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RESULTS or NlVlL nu us Victories and Losses Recorded From Many Points A despair-h from London says: The British light cruiser Pegasus, stationed off the British protector- ate. of Zanzibar. an island off the east coast of Africa, was attacked and complr tely disabled by the Ger- man cruiser Koenigsbe-l‘g. Twenty- five men were killed and 80 woundâ€" ed. The Official Press Bureau has issued this account of the affair: ""ince the outbreak of the war Hm. .8. Pegasus, working from , Zanzibar, has rendered very useful, service, including the destruction of Dawes-Salaam and the sinking of the German gunboart Mowe. at the floating docks. “She was attacked by the Ger-l man protected cruiser Koenigs-berg while coming to anchor in the bar- ‘bor of Zanzibar. She had oomewlnto the harbor for the purpose of clean~ ing and making repairs to her ma- chinery. The ‘Pegasus was taken at a. disadvantage and was somewhat outranged by the newer fourâ€"inch guns of the Koenigsberg. She was completely disabled. Ou-r losses are unofficially reported as 25 killed and 80‘wounded out of a crew of 234. The dam-age to the Koenigs- berg is unknown. She was last seen steaming to the southward. ' “on Sept. 10 the German cruiser Emden, from the China station, af- ter having bee-n lost sight of for six weeks, suddenly appeared in the ‘ Bay of Bengal and captured1 the six fol-lowing British _ ships: Indus, Loth, Kil-lin, Diplomat, Trabbock, and Kaba. Five of these were sunk, and the sixth sent to Calcutta. with their crews.” A telegram from Melbourne, which has been confirmed by the Press Bureau here, states that Rear-Admiral Sir George Patsy, commander of the Australian navy, in a wireless despatch to the Gov~ l eminent. states that SlllHlm-l'in’: .\l“_l has disappeared with all hands on board. Other vessels of the fleet made a search, but failed to disk: cover any wreckage. The loss is at t1 ibuted to accident, as there was no enemy within 100 mile and the weathv'r was fine at the time. This is the first disaster in the history of the Australian navy. The A131 was under command of Licutm Commander Thomas F. Besant. Thirty-one lives Were lost. The Admiralty also reports that the Cunard liner Ciarmania last week sank a.- German merchant cruiser in an engagement off the River Platte, on the east coast of South America. The statement says: “The British auxiliary cruiser Carmania, Capt. Noel Gnant, Royal Navy, Went into action Sept. 14 off the coast of South America with a German armed merchant cruiser supposed to be the Cap Trafalgar or Berlin, mounting eight fourâ€"inch guns and pomapoms. The action lasted one hour and 45 minutes, when. the German ship capsized and sank, her survivors being rescued by an empty collier. “0f the Carmania’s crew, nine men were killed and five seriously wounded. None of" the officers was injured. The First Lord of the Ad- miralty has sent the following tele- gram to Capt. Grant: ‘Well done! You have fought a fine action to a successful issue.’ " The Carmania. a. Cunard liner, was in the service between New York and Liverpool until taken over by the British Government and con- verted into a. warship. She was last repOrted as ready to sail from Liverpool on Sept. 5. The Cap Trafalgar was a ship of 9,854 tons. She sailed from Montevideo on Aug. 22 for Las Palmas. ALLIES PLAN SOUP DE MAIN Will Launch New Offensive Stroke Designed to Crush Germans. A despatch from Paris says: The Germans attempted to break the left wing and centre of the allies and were again thrown back. Key positions were taken and re- taken, 'but the result of the eight days’ fighting sees the English and French still on the offensive with the Germans massing troops behind cntrencbments for new counter- attacks. Repulsing most violent blows against their left wing between the Oise and the Aisne, the allies re- covered lost ground and advanced their line north and east of Bheims, where lies the centre of the battle. The Germans failed in a terrific as- sault upon the French centre. They took the heights of Brimont, but lost the hill of Pompelle. On the east centre the allies won a. definite victory, capturing 'Souain and taking 1,000 prisoners. On the east the Crown Prince continues to give way before determined as- saults, while in the Vosges and Lorâ€" raine a French advance is con. firmed. The line of battle remains much the same as on preceding davsâ€" from the Oise and the Aisne, north of Craonne, Rheims, and Neufchatel, through the plains of Chalons to the forest of the Ar- gonne. Nothing displays more clearly the strength of the German resistance and the indecisivenéss of the whole combat than these virâ€" tually unchanged lines. ’I‘ READY FOR PARIS FEAS'I‘S. Germans Had Brushed Up Their French in Ordering Viands. A despatch from Bordeaux says: A pocket conversation guide which had been contained in the pocket- book of a wounded German in a French hospital seems to indicate that it was intended for use when the Germans entered Paris. Some of the expressions translated from French into English were: “Give me three chickens,- I desire two bottles of champagne; three bottles of very old burgundy. and give me some of Mart-el’s best. cognac.” +~_._,c__ WARle G AT RH El )1 S. German Methods Adapted to Ter- I‘orizc People. “Rheims was occupied by the enemy, and it- was occupied by the French after considerable fighting. “A proclamation, a. copy of which is in the possession of the British army, was posted all over the town. A literal translation of this poster Iollows :â€" Losses Over 80 A despatch from Bordeaux says: It is unofficially announced that the German forces lost two army corps (80,000 men) in the battle around the Marne. Prisoners from the Bat- tle of the Marne continue to pour into Bordeaux, but so discreetly has their transport. been arranged that the people of the city are hardâ€" ly aware of their presence. Eight hundred of them arrived in one day, most of them Saxons, belonging to the Agricultural classes. Some of them were Berlin postmen. All talked freely. pointing smillngly at their tattered greenish‘grey uni- forms. “Red trousers are more elegant, but also more visible,” said one. Their unifonns have no metal but. cons. but all carry in their pockets obi .1 set of copper buttons surmounted ,lllltl at Marne; by an imperial crown, wrapped up in tissue paper. These, they exâ€" ph‘m‘ the." SB-W 0“ their tunlcs When 5 were sent to the Belgian territory ‘ they occupy a town for any length of time. The majority of the pri- soners had been wounded in their first action, but if they fought little they marched much. “We did less than 45 or 50 kilometres 0. day,” said one of the men. “The field. kitchens had difficulty ln lice - Ing up, but nevertheless we usuallv had one meal. v exhauer us, One day we march- ed for ‘22 hours, interrupted by only one hour’s sleep. “ his war is terrible thing,” sat a Saxon nfavntryman w; tears'in his eyes. “I left there,’ pointing to the east, “my wife and ldren. Do you think I am here willingly What do we want here 1’3 .1 ! ‘. <‘=>i‘1‘<"l'w1ulv~it. of the DBVGI‘ ' But the marching , itish soldiers who attempted to invade- Bill m (‘1 1,1'jll" nail. liar-l} Plililili‘ill AWAY l'itmi A re Iimling llsu-li 1hr lint-my l‘ont by 'i hcy Slowly Opposed to 'lillt‘ill. .\ (lc'putr'li fl‘ulll London >‘1ys: .'l'imcs sends the t'..,llm,viug (lesputeh from "her bind the British lines" ’ "The great battle draws to :1. close Exhaustion rather than shot and shell has wrought a terrible IM‘M‘I.‘ along the river l):1nk~“â€"~u. peace which my experiences of the last few days leads me to believe may be the herald of victory. That. at least. is how I read the situation. “I have seen our troops and the French go into battle, not as worn and weary men, but as conquerors. I have seen them return wounded frOm this valley of death with the conquering spirit fanned to fierce fury. Here is atypical description from the trenches of the great struggle :â€" “ ‘We are slowly beating them back. We have to do it foot by foot, for they have huge guns, and their shell fire is terrible. But we keep pegging away. How? Well we dig our-selves inâ€"we British lads have learned that lessonâ€"and then we go on fighting and fighting until the moment comes when we can make a small advance. We crawl up again and dig ourselves in, and so on. Cold Steel at the End. “‘It, of course, comes to cold steel. We are all rig-ht, there.’ “The scene on the river at night was magnificent and appalling beâ€" yond words. The whole vallley was swept with a blaze of Searchlights fro-m darkness until dawn. Great beams moved up and down. search- 'ing the skies and trenches and reâ€" vealing masked batteries on the heights and dark forms lying along the ridges. “Here and there a lurid flash re- vealed the bursting of a shell, or a wisp ~of fireâ€"a volley from some concealed vantage, and over all rolled the perpetual thunder of the guns~â€"â€"a fierce and thrilling accom- paniment. our tll‘ mails MASS or RUINS Following Furious Bombardment of Three Days by the Germans. A dsspatch from Paris says: llheims, one of the most beautiful cities in France, with 105,000 popu- lation, an important «link in the French defences, is in flames, folâ€" lowing a furious bombardment of three days by the Germans, in which 400 civilians were killed, and in which the cathedral and the greater portion of the cit-y were de- molished by shells. Many wounded German soldiers, who were sheltered in the catheâ€" dral, were killed by the fire from the German cannon. An official deâ€" spatrch from Bordeaux declares there is little hope of saving the city from Complete destruction. The Minister of the Interior an- nounced that the famous cathedral of Notre Dame at Rheims had been destroyed by German artillery fire. and that all the other historic and public buildings of that city had been destroyed or seriously damâ€" aged. _\'|"l“li)ll"l'El) INVASION. Gel-mun Troops Drew Back Into Their Own 'l‘crritm‘y- ' A despatch from Nairobi. Bri» East Africa, German says: the Belgian Congo have been deâ€" own territory. The East African Mount-ed Rifles when the Germans crossed the bor- der, and defeated the invaders at lKiSlll. ._____>x-___._ lTO CLEAR THE BATTLEFII‘ILDS. 0n n Sanltary Mission. A despot/Ch from Renter’s Paris correspondent says that 800 firemen lefit Paris on, Wednesday to carry out, under 'direction of the army medical cerâ€" vice, suph sanitary measures on the capital and the region round about from all danger o eases. l l l l . feated and driven back into their. :IIundreds of Firemen Leave l‘aris’ London says: , recent battlefields as will free the , f infectious dis-I mini W n u an Steady Flow of Reinforcemeuts Necessary, British Troops Strike Terror to Germans from London says: Speaking in the of LordS. Field Marshal Earl Kitchener reâ€" vealed the strength of the British expeditionary force in France, and described what he believed must be A despai: h House done to assure a successful issue of the Conflict. \Vhilc the tide had apparently turned in faVOI‘ of the allies, a. steady flow of reinforce- ments was required, he said. There were already in France, the Secretary of War said. rather. more than six divisions of British troops and two divisions of cavalry, which were being maintained at their full strength. Further regu- lar divisions and additional cavalry were being organized from units drawn from overseas garrison-s, which Were now being occupied by territorials and volunteers. A divi- sion of territorials already had left for Egypt, a, brigade had gone to Malta, and a, garrison force to Gi- braltar. Referring tothe two new armies, the Secretary said that new divi- sions were now being collected at the training quarters. The third army was being formed on the new camping ground, and the fourth army was being created. Mean- time, Indian divisions were on their way. Praises General French. In his despatches from the front, Sir John French, Commander of the British expeditionary force, had omitted, the Secretary continued, one aspect of the situationâ€"“the consummate skill and calm courage of the commander“ himself.” Earl Kitchener spoke in the highâ€" est eulogist-ic terms regarding Sir John French, the British Comman- deir-in-chief, who, he said, has met situation in a. manner that proved his worth as a. soldier. “Thanks to his superb leader- ship,” continued the War Secre- tary, "the British army has been able at all times to fight a. fight that has thrown terror into the enemy. Nothing has been wanting. His every move has shown that he has foreSGen what was to come, and he has so distributed his forces that the strongest German blows have spent, their weight without bringing the disaster their authors had planâ€" ned." Earl Kitchener also paid a. tribute to the other Generals and the brav- ery and endurance of the officers tnd men of the expeditionary force. The latest advices from General French did not materially change the situation, as it was already known from published statements. The troops were reported to move forward “when the moment arâ€" rived.” Long and Mighty Conflict. On the subject of recruiting,‘ Earl Kitchener said: “A country which prides itself on outdoor sport as does Britain should have no diffiâ€" culty in finding men capable of mak- ing officers. The territorials are making‘great strides in efficiency, and before long will be able to take their part in the campaign. Mean- while, reserve units are being sent to augment the expeditionary force, and their places are being filled by territorials. “While Britain has good ground for quiet confidence. it should be' borne in mind that the struggle is bound to be a long one, and it beâ€" hooves us to develop armed forces 'to carry on and bring the mighty‘ conflict to a successful conclusion. It will be necessary, in order to keep the army at its full strength, to maintain a steady flow of reinâ€"' . ' every difficulty presented by the forcements'.” _â€"_____â€"__â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" MUST SEEK PEACE DIRECT. Russia Will Not Give Heed to Any Other Proposals. A despatch from LOndon says: “There can be no peace until the Kaiser’s Ministers appear at the tents of the allied commanders and ask for terms.” This is Russia's attitude, as expressed by Russian newspapers which have the ear of the Government. To all peace proâ€" posals from any other source than Berlin direct a deaf car has been turned. The St. Petersburg corresâ€" risoiu A (lespatch from London says: The Official Press Bureau says that the Government has received infor- mation that. the German Govern- ment- is prepared to conununi-cate lists of British prisoners in According to advices from Paris. the French and German Governâ€" pondent of the London Times 213-] their mariy‘s adhesion hands in return for similar informa- , tion as to German prisoners here! sumes from the attitude of leading Russian newspapers that there is resentment in that country over persistent efforts to obtain media-i tion in behalf of Germany. Russia’s attitude, he says, is irre- vocable. Russia. will not make peace except in co-operation with her allies. +.___._ l “And do vou always behave like a gentleman!" asked the visitor of, small Harold. “No. ma‘am,” he. replied. “I’m not big enough. but I behave like a. gentle boy.” rs May relâ€"illxch‘anged ments are arranging through Wash- ington for the ex'change of prisoners of war. It is understood that James‘ W. Gerard. the American Ambassa- dor to Germany. has cabled Ger- to the plan. A despatch from Bordeaux says that 7,000 German prisoners, nearly all of them wounded. have arrived at the French temporary capital, FRENCH CAVALRY RIDING INTO CEMBLOUXg,‘ BELGIUM