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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
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THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
· 1915.
February 4, 1914
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GERMAN REGIMENT BEATEN BACK.
FRUITLESS ATTACK ON BRITISH LINES.
Enemy Submarine Fires at British Hospital Ship.
RUSSIANS MAKING GOOD ALL-ROUND PROGRESS.
[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
More German" Chivalry,
Feb. 2, 0 p.m.
A Paris naval communique says:-At 5 p.m. yesterday, ifteen miles NNE. of Havre, a German submarine fired a torpedo at, but missed, the British hospital ship Asturias, thus violating the Hague Convention.
The Game of Bluft.
Reater's correspondent at Amsterdam saya that the high-water mark of German bravado has been reached in to-night's official Berlin announcement, which is as follows:-
"Eaglead is about to ship to France numerous troops and great quantities of war material. We shall act against the trans- ports' by all military meane. Peaceful shipping is urgently warned against approaching the north-west coasts of France, owing to the serious danger of being confused with warlike ships,'
Second Australian Contingent.
Tob. 3, 1.30 a.m. A despatch receive from Reuter's correspondent at Melbourne reports that the second Australian Contingent has arrived in Egypt.
Are Seaplanes War Vessels!
Feb. 3, 1.30 a.m. Beuter's correspondent in Washington telegraphe that Mr. Bryan, Sepretary of State, replying to the German protest that the aale of American seaplanes to the belligerenta is an unneutral act, dissents from the German view that seaplanes are war vessels.
Parliament Re-Assembles.
Feb. 2, 6.10 p.m.* The House of Commons bas reassembled and, considering that two hundred members are on active service, the attendance was large, except on the Irish benches.
The Government and Food Prices.
Russian Progress.
In the Carpathians,
In the Carpathians on the 31st ult. and let inst. the Russians advanced fighting on an extended front, upon the Dukla Pass, which is almost in the interior, and traversed the principal height, captaring gune, howitzers and many prisoners. They also repelled an attack south east of the Ujuk Pass, inflicting oformoas losses upon the Germans,
Artillery Struggle in. France.
Feb. 2; 5.50 p.m. A Paria communione says:-The artillery struggle has been more lively and a series of German attacks of secondary importance were all repulsed with serious Gorman losees. The cannonade was particularly violent in the Ypres district.
German. v. Britisher.
A German regiment attacked the British towards Coinchy and momentarily beat them back, but a series of counter-stisoké regained the lost ground and pregrossed beyond, capturing a number of the
enemy's trenches.
Allles' Brilliant Work
An action along the Bethunc-In Bassee road was a most brilliant affair for our infantry, against German forces at least a battalion strong. The two first attacks by the Germans were broken by our fire but a third forced an entrance to one of our trenches. A bayonet counter-attack followed immediately and threw the enemy into confusion, only a few of the Germans regaining their own frenches. Our heavy guns caused two, explosions at Noyon atation, the smoke from which lasted half an hour in each case, Our methodical progress in the Perthes region continues and we have occupied another wood.
Further Advance of the Allies.
Feb. 3, 1.5 8.m.
A Paris evening communique says:-Between the sea and the Lys the German artillery unsuccessfully attempted to silenes our batteries. There was a fasillade all Monday night in the Arras sector, but no infantry attack.
We damaged the enemy's batteries nasr Soissons and repulsed an infantry attack at St. Paul. Near Perthes-los-Harlus we made a farther advance and also repulsed a German attack at Bagatalla,
in Argonne.
There was a cannonade during the night at Uffholz. advanced towards Burnhaupt-le-Bae, in the Vosges,
Indian Generosity.
(Official Telegram from the British Foreign Office.)
Feb. 2.
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absolutely beyond challenge. But was undeclared and that was in no the Frondh and British Fleets sense "conditional." Nor has at present hold the ocean high American trading enterprise been waye, and the pressure they exert content with indirect supplies för on the enemy's supplies is the Germany through nantral coun best hope we have of shortening tries, though the railways of the bloodiest holoosuet in the Switzerland have at times been world's history. That sea prew blocked by the congestion of sure is already beginning to make Italian traffic. Vassels stored to itself folt, not so much in the the deck with contrabind have enemy's food supplies as in the made long voyaged through Off Havre, a German sub replenishments of wer material. northern latitudes and reached marine. fired a torpedo at, And this is the moment chosen Germany safely by the simple missed, the British hospital ship by
for potesting expedient of striking the Asturias, thas violating the Hagua
and steaming round to their get warrantable interfer coast of Norway and Sweden As, thu
havens within the safe area of In the Carpathians the Russians neutral territorial waters. Not have advanced upon the Dakla These are the facts of the sitna-antil the advent of winter. froza Pass, which is almost in the tion: Germany made in advance down this, traffic, and the disap interior, and captured guns, elaborate preparations for a par- ticularly ruthless destruction of Pearance of the loose German howitzers and many prisoners.
oruisers Bet at liberty British Mr. Bryan, in reply to a German our commerce. The British Aet cruisers for a more vigilant protest that the sale of American has practically swept that menace search in the Atlantic, did the seaplanes to the belligerente is an from the res, but not without trade depression in the United annentral act, dissents from the bitter tragedy and immense loss in States uplift its voice, and exert its German view that seaplanes are gallant lives and in pesosful ton influence, with 'ita・・ ideal-war vessels. nage. Meanwhile, it is notorious istic President. As a matter
Mr. Asquith announces that a that the full effect of our naval of fact, our Government has
Committee of Enquiry in regard supremacy has been filched from us by the most flagrant abuse of one beyond anything ever
dreamt of in other wars in the to the prices of food is investigat
|ing the matter most carefully and neutrality. All the nentia Satos whose frontiers march with those way of tempering the wind of war will complete the enquiry with all to the shorp nentral trader. We of Germany and Austria baye have actually been buying, and "peed. been turned into so many feeding paying ready cash for, cargose of A German official statement bottles for the grim foe whose conditions contraband bound for says that as England is about to motto is "frightfulness," whoss neutral countries and seized upon bip to France numerous troops hand is even now on our throat, the high seas. What a very different and great quantities of war mater and whose heel may yet be on tale history tells when one looks ial, we shall act against the our hearth. American trade has no back to the days of the American transports by all military means." doubt suffered ioovitably through Civil War. At that time the
B has ours; so has this war.
British Navy could have put the France's; and so bas Belgium's Northernere first in its waistcoat But statistics show that not all American trades have anffered, pocket with consummato caso, Some of them are boming. And Bat, ander protest, a protest more these are the trades that deal sympathetic and leas emphatio
allowed our cotton industry to be Farther notes on the crisis throngly neutral countries, which than President Wilson's Note, we found elsewhere. by a geographical coincidence are paralysed in order that the appear on page 4. Germany's next door neighbours, Northerners might reap the
"Our Contemporaries" appears in food supplies and the raw mani-
full advantage of son pressure, end, tions of war. In Sapt. and Oct, as they actually did, sterve out on page 2, commercial news on of 1913, Italy imported 6,800,000 the Southerners. Perhaps the day page 9 and log book on page 6.
A further instalment of the lbs. of American copper; the
may come when American traders Netherlands, 1,800,000; Norway, and politicians will discover that article on Old Hongkong" none; Sweden, 2,800,000. In the
General news and article same month of 1914, Italy im- there are more things in Heaven appears on page 4.
and earth, and things of greater ported 25,000.000; the Netherworth and higher significance, headed "Christmas Festivities lande 12,200,000, Norway, that than the Almighty Dollar. These and Austrian Excuses" appear formerly imported nose, 8,200,-
sentiments strongly but on page 3. are 000; Sweden, 6,700,000. So much
NEWS.
Interesting war items will be
for copper, one of the most calmly held at home in England An article reproduced from the oravan faar. Official Gazette in Petrograd, absolutely assentiel ingredients at this moment. They are not of war; a substane as villainous inspired by any
Whether the Allies Allow America concerning outrageous treatment Weds aalspetre, when it comes to to bottle-feed Germany, or whether of Russians in Germany, appears
elsewhere. the wholesale manufacturing of they politely but firmly decline to
Information has been received from the Viceroy of India, that further generous gifts towards the maintenance of the Imperial Forcas has been received from the following Indian Princes-Miharajah Datia: Nawab Patandi; Rijuhe bailans and Dawas; Maharajah Rewa; Chiefs Dhar Barwani, Ali Rajpur and Jhabus; Rajah Jhiad and Thakur Lachman Singh."
"slovenly unwholesome corpass."
TELEGRAMS.
WAS
In the case of foodstuffs it is allow her to doto, they mean touse this war through tothe only conclu- necessary to temper our sympathy sion that would leave existence with Amazios over her depression tolerable for them. At the Cabinet of trade by an intelligent study meeting in Downing Street that of her own official figures. These considered the American Note this show that her exports in Novem-
the French Government her last were just four times week it is a significant fact that
officially represented. greater than in November 1913 A 300 per cent, trade boom is a Port of depression that American millionaires, whether of pure Teutonic origin or of the indi- genona aristoc.acy of Americs, may yet wax fat on. Before thes lives appear in print this episode will probably hare been settled. It will have to be estt.ed by France and Russia as well as Great Britain, for the Allies are ali vitsily concerned in this this in the most serious set-back mattor, It may be settled by a the Allies have received since the compromie. It may be that the war began. The newspapers are Allies will boldly declare a full of amiable expressions of good bicokado of western waters. But SOME POINTED COMMENTS, will and appreciation between assuredly the people of England
A Melbourne telegram reports Washington and London, Batitis and, of the British Empire will jast se well to state the facts. long store in their memories, as that the second Australian con- In truth, the attitude of an interesting and illuminating tingent has arrived in Egypt. Washington has caused great episode of the Great War, Presid- The Allies methodical progress embarrassment and re little ent Wilson's Note on New Year's in the Perthes region continues, astonishment in Dawning Street. Eve of 1915. Truly our American and they have oconfiad another France and England have been cousine are a great people. They wood.
THE U.S. NOTE.
The Facts of the Situation Discussed,
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the maintenance of the Imperial speed. The House of Commons would then have an opportunity fate of great empires and greater existence. It is a war of ideals, salected for the practice of these of discussing the question. Mr. Asquith made a brief statement causes, our American cousins of cruses, and of civilisation. Fur illustrious instincts suggests that Further generous gifts towards
Forces have been received from Union Waterbost Co., Lide have sent us a Note. Couched in England the stakes are victory the tradition is andimmed,
How the Trouble Arose, cordially welcoming the Opposition's criticisms and co-operation.
terms that, stripped of trimmings, or eubjugation, Germany's pre-
Tos mayal officers who have had several Indian Princes.
Messing of Shareholders.-Mesura smack of the Ultimatam, this parátions have enabled her to official communication virtually accomplish on land a prodigious the thanklers task of beating The House of Commons has Dodiral & Co., Ltd. offices Feb. 3, 9.35 am: challenges the right of the Allies feat. All the world has seen the about the ocean to intercept con reassembled, sud, considering that 11.20 s.m.
The might of the Prussian military, traband of war could unfold come 200 members are on active sor-Sale of China and Carios.-G. P. Lammert's Sales Room-2,30 A Petrograd officiel communique reports that a German atisor to starve out Germany,
iences. They have suffered much made on the morning of the let inst., north of Borjimell, was repuls American cantantion is that our machine that still holds at arm strange stories of their exper- vice, the attendance was larges
near Cainchy has been repulsed Wednesday, February 10. ed with heavy losses to the enemy. There was a very determined war is raining their trade, that length armies that would have bass from infuriated axip porn of A German attack on the British p.m. battle south of the village of Goumine, in which we regained the copper is not contraoand, and that orashed any advanoed trenches which we lost on January 31. South of Pihiza, we have no right to stop anything month. Only on the 1985- are merchant ships whoseholds, orex and in a counter-attack several of Kowloon Land and Building
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