, 1915-02-27

and taking with it many German prisoners.
Between January 21st and February Goth
our amy in the Carpathians captured 691
officers, 47,640 men, II cunron and 118
mitlailleusas.2
Dispatches from Paris state thar the
Journals" correspondent, who witnessed
the operations on the Eastern front estimates
the German casualties at $4,000 in the
recent engagements. He considers the ge-
neral situation highly favourable to the Rus
slams aid says the Germans are being gra-
dually but implacably worn down, and whe-
ther they attack or merely defend themselves
then armies melt away from day to day.
Their teverish activity and their frightful
sacrifice of lives show that they realize they
are hghtlng against time.
The Kaiser telegraphed to General Won
Bulow as follows II express to Your Ex-
c~ellencyl and the troops under you my In
perlal thanks and my fullest recognition.
For your splendid accomplishment l confer
upon you the Order of Merit"
Dispatches from Madrid state that an
attempt was made to murder Senior Alfonso
Costa, q former Premier and now the leader
OF the Democratic party in Portugal, by Jose
Silva, a student aged fourteen years. AS
Senior Costa was boarding an express train
TO Lisbon, Silva approached, drew a revolver
and fired twice, but both shots missed. He
was arrested at once and has declared that
no one melted him.
Advices from Lisbon state that The Gov
eminent has decided TO postpone the general
elections sine die and has ordered a revision
OF the present census. This is a hard blow
for SoNOr COcfo anI tho nopoOovoA;o .o...
as under the existing census the Democrats
undoubtedly would have obtained a MAORI
ty, because of the enforced or voluntary
abstention from voting of the other parties.
The newspapers declare that a revision Of
the census can be made only by Senior de
Castro, the Premier, acting as a dictator.
which would be unconstitutional and ire
gular, and they say that the Republic is
facing a grave crisis. The Democratic proua-
ganda is being advanced with energy and the
feeling has invaded the army. Posters
and manifestos against the Premier have
made their appearance upon the walls of
Lisbon and n number of persons caught dis
tributing handbills have been arrested.
London, Feb. 26th-The Admiralty an
nounces that the weather moderatiug, the
bomhardment of the outer forts of the Oar
danelles was renewed yesterday morning.
After a period of long range fire the squad
ron of bnttleships attacked at close range.
aud all the forts at The entrance to the Straits
were successfully reduced. The operations
are continuing.
The Berlin "Lokal Anzeiger's' correspou-
dent at Athens says that the recent lombard
ment of the Dardanelles by the Allied feet
was caused by Russia's demand fhat the
Straits should be opened, in order to permit
her to obtain raw material for further manu-
facture of arms and ammunition.
A Berlin official statement saws ,sThe
engagements on the Memel, Bobr and Narew
rivers continue. Przasnysz, Russian Poland,
which had been extensively fortified. was
stormed Yesterday by he West Prussian
Reserves and after a stubborn fight we were
victorious, capturing over 10000 prisoners,
over 20 cannon, a lat &c number Of machine