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TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
FURTHER BOMBARDMENT OF TURKISH FORTS,
the queen eLIZABETH TO`THE "FORE:
Fresh Successes in France..
RUSSIANS AGAIN ON THE MOVE.
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
More Progress la the West,
March 8, 1 a,m, Tue Paris evening communique states: Four German counter-attuoks at Notre Dame de Lorette, north of Arras, failed.
"Fire on La Touraine Under Control.
March 7, 5.35 p.m. According to a Paris despatob, the fire on the French liner La Touraine is apparently under control.
Alles' Progress Continues.
March 7, 5.35 p.m.
A Paris communique says: We are progressing at Notre Dame de Lorette, carrying trenches. The loases of the enemy are con- siderable. We have made some slight progress in Champagne; also to the north of Perthes and Beauséjour.
Germans Lose Badly in the Vosges.
[The following telegrams appeared in our Special Edition published yesterday :--]
French Expeditionary Force In Readiness.
· March 7, 2.35 a.m. ⠀ Reater's correspondent at Paris says that the Ministry of War announce that, ig, view of the situation in the Dardanelles, they have decided to concentrate an expeditionary force in North Africa, to be in raadiness to embark at a moment's notice and to proceed wherever required.
Admiral Carden's Despatch from the Dardanelles.
March 6; 9.35 p.m.
CONDENSED.
The Greek Cabinet has ren signed.
The enemy's losses at Notre Dame de Lorette are considerable
The fire on board the steamer La Touraine is apparently under control.
The Russians have entered
The Prefect of Brest has pro
According to the Press Bureau, a despatch from Admiral Carden Bays that the bombardment of the Dardanelles was continued on March Stanielan and successfully crossed 3. Daring the subsequent days, battleships and sea-planes were active, the river Lakwa. In the Yongen; we carried the summits of the Little and Great despite the unfavourable weather; but Thursday was fins and mine sweeping steadily progressed. Landing parties continued the Reiobackerkopf. Two counter-attacks were completely repulsed.
We also captured Imborg, near Saltzeren. This auocess was clearance of the entrance and had skirmishes with the enemy. The nounced the capture of the
British casualties were: 18 killed, 3 missing and 25 wounded. The Dacia to be legal. completed by the captare, farther north, of Hill 855.
Finally, at Hartmanns-Weiler, we repelled an attack by a German Queen Elizabeth, on Friday, began to attack the narrows, by an in- direct fire, supported by the laflexible and the Prince George. battalion, with heavy low, taking numerous prisoners. </
Satisfactory results were obtained against three forts. Sir Richard Peirse Arrives at Smyrna, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Peirse, commander-in-chief of the East Indies station, bas arrived at Smyrns. A squadron of battle. ships and oruisers methodically bombarded Fort Yeniokale for to hours, inflicting considerable damage. A bombardment at closer range has now began in favourable weather.
Accounting for Baemy Submarines. (Official Telegram from the British Foreign Office)
March 5. The Admiralty announces that the se, Thordis, on February 28, rammed, and in all probability sank, a German submarine which had fired a torpedo at her.
Yesterday afternoon the German submarine U8 was sunk in the Channel, off Dover, by a destroyer. The offioors and men were taken prisoners.
French Reports. (Havas Telegram.)
March 6,
We gained a footing in a strongly fortified wood west of Per-
French Government Stock now stands at Fr. 70. thes and captured prisoners north of Perthes. We also gained ground
In Belgium yesterday we repulsed all German attacks. We north of Meenil, captured another trench north of Beausejour, and
countor-attacked with success. We took up a machine gun.com- repulsed a counter-attack in Consanvoye wood.
North of Verdun, we made progress on the flanks of Reichs-pany, taking numerons prisoners. We progressed on all the front askerkopf, in the Vosges, and repulsed five counter-attacks at in Champagne, where we carried several trenches, algo in the
Hartmanne Weilerkopf,
More News from the Dardanelles.
Merch 8, Į a.m. A Paris communique says ;-- H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth on the 6th inst. bombarded, from the Gulf of Saron, the forts of Hamidieh Tabis, Hamidieh and Baltanish, defending Chanak. Simultaneously battleships in the Dardanelles bombarded Dardanus and Soghandere.
The Situation in Greece.
Pont-a-Monsson-Badonvillers region.
To-day artillery actions were lively in the Nieuport and Ypres regions. We repulsed counter-attacks delivered by the Germans north-west of Beausejour, maintaining progress in the Perthes region. Atticks delivered against our ont-posts in the Forest of Parroy failed.
The French trans-Atlantic liner La Touraine took fire 800 miles off Havre, the fire is not under control, and help has been obtained from several other steamers, notably the Rotterdam.
(Official Telegram from the French Government, via Paking.)
On the 5th, in the Belgian andhills region, an advanced trench carried the day before was strongly organised. Counter- afteoks.north of Arras were successful. March 8, 1 a m. On Thursday night we captored a machine gun company, and A message from Athens states that a Council of ex-Premiers was on Friday we repaleed a German attack beyond the spot from held to-day under the presidency of His Majesty the King, thoes pre-whence it started. Trenches remained in the hands of the Germans Bent being MM. Venizelos, Dragonmis, Theotekis and Rhalli, and for two days, but were retaken by the allied troops. We took
numerous prisoners. General Dousmonis...
Huge crowds olecred M. Venizelos.
The King has offer the Premiership to M. Zaimis, who bas asked " twenty-four hours in which to consider the malter.
Russians Drive Germans Back.
March 8, 2.15 a.m.
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Reduction of Smyrna Defences Necessary. The reduction of the Smyrna defences is a necessary incident to the main operations."
Another Submarlae Sunk by British Merchantman.
March 5, 5.25 p.m.. The West Hartlepool steamer Alston reports that she has sunk a German submarine in the English channel.
Further Progress of the Russians.
·March 5, 10.30 p.m.
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A Petrograd communique says:-Obstinate fighting has taken
We successfully. troops advancing place on some of the Niemen and Vistula sectors, our ccarze several hundreds of prisoners and eix quick-firers. We aleo made captures when we stormed the fortifications of Konopka. We captured, in the Carpathians, the enemy's fortified position southward of Zaklilékine.
Owing to her lack of success, Germany is redoubling her efforts to incite crews of submarines to
piracy.
The British steamer Alston reports that she has sunk a Ger- msn submarine in the English" Channel:
The Allies' progress at Hart- manns-Weilerkopf, in the Vosges, comprises 300 metres of German trenches.
British importa show an in orease of £3,215,163, while in exports there is a decrease of 815,084,860.
France has decided to con- :
captured: in North Africa, to be in readiness centrate an expeditionary forgo to embark at a moment's notice.
The forts on the heights of Smyrna have been silenced, and the British Squadron is bombard- ing the entrance to the Gulf of Smyrns..
The Austrian attacks yesterday were somewhat less vigerous. The Russians have entered Stanislon and successfully crossed the river Lukwa.
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* March 6, 5.10 p.m.
A German airah
attempted
to drop bombs on a British oil tank steamer between Yarmouth
Important Captures and Re-captures by Allies. A Paris communique says:We re-captured the greater por-and Spurn Head, but the captain tion of the advanced trench at Notre Dame de Loratie, taking 150 had time to zig-zag and steer prisoners. The Germans have again bombarded Rheims Cathedral. clear of the missiles. We repulsed two counter-attacks at Vauquois and made fresh progress, inflicting appreciable loses and taking many prisoners. Ve are masters of the greater part of the village.
German Airship's Futile Attack on Oil Steamer.
March 5, 2.15 p.m.
A British oil tank steamer which has arrived in the Hamber
NEWS.
Baturday's local sport is report ed to-day,
"Jottings by the Way" appear on page 4.
Further Notes on the Crisis
Rheima has been again, bombarded all day long. Marked, progress was obtained in the Champagne, Parthes, reports that, between Yarmouth and Sparn Head, a German airship Mesnil and Beausejour regions. On Thursday a company of the approached and descended. It dropped three bombs. Fortunately Prussian Guard was surrounded and fell into our hands. The the captain had time to zigzag, and the bombs fall harmlessly appear on page 4. prisoners afterwarde declared that the German Army had sustained The vessel, es a precnation, had also got the boats out ready
for launching. very heavy lossee.
cates that the official com-occupied by the Germans. At Badonvillers and in the Celles region
Renter's correspondent at Petrograd munique reports:-->
At Vauquois we made progress in the part of the village still we attained the wire entanglement line raised by the Germans and Our offensive continues on the left of the Niemen and to the repulsed a counter-attack. In Alsace, at Hartmanns-Weilerkopf, we north-west of Grodno, We drove back the Germans boyond ourried trenches and captured a small fort, also two machine guns. Bopakine and Tiypsk. We are also advancing vigorously in the Miava region, where we captured 517 prisoners.
A General Advance.
We are advancing on a wide front through the forests of Augustowo. The fortress of Osowieca repulsed two German attacks on its advanced works, its guns silencing two heavy batteries.
The fighting in the region of the Pilitza, on the left bank of the Vistula, is assuming the character of a great batile.
Austrian Detachment Annihilated,
The Austrian attacks in the Carpathiens, between the Ondawa and the San, continue, The Russian counter-attacks on Saturday night annihilated an Austrian detachment which crossed the San.
Smyrna Forts Silenced.
March 7,1.20 p.m. An Athens despatch anys that the forts on the heights of Bmyrna have been silenced, and that an English squadron is bombarding the entrance to the Gulf of Smyrna.
Successful Operations In Saros Gulf,
March 7, 3.45 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Athens says that a British squadron, beaded by HMS. Queen Elizabeth, resumed operations yesterday. penetrated into the Gulf of Saros and immediately poured a heavy Groupon the Torkish batteries on the heights. The first shots allenged ons battery, the Tarks shooting wildly.
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
The Burnlog Liner.
March 7, 8 a.m. The liner Rotterdam is standing by the burning steamer La
Touraine.
To Encouragé German Piracy
Merch 5, 2.15 p.m.
General news and an article headed News from Manila appear on page 3.0
"Our Contemporaries" appears A Paris official announcement shows that, owing to her lack of on page 2, Commercial News on success, Germany is redoubling her efforts to insite orews of page and Log Book on page 6. submarines to piracy.,
The inspecting Admiral, during his visit to Wilhelmshaven, pro- mised exceptional rewards for the sinking of merchantmen, and recommended submarines, if possible, to seize what they could on board merchantman.
Satisfactory Progress.”
March. 6, 6.10 p.m.
A Peris communique alates that lively artillery actions have taken place in the Nieuport-Ypres region.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.10 p.m. The Queints, Theatre Royal-
Our progress in a ravine north-west of Beausejour caused the Germans last night to make fresh counter-attacks, which we repulsed. 9.15 There has been an intermittent cannonade from the Lys to the Aisne. Our progress yesterday at Perthes has been maintained.
Our well-directed fire upon a farm near Pont-a-Mousson caused a panic among the German occupants, who fled to the woods, paraned by our shells coping
Small bodies of Germans unsuccessfully attempted to attack our outposts near the Forest of Parroy.
Liner In Distress.
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TO-MORROW.
Bijon Theatre--9,15 p.m. Victoris Theatre-9,15 p.m. The Quaints, Theatre Royal- 9.15 p.m.
Monday, March 15. Organ Recital St. John' Cathedral-5.30 p.m.
H March 6, 12,5 p.m. Lloyd's agent at Valentia Island states that the liner La Touraine has despatched a wireless that she is on fire and in distress. Thursday, March 18, She left New York on February 28 for Havre. Steamers are going Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.
Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders to her assistance.
La Touraine is a ship built in 1890 at St. Nazaire. Her 12.30 p.m.
it in 189 tonnage is 8,429 and she is the property of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique.]
The Burning Liner..
A German" Report.
March 7, Bam. According to an Amsterdam despatch, a semi-official telegram from Berlin admits that the a. Thordis, a British collier, on the 4th inst, remmed a German submarine, but intimates that the latter Touraine is burning Bercely.
British vessels also went into the Straits, and continued the was only ghtly damaged and returned to port, ttook on the interior forts.
March 6, 4.80 p.m. Queenstown wireless message says that the liner La
(Gontinued on page 5.)
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