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January 22, 1914

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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

ALLIES DEMOLISH GERMAN WORKS.

MORE ENEMY TRENCHES CARRIED.

French Stock.

(Havas Telegram.)

Jan. 20.

French Steck stands at Fr. 73.40.

Evening's Attack' Fails,'

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In the Nieuport region violent fighting took place, the enemy's artillery being unsuccessful in his attempts to destroy a bridge the Yser mouth. We ancceeded in destroying part of the enemy's defences.

In Argonne.

In Argonne the enemy violently attacked one of our trenches. We retired slightly, under the shock of numbers, but made a very well conducted counter-attack and retook all ear positions.

In Front of the German Trenches. North-west of Pont-s-Moneson we established ourselves 100 metres in front of German trenches conquered the day before yeeter- Russians Continue to Barass Germans and Austrians day, and an enemy counter-attack failed.

RESIGNATION OF GERMAN WAR MINISTER.

[Reuter's Service To The "Telegraph."]

German War Minister Resigns.

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Jan. 21, 8.20 p.m. Renter'a correspondent at Amsterdam says that, according to Berlin official statement, General Falkenbaya has resigned the office of War Minister. The Kaiser has accepted his resignation, and has appointed him a general of infantry. Major General Wild von Hohenborn has been appointed Licätenant-General and War Minise

ter.

Russian Successes Continue.

A Petrograd communique says:-Wo are keeping in contact with the enemy at Mlaws; his attempts to penetrate our line have failed. We took the offensive at Skemp, which the Germoze hurriedly evacuated. Our artillery was a match for that of the Germans, and silenced several batteries,

Further Capture by Russians.

The communique continues:-We carried Vorokhta, in Bako- vins, and defeated an attempted offensive at Kiolibaba, making prisoners.

German Works Demolished.

Гад. 21, 5 р.т. A Paria commusique states:- East of Rheims we demolished German works and obliged the enemy to evacuate trenches. Wo also caused an explosion in an ammunition depot.

A Surprise Attack.

We captured, by a surprise attack, and installed ourselves in, three of the enemy's posts north-west of Beausejour.

We carried 150 metres of German trenches in the forest of Apremont, south-east of Bt. Mibiel, and repulsed a counter-attack.

Artillery Duels.

There have been artillery duels from the sea to the Lys and also south of the Sɔmms, and on the Aisne, where we silenced the enemy's batteries.

North of Maseiges our artillery had the advantage. There is no change in Argonne.

The Attack on the Norfolk Coast.

Several Zeppelins flew over the English coast during the night, dropping bombe at King's yan, Yarmouth and Fandring. hem. Four persons were killed but the damage was unimportant.

Allies Capture Four Avlators-A Confirmation. (Official Telegram from French Government, via Peking). Peking, Jan. 22, 9.30 p.m. On the 18th, two German aeroplanes landed in the French lines between St. Menehould and Bar le Duc, with apparatus intact: the four aviators were made prisoners.

Allies' Progress,

A violent action took place at La Boisselle, where the Germans succeeded in setting fire to a group of houses. The French evacuated the cemetery, but afterwards retook all their positions by a vigor. ons counter-attack. A very violent bombardment took place at St. Paul, in the Soissons sector, on the 18th, and against Blangy on the 19th, but these were not followed by infantry attacks.

More Positions Re-taken by Allies,

On the 19th, fierce artillery fighting prevailed in Nieuport, the Germans attempting to destroy a bridge in possession of the Allies, but the latter succeeded in destroying part of the Germin trenches and also subsidiary defences, and, in the vicinity of St. Georges, re destroyed Union Ferm, which had been strongly organised by the enemy. The Germans violently attacked a French trench at I Grurie Wood (Bois de la Grarie), and after a Blight retirement maintained themselves on the same,

Six German Attacks Repulsed.

Jan. 21, 12:45 a.m.

Au official communiqas, issued in Paris in the evening, stater: The enemy in the morning gained a footing in a trench north of Notre Dame de Lorette, but was expelled by a counter attack, losing one hundred prisonere,

A German attack to the south of Thiepval, is the region of Albert, on the night of the 19th, reached our entanglements but was repulsed.

Three successive attacks at La Boisselle were repulsed and on attacks Fontaine-aux-Chaumes, in Argonne, was also repulsed after a band-to-hand fight..

Russians Capture Many Prisoners.

Jan. 21,4.35 a.m.

It is reported from Petrograd that a despatch from the Russian army in the Caucaans states that there wae a series of combats in the regions of Asalik, Lavsor and Kyagani on the 19th with the Turkish rearguards, the remnants of whom are reresting preci pitately.

We captured many prisoners and a Turkish camp. We coou pied Ardenuch on the 18th inst.

Turkish Merchantmen Suak.

Jan. 21, 4.35 am,

A destroyer has sunk twelve Turkish merchantmen near Arkhave.

Britain's` Stendy Trade.

(Official Telegram from the British Foreign Offiss.) The employment returns for December, 1914, show that inter- raption of trade caused by the war is being rapidly overcome, Trades affected by war contracts continued vary basy and worked considerable overtime. Cutton showed great improvement, and an upward movement was also shown by other textile trades, as well as the coal and iron industries.

Trade Unions, with a net membership of over 900,000, show the percentage of unemployed as 2,5 as compared with 2.0 at the and of November and 2.6 at the end of Decomber, 1913.

The percentage of unemployment among trades where insur ance is compulsory was 3.3 compared with 3.7 at the end of Nov ember, and 4.0 at the end of December, 1913,

Trade bad, therefore, after a temporary deoline owing to the war, reached the level of 1913 in almost all cases, and in certain industries was teh above normal.

(Havas Telegram.)

Jan. 19.

French Government Stocks now stand at Fr. 73.30. Snowstorme are provailing in Belgium. Our heavy artillery gained a marked advantage in the Arras region, and we maintained all our positions in the

CONDENSED.

Russian destroyer has sunk twelve Turkish merchant. men near Arkhave,"

The Belgian Consul, M. Siff ert, was given a magnificent wel- come on his return to Shanghai.

A British Foreign Office cable shows that British trade continues good and unemployment very

low.

Grest exoitement prevaile over the Shanghai Municipal Council election, efforts being made to displace the German representative.

The Germans gained a fooling in a trench north of Notre Dame de Lerotte, but were expelled by a counter-attack, losing 100 pri sonera/N

Russian troops in Bukovina are- advancing · successfully, " They occupied villages seven miles northward of Dornavatra, and made prisoners.

South of Radiof the Germana delivered massed attack, reach- ing the Russian barbed-mira entanglements, where they were defeated by a withering fire.

The German Admiralty report of the airship raid says that naval. airships attacked fortified places on the English East Coast, and successfully dropped bombe.

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The Russians in the Caucasua have engaged the Turkish 1 guards, the remnants of which are retreating precipitately, cap- toring many prisoners and a camp.

The Germans altaoked a bridgehead at Vitkoviize in the night-time, using searchlights, star shells, and buraing straw, but the Russian artillery, at a ranga of 300 paces, mowed them down.

NEWS.

Farther notes on the crisis appear on page 4

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| under shookof numbers, the French entirely ratook the position and Soissons section, Boisselle region. Calm prevailed in the on page 2, commercial news on

The Battle of the Wood..

The Germans blew up, by means of a mine, the north-west salient of the French trenches at St. Hubert Wood, bat the French immediately occupied the excavation thus formed to prevent the de- cupation of it by the Germans, On the 18th, in Le Pretre wood, the French carried a new German work, occupying 500 metres of Ger- man trenches, and made fresh progress of 100 metre in front of these trenches, where numerous German corpses were found.

In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this. page they will be found on the Extra.]

BARLIER TELEGRAMS,

Germans Mowed Down,”

We carried another German work in Bois le Freire, where we now occupy 500 metres of German trenches, Cannonading pre- vailed in the Thain section..

The Franch submarine Saphire, on watch duty on the 15th inst., in the vicinity of the Dardanelles, has not returned to the squadron. The foreign Press reports that she has been suak, and that the Tarke have saved part of the craw.

TELEGRAMS

BIRTH.

(Router's Barvice To The Telegraph.")

London: Received Jan. 22,

A grandson of the late Field Marshal Earl loberta has been born to Lady Edwina Lewin.

WAR ITEMS.

The Protectorate of Egypt.

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9 and log book on page 6. Some facts concerning the pro- Brosa being made with the new typhoon refuge are given to-day,

The report of the committee of the St. Joseph's College Asacoib- tion will be found elsewhere.

Sir Charles Eliot's lecture.on "The Causse of the War is re- ported in this issue.

General news and an interest- communication from the Im- perial Merchant Service Guild

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DON'T FORGET.

carry on any extensive campaign in this district. A part of the Austrian fleet is shat up in the harbour of Ostiaro, where the GRANDSON OF LATE EARL fleet of the Allies cannot reach it

ROBERTS.

from the sex, while the Montene Judgment was to-day given grin army is unable to make pro against the Green Island Cement greas against the land forts, The Co. in the action arising out of situation is similar to that of the repairs to the se, Chingohom Spanish fleet under Admiral Cervera, which was shut up in Santiago by the American fleet during the Spanish war. The object of the French land ex pedition is to make an attack apon the forte ofUattaro, and by Jan. 20, 9.40 p.m.

-Allahabad, December 26-The reducing them to bring to bear A Petrograd communique reports :----

Pioneer's London correspondent "pon the naval vessels a bom- Our troops in Bakovins are advancing successfully, and have wires on 24th December The bardment that will force them to occupied villages seven miles northward of Durnawatra and made Cairo correspondent interviewed surrender or to ally forth in the North-west of Pont-a-Monsson, in Bois Is Pretre, the enemy prisoners.

the Egyptian Premier, who asid ace of the superior strength of The Germans in the Bawa region twice resumed a partial the change in the country's status the fleet of the Allies. violently counter-attacked, and succeeded in re-capturing twanty

was the realisation of his long-felt

Admiral Gaunt, metres out of 500 metres of trenches which we captured on preced-offensive, but were forced back.

The enemy attacked a bridgehead at Vitkovitze at night time, hope, Egypt, necessarily an Rear Admiral Ernest F. A. ing days. We are solidly holding the entire position.

using searchlights, star shells and burning straw. The Russian object of covetousness, was too Gaunt, whose promotion to fag artillery, at a range of 300 paces, mowed down the Germans.A weak to defend herself and must raak, was annouseed recently, in The Gartan ettillery fiercely bombarded our positions south- therefore subaist under the weg not unknown to the old Triple ward of Radloff, red two villages behind our lines, then delivered of a great Power, but the desires Alliance. For his sdrvices daring massed attack reaching cur barbed wire entanglemente, where they internal autonomy. Great Britain the Boxer outbreak as superin were defeated by a withering free

alone was able to protect her and tending transport officer at Weir was traditionally inclined to gran haiwei be received the thanks of antonomy:

she German and Austrian Com mander-in-Chiif, and a few years The landing of French troops later he was thanked by the Benter's correspondent at Amsterdam wires that the German in Montenegro has only a loos! Italian Chambe of Deputies for Tasnday, February 9,

Enemy Re-captures Trenches.

An. Infantry Action:

An infantry action has been proceeding since the night of the 19th in the sector of Thann. We are making slow progress over extremely difficult ground.

#6: The Situation in India,

The following telegram has been received by the General Officer Commanding in Hongkong from the Chief of the General Staff, India

Delhi, Jan. 21, 5.50 p.m.

German Version of the Air-rald.

Jan. 20 11.25 p.m..

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