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March 4, 1916 Buzlidity
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SATURDAY, MARCH 4,
1916.
TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED.
THE GERMAN LOSSES AT VERDUN WERE IS5,000.
“CARMEN SYLVA” DIED ON THURSDAY MORNING.
THE BRITISE HAVE TAKEN 150 GERMAN PRISONERS.
PRESIDENT POINCARE HAS JUST PAID A VESIT TO VERDUN, FRENCH AIR SQUADRONS HAVE BEEN BUSY BOMB-DROPPING. BRITISH HAVE CAPTURED À SALIENT IN ORIGINAL GERMAN LINE. A GERMAN SEAPLANE HAS PASSED OVER THE SOUTH-EAST COAST. THE LUSITANIA AGREEMENT WILL NOT MEANWHILE BE ACCEPTED.
MARRIED MEN FROM 19 TO 26 ARE BEING CALLED TO THE COLOURS.
BRITISH HAVE RECAPTURED TRENCHES ON YPRES COMMINES CANAL. ENEMY ARTILLERY HAS GREATLY INTENSIFIED ALONG WHOLE FROT. PRESIDENT WILSON TAKES A FIRM STAND ON MERCHANTMEN QUESTION. THE MALOJA INQUEST VERDICTISTHAT THE LINER WAS SUNKBY A MINE TWENTY AIR ENCOUNTERS HAVE TAKEN PLACE ON THE BRITISH FRONT. COMMISSION ON VENEREAL DISEASES RECOLLIENDS DRASTICHEASURES,
SWISS COLONELS ACQUITTED.
[Beater's Service to The "Talegraph."]
March 2, 520 p.m.' Renter's correspondent at Zurich states that two Swiss Colocals have been acquitted on charges of communicating reports and documents to German military attaches. They wars, however, ze- ported to the Military Authorities for disciplinary action.
SUBMARINE AND MINE WARFARE.
Fishing Smacks Sunk.
March 2, 4.25 p.m. Beater reports the sinking of three Lowestoft smacks, the crews of which have been landed by the Italian sailing ship Elisa.
Minesweeper and Russian Steamer Suak
March 2, 2.10 p.m. Reuter reports the sinking of the minesweeper Au Revoir (crew saved) and of the Russian steamer Alexander Wentzel, eighteen of whose crew were drowned and eleven rescued.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
The Verdun Position.
March 2, 1:10 p.m. The Times military correspondent issues 3 warning inst impatience at the apparent inaction of the British in France. He emphasise the fact that the British are co-operating very closely with the French and Belgians, and will act at the proper time.
Correspondents at Headquarters, referring to the position at Verdun, say: "Impatience is fretting us all," and they further state that the truth is, we are waiting and watching for any sign of an enemy chensive elsewhere than st Verdun. In the meantime we are holding great German forces with a line that cannot be thinned because of our strength and of the presence of a British third army which, during the Sammer, took over a large ares former. ly held by the French. This has enabled the latter to effect a great concentration in the Verdun region. Meanwhile the British artillery, by means of the most intense daily bombardments, is in- flicting very heavy losses on the Germans."
German Losses at Verdun.
March 2, 2.10 p.m. According to Renter's correspondeat at Paris, it is estimated that the German losses at Verdad were 135,000.
Violent Bombardments.
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TELEGRAMS.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
Artillery Activity More Intense.
[Beuter's Service to the*Telegraph.”]
March 3, 2
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A Paris communique says:- North of Verdun, and in Woerre, the activity abold by enemy artillery, which had somewhat slackened on the preceding days, became greatly intensified slong the whale front, chiefly against Mart Homme, the Poivre ridge and the Dousumont region.
A bombardment of Damanmont was followed by several ex- tremely violent infantry attacks, all of which were repulsed by the fire of our troops, which desimated the enemy tanka,
and shelled the enemy communication rosis,
Our batteries everywhera tiguously replied to the bombardment.
March 4, 1915,
Tamperature: & ami Humidity
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TELEGRAMS..
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TELEGRAMS.
VENEREAL DISEASES.
NEW REGULATION AS TO METALS.
[Renter's Service to the "Telegraph."]
March 2, 4.25 pm.
(Renter's Service To The Talagis;
Landen, Received, March. €.
The Report of the Royal
A Regulation is gasatted, prohibiting speculative dealings in metals that are required for the production of war material Commission on Venereal Disente Business on the London Metal Exchange and in the Glasgow iron reveals very serious conditions kmarkat ia snapended, pending the Government's reply, to-morrow, and makes drsatio recommenda.
to the metal-interests deputation.
THE NEAR EAST.
Turks' Fight Coatinuès.
March 2, 4.30 ..
Our long-range guns bombarded the station at Vigaenlles, CA¤sing two firee, hitting several trains and destroying a locomotive.
A Petrograd communiqus saya that the pursuit of the enemy Great activity was shown by the opposing artilleriea in the in the Kermanshah region confinnes, and that two more guns hare Seppois sector, in Upper Alsace.
been captured.
A French air squadron last evening dropped forty-four bombe on the station at Chambley, seriously damaging it. The squadron returned safely.
French seroplanes during the daytime dropped forty bombs on Bensdorf station, and nine on the Avricourt establishments.
French artillery destructively shella i ensmy works in Belgiura, between the Somme and Vise, in Argonne, and brought down a German zeroplane în Champagne.
"bir Douglas Haig's Report-
March 2, 12.45 a.m.
Sir Douglas Haig, în a communique, says: There were twenty encounters in the air on our frant yesterday. One British machine has not returned from a recounaisance regarding enemy losses that were reported yesterday.
Our infantry and machines guns last night dispersed, to the north of the Somme, a party of the enemy who had attempted to advance from the trenches under cover of is bombardment,
To-day matiem have been generally quiet, though there has been considerable artillery activity in the neighbourhood of Ypres
NORWEGIAN STEAMER BOMBED.
March 2, 4.30a.m. Beater's correspondent at Christianis says that aircraft have bombed the Norwegian steamer Modemi, en route for England, with- out damaging her.
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THE BABY-KILLERS.
March 1, 1115 pm.
It is officially announced that a German seaplane passed over south-east coast this evening.
It dropped several tombs, but no military damage was done. A child of nine months is reported to have been killed,
PRESIDENT WILSON IN DETERMINED MOOD.
March 2, 140 p.m. <Reuter's Washington correspondent says that President Wilson has intimated to Congress that he will not consent to anything lessj than's vote on the Pro-German resolution which, warns Americana not to travel on belligerente' armed merchantmen. He refuses to consider a compromiss measure, such as 3 vole of confidence on his foreign policy.
The firmness of the President's stand is indicated by his determination not to continue negotiations with Germany until the attitude of Congress is settled.
Meanwhile, the Lusitanis agreement will not be accepted: The Administration is confident that the President will be victorious if he can fores a vote; otherwise, he will appeal to the country.
MALOJA SUNK BY MINE.,
March 2, 5.20 p.z. According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris, a communique says:-In the region of Verdon the Germans violently bombarded, during the night, the Mort Homme and Oie creats, between Malan- court and Forges, and also the principal crossings over the Mears.
The bombardment to the east of the Mense was slight. The Germans in Woevre, after an intense artillery, preparation, msde a violent attack at dusk on our pisitions at Frisaes. Oat counter-attack.immediately drove him out of the few points he was the liner was sunk by a mine. able to penetrate.
In Lorraine, the enemy bombarded for hours a farm at Ssinte Marie, to the west of Berange, and then attacked, but failed com- plately
German skirmishes in the valley of Lauch were repulsed by granades*
The French in Artois exploded a mine under a orster occupied by the Germans, and we captured the new crater.
Our trench guns to the west of Pont--Mousson wrecked enemy defences in Pretre wood, and our heavy artillery bombarded enemy. establishments in the Thiancourt region.mo
Our batteries were active in the Fecht and Dollar valleys in Alsace.
Anglo-French artillery in Belgium effectively bombarded enemy trenches south east of Boesinghe, wh
Two German companize attempted to approach our line to the east of Rheims, but fled before our fire, leaving their dead.
British Captures.
March 3, 12:10 am
March 2, 8.35 pm. The verdict in the inquest on the victims of the Malajs is that
PRESIDENT POINCARE VISITS VERDUN.
March 2, 11.40 p.m. Beaters correspondent at Paris states that President Poincare visited Verdun yesterday.
CALLING UP MARRIED MENA
March 2, 11.00 pm: 1 It is authoritatively announced that eight groups of married men, from 18 to 25 years, will be called to the Colours daring the week-end. They will begin joining from April 7.
PORTUGUESE POISONED ON GERMAN SHIP.
March 2, 4.30 sm.
A British communique states-This morning we attacked and Reater's correspondent at Pants Delgids (Azores) asya that siz recaptured trenches at a bluff on the Ypres Commines Canal which of the Portuguese soldiers placed on board the German steamET we lost on February 14. We also captured a small salient in the Schwarzburg have been poisoned, through drinking from a bottle original German line, an enemy counter-attack some hours later be- labelled “ zum. Two died immediately, one is in hospital and the ing repulsed. We took 180 prisoners, including four offionem okhere are in a zeciona condition.
German mine galleries in the captured trenches were destroyed. There was mach artillery cotivity on both sides from Vierstraat Bossingzhe
Reuter's correspondent at Punta Delgadó mys Portuguese have died from poison.
March 3, 3.15 a.m.
A Patregrad communique says that the Tarks continue to re- treat in the directions of bezind jan and Bitlis, abandoning their gun
THE GERMAN IN AMERICA-
March 2, 4.30 a.m.
Rauter's correspondent at New York asya that two Germans arrested for swindling, were found to be in possession of plans of United States fortifications.
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They describe themselves as Garman officers.
MORE GERMAN LIES.
March 3, 7.50 a.m.
In consequence of German distorted versions, the Admiralty publishes the instructions governing the actions of armed merchant- men, showing that the armament is exclusively a defensive one.
COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS AND THE ENEMY.
March 3, 7.50 xim, The Timer says that it is probable that, daring the next few weeks, the Allies will sign a declaration to the effect that none of them will make commercial agreements with Germany or 'Austria without the consent of the others.
THE MONTREAL FIRE.
March 2, 4 30 a.m. According to Bauter's correspondent at Montreal, the Vice- President of the Gran↑ Trank Railway says that the fire at the station was sccidental. Tas temperature was below zam, and thus” the firemen were hampered. Several of them were frosen to the Laddere.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
IN THE COMMONS.
Concerning Ceylon and Tempéra.acs.
March 1, 6.30 p.z..
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In the House of Commans, Mr. Bonar Law said that he had no information regarding the resignation of schoolmasters from tem- perance societies in consequence of an amendment to the Ceylon Education Code, but he would ask for a report. There was no foundation for the suggestion that the Ceylon Government desired to discourage temperance or was hostile to societies whose real object was the promotion of temperance, but he regretted to say them had been established many so-called temperance societies, which were largely used to propagate views of which it was im- possible for any Government to spprove.
Generosity of India and the Dominions.
March 1, 6.30 p.m.
tions. It says no short-sighted, parsimony should prevent the ntifigation of all scientific methoda ΟΣ organization guard the present and future generations.
to
The Commission recommende that statutory recognition should be given to the principle that
city for marriage. these diseases constiture incap-
Other Iscommendations ad- Tocate that every facility should be given for free treatment, that the most careful instruction diagnosis and notification, and and warnings should be given in schools, workshops, the NaTy and the Army,
THE SPANISH STRIKE.
Valencia, not Madrid.
Landon, Received, March 4 The strike mentioned by Reuter yesterday is taking place at Valencia, and not at Madrid..
"CARMEN SYLVA” DEAD.
London Receéral, March 6
The Qasen Dowager of Boumanis (Carmen Sylva”) died this morning.
THE S.S. SIBERIA,
A Rough Trip to England..
The former Pacific Mail Tiper Siberia did not reach the United Kingdom without ses trouble. Writing from London, Mr. Henry Woeller,
engmeer, Bays:
assistant
"Two days after leaving New York we had to heave to for two days on account of the weather. The sea tore the forward hatches cf, and took two life-boats off the forward atarboard davits, The bosts were swept aft, crashed into the after housing, broke în and fall all over the piano. Neither piano nor boats could be repaired.
"We had 3 feet of water down in the fire rooms for ten hours, and all pumps were going on tha bilgee. The captain said it was the worst storm he was ever in.”
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DKY, Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. -TO-MORROW.
Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria, Theatre 9.15 p.m. Monday, March 6.
Speaking in the House of Commons on the Army Sapplement ary Estimate, Mr. Forster said aiz million pounds had been received
A. D. C. Performanes of from India, including a most generons contribution from the native Angel in the House”; 9:15 states (cheers). Mr. Lockwood said that the House was most graful for the assistance of the Dominions and the native states in men and money.
Reserved" Occupations.
March 2, 11.00 ́s,m
In the House of Commons, Mr. Hoyd George announced the Government would not only revise the list of “resem cupations but would materially reduce it in order to free - for the sumy and for public works. He estimated the reductio €270.218.
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Friday, March 10. The Currency Problem Lecture by Mr. J. M. Xwier, City Hall; 5.15 pan.