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JANUARY 15.
1915
DIARY OF GERMAN PRIVATE.
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FRIDAY,
January 15, 1915,
2日一初月二十年寅甲
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS
THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE.
ENEMY STILL OFFERS STUBBORN RESISTANCE.
Crushing Defeat of Turks by the Russians.
French Reports. ·
(Ilavas Telegram.)
Jan. 13, 0,45 p.m.
Fronch Government Stocks stand at Fr. 73. Bad weather impeded operations on nearly all the front. We bombarded, very accurately, the enemy's works in the Nieuport and Ypres regions. There was a fierce struggle around the spur of Hill 182, north-west of Soissons. We maintained our positions on the western slopes, bat were obliged to yield ground in the east..
Violent rullery duels have taken place from Rheims to Argonne,
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We are still holding a small fort north of Beausejour Farm, and have established a trench sixty metras from the German trenches.
Intermittent eandading has taken place from Argonne to, the Moselle.
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Jan, 14. Persistent bul weather impeded operations on January 12 and a'sand storm prevaile 1 on the sandbills near the north ocant.Tho Allios' artillery in the Nieuport-Ypres region obtained a very accu- rate riage against the German works. The straggle taking place around spur 132, auta of Shisons, is very forcë...
Russian Victories Over: Turks Confirmed,
Jan. 14, 3.15 a.m.
Found Starved in Trench,
Here is the story of a German private who was found dead in a
January 15, 1914
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At 2 o'clock to-day, (Septem bar 11), we were ordered to leuvo the trenches. We thought i would be to attack the enemy, but it seems we are to go back. Two French army corps have pieroad our lines. Away wa went, without taking time to eat, through destroyed villages, where there is nothing to pick up. We had nothing to eat until 100'clock;
Executing Turning Movement"
A Patrograd communique reports that the Russians in the Cau-trench-rot dead from wounds, just a morsel, and she went on cagus have smashingly defeated the Turkish tear-guards at Olti, but from starvation-and this until 8 o'clock in the morning.
Btory, in the form of a daily jour- capturing artillery and numerous prisoners.
The Tarks likewise sustained enormous losses at Karurgan, last day, was found on him. I nal, kept apparently up to the including a whole battalion of infantry, as well as artillery parks, begins with the advance of the crown prince's army upon the Marne after the battle of Charleroi and the fall of Longwy. It covers the battle of the Marne and the grater part of the campaign on the Aisne.
arms, droves of cattle and supply trains.
Germans Uss Steel Shields for Protection.
Jan, 14, 11.20 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Petrograd, raports that so official communique records a series of intermittent attempts by the Ger- maus to resume the offensive along most of the front, which have been easily repulsed.
In one case it was found that the Germans were eheltering behind steel abielde.
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Count Berchtold is to be anc ceeded by the Hungarian Minister, Baron Barian.
la one ouse in Poland the Bussians have found the Germans sheltering behind atozi shields.
"To-day (Sptember 12) we Twelve thousand people have had a little bread with coffee. We been killed and 20,000 injured as are suffering terribly fem priva- the result of an earthquake in tion and exhaustion. They tell us Dialy.
we are executing a turbing move- On the ocession of the Russian ment, not a retreat. To us it looks New Year, King George bas con- “Yesterday was a day of rejoic. like fight. Finally, we arrived of ferred honours on five Russian ing. Our first army has pushed Souain, where we hoped to eat, generale,
Avezзnno, an Italian town, has back the French, defeated a divi- but instead of rations they gave sion of English cavalry and is us shovels with which to dig been completely destroyed by an before the gates of Paris. In trenches in the pouring an earthquake and the surrounding Russia our troops have taken While we were at it French shrap 150,000 prisoners. The joy would nel drove is back with the country devastated, have been greater if we had had trenches accompleted. The entire On the occasion of the Rusai New Year H.M. the King has something to eat. Ons division forcé was obliged to retire.
leavea for Maison, St, Amand and fappointed the Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian Commander-in-Bosnet, where we are to bivouac Chief, a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, while General Yarouch before crossing the Marne to kovitch, Chief of the Ganazal Saf, General Daniloff, Director of morrow. We hope to get ratione Operations, General Russki, commanding the Northern Armies and General Ivanoff, commanding the Southern Armies, have been ap pointed Knights Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George.
Jan. 14, 11.20 a.m.
The Arrest of Cardinal Mercier,
(Official Telegram from the British Foreign Office.)
The King of the Belgians has addressed a telegram to His Holiness the Pope, protesting against the arrest of a Prince of the Church and expressing his admiration for the conduct of Cardinal Mercier, who, following the example of famous prelates in the past, was not afraid to proclaim the truth and affirm the incontestable right of a just cause before the conscience of the world.
DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY,
Throughout the day the Germans employed very strong masses. The French maintained themselves on the top of the slope west of THOUSANDS KILLED AND INJURED, THROUGH THE the apur, bat were obliged to abandon the east slope.
A struggle is in progress between Boissons and Berry-an-Bac Artillery duela took place between Rheims and Argonne, The French are still holding the salient of the email fort north
of Beausejour Farm, in the 8019in region, where they erected a
Trenches. trench sixty metres from the German
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for Insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.)-
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
[Reuter's Service To The "Telegraph,""]
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Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Resigns,
Jan, 13, 9,30 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam reports that an official deepatch has been received from Vienna to the effect that Count Leopold Berchtold, the Austro-Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, has resigned for personal reasons.USOTOMA
7 The Emperor has accepted the resignation, and Count Beroh
old will be succeeded by the Hungarian Minister, Baron Barian,
French Agata Progress.
A Peris communique states ----
Jan. 14, 3,15
8.m.
Our counter-attacks to the north-east of Soissons alightly pro grossed between Coffies and Grouy, but we have been unable to
debouch from the Intterne
We fell back slightly to the east of Grouy, near Monoel, in consequence of violent German attacks,
We hold Sainte Marguerite and Missy-sur-Aisne.
American Loan to Russia, g
Jan, 14, 8.15 am,
A group of American bankara haa arranged to loan to Rain twelve million dollars, in order to facilitate Russian purchases of
upplies in Americs.
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Jan. 14, 12.40 a.m.
Reuter's correspondent in Rome reports that a sharp earthquake has been experienced across Italy from Anoons to Naples
In many places from half a dozen to a score of inhabitants have been killed and more injured.
but
It is reported that the town of Avezzano has been destroyed, and that thousande bave perished.”
The 20-It. statue of St. Paul on the roof of 8 John Interans Rome, which ranks as the first church in Christendom, fell upon
thera.
"To-day (September 14, we have dag ourselves in again and remain, stuck man againat man,
Count Berchtold, the Austro- Hungarian Premier, has resigned for personal reasons, and the Emperor has accepted the roaig nation.
CON
"A Russian communique reports all day in our trenches. We have a series of unsucosesful intermit- eaten nothing all days, wo saffer tent attempts by the Germans to "We finally stopped long atrociously from hanger and resume the offensive along most enough to take a bite. It didn'thirst; the rain comes down in of the front.
The King of the Belgians has take long, because what they gave torrents, but we can't leave the as was just enough to put a sharp ranches because of the shower of addressed the Pope proteating er edge of our appetites. Then shrapnel from the enemy's guns. against the arrest of a Prince of we went toward the Mazne, pash- Finally, this afternoon we had the Church, and expressing his ing back detachments of the our first repast for several days, admiration for the conduct of French. They let us come to the consisting of rios with a tile Cardinal Mercier very edge of the stream, our meat sad bread and a morsel of advance guard was even partly bacon. It was like a drop of cross the bridge, when their water on a hot iron. artillery opened fire; it set med to a
at the same time. We could not the trenches we left at Sousio, us that it opened the gates of hell“The French have occupied advance and we had no orders to three miles back. Behind us fa retire.
8 mmepy in raine, occupied by our troops. To-day the French artillery gave us a little respite, "We could only stand and but toward half past 6it reopened watch the carnage around the the hellish fire, which continued bridge, where our losses were tere very late in the night at the rate rible. We succeeded in eaving of a shot, every ten minutes, the flag and four commander, just entfcient to leave as no re- and then were ordered to retire!
NEWS.
Interesting war items appear to-day
Further notes on the crinia Ppear on page 4.
Last night's reception at Government House was largely attended.
General news, and an article on German banka in London. appear on rage d
Meetings fixed by the Honger kong Football Assoistion are
It was not exactly a defeat, the pose. It is a dog's life we tra officers say; only a retirement leading, and we shall soon be The battle resumed a little later sick every man announced elsewhere.
went forward again; but were and lasted nearly all night. Wo obliged to dig ourselves into escape the terrible artillery fire, Our own gens seemed to be weak,
Troops.Sulfered Terribly,
bat
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soldiers wounded at Taingiau are acknowledged on page 4
Some interesting lectures at To-day (September 23) we the Hongkong University, open were ordered into the first line of to the public, are announced. trenches, having before us a talion of the 101st, which hae The annual meeting of tho Auffered great losses. Toward Hongkong Ladies' Benevolent 11, the artillery opened a violent Society is reported elsewhere. fire, and the shell simply raised Oar Contemporaries appeara upon our lines.
We were on page 2, commercial new on "This morning (September obliged to keep closely to page 8 and log book on the French ging machines are our trenches, unable to leave them circling above us incessantly, for anything. Wo are all nearly
famished. obliging us to keep to our fam trenches. Our artillery seems
Today (September 30) the able to dislodge tha French guns, And we
we fear an infantry devilish French game have swept attack from the left.
off hall of our company. Their ft It in an tillery day, and our troops fire is so constant that we have occupying the o:nal bridge have ct time to fire ourselves, auffered terribly. Out of sixty are still confined to the trenches, men, twenty-five only remained and it is two days since we were when the combat was suspended, cerved meagre rations of rice and without decisiye results. We got ce made with rain water. The out of the trenches toward 9 cold north winds have followedeng inten
TO-DAY Avezzano has been completely destroyed and the surrounding oolock, and were lucky enough the rain and added to our suffer
portato dig country devastated..
up some raw potatoes, ing. Many of the men are so
Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m Only right hundred have been saved, the majority.of whom which comforted as a little cramped with rheumatism that wo are obliged to lift them out
Victoria Theatre-3.15 p.m. are injured.
VAPE TOMORROW
Bijou Theatre -9.15 -
Victoria Theatre-91
the steps and was smashed toʻstoms.
[Avezzano is in southern Italy, 22 miles south of Aquila.]
Avezzano Devastated; King Visits Ravaged District.
Later..
King Victor Emmanuel has visited the ravaged distriot
A grave dissator is feared at Potenza, with which communica tion is entirely interrupted.ph
[Potenza is a cathedral city in southern Imly, 103 miles E. by 8. of Naples. Pop. 18,000.3
Vatican only Slightly: Damaged.
Jan. 14, 8.15 am. message from Rome states that there are eight thousand killed and injured at Avezzano.
The Vatican în alightly damaged.
of the tronches.
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"A great baitle was announced
"Today (October 4) we have for to-day (September 9). We have been in the trenches four eaten again and the rations were dars now and the rest after long more generous; but it seems im- marches would be agreeable if possible for us to satisfy our
na dead bodies of men bunger, shero and horses, and if the flies didn't pester as terribly.
This morning (October 8) bappily it does not rain, but the tempeat blows from the north and The great battle did not come maken us feel our hunger all the cff, but to-day (September 10), more.They say there are plenty Handreds of windown in St. Peter's are smashed but the build- we gould see, half a mile off, the of provisions in the rear, the ques- ing is otherwise unharmed,
The death roll of the provinces in increasing.
No less than Twelve Thousand Dead.
Jan. 14, 11.55 a.m.-- Router's Rome correspondent reports that there are twelve thousand dead and twenty thousand injured.
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