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March 1 1915,

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TO-DAY'S

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MONDAY, MARCH 1,

1915.

一興趣 旗一月三

TO-DAY'S

WAR TELEGRAMS.

SPLENDID PROGRESS BY THE ALLIES.

OVER 1,000 GERMANS SURRENder in france.

Russians Strike Heavy Blows at Germany and Austria.

STIRRING SPEECH BY MR. LLOYD George.

Important Progress by Aliles.

Fab. 28, 4.40

A Paris communique states !— We made important progress at the end of yesterday in Champagne. We carried two German works, one to the north ward of Perthes and the other to the northward of Beausejour. We also gained ground between these points and captured 200 prisoners.

Over 1,000 dermans Surrender.

Over a thousand Germans have surrendered during the last ten days.

There have been lively artillery engagemente on the heights of the Meuse. We made some progress at Hartmanns-Weilerkopf:

Belgian Activity.

The Belgian artillery demolished two of the enemy's works near Dizmude, and their infantry occupied a farm on the right bank of the Yaer.

A Belgian aviator dropped bombs on the harbour station The Germans fired sixty shells on Rheims, thirty at Cathedral.

Ostend.

[Beuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]

Great Speech by Mr. Lloyd George.

Feb. 28, 8.15 p.m.

Oor Sailor King-"

Feb. 28, 11.25 p.m.

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Mr. Lloyd George, in the course of a great speech at Bangor, It is officially announced that His Majesty the King his return- said he was always convinced that the Allies would be victorious, ed to London, from a visit to a portion of the Grand Fleet. but, he added, victory would not be secured without a long struggle. He urged Britons to leave nothing undone to achieve a triumphant peace at the earliest moment.

The Allies, he said, had an overwhelming preponderance in men, natural resources and accessibility to markets, Bat, above all, the Allies' cause bad moral strength. The nation could not endure that had the crime of Belgium on its soul,

Mr. Lloyd George, in a eulogy of Russis, said aho was essenti- ally a peaceful country, and the Grand Dake Nicholas was the best friend of peace they had, Germany made this quarrel with the same quiet deliberation as she made a new dye. It was a piece of the purest brigandage in history.

He emphasised that Britain had raised the largest voluntary Army in the world, bat it ought to be larger still. The Allies could muster twenty million. men, and their enemies barely ten million. The need for arms, however, was greater than for men. Consequently, he appealed to employers, workmen and the public "We have to see that the Allies has sufficient equipment. every reason for confidence, and none for compleoenoy," ha Baid." "Complacency is the rast of a nation."

Severe Fighting in Poland.

March 1, 1.25 a.).

A Petrograd communique says:- On the left of the Niemeh, north of Grodno, the battle in inten- aifying, sad has boon carried far beyond the fortified works. There have been attacks on both sides of the hills, villages changing hands.

The Re-occupation of Prasnyaz.

The artillery action at Owowieos continues, the enemy having been reinforced. On Friday night we re-entered Prasnya. There was a battle all day on Friday for possession of the town, which we recaptured in the evening, the defenders surrendering.

We also made important progress on other sectors in the battle of Prasnysz, the enemy abandoning supplies and wounded. Altogether we sent 5,458 prisoners to the rear on Friday night.

Austrians Badly. Beaten.

We badly defeated the Austriane in East Galicia. The Russians advanced from the Tobetchva valley on the front from Iassimovatz to Roznatoff through a dense forest, which was impassable to artillery. It was necessary for the infantry to forge a passage with the batt-ends of their rifles and their bayonets. We exptured 4,000 prisoners in this forest.

The fight elsewhere is unchanged.".

Allies Progress in Champegue.

March. 1, 2 alm. A Paris evening communique says that a German attack on Becourt, near Albert, was immediately obecked. The enemy threw two hundred shells on Soissons. We made marked progress along the whole front in Champagne.

More Important Gains by Allies.

The communique continues: Our gains yesterday, north-west and north of Beausejour, represent two thousand metres. These have been appreciably extended to-day. Two hundred dead Germans were found in one trench alone. We captured, in Argonne, three hundred metres of trenches west of Baronilles, and reached the edge of the plateau of Stanquois.

Yet Another German attack Repulsed,

French Reports.

(Official Telegram from French Government via Peking),

Feb. 28. On the 26th, a small German squadron threw several bombs on Nienport, killing one woman and an old man.

French progress is still pursued in Champagne. North of Mesnil-les-Hurlas, the French carried over two lines of trenches, one after the other, and conquered more on the west, including an important fraction of the enemy lines.

The French artillery blew up an ammunition depot in Argonne, In the Verdun region, and on the heights of the Meuse, French artillery took under its fire German artillery, wrecking several guns and exploding a score of ammunition wagons, annihilating" a German detachment of 50 men and destroying the encampment.

Between Argonne and the Meuse the Germans sprayed with a burning liquid an advanced trench which French soldiers were occupying. The occupants were severely burned and were obliged to evacuate the trench. A vigorous counter-attack stopped the enemy At Bois Brule fighting is still proceeding in our favour.....

A French seroplane dropped three bombs or shells ovir Meta, barraoke.

The bombardment of the Dardanelles forts was resumed, four forts being destroyed, one of them entirely manned by Germans. Sweeping for mines in the Straits has begun under the protection of the Allies' battleships and cruisers.

(Havas Telegrams.)

French Government Stook now stands at Fr. 69,60,

'EARLIER TELBORAMS,

The Dacia Captured.

Feb. 28, 3.10 sim.

·A· French erniser has captured the steamer Davis in the Channel and is taking her to Brest.

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TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY HEN.

CONDENSED,

The Allies have made import.

ant progress in the Champagne. region.

The steamer Dacia has boon

[The following from the L. and C. Express of January 29 in regard to the Dacia will explain the significance of the capture :*** In ten days, over a thousand The British decision in the matter of the Dacia, or Margaret, has Germans have surrendered in been announced by the British Ambassador at Washington. Anxious Franco, to protect American owners of her cargo against loss, the British Government will either safeguard their interests by purchasing the bombe on the harbour atstion at A Belgian aviator has drɔpped cargo, if the ship is seized, or forward it to its destination without Ostand. further cost to the owners. It is understood that the Daois will be seized and brought before a Prize Court, which will decide whether her transfer from British to American ownership was bona fide. seized by the French and taken Meanwhile, curiosity as to the delay in her sailing grows. Day to Brest. after day despatches arrive from Galveston that she is on the point The King has returned to of clearing, but nothing happens. There is a tendency in well. London from a visit to a portion. informed quarters to believe that something is still wrong with the of the Grand Fleet, insurance. It is said that Mr. Breitung, the new owner, having It is officially announced that bought the vessel from the Hamburg-Amerika for $165,000 the Russians have recaptored the (£33,000), a price considerably under her real value, insured her important town of Prasnysz, for $50,000 (£10,000) in Hamburg. It is also stated that the sale The Dardanelles forts have been was accompanied by a stipulation that the vessel should not be used completely demolished except to trade with British and French ports. According to the American Kumkale, which is partially dos reading of the rules of transfer any stipulation as to future use troyed.

would render the transfer illegal, while the gross unneutrality of

the transfer, if it can be proved to have been made under the above The Allies hava necured 500 terms, is self-evident. The impression, indeed, grows, that, as mities of trenches north of Mos already intimated, we have every justification to seize the Dacis on pil-les-Hurlus, capturing 100 suspicion.

Admiral Fremantle points out that Art, 56 of the Declaration of London is as followe

prisoners and two machine gunt.

A trawler has landed at Lowestoft, two German aviatorg,

The transfer of an enemy vessel to a neutral flag efooted after who were picked up in the North the outbreak of hostilities is void, unless it is proved that such Sea clinging to the wreckage of a transfer was not made in order to evade the consequences to which seaplane. an enemy vessel, as such, is exposed.

A small Turkish force ia atill If the Declaration of London is dead, the idea that any neutral at El Nakl, the rest of Djamal's would move a finger in support of, so-called international law is army being at Elsnje and Bears dead also b

sheba. Djemal and many Ger It may also be noted that in a very curious article on the subject mana have returned to Constan the Hamburg jurist, Dr. Noeldeke, says that it is doubtful whether tinople. the change of fing would be recognised by German priss law. He

The Germenu, at Malancourt, observes that German prize regulations stiffen the terms of the Declaration of London on this subject, Paragraph 12 of the have sprayed one of the Allian German regulations provides that such a change of flag ie not to be trenches with burning liquid. recognised by German warships if the commander is convinced that The tranch had to be abandoned, the transfer of the ship would not have taken place without the the occupants being serionaly outbreak of war. Dr. Nooldeke expresses his doubt whether it is burnt. to the interests of England" to preas her "supposed" rights “in this matter, which is so very important for the United States," but he does not explain whether the German Navy, in sccordance with German prize law as he expounds it, would itself captars the Daois if she came within reach,

Near Verdun, the French

artillery wrecked some guns, exploding about 20 ammunition waggons, annihilated a detache mant of Garmana and destroyed an entire encampment.

NEWS

Saturday's sport is reported in

*Jettings by the

• Way" appear on page 4.

Further Notes on, the Crise appear on page 4.

[The following telegrams appeared in our Special Edition published yesterday.]

Turkish General Leaves his Army.

Feb. 28, 12.40 a.m. Beater's correspondent at Cairo reports that it is officially an-this iso. nounced that recent reconnaissances to the east, and also by aircraft, establish the fact that a small Turkish force is still at El Nakl, the rant of Djamal's army being at Elanja and Beersheba,

Djemal and many Germains bave returned to Constantinople, Gorman Trenches Captured, "

Fab. 28, 12.40 a.m. The Paris evening communique states that one of our patrols captured a German trench on the dunes near Lombaortayde, killing the occupants and capturing a machine gun.

We secured, after a brilliant bayonet attack, five hundred matres of trenches north of Mesnil·les-Hurlu", capturing one hundred prisoners and two machine guns.

We have progressed west of Perthes and north of Beausejour.

Russians Recapture Prasnysz,

Their.

Yesterday operations were still proceeding in our favour in the

PM Feb. 28, 2.45 a.m. Sousin and Beausejour regions. To-day we continued to progress in Reater's correspondent reports that it is official the Champagneregion in the woode north-west of Perthes and northof lysonounced that the Russians bave recaptured the import- Mesnil-les-Burlus. We are fighting with success in the Meuse valley ant town of Prasnysz, The Germans, on February 28, apparently and progressing in Apremont forest, inflicting very serious losses to passed to the defensive on the greater part of their fron the Germans.

retreat in many places is assuming the character of a rout with Our advance guarda are engaging the enemy on the left bank

The Russian artillery has annihilated a German force which crossed the Bobr.

The French destroyer Dague struck an Austrian mine in Anti-cavalry pursuing. vari harbour and sank,

The French cruiser Desaix made a demonstratión af Akaba, of the Niemer. but the Tarka had fled.

Manifestations in favour of participation in the war on the wide

of the Triple Entente are spreading all over Italy, causing numerous collisions. Yesterday the police fired at the crowd, killing one man and wounding several others severely, pred

Bukharest -General Pau paid a visit to the King, the Queen, the Premier and the Minister for Foreign Affairs,

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Russian artillery at Oasowieca is successfully engaging the enenty's heavy batteries.

The Russians have repulsed furious Austrian attacks in Galicia and made numerous captures,

An analysis of the results the Races is given to-day.

Some reflections concerning the a Meeting appear in an article to-day.

General news and an article headed German Insults to the Red Cross appear on page 3.

"Our Contemporaries" appears on page 2, Commercial News on page 9 and Log Book on page 6.

The marriage of Lieut. V. G. Smyth and Miva Veronique Walker took place this afternoon.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAYA Bijon Theatre--0.15 Victoria Theatre-9.15 vm. The Quaints, Theatre Royal- 9.15 pm.

NATO-MORROW.

Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Ssle of Porcelain and Curios G. P. Lammert's Balea Room 20 2.30 p.mp

9.15 p.m.

AS Importance of Eparges Success Confirmed. (Official Telegram from the French Government, via Pelting.) French Government Slook now stands at Fr. 69,50, Yester-

WIDZ NEW Feb, 26, day we continued to progress in Champagne, north of Mesnil les On February 24, near Lombterizyde, French artillery destroyed Harles, and arrived, after having carried over two lines of trenches a blockhouse and observation post. The French maintained, in one after the other, to the creat of the ground occupied by the the Champagne region, the progress which they made on February enemy. We extended our occupation more to the west by conquer-23, repulsing all the German counter-attacke, ing important fractions of enemy lines. To-day we blow up an Airmen dropped sixty bombs ov z stations, trains and gatherings The Quaints, Theatre Royal.- ammunition depot in Argonne...

of enemy troops. It is confirmed that the work was very effective.

In Argonne, the enemy made an attempt, which was Wednesday, March 3. immediately repulsed, to attack at a Marie-Therese, Auction of Race Ponies outside while we have made new progress in Cheppy Wood, where the City Hall 8 p.m. Germans have been unable to retake trenches which they had lost. Thursday, March 4. **The importance of the French saccers at Eparges is con Hongkong Horticultural Socie- firmed. Ons small part of the captured front more ty's Annual Show-Botanic Gar than six hundred German corpses were found. Two German dens regiments were obliged to leave their positions, after having lost

Friday, March 5. more than three thousand men about half of their contingent, Hongkong Horticultural Booja- French progress at Bois Brule and Apremont Forest in reported. ty Annual Show Botanic G

Our heavy artillery in the Verdan region and on the heights of the Meuss obtained superiority over the German artillery, demolish- ing guns, ammunition wagons and depots, annihilating detach ments, and destroying entirely the enemy's encampment.

Ex Minister M. Decrain in dead.

About 40 man-of-war bombarded forts in the interior of the Dardanelles. Our aquadron is cruising under the forta at the entrance, which are entirely destroyed. The Tarkish fire was feeble and ineffective.

The German attack on Ospelette, in the Vosges, has been The Bunnings are progressing vigorously in the Frasnyex

region, repulsing the enemy on the whole front.

repulsed.

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