, 1915-04-21

vi bl'' IiOub lACEC dIG growing
sigl g that the Germans may anticipate tile
long predicted general Allied offensive,
but the actual operations have relapsed
into mid-winter quiet. The Allies and Ger
many are taking inventories, after the re-
cent aerial operations, with contradictory
results. The attackers claim that their
assaults resulted in the destruction of mill
tary transport and equipment, while the
defenders report that the only tangible
effects were the casualties among civilians
and slight damage to property.
A despatch from Berlin states that private
kilograms from England, via Holland, say
that serious damage was done by Zeppelins,
and that bombs killed or wounded the Off
GERS and crew of patrol boats protecting the
shipyards, which indicates that they fell near
the docks, also that a German aviator shelled
Greenwich, near London.
Adyices from Amsterdam state that on
Saturday morning an ailship dropped II
bombs on Strassburg, in Alsace Lorraine.
Searcbights showed it Disappearing in Il
n%ortherly direction, under the bombardment
Of anti-aircraft guns. Two persons wero
slightly wounded, but otherwise no damage
was done.
A despatch from Amiens states that seven
persons were killed and eight wounded by
bombs dropped by two German ueroplaues
on Friday, one appearing IN the morning aud
another in the evening. The Cathedral was
apparently the target, but was not damaged.
Advices from Halle, on the river Sanle. in
Prussia, state that ten British officers, phi
soners Of war, have been taken from the local
camp there and placed in solitary confne-
nGnt in the Magdeburg fortress, Us u repri-
sal for the treatment Of the crews of the
German submarines in England. Among
them is a son of a former British AMBUSH
dor ut Berlin, but his name is not given.
The General Anzei8er" of Dussburg, in
Rhenish Prussia, learns from an absolutely
uulmpeachable source that the reported sick
ness Of the Grand Duke Nicholas, the Rus
sian Commander-in-Chief is due to u shot in
the abdomen fired by tie late General Baron
Sievers. The latter was summoned by The
Grand Duke to explain the defeat of tho
Russian Tenth Army on the Enst Prussian
frontier and in u heated colIoquy which en-
sued the Grand Duke gave the Baron a box
on the ear, WhereupOn the latter drew Il re-
vOIver aud wounded the Grand Duke, sab
sequently turning the weapon upon himself.
The suicide OF the Baron was learned at his
funeral, but the Grand Dukes wound has
inst onlybecome known.
A Russian official bulletin Announces:
con Thursday in the Black Sea our destroy
ers sank four steamers, two Of them cOul
laden, and several suiIing vessels off the
coast Of Anatolio, and also exchanged shots
with the batteries at Sungulduk ia Asia
Minor
The India Office announces: 'FTle Turks
ON "Wednesday We're driven from their adj
youced positions ut Zobeir, ten miles south
west Of BasrN and So miles fg0m the head of
the Persian Gulf. The enemy's strength was
estimated at l $4,000 men, but after a deter
mined resistance they we're driven out Of
thor trenches at the point Of the buyonet,
with heavy losses.
Ottawa, 18Th April-In the Dominion
House OF Commons, before the Propagation
Of Parliament, Sir Robert Borden announced
that The expenditure of the war revenue of
100000, 600 dollars would be coutled TO IL
Commission of business men, and he intimnt-
ed that the Government was considt ring the
I. o4ecution Of those implicated ia improper
expenditure.
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