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Juns 15 1915,
Temperature 6 a.m. 77 Humidity."
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June 15 1914,
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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1915.
WAR TELEGRAMS,
WAR TELEGRAMS,
CONDENSED.
ALLIES' PROGRESS CONTINUES.
BELGIANS CROSS THE YSER.
Fierce Infantry Actions Near Souchez.
AUSTRIAN TORPEDO BOAT SUNK.
[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
A WELCOME BELGIAN SUCCESS.
June 14, 4.35 p.m. Reuter's correspondent in Paris says that a welcome Belgian succese is reported. According to a communique, a battalion cross, ed the Yser near Dixmude railway bridge, organised ground wor- and destroyed a chateau in the vicinity of Dixmude.
There have been fierce infantry aotions north of Souchez în which we took a number of trenches, some of which we had relin- quished owing to a violent bombardment.
AUSTRIAN TORPEDO BOAT SUNK,
(Havas Telegram.).
June 13,
Rome: We have crossed the Izɔns, the enemy 'atandoning numerous killed and 200 prisoners. The Austrians have destroyed the important fort of Posacheo."
Alhone: An Austrian torpedo boat has been sunk in the Dardanelles.
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this
page they will be found on the Extra.]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS; BUSINESS APPOINTMENT.
June 14, 6.15 a.m. Mr. Llewellyn, manager of the Cambrian Combine Collieries, has accepted an appointment in the Ministry of Munitions.
RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.
"COCKCHAFERS" CAPTURED,
June 13, 5.35 p.m.
That the Germans are reverting to their old taatios of lightning ohanges of front is evident from a Petrogral communique which, besides anuncing the continuanos of desperate fighting north of Shavli, mentions strong German attacks east of Mariampol, north of Prasnysz, east of Mlava railway, and in the Dzura region, left of the Vistule.
The enemy has suspended his attacks at Haliscz as a result of hie defeat at Juravno, but after a series of attacks down the Daeister, detachments crossed the river at the town of Zalescziki, considerably east of Juravoo. Russian cavalry charged these detachments, esbring 500 and capturing 200...
Prisoners taken by the Russians in the recent fighting included several hundred unwounded Fusiliera of the Prassion Guard, the most popular regiment in Berlin where they are nicknamed "The Cockchafera."
The enemy originally selected Juravao as the crossing point, es the forests on the left bank hampered the Russian artillery, but the forests proved the ruin of the Germans whose centre was split and isolated detachments were easily taken in detail.
A STATELY HOME OF ENGLAND BURNED.
June 11, 405 a,m. Dunrobin Castle was partially destroyed by are yesterday Wounded inmates and valuables, including priceless pictures, were removed. The Dake and Duchess of Sutherland directed the helpers.
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Many pictures and much antique furniture were destroyed in An army officer and two bluejackets who were helping the
the fire.
firomen were badly hurt.
THE PORTUGUESE ELECTIONS.
June 14, 6 15 a.m. Reuter's correspondent at Lisbon states that the election proceeding quietly. The results up to the present assure Democratic majority and an Evolutionist minority.
APPALLING GERMAN LOSSES IN GALICIA.
June 13, 5.10 a.m.
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THE AMERICAN NOTE; GERMAN RELIEF.
June 14, 8.00 a.m.
The German papera are relieved at the mildness of the Ameri- dan Note, and anticipate a farther period of argument, as they declare that the Note permits of discussion of methods of sca war fare, including the British methods.
The New York Herald warns Americans not to be lulled into a sense of false security by the Note, and says that the German örisia is not past-it is only beginning.
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Mr. Bryan, in another statement, saye that the Note was materially altered after he resigned, though the change was insuf- ficient to justify the withdrawal of his resignation. He does not doubt that the country will support President Wilson in the event
of war.
BERNHARDI'S IN- ACCURACIES.
An American's Views.
necessary to signal his
in-
The Allies have captured number of trenches near Souches.
It is reported that peace mest inga have been held in many Germen towns..
The German papera are re lieved at the mildays of the American Note...
The Portuguese elections are proceeding quietly. A Demcoratio majority is anticipated.
The losses of the Germans, in Galicia in a single month are said to have been 100,000.
liance with Austria and Russia, affected to be alarmed by the " progress of Fraces. She had al- ready increased her army, and by event of war, the United States.
Mr. Bryan says that, in the her dealings with the Pope, Spain will support President Wilson.
and the Governments of other countries shown all those signa of preparation which we of 1915 have learned to interpret correct-
The Germans are reverting to their formar taotion of lightning charges in the Vistula region;
The works which General von Bernhardi pablished before the war were straightforward and honest. In their very brutality Decazes brought her plans sud
Tortunately a move by Duo
events which now belong to Bitish Cabinet, under Disraeli, A battalion orossed the Yeer near thoy foreshadowed the arful denly into the light. At this the A Belgian success is reported. history. He has won our con protested firmly; Queen Viptoris Dizmude and destroyed a chateau fidence, if not our esteem. There herself wrote to the Kaiser, and in the vicinity. fore, it becomes all the more Russia gave Berlin clearly to understand that should the Ger- accuracies when he, too, yielding mans attack France, they might The Italian success continues: to the nefaricus promptings of well have to meet a second foe Italian heavy artillery are now war manis, takes to distorting on their eastern frontier. In tombarding the fortress of faote. A brief checking up of his short, there arose anch a chorus Malborghetto and have obtained most carefully developed state of international protest that, in remarkable resu'ts in a brief menta will show us the
spite of the urgings of Moltke, time. crederica to ba given to Germany wsa forced to desist. what he says in his last public utterance, an article in the Public Ledger of March 14: "That such a preparation" (Cermany's espicaage, was to more success on page 2, Commercial News on preparation for this war) "did ful than the first. So thorough page 9, and Log Book on page 6. not follow any aggressive aims and skilful was the French hand- thould have been proved suffoiling of the sitation that the ently by the fact that for 44 years presence of a Frenchmen on Ger
ahe (Germany) maintained pecca and that she alowed to slide man soil was proved to the world There was a landslip on the to be the result of a German Hang, this morning and four premises of Mr. Warren, Tai by all opportunities when ehe invitation! "The one thing Chinese were buried. A resona would have been able to attack evident," says Lawton," was the her enemies under advantageous French Government's peaceful party saved them from suffoca tion. There was another elip at attitude under trying circum. Baselen Path, no-one being
injured.
Information bas reached Petrograd that Peace meetings have been held in many German towns in consequence of the appalling German losses in Galicia where, it is stated, one Army of 150,000 conditions." was annihilated and re-created in a single month.
THE LATEST CASUALTY LISTS:
June 14, 5.00 a.m. The following is from the latest casualty lists:-Died wounda:-Major F. Rt. Hicks, of the Hampshires,
ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE,
FINE WORK IN THE MOUNTAINS,.
Earlier German' Threats.
The second threat, the so-called Schnaebele affair of 1883, brought on by a trumped-up charge of
'atances."
NEWS.
"Our Contemporaries" appears
A convincing proof, indeed!; The fact is, that though she And now we come to the well- sought it, Germany has never bad krown Morocost affair of 1908. this opportunity. To mention Jealous of French progress in proceeded with the most far- only her relations with one coas Moracco, when France and Eng-reaching regard, of the intereste try, she has, since 1870, made land had it last found a peaceful of other States." of Only the plack of that smaller terests in Newfoundland and Bernhardi takes up once more au five separate, threats en France. solution of their conflicting in- Further on in his article Von nation and the menacing protects Africa, Emperor William sudden- outworn argument of the German of other countries have checked
ly did one of those characteristic apologists, viz., that England's her fury, her furor teutonicus, as acts which have so often cost him naval supremacy is a menace to it is known in the chancelleries the sympathy of neighbouring the world. England, it is true, of Europe.
States. He sailed to Tangiere has an all-powerful navy. But, as and there dramatically prcolaimed has often been pointed out, the independence of Morocen! strength is not of itself a menace, Leckily, thanks largely to our and England has atown that she The Agadir incident is too own Ambassador, Henry White, can forget the power of her navy recent to require explanation this act of pettish insolence result in the interests of justice. bero; nor need we dwell upon ed in nothing more violent than the Casablanca epirole, since, the Algeciras Conference, which, when finally threatened with an in epite of some questio:able international investigation before Garman intriguing recorded by The Hague Tribunal, William Tordien, resulted in favour of discreetly allowed himself to be France. brought to reason by Emperor Francis Joseph. We must, how- over speak briefly of the three German threats which preoided these two.
June 14, 12.35 a.m, An Italian commanique enye :-- The enemy attempting to arrest the Italian fenaive from Tonale to Carnia, mostly by means of night-attacks was everywhere repulsed:
Our cffensive in the Nolaja zine continues rapidly and success fally. We also occupied at night time the Valentino Pass, dia. lodging the enemy from successive trenches and parsaing him from rook to rock. Our Alpini secured this victorions result,
The Italian heavy artillery are now bombarding the fortress of Mal Borghetto, and have obtained remarkable results in a brief time, selting fire to a fort, and exploding ammunition and stores.
We are consolidating cur positions se:ca the Isonzo. Our heavy artillery destroyed a dyko at the Monfalcone Canal, and suc- ceeded in interrupting the railway between Monfalcone and Gorizia, near Sagrado.
FAVOURABLE AUGURY.
(Continued on Extra.)
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
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TO-MORROW.
These distinct threats, directed within the last 44 years againet one country alone, reveal cnly too plainly the attitude cf Germany. Nor need we cite her relations The first came in 1875 France with other countries besides was recovering from her defeat France to prove her aggressive with a "nerve and elasticity," to aims." Furthermore, this same asa Dianella expression," which pago of Franco German bistory bas made her the marvel of, hiz-gives the lie to other alotemente toriane. She had paid her enor by Von Bernhardi, who has the mous indemuity in less than half boldness to say: “ England still June 14, 6.00 a.m. the time expected by Bismarck, owes proof that Germany has ever An official statement issued at Petrograd eays that the struggle She was picking up in her finances, threatened with her might a has now reached its extreme intensity. The Germans have nearly her army and her zary, and in weaker State," end, again, Ger. doubled the troops in the field since the beginning of the war, and government the third, republio man polioy everywhere has the possibility of a father increase in the infantry is doubtful. The had finally been established protected in the most
Tuesday, June 22, Allies have compelled the Germans to keep on both fronta larger on a lasting basis, Germany, painstaking manner the rights Sale of Land in Caine Hond. forces than was originally intended. The unshakeable unity and though she had during this of third parties and also a P. Lammert's Sales Room growing power of the Allies augur well for future sucCOBS,
time created a sort of al- in her Colonial aspirations has 3 p.m.
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