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May 25 1915,
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May 25 1914,
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日二十月四
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FRENCH INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES ON 'GERMANS.
May 24, 6.05 a.m Writing from Headquarters on the 22nd inst, Eye-witness An official communication in May 21, 3.10 p.m.
connection with the collision According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris a communique The Territorials, many of whom had just arrived at the front, staten that 158 were killed and
particularly distinguished themselves in the second battle of Ypres. 150 were injured. At several points between Steenstraate and Xprea, German When the gassing of April 22nd caused a four-mile gap in the tacks, after using gas, were everywhere repulsed.
Allied front, battalions and companies had to be thrown in wherever Remarkable instances of gal- Fighting continued with extreme violenes, North of Arraa, they could be collected. The gap on the night of the 22nd alt lantry are depicted in an "Eye- brougbout the 23rd, the French took 120 prisonere..
was occupied by five battalions, including the Territorial 8th witness" atory published in this The Germans in a number of counter-attanks north of Neuville Middlesex, and daring the next five daya the 2nd Monmouths, 5th issue. Vaast were repulsed. An intense struggle continues. Latest South Lancashires, 7th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, the ews emphasises the extent of the check sustained by the Germans London Rifle Brigade," the 9th Argylle, all Territorials, were A telegram from Bame says
this district on the 22nd. Despite important reinforcements brought up. aich wore brought up in great haste, their vigo ons efforts, thrice When the Germans on May 2nd were severely gassing, the 7th and has been succeeded by Signor that Signor Burian bas resigned enewed, failed, and they sustained considerable losses.
Argylla obarged through the poi oa cloud and carried a trench. Tisza. The 9th Argylle had nine hundred and eleven 9 inch ebelle fired into their trenches but they stayed there, ** A MAGNIFICENT FRENCH VICTORY.
The London Rifles were most heroio. On the 13th when the fighting continued with extreme A Paris communique says that May 24, 6.20 p.m.
Germans made a great attack on the cavalry, only 278 men were According to Router's Paris correspondent, an official an- left in the battalion and ninety-one of these fell doring the day. violence north of Arras through-
Sergeant Belcher, when the line on his left was pierced, stuck
out the 23rd inst. ouncement is made of the capture, after a thirteen days most fierce. attle, of the heights of Lorette; which the enemy believed to be to his trench and with eight comrades and too Hussars kept the
A telegram from Rome says TURKISH SOLDIERS AND OFFICER'S DESERT AT SMYRNA mpregnable. It constitutes a magnificent victory and the value of Germans at bay all day. Four of his men were killed and the trench
us attached position is shown by the desperate efforts on the part was blown to bite, but the survivors, blaffing magnificently, met that Italy seizes eighty Austria- I the enemy to recaptare.
every German advance with rapid fire, fording them to withdraw in German steamers in italian Porta the belief that the trench was fally manned. Belcher's conduct to the value of four millions
sterling. probably saved the flank of his line.
Ode General, after the fighting, described the London Rißes, the finest battalion that God ever made.
Magnifloent French Victory at Lorette.
Reator'a Service to The "Telegraph."]
ITALY AND THE WAR.
SENATORS AND DEPUTIES SEEK SERVICE,
May 25, 6.15 a.m. Raater's correspondent at Rome reports that there are war demonstratione throughout Italy, the whole country vibrating with the memory of its ancient glorios. St. Marks, Venice, ir decorated with flags as in the days when the Venetians sailed to achieve conquests in the rant. Almost all the Senators, and Deputies have asked to be allowed to serve in the army or navy and the women are coming forward, to replace the men in the factories and on the tramways. Mobilisation has been practically complete several days.
ITALY CAPTURES £1,000,000 WORTH OF SHIPS.
May 24, 3.00 p.m. Rome telegrams state that Italy has seized eighty Austro-German steamers which are in Italian Porta, to the value of foar millions sterling."
SIGNOR BURIAN; RESIGNS.
May 24, 6.30 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Rome says that Signor Barian has resigned and that Signor Tisza sacosede him.
AUSTRIAN AIRSHIP OFFENSIVE.
May, 24, 7 a.m. Router's correspondent at Rome raports that it is officially an- nounced that Austrian soroplaasa att toked the arsenal at Venice in the early morning, but were speedily driven off. They also attacked Porto-Corsini near Ravenna and also Aucons but were driven off by Italian aircraft.
An Austrian erout ship and destroyere attacked Barletta, butj were repulsed by an Italian ship and torpedo bosta
Anti-aircraft guns at Porto Coraini Lombarded the aeroplanes which were also attacked by aeroplanes and a dirigible.
The enemy's obj-olive at Ancona was the railway which was Mightly damaged. They also assúccessfully attempted to throw bombe on the airship shed at Jesi.
ITALIAN DESTROYERS ACTIVE.
May 24, 11.16 p.m. - According to Realer's correspondent at Rome it is officially announced that an Italian destroyer entered Porto Buso, a small faland near the frontier, destroyed the quay, esok a number of motor launches, and brought off 47 prisonera,
THE AEROPLANES OFF THE VENICE ARSENAL. There were two aeroplanes attacking the Venice arsenal; they dropped eleven bombe but did no serious damage.
SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT. BRITISH DESTROY THREE GERMAN BATTERIES,
May 24, 11.40 p.m. Field Marshal Sir John French reports: Our gans to-day silenced three German batteries, one battery being destroyed by direct hits. East of Ypres the Germans developed an infantry attsok, early in the morning under cover of poisonous gas, the artillery firing asphyxiating shells at the same time. Our troops were forced to evacuate some of the trenches and the enemy penetrated the line in two or three places. Fighting is proceeding and portions of the original line have been retaken,
During the fighting we killed over three thousand Germans ad took a thousand prisoners, and besides the booty now in our aande we are daily finding quantities of maxims und mortars hidden a filled-in trenobes. Our losses are high but we have attained one of our principal objects, v
Our action north of Arras will greatly stimulata dar troops, who are supremely confident of victory. Our superiority in tactica 4a again unmistakably confirmed.
GERMANS SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES.
May 24, 11.55 pm. According to Renter's Paris correspondent, the evening com- manique states:
The British attaoke north of La Basse resulted in fresh progress.
The Germana north of Neuville St. "Vaast attempted to attack in strength but our artillery, ought and stopped them dead, in- flicting heavy losses.
Supplementary. "reporte emphasise the importance of our success yesterday.
North east of Lorette, in a desperate bayonet fight "we nnihilated the opposing Germans and captured machine guns.
THE DARDANELLES.
TURKISH" OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS DESERT.
May 24, 5.30 p.m.
Beater's correspondent at Athens says that five bundred Tar kish soldiers with their officere, deserted from the garrison of Smyrna, and took refuge on the British warships in the gulf.
RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE 1900 PRISONERS
May 24, 3.00 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd a communique states:
In the region of Shavli the enemy maintains the strongly organized position.
We repulsed a strong counter-attack in the region of Klimontow and we took a thousand prisoners,
The enemy made ansuccessful attempts to pierce our front between the Przemyel marshes and the Dasister. We began the offensive near the Daeister and took nine hundred prisoners.
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THE TROOP TRAIN COLLISION.
May 24, 6.05 a.m.
It is officially reported that 158 were killed and 100 injured in the Gretna disaster. Many of the latter either died or are dying
They were all soldiers, with six exceptiona.
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WHY LORD LANSDOWNE JOINED THE CABINET:
May 24, 6,05 a.m. The Times Biates that the reason Lord Lansdowne sented to join the Government is the urgent necessity of helping Sir Edward Grey, whose eyes have lately been giving him trouble. have an occasional respite, and leave his work in the hands of
The time had come when Sir Edward Grey should be able to
qualified substitute.
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The following incident illustrates the spirit.-
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So enthusiastic are the Italiana over the declaration of war that
A portion of the trenches had been almost wiped out by the there are wonderful demonstra enemy's fire. Captain Reileton, of the lat i Brigade, who was tions of feeling all over the ommanding when retirement was suggested, retorted Retirement country, be damned" and carried on so successfully that, though Captain " Railston was himself twice baried and wounded, he bluffed the Germans all day. Captain Railston and three survivors kept the Russians repulsed strong
A Petrograd message says that". running along the trench firing rapidly when the Germans advanced, counter attacks in the region of and held the position till two companies of supports strived. " Klimontow and look a thousand
Captain Esaton, of the 4th East Yorke, was also one of the bravest Three times he was wounded, but he paced the ranks exhorting the men to continue firing.
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prisoners.
An Athena telegram saya that five hundred Turkish soldiers. with their officers deserted from the garrison at Smyrna and took refuge on British warships in the gulf.
Sergeant Cooke, of the Dublin Fusiliers, sniping from the top of a farm, picked off ten Germans crawling along the back of a treach. Then he jamped down, ran to the treacb, levelled his rifle at the surviving officer shouting "Hands up," and brought him in a prisoner.
In another part of the line, detachments of three regiments who had been abelled for hours, were at length overjoyed to use the Go mang advancing. They jumped on the parapete and shouted After a thirteen days fierce "Come on yon blighters, fight it out." The Germans came on and battle the French captured the were blotted out by concentrated fire.
heights of Lorette, which the
Perhaps the hardest task fell to the recently arrived Yorkshire enemy believed to be impregnable. and Durham Territorials, mostly miners, who pashed up to the gap This constitutes a magnificent on the day the Qunadiana enffered. The northerners, after a twaado, viotory. of asphyxiating bombs, repelled heavy infantry attacks till evening, when they retired in the most orderl manner.
NEWS.
Private Lyon, of the Lancashire Fusiliers, particularly Lord Lansdowne's entry into the The Times gives the reason of distinguished himself during a gse-ing attack. Choking and Cabinet as consequent upon the coughing, Lyon lifted a machine gun on to the parapet, and played urgent necessity of helping Sir it on the advancing enemy, forcing them to retreat. Lyou had to Edward Grey whose eyes have.. be dragged away and died from the effects of the gae in the evening. lately given him trouble.
Another hot ooreer was a farm which was christened the "shell trap.
The farm had been held by Monmouths, most of whom where outed by the shells. A survivor swam the moat and reported to Headquarters. He was told to return sud tell his com
An account of the Boy Scouts rades to hang on... He returned and shortly afterwards his bandolier! was thrown across the most with the message that they would stick Bally appears on page 5. to the place like grim deith. They did so, too, till they were relieved.
The Northumberlands, Warwicks, and Argyll and Sather- A report of the Peak Tramway landers were engaged in the attack on St. Julien on April 26, Al- Company's meeting appears on though badly gassed they were most steadfast. It was altogether a page 4. soldier's battle, we escaping annihilation, which was inevitable by
all rules, by the sheer dogged fighting of the Territorial Yeomanry, An socount of the Supreme Court including the Somerata, Leicestera and Essex Yeomanry, who proceedings of an importeutardon fought alongside the most famous cavalry regiments, and were not charge is inserted on page 5. the least. The cavalry clang to the shattered tranches and after-} v wards advanced as if on parade.
"Our Contemporaries" appeare
As an instance of bravery Major Crichton had a leg shattered, on page 2, Commercial News on but sat on the ground cheering his men of the 10th Hussars to page 9, and Log Book on page 6. renewed efforts. pipetent
·OTTOMAN GOVERNMENT HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSASSINATION OF ARMENIANS.
May 24, 5.15 p.m.
The Prean Baread announces that the Allied Governments have informed the Porte that they hold all the mam bera of the O toman Government responsible for the massacres of Armenians which have Massacres occurred during the month of April at Erzeram and recently occurred. six other towns of Armenia, and the inhabitants of the hundrel villages near Van have all been aussesinated. ** **********
CIVILISATION'S VICTORY OVER BARBARISM.
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May 24, 6.05 s.. Renter's correspondent at Paris rsports that M. Millerand (Min ister of War), in telegraphing to Generals Joffre and Gourand, news from Italy of the declaration of war, saved
the
their Latin sister, such motion giving a fresh guarantee of the final The troops will welcome with joyous enthusiasm the entry of
vistery of oivilisation over barbarium.
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