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TUESDAY,
APRIL
6,
1915,
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
April 6, 1914
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TO-DAY'S
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TELEGRAMS.
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THE BRITISH BLOCKADE,
ANOTHER U. S. NOTE TO BRITAIN.
Russian Fleet Engages Breslau and Goeben.
THE RECENT BRITISH" AIR RAID: GREAT DAMAGE DONE.
[Router's Service to The "Telegraph."].
America's Demand from Germany.
April 6, 2,35 mm, Reuter's correspondent at Washington saya that the United States has asked Germany to pay $228,060 (gold) as compensation for the sinking of the William Frye by the Prinz Eitel Friedrich.
The Pring Eltel.
April 6, 2.35 8.m.
The Goeben and Breslau Run Away.
The communique continues: On Saturday our fleet exchanged. shots, at long range, with the Goeben and the Breslau, off the const of the Crimea. We pursued them till dusk. Our torpedo boats encountered them at night, a hundred miles from the Bosphorus, but the two cruisers opened a hot fire and escaped."
Allies Capture Three More Lines Of Trenches,
April 8, 1,20 a.m.
A Paris evening communique says: Rain and fog have prevailed along the whole front. We captared three lines of trenches at Ailly Wood, south-east of St. Mibiël,
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Mr. Balfour and the War
Mr. Balfour has placed his services unreservedly at the dis poanl of the Government. He is constantly engaged with the Im perial Defence Committee.
Casualties.
April 6, 12.10 a.m.
The latest casualtice announced are:- Killed.-W. Halawolle.
No Change
Trouble In Portugal.
April 5, 2.5 p.m.
The correspondent of the Daily Mail at Lisbon has reported that a religions procession at Caldasdarainha co Friday was hooted by Damocrats. A fight ensued in which shots were fred.
The crowd attacked a shop kept by the Democratic leader who threw bomba amongst them, wounding several, an
The shopkeeper was arrested and the houses of Demoorstaner searched for explosives en Saturday.
Shipping News,
April 5, 10.45 p.m. The 8.8. Massilia arrived at Liverpool on the 4th-inst;
"Aerial Operations.
(Havas Telegram.)
April 3.
The Serbo Bulgarian incident is now closed.:
The Dublin ateamer City of Bremen has been torpedoed of Land's End,
The main points of sa American Note to Britain are given in a telegram.
The Rassien Fleet bas ere charged shots with the Goeber and the Breslau,“ query
Yesterday, t a Taube was brought down near Soissons, making the third one in twenty-four hours. The Allies aircraft dropped fifty-three shells on Vigneulles Station,
Te-day there is nothing to report. Petrograd Russian troops pursued the offensive on the Niemen and along the Carpathian front.
2 Russia's New Men.
Mr. Balfour has placed his ser vices unreservedly at the disposal of the Government.
The fighting west of the Nias meal is developing strongly im favour of the Russians.
Two thousand prisoners wares. taken by the Rassians in the Carpathians on the 2nd inst
The King has directed that no wines, spirits cr beer shall ba consumed in any of His Majesty'a
houses.
Wounded.-Major G.F. Evans, W.J. Forster Jung, Lieut. A.N. Nish-2,000 Bulgarian irregulare attacked, near Strumitza, Smith (Medicals).
Servian troops who repulsed the assailants and drove them back across the Bulgarian frontier.
The Glasgow steamer Olivine Russic has called the 1916 Class to the colours, this class num- and the Russian ship Hermen have been torpedoed in the bering 600.000 men.
The English steamer Lookwood and French Newfoundland Channel. sailing ship Paquerette (Daily) have been torpedoed, the orewe being saved..
April 5, 4.40 p.m. Reuter's Paris correspondent states that a communique says there is nothing to report.
Successful British Air Rald.
April 5, 4.50 p.m. The French military authorities have received precise inform tion of the damage done by British airöraft on March 26,
The airship shed at Bergben-Saint-Laugatbe was seriously damaged, ae ale was the airship itself.
The shipbuilding yard at Hoboken was burned, two submarines dostroyed and a third damaged. Forty Germen workmen were killed and 62 wounded,
Royal Prohibition.
April 5, 9.55 p.m.
His Majesty the King has directed that, from to-morrow, no wices, A message from Newport New states that Commandant spirits or beer shall be consumed in any of His Majesty's houses. Norfolk, of the Navy Yard, had boarded the Prinz Eitel Friedrich
and conferred with the Commander.
It is expected that the vessel will ha interned shortly.
#Zeppelin Bighted.
April 6, 235 a.m. Reuter's correspondent at Dunkirk states that a Zeppelin appeared over the roadstead on Sunday night, but was sighted by torpedo boat destroyers and returned to the German lines.
Irish Patriotism.
April 6, 2.35 a.m. Recruiting in most active in Limerick. The Munster Fusiliers and crowds assemble nightly at the barracks and cheer the recruita. This is the first time there have been such demonstrations in Irish history.
U. S. Note to Britain.
The Serbo-Buigarian Incident.
April 5, 10.15 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Sofia states that the Serbo-Bulgarian incident is being amicably settled.
The Bulgarian commander at Strumitza contends that the trouble originated with the Servian inhabitants on the frontier, who revolted against the Servian authorities and then fled to Bulgarian territory.
Measures are being taken to disarm such rabale.
Two Ships Torpedoed,
April 5, 0.10 p.m. The small Glasgow steamer Olivine and the Russian ship Hermes have been torpedoed in the Channel, the crews being saved.
Gunners' Fine Work,
French Colonial Situation.
French reports confirm that the recent Britleb air raid did great damage at Hoboken and elsewhere.
the Committes of Exterior Affairs that the colonial situation from M. Doumergue, French Minister for the Colonies, stated before
A telegram records the inc the beginning of the war had been at its best. He pointed out that the state of siege or martial law decreed in Indo-Chins was for the petuosity of the Russian troops benefit of the Colony, where the situation was excellent. Contion in checking the Austrian invasion ing his statement, the Minister stated that measures taken for of Bessarabia M strangers had been enforced, and terminated by saying that the The German steamer Grote economical situation of the Colonies was excellent, commercial Memooth, taking oro. from dotivity having been resumed and already producing a Sweden to Germsay, has been surplus in the Budget receipts. The Minister notified that sunk in the Baltic, subscriptions sent by the refugees relief fund in the Colonies were
Foodstuffs are growing dearer quite efficient and show a spirit of solidarity, The phasin sedan min Germany and the dearth of
Another Taube Brought Down, and simpl
pig-iron is hampering the manu *April 41 facture of munitions.
A Taube was brought down at Dizmade by Garros, who landed safely in the interior of the French lines.
Yesterday we stopped dead, German attacke at Lassiguy" also in Upper Alsace. To-day there is nothing to report.
French Munition Output.
and
In the course of the discussion of the recruiting project con-
cerning the 1017 class, M. Millerand, French Minister for War, showed that progress in armaments and ammunitioni hadisttained 800 per cent. since the outbreak of hostilities and will soon be at 800 per cent. The number of heavy batteries has been, sextupled
The Chamber of Deputies has adjourned to the 20th April and the Senate to the 22nd April. ⠀⠀⠀
Austrians Using Dum-Dunjs, ali Petrograd At Oujok, in the Carpathiane, we drove back counter-attacks delivered by the Austrians who employed dum-dum bullote. We took numerous prisoners and captured large quantities of war material..
SebastopoolThe Turkish cruiser Medjidieh Has bébit hit by
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April 6, 10.15 p.m.
April 5,4 p.m. The Press Bureau to-night issuea the American Note with the
"Eye-witness with the British Headquarters reports that Covering letter from Dr. Page, who expresses the assurance that the views of the United States have been given in the most friendly everything is quiet, except for some fine marksmanship by our guna submarine mine and suck near the Russian shore. spirit and in accordance with the usual candour characterising the pers, in exploding a magazine and obtaining direct hits on relatione batween the two Governmente, which was in a large measure dao to the uninterrupted Anglo-American amity for a century."
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German gune.
Bavarian Prisoners' Complaint.
The Note dwells on the existing International Law and saye
Prussians, Bavarians and Saxona participated in the fighting that the novel feature of the British blookade is that it embraces many neatral ports and coasts. It is manifest that limitations at Neuve Chapelle, but their co-operation was not hearty. Bavarian placed on neutral ahipa bayond the right of searoh and stoppage of prisoners expressed great indignotion at the way in which they were flang into action from Bois Dabiez to support an imaginary contraband are distinct invasions of neatral rights.
Of course, the United States are not oblivious of the recent firing line. They affirmed that they had been grossly mishandled great changes in naval warfare, especially owing to the use of sub-by Prussian officers and that the Germans treated their own wound- marine mines and aircraft, but whatever form an effective blockade ed with the utmost callousness, leaving many in front of the ia to take it is poèsible to conform at least with the spirit and essence trenches. Our own men, cat of pity, went to rescue them, and the Germans continued to fire on them although they knew they were of war and permit neutral traffic, except contraband.
The United States Government notes that Britain affirms the engaged on an errand of mercy. There were Saxons and Bavarians necessity to retaliate against German methode, but, recalling the who were lying wounded, while Prussians manned the trenches. principles whereon Britain has always scrupulously acted, interprets this as the rearon for certain extraordinary naval activities and not
as an arouse for any unlawful action.
Germany Feeling the Pinch.
"Eye-witness" quotes letters to show that foodstuffs in Ger- The United States expresses gratification at the wide dis- many are becoming growingly expensive, while the great dearth of oration afforded by the Prize Court and the instructions to Pig iron is hampering the manufacture of munitions.
Servia Flest and Customs officials to act with the utmost promptitude.
Bulgaria to Give Satisfaction to The United States takes it for granted that American merchantmen
April 5, 2.5 p.m. will not be interfered with unless they are carrying contraband or
Renter's correspondent at Rome reports that the Tribuna's goods destined to or proceeding from belligerent porte affected.
The Note concludes by anticipating that Britain will make fall correspondent at Salonika slates that the Serbo-Bulgarian incident reparation for any acte violating neutral rights, should such an is closed, Bulgaria promising to give satisfaction and to punish the not occur, reiterating that the Government insists on the rights of guilty. United States" citizens.
The Russian Advance.
April 6, 11.45 p.m.
A Petrograd communique says: Westward of the Niemen we continued a Bucouseful advance at certain points
There has been desperate fighting in the Cirpathians to the Forth of Bartfeld. We took twelve hundred prison T
Turks Admit the Loss of the Medjidich.
pandora
There were stirring scenes în Dabling on Sunday when Mr. John Redmond reviewed 25,000 National Volunteers.
The famous cricketer, Mr. Ar
E. Stoddart, has been found shot and at the inquest a verdict of suicide was returned.” „
Jack Johnson has been beaten is a fight for the heavyweight championship of the world by the white pugilist, Jesas Willard
A British
Eye-witness
judicates that Bavarian soldiers have been complaining at that way they have been mishandled by Prussian officers:
SEE NEWSSA SEX
Yesterday's local sport is re ported to-day.
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this! (veurther Notes on the Orism
page they will be found on the Extra.]
BARLIER TELEGRAMS.
Flae Performance by Russian Cavalry,
April 5, 1.45 a m' Renter's correspondent at Petrograd states that the balle which.ohecked the Austrian invasion of Bessarabia wae remarkable for the impetuousity of tho Russiars. Als de No
A strong defensive position near the villages of Schilovery and Malinizy was held by an Austrian division of infanits, Radzia brigade of cavalry. Two columns of Russian cavalry, not quite equal to the Austrians in number, dismounted and attacked the enemy at six in the morning of March 30. One operated in the north and the other in the south. Reg
The enemy throughout the day offered a desperate:remistindo April 5, 2.5 p.m. and the Russians, who included Cossacks, repeatedly attackšû them According to Benter's correspondent al Rome the Germane with bayouste.MER have supplied Turkey with a squadron of Tauben since March, Towards evening, the resistance of the Austrian which have been carrying out reconnaissances in the Dardanelles and the Russians, pursuing their impeto and the Bosphorus.
enemy from the bŝights between the
Meanwhile, Ansirian batta
The Turkish Headquarters admit the sinking of the Medjidieh. While pursuing Russian mine sweepers she approached Odests and
crew were saved by other. Torkich wa
yent the Russians
We continued ons progress in the Mezolaboros Usok direction"; "truok a mine.
trochousand more prisoners and another thousand durlbud the Med (dien
appear on page datuen
General news and a war spesole yratio Bottomley appear
The wedding of Professor Warren
and
les Middleton Smith took place yesterday.
Our Contemporaries' appears on page 2, Commercial News" oL page 9 and Log Book on age 6. Judgment was given the after- noon for the defendanta în action by Mee Cheung roge the photograph of the tiger.
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