The Sentinel=record., 1915-02-02
ALL LIGHTS ARE ORDERED CON.
CEALED BY THE AUTHORITIES
IN THE CITY OF LONDON.
DIRIGIBLES WERE SIGHTED
The German Submarine Attacks on
British Merchant Ships is the Para y
mount Topic Discussed in All /
Quarters. -

London. Feb ll.-lO:90 D. m,--spe
cial orders issued by tle police
shortly before O'Clock tonight
caused blinds to be whisaed down all
over London and reports spread that
five Zeppelin dlngbles sighted over
Dover and presumably making inland,
had been fired ON by the forts. Parts
of the city of London waited for
more than two hours Will blinds
drawa but nothing happened IN
quiries elected from the police the
information that orders to prepare for
an air raid had been ISSUED by The
war office, but whether because air
craft really lad been sighted or as a
rehearsal 1t was Impossible sEdrs ar-
tain.
One message frem Dover reported
that the raiders had been driven OFF
by the gmfire but no details were
forthcoming
This furry served to break the
monotony of the news from battle
fronts, where none OF the armies
either in the east or the west has
been able to deliver a blow sufficient
to cause any shift In their alignment
The German submarine attacks Il
British merchant slips continue II z
the paramount TOPIC OF discusslo Y
aad predictions are made THAT food
prices, which are already soaypg
win go still higher if many | pre-
raids are accomplished
The shipping Of the west coastNs
still somewhat upset, the Dublin
Steam Packet Company Announcing
tonight the temporary abandoning Of
all sail1ngs with Beiisst, Liverpool
and Glasgow one other Dublin com
pany has also suspended its sailings
but the other schedules are being
maintained
The chief sollce G eat Britain finds
in tile German submarine attacks is
that tie craft thus used cannot take
part in the reg ular naval operations.
Ont of the confused fighting in the
Caupathians. which continues to
dominate tho military situation.
comes nothins in the way Of deci-
siye conflict and perhaps the most
significant news from the eastern
theater Is The theory enunciated from
Petrograd that Field Marshal Won
Hmdenberg is planning another gem
eral onslaught on the tssian lines
west OF WARSAW
Artillery duels almost exclusively
have been the measure Of the recent
fighting in France aad Belgium. The
German official sta cement dismisses
tie western theater with the terse
announcement nothing to report
The French record only one Infantry
attack to the southeast of Ypres,
where they say German attempt TO
advance was stop led
The British parliament will reas-
semble tomorrow for consideration of
number Of important wartime meas
ures. While no contentious legisla-
ton will be debated. the labor rarity
will press for government action with
references to the increase in the price
Of foodstuffs.
The London newspapers are point
ing ont the growing unrest in labor
circles and there is a belief in some
quarters that this may necessitate ac-
tiol BY the government Fifty taou-
sand miners in West Yorkshire
whose agreement with their employ
ers expires in d fortnight are demand
ing six pence t12 centsl extra IN
wages on the threat OF strike. The
Welsh miners also want increased
pay and better working conditions:. /.
while the railway men contend that
their wages are not in keeping with
the increased cafdraf q ,,i,ulss4ice OF the
parliament ss' e ming to be dealt with 81
The OH '., IN however, win be Thames
'Ae new estimates discussed y aaa
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