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IIEIIIIUITINH Eilli THE SEEIINIT
IIIIIITINHEIITSTAIITS il IIIIIIE .
Two Battalion uiiiin ini.-.ei ni the maritime
Provinces The First instalment of l0,000 'Men Will go Forward in December
OTTAWA, Oct. 19-Orders were
sent out to-day from the Militia De. partinent to District Oillcers coin- manding at each of the twelve mili- tary centres throughout ilanada l’or the immediate recruiting of voluii- teers for active service, in accordance with the plan announced yesterday by the Government. A force of 16,- 000 infantry is to be raised at once, and training will proceed at each of the divisional moblizatlon centres, namely, London, Toronto, Kingston, Montreal, Quebec, Halifax, St. John, Wiiinepeg, Calgary and Victoria.
The sixteen thousand infantry will
comprise fourteen battalions. The detail of recruiting decided on by the Department apportions these bat- talions as follows:
Ileilli-'.' recruited under the command of Colonel Gaudet.
The recruiting ol’ the cavalry, artil-
lery and other braiiclies will begin as soon as instructions have been rci-cl\'- cd from the War Office as to the num- ber and character of the various units required.
The plan annoiiuced by the Govern-
ment for keeping forty thousand mcn constantly under arms and in train- ing in Canada until the war ends with the dcspatchiiig from time to time of further expeditionary forces of 10,000 Imen each, means that by the end ol’ this year Canada will have about 75,- 000 men under arms including the 30,000 now in England. By spring the total will at least be 100,000. The daily cost of maintaining such an army will
I)ivisional areas and number of bat- be at least one quarter of a million
tal ions: lst-Southern 2nd-Western :lrd-Eastern -ith-Southern
0ntario.... ....
Ontario..,. . ..
Ontario. . ,.
Quebec....
l'»th-Northern Quebec....
Military Districts:
Manitoba and Saskatchewan.. .. No. 11-British Columbia.... No.13-Alberta . . . ...
’l`he three battalions from Quebec
include the special Freiicli tlaiiadiiiii Battalion already authorized, and now
r-i->-Inav-I
.. Ll
dollars, not counting the cost of equip- ment, etc. The war will cost llalindit during the next twelve months should I it last that long, at least one hunilreil ' million dollars.
As has been announced the fir.~it in-
stallment of ten thousand men will be dispatched in December. The Depart- iucnt experts that a further force ol' ‘l0,000 will be ready to sail by Febru- _ury, and al'ter that there will bc a lsteudy stream of reinforcements going -forward every month.
EIIHMEHS' MEETING
HEIII IT SIIIIIIIE
A large meeting of farmers and
others was held at Souris last night when Mr. Adams, Doininlon Potato Expert, gave an able address on po- tato diseases, dwelling at great length on powdery scab. He brought out several important points, one of which was, that it is not difficult to get rid of the diseasé, He holds the view that all that is needed is that the iu.rmers should appreciate the inipor- tance of getting clear of it. “Get seed that is free from scab and that has not been in contact with it. Plant in land that has not been growing pota- toes for the last ten years. Clean out the cellar and disinfect it." is what he says. Continuing, Mr. Adams said: “There is a. bright side to every dark cloud. Farmers have been mnnuriug the part of the farm near the barn and neglecting the hack ilelds; now, lt' we are to get rid of the Powdery Scab, the potatoes must be planted where they have not been for ten years, namely, in the back ileids. l`his means the back ilelils will get the niaiiure and as a result farming will be more profitable. Lint there is more lliaii changing the potato fields neces- sary lii order to get rid ol the l’ow- dory Scab, and everyone can lcarn all
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about it by attending the meetings iliiit will be held at Tracadie Cross on Thursday, at Murray River on Friday, und at Klnkora on Saturday."
Mr. l-iolinilen also spoke instructive-
ly on the subject.
llonourable Charles Dalton, Acting
tfomuiissioner of Agriculture, was re- quested to speak. lie gave a brief and interesting address on the origin of the disease, etc. Mr. Dalton said:
The potato is one ot' the world's
great crops. Rice is more widely used than any other single diet, and potatoes coiue in second. This is all the more wonderful ivlieii we reinem- ber that the potato plant was intro- duced iiito Europe only a little over three hundred years ago, It was not, however, recognized as an article ol' i`ood for man till the middle of the 18th century, or about 150 years ago, when a famine ln Scotland in 1743 brought it into prominence as a cheap l‘ood and gave a great impetus to its culture. its merits were only slowly recognized even after this, and in'1771 Louis XIV. of li`x‘znice offered a prize for the discovery oi' a food that could takc thc place of wheat in times of lainiiie. 'l`lie prize was awarded for thc potato, and from that time for- ward its popularity has very rapidly increased all over tho whole of North America. There is no other crop that itpproaclics its importance in Europe; and, taking the world on the wiiole, it is doubtful if it docs not rival the iiu- portnncc of the wheat or corn.
The total potato crop of the North-
i-ru liciuispliere last ycnr amounted to sonieivhiit ovcr 150,000,000 tons, and it is the first main-stay ot' the lower classes of Germany, Austria, lluugary, llclgiuni, Bulgaria, France, ltoumania, Russia, and several other minor countries of Europe. We all re- nicinber how important it was to the lrisli at the time of the great famine. ln Eastern Canada it is not nearly so iuiportaiit, but yet it forms one of the prliicipal crops of this province. We raise nniiually about 0,000,000 bushels, of which about 1,000,000 bushels are for cxport.
Till about 20 years ago our potatoes
were wonderfully free from diseases and insect pests. About that time the potato bug became troiiblesouie, and in more recent years ive have suffered more or less loss oil account of the dry rot. Ever since potatoes were grown in this province we have been affected moro or less by the coin- iiion scab, and now the Powdery Scab threatens to make the growing of po- tatoes less profitable. In fact, it threatens the crops rather seriously. Powdery Scab was first discovered in Belgium in 1841, and in 1846 it was found in England; in 1006 it became troublesome in Ireland, and we are pleased to have with us to-night Mr. Joliu Adams, now Assistant Botanist of the Central Experimental Farms at Ottawa. Mr. Adams was for some time in the employ of the Board of Agriculture of Ireland, and made a study of this disease in that country.
It was first discovered in North
America by Dr. H. ’I‘. Gussow, Domin- ion Botanist, in 1912. He received specimens of potatoes from Quebec that showed the diseases established in that province. Later he received a few specimens from some of the other
inspection was not made, but a fair proportion of the forms along the main
tubers were affected. Instructions were left with the farmer which he
ected o follow and which
ITEHEIS SIIHHENIJEH
LONDON, Oct. 20-(3 a. m.) A Pre-
toria despatch to Reutor's Telegram Company says that an additional three oillcers ami seventy men of Col. Mar- itz's rebel force in South Africa have been captured, and that four officers
and forty men heve voluntarily surren- ci .
FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT.
PARIS, Oct. 20.-The French official
communication to-iiiglit says Germans during the day made attacks along the entire front, and were everywhere repulsed. The day has been char- acterised by efforts on the part of the Germans all along the line, to the extreme north where the Belgian army held a position at Labessee and where tho German troops attempted an ol`l'ensive movement of particular violence to the north of Arras, at Manietz, between l’eronne and Albert, at Vauiiucres, to the east ot' Argonne and on the height ol' the Meuse and in the region ol' Champion. Every- whore the German troops have been repulsed with heavy losses.
GERMAN oi=i=iciAi.'.REPonT.
AMSTERDAM VIA LONDON, Oct.
20.-The following official communi- cation from Berlin dated Oct. 20 has been -received in Amsterdam: ’l`he Germans advancing along the coast from Osteiid niet hostile forces at Yser River near Nleuport, where fight- ing has been going on since last Sun- day. Yesterday /attacks of the enemy west of Lille were repulsed, the ene- my suffering heavy losses. ln the eastern theatre of war there has been no iiiateriai change.
AUSTRIAN REPORT.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 20.-An Aus-
trian announcement issued yesterday says: “Battles in front of Chyrow and Przcniysl, both in Galicia, had again been very successful for thc Austrians. Fighting near Mizynlec was especi- ally severe. Mageria Heights, which l"“"\ in-f»-1 in possession of the Rus- sians, and which formed the great _er ...t our advance, has been now occupied by Austrians after forinld- able bombardment by their artillery. North of Mizyniec~ our troops ad- vanccil close to the enemy.
Russian attacks cast ot’ Przeinysl
to Madikn lieiglits on the sontliern wing of the battlefield which were especially directed to the heights to ‘south-west of Stry and Sumbor were repulsed. lu Stry and Stia vulleysrour 'troops are advancing. Fresh attacks by Russians on the eiist bank oi' the river near Jarosliui, Galicia, have been repulsed.
“ln Russian Poland German and
Austrian cavalry repulsed, west of Warsaw, a great Russian cavalry iattack.
EASTERN SITUATION-
PETROGRAD, Oct 20.-(Ofilcial)-
“There has been no further change in thc situation. Russian troops are in contact with tho enemy at various points and there has been fighting on the River Zonia at Stry in Galicia and ln East Prussia to the south of Przeni- ysl. Russians continue to take prlsoii- ers in large numbers. An entire Aus- trian battalion with all its ofllcers and machine guns surrendered tio us."
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Yesterday morning Lieut. Col, J. R,
Allan, officer in conininno or tue .land Regiment, received a telegram from Headquarters, (ith Division, Halifax, asking him to forward names of offl- cers and men who wished to enlist in the second contingent for oversea ser- vice, and it is to be hoped that Island- ers will respond nobly to the call,
It is well that the general public
should understand that this call is not
to militia men alone, but to the whole
Dl'°Vi“°95» ‘md E" the ““i“U"1 Ui 1912 , male population of the Island who are two inspectors were sent to this pro- I between the age, of 13 and 45_ Vince 10 B60 if if hid BIWIGY made “B | It would be well also if all lslsnders HDDGBFIIHCG \1°l'°- TIN h°“°9'i~°'h°“°° would realize that their country’s safe-
ty is at stake, and that ibe needs their Md to-d8Y.
roll!! WGN €Xlmi“°d~ I” 99°” dI5'i Those wishing to enlist are asked ‘trlcta percentage was selected so that to ,emi the" mm" m the nest," the whole Island was covered. 51 cases 1 ‘company wmmmde, or ¢0 C,_pt‘|n were discovered, distributed as fol- .nd Acung Adjumm' »p_ E_ Mlcmm, IOWBI 17 ill Pfiflce C°“mY$ 12 in ,at the earliest possible date. Queens; and 22 ln Kings. The dis- ease was of a mild type and usuallyIrid of this disease these meetings not more than one percent. of the have been culled, and we have with
us an expert on this subject, so that I shall not take up more of your time uiit now I would like to urge upon
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would have enabled, him to rid his ,you, however, To necessity for every potatoes of this disease. In some farmer to do is .part in trying to eases they were followed; in others carry ut the measures that are new
8RARl3'$EER » in y were not. -being Taken to atom out this disenle.
Silver Black F°¥» 7 'h“’e° Tzyrgg: Bn October 31st, 1013, the United ;Ths Government wal do its part by Silver Black Fox. Will PW can; states imposed an embsrliron Cans- helping you in every way possible to - dividends dill "‘“ °'i75i°°r also alan pontoon, sua it is this embem mornin me-ammo. and by inform-
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SUMMIRY OF THE SITUATION'
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Oct. 20.-Fighting of a
most desperate character is in pro- gress ln West Flanders, and north- western France. The Belgian a'rn\y, supported by the Allies, is holding on stubbornly on the line of the River Yser, against desperate and deter- mined attacks and thus far have suc- ceeded in bringing to a halt the ad- vance of the invaders along the coast.
This announcement is made in a
,French official communication and is admitted in a report from German headquarters, which says flgliting has been going on since Sunday in the vicinity of Nieuport, at the crossing of the river near the sea.
A little further south the Allies are
making an- attempt to advance to- `wurd Lille for the relief of that city which has been in German liauds for some time, and are also pushing north and south of Arras. Attacks yester- day on the advances nt Lille, where the Germans hold strong positions, were repulsed.
Soutliward at the bend of the line
the Germans continue to make furious but unavailing attempts to break the French line.
ln'the east along the Meuso the
Germans have essayed in vain to re- pulse the French troops who de- bouclied along that territory in which Camp des Romanines, now in the hands of the Germans, in an attempt to cut out that portion of the German army and thrust it towards St Mihiel.
The French claim detailed progress
at various points along the front.
Paris reports that the Allies have
captured fifteen German machine guns, two of which are armoured, near Labassee, and ii battery of Ger- man heavy artillery in the environs oi' St Mihlel. Both sides are bringing reinforcements to the western front,
'where the one supreme struggle of the .war is on.
The Germans are notibringing new
troops from the east, but are throw- ing every available man in Belgium in tlie_firing line. They seem to have railroads well in hand, although they must have been seriously damaged during battles oi' August and Septem- 'ber. Troops are being transported over them. Dutch sources report that (train after train oi' wounded are being taken back to Germany.
In the flglitliig in open country,
where the men have not the protec- ‘Lion of elaborate eutrenchments, such as they have on the Aisne, the loss must be vcry heavy, especially where endeavours have been made to carry positions by assault.
German and Russian reports agree
that the situation in the east has not changed, although the armies are in close touch along the east Prussian
,l`roiitler, across Poland and Galicia, ln Galicia, however, the Austrians
claim to be making progress in their campaign, having driven the Russian invaders out and have repulsed Rus- sian attacks.
The Russians on the other hand say
they are making large numbers of prisoners. Heavy tlgliting is still on around l’rzri'.n‘ysl and Cupolas and forts surrounding the town are said by an Ita-llau correspondent to have been destroyed by big Russian siege guns.
While the forts have been mined
and dismantled and magazines blown .up the town itself, however, was not damaged. The same correspondent says the battle of Vlstuia, San and Dniestor Rivers continues. There is a system of great entrenchments on the Russian side and tho whole front
is nn-nisneii with iwweriul suns which -A
TIIE IEITIIEIE
THE TEIPEIITUIE
TIDE. IUOI. ETC.
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(Special to the Guardian.)
TORONTO, Oct. 21.-Maritime:
Light winds. fine and a little warmer. Tas: WEATHER.-The weather
yesterday was line with the exception of some slight showers in the after- noon; cloudy at night.
The highest temperature recorded
yesterday was 48 degrees above zero, the lowest the previous night being 40 degrees above. At 9 a.m. yester- day it was 44 degrees above; at 9 p,m. 42 degrees above.
The tide will be high this morning
at 11.49 and tomorrow at 1.10; it will be high tomorrow morning at 12 and Friday at 12.30.
The sun sets this afternoon at 5.04
and tomorrow at 5.02; it rises tomor-
sozvg morning at 6.27 and Friday at
The moon sets this evening at 0.15. There was n new moon on Monday,
Oct. 19th, at 2.33 a. m,
The first quarter of the moon will
be on Sunday, Oct. 25th, at 6.44 p.m.
The length of today will be ten
TIIIIHHIE EEIHEII
IN IIIINSTIIIIINIIPIE
LONDON, Oct. 20-A Rome des-
patch to the Daily News says the sit- uation in Constantinople is alarming. The Russian Anihassador has trails- ferred the archives to the Embassy at Odessa.
THE ITIITTIESHIP
THIIIMPH IIIIIIIIITTEII
WASHINGTON, October 20.-Shell
from howitzcrs in the German fortress of Tsing Tau has heavily duniugcil the great battleship 'l‘riunipli and com- pelled lier to withdraw from the Bri- tish-Japanese bombarding fleet, nc- cording to a statement issued tonight by the German Embassy based on do- spatches from the Far East.
No details were given and thc date
of the incident was not mentioned. Embassy officials, however throught the damage of the bombarding fleet was inflicted yesterday. They discre- dited reports that the Tsing Tau gar- rison was preparing to capltulate.
GERMANS REJOINING FLEET.
LONDON, Oct. 20.-A despatch
from Rotterdam declares that German marines are leaving Antwerp to rc- joln the German fleet and the German ships at Kiel are being extensively provlsioned.
ROU MAN IA NEUTRAL.
COPENHAGEN, Oct, 20.-King
Ferdinand, new ruler of Rouniania, is against any warlike actions by his Government, and wants Roumanla to remain neutral, according to Buchar- est despatch to Tageblatt.
BRITAIN'S MILLION ARMY.
LONDON, Oct. 20.-Lord Kitchener
has already 780,000 recruits enrolled in his new million army.
CROWN PRINCE’S ARMY DE- FEATED.
LONDON, Oct. 20,-The German
Crown Prlnce's army was defeated at St Miliiel, according to semi-official advices. The report is that the Ger- mans hastily retreated, and aban- doned big guns.
IIHIIIITEIT WITH
A HIGH THEISIIN
MONTREAL, October 20.-A series
of fourteen charges, ascii one of them alleging the capital crime of high tren-
son, were read against lsreal Schat'er,|
the immigration and ticket agent, in the arrnignment court this mor- ning. The crinic for which Scliafcr faces the extreme penalty of the law is assisting men, suspected of belong- ing to the Austrian reserves, with tic- kets and money to enable thciu to leave Canada and fight for llritnln’s enemies. At the conclusion ofthe read- ing of the charges the preliminary hearing was fixed for next Thursrlay morning before Judge Leet.
Schafer appeared totally unmovcdi
by tho serious naturo and long list ot’ ciiiirgcs against hlin. lio was not asked to plead and spoke to no onc.
dny and night hurl thousands of pro- jertiles into the cneniy's lines. Aus- trians aiid Germans, adds the corres- pondent, have been obliged to remain on thc defensive but have repulsed great cavalry attacks to the west of Warsaw. Sarayevo, the Bosnian capi- tal, according to a report from Nish, are now completely enveloped by Servisns. Determined efforts are be- ing nnide to take the town before the conclusion of the trial of the alleged assassin of the Austrian heir, Arch- duke Francis Ferdinand, which start- ed the war.
ln South Africa the rebellion of Col.
Maritz is broken np.
Italy has issued an official denial of
the report that she occupied Avlona, the Adriatic port of Albania. News from italy shows that the italian peo- ple are growing more antagonistic to Austrians because of their interfer- ence with the Italian fishing industry by Austrian mines and the necessity of suspending the service of many steamers because of the denser to steamern.
Sweden has ordered all lights on
her coasts extinguished so that they cannot be of use to the belligerent Powers.
The situation in Belgium, on account
of shortage of food, is growing more serious and efforts are being made by American officials to hurry relief es-
pecially to Brussels, where the need is
Mhours and thirty-nine minutes. Igreateet. v
Losses. In Eastern Th
SITUATION IMPROVES STEADILY.
PARIS, Oct. 20.-General lniprove-
ment in the situation on the left right wing' continues in the north, Al- though the Germans hold strongly entrenched positions about Lille, they are being held in check, in the west being unable to move against Dun- kirk, The General Staff is now coil- sidering Dunkirk safe, inasmuch as licuvy reinforcements have been sent and the fortifications strengtheneil there also to support the Belgians. who are holding the line on the Yser River.
interest to-day, however, centredI
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ISPIEIIIIIII SIIETIESS IIE IEIIES , i
EIIIIIIIE INI] INA BEIIZIIIM
Germans Were Everywhere Repulsed With Heavy
entre Fighting Has Been
Severe and Reports are Conflicting
oil the situation ol' thc right. The (liiruiiliis rciii-.wcii their attempts against the Moiisc line oi` forts, only to bi: in turn badly hi-nton and driven back at a iiuiiihcr of points. The -ailiiiissiiiii that tlir-y were ilf.‘t`eati~il is Icoiii-iili-i-ml here to indii-ate that the lproposeil iiivaiiion of Alsace Lorrziiiie, Iwith Mew. as tho objective, is gaining actual i`oriii.
it is known that Germain nttiinipts
Ito bring up liiruvy :uns to batli-r down |Vcriiuii and Toni lino ot' forts utterly Ifnilcil. Tlicy have also been forced Ito weaken their lcft to cope with situa- tion in northern ifrance. This has given the French a decided advantage.
IITTENIPTED
OF G
LONDON, Oct. 20.- The third act
of the war in lilo \Vcstcrn 'l`lic1iLi'i» is noiv in a critical state. The first :ict was the (li-rniiin atienipt to curry out the sclieuiv oi' at clean sivvcp tiirougli Belgium and l\'ortlicrn France upon Paris which had its culniinatioii in the capture of the l~`roui:li (Tity would have been a blow to l-`raii<:c.
The second act was the offensive
assumed by the Allies after General Von Kluck stretched his army ou the Gerniau west. wing over a longer line of communication than he could hold and the Allied Armies prciiscil liiln back toward the llelginn border coni- pelling the entire Gcrniiin line from the eastern pivot ol' Vcrduu to rc- cede in order to maintain an unbroken front and a possible linc oi' retri-at.
The third uct comprises the atteuipt-
ed advance of Germans along thc coast of Belgium and Northern l-`i'niii:c apparently with the design of establ- ishing themselves in the channel ports from which points of vauiiigo they could menace Eiiglanil. The extreme fighting line now‘rcachcs
kirk. ‘ According to French Official nn- nouncements today German Heavy Artillery, brought from the Siege of Antwerp presumably, has bombarded the front from Nieiiport to Vladslo which is about ten miles from thc coast. The Allies also have ninde progress eastward from it point soiitli of Arnienticrcs toward Lille on a line running roughly to Arrns. The report iells of house to house fighting in which the Allies' ailvnin-c bziiile luis waged nroiiiid Arras without. rc- spitc for ten days and on tlii\ part oi' the .\llii-ii troops with pcrserv<~i'iiiii-i» :ind spirit, which in-vcr relaxuil.
The Germans Oillcial report covers
these operations more tcrsely. lt
_from Armentieres through Roulers to Niuport which is on the coast, about half way between Osteutl and Dun-
ERMIIN ARMY
says that attacks to west and north \vi»:<i of Lille lizive been repulsed with liwuvy loss to Allii-s. These opera- tions :irc still no iuui:h in the dark tliut ii. is i|npo:ai'.ibli_- to judge the ex- ‘f~‘.1l~..5f}`,"'{.’-...EL ‘§.`l.l’.'.‘.‘.ff.;..§“;’iI‘§2.-...i “.§’.‘f
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<-iiiii'ugciiii~i|t iroin reports published. from their side while from thi-. Ger- inau point vicw it in possible that Ger~ - mans liave improved their position and with forces wliich besieged Ant- werp and reinl`orce--ini»iils from Ger- iniiiiy are nltcuiptiiig the coast in niiotlicr s\\'c<~piii_t-_ move-inent like that which carrli il tl:-.-ni so far into France.
In this field ol' action it appears in-
c\'itabli~ limi there inust soon he sonic <li-i~isiv»- result. The ilatncss of the country st-cnis to have made it iiupo:-'sible for two armies to en- trcncli and i`ar:c each other without important change in position for \vccks as they have done across Northern France. Aniioiincenient that thc (ierniails have lnkiin siege in the Nciglibnrlinod of llellort may
imi-nn that their plans are to attempt an advance on both ends of what
dlsirliing past months was a long fortifi- e ne.
Gorman Official reports say the
Exodus from Ostcnd is being repeated in the iliglit ol' inhabitants from Dun- kirk nlid Uoiilogne. \Vliile confirma- .tion ot' this has not been received bore it is possible that thc uearncss of Germans created a panic in these
ports. | (treat liaiflcs in the Enstcrii 'Filen- trc lietivecii ltussiiiii and (lcrninii and .\usirlsiii troops coiitiiiiiin Reports froui both siiliis urn brici' and contra-
`tlii‘tor_\'. l’i\troi.'i‘ail i-iniiiis thc Russ- .iaiiis \\'iii| partial siii'i'css in llic iight- ing bi‘i'oi'<- \\f'ursiiw- and Przinysl. \'ii~nnn iii-ivlares the .-\ii.slro-(lornian |.\rniii;s inode- :iil\'.'iiii'cs in both re- gions and thi- ltussia ritsulaties at
Przcniysl number 40,000.
TWU IIIISTHIIN TITIIINS ~ IIESTHIJIEII
LONDON, Oct. 20.-~'l`lie Slaiitlaril
publishes thc following (li-stpaitvli from Moscow unilcr date of \\’ciiiicsilny:
“Refugees from (iallcia uuzi Ans-
iriitn captives give ilctails oi' the lighting hciwecn the ltussinns iinil Austriaiis nt Tcliortltov, (lnlicin. Sta- tinneii in a picturesque viiliiey nt-:ir Tchortkov, ii town protecieil by tho high uiountaiil chains ol' ilio t‘nr- patliiaus, Austrian troops iliil not expect the ltusslatifi. but the ltiissiiiil troops appeared siiildciily on illi- lieiglits noiir the town, and occupit-il un excellent position, from \\'lili‘li they showered ii ruin nl' iii'tillci'_v iirc on the Austrlaii soldiers. The .»\u.~l- trian artillery' ininicillainly oi~i-npiod i.lie opposite ridge of the iiiouutnins. ami over thc roofs ol' Tcliortkov Rigcd an artillery duel of the fiercest pos- sible nature.
“ A panic was* created in Tchortkov
and environs, and the riiilwtiy station, standing at the foot of thc nioiiiitniiis, was instantly thronged with ii seething mass of humanity, bent on escape. ,The conflict between the Russian and Austrian artillery increased in inicu- sity and destriictlveiiess, and a large number of Austrians troops fled to t.lie station. There were only two trains standing there, and terrible scenes took place. Not only all seats in the carriages, but also corridors, steps. luggage racks, and even the roofs were occupied by dense crowds of Austrian soldiers.
The train moved up the mountain,
and when it reached a considerable .height the locomotive was struck by a shell from the Russian artillery. The locomotive was destroyed and the whole train rolled back down the incline. Before the second train had come to stop the engineless train was on top of it.
“A terrible catastrophe' occurrpd.
Both trains rolled backwards with in- creasing velocity. Suddenly a fresh rain of Russian artillery striking the middle portion of the train set ablaze one of the carriages. The fire spread with great rapadity and in a few mln- utes the whole train was a mass of ‘ flames. and this sea of fire, enveloping
‘to and destroyed the whole stati
the Austrians, continued its movement downward toward the valley.-E°The burning train cut into the multitudes who were at the station, and set tire
o
n `Min;,rd'| liaiment curse ggrgoe in cow,
Hl IIIISSIINS HIIIIIIIITIIS WEHE KILIEII
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building. liunilrcils were crushed to tliiiiili.
'"I`lii~ rcuiuauts of the Austrian Ar-
iny tiispci'.~ai-il in :ill ilircvtiiiiis across thc iuiiiiniiiin iizissins, and Russian troops ciiiiic ilowii thi' valley unino- lcslcil and nci~iipii‘il 'I`cliorlkti\'."
EIHIIIET EHINEES
O'i"l’,\\\'A, Ort. 20,--lion. T. (‘has.
t`:is;:riiiii, l‘l.(`., wus sworn In as Postiuziatiir-tit,-iiiiriil. in plum- oi' limi. I.. i‘. l‘clli~tii=r, i't-sigiieti; lion. l‘. E. iilouilln, lii\put_\' Spt-iiltcr oi' this (‘oni» iunus, was 1-.\vorn in as Minister of luluuii llievvuiic, rcplilcing Hon. M. ll. Nnntoll.
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