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TESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1918.
THE WAR.
THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE.
NAVAL OFFENSIVE HERALDED WITH
PRINCE HENRY IN COMMAND.
THE TIME FOR THE ALLIES' OFFENSIVE HAS CÒME."
(Router's Service to the Chino Mail.)
Tostas, Feb. 28. The heights of the Merlong with Get them up to advance, are seamed with ravines which are, at present, water-courses. French trenches and shutteries enfilade thew, and wounded soldiers who Aave Merived in Puris state that the ornage along the, Berman was detrible. At any points, the dead for huge dans fr.she myxines. Sometimes the dan Greuks and the hiddened,thod earrin 'down handeds of corpses.
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The French had not been alle throughout the battle. Trops, munition and artillery trains were rushing over the Eastern milway night and day. The consumptig at shells exceeded all estimates; put. it Elle ends through lack of nitumitions the French are confident that the deficiency will be on the Gemuo side,
It is new undanbted that tlie Verdhen thrust was the real thing at last.
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their The Tores Military Correspondent "says the decisɛ to put fortaues to the tomb will be recrivel with fierce delight by the Allies. We know much more of the tiernan dans than the Gemns thought,” including the appointment of Prince Henry of Prussin to the High Commmmmad at Sign, Hembling a win¦ besides a karal offensive. Hence the Allies and next be caught upping. Getwerk Joffre was never before possessed of larger reserves of bette plaeval. Probably the German plan is not yet fully developed. The general idea of the Verdun blow is to attræet the French reserves eastwards. Then the Germans nagy strike in Churn pagne, or elsewhery with grater have, but it is doubtful whether the main French reserves were rented, the kwal reserves on the Mouse Sustaining the ventest. When the Bertans were exhausted their band wa's completely exposal. The time ine the Allies' ofensive has come,
GERMANY'S SUBMARINE
WARFARE.
„NABIFTUATION TO AMERICA,
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ANOTHER MASSACRE IN ARMENIA.
FaruGRAD, Feb. 29. An escaped Anneulan, priest say |13,000 Armenians massacred at
Mush after the full of Erzenu,
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THE CHINA MAIL.
FARLIER TELEGRAMS:
(Souter's Servics to the Ching 3{a}.}
"MALOJA DISASTER,
THE DEATH ROLL.
THE VERDUN BATTLE.
FALSE GERMAN OLUMS.
LESS THAN 3000 FRENCH
CAPTURED,
PARIS, Feb. 27. A French ofheia abrosacement Loxos, Feb. 28. erophasise the faire claims of the German communiqua. The statement It is officially announced that (4
affirase that the total of tha French passengers have been saved out captured by the Germans do not num 11, l, altogether, 200 were saved ber 5,000, although the Germans claimed to have taken 10,000 on the 25th,
out at the full complement of 411.
It is hoped, however, that on munes of those saved will yet be received.
The German announcement of the capture of Champ Neuville" untrua. The vessel struck a nike midway The Germans boasted of ste capture besiteon Dover and Folkestone. The of the armoured Fort Dousamont" -after part of the ahin was blown up. but this was dismantled in the drit There was a high sex running. The months of the war, and contained Captain tried to hoach his ship, but neither gun mor infantryman, and the wis unsuccessful, as the engine-roomFrench today are beyond it, was flooded. The boats were swing out before the nodident. Most of the
passengers were wouding belts The behaviour of the passengers and crew was splendid. RESCUING STEAMER ALSO MIXEN Xahrve-nasted tenner sub sequently ascertained to be the Empress of Fort William which went to the liner's assistir also sirvek a mine, unul sank in half no hot after the Maloja. Bonta of ull descriptions were launched and war whips avel to the spot.
The crew of the resering steaner
were saved and have been landed et
·Dever.
There have been used as Dover the bodies at 13' fernales, two boys, 11 Enscars, and 18 other males.
The drabia will take the Maloja mails, to- Mapeilles,
THREE VIOLENT ATTACKS BROKEN.
PARIS, Feb. 27. Today's commitinigris saya-Ine the region north of Verdau our troops con- tinued to strengthen their positions during the night. There has been no change on the attacking front eastward of the Meuse, where a heavy snowfall bts occurred;
No fresh attempt has been reported, either on Talou Him or Poivre Lül
At duak yesterday a strong German attack was launched in the region of a farm at Haudaumont, eastward of Poivre Hill and was broken up by our artillery and machine-gun fire and counter-attacks.
Another German attempt not. "Iean olent at Bois Haudaumont met with
no greater szcocks..
The orderly retreat of our advance The Maloja is lying in 7 fathons.posts was carried out without the least Many of the urgw and eyeril molestation by the enemy. passengers have anived in London. They were clad in mugs and other makeshifts.
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PASSENGERS' STORIES,
There has been no infaetry action west of the-Meuse,
The Germans, in the Vorges, after an artillery preparation, attempted a strong attack at nightfall along a frost of two kilometres south-eastward of Celles, which completely failed,
An Infantry Lieutente en route to Gilbelthr, interviewed, said that most of the passengers were on deck The action of our Batteries to-day at 11 am, when a star wus, blew against supply stores at Stoes Weiler ing up. Suddenly there was a to the north of Munster, gave good viodent explosion aft, and the vessel | resulta."
| begleil over. The boats on the port side were umble to"be used,, owing
to the list. The Lieutenant'erbost
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OFFENSIVE SLACKENS...
ĎKAD.
ENEMY COLUMN ROUTED IN EGYPT.
Camo, Feb. 28..
It is tolally announced that General Lakins column, consisting of South Africans,' Yeomanry, and For" ritorial artillery, on Saturday morning attacked ka. anewy column under Muri and Saafar at Agadia, 15 miles south- east of Barcami. By 3.30 the enemy had been completely routed, and wh fleeing in shattered parties, pursued by our cavalry.
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TURKS MIKE ANOTHER STAND IN CAUCASUS.
LONDON, Feb. 18... Ik in 'believed in Petrograd that the Torks have taken their stand in the mountains sixty miles west of Errorum,
RUSSIANS STILL PURSUING
TURKS,
PETROGRAD, Feb. 38. A septiunique says.We are still rigorously parsing the Turks, smid
violent snowstorms. The snow in roma placas reaches breast-high,
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THE EYACUATION OF DURAZZO.
Roxa, Feb. 28. The Italian and Albanian troops ad 200,000 refugees, with all stores, Darazzo prior to "the evacuated Austrian occupation...
An Austrian communique ragaz
Dar troops have occupied Darazza
VIGOROUS SUBMARINE WAR
REGINS.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 28.
It is semi-oficially announced "la Berlin that a vigorous submarine war will begin at the stated time, the let March. There will be no question of deviating from the measures.
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CALLING OF MARRIED MEN.
LONDON, Feb. 28.
The War Office announces that the date for calling up the married men bas
fell when the occupauts were being SLOPES COVERED WITH BERMAN not been considered. lowered and all were 'thrown out. He swarm for ten minutes, und was then taken on a raft and landed on a.motor-bout. There was no pahic. The passengers were very calm, and the conduct of the crew was top-actions of the preceding day, a certain (NEARLY 200 KILLED AND INJURED. hole.
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Washingros, Feb. 28. Germany has instructed Count
The Captain of the Maloja was the Barnstart to inform the United
lust to feure, He slipped into the States Goverment that the 7 SUICIDE OF A GERMAN GENERAL water as the vessel disappoured and
swan for nearly half an hour. tanía usarees, apply only to azmi merekantinette-
PETROGRAD, Feb. 28... Interview with Messrs, Anderson, avery, Bestock, Heron, Sharpe, and It is understood that Germany Coupt Kanitz, the German Com
Meredith, and Madara Wilkini are contenis, that armed merchantmeninandant at Kerusuh, committed also published. "ore subject to destruction without suleide on the entry of the Russians.
warning.
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Submarine commanders an in steneted to begin their nekurious work, am Tuesday
STHAMERS SUNK,
Lopes, Feb. 29.
Stenners sunk include:
The French steamer Trignac. In
THE "MALOJA”
DISASTER..
Mr. Avery was conscious when he was rescued. He says a lady from his boat died of the bold aboard a reseging tromler. The seas broke the rafts and soaked the occupants. The waves prevented some of the rescu- ing vessels from launching bouts. It is probable that not a He would have been lost but for the "iciness of the water: Mr. Meredith saw segmen leap overboard, with children in their Others who were swimming kept women afloat.
The Maja's printer, Coleman, The Times" Correspondent at over says that alter the explosion" he
HIGH PRAISE FOR LASCARS.
LONDON, Feb. 28. Two more hodies from the Maloja | arms. the crew were rescued and 20 of the have been washed ashore."
the North Sea on Friday. Five of
-passengers and crew are missing."
PARIS, Feb. 28. The evening connaunique raya :—— North of Verdan, after the violent
AIR RAID CASUALTIES.
Losbos, Feb. 28.
slackening of the German efforts in the course of the day was reported, except between Dousamont Hilled the
An official announcement giving the plateau north of the village of Vaux, final list of casualties of the Zeppelio where a strong attack on our positions raid on England on the right of was repulsed,
Our troops east and west of theanuary 31st states that 181 man, women and children were killed and Douxument position, the whole slopes-injured of which are covered with German
Altogether 393 bombe wars dropped. dead, are closely encircling the enemy fractions which succeeded in gaining a
AIR SQUADRON FROM footing there and are holding the grouad
COMMONWEALTH. only with difficulty.
The latest reports show that gone of the enemy occupy Talou Hill, which the opposing artilleries have rendered untenable to both sides. -
LONDON, Feb. 23. --' The War Office have accepted the Commonwealth's offer of an serial
lished contact with our outposts to
The enemy in the Werre estab-squadron of 28 officers and 186 men.
wards Blanzee and Moranville, whence is attempts to debouch in the direc tion of Hill 255 failed.
There was an artillery del at Eart mannsweilerkopf.
We shelled and dispersed an enemy
The Russian steaner Petsherga.mphasises the coolness of the Las-rushed to his boat, and he, with a detachment in le Senones region and tars, whose behaviour is stated to dozen others, intaped in. The up-carried out a destructive fire on the Fifteen were saved.
have been magnificent.
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Out of 203 Lascars aboard THE CAPTIVË BRITISH ON THEently only 86 were suvedl,
**WESTBURN."
TENERIFE, Feb. 28. The Westburn left the German sider Mocue which captured her, when near Cape Verde on February 10th, taking a southerly course.
The various captive British cap tains on board protested, whereupon they were offered the choice of
sking for the Conurien unknown island. They chose the Casaries.
or
in
paratus beune jammed. An officer comy's works between Soissons and helped to clear the bout, which, how-Rheims." apparerer, foll 30 feet into the aa. Three
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THE YUNNAN OPERATIONS.
DISTINGUISHED NAYAL CONSTRUCTOR.
Sir Philip Watts, who retired in 1913′
from the important post of Director of aval Constraction, acting sines then as advisor on naval construction at the Admit- alty, han just accepted a seat on the board of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth a and On his retirement in 1919 Mr Meous, who was then First Lord of the Admiralby, mid of Sir Philip: "He mast beir broad shoulder all the praise and all the asme Dreadnought. During his period blama-Aich is to be associated with the he had seen the advent of the first ship of.
of the occupants were thrown into the VIVID ACCOUNT BY A SCOTSMAN, Co. Ltd. water, but were 'rescued. They were taken off by u tug as the boat was sinking.
LONDON, Feb. 27.
A vivid picture of the Verdun Mrs. Gregory Leegreed says that she and another lady, were knocked fighting is furnished by Scottish down by the explosion and bruises, member of the French Foreign but they impled to the saloon, got Legion.
He anys the Legion was posted their lifebelts, and "entered a boat, i but it was so crowded that they behind houses to await the onset. jumped into the sen, though umble Tons of shells seemed to be raining to win. They fouted for 15. We could at first sse nothing. nines before they wore picked up. Thou we gradually discemed little The Daily Telegraph says all the dark specks on the horizon, which engine-room stuff were saved except quickly developed into masses of infantry Our artillery found the anost exact range and wiped out the specks as a sponge wipes out chalk figures from a blackboard. Only when the shetny was five hundred The Captain of the Empress of yards distant was rifle and initmail.
Peking, Feb. 26, A report from Szechuan states that heavy snow is preventing the provinch.
of the troops...
A muridate has been issued order-REMINDED OF THE BLUCHER
officials to punish those who
The treatment of the prisoners (by the German prize crew) **S harsh. They were constantly threating ened with bombs. The food was as good as possible.
There is a difference of opinion
PICTURE
spread unfounded rumours regarding Fort William, which was en route the position in Yinuan
the Dreadnought wad Invincible classes.
TOO PROUD TO FIGHT.
The recruiting official-One can'father living 1 In be on your father's or mother's -The recruit--Ob, "everity, air; a skicka de
ketch."
for both on 'em sort of neutral-
NOTICE
to Dunkirk with a cargo of coal, says leute fire ordered. A sheet of fame To-day's Advertisements The Military Governor of Hunan that on nearing Dover he saw the tickered from our line, and gradually He went full became a huge blaze of light, illumi- hds requested the Government to liner down.stem. about the Morue's guns. It's no send a warship for the protection of speed to her basistance. The port nating the white scared facce of thought that she had zone so large Changsha.
side of the Afaloja was out of the the advancing enemy. They recoil- THE Undersigned, having been appoint- water. He could see eight of the ad baforo the first deadly volley anded Acasts for the ESSEX AND as Tinch.i
Military Counciller Hung Pui ship's bonta lying on the side, impos. disappeared.
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PROROGATION OF THE STATE COUNCIL.
PERING. Feb. 20.
During the night that the Weal The State Secretary will attend the burn was here, costs from the Gerlast meeting of the Council and read man steamers were busy the night 4 mandate closing the session:
long." It is rumoured that they were removing some of the Appam e gold, hand-grenades and stores to Las Palinas.
Tho. German prize crew of the Westburn were arrested after
MANCHUS AND POLITICAL QUESTIONS,
just like the pictures of the Blucher, LANDING THE DEAD AND
RESCUED AT DOVER,
engineers...
4 Then the artillery again opened Bre, prelading larger sttack, This time the enemy gotenester our front, The ranks wavered and the enemy
Hongkong Feb. 29, 1915.
It is siated at Dover that 150 passengers from the Malcje and from 40 to 50 Lasers have been landed swept exultantly forward, hat they It is believed that all the officers were wore stopped dead at 100 yards by our
TO LET.. saved, with the exception of two fra Bators the enemy could recover we dashed, forward with the bayonet
EWLY BUILT FLATS is Balice A Dover message, sent at 10.30 and completed the rout p.m... Roys that 44 bodica have been Meanwhile motors were bringing NEW HARD BOAL, and aller funded. The tide is ebbing, and it up reinforcemente for the Germans Flats in Jordan Roid, Kowloco, Rents is not expected that more bodies will The attack was renewed irresistibly very moderate, Electric Light and Gas be recovered to-night
We were forced back by foches. The installed, laughter was indescribable. In the fighting at close quarters, we lost our abare A portion of the Esgion left to
with difficulty, the Germans passing ocver the retreat escaped sonibilation the attack regardless of life to such an extent as to make the blood freete
A number of injured persons have PERING, Fub. 20,
been landed at Dover and placed on The Empress Kan of the China hospital ship ting the ship Bubsed dently the Iynasty, his ordered the clansion The explosion on the Maloja az
to abstain from terrific, and was felt about two mules from Dover. It shook the houses on the Front
commander and lieutenant were put and bannermen political affairs, on parole.
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