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MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1916

THE WAR.

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WESTERN FRONT

GERMAN ATTACKS · REPULSED.

Paris, Jan. 28. A communique states that the French SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS. repulsed two German"attempted attacks

in Artois.

GERMANY'S HUGE

BIBBOL

THE BRITISH OFFENSITE IN

CHAMPAGNE.

WHAT IT COST THE "ENENY,

(British Foreign Office Telegram)

LONDON, Jan. 38.

The French guns exploded su am- bition depot at Puisaleira.

Lorvos, Jan. 28.

AMERICA AND ARMED MERCHANTMEN.

A CHANGED TATOS:

Naw. YORE, Jan. 20.

ALLIED FORDES ZANDED IT #IRIBURUN.

"BAREK TOKY OCCUPIED,

SALONIKA, Jan. 20. Marines from British, French,

It is stated that Mr. Eusing a Note to the belligerents on the sub-Russian and Italiau warships in the ject of marine warfare declares that harbour as daybreak on January 28th armed merchantmen may Bodanied landed on the Karaburun Peninsula (risa Salonika) and occupied the

A'British commiunique alates that late fontry into American ports except onmok fort. The garrison offered no

regiatance.

yesterday afternoon' under cover of heavy the same conditions as warships Grock fo rifié, machine gun, and artillery frs, the unless the Powers accept the pro- enemy attempted an infantry attack on poeuls of the United States, which the salient of cor trenched to the north-regarding the destruction of mer east of Loos. The attack was driven Chantulch without warning and waMA- out removing the passengers atu beck by our fire

03- contrary crew safery,

Leat night the enemy woreñctive with Armentieres. Uur artillery retaliated.

pranga mine to the east of GivenchIuston of submarine warfar

Hostile artillery 18, 1906s active against cur trenches north of Maricair: between Loos und La Basses and on the canal cast of Armentieres and north of Wytebacte. We retaliated, damaging the hostile trenches in many places.

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GREAT BOOTY CAPTURED

LATER. The landing at Karaburun was affected ender the guns of the warships. The Greek commander protested. Simultare

The Botion of the Allies was due to

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rife and artillery frs to the seat of humanity, considers that the belly with the naval landing the reproduction of the world's -To-day the enemy exploded a mind at 8vrents should not be deprived of the French infantry surrounded the fort and Fricuart and another to the cast of night to use subwarmen.

neighbouring habitations on the land. pir. bansing considers the intro-side, searched the buildings and ordered Mr Hillairs Belloa the famous mid-Givenchy. No damage was done. We tary critic, discussing the German losses,

the removal of the inhabitan says: Ost figures given by the German Clovernment of losses in casualty listä up to and including those of 30th November, but, excluding losse teaf gire a total just over two sada bal, millions. These lists do not include lesses from disense, anvo deaths from Cisease. They do not refer upon, an THE Undersigned bays received lustručaverage to a later date than the early

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the: ba February, 1926, commencing at 9.30 p.m., at their Salos Rooms, No. 8,

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A LABOY QUANTITY OF VALUABLE TEAKWOOD

BLACKWOOD FURNITURE BRASS FENDERS, FIRE KRASSES

CURTAIN POLES, CARPETS,

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„FIERCE FIGHTING IN ARTOIS.

FOUR" GERMAN ATTACKS.

PARIS, Jan. 29.

́à coramunique sayaj early days of October, and certain features in them point to their incom- There has been fierce commonading pleteness. For instance, we find that in and sharp fighting in Artois, where the individual lists periodically issued Gummian attacks at four different over 600,000 are accounted for as dead, points were repulsed, except at one but the official German totals give point south of Givenchy where the barely more than 600,000, and the sixallenetay after oxploding a number of footing in the proportion of wounded compared to mines gained

adfunced trenches.. dead clearly indicates the omission of

Of the other attacks, which were many light casos. Again, the figures set down for deaths from disease are made simultaneously, two were com manifestly misleading. They can only Plutely defeated, namely near the

refer to some particular category, such as deaths in base hospitals or deaths

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Nouvilic-La Fólie rond, und north west of Arras. The third attack,

Ranged the status of sized mer- nemen, as too detective power submarines are limited are galat ght "guds. Therefore, so right of merchantmen to carry amma ments is legally doubtful

....

LATER.

the undesirability of the fortress being. in other hands than theirs, and to the belief that a German submarine drew supplies in the vicinity of this const.

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DESPATCH.

The formula which Mr. Lasan. | "MENTIONED” IN A DARDANELLES proposes thiâs she bulbgerents shou adopt regarding the subject of sub- mannes, a sa followe:--'

LONDON, JAL. 39. The Gazetta contains a list of officers. Firstly:Non combatante boula be patitled to travel the sea in mentioned in a despatch by General calligerent merchantmen and rely on Sir Ian Hamilton. The list includes the rules of international law and Colonch E. H. Cole and A. Skeen" (34th Panjabia), Lieut Colonels B, R. humanity.

Secondly:-A merchantmann. of Moberley (56th Punj,bia), and G. W. any nationanty should not be subjës. Kantchball; Majure R. L- Carnest,

attack without warning.

and J. A. Bald (51st Pioneert), J. N. Thirdly:-A belligerent merchant-

Japorod, R. 8. Harrison (51st Bikbe),

man should promptly obey the order

to have to.

Fourthly: A merchantinen shoula

C. M. Wagstaff (Royal Engineers), Captains P. L Leared (7th Gurkhaa). G. W. Atkins (35th Punjabit), R. O. w Haslinge (99nd Punjabis), Lisu-

Chulstered Suites (with and without from particular set diseases. We know north of Rolencourt. was arrested a not be attacked unless he res18 hottleworth (170th Mahratts), W.

Cover), Arm-chatre and Sofas, Card that this is case because the figures Table, Bedmom Furniture, Doubla and

given are actually less than half the Single B-monated Bedsteads and

death rate from diegase among men of Brati Twin Badstanda, Sideboard, Dinner Waggon, Extension Dining military age in peace time. The vac Table and Chairs, Tos and Occasional ber of German prisoners in the hands Tables, etc., etc., Dinner, Tes and Coffes, of the various Allies further proves that Bervices, Crockery, Glass and E.-P. Ware, the figures for missing are insufficient,

# Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Bram Fendors, allowing, as que must, a considerable Curtain Poles, Toilet Sets and Bath Roon margin for missing who are not pri Utenalia, etc., etc.

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Jan. 26, 1916.

soners, but desarters or dead.

The total losses of the German Empire alone up to the date in question, Nov. 30: and not the early days of October to which the latest oficial German figures

refer, are upon every line of evidence

Homewhat over 4,000,000. Of these, however, close upon a million must bave returned to service after recovery from 87wounds or sickness, and we may set the

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total leas of fighting men from the forces of the German Empire to Novem- ber 30 at nat loss than 3,250,000, more probably 3,500,000 or even over:

delay

outset, the enemy being unable to leave his trenches in luce of our artillery and ride fir

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The French, after a sharp fight, recaptured another mine crater south of the Neuville-La Folie road, and repulsed violent counter-attacks.

The seriousness of the enemy losses in the preceding fights in this region is shown by the fact that 150 Gorman. bodies were counted in one of the recaptured craters.

Arras and the positions south of the The enemy violently bombarded

town, the French vigorously replying

The French guns wrecked enemy worke south of Imisigny.

SERBIAN ARMY'S WITHDRAWAL FROM ALBANIA. ·

BRITISH HELP.

and attack must cease when light and resistance have ceased.

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Fithly:-Binking to be only justi- fablo when it is impossible to supply a prize crew or to convoy the "mar chantman; and the passengers and craw must be removed safely.

A FRAUDULENT MANIFEST?

todants A. 8. Rogers (81st Pioneers) und G, H. Chamber;

The name of those mantioned by Sir Ian Hamilton for services in Gallipoli occupy seventeen pages of

the Gaasite, of which four pages. are **Anzaca.**

The times mclude all ranks

all as, Indians and Naval men. LONDON, Jan. 29.

Among them are Lieut. General Si The Forsign Otted aariources at

B. T. Mabor, Lieut.-General Sir W. Stockholm shows that the cage Bing, Altham, Davies, Inglefield, 3 search of a Swedish steamer at

R. Birdwood, and Major-Generals. includes 142 tone ment, which was Dougins, Egerton, Peyton, Shaw, originally entered on the manifest Ellison, Fanshawe, Marshall, Braith- but was subsequently deleted, in-waite, Maude, Laurence and Godley dicating that fraud was intended.

BRITISH IMPORT PROHIBITIONS.

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PARIS, Jan. 29.

LONDON, Jan. 29.

It is stated that pineapples, A communique says:-

peaches, nectarines and plums will The withdrawal of the Serbian be included in the import prohibi- Army from Albania continues in autions; also dried fruits. The prohibi orderly manner.

tion of the import of tinned frie

THE NEW VICEROY OF INDIA:

The Austrian advance guard has will be considered reached Ean Giovanni de «Medun, but the guns, munitions and material left thats by the Serbians have beed rotoved by French trawlers, and

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THE FEARED LOSS OF THE ** APPAM."*

OVER TWO HUNDRED PASSENGERS.

LONDON, Jan. 28. Passengers who arrived, at Flymouth this afternoon from West Africa were atounded to hear that the Appam is miting. They say she had over 200 passengers

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**TO-MORROW MAY NOT BE AS BRIGHT AS TODAY.”

LONDON, Jan. 23.

President Wilson delivered an im

SOLE AGENTS.

THE KAISER'S BIRTHDAY.

CELEBRATIONS INTERRUPTED BY

BOMBS."

LONDON, Jan 18

A German official communigus makes

portant speech at a banquet given in his on extraordiorary statement, "No de honour making a strong plen for military finite reports of Locturnal, enemy terial. prepare iness in the Caited States. He attack on Fort Freiburg yet to band.

The Freiburg to which reference is emphasised how he bad struggled to keep peace, but the liberty and honour made is possibly the Freiburg near the of the nation were more important. He entrance to the Kiel Canal.

LATUR. admitted that in bin Message to Congress

he had said the need for preparedness A further message from Amsterdam

is not pressing, but he had learned shows that the air-raid was made on mach in the meantime. Americans had Freiburg in Badea, and not on Freibury a deep-seated passion for peace, but they on the Elbe. The raid was a reprisal were ready to fight at any time for the for the aeroplane attack on Dover vindication of their character and honour own was celebrating the Kaiser's birth- They would at no time cravenly avoid a day and the theatre was packed content. They would rather surrender terrigy than ideals. He desired to emphasise the circumstances of the

“A communique states that, it was world today, not what they were rester dirigible which bombed. Freibinge in day, and be continued. "I cannot tell retaliation for the Zeppelin bombing of you what the international, relations of villeges in the Expernary district. Thirty.... the United States will be to-morrow, and eight large bomba were dropped, the

Pakis, Jan. 29.

Later, he says it is now, after a of more than three months, possible to establish from the German casualty lists themaalves the extent of the catastrophies suffered by the German armies during the great blows delivered upon them in the British offensive in Champagne at the end of last Septeraber. It will be remembered that the enemy put forward the obviously untenable claim that the taken to Brindisi.

It is announced in Liverpool that Sir main, ehock of this offensive was met The retirement of the Serbians of India, has sppointed-Major Ralph in Chainpagne by no more than a was favoured by better weather and Yemey, who was with him in Aus-M. Merewether, the Governor of the word literally. I dare not keep stations and military establishments

Sierra Leocie, with his wife and suits silent and let the country suppose that being seriously damaged.

to-morrow is certain to be as bright ne wire aboard the Appament to dar Division; say, at full strength 20,000 men, by bridges which the British Mission tralia, as his Military Secretary...

to day America will rict be the Sir E M. Merewether was homeward This statement carried no weight and constructed over the principal rivers; Lady Chelmsford has gone

bound to assume the Governorship of agresor, but America does not control the circumstances of the world. We has deservedly beat forgotten; but also by food depots organised along France to mest her hubänd...

the Leeward falands. Other passengers must be enre, that we are the faithful it is remarkable how much greater his the roads

OTESTE AGAINST CLOKING on the Appam were Mr. P. 8. Jame servants of those things we lose and be

the Governor of Lagos, who was going ready to defend them." losses were even than was at the moment

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The embarkation of the Serbian

Exporters & importers the Allied estimate of them: The highest troops continuas regularly.

anch estimate made by the victors upon

The situation on the front of the

that cornsion put the enemy losses at Bulgarians has been unchanged for some 210,000. So far, we can already a houth. A Bulgarian detachment

LONDON, Jan. 295 Lord Chelmsford, the new Viceroy

to

MUSEUME.

LONDON, Jan. 29: A number of letters have been

General Merchants dicover from the German lists alone, couples Dibra, and s reserve published protesting against the clos,

"and"

a loss close on 300,000 men, exclud-bridgade is at Strags, north of Lake ing of museums One from Lord:

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further remarks upon the delays in the publication of the Gorinar likte 'and' their consequent incompleteness. Even during the third month after setion,

GERMAN COMPLAINT AGAINST BRITISH TROOPS.

URCATIONS WITHOUT

FOUNDATION.

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the Infantry lists alone include 12,000

LONDON, Jan. 20. checked and adipitted after so' great w The Press Burceau publishes coY lapse of time, and this, the fourth month respondence between the American teraction, the month of Januaryis still Ambassador in Berlin and Bir providing us with new namer in the Edward Gray with reference to a Estr. It probably be found when German Note regarding to alleged the history of the war is written that, cruelties inficted by British and counting all the sensities, the enemy India troops on German prisoner's

abo iffered no less than 850,000 loss, and Sir Edward Grey e reply certainly more than a third of tint full investigation by Com million in those memorable days.

manders of British sud Indiów" has proved that the allegation without foundation Of the contrary British and Indians have heroically rescue German wounded and treated them most humanely.

STRAIGHT AT IT. THERE is no use of car "beating around the bush." Wal might as well, but with it first it liste:We want you? Dansker's Cough Remedy the TANO you are bough orcold.

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MORE GROUPS CALLEE UP IN GREIT FETTÄIN.

to take up the Colonial Secretaryship

The Washington

correspondents

of the Straite Bettlements, Mr. Fregard the speech as the last warning Faller, the Chief Commissioner of to Beruator that Germany must give Ashanti, with his wife, and wary Woit satisfaction for the sinking of the African Civil Servants,

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Moreno un galo, ACTIVITY INTER-RIGA AND DYINSK REGIONS.

ZEPPELINS BOMB DVINSE

PETROGRAD, Jan 28. cominunique states t

where

LONDON, Jan. 29.

It is stated that Gefinch, prisonar. froth the Carstroods were aboard the

Appam,

RUSSIAN BUCCESSES' IN THE

TURKISH COLUNA CRUSHED:

Zusilania.

THE FIGHTING IN EGYET.

FURTHÉR“ DETAMIS

LONDON, Jan. 28.

An official statement has been pub lished giving further details of the fighting in Western Egypt on the 23rd- MR. LLOYD GEORGE ON THE

inst The enemy were unaware of our SITUATION. AN

advance until the data of the 23rd. Deserters who have arrived at Mersam BEASONS FOR ABSOLUTE tra state that the, ehemy losses on one

CONFIDENCE.

Bank alone exceeded the toral lowes in the engagemen: on December 25th, and LONDON Jan. 28 included some Turkish officera. This severe defeat greatly discharged the Mr. Lloyd George has been inter local Bedouins with the Sensei and royed by representative of the and they are reported to be deserting Facto of Milan. After a warm Frand returning east. ciation of the unconquerable tenacity of the Italians fighting on the Alpine peak and dragging guns to insuparabla heights Mr. Lloyd George promised that the British Government watid do Str utmost to remedy the shortage of shipping from which all the Alliez ws20 fering alike. He hoped a party of Italians would come to see the tremen- COHAD 20

dons munitions works of Britala, communique states that the sans continue their successes in the Mr Lloyd George declared that he Caucasus. They crushed a large, arabiolutely confident, firstly, breauge. Ileh column west 21 Melasghert taking the Allies were taking counsel together hundrede of prisoners and kinka, instead of seting indepenently, they quantities of munitions and

had mistakenly done in the past and, They parsued the Turks into the town secondly, because we shall have more of of Khrysaksla, between Erzerum and men, strong and fir, and more manl

Mushy where they captured

Bizations than the enemy, so that the wat reserve of munitims and foods- The Turks are being warde Munte is only beginning for us, while the Checonomic and financial condtiiody of Getaway Wets growing worse daily. TURKISH FORCES DEFEATED IN

PERSTARS

There must be no military deadlock, he Panas Ridet:may take long to crack the The Russian have also deleate large

buh we must hear it grack. It was 225 su banjo andke Turkish forces in Persia, soul of Lake

Uramia, capturing numerous Tarks sur grin, final struggle between military great quantity of arma and stocracy and political liberty. If there wet General Election in Great the enemy southBritain tomorrow, not a single member hey also repal

sgainst the war would be return rards, to the south east of Emadan.

several pse

urs, bombed

The Bussian artillery dispersed large German force in the re

***Bussian- bombers dislodged the onomy from three mine stars to this north of Boit la the r of the ∙Stropa.

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