Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1914-10-24 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

CHAPTER N.l‘l: XV. EN Yarnagashi received the 6igual o victory, quickly followed by an urgent appeal i'oi• reinforcements, his intuition to]d him what bad happened, and he promptly called a second vime for volunteers. The response was even more enthusiastic than at iirst, and in less than half an hour another expedition A-a& equipped and hurried off to the relief of Admiral Daws,on's party. Unfortunately, the new expedition, which was commanded by Count von Ditrieht, was soon forced to fly for shelter to the excavation works, from whose vicinity it had fondly hoped to drive the threatening toe.  A third expedition, therefore, was neq.essary for the relief of the two former, and Yaniagashi, after telling off a certain number of men for home defence, and to work the guns of the Leviathans., ordered every other man vrho was able to hear arms to join the third and n,.,cessarily final sortie. It was broad daylight when the third expedition moved forward to the entrenchments of the invaders, under cover -01 a ,hearr fire from the Leviathans. The whole remaining fighting power of the Red Republic WA'S now concentrated upon the relief of the two earlier expeditions, and the clearing of the enemy from around the half-made canal.  --- As soon as the steady rifle fire of the relief force compelled the enemy, mostly Germans and Russians, to fall hack to the cover of their machine-guns, the tight began in deadly earnebt. An artillery duel followed, and the German gunners were. just getting well warmed to their work, when a bomb from a Leviathan struek an aero-canopy that was directly over the. batteries. The stricken aircraft, a sheet of flameit. came roaring down between the two foremost batteries, which were placed close together to concentrate their fire. A blinding flash and a volcanic outburst marked the moment when the aerial wreck crashed upon the ammunition boxes containing lightning shells. Next came an appalling thunder-roar, and a violent shock that threw nearly everybody to the ground. The enemy was thrown into consternation. Guns and gunners were swirled together into the open trenches Yamauashi. seeing his chance, cheered on his men. The enemy began to give way, and a scene followed of indescribable  carnage. Suddenty atfother airship Wae, struck by v.onib, and, exploding at a great height, showered broken mw.•hinery, fragments of torn humanity, and blazing petrol upon the horrified combatants. Their advance post thus terribly shattered, the "emY. in the face of the relief force novcn r'ilarging with fixed bayonets through the breac.b, combined with a renewal of activity on the part of Dietricht's men in their rear, tound their position untenable, and made haste to ra-te t.he 6iege. A wild cheer, shortly after their hurried retreat. announced that the Count arid his faithful hand had escaped the fate intended. for them. The tide nf battle now surged forward tow, the where President Gilderstem and nis heroic band were holding their torlorn hope against overwhelming numbers of the enemy. A breastwork of earth 'aid stones thrown hastily together, with here and there an openg for a fortnrqi their sole protectiou ggainst the murderous bostilc fire.  0  • \ w