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May 12 1915,

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TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

FIGHTING ALONG A SEVENTY MILE FRONT,

THE FINAL AND MOST DESPERATE BATTLE

FOR CALAIS."

Turks Polson water Supplies.

ENORMOUS GERMAN LOSSES NEAR Lombitza.

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

PRESIDENT WILSON ON PEACE.

"TOO PROUD TO FIGHT."

·May 11, 1,30 pm.

special example, "Peace is a besling and elevating influence in the world, while strife is not. There is each a thing as a man being too proud to fight, and being so much in the right that it is un- necesary to convince othere by force" (Cheers). Dr. Wilson did not refer to the sinking of the Lusitanis, but the audience did not hesitate to apply the statement,

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE LUSITANIA ATROCITY.

May 10, 8.05 p.m. The newspapers contrast the jubilation in Germany, and the congratulations to Admiral von Tirpitz and the German Navy, with the lamentable accounts of the despairing mothers who have lost their children, and the rows of women and young people lying in the morgues, and the hospitals filled with women suffering from wounds, shock and exhaustion.

THE CAPTAIN'S EVIDENCE.

May 10, .10.00 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Queenstown, says: At the inquest Captain Turner, who was in command of the Lusitanta testified that when he reached the danger zone the boats were swang out and the bulkheads were clcsed. Daring a period of haze he reduced speed to 15 knots, and afterwarde resumed a speed of 18 knots. He received wireless messages, buttent ucne. buddenly the second officer shouted "Here's a torpedo." Be ran to the side and saw its wake. Then the torpedo hit the ship. He ordered the boste ont, and gave the further order "women and children first.”

We tried, said the captain, bat could not check the speed of the ship. It was unsafe to lower the boats till the speed bad slackened. She was making some headway when she sank. She floated exactly eighteen minutes. We had no convey and saw no warship. We went 18 knots so as to reach Liverpool without stopping, to get there within two or three hours of high water.

We had double look-outs, There was no panis. Captain Turner concluded with emphasis that he had simply carried out his orders and would do so again.

The Coroner complimented the Captain.

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UNITED STATES' PROBABLE COURSE.

May-11, 7.40 a.m. At Philadelphia, President Wilson, speaking at a meeting usturalised Americans indicated that the probable course the United States in regard to the Lusitanis would be to remain at peace and to seek to convince Germany of the injustice to mankind of the tragedy.

BRITISH PRISONERS TORTURED AND MURDERED.

May 11, 1.05 1.17),

RUSSIAN OFFICIAL INFORMATION,

May 11, 6.00 sm

CONDENSED.

Farther details are to hand

According to Renter's correspondent at Petrograd an official regarding the brutal savagery of announcement states: Our offensive in the region of the Shvle has the Germans in shooting British. continued successfully. On the 9th inat cur cavalry successfully prisoners. attacked and chased, for several acore of verste, a Bavation cavalry division, supported by the Prussian Guard and an infantry regiment. A message from Sofla saya that which had surrounded our troops operating in the direction of the Turks are poisoning the water supplies throughout the Keydany and Beyesagola.

The enemy, after desperate battles in west Galicis, have succeed. Gallipoli peninsula. ed in crossing the upper Wiloks, near Crosso.

We capinred several thousands of Austrians and Germana daring the past week.

COMPANY MEETING.

Toeraogle

States,

A correspondent at the Dar danelles describes the landing of the English troops at the southern extremity of Gallipoli.

1910-11 by the old compasy and the remaining 130 acres in excess cocura in the 1012-13 olearings. The fierce fighting which is made by this company. The raging along a front of seventy whole estate has been kept clean- miles from Arras to the Ses in weeded at a cost of 9.94d. per scre the final and - most- despersta per month. All roots and stamps battle for Oslais. have been dug out and the estate The third annual general meet is absolutely clean and all over in ing of the Toerangie (Sumatra) thoroughly good condition. The jubilations in Germany on the The newspapers contrast the Rabbor and Produce Estates, Ltd., severe Borobok wind which loss of the Lusitania with the was held on March 21, at the re-occurred in Jane and July last

lamentable accounts of the people gistered offices, 1 to 4, Great temporarily retarded the growth Tower-street, E.C., Mr. Charles of the youngest rabber, but after who lost all they held dear. Arthur Lampard (chairman of the the rains it soon recovered and company) presiding.

the growth and appearance all over the ostate is quite healthy.

Latest News from the Estate,

Captain Turner at the inquest held at Queenstown said that he had simply estried out his orders, and would do so again; the coroner complimented bim.:

The Chairman said: Gentle men, The report having been circulated for some considerable time, I have no doubt that you will allow me to take it as read. Tarning to the balance sheet,

A Petrograd communique says there is no change in the capital, Toerangie in best condition that the enemy losses in the which remains at £50,007. The throughout development trees Javornik Mountains, were s £30,000 debenture stook issued satisfactory at end 1915 over heavy that the dead odise

We have received a telegram from the estate which say

is now fully paid up, the last call 50,000 (trees) reach 18 Inches prevented the Russians fring of 55. being made payable on girth and over at 18 from ground | from ibeir tranches. December 1, 1913. These deber--tapping to commence estly tures, as 500 know, have the right period 1915-1916 teaching labour

The following is a continuation of the Press Barean's account At the Philadelphian meeting of neturalised Americans of the declaration by the editor of the Rotterdamsche Nieuwsblad. President Wilson added that the example of America must be a

One of the deserters related a story of the burning of 40 to convert into ordinary shares at and present period. That means. An official rusesage from Petro- prisoners in a hanger. The perpetrators of this crime received a par up to October 31, 1917. After that the nex: important work will grad says that the enemy succeed medal.

allowing for depreciation, the net he the erection of a factory and ed in crossing the upper Wiloka Another said that on December 28, 24 British prisonere, capital expenditure for the year that at the end of this year wa

near Crosso. We captured several including many officers, were shot by his Company. He was told has amounted to $14,874 10s. 40. shall have reached the long wait thousands of Austrians and Ger that one reason for this was that the prisoners, belonged to a The total ospital expenditure to necessary for this property to mans during the past week. regiment which had blown up a bridge on the Scheldt, near date in £72,040 69. 90,, or £31 1s, begin to come into bearing. We Antwerp, while German troops were crossing in pursuit of the Bd. per acre on an acreage of are practically or nearly through President Wilson speaking at retreating English Army. They were placed against a wall one 2,347 acres cultivated under fob this waiting period, and we feel a mesting of naturalised Amer.... after another, and fresh soldiers were called from the ranks to shoot her. This makes no allowance for quite sure that this estate will caus

icans indicated that the probable each men, nearly every man in the battalion getting practice at the value of 5,657 acres of reserve be equally as good as the best course of America in connection shooting Englishmen. This murder was done at Warwick by the land available for cultivation, class rubber estates that are now with the loss of the Lusitania orders of Major Hofmann and Lieutenant Neumishis:

producing on the east coast of would be to remain at peace. On another comic na British officer and four soldiers who had

Sumatra. I bave much pleasure surrendered were shot in the castle at Hollebeke siter a hand-tc- hand fight.

FINAL AND MOST DESPERATE BATTLE FOR CALAIS GENERAL FIGHTING ALONG A FRONT OF SEVENTY MILES,

May 11, 130 p... Correspondents in the Nirth of France state: Fierce fighting is general along a front of seventy miles, from Arras to the Sea;, it is the inal and most desperate battle for Calaje, The losses on both sides are very heavy..

The Losses on Both sides Very Heavy.

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The Capital Position.

NEWS

The American reply to Great Britain's Notes of March 13 and 15 will be found on page 5.

in proposing "That the director' The capital position at the end report and statement of accounts The deserters state that their principal reason for deserting, of the period under review was in respect of the financial year

Our Home Sports letter will be was the rough treatment they suffered at the hands of their officers as follows-Capital called up, ended October 31, 1914, be and found on page 3. The enemy's bombardment at Ypres on Saturday was the most and the lack of food. The soldiers in the trenches were practically | £50,007; debentare stock insoed, the same are, hereby adopted, an

starving.

£30,000; making a total of 580,- and I will ask M. Pinckney to intense. Hitherto the enemy had been pounding the British

One of the desertere, named Kaller, who was very dull-witted, 007. The total expenditure to second, that. trenches which they had to abandon, bat when the Germane subsequently disappeared, being short of money. Despite all October 31 was £72,940, leaving Mr. Herbert Pinckney seconded advanced in masses they were mown down and finally repaleod.

efforts to dissuade him he went to the German Consulate to get a surplus on capital account of the resolution. The chairman; help A friend waited outside for three and a half hours, but £7,087. The estimated capital Thera being no questions, I will

Oar Contemporaries" appears Kaller never emerged from the Consulate, and never returned to expenditure during the current pat the resolution to the meeting on page 2, Commercial News on his lodgings. The Consulate sabrequently denied that he had been year, to the end of October of this The resolution was carried. page 9, and Log Book on page 6. there.

year, is £10,235 which will then unanimously. leave us with an estimated deficit Mr. Herbert Pinckney. I beg on capital account of £3,168, to move that Mr. Charles Arthur These figures do not include 1 Lampard be and is hereby re- 143 employed as working capital elected a direct rof the company. Gene al Willis I wish 10 on the estates, or debentare issue expenses £118, cr the debit to second that motion.

THE DARDANELLES.

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BOMBARDING THE FORTS OF THE NARROWS,

May 11, 1.30 p.m. The Daily Chronicle's correspondent at the Dardanelles aaye that on May 6 warebipe entered the Straits beyond Kephezburnu and bombarded the forts of the Narrows at close range. The general situation is most satisfactory.

TURKS POISON WELLS IN GALLIPOLI,

May 11, 1.30 p.m.. According to the Daily Mail's Baba correspondent the Tarks are poisoning the water supplies throughout the Gallipoli peninsula,

THE DARDANELLES.

May 11, 7,40 8.0.

The resolution was unazimons-

DONT FORGET.

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TO-MORROW.

A correspondent at the Dardanelles, describing the landing of the English troops on the southern extremity of Gallipoli on April 23, saya that landinge were made on five different beaches, profit and loss account of £13

One of these landings, between Cape Helles and Sedelbahr, 636, making a total of £14,807, ly adopted. wae marked by a memorable and novel experiment, that of We shall, therefore, require dar Mr. Thom: I beg to move, deliberately running a transport, crammed with two thousand ing the current year to inaue for That Megera. McAuliffe, Davis soldiers, on to the shore. The general opinion was that many lives ther debenture stoot. In regard and Hope be reappointed auditors would be saved by the cover thus afforded. Great doors were out to the tobacco crop, this amounted to the company, to hold office in the sides of the transport to allow of rapid disembarkation, and to 113,378 halfkilos Amsterdam until the next annual general machine-guns, mounted on a heavily armoured bridge, and the bows weights; it realised 44.55 cents meeting, at a fee of 20 guiness. RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE,

of the transport, swept the shore. The transport, after a bombard per half kiloand the loss amount General Willis seconded the ment by the warship Albion, and preceded by eight lines of towed ed to £7,898 48 ld, which has resolution, and it was unanimously ENORMOUS GERMAN LOSSES.

boats, came in touch with the shore, bow on, close to a rocky reef. been carried to profit and loss agreed to. May 11, 1.30 p.m.

The water was too deep to permit of wading, but a steam hopper account. In July, 1913, I told you General Willis. I beg to move & A Petrograd communique states: The enemy made an impetu and lighter were brought up and stranded, thus providing a that the board had decided to dis-vote of thanke to the agents and

continue the cultivation of tobacco, staff in the East for their services Nesbit v. Green, e Das attack in mased formation on the Javornik Mountains above gangway,

Meanwhile the transport was subjected to a tornado of fire, and which was carried on by the old during the past year and for the Lombitas. Their cases were so heavy that the dead bodies prevent- we certain destruction to leave her. Yet two hundred soldiers company, and to confine its at conscientious performance of their ed us from firing from our frenches. Our infantry, notwithstand. ing the fire from quick-firing guns, left the trenches, alambered dashed down the gangway, and the few survivors reached the beach tention to rubber, and, under the duties, upon which I think they Royal 9.15.

where they were sheltered by a bank of sand,

cironmstances, this decision was are to be heartily congratulated. over them and swept the stacking columns with their fire. The It was obvious that a further landing of troops would mean the not only necessary, but was in the The resolution was carried enemy, were everywhere repulsed.

3 annihilation of the whole force, so the attempt was postponed, while company's beat interests. In re- unanimously. The enemy, after a stubborn fight forced a Russian detach- ment, near the village of Zaleviki to fall back on the left bank of the Albion, Cornwallis and the Queen Elizabeth furiously bombard-gard to rabber, the full details of The Chairman, We shall be

the rubber acreage cultivated ap- very glad to forward it on to the Royal, the Dniester, Oar advanced guards, crossing the Daiester, attack-

ters prars in the

and shows staff, who have wo ed the enemy's front at Chabokraki and at the confluence of the The transport lay saliore the whole day, Turkish sharpe

picking off everyone showing their head on diok while Turkish that we bay Stry, and took 1,300 prisoners.

howitzers on the Asiatic abore dropped shells on the transport duct 347 acros Tour of which pierced the deck,

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The attempt, at landing, was renewed at eight o'clock in the evening, when almost the whols force landed without the Turks firing shot, and they obtained a firm hold. Y

der this procellent! The area hns merit the

been redently surveyed. alones that we have 269 acres more planted than we had estimated. Of thin 129 sores was planted in

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