, 1915-01-30

Ap6CI0u OF them ana great creQlG is que to
the engine room staff for the fine s~teaming
by the squadron.
A despatch to the DAILY Telegraph
from Edinburgh states that seameu of the
squadron say two German destroyels were
severely damaged, one having her bridge
and funnel carried away by a shot which
practically swept the ship fore and aft, kill
ing many. Both were obviously seriously
disabled, and observers on the vessels which
chased them into the sanctuary of the Ian
ger area believe they did not live to reach
port.
The DAILY Mail" reports that the DER
finger" disappeared with a funnel shot
away and blazing from stem to stern. The
'sAoltke" was in no better plight and the
'Sey dlitz" was awash astern. According to
a German prisoner the German air craft
mlstook the sinking Butcher for a Bri-
fish ship and dropped bombs on her, hasten
ing her end.
A French official communicate states:
The enemy attempted a sudden attack last
night in the St. Mard wood, in the region
of Tracy lie Val, and after q violent fusil-
Iade they exploded mines which destroyed
our trenches for a distance of fifty metres,
but they were unable to establish themselves
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cry, and these trenches have been reoccu-
pied and put in order, West of Argonne
the night was calm. The fighting on Mon
day and Tuesday III this region presented
the following character. After a prolonged
and intense bombardment with projectiles,
consisting of large calibre bombs, the Ger
man infantry delivered attacks on the Heur-
tebene and wood of toulon front but they
were repulsed everywhere with heavy losses
except at La Creute, where a landslide
caused 10y q storm of immense projectiles
INSTRUCTED the entrance to an old quarry
which serve as a storenOuae and shelter for
our garrison. Our trenches were taken and
two companies Of these troops were taken
prisoners there. The enemy having thus
gained a f0Othold at n Creute, penetrated
the Fouion wood and rendered uutenable
the neighbouring trenches, which we there
fore evacuated. The counter-attacks which
we delivered over a good part Of the
ground lost were brilliant and the
ardour of our troops beyond all praise. The
enemy suffer ed very great losses and left
on the field one thousand killed, the prison
ers taken belonging to five differ regi-
ments, indicating the Importance Of the
attack. IN the Argoune, near ST. Hubert
the Germans failed IN their attack and III
the course Of the day three new attacks
were executed within to hours, but every
one was vigorously repealed.
An agreement has been signed for95, 600, 900
to be advanced by the Bank Of England to the
Bank Of Roumania against Roumanian trea-
suly bills for the purchase of war material.
A Despatch from Cairo states that traffic
through the Suez Canal has not been
stopped as the result Of fighting near El.
Konbora, but merchantmen should enter
the waterway at both ends under conveys
ind at stated hours.
A Vienna official despatch announces:
yesterday tie Russians were driven back
in the upper ING valley from their positions
on both sides Of the Uzsok pass, for the
possession Of which many violent engage
ments have been fought. Since the New Year
they have been occupied by the Russians.