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FRENCH LOSE TRENCHES.
Give Way Before Germans In
Beausejoup Region.
Special Gable Despdtch 10 THE sux.

SpeCH' tuOts DetputrN 70 lhf Sun.
PARIS, April 2s.-Therc has been a
lull in the German offensive both nj
Flanders and in Alsace. according TO
the French official communicate issued
tonight. At the centre OF the battle
line in France, In the region of Beause-
jour- there was severe lighting to-oa,
in which the Germans gained an initial
success. They occupied a few hundred
yards of the advanced trenches of the
French and in spite of "A strong counter
attack still hold some OF the ground
gained.
The night communicate was as fol-
lows:
The day has been relatively calm.
In Belgium there has been no modi-
fcation of the situation, We maintain
tho ground gained in the last three
days.
In Champagne. the Germans took
from us in the region OF BeauseJour
about 800 meters advanced trenches,
We have been able to- recapture about
half this ground,
In the Argonne, nesc Marie Therese.
German attempt at an attack was
stopped short by our fire.
At Les Eparges the enemy il bonn
harding. but is making no more In
fantry attacks. 1t is the same at
Hartmannsweiler Kopf. The enemy
directed an intense fire At tho summit,
but made no attack to-day,
The following statement regarding
the operations OF the Allies ayiators
was added to the above communicate:
During the day OF April 81 our
aviators threw thirty-two bombs on the
railway station at Bollwiller and sixty
homhs on the railway NJ .tion of Cham
blay, where they set fire to n munition
depot. The railway station OF Arnaville
and the Chamhlay- Thlacourt railway
junction were bombarded during tn.
night
To-day one of our aviators threw
six projectiles on the airShip sheds a,
Friedrichshafen. The aviator saw a
cloud OF smoke arising from the roof OF
one of the sheds. Avators threw
twcnty-one bombs on the railway sta
ton, the bridges and the machine shops
OF Leopoldshoehe. During this bonn
hardment one OF our aviators fell insid.
the German lines. In the course of tn,
pursued by our aviators. ono was Sc
arre and fell into the enemy's lines
near Brimont. Two fell near ou
| trenches, one in Champagne and tn.
other in the region of Ancre. and wer,
| destroyed by our artillery. The fourtl
| came to earth inside our lines at Muizon
west of Rheims, The two German
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RUSSIANS ADVANCE
IN The CARPATHIANS
Gain, Says Petrograd, Despite
Attacks by Reinforced
Austrian Troops.
GERMANS LOSE IN POLAND
ss,c,a, Cable pespntch TO Tn. scy.

Special Gable Despdtch to THe srS.
LONDON, April 2s.-Fighting Of des-
perate character continues on the high
ground Of the Carpathians along the
Stryj river and in the neighborhood OF
the Uzok Pass. The Austrians. heav-
lily reinforced by their own compatriots
and by Germans. are still making des-
perate efforts to retake heights and ad-
vantageous positions in order to hold
of the Russian advance when the spring
thaw is over
According to dispatches from Pet
rograd, the Russians have made prog
ress in spite OF the attacks. They now
hold the SUBMITS to the north and
northwest Of tho Uzok Pass and when
advances are made on either flank by
their troops II will render the German
occupation OF the pass untenable.
The fighting now is spread through
mountain defiles which make concerted
maneuvres impossible. Artillery re-
plies to artillery, isolated commands
fight with isolated commands. and there
Is much hand to hand conflict. To add
TO the misery OF deep mud and high
water in the passes 1t is raining stead.
lily around Uzok
The Times correspondent at warsaw
forwards most optimistic review oil
the Russian situation In northern
Poland. He declares that Marshal Won
Hindenburs's recent demonstrations and
his drives have all failed with loss IL
the Germans OF 100000. Russia to-day
is stronger on all fronts than ever be-
fore, while on the other hand rumors are
freely circulated that the German troops
are DISCOURAGED at the failures already
made and BY the constantly increasing
forces they must confront. This does
not mean, he says. that the fight Is gone
out OF them. They are still ready for
hard lighting I, Is said their rations
have been cut down.
The engagements in northern Poland
are small and indecisive. Minor ac-
tivity Ia reported from the neighborhood
OF kalvaria. where German attack
was repulsed. and the bomha rdment OF
ossowiec has degenerated into an action
OF light field artillery.
The Russian airnren are active. \
giant aeroplane few over the town OF
Heidenburg. East Prussia, and dropped
1900 pounds OF explosive on the rail-
way terminal. which was damaged.
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MANY KILLED BY GAS.
Expert Says German Bombs Caused
Acute Bronchitis.

LoSpoS, April oS.-Dr. John s. Hal
dane, who was sent to France to OBJ
serve the effects OF the asphyxating
gases used by the Germans. has made
a report based an an examination of
several Canadians.
These men" nc said. were lying
struggling for breath and blue in the
face, suffering from acute bronchitis,
such as is caused by the inhalation of
an irritant gas.
zone OF the men died shortly after
our arrival. A post-mortem examina-
tion showed that death was due to acute
bronchitis in It's secondary effect.
There was no doubt that the bronchitis
and accompanying slow asphyxiation
were due to irritant gas.
Capt. Bertram of the Eighth Canadian
Battalion, who is suffering from the
effects of gas and from wounds, says
that he saw first of all white smoke
rising from the German trenches TO
height OF about three feet. Then in
front OF the white smoke appeared a
green cloud, which drlfted along the
ground to our trenches, not rising more
than about seven feet from the ground.
when it reached our first trenches
the men In these trenches were obliged
to leave and several OF them were killed
by the effects of the gas. We made
"A counter attack about fifteen minutes
after the gas came over and saw twenty
four men lying dead from the effects Of
the gas on a small stretch of road lead
ing from the advanced trenches TO the
supports,
These symptoms and other facts 30
far ascertained point to the use by the
German troops of chlorine or bromide
for the purposes of asphyxiation. There
also are facts pointing to the use in Ger
man shells of other irritan substa noes
The effects are not those of any OF
the ordinary products of combustion of
explosives, ON this point tho symptoms
described left not the slightest doubt In
my mind
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Continued from FIRST Page.

clothing. as were the bodies that were
recovered. The men had suffered from
exposure and were In a pitiable state.
The Gambe,ta left the Jules Ferry.
another French warship. Monday night
to cross the strait and Join the other
warships doing patrol duty. The sea
was perfectly calm and the moon was
shining when the torpedo struck. There
had been absolutely no suspicion of
danger and the cruiser showed no lights.
At the time three French cruisers were
guarding the strait.
French warships have been on guard
At the O.ranto strait to stop any Aus
trian submarines or warships from es-
Gaping from the Adria,ic since the allied
operations began at the Dardanelles.
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had little effect. The Germans. APP
parently confident In the gases, adj
vanced In close formations. according to
these dispatches, and lost heavily under
the fire OF the Belgian machine guns
finally retiring before a bayonet charge
by the BelEians.
Refugees to the number of 400 have
reached Paris from Poperinghe. eight
miles west of Ypres. which came under
the German bombardment on Sunday.
The refugees for tho most part are
inmates Of an orphan asylum and a
home for the aged. Franciscan sisters,
who conduct these institutions. say that
the Red Cross flag was flown from the
buildings when the bombardment began
but that the Germans did not spare
them While the sisters were getting
the inmates out three Of the sisters
were killed and several inmates were
wounded.
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WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Allies have thrown a line q
troops across the Gallipoli peninsula
from a point northeast If Eski ilisSar-
Tx. a fortified position about three
miles from the entrance 10 tie
strait. Otherwise important prog
ress is reported AT various points or
the peninsula where troops have been
landed.
The Russian Black Sea feet, say.
Petrogrtd. il bombarding the TURKISH
fortiiicat.ons six miles within the H.,-
porus, at the narrows.
The French armored cruiser Leon
Gambetta, Of about 1000 tons. Ntr
torpcdoed and sunk by the Austria
submarine 10 on Monday nrl
twenty miles off Santa Marie q.
Leuca, Italy, in the entrance 80 'r.
Ionian Sea. only 1875 of her c-,a
OF about $50 men were saved, a. Of
the chief officers being lost.
Paris reports the loss of some 500
meters of trenches m the Chamr4sgs
near Because Jour. There is no m - .
cation of the situation IN Bel2, Im, d.
cordlng To the night comm Ir.IIe.
During the day French ay'a'.rS
dropped project!les on tho airshIp --et
AT Friedrichshafeu and were active ~
other parts Of the enemy's territory
Berlin announces a complete r.
pulse OF all enemy attacks N 'h"
lighting about fpres and claims '0A
capture OF a complete group Of French
fortitications at lie Mesul, in the
Champagne.
The capture Of thirteen miles =
Russian trenches near Sulwa 80 - re-
ported by Berlin as well as important
gains in northern Poland
A report in Rome saws thar the a.
lies are about to conclude an ALTAR q
with Italy. There - no Official ~
firmation Of thus report
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WAR SPIRIT IN BALKANS.
British Correspondcnt Believes Ma
lions VIII Join Allies.
Special C1bi. Dsspatch 10 THr srs


LONDON. April GA special CORE
sponient Of tho Daily Man. after a tour
of Italy. Greece Bulgaria and Rumana.
telegraphs from Bucharest under date
OF April 20 the results of his inquiries
whether these nations, at present neu-
trail, are likely TO enter the war or not.
Tho correspondent found everybody In
the four countries named discussing
tho question OF intervention, lie con-
verscd with statesmen, diplomats, Of
ficials, military men. bankers and bust
ness men and gives a resume OF the
opinions, thus obtained
Rumania. he found, will certainly en-
ter the war soon. Tho reason for the de-
lay hitherto has been a shortage OF am
munltion owing 10 the non-deivcry OF
orders placed in Germany and Austria
Bulgaria perhaps viii join Rumania lest
she suffer by abstaining from the wal,
thereby allowing the other Balkan States
to profit at her expense. Bulgaria GER
tainly will join the Allies. the CORE
spondent was told. II Servia agrees to
restore some of the Macedonian terri
tory seized in the second Balkan war
Greece IL very likely to join. the cor
respondent continues. As regards Italy,
he says he has authority for the state
ment tina. she is now in direct neeo-
tlations with Russia concerning the last
question which is causing her to hest
tate-namely. the position OF Servia In
the Adriatic after the war.
The correspondent makes II clear that
any of the foregoing who take up arms
will oppose the Austro-Germans.
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SHELL BOSPORUS FORTS.
nussian Black sea Fleet Attacks
Defences at Neck Of Narrows.

Special cable Despatch 10 tn. srs.
LONDON, April 2S.--The Russian Black
Sea fleet has begun the bomba rdment OF
the Turkish forts six miles within tho
Bosporus. at the neck of the Narrows.
according :, tho Petrograd correspond
cnt Of the Daily Mall, preliminary 60 "A
bombardmen; Of Constantinople itself.
fourteen miles distant. They have
blown up one fort at the entrance to the
strait and TIE others are ineffectivcly
placed Only one fort Of the Narrows
IL able to reach the fleet with it's fire.
TIE correspondent bases his despa tch
upon an inquiry made direct to the Cen
eral Staff. which formally told him that
everything was most satisfactory.
Everything is going well. I am in
formed" he says. THE operations are
being conducted In close cooperation with
tho activities OF the allied feet now
bombarding the Dardanelles.
The Russian battleships are now bonn
harding, in addition to the outer de-
fences. the strongest Turkish forts
namely. those at the neck OF the mar
rows Of the Bosporus. six miles from
the entrance. where the strait turns
southeast.
THE largest and most powerfully
armed of these are Roumelie KAYAK on
the European side and Ana,olia KAYAK
ana MedNar hale on the AslatlC size.
The FIRST has two 1 4 inch and two inch
guns. the second four IA inch and FIVE
\ inch guns. In the third fort are two
lf,inch and three 9.5 inch guns. Eight
other forts have many smaller pieces.
The total number OF heavy guns IN all
the forts on the European side 10 forty
six: on the .isiatic side. forty.
"Anatolis-kavak is the only fort or
the entire group which Is able to direct
its Are against the Russian ships at
tho entrance to the strait. This, there
fore, must be the first object of attack.
The explosion announced in the RUSSIAN
official account occurred. according to
a telegram from Sebastopol. in a fort
on the seacoast outside the entrance.
The forts in the strait are built too near
the water TO be fully effective. This
has been remedied To some extent by
placing the batteries from them on the
high ground overlooking tho sea. The
delightful palaces and villas which dot
the billy slopes either side OF the Bos-
porus. lying among gardens now filled
with spring blossoms, have been aban-
doned.
IF the Russian ships can destroy the
forts in the neck they can then bombar I'd
Constantinople itself. which is not more
than fourteen miles distant
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GAINS NEAR HET SAS.
Belgian Report Tells Of Advance
by Allies,

LONDON. April 2s,-The following ON
cial announcement was issued at Bel
CLAN army headquarters to-day:
The situation on April 81 Tuesday
at i. NJ. showed that the German
artillery was evidencing little activity
on the front held by the Belgian army.
The French. aided by the Belgian
artillery and infantry, have taken
Lizerne and several German trenches
in the direction OF Het Sas. More
than 100 dead were counted on the
battlefield. Tho booty comprises six
quick firing guns and 200 prisoners.
The attack continues.
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es GERMAN SHIPS SIGHTED.
Norwegian steamer Reports Large
Fleet In North Sea.

LONDON. April 2s.-sixty-eight Ger
man warships of all classes have been
sighted in the North Sea by Capt. Scott
commanding a Norwegian steamer char
tered by the Belgian Relief Commission
Capt. Scotts steamer reached port to-
day. He said that one OF this feet
stopped him and after examining his
papers permitted him to proceed.
The date of Capt. SCOTS encounter
and just where in the North Sea he
sighted the German feet have not been
announced.
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GREEN STRIPE SCOTCH
Ask for the Non-refllable
Bottle with the Green Stripe
ANDREW USHER & CO.. Edinbur,

important points in Turkish territory
In the direction of Olti.
There WAS a skirmish with The er.
envy in tho pass OF Hanghlabonk IN
Azerbaijan.
on other parts of tho, front.
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DANISH STEAMSHIP LOST.
Germans Seize swedish steamer In
North Sea.

LONDON. April 2S,-The Danish steam.
ship Vestland, carrying 800 tons of ore
for Middlesbrough, is believed to be lost
in the North Sea with her crew Of
twenty-scven men, says despatch from
Copenhagen,
mo swedish steamship Louise mas
been seized by German torpedo boats
and taken to Swinemunde. The Louise
was carrying coal from England TO
Sweden.
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SAW SIX AEROPLANES.
Correspondent in Switzerland Tells
of Allies Raid.
Special cable Despatch 10 THr srS.

Special cable Despatch 10 THE SrS,
LONDON, April 2s.-The Daily Mats
correspondent at Vevey, Switzerland, re-
ports that at CLOCK this morning six
French and British aeroplanes were
sighted approaching the a!rship station
at Friedrichshafen. A terrific cannonade
was heard from the Swiss shore OF Lake
Constance opposite Friedrichshafen. A
German military balloon armed with
machine gun was observed above the
Zeppelin sheds.
Another report says only one aero
plane reached Fredrichshafen, circling
around the sheds for thirty minutes amid
a terrific hail of shrapnel and rifle fire.
II dropped six bombs The extent OF the
damage IL not known. The airman
escaped without injury.
An Amsterdam despatch which tells
OF the raid says only six bombs were
dropped and that the damage was slight.
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FRENCH FOREGO LABOR DAY
Miners viii work on May for
Country's sake.

PARIS. April IS The tarmauX miner,
syndicate has decided to work on May 10
prove thar the underground workers are
united in patriotism and arc unwilling ~
lose even days work which is 80 nocos
sary o the national defence. On the other
hand. the union of the syndicHt" OF the De
partmcnt OF the Seine has decided thai n
Is its duty 10 the working elias, to CON.
memorate the traditional day hut not hr
the usual street manifestations Instead ir.
door meetings will be held and each syu.
dictate il left free 10 dpcid" whether its
members shall work on that day or not
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GERMANS STOPPED.
Sir John French Reports Deanite
Success Of Allies.

Special Gable Despatch 10 The Sen
LONDON. April ?s-Gen. Sir John French
sent the following account OF the lpres
fighting to-day:
The hghting north and northeast of
Ypres continued all day yesterday. and
to-day our operations in CONJUNCTION with
the French definitely stopped the Germans.
who have not renewed their attacks. There
have been no German forces west OF the
ipres Canal since yesterday morning
except at Streenstraete, where they es-
tablished foothold at a small bridge
head.
The read justment Of the situation neces-
STATED the delivery of counter attacks bot h
by the French and British troops on the
north of the lpres salient. In resisting
these counter attacks the Germans again
used asphyhiating gases and gas filed
bombs. in direct violation OF the Hague
convention,
"on the remainder of the front there is
nothing TO report"
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AMSTERDAM, April 2s-An UNOFFICIAL
report from Constantinople. sent via
wireless to Berlin. says that a French
cruiser conveying a British transport
arrived in the harbor OF Alexandretta.
Tho cruiser proceeded 10 Erin. where
an aeroplane assembled and few over
tho coast. Fire by the Turkish guns
drove the cruiser to return TO Alexan-
dretta.
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VOLUNTEERS 10 MAKE SHELLS.
100 Members of Glasgow Omcers'
Training Corps TO Work,

GLASGOW, April 2s-Earl Kitcheners
appeal for unlimited ammunition will
he answered tonight by 100 members
Of the Glasgow officers training corps.
which will begin the self-imposed task
OF manufacturing shells,
The volunteers belong 20 the best
families Of Glasgow and most Of them
will go to the shell factory in their own
automobiles. After a preliminary course
Of training they will work six hour
shifts
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RUSSIAN ATTACKS FAIL.
Austrian Artillery Blows IN Two
Ammunition Depots.
,ec,a, co1ie Despatch 10 THr srS

Spec,dl Cdbie Despatch 10 THK SrS
LONDON, April IS The Austrian War
once ssued the following statement in
Vienna to-day
The general situation remains IN.
changed. In the Carpathians and in
Russian Poland there has been heavy
artillery firing. Our artillery blew IN
two Russian ammunition depots. II Is
reported that night attacks by the
enemy in the district east of the height
near the Stryi we're repulsed.
In the southeast of Galicia and the
Bukowina there are no important
events TO record.
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CURTAns CAPTIvEs' LIBERTIES
siberian Governor Reprima pds TN
ruIy Austrian Prisoners.

PErRoGRAp, April 2s, A despatch from
Omsk, Siberia. SAYS that Gov Schmidt
of that district has issued reprimand
against Austrian prisoners OF war who
have abused the comparative freedom
granted them. Their liberties will be
curtailed.
The prisoners had been lodged in the
homes of Omsk inhabitants and had been
treated with every consideration, il is
SAID. only TO turn around and show dis
respect toward the native women and to
quent occasions.
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RUSSIA EXPECTS LONG WAR.
Atm Is 10 Destroy German MIL.
tarism, Says Correspondent.

Special cable Despatch 10 THE Sus.
LONDON, April 2S.--The correspondent
OF news bureau at Petrograd tele-
graphs that II is officially announced in
Russian military circles that II Is not
believed that the war is near an end.
He says:
THE Allies aim al the destruction OF
German militarism. The peaceful dis
armament previously proposed by the
Car must now be accomplished by milf
tary force. Russian strategy. says
Russian military organ. is so devised
as TO crush Germany by field achieve
ment and this will prolong the war"
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ZEPPELIN KILLS 80 IN CALAIS
German Filler Drops bombs Of
New Tyne.

LONDON. April 2s.--A Zeppelin Goa
over Calais on Monday and dropped
bombs of a new type. says a despa'ri
to the Morning Post from rho north ~
France II is said that thirty civlilr,
were killed and wounded.
4 fleet of aeroplanes, SAYS the SANE
despatch, has visited Amiens without
doing serious damage.
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sultan Hears Of Victory.
Special Gable Despofch to THp SuN

LONDON. April ?s.-The Turkish Minister
Of War has reported to the Sultan. says a
Constantinople despatch via Amst rdam.
that a telegram from Gen. Liman Won
Sanders declares the centre and right
wing Of the enemys army has been COM
pletely defeated and that he hopes the
same fate will soon overtaks ths left
wing
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DESPERATE FIGHTING.
Conflict on the stryj Likely to Com
time Long.
Special cable Despatch TO THE Sc,

NDVcIdI TdOIF NFNTdTrN To 7 HE SUI.
LONDON. April 2S.-The fighting In
the. Stryj region OF the Carpa;hians is
mos, obstinate. according to the Pctro-
grad correspondent ~ the Times.
1T has now lasted three days and
is likely TO continue" he says. because
the enemy Is bringing up powerful re-
endorsements. The obstinacy and the
duration of the conflict are favored by
the nature of the theatres Of the fight
ing. which is situated in a mountain
labyrinth in which IL is imposs bile TO
dcploy on a large front
The enemy occupies a slope facing
the Russians. but nevertheless. the po-
sition OF the latter IL regarded as favor
able, because the Russian line envelops
the region Of the operations of the enemy
in the direction of the Stryj"
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TURKS ARE DRIVEN BACK.
Russians Occupy Important Points
In Traua-Caucasus.
Special Gable D,spatch 10 The srS

PErRoGRAp, April 2S.-The official
statement otth General STAFF regarding
the situation in the Trans-Caucasus re-
ports that the Russians have made prog
rcs~ in their campaign. II is as follows:
our troops have occupied several
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No word Of Austrian Peace Md.

LoNpoN, April 2s-The Hon. Neil
Primrose. order Secretary for Foreign
Affairs. declared in the House Of com.
mons to-day that tho Foreign Office had
no official Information to confirm, the
recent reports that Austria has an.
preached Russia, directly or Indirectly
for a separate peace.
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Dacia's Owners Ask Delay.

Special Cdoe Dtspdfch 10 THE sen,
PARIS, April 2s.-The Brcitung in
tcrests have made a demand upon tho
French prize courts for an extension
of the time for the presentation of the
defence of the steamship Dacia, The
demand Is practically a mere formality
and Is not likely to be granted,