MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1915.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE WAR
FRENCH OFFICIAL EYE-WIT- NESS' VIVID NARRATIVE.
FRENCH ARTILLERY'S
DEADLY WORK,
LATEST CASUALTIES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
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FRENCH OFFICIAL EYE-WITNESS'S VIVID
NARRATIVE,
Losbos, April 4. 8.10 p.. A telegram from Faris states that the French official Eye-witness, In a vivid account of the storming of Hartsmanns Weilerkopf, recalls how the French advance guard in January was compelled to surrender there owing to hunger. Hasty counter attacks were impossible, consequently the French started methodical preparations to demolish stone by stoma the invisible fortress, from which the Germans wore dominating
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH.
RUSSIAN COMMAND APPOINTMENT,
LONDON, April 4, 8.15 p.m.
A telegram from Petrograd slates that General Alexeiell anccceeds General Rassky in the command of the Armies at the North-West frost.
AUSTRIANS HOPELESS POSITION.
BEING BADLY BEATEN IN THE CARPATHIANS.'-
Losnes, April 4, 7-a.m.)
A message from Vouite says-that telegrams received from the front. published in the Austrian papers, though carefully worded and strictly censored, canvey the impression that the situation in the Carpathians 3 desperate. They dwell almost hopelessly on the strength of the Rus sians and their enormous reserves.
Thus the Nieus Frie Fresse (Vienna): Constantly increasing forces of Russians are making superhuman efforts against our Centre along front of 70 kilometres." A viclent battle has been raging for several days. The Russian forces show no sign of diminution in this constantly altern- ating struggle; they seem to possess endless reserves."
"It is believed that the Censorship is now allowing such messagės with a view to preparing the public for fresh disasters.
Meanwhile the Germans are sending large reinforcements to Eun. The services on the main railways have been suspended for the hat three days to facilitate the conveyance of the troops.
gury
"COMPELLED TO RETREAT SOMEWHAT,"
An Austrian communique says:
LONDON, April 4, 7 a.m.
"It has been ascertained that all the Russian forces from Przemyal now along the Carpathians front. Russian reinforcements have comu
the valleys and directing their artillery fire with deadly accuracy. The fog prevailing in the Vosges further made the task of the most difficult nature The French dug trenches, erecteda helters, constructed gun positions and launch-pelled the Austriaris in the Gisria and Berechygöre districts of Galicia to ed their attack by the and of February, but the Germans borrowed the woods retreat somewhat." and only gave a hundred yards.
AUSTRIAN FORCES IN CONFUSION.
LONDON, April 4, 7a.m.
Still more deliberata preparations easted resulting in the capture of some of the enemy's blockhouses on the Erst line of their trenches early.in. Marco, after intense artillery Bre and a brilliant charge by the Chasseurs. This drove the Germans to exasperation and two German, regiments made four counter-attacks that day. Next day two further sortic trian forces in the Carpathians betrays the greatest confusion. In an
A telegrarn from Petrograd states that the composition of the Aus were mowed down by our artillery, Now it WAY that we bad the upper hand, and who felt sure of winning by hard fighting. The belonging to fourteen regimenta from completely different divisions.
engagement alone a front of only three miles prisoners were captured gunners were learning by daring and patience the positions in these dense woods, and had honey-combed the Lill with more than thirty miles of telephone wire. By the middle of March our artillery bombarded the anemy for four hours and in a beavy fight the guns poured terrific and precise fire among the trees. They could be seen hurtling fragments of Germans' equipn.ons and portions of trenches.
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THE "MEDJIDIEH" STRIKES A MINE.
LONDON, April 4.
A telegram from Sebastopol says that the Turkish cruiser Midjidich last night, near the Russian coast, struck, a mine and sank.
was a light cruiser of 3.432 tona displacement, emerging two G-inch and eight. [The Medjidich was one of the modern warships in the Turkish Navy. She 4.7inch guns, with a speed of kachi and a complement of 200.)
BHITISH CRUISER BOMBARDS TURKISH FORTS.
Then the infantry dashed forward and the Germans were thrown into ecraplete consternation. The French pressed furiously forward and carried two lines of treaches taking many prisoners. The Chassenca debouched from the flink, and with equal dash carryed the lines before them. We repulsed two comoter-attacks and organised the ground which we had won. Activity in the Geman trenches on the following day and the appearance of bayonets and helmets beraided a big counter-attack. Our artillery, with appalling mapidity. found the enemy'a trinches and again men and equipment were hurtling through the air. Then come the day of the great assault-March 20, The Frenchmen noted joyfully that the fogy which for many weeks had favoured the A Turkish communique says that a British cruiser or the 31st Germans, melted before the frat rays of the sun. All was ready from this point bambarded Mowilab and Hedjaz. cowards and the drama proceeded with automatic regularity. Between us and the summit three lines of trenches, blockhouses and trees still masked the defences of the enemy. French-artillery of every description pornded. the Germans.
Huge pines crashed whole to the ground in chaos.
Cries of agonyTM could be heard from the German shelters. Ammunition stores exploded and the work of destruction continued remorselessly for over four hours. Then the infantry, in a magníficient rush, stormed the summit. The Chasseurs with hand grenades took the trenches to the right while other troops made progress on the left. The artillery swept the caster slopes. completely demoralising the Germans.
Thus we captured the whole of Hartmanns-Weilerskopf. The dash of the Frencimen carried them beyond the summit, where they also established themselves in a formidable position. That evening snow fell, covering with & white winding sheet those who had fallen.
Such was the Haftsmus-Weiler fair, which will be reckoned among the finest pages of mountain warfare.
Henceforth the whole plain eastward was under our fire and amid the snow we counted, seven hundred German dead while we captured large numbers of prisoners along with runch war material.
ANOTHER RUSSIAN DEFEAT OF THE AUSTRIANS.
More Big Booty. ***
Laspos, April 5, 1.45 a.m.
LONDON, April 4.
ITALY AND THE WAR.
A BIGNIFICANT VISIT.
LONDON, April 3.
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mall)
CHINA AND JAPAN.
COUNT OKUMA EXPLAINS JAPAN'S ACTION.
WEDDING AT THE CATHEDRAL
WARKET-MIDDLETON SMITE.
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SPORTING.
KOWLOON'S BASY, WIN.
At St. John's Cathedral this afternoon i A team representing the United Banka,, Amarriage was solemnised between Mian organised by Mr. RP. Thamfeld, sadarod Madel Middleton-Smith, daughter of the heavily in holiday store with the Kaw late James Middleton Smith, of North lona Oriksh Clad on Saturday, Kinnedy Havant, and Professor A. G. Warren, of· the Hon kang University.
totalled 30 rana; the highest scurs in a
The rite ras performed by the Bishop of total of 98. The club replied à indepadały, Victoria, Rt. Rev. Dr. Lauder, anisted by Dr. Forsyth, Lt. Moberley sud de Rose, the Rev. ff. V. Copley Afoyle, haslain of batting with splendid consistency coutri- the cathedral, and there was a fairly large hating 173 runs to the representative total congregation at the service.
As the bride entered the church with of 983 runs. The scuzen were?— her brother, Professor Middleton Smith, who gave bar away, the cathedral neesmist,
wak best side.
- THE TRUTES LINER
LONDON, April 3. Reutar's correspondent as Tokyo has bad an interview with. Count Okuma, the Prime Minister of Japan."
Mir. Denman Fuller. played bridal match. K. Brayshay, Kobealey The Premier stated that the negotia-Me. J R. Wood, formerly Registar at the R. Kannely, e Raberben, b Hay tions between China and Japan were
Uniden drew was of grey satin char | P. 8. Laigh Denosti, o Wasser, h Kay
H. E Maria, & Wasser, b Moderier progressing towards an early and sale. mouse and silver lace, with a grey satin bat M. M. Mass, cand boberity poule, he said, were in complete as the bride and bridegroom left the build. M. A. Murray, b Mobarley a factory conclusion. The Japanesa pro-shade. There were no bridesmaids, but Barton, & de Rome, b Kay..
trimmed with ostrich plames of the same R. P. ThursBold, Robertson, b'Ray. cordance with the Anglo-Japanese adita, strewed their path with dwars
ing two little pages, dressed in white sailor J, Ridgway, Moberly Alliance and the Agreements with
I Wilker, o Satten, h Uvery 'à reception, attended by all the met-H. G. Jennison, not cut other Powers. Count Okuma emphas scadents and a large number of town's
bens
of the University staff, representative ised that deliberate attempts had been people, was held at the house of the Vica made by German latergate to misreprs-Chancellor of the University, Sic Charles sant Japar'a attitude. Japan was only The bride's going
wwwy costume asking in Shantung for what Chias bad fans a white silk.
And skirt R. A.Kay... and a white silk hat trimmed with H. 8. Bones already greated to Germany.
pale pink roses.
H. Ovary. The bride's diamond sad platinum neck-Lieut. Hobarley lace and gold and ivory bound pravor boole were the bridegroom's gifts and her gift to the bridegroom was a platinum ard diamond stad.
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AMERICAN BEAMER FOUNDERS IN NORTH SEA.
LONDON, April 3.
A private telegram received in Amsterdam from Bremen states that the American steamer Green Briar has foundered in the North Sex. The crew has landed on the coast of Schleswig.
KING OF DENMARK'S HEALTH,
LONDON, April 3.
A Copenhagen message announces that the King yesterday underwent an operation in connection with an intestin al fissure. His health is good, and there will be no further bulletine.
BRITISH JOURNALISTS AND
JAPAN'S CO-OPERATION.
The British Journalist's message, sent in noma of their conference, refers in appreciative terms to the co-operation of Japan in the task of freeing the ams and ult.alien aggression, and trusts that the nations of the Far East from the peril of
friendship of the two island races may long endure.
A telegram from Rome states that Sig. Tittoni the Italian Ambassador at Faris, is expected to arrive in Rome to-morrow.
Mach importance is attached to the visit.
ACTIVITY OF THE ALLIED ÁIRMEN.
LONDON, April 3,
An Amsterdam report states that Allied airmen bare bombed Villingen, a town in the Grand Duchy of Baden.
THE DARDANELLES BOMBARDMENT.
A German Oficer's Description.
LONDON, April 3.
A German officer writes to the Cologne Gazzite describing the general at- tack made by the Allies on, the Dardanelles. He says the shells caused a tremendous fire at Chanikaleh (one of the forts on the North side of the A Petrograd afficial ncaange states that by the defeat of the AusNarrows) His own party at. Fort Hamidieh (also on the Narrows) had four trians on Mark 30, near the villages of Schilovizy and Malintzy, 2,133 killed and fourteen wounded. He declares: Our battery had a bad appear prisoners, fraty field kitchens, and might field telegraphs were taken. ance in the evening when fire ceased. Good Heareas, what halen there wer! This resultat in the enemy retrating along the whak front and in Our guns also were damaged, but by working all night the guns were repaired, the compless failure of their attempt to invade Bessarable in the direction except one which was completely destroyed. Our camp, however, is a desolate of Chotín,
heap of debris." The officer received a medal for bravery and the bouqur was conferred on twenty-two other Germans.
Further Details.
Loston, April 5; 1.45.10.
(CONTINUED ON PAOE 3)
COTTISH LETTER.
(Froms Our Oven Correspondent.)
A Terugrul nietmape says that is battle which checked the Aus trien invasida of Boschbia was reakable for the impetuosity displayed by the flussians, A strong offensive position near the villages of Schiloviry and Malintzy was held by an Austrian infantry division and a brigole of cavalry. Two coltime of Russian cavalry not quite equal numerically to the Austrian forces sucnted, and attacked the enemy 'CLYDE GRHIVEERS' STRIKE at six o'cinck on the moming of Match 34, une volunan on the north and
EDUEOR, March 3. the other the south of the position. The enemy thisughout the day- offered a dimperuse Psistance, and the Russians, with whora were Cos-dwarfed every other subject, and aroused In Scotland the Clyde engineers' dispute Bocks, repeatedly attacked with the bayonet. Towards evening the the most intense indignation; the man in
able to work now. We have bean seeding holiday. And if we had not taken one many of us would have had to go to bed. We simply could not hara stood the stain that was upon us before we gava op overtime. Some of us were working 13 bours in the week. I myself have boeu doing about 50 avery week. Well, nobody can stand that. "I worked' a night on Hogmanay and all Now Year's Day, that I dont see how it can be said that kwo were not doing no share. We
very little sleep, and practically no time to: get ourselves; not even Sunday." The reply made to this engineer was, But you wonld have kept working if you had got the extra 23., wouldn't you?"
PROYEKÖK JAŠKA GELKÉS.
The death is announced of Professor James Geisie of Edinburgh, one of the leaders in glacial geography, the age of 79. He was connected for 20 years with the Geological Survey of Scotland, where be obtained materials for bis origins!
times. Then he
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the Attention of geologista all over the world. and there keen
controversy with the glazialista. Afterwards he issued. volume on Prehistoric Europe," in which he dealt with the care and river deposita the majority of the engine shops on of the glacial period and the bearing of this the yde out of gear. Not only evidence on the antiquity of man. In 1882, were the marine shops fall of 9n the promotion of his brother, Air Archi important and pressing orders for
baid Qeikio, to the post of Director-General Admiralty, but many of the other shops só of the geological surveys of the United the time of the strike were turning out Kingdom, he was appointed to the Fro- munitions of war in bugo quaatities, and feeship of Geology, in the University to not alone for the British Government. The Edinburgh, a Chair which be occupied until stoppage of work. by 10,000 men under = few months ago. He was a strong per-
Flanders, and the only fialt most people companions; and at such festive gatherings these circumstances was bound to dara 4-sonality, Fermented, with a rich vein of merious efect on the progress of events in phumoor; he had a great love for genial bind with the Garernment is that their as that of the Edinburgh Royal Society
resistance the Austinna was omken, and the Russiang, pursuing the street and the man in the clad equally action should baya boon so long delayed. It/Clab be had no rival as a raconteur.
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S COUNSEL
Losbon, Apt 4, 10.10 p.m. affirmed that car chose in this great wer was indisputably right an1 tbut we are firmly resolved that we shall prevail.
ja not necessary to enter into the causes of
BILLED IN ACTION.”
hootod the strikers, “And even jamole of the war. As far back ne lastered The list of her sons, light-hearted, who all |
*se it here—
them and deftering hupetuous attacks, dislodged them on the heights condenmed it; "muliny" and "treason" the dispata Erosdly thay aroes from the between the two Villages, which they accupied. While this was hap pening -Don Cossacks, seven miles to the north, drove an Austrian Later the mildest wordt und. In the East fact that the workers believed that the Dick, shall I pity or envy, now that I read talion and several aquatrons of cavalry out of the village of loukhotine End of Clargon the wises and daughters employers were making enormous profits your name,
ou the where the couny began to retreat along the whole front, with the Rus of other working rien spat upon and in which they did not sufficiently share One in the list to lengthy to live c
But the trouble began before the outbreak sions in-pusas
roll of fathe? the workmen who might have been engineers on the Clyde asked for an
theThe list of thousand sorrows, hat, the cass Empire's pledgs and pride, expected to sympathise with the ca
ca of 2d a hour; negotiations were gineers' claim for better conditions, the into; and a short time ago the employers for her honour died. prevalent view that the strikere put the offered an incrone of 3d. an hour. This One among thousands fallen, readers will wolves in the wrong from the first, and even compromise the men declined, the rcting The Archbishop of Canterbury, preaching in Canterbury Cathedral, from trade constitutional means being 899€ againät, 829. After a fortnight Only a name, old fellow-see it, and never
if they had used
union puint of should have deliberated carefully before began to tell, and then came the declara Searching the crowder column for others
viaw, they atoppage, the pressure DE public opinion embarrassing the Government at this tion of the Government that there ustiat the raful to work was the less expelde somewhat und grace, the men agreed to critical time. It is to remembered that be
thy trend to see,... suspensions of work. With With a glance for this that I brood on- because the rana went in the teetls of the restart, with the proviso, however, that
triumph or tragedy. adrice of their own officinis. The Amalgs until the fall 2d., was conceded there This is the end of a story begun in the days mated Society of Engineers has not been re-should be no overtime. The extreme we shared, markable for its discipline; is bar diecarded section of the engineers, indee 1; will claim When the earth looked like booty to the paistable advice; but it has never abused at a stay-in strike shall be desired. Yet, though like a blow untitaely your fall some of its ablest leaders for giving un that if a settlement in not spastify aired
who only dared; its powers so flagrantly as on the present This means the adoption of the in the field may seem. cccnsion. At fint every allowance was CADDY policy so often advocated by We never dreamt of a ser death in our mads for the man, they had been working Socialist agitators in the past. A sidelight youngest, prendest dream. at bight pressure for months; their errors upon the strike was provided by an elderly We dreamed of the deeds of berses-wo were put down to thoughtleveneer or lack of artisan on leaving ono of the, man dreamed what a man might do Intellectual imagination. Indeed, owing to meetings you don't tale Socialist In the world of great occasion we were the necessary sacrony ja regard to the output in there," he said you see howled bound to journey through
:
His Grace strongly urged all engaged in the manufacture of aring ments and other supplies to do their best work, as it was unthinkable that the eplendid devotion of our brothers in the trenches and battleships should or wastedī.
The Archbiskor ddvocated British households voluntarily to suspend the use of alcohol, and pressed this upon Church people, emphasising that the King was confident that there would be a ready and widespread
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THE FRENCH CAPTURE ANOTHER VILLAGE
LONDON, April 5, 1.45 am The evening communigno izrued at Paris states Quies prevailed along the whole front, except on the Worre, where progress continued, We captured the village of Regnieville to the west of Fayathaye, which we occupied on the 1st inat.
CASUALTIES.
LONDON, April 4, 8.10 p.m.
Killed--J. E, Marshall, E. W. Bie. ·
more
of Government work, the engineer, experi- down. Work is now being resumed, but Toorn was love and fight and ventare- oural credit for all they have done since the effective aid then that provided by the last There na danger to spare indecit, Dick.
ally in the marine shops, hare not got gruez-Garmsay could not have wished for catbreak of the war. Dr. Hacmanses, on fortnight's idlenes. The strikere, indeed but seldom s guess at death. - corteio na drawing breath i^ behalf of the Admiralty, visited the various struck at their comrades in the Geld Add contres on the Clyde sres at the end of the if they at their comrades in the Geld So I say, shall 1 pity o
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year, and thanked the workers for their and weapons w chmantly demanded by aplendid efforts on behalf of the country our mies snu navies, that work will still Might have meant but labour and sorrow, But if in the fog of war the man have not ha surrounded by severe restrictions is to received all credit while at work, the fact overtime in
Slow you have died aspiring, with your with their pitifot, al decays 2 that en little is known of the vastness of the It is only air to give the case from
Mm the Died of Wounds-E. Broadway, M. J. Francia
operations on which they waro cugged her man's point of view for what is worth.
b. Faitla dis, true'as steel Founded Second Lieut. Bayna (East Surreys) E-Kendally and H. Monounced outburst of Indignation when asid a representative caglasar but
to some extent spared them from more We are going back as we came out, by their unwarrated strike they threw with this difference, ne, are better
In the cause of right and freedom? Al
It's envy, Dick, I feel:
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AMERICA AND THE WAR.
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The "New York Herald" 75. Americans realize the full meaning of the Gorman official announcement! It monts that Germany, has declared war upon the E. J. Edwards, Kennedy, b Murfel United States gins to do? Will the H. Ovory, not out... entire world and the question is what is the W. Kay, cand b Brayshey... Washington administration silently 6, quiesce in the latest German afort to pus down in the German general staff mto practice the savage, theories laid war book and in the works of the half- baked plagiarist of Machiavelli, General may do, one thing is certain and that is if K. Brayshay Bernhardi Whatever the administration
single American life is sacriford by these M. M. Mans German piratos the American people will R. T. Baston sxset the bitterest and fullest retribution, H. E. Varial Judging from this latest specimen of RP. Thursfeld German barbarity, ex President Roosevelt L. Wilken... right in bir view, that the United R. Rennedy States navy may yet be called upon to join. forces with the Allies and help to chain up the mad dog of Europe."
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