, 1915-01-20
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.
4CnnanreA ut InmRical

whore the soldiers having eSchpeu tueIo WIS
unexpected efficiency in the organization of
relief, reducing the death lists, but other
additions maintain the total, which is, how
ever. still Auctuating by thousands between
80. 900 and 10000 killed, the total casualties
being placed approximately at 100000. Sud
den death was preferable to the lingering
suffering from disease, famine, frost, and
thirst. and by fires uncomfortable through
the destruction of the waterworks. EAclud-
ing Avezzano and Sora, the places where the
deaths exceed 1000 0re Pescena 1850,
Gioiadeimarsi 8, $500, Massadalbe $500 Celano
and San Benedetto 5000, Cerchlo 1850 aud
in a score of hamlets the percentage of NOR
tality is similar.
The Paris "Excelsior's' correspondent ut
Rome says it is officially stated that $4,000
were killed aud $4,000 injured.
The deputy for Lipari in IL telegram to
King Victor says that 36, TAI are dead in the
towns reached by the rescuers and that
towns which also suffered severely, but from
which no details have yet been received are,
Luco, Capistrello, Civita d'Antino, San Vim
cenzo and Civitella, Roveto. At Avezz0no
200 soldiers who were drilling in the bar
racks were all killed and were found st II in
ranks, holding their rifles, 100 persons were
crushed to death in a Church at Castilllri
while attending a funeral, and soldiers
searching the ruins of a Church at Sora
Fonna the bodies of twenty nuns crushed be-
fore the altar while receiving communion.
The great mortality is attributable to the
method of dry construction, stones being
piled upon each other without the use OF
mortar, the buildings which escaped total
destruction being modern ones built OF
REINFORCED concrete. lnnumerable cases have
occurred where the weakened debris tum-
-. No. o,Eo1OIa1 ord tbair roc0r1orc
together. aud often those rescued were
buried again while themselves r~escuing
Others.
The Bishop Of the Diocese including Avez-
zano, telegraphed to the Pope that the do
case had been transformed into @ great
cemetery. A few villages remained immune,
but general desolation prevails through the
immense and distressing catastrophe. The
Pontiff has replied: "Being the Father of
all the faithful, but now FIRST of the unfor-
tupate. I am pierced with grief at this mis-
fortune. I extend my arms to my unhappy
children and am praying for peace for the
dead and comfort for the survivors and for
all those engaged in the work of rescue.
AS most of those engaged in the rescue work
are soldiers, the Pope thus practically o'esses
all the troops of the Kingdom OF ltnly.
London, Jan. 18;h.-A French offc1al
communique, issued yesterday afternoon
saws: eve continued our progress in the
region of Newport and Lomb"ertzyde along
q denression about 200 yards long. Our
artillery forced the Germans to e~vacuate
their trenches in the Great Dune, destroying
T,odan. north of the latter, and bombarded
the enemy's works on this part of tue battle
front and south of st. Georges. In the
region of Ypres, LaBassee and Lens there
have been artillery engagements. At Blangy
the action was vigorous ana the Germans
seized the foundry, but we soon re-took 1t,
and by an energetic couuter-attack main
tanned our position there. Our artillery
.continnes to demolish the enemy's trenches
near La Boisselle. Between Vailly and
Craonne the enemy delivered without sue
cess an attack near a sugar rennery ana
another against our trenches at Beauilne,
but both were repulsed. In the regIon OF
Perthes and Beausejour our progress con
5tinues despite a violent storm, La the woods
.of Ta Pretre. near Pont q Mousson, a Ger
man attack was repulsed, In the Vesges we
Gained ground west of Orbey, where snow
fell abuDdantly all day"
A Berlin official statement issued yester-
day describes minor gains by the Germans
at various points on the western battle lne'
hut sia,es that no important developments
have taken place, rain hamperine the opera
.;nns along the entire front. The position ls
nnchaneed in the East. The statement as
sarts that the French lost heavily in their
offensive movement which began in Decem-
her. 90, 900 being killed and 1850 made
prisoners, while including the sick and miss
ing the total French losses are estimated at
ia. 900. The German loss is said to be
under 4O,OO0.s
Nine British a~viators have made a sue
eassful raid on the German military posi-
tions at Ostend. Many bombs were dropped
ON the railway station and the barracks,
doing considerable damage"