
Ii ii conoscono e non abboccanr
all'amo.
AntOninO VigliOne.
La ragione. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-08-23
All nOStri dTniCi G frdteIi IettOTi

QUESTO GIORNALE E. FATTO DA YOSTRI ANIICL DA
VOSTRI FRATELLI CHE VIVONO CON IL LAVORO QUOTI-
DIANO Sc VOLETE PERCIO' CHE LA RAGlONE" CONIINUI
A PUBBLICARSI, E. VOSTRO DOVERE DI CONTRIBUIRE A
MANTENERLA IN VITA MOI SIAMO BENE CORAZZATI E
NON LA SNETTEREMO Sc NON AVREMO RICACCIATI MEL
LA MEIMA IL SICARI0. DEL RESTO SONO GIA NOTI Sc
GNI DI DEBOLEZZA, DI ISOLAMENTO Z LA CLOACA IN Sc
GNO DEL PROGRESSO FATTO HA DINlINUITO IL NUMERO
DI PAGINE. AVANTI, DUNQUE; MOI ASPETTIAMO LA VO-
STRA SOLIDARIETA.
La ragione. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-08-23

devo che Sc qualche giorno ii ca
pitasse qualche vero birbante 10
avresti messo ALA gogna, col tuoi
curiosi attacchi. Quando facesti
il tuO primo fuoco a salve, con-
tro i mestatori della ColOnia, per
la circostanza della venuta della
Missione Italiana qui, credevo
che entrava il piombo.
Forse mi sono ingannato, sara
entrato del rame..--- per farti ta-
cere.-...
Hanno ragiOne Quelli della Ra-
gione ragionando, che sci uno
che ii vendi per poche grana.
Sci forse miope e diventi Gle
con m POGO di pudore. Ho letto
dev'essere, ed ogni individuo, an
che imbecille, puo capire dalla
tua pappardella di sabatO 80
giugno Il. S. Tu dici che vuoi epu-
rare la Colonia dai birbanti, ma
a me sembra che tn tieni il sac
co, perche ii fanno leccare plat
/ ii e sColare bicchieri.
Dimmi di gTazia, cosa ha fatto
il Cavaliere della Gran Via, c. c.
A. Bald, e figlio anche, per Ia
Colonia?
Dimmi, chi glielo ha dato que
diritto che il grande Cav. 81 e ar.
rogato di rappresentare la Colo.
mia? Dimmi Sc anche il Cav. della
Gran Via e nemico del Di Silve.
stro che cosa c'entrano lie miglia.
ia di uOmini che appartengonC
allOrdine facendo negare la pa
rata e la consegna della media
glia?
Dimmi perche il becchino ira
mava per la consegna della me
daglia? Dimmi perche il becchi
no ha tramato per non far sflarC
i Figli d'Itaha in parata?
Dimmi perche al banchetto h;
portato suoi bravi don Rogri
go? perche non ha invitato 81
uomini piu degni di lui e del fl
Clio?
Dimmi ancora, tn ii scagli con
tro il console, perche ha preso l.
parti della Colonia?
Vedi quanto ii fai vedere leccj
patti, scagliandoti contro perso
ne verso lie quail non hal nessul
diritto. Fai la campagna a ch
non la inertia.
Vedi, 10 sono un semplice ope
| raio, no figli e mi devo adoperar
p accio sparisca quella minacci
che aleggia nella susta del mic
figli e del coloni onesti.
| MOI dobbiamo essere tutti l
, quail, non abbiamo bisogno {
rappresentanti, Sc il bisogno '
r. fosse, moi dobbiamo sceglierh. N
} pia"erebbe Sc tn faceSsi, iea2RT
piezzoto a questa mia, sii giuns'
te: qP o., @rf ai5,a',. 49,. - .'il "a ~
eor.nda{2Oq olB!oSBo0V e = y
= VfhC1tl al eSSele stt una lalS
- strada.
. Non ii credere che 10 parlo pc
/, partigianeria, no, assolutament
}, no.
e Intanto, Sc ii occorre il mio il
= dirizzo, 10 abito al No. 639 Fedt
a raj s. e mi chiamo DOmenic
n Millerabe.
La ragione. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-08-23
RiceviamO e pubblichiamO:

RiceviamO pubblichiamO:
City, 7-2-17.
SignOr VigliOne,
Leggendo oggi il misero foglio
del venduto ALA Germania, non
no potuto fare a memo, quale o.
peraio onesto di scrivere a queI
farabutto una lettera.
vi mando copia conforme, per
che sono sicuro che quell'imbe-
cille non risponde, COST mi fate il
favore di pubblicarla.
Caro- Dirett. della Rassegna,
III credevo almeno un tantino
co nun POGO di pudore. Ho letto
piu volte la tua POGO rassegna e
malgrado lie tue strombazzature,
lie tue accuse senza document,
che sempre hal promesso di fare
vedere e che mai 81 vedono, Gre
La ragione. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-08-23
COSCIENTI CHE INSORGONO

Riceviamo e pubblichiamo sen
"a comment, poiche di fronte al
Peloquenza del fatti, ogni com
mento guasterebbe:
EgregiO Sig. DirettOre
del GiOrnale La RagiOne"
City.
La prego di inserire sui suo
giornale lie seguente dichiarazio-
ne:
80 qui sOttOscrittO CrisatO
Giovanni dichiarO di dimettermi
daIIa L0ggia "TripOIi e Cirene'
No. 21 delPOrdine independents
Figli d'Italia, per entrare nella
LOggia Carlo AltObelli, No. 719
dell'Ordine Figli d'Italia in Anne.
RIGA.
Con stima
Giovanni CusatO
1904 S. Clarion ST.
Phila., Aug, 4, 1917.
4 4 =
+. Silvagni
DirettOre della "RagiOne"
"DichiarO 10 qui sOttOscrittC
di dimettermi dalla LOggia Cesa
re Battisti 0rdine independents
Figli d'ItaIia, nella quale entra
far parte, perche presO con in
gannO ed entrO a far parte de
verO Ordine Figli d'Italia in A
merica.
lie mie dimissiOni sOnO irrevO
cabili.
Phila., Ag. 4, 1917.
Dev.mO
Vito PaganO.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-09

in ironing the kinks out Of that young
man VIII bear more than passing scru-
tiny.
The Giants Will line up with Holke
at nrst base Herzog st second, Fletcher
AT shortstop and Zimmerman at third.
In the outdeId NiI be George Burns,
Benny Kauff and Robertson Behind the
plate McGraw has arrayed Rsriden Nc
Csrtv and Gibson Pitchers viii he
Schupp. Tesreau. Sallee Anderson. Per
rift smith and others with regulations
Honus Lobert and recruit or SO viii
take care of the utility inheId duty.
while Jim Thorpe and Red Murray both
probably VIII be retained for outer gar
den extra work.
There's a lineup that presents one Of
the most startling rows Of sWatters
ever gathered together under one man
agement in the National lea que Nc
Carty. Kauf. EIoike. Robertson Zia-
norman Fletcher ana Herzog are pow
erfaI swatters and OF the consistent
kind To back this up. the National
lea CUES premier southpaws VIII inhabit
The pitching slab.
Temperament. viewed from this angle.
will have little to do with it. Il Is off
hcuIt to see how such an array Of talent
could run into "a slump depressing
enough 10 take away The punch.
As for the White Sox-it's longer
road. Clarence Rowland has had his
chance with virtually the same lineup
thar he started with this year. and no
worlds series has graced the Comiskey
table since Rowland took charge
Rowland has q great pitching staff
providing he can get going. Red Faber
should be ready for another fine season.
Jim Scott IS doirg an effective come
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-09

Tire Gary Young Mems CHRISTIAN As-
ISOLATION tracA team was victorious In
ne tenth annual indoor track meet
given under the auspices of the Evans
ton u II a. a. in parten gymnasium
Fast night Lake Forest Academy was
four points behind the winners
Eighteen succeeded in getting a place
III The point column. The summaries.
one mile rum first heat-PlogEe.
ernan. Gary Y. NJ. O.. A.. second; Evans
Hamilton Park A. C.. third. Bergen. VA
perviile ~ NJ 4. A., fourth-tine' 4;38
25
Second heat-Hamet. Lake Forest
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-09
GOVERNOR SICK;
NO ACTION ON
DARCY FIGHT

new ORLEANS. LA. April John
Marshall secretary to Gov. r. s.. Pleas
ant. yesterday announced that the mat
ter Of kilograms and petitions asking
the governor 70 prohibit the Les Darcy
Jeff smith hght. set for here April 2$.
had not been officially brought to the
governors attention because Of the ILL.,
ness Of the governors wife and Sigh;
sickness from which the governor him
self is suffering MT. Marshall an
nouncod it win he al least week be-
fore anv action IS taken in the matter
III the states chief executive
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-09

Manager Robinson of the Brook
lyn club is pleased with the work Of
his recruits at Hot Springs, two Of
the most promising Of which are
burning and Malone burning is
southpaw twirler and has done fine
work in practice games Malone
plays at second.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-09
NINE KILLED.

MEXICO CITY, April Shine
persons ware killed yesterday at the
automobile races whsn car belong
ing to Jose Santa Maria, the Cuban
charge d'anaires. and driven by
Vicente Rodriguez. left the track at
turn and plunged into a crowd on
tho outside Of the course. Twenty
persons were slightly injured
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-27
WOMAN ATTORNEY
TO GIVE SOCIALIST
LECTURE IN OTTAWA

Caroline A. Lowe, Of Chicago. for
merly OF Kansas City. Mo. attorney
ana lecturer, has been engaged by the
Socialist party of Illinois, to deliver
series Of lectures ihruout the state
during the following winter. She
viii speak on Friday evening, Sept.
Is, at Commercial hall under the
auspices Of the local organization Of
he party She will discuss the fol-
lowing question; what is Political
Democracy? Is it desirable? VIII
Democracy provide a basis for a last
inc peace?"
Miss Lowe has national reputa-
ton as a socialist and sul'ragist. She
was selected by the National Social
list party. as its representative to ad-
dress the United States Senate com
mittee on behalf of suffrage for work.
ing women in the national suffrage
hearing recently.
As former president of the Kansas
city teachers federation She has adj
dressed educational gatherings thru.
ont the country She spoke at Strea.
tor Wednesday, Sept ~, and also re-
Gently at Peru.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-27
BELIEVE SENECA MAN
ROBBED THEN SLAIN

Joliet, Sept. 27-The body of Ed
ward Degnan, who was killed on the
Rock Island tracks in Joliet Monday
night was brought to his home in
Seneca Tuesday night on the Peru
accommodation and the funeral serv.
ices were held there this morning.
Joliet police are inclined to believe
that Degnan was murdered. He had
reached Joliet and was hanging
around the Union station talking with
several people about going to Chicago.
Shortly after II o'clock the agent
heard his cries as he lay on the west
bound tracks. He had considerable
money but when picked up was pen.
niless
A murder was committed that same
night, a Mexican being stabbed thru
the heart and his body placed on the
Santa Fee tracks where II was found
before a train had passed over it.
Some advance the theory that Deg.
nan was probably held up by the
same gang and then thrown under the
train.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-27
CITY AND VICINITY ITEMS

Mrs. William H. Stadden and daugh-
ter. Miss Myrtle Stadden, left today
for a two weeks visit with friends
and relatives in Aurora and Chicago.
Charles Geiger is in New York on a
bushes strip.
Mr.. and Mrs s. n Asseltine, Of
Napanee, Ontario, Canada, who have
been visiting their daughter, Miss
Elizabeth. in this city, have gone to
Minneapolis and from there they will
return to their home in Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lee and Mrs
NJ. Lee, Of Chicago, f. A. Dunn and
Miss Mary Dunn, of Tulsa, Oklahoma
and Mrs Eugene Madden, of Denver.
Colorado, have returned to their
homes after visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Dunn and family, of Superior
street.
Mr. and Mrs. f. +. Dunn and Viii
liam c. Dunn, of Aurora, spent the
past few days at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Dunn, of Superior street.
Mrs. Sherman Lewis, of Marseilles,
viii leave on Sunday for Houston
Texas, to visit her brother. Vim. Mill.
gan. She will be accompanied as far
as Kansas City by her husband
sherman Jr., viii attend school in OF.
taWa during the absence of his par.
ents.
Mrs. Slattery. of Peru, was an OF
tawa visitor today.
Mrs. Coble of Sheridan. was an OF
lava visitor today on business.
Mr., and Mrs. G. Gehring and little
erahdehild Katherine. who have beer
the guests of Mrs. Behring's sister
Mrs. NJ. Sheehan. left today fol
thelr nome in Los Angeles, Cal Mr.
Gehring expects TO stop in Wichita
where he was engaged in business and
now has extensive holdings
Miss Anna Nagel is visiting friends
in Mendoza for few weeks.
.'' o "'Hh .. illHhtS VI lflS CITY is
visiting at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Ben Dolder. in Freedom.
Curt Mailer, of Peru, was in Ottawa
last night
George FarnswOrth. county engi
neer and Vern Yockey. supervisor
were in Peru Tuesday TO attend a con
| ference Of the city, county and town.
ship officials to take action on re
building the ice-breaker at the east
Of the river bridge in hat city.
Miss 5. Isabella Sanders will leave
tonight for New York for an extended
| trip.
Mrs. H. d. Osgood has returned to
her home In Marseilles after a short
visit at the K C. Cram residence in
this city.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-27
CROWDS CHEER AS
TEDDY IN SPEECH
HITS LAF0LLETTE

Chicago. Sept, 27-With the cheers
of 1900 patriotic Chicagoans ring
ing in his ears, Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, today prepared to carry mis-
gospel of loyal, ardent Americanism
into the territory of Senator Robert
NJ LaFouette. whose war attitude he
so scathingly denounced in an ad
dress here last night
Colonel Roosevelt left Chicago to-
day for Fort Sheridan and the Great
Lakes Naval Training station, where
he will speak briefly this afternoon
and tonight he will continue his at
tack on pacifists and war obstruction
lists in an address at Racine. Wis,
before the Wisconsin league of NUM-
CAPABILITIES. Later he will go to Min
neapolis for an address there
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-27
WRITES OF VISIT
TO FIRING LINE



travelling as | had so | had to take
the situation in hand. told the
r. Il. o. what | thought OF him his
duty Is to assist in transport OF
troops, officers and equpmenD and
then Il started out on my own" as
the English say. | got hold of he
yard Waterman. gave him two
francs and got him TO put our bag
gage in his shanty and look after K.
Then started out to find a place TO
sleep. II looked yeryamuch as if we
might spend the night in box car
until someone told me the Y. NJ. C..
A. had shanty about quarter of
mile up the road | got my compan-
ion and started up there. They gave
us most hearty welcome. provided
us with cots and bedding, gave us
dandy dinner and breakfast in the
morning There were perhaps
half dozen other officers there re-
turning from the front. or going on
leave, and they all had some very
pleasant remarks to make about
the X. L. O.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-27
r. RS Ask Exemption for Men

Chicago, Sept. 81 - Exemption
boards here today are considering the
request Of -four railroads for "A blan
ket exemption Of their employees on
industrial grounds The railroads con
tend that the drafting of their mer
would cause a shortage Of operative.
and seriously handicap the movement
Of war supplies and troops. The rail
roads joining in the request are the
Michigan Central, Rock Island. Chica
so and Alton and the Burlington.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-27
CHAIN LETTERS ARE
EXPOSED AS FRAUDS;
CASH FOR 0P|ATES?
GOVERNMENT PUTS QUIETUS ON
NEW. ATTEMPT TO SWINDLE
AMERICANS BY NOW AN OLD
AND OBSOLETE GAME.

The chain letter scheme in which
the recipients are asked to contribu
ute "a cents for the purchase of an
esthetics Is declared by the federal
authorities to be either a swindle OF
anti-war propaganda. All persons are
warned against paying any attention
to the letters until the plan has been
investigated by the government.
Official Warning Issued.
In an official statement the admin
istration says:
THE Objectionable part Of
these letters state:
Owing 10 the scarcity of ances-
thetics, operations that cause in.
describable pain have to be per-
formed daily without their aid to
mitigate suffering. We are max
ing an appeal to you TO subscribe
"a cents towards purchasing
chloroform to use in the hospitals
of the allies. Please send copy
Of this letter to four of your
friends and number it. Do not
fail or the chain will be broken
and the good cause defeated. Send
the money to, New York City.
1t is hoped to raise this number
to 5000 50 as to help making this
effort success"
These letters have been refer
red for verification to both the
representatives of the English
and French governments"
Many Letters Received Here.
Many of the chain letters have beer
received in Ottawa and in response t,
the appeal not few people have en-
closed contributions of "a cents to the
New York address which was giver
and in turn have written letters o.
appeal to four of their friends asking
that they also make contributions ant
write five letters to friends.
Some Of the recipients Of the let
tiers in Ottawa paid no attention t
the appeals because Of the state Law
which forbids collections for war ant
charitable purposes unless by per
sons who have been issued licens
by the State Council of Defense afte
they have furnished the require,
proof as to thei: reliability and tina
the money collected will be used TO
a benevolent and charitable purpose.
Many Received Here.
The letters of appeal first mad
their appearance in Ottawa abou
three weeks ago Each contained tn
names Of four persons to whom the
were sent by the writer's, but bor,
no signatures. merely asking that con
tributiCns of "A cents each be for
warded to the New York address an(
that four letters of appeal be sent Il
friends with the urgent request tha
the chain be not broken Since thai
time they have been circulating quite
freely in the city and surrounding
country. No estimate is possible or
the amount of money which might
have been contributed in this section
as a result.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-27
POWERFUL GERMAN
ATTACKS FAIL TO
DRIVE BRITISH BACK
ENEMY SACRIFICES MANY MEN
IN ATTEMPT TO RE-CAPTURE
TERRITORY TAKEN FROM
THEM IN FLANDERS.

London, Sept 27-F'our powerful
German counter attacks launched on
a wide front in West Flanders. all
failed to Wrest from the British any
of the ground gained yesterday east
Of ipres, the British war office an
bounced today
The assaults were made between the
Tower hamlets and the st. Julien
Grayenstafel road, hut all broke down
under the concentrated fire of the
British batteries and machine guns
South OF Polygon wood the German
attacks were most violent" Field
Marshal Haig reported from the Brit
ISL headquarters.
The Germans suffered heavy losses.
During the night the fighting slack
ened and the British were left in com
plete possession of the ground they
had so brilliantly won.
London. Sept. 27.-The desperate
battle which began at dawn yesterday
on the West Flanders front ragged all
night and today these important re
suits had been attained by the Brit
ish:
! /. The British line has been adj
/ canved from one half to Il mile over
a front six miles wide east of Ypres
/ 2. The newly won ground is being
consolidated altho powerful German
counter attacks had to be beaten off
in The meantime.
/ 3. About 1000 German prisoner
have been captured
\ 4. The fortified village of Zenne
, beke is now in the hands of the Brit
/ ish
}. The German front has been bea
/ ten back until ii is now only seven
miles from the great German base OF
Roulers. where German headquarters
/ On the West Flanders front are main
tanned
! G. Important high ground com
handing the Flanders plains is now
menac2d by Field Marshal Haig's
! army
Australian troops took an import
ant part in the latest British thrust
but the glory of storming the STRONGLY
fortified village of Zonnebeke fell t
English, Welsh and Scotch soldiers.
The Germans fought desperately t.
maintain their hold on Zonneheke bu
were driven out at the point of tn
bayonet. altho the attacking troop
to fight their way forward thr
streams of millions of machine gu
bullets that spurted from scores o
quick-fring guns.
When the British got possession o
the village they found 1t wrecked b.
artillery fire and the reeking ruin
choked with German corpses.
AS the Germans fell back along The
. Yprea-Roulers road and the Ypres
Menin road, their artillery opened
heavy barraee fire, but it failed tC
check the advance of the British.
German reserves were rushed for
I ward and began series OF counter as
saults that were described in today
/ dispatches as very violent" but the'
were unable to wrest any Of the cap
/ turad ground from the British. These
counter attacks mainly conferred nea'
Zonneheke the Polyeon wood and thu
. Ypres-Menin road, where Prince Rupp
recht, The German commander II
chief, sQuandered his men with the ut
most disregard without attaining an,
I success
During the fighting. British wal
ships lowered off the Belgian cOas
and threw shells into German militar
works near Ostend, while sWarms o
British airmen neW over the German
trenches, tuning loose their machine
guns upon the Teutons.