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Fichl-Marshal Sir Douglas Haige campaign began is 18,000 tons ■ day," compared with -12,800 tons previously.

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This is not nearly so bad as the Ger trenches on the southern foot of mans had hope. The enemy has not Serre Hill, on a three-quarters-of-n done enough for his purpose. If the mile front. We took 215 prisoners. sequel goes according to the first week, which exceeds the total of our it suggests that we shall undoubtedly casualties.

pall through all right. The experts We drove back un enemy attempt emphasise that the present super- south of Sailly-Saillisel and We

frightfulness can only be maintained. entered trenches in the neighbour-a week or two longer, while an increase hoods of Pys. La Eassee, Neuve Chapelle, and Fauquissart inflicting casualties and taking prisoners.

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in the efficiency of the British preven- tive measures is to be expected..

THE ADMIRALTYS OPTIMISM.

Mr. Pretyman, Under Secretary to the Admiralty, speaking at Chelmsford said there was not the slightest doubt in the mind of the Admiralty that the

defeated, Eke the previous one.

A comtriqué states: We pene-present submarine onslaught would be trated enemy lines in the Forest of

Attempted roupa de main by the Germans in Argonne and Loraine failed.

Lord Milner, interviewed at Petro- "LATER. grad, estimated that Germany had 200

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THE GERMAN SUBMARINE FLEET.

PARIA, Feb. 11.

A later communiqué states that submarines. there has been moderute general artillery activity and successful air operations in which factories, and blast furnaces and Lorraine villages were bombed; also aerodromes at sanks Colmar und Zeebrugge.

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STEAMERS SUNK.

LONDON, Feb 11.

The following steamers have been

Hanna Lara (British) Ida, Odin, Solbakken (Norwegian)."Nueva Montrax.. (Spanish). Also a Norvegian berque- and a Dutch trawler. Total tonnage

LONDON, Feb. 11. A German oficial message says:-" The British attacked north-east of 10,000. Beaumont, eastward of Grandcourt and northward of Courcelette. A company penetrated in the direction of Beaumont. The attacks elsewhere were repulsed-

We repulsed the. French in hand-to. band fighting in Sailly Wood on both sides of the Moselle.

We repulsed and are pursuing the Russians northward of Narocz Lake and southeast of Złoczow. FIGHTING ON BALKAN FRONT

LONDON, Feb. 11.

THE SINKING OF THE ** MANTOLA“

AMERICAN DOCTOR'S

NARRATIVE.

LONDON, Feb. 11.

The doctor was the only American on board the British India Co.'s steuner Mantolu when she was sunk. Interviewed in London by a repre- A German official report states:-

sentative of the Associated Press of French thrust north-west of America Le mid the ship was out- Monastir and a British attack southward bound from Calcatta and had west of Doiraa Lake failed

A

MESOPOTAMIA."

BRITISH CAPTURE THE

on board 19 passengers and a crew of 195.

The latter were mostly Lascars. At 1.40 on Thursday after- soon when 180 miles from Fastnet, there was a violent explosion, which killed seven Lascars and shock the ship from end to end. Excellent. An official report from Mesopo-order was preserved. Everyone in- tamin states:

# LIQUORICE FACTORY. „

LONDON, Feb. 11.

mediately got into the bouts except We assaulted and took possession the Captain, Chief Engineer and

of the liqueries factory and 500 yards wireless operator who remained on of trenches.

board and repaired the wireless. General Townshend held this After half an hour he sent out dis- lactory throughout the seige.

truss calls. Almost immediat 13 the submarine, which had ordently

FIGHTING ON ITALIAN FRONT.

The result of these operations is that we occupied a new line on a 6,000 yards front, and pushed back being lying in the haze a couple of the enemy to a depth of 800 to 1,200 miles away, begun shelling the Man- tola, simultaneously coming at full yardy.

speed towards her: Some shrapnel shelly barst above the Mantola 'and' around the boats which rowed off, but nobody was hurt. The sub- marine was now plainly visible. A passenger "in", the "doctor's" bost recorded 47 shells. When the sub marine was. 200 or 300 yards off the" Mantold an

unknown yesel loomed

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LONDON, Feb. 11. An Italike' official report states that during Friday night the enemy strongly attacked castward of Gorizis but were nearly everywhere repulsed

THE "AUSTRIAN VERSION. Au Austrian official report says Enemy counter-attacks at Gorizia broke down, we took a further 370 prisoners.

Italian aviators bombed Trieste.

SPAIN'S LOSSES

MADRID, Feb 11: Twenty-seven Spanish vessels óf o total tonnage of 79,070, and valued it £2,800,000 sterling has been sunk duzing the war

up on the horizon, and the bu marire submerged and disappeared. The new arrival proved to be the British ship Loburnom, which picked up the survivors The Mantola sank the same evenirigy

LATER

A hundred Lascar survivors have arrived in London. They still clung to their life belts. Some of the survivors were six hours in the boata.

Continued from Pags 8.)