, 1915-01-09

million pounds; and coul eleven million
pounds.
The British steamer "Elfrida" has been
sunk by a mine off Scarborough, her captain
and twelve other persons are missing.
A despatch from Copenhagen states that
the Danish steamer "Shingolt' ~ has been
sunk by q mine in the North Sea, with the
loss Of seventeen lives.
The steamer Denver, which was divert
ed into the Orkney Islands 10y a British
cruiser, was released before a protest by the
United Stntes was fled. Her cargo was
certified rs exclusively cotton by the United
States Customs officials and The British Con-
su}ar representative
The Petrogrod "NovoeYrema" says that q
sortie by the garrison at PIzomysl resulted
in the complete aunihiiation of the Austrian
force, The sortie was preceded by an ex-
tensive cavalry reconnaissance, and then the
Austrian infantry advanced in force in the
direction OF the woods near the city. The
Russians opened fire as The Austri0ns rushed
forward and gained the cover of the woods,
from which they continued to push forward,
The Russians permitted them to advance
close to their positions before making a seri-
GUS effort TO halt them, and With The lighting
thus at close range The Russians opened a
terrific fire from their rifles and machine
guns, with the result that not one of the Aus
TRANS Iegained the fortress, those hot killed
or wounded being captured.
The Austrian casualties in the Servian
campaign are stated to have been $50, coo
including G8,9O0 prisoners.
4 despatch from Corauhugen to the Cen.
trail News Agency states that the Kaiser is
Low IN Berlin and that his physicians have
advised hjm II IS ngoin necessary to operate
on his throat, but they insist that he should
rest before the operation is undertaken.
His attendants are having difficulty in re-
staiuing HIM from returning to the front.
The Copenhagen correspondent OF tho
"DaiIy Mail" states that the latest Ger
man casualty lists lrirg the total PIus-
. sian casualties to T96. GA. The one. hundred
and-sixteenth list contains The names of 81
German a~vintoIs killed " Wounded and missing.
Along the User and around Bixschoote the
BuvHriau casualty lists were extremely heavy.
Lieutenant Won B%eiLmann Hollwtg, ii son Of
the Imperial Chancellor, and ten cavalry
men on night patrol were riding through a
a little forest hen suddenly about thirty
Cossacks opened fire. The Lieutenant was
shot in the head ana through the abdomen,
but two cavalry men held him on his horse
while they g~alloped out Of range, but they
found him already dead.
The Admiralty has issued q list of SIP
OllCelS anu il6A lOHl Win llt 4 Vi iIllttdblG,
of whom SOB are described as missing and
are teated by he authorities to be dead.
Priva te Stirrat, of the Cameron High
landers' Band, the youngest member OF the
British army on active service, has been
j. ADMITTED TO ST. Thomas Hospital, London,
suffering from a s~hrapne! wound in the leg,
He celebrated his fifteenth birthday Oh the
battlefield.
Captain Hamilton, a brother Of the Duke
OF Abercoru, has been unolficiaIly reported
as killed.
Tue Petrograd "Bourse Gazette" says
that Izzet Pasho. Turkish ex-Miuister Tor
War. has been taken prisoner by the Russinns,
On Tuesday 1t was semi officially an
nounced in Berlin that Cardinal Mercier,
Bishop of Malines, has been arrested because
he had inter vened in the political quarrel
between the nations. but on Wednesday his
arrest was denied, Meanwhile the Pope
had telegraphed to the Kaiser and Emperor
Francis Joseph, urging bis release, and in .
letter. to the Cardinals His Holiness said
"This lateet outrage against tue sacred Col
lege is unprecedented since the Middle Ages,
and provokes the wrath of God aud tue in
dignatiou of all Catholics and Christians
generally throughout tie world.