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Show ZEPPELIN IS FORCED OUT OF ITS COURSE I Berlin Aucr. 2S, by wireless to Say- III vllle. The Overseas News agency to- t1 J dav gave out the following: f tl "The German government has In- js.fi formed the Dutch government that, f, i,J on August 3, a German airship driven ; xj from its course by contrary winds, t M flew over Dutch territory: as soon as ji the commander noticed that -he was fi 'J on the wrong course he changed the hI direction of ' the airship. Strict in- S ia structions have been given to com- P f manders of airships to avoid flying jjj fl over neutral territory. Sa "Organizations of German railway ij I employes, with 545.000 members, have ji collected $525 000 for the support of Km families of soldiers who aro at the J' Ji front- I' fl "Private reports reaching Berlin fj m state that the rapid succession of Ger- M man victories has caused depression 1 l all over Russia, especially at Petro- Hj :1 grad. where there Is much uneasi- m n ness. The early loss of Vilna Dvinsk m and Grodno is expected. Captured 1 M Russians from all parts of the front 2 m state that they werp without officers 9 and that no ammunition or food was T IS distributed. PiM "Messages received here from jE Berne sav that the Swiss general l m staff declares that Eugene Gilbert. h m he French aviator, who escaped jj m from Switzerland after being interned j- had not taken back his promise to K jV make no effort to escape. On tho fi "ontrarv ho broke his parole when Ij fjjf he fled." 8 |