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GENERAL HAIG DELIVERS which they straddle. They demolishâ€" ed the German trenches on a front of a mile and three-quarters, stretching from a point east of Eaucourt L’Abâ€" baye is reported in their hands, ac- cording to news reaching Gen. Haig at headquarters. London, Oct. 1.â€"â€"A powerful new activity along the two-mile line be- stroke to-day carried Gen. Haig’sltween Flers and Le Sars. The Brit- British troops within two and a half ‘ ish made progress here, while the miles of Bapaume, the high road to 1 French, in small engagements, press- which they straddle. They demolish-10d forward somewhat north of Ran- ed the German trenches on a front of 1 court and southâ€"east of Morval and a mile and three-quarters. stretching : Clay, where they are striking at Sail- The nev'v blow was carried out af- ter a tremendous artillery bombard- ment, the attacking troops being closely followed by the terrible “tanks,” which cleaned out the Ger- man trenches by an enfilading fire while the infantry swept forward. More than 300 prisoners had been brought in at a late hour to-night, making a total of almost 30,000 on the British front alone since the be- ginning of the Somme operations. A division of the new army took part in the fighting, and showed steadiness and endurance. German Trenches Demolished on Front of Nearly Two Miles and One More Village Has Been Captured. ROUMANHAN ARMY TRAPPED EN PASS The Invaders of Transylvania Meet With :1 Severe Reverse. London, Oct. 1.â€"The desperate bat- tle which has been raging for four days in the Hermannstadt sector of Transylvania has resulted in a Ger- man victory. The first Roumam’an army was destructively defeated, ac- cording to Berlin, and fled into the mountains south of Hermannstadt. The German and Austrian troops under General von Falkenhayn had seized the Rothenthurm Pass, south of Hermannstadt, and when an en- circling movements from the west forced the Roumanians to retire to- ward that gateway the Bavarians in the pass opened up a devastating fire ZEPPEHN BROUGHT WWN Great Crowds Cheer Spectacle of Burning Airship as it Fell in London, Monday, Oct. 2.â€"Another Zeppelin was shot down in flames during a raid, which is still in pro- gress, at an early hour this morning. The first report, issued by Field Mar- shal Sir John French, commanding the home forces, says: "A number of hostile aix‘ships cross- ed the east coast between 9 o’clock (Sunday) and midnight. A few bombs were dropped near the coast. No damage has yet been reported. The raid is still in progress. Some airshlps are in the vicinity of London, where some guns have been in action. An airship is just reported brought down in flames north of London." Advices from the suburbs of Lon- don give graphic accounts of the man- ner in which the Zeppelinâ€"the fourth GERMAN SQMME (IOMMANEBER DECLENES T0 MAKE PREMCTEQNS DoeS‘Not Think. However, That a Decision Will be Forced by Allies During This Year. A despatch from Berlin says: The Berliner Tageblatt’s special war cor- respondent interviewed Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, commander of the German forces on the Somme, Tuesday. The Crown Prince is quot- ed as having said that since the offen- sive began the Entente allies had gained some ground, but there could be no thought of this decisively changing the situation. “It is impossible to predict how things will go hereafter," said Prince Rupprecht. “But one thing is cer- tain, namely, that we have everything so thoroughly prepared that we are able to contemplate the situation with equanimity, whatever comes. The of~ fensive will certainly not reach an early end. “We can reckon upon an offensive of great persistence and with heavy To-day’s stroke followed a night of London District on Monday Morning. ANOTHER POWERFUL STROKE IN NEW RAN) 0N ENGLAND Progress in Thiepval Area. On the British left in the Tlriepval area further progress in desperate trench fighting around the Stuff and MSchwaben redoubts has been made. The Germans, apparently in an efâ€" fort to create a diversion and lighten the pressure on their Somme armies to-day delivered a series of attacks against the French front in the Ta- ‘hure district. The French fire render- ‘ ed the attacks fruitless. Sir Douglas Ilaig reports: “Since Sept. 18 we have taken between the Ancre and the Somme 24 field guns, 3 field hovfitzers and 3 heavy howitzers. “From July 1 to Sept. 30 in the same area we made prisoner 588 of- I “From July 1 to Sept. 30 same area we made prisoner 5 ficers and 26,147 other ranks." 'on them. The second Roumanian larmy was then called upon to relieve the first group, but their arrival on the battlefield was too tardy to save ithe day. A despatch from Petrograd says:â€" According to the statistics for the year 1915, which are now available, the population of Russia increased over 53,000,000 or 42 per cent. since 1897. It increased over 3,800,000 or more than 2 percent, since 1914. The total population is set down as 182,- 182,600. ' lisel. A great deal of significance attaches to this operation, in the opinion of military observers here. It is the first success obtained by von Falken- hayn since he took command of the Teuton forces in Transylvania, follow- ing his retirement on August 29 as chief of the German general staff in favg: of von Hindenburg. RUSSIA’S POPULATION to be brought down on English soilâ€" fell a victim to Great Britain’s anti- aircraft defences. Although the Zeppelin crashed to earth almost due north of London the spectacle of the descending blazing mass was witnessed by thousands of Londoners, who showed their satisfac- tion by loud cheering. The Zeppelin began to descend slowly, and then very fast, the blaze from it lighting up the countryside for many miles like day. The military critic of the Frankfur- ter Zeitung says conditions for Zeppe- lin attacks on England are much more difficult than even a year ago. The British, he says, have had time to carry their defence measures to the highest perfection. attacks, accompanied by an enormous expenditure of ammunition. But we have taken precautions. Our artillery have been reinforced, and likewise our aeroplane corps and our fliers have had fine successes in the past few days, although they have had hard fighting against increased numbers. Our artillery derives advantages from the successful work of the aeroplanes, after having formerly been much exâ€" posed to observation by hostile avia- tors. has found the nut too hard to crack. It is my distinct opinion that the en- emy is trying to force a decision at this spot and during this year, and he has not yet succeeded. He will have to put up with 9. Winter campaign and continue his fighting next year." Our troops have been striking with the utmost strength, and the enemy IS NOW 182,182,600 twoâ€"mile line be- London, Oct, 1.â€"-The twoâ€"pronged advance of the Russians on Lemberg {is again gathering full headway, and *the Austin-German armies of Prince i Leopold of Bavaria and Archduke Karl *have been pushed back. Both north- ‘east and south-east of the Galician capital the Russians have registered advances, capturing, according to the official report issued in Petrograd, imore than 4,000 prisoners. Russian gains are admitted by Berlin. BERLIN ADMITS RUSSIAN GAINS Two-pronged Advance on Lem- berg is Gathering Full Headway. The two main actions are being waged in the region of bhe Brody- Krasne railway, about 30 miles north- east of Lamberg, and in the Brzezany sector of the Zlota Lipa. River, 50 miles south-east of the city. In the former district the Russians have pressed forward against heavy resistance, taking about 2,000 pris- oners. A Teuton position on the right bank of the Zlota Lipa was carried on the south-eastern sector of the ad- vance. This new stroke of Gen. Brussilofi" is believed to have been made to fore- stall the offensive contemplated by Field Marshal von Hindenburg. It puts the Teutons upon a strict defen- sive in the eastern theatre, following close upon the heels of tentative at- tacks by them which are believed to have been the first movements of the contemplated advance. PUNHSWENT ' FOR DESEREERS They May be Sent to Prison for Two Yeargâ€"Stringent Or- der for Seamen, T00. A despatch from Obtawa says:â€"â€"- Two orders in Council have been pro- mulgated stiffening the law with reâ€" gard to dealing with deserters from the expeditionary forces and with re- gard to seamen who refuse to obey orders on ships requisitioned for his Majesty’s service. In the case of soldiers who desert or are absentvvithout leave it is pro- vided that they may be summarily tried by any Justice of the Peace, Police or Stipendiary Magistrate with- out regard to territorial jurdisdiction, and sentenced on conviction to impri- sonment for a term not exceeding two years. The production of a service roll or attestation paper purporting to be signed by the accused, and a written statement from the Officer Commanding” the military district showing that the accused was absent from his corps, shall be deemed a sufficient proof of desertion. In the case of ships of the mer- chant marine requisitioned for war service it is provided that any sea- man who neglects or refuses without reasonable cause to join his ship or proceed to sea, or joins in a state of drunkenness, shall be liable to sum- mary conviction to imprisonment up to five years, A despatch from Paris says: Pros- per Renaud, Mayor of Verdun, has been nominated a Chevalier of the 'ILeg‘ion of Honor for “notwithstanding lhis age and ill-health, remaining at his post during the most intense bom- bardment of the town, helping in the evacuation of its citizens and in many other ways, and leaving the town only upon order of the military authorities. SUBMARINE BREMEN CAPTURED BY BRITISH A despabch from Washington says : ~Another report of the capture of the German merchant submarine Bremen, reached official circles here on Sunday from unofficial, but usualâ€" ly reliable sources. According to this account, which is given credence by some high military officers, the Bremen was seen three Weeks ago at the big British naval station at Rosyth, on the east coast of Scotland, having been captured in one of the steel nets recently used with such suc- cess by Great Britain against under- water craft. More than 70 submar- ines are said to have been taken or destroyed by the nets. BRITISH LOSS ON SOMME 307,000 TO DATE. A despatch from London says: Brit- ish losses in September were at the rate of more than 3,800 a day. The casualties on all fronts reported in September were: officers, 5,439; men, 114,110. AVE LEGION OF HONOR T0 VERDUN’S MAYOR. {momma SCHWABEN REDOUBT I DESCRIBED BY AN EYE-WITNESS A despatch from the British Armies in the Field in France says: “You have just time to get into a tree top and see us go after the Schwaben re- doubt," said a staff general to the cor- respondent of the Associated Press on Friday. Attacks have been so numerous along the British front in the last few days that even if informed of all be- forehand, the correspondents would have to possess a dual personality to be present at all. The offensive is in one of its bit-by-bit stages, but is be- ing pressed with sustained and tire~ less fury under the auspices of the halcyon Autumn weather, for‘the past week surpassed any other week since it began. Schwaben redoubt is beyond Thiepâ€" val, which was taken Tuesday. A crucifix once crowned this ridge. Where it stood became the centre of the strongest defence German indus- try and ingenuity could build. This was the goal of the Ulstermen in their heroic charge on July 1, when they fell face forward under the storm of machine gun fire sent from the site of the former shrine, which peasants working in their fields could see when they looked up from their labors in the surrounding fields and villages. In all the weeks since July 1 the British made no further attempt at this hill. Their trenches were in the same place as before that day. The “no man’s land," or dead space, re- mained where it was when the Ger- mans first formed their defensive line. But while they were swinging in from the south, where the grand attack on July 1 had succeeded, they had given Thiepval and Schwaben redoubt a fair daily allowance of shell fire, though making no infantry attack. For nearly three months this softâ€" ening process continued. Then when the British had gained the ridges run- ning at an angle with the old German line of Thiepval they began to take fresh interest in that old first line. Now they did not have to attack it in front, but approached it from the side, as well as having it in a crushing vise. One German officer, who was cap- tured, said he did not think the Brit- ish good enough soldiers to attack in this way, which was just the way the British did attack after their lesson of July 1. CANADA ASKED FOR 5,000 RECRUITS FOR THE NAVY A despatch from Ottawa says :â€" Co~operation betWeen military and naval authorities is being arranged in connection with the enlistment of recruits in Canada for the British navy. Five thousand is the number sought Recruiting offices are being opened at Halifax, St. John, Quebec, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Van- couver and Victoria, while every mili- tary divisional recruiting depot will also receive applications. Commandâ€" er White, an old Royal Navy officer. is in charge of the recruiting organ- ization. Two thousand men by New Year’s are expected to be enrolled. Last Defence South of the Ancre Was Strongest German In- A despatch from New York says: Stung to anger by an avalanche of in- sulting and insistent communications demanding that the Government take "certain action favorable to Germany, firesident Wilson, through the me- .dium of a telegram addressed to Jere- },miah A. O’Leary, president of the so- jcalled American Truth Society, an or- 'ganization formed for the purpose of aiding the German propaganda, on Friday served notice on the hyphen- WlLSGN NOTEFEES PRD-GERR’EANS HE DGES NGT WISEi THEIR VOTES A despatch from London, Ont., says: â€"â€"That the prohibition act is to be strictly enforced was brought home to John McIntosh of 620 Ontario street very forcibly on Friday when he was fined $450 or three months in jail for selling two bottles of whiskey since September 16. He also paid $300 for a fine under the old license act. Mcâ€" Intosh is an (exâ€"bartender FINED $450 FOR SALE OF 2 BOTTLES OF WHISKEY President First Attacked on July 1. of the United States Would Feel Deeply Mortified if They Marked Their Ballots in His Favor. dustry and Ingenuity Could Build. “And we hope the Germans will continue to think us stupid," said a British staff ofiicer. Last Commanding High Ground. But beyond Thiepval was that last commanding high ground south of the Ancre. Bare and brown it looked in the morning, and distinct were the German trenches which were going “to get it" at a given moment. Meanwhile all along the line of bat- tle came just the steady gunfire which has been maintained without intermis- sion of late. This keeps the Germans always under strain, destroying their works as fast as they can dig. They never know when or Where such things as happened at Schwaben re- doubt may happen. And suddenly balls of smoke so thick that they soon became "a cloud were laid over the German first line 'on the ridge, and every one breaning from an ugly flash. Hissing, crashing death laid its gripping, clinging man- tle over this trench, whose inmates could survive only by hugging their dugouts. Every shell seemed to fall between two imaginary lines of tape laid for the guidance of the gunners. Thirteen Known Dead in Sun- day Tragedy at Detroit. A despatch from Detroit says: ‘ Thirteen persons were killed and more than 28 injured, several probably fa.- tally, late on Sunday night when a switch engine pushing two freight cars crashed into a crowded street car at Forest Avenue and Dequinder Streets, on the East side. There were more than 90 persons in the street , car, many of them returning from the theatres. The street car was struck almost in the centre, the impact push- ‘ing it from the tracks and sliding it alongside of the freight cars. Panic- ‘stricken passengers began jumping ‘from both the front and rear doors and climbing through windows. Most of the dead were killed by jumping ‘from the car and falling under the fwheels of the still-moving freight fears. The railroad tracks at Dequinâ€" der Street are used by the Grand Trunk and Detroit Terminal Railroad When the rain of steel ceased, the British soldiers, timing their arrival to its cessation, were over the parapet and at the doors of the dugouts. Then on to the next trench in the same fashion the waves of shell fire swept up the hillside as shields for the ad- vancing‘ waves of khaki. Fighting Still in Progress. There are creeping artillery bare rages and jumping barrages and many kinds as the guns come playing an im creasingly skilful part. And the Get- mans came back, their shells scream- ing through the British shell curtain, trying to check the human waves. But unless their curtains were laid in the right place they were waste. A line of infantry may be fairly safe with a curtain shell fire a hundred yards on either side. To-morrow those waves may break with sudden inten- sity at some other point along the batâ€" tle line and another village or sys- tem of trenches may be taken. Three quarters of Schwaben re- doubt is in British hands, and five or six hundred prisoners were shelled out of their dugouts, while the fight- ing continues at this writing. 7 111 along the line the British are gaining ground. WARN CRASHED INT 0 STREET CAR Companies ates that he wants no “disloyal” Annl erican to vote for him. The Presl-I dent’s message, which was in reply‘I to a telegram from 'Leary, accusing him of being pro-British, was sent from Long Branch, N.J., and reads: " “Your telegram received. I woulq feel deeply mortified to have you 01" anybody like you vote for me. Sinct you have access to many disloyal Am. erlcans and I have not. I will ask you to convey this message to them.”