, 1915-03-25
r NEWS SUMMARIZED

dered to the Russians. II had been
besieged by them for several
months.
Simultaneous offensive movements
against the German, Austrian and
Turkish armies from the Baltic to
h Black sea have been undertaken
BY the Russians and in some sec
tions definite progress is reported.
In Poland there is activity all along
h front.
The Russian army in the Caucasus
has announced a victory over the
Turks in the fighting along the
Black sea coast in Turkish Armenia.
The German war office that
the city Of Memel, on the Baltic sea
In the northern tip Of Prussia, had
been retaken from h Russian force
which captured It last week, follow
ing a battle near the city.
The operations in France and Bel
gium were of much the same eharae-
ter as recently. Fighting continues
In northern France near Arras, in
Champagne and In the Argonne.
The Berlin Tageblatt declares that
$2,25o,ooo,ooo AVE been subscribed
for the second German loan. This
means that money to finance the
war until late in the autumn has
been secured.
The Italian government has stopped
all railway freight traffic with Ger.
many by way Of Switzerland.
Owing to the action Of the Austrian
government in reducing by one
fourth the production of bakeries,
many districts In Vienna are report
ed to have beer virtually without
bread for a week..
An aviator appeared above Mulheim,
Baden, and dropped three bombs on
the city and the artillery barracks.
Three soldiers were wounded.
Driven insane by British artillery fire
which moved down their comrades,
800 German infantrymen were
moved to an asylum near Aix-la-
chapelIe after the battle Of Neuve
chapelle. A German officer Is quot
ed as saying that the casualties
equaIed those of Waterloo.
II was stated at the White House that
a note to Great Britain, making rep
vi ootfNs tCdhhN CO III tItC
order in council, Is being framed
and will be dispatched to London In
few days.
What is believed as the last steps In
ItaIy's war preparations were taken
by the Italian senate when IL passed
the anti-espionage and antLcontra-
band laws.
A dispatch from c%ettInje says the Aus
trians conducted a heavy artillery
fire on all the Montene9rin fronts.
Several. Austrian infantry attacks,
directed at points neal Grahovo, are
said to have been repuIsed by the
M~onteneerins, who suffered only
slight losses.
A Zeppelin air raid on Paris brought
Parisians to their windows and bal.
comics and in the b~oulevards and
squares. Two dlrlglbIes reached
Paris, although four started, and II
Is believed all Of them returned to
their base in safety. They dropped
bombs on the city Of Paris and out
lying towns and villages, inIuring
sever or eight persons, but doing
no material damage.
Shots from Moro brought to a stop
the German steamer odenwald,
which, after taking refuge In the
harbor Of San Juan, Porto Rico, last
August, was attempting to leave
port without obtaining the neces-
sary clearance papers.
Fighting In the western zone has been
confined to Champagne and the
vosges.
In the eastern arena, having taken
possession Of Memel, the Russians
look for a Iuil In this section Of the
front.
Austria reports the capture Of more
than 1000 Russians near Uzsok
pass In the carpathians, where an
other heavy engagement has been
taking place.
The Russians claim to have forced
the Germans back Into their own
territory after the Taurosgen en-.
gagement. and they also
the capture of Memei. Elsewhere
In the carpathians and Eastern Ga
licla the Russians report successes
The Germans gained over the British
In the region Of ST. EIoi and repor,
also that they have repulsed French
attacks In Champagne, the Argonns
forest and In the Vosges.
The French war office describes brief
ly the capture Of a German position
In the Argonne after a two days
struggle.
Three battle shIps-two British arc
one French-have been sent to the
bottom Of the straits Of the Dards
neiles by Turkish mines. while a
least two other warshlps have beer
raked by the cannon fire Of thu
Turks and damaged. Both erea
Britain and France admit thes'
losses. Berlin asserts that an ailie'
torpedo boat destroyer also hai
been sunk.