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May 19 1915,

2919 日伍和月四

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

ABORTIVE ZEPPELIN RAID,

· AEROPLANES FIGHT AND DAMAGE DIRIGIBLE.

Italy's Intervention Imminent.

SALANDRA RETAINED FOR GOD AND COUNTRY.

[Renter'a Service to The Telegraph."]

ITALY AND THE 'WAR.

IMMEDIATE WAR NOW INEVITABLE.

May 18, 7.00a.m.

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THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON ENGLAND.

Deal.

at Ramsgate.

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THREE PEOPLE INJURED.

FIGHT. IN MID-AIR......

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1915.

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OUR LONDON LETTER.

Our Own Correspondent).

Secret of the Spring.

Friday, April 9th

May 18, 1914

Temperature 6 am 80 Humidity

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their losses were enormous. Nor is it forgotten how finely the French sustained the tribulations of that great retreat Probably none of their armies had to bear quite such a strain as circumetan- ces placed on the British after Mons, and they lost more heavily

Most people have their own in casualties and prisoners, but

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pet theories about the way the they stuck it out lize men, and A Zeppelin which approached War is going to develop in the showed that the Napoleonic tradi- Dover was attacked and driven Spring. The armchair strategists tion still survives. And General out to sea, take themselves almost se eer. J'offre's strategy, öncə hê out tha lonely no the War They will political apron strings and work out the whole thing for you secured & free hand, was a with success.

with matches at the club or with mater stroke. It is now clear that

A Paris communique says that the French continue to advance

the outlery and the crust in the when Von Kluck in command of The majority of Italians con- grill room, and explain just how that formidable German right sider that an immediate war in the Grand Duke Nicholas or Gen. flank suddenly awung eastward now inevitable. eral Joffes ought to round up the towards the Marne, it was the May 17, 4.5 p.m. enemy. In most cases these ama-smooth working of a perfected plan. bombs on Ramsgate Three A Zeppelin dropped about forty, According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris the official tear practitioners are the merest The Germans meant, while France communique states that the Franch have continued to advance, novices at the War game, and go had her eyes on Paris, to envelope

people were injured. The Hetana captured, yesterday evening, a fortified house, and east to pieces, like an old brigantine General Joffre's main armies be- Prince Karakine telegrapha of the canal, have made advances beyond the first German line, on a lee shore in a hurricane, woon Verdun and Paris, round that the German cavalry killed taking prisonere and machine guns.

when anyone objects to a couple ing them up in a bigger Sudan, and burned wounded Russian The counter-attack completely failed. A sanguinary blow of army corps being jumped a But General Joffre hurled the was inflicted on foar German attacks against Notre Dame de Lorette, hundred miles or so, without army of Paris against the German

soldiers.. the enemy suffering heavy losses.

visible roads or rails, in an after-sak, compelling his oppocenią It is announced that the war The Germans hoisted the green Ottoman flag at Bois d'Ailly, noon. Bat occasionally it is to race book westward in that ship Espana is going to Lisbon to doubtless hoping to impress the French Mohammedana. The possible to get the more modeat long parallel movement that end protect Spanish and foreign. African troops promptly replied, fusillading and capturing the flag, ideas of a highly qualified soldier, ed on the coast of Belgium, and interests.

and the more expert hoia, the leas Verdun stoed like a rook, a rook British sirahipa o dogmatic he is about military whitened by the bones of no less Zeppelin, that raide operations which will have to be than 40,000 Frenchmen, who fell and damaged her Orchest on a scale absolutely unprecedent gallantly in the famous Gap to were exposed to a heavy HIM ed. Even Sir John French's save their country. There is there no casualtiss warmest civilian admirers par equal confidence in Paris and in haps hardly realise the gigantic London that the brain that con- There have been farther de- responsibilities of his task, though ceived these movements and foremonstrations in favour of joining he is in control merely of one of saw the peril will te equal to the Allies, in the war, at Rome. the many armies under General solving the problems of the Spring. There were similar demonstra Joffre now holding up the Ger

tions in Naples and Genos. mana. in the West. South

Whilst a demonstration was pro- Africa taught many admirable An intelligent consideration of ceeding in the evening, at Lisbon, lessons in the detailed practice the known facts of the present to congratulate the revolutionary of war,

bore cituation facuishes solid ground-leaders, they were attacked în no relation to the present oam for a buoyant confidence Ba to the streets and bomba were. paign. Our commanders have the prospects of the War. The thrown and shots fred, several

meer bitjopa one twentieth of may be the first of the Kaiser

pour ma thing af prostio is that Turkey people being wounded.

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[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this

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2/191UNDANCES IN FURTUGAL.

May 17; 4.35 p.m.

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pence mauteurrena.

The New Outlook.

the size now engaged, even on triumvirate to drop out. There A crowd at Lisbon attacked the thing was more or less fallacions per bank thatthis sold Government police. At least 67 make-belief. But Sir John French of the Allied Heet can be trained

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Reater's correspondent at Rome says that the majority of Italiane consider that immediate war is now inevitable, sad it must be remembered that the king refused to accept Signor dilendra a resignation "For the sake of God and our Country.". When the Italians realised that Austria offered ridiculously inadequate con-

has now a command that has on Constantinople. But it is message from Lisbon oessions, and that the Triplice had been denounced, they roae in-

Reuter's correspondent at Lisbon states that the new govern- attained continental dimensions recognised that the forcing of the report that the Captain of the dignantly against Sig oor Gioletti's manoeuvres; which showed that the king had anmistakably military aspirations. Nons doubted ment has sent ex Premier Pimente Castro and ex-Minister Medeiar. is a great responsibility and the Dardanelles must be a joint Vasco da Gama was murdered.

great strain. The British Com-affair by land and ses, Military that the King, whose heart beats in unison with the people, will dos on board the warship Vasco da Gama.

May 17, 5,30 p.m. mander-in-chief will be found operatione have been in progress fail to meet the wishes of his subjects.

Belated Lisbon messages confirm the statement that the Cap equal to it, however, and he has for nearly a week, the primary. tain of the Vasco da Gama was murdered. The artillery ashore the additional confidence that object being to contain the Turks "Our Contemporaries" appears replied to the fire of the rebel warships, which moved into the pomes of splendid seasoned troops within their famous lines and to on page 2, Commercial Nowe on iddle of the interned German ships in the harbour, but sub and competent energetic as dominate the Dardanelle fortres page 9, and Log Book on page 6. sequently some troops joined the revolutionaries in the barracks. sistants who have served a stern sea with ssige guns favourably The coal bribery case ended The Republican Guards on Friday night murdered the rebels. Sub- apprenticeship in the art of war located behind them. The estimate in the defendant being sent to May 17, 1.5 p.m. The Zeppelin hovered for some hours over the sea from an amnesty was concluded and it was announced that a as practised on big maps with of those engaged in the opera-

national ministry, which objects to the rebels, would be formed. It millions of med.

tions is that the forcing of the prison for six months without

hard labour, Straits should have been accom- Margate to dover. Tweaty bomb were dropped in a field near includes Fernandes Costa, Duarte Leite and Basileo Paulo Faloso.

Much damage was done to the city in the severe fight at Ban Tarem. A Terrible Baptism.plished at the lateat, by the end of The subscriptions to date for The said proved abcrtive, except that three people were injured There are 200 wounded in the hospitals and 70 who died are in the The British Army as originally May or the beginning of June. As the Baden Powell Boy Scouts mortuary. Carlos Olavo has been appointed Civil Governor of sent across to France ought by to the further resistance of Tur- Building land appears in this Lisbon.

all the rules of the game to have key something may depend on issue. Renter's correspondent in Madrid says it is announced that the been wiped out. Through no the decision of Italy, Greece, The annual report of the Peak warehip Espana is going to Lisbon to protest Spanish and foreign fault of its own it reached, the Roumania, and Bulgaris, But at Tramway Co., in which the May 17,320 p.m.

front a little late for the fair, and present the prospect of reanimst directors recommend a dividend The Admiralty announces that the Zeppelin off Ramagate was

May-17, 9.15 p.m. was flung into the fight at Mona ing the Balkanleague, which will of 7 per cent. will be found in chased by Eastoburah and Westgate machines to the West Hinder

Renter's correspondent in Lisbon states that on the 16th a de for its baptism of modern carnage be the best solution of the diffi- another column. lightship.

monstration was proceeding, during the evening, to congratulate exhausted by forced marches culty, is not very rosy. Once The continuation of Mr. Right naval machines from Dankirk attacked her of Nieuport, the revolutionary leaders when it was attacked in the streets with Only ite superb disipline, ita Constantinople is over wed; Simond's review of the great war

the Tarksvill three of them by close range fire.

bombs and shots from an unknown quarter. Several persons were placky and adroit leading, and however,

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in it's eighth month will be Flight commander Bigaworth, from a height of two hundred wounded and there was a slight panic,

ita indomitable cheerful tenacity bea feet above the Zeppelin, dropped foar bomba. A large column of At Oporto on the 18th the crowd attacked the Government enabled our army to extricate far as Berlin is concerned. found on page 3, slso an interest- smoke arose from one of her compartments. She rose to a height police. Four civilians were merially, and one policeman slightly, itself from that melee, to retreat The next probability is that ng article on Prince Balow of 11,000 with her tail down.

wounded. At least 67 persons were killed and 260 wounded in the under overwhelming pressure of Austria will find herself forced to “It is believed that she was severely damaged. All our [revolt,

|ludicrous odds in men and guns ane for terms by the joint pres- machines were exposed to a heavy fire hat there were no casualties.

in good order, steadily fighting sure of the Russian arms and all the way, and exacting a domestic infelicity. This can be grim toll from Ven Klack's con- averted only by Germany coming fident and triumphant legions, to her resone, if the Russian When the full story of that via advance continues with its prucia is narrated it will be found present success and promise, in noh fores as gravely to jeopar at that disaster hung by a hair a

score of times, that superhuman dise her own frontiers. It is effort and sheer doggedness alone significant that Berlin is already the advantage of saved the situation, but that the discussing British Army, though never so leaving Austria to her fate. Then, sorely tried before in its history, as to the main campaign, the never earned such undying fame, freeing of the Dardanelles, and The military traditions of the the ready access of war munitions Army, the regiments, and the and equipment, will, on the men who passed through that authority of Mr. Lloyd George, fiery ordes are imperishable. It allow the Bussians to place in the may be questioned whether there fighting line two more men for is any other record of a similar every one now there retreat in which the anocessfully This in itself is a pretty formid advancing hosts anffered in able fact to be considered. The comparably heavier losses than French official estimate of Saturday, May 22: May 17 0.20 a.m. the retiring forces. We have Germany's potential strength in spondent in Rome reports that an immense war only to compare

ths flaga of the Allies, last night marched to the Ta

residence of Bignor, Salandra?? bars of the Cabine). Imprés Palace and at the Foreign Office,

being filled with per

RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.

GERMANS BURN RUSSIAN WOUNDED,

May 17, 1.5 p.m.

BOMBS DROPPED ON RAMSGATE.

May, 17, 5.10a.m.

A Zeppelin airship dropped about forty bombs on Ramsgate According to Realer'e correspondent at Petrograd it is officially two o'clock this morning. Three people were injured. sanounced, that Prince Karakine.has telegraphed, that the German Cavalry have killed and burned Russian wounded"

TURK REPULSED IN THE CAUCASUS,

(Havas Telegram.)

May 16

Yesterday north of Ypres we carried several trenches in front the Heteas, and occupied part of Steametraete and the bridge on the Canal, We also made progress north of Arras To-day we repulsed three connier attacks against Steenstraate, inflicting very heavy losses on the Germans, and capturing six machine guns, **** North of La Bassse the British carried several tronches. Very ferse fighting took place north of Arras where we held all gains previously made.

ZEPPELIN OFF DOVER

May 17, 0.20 p.m. A Zeppelin approached Dover but was attacked and driven out

to 803,

The official announcement issued at Petrograd states that, in der Caucasus, we repulsed Turkish troops, attempting to stop dur

Fin the Ku

Bome newspapers report that the King has refus

alandra a resignation. The minister remMAT follows policy of widening activity and of

Sist tendency,

ITALY'S WAR ENTHUSIASM.

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