, 1915-02-03

uOtlc0 OF In6lf approach III Time Tor the IN
habitants to be warned by signal bells to
seek shelter. Although it WIS a clear moon
light night the machines were visible only
when picked mp by the searchlights by which
the French artillery directed the fire of their
three-inch and aircraft guns. The aero
planes dropped so bombs by which ten per-
sons were injured.
4 despatch from Berlin states that three of
the seven Engli h ~ayiators who bombarded
Ostend and Zeebrugge were cropped in the
Straits of Dover with their observers. The
English squadron was engaged by the Ger
man almen, and three of the English
biplanes finding their retreat cut off by the
Germans, fed seaward and dropped in the
water when their gasoline became exhausted.
No announcement has been made in Lon
don OF a British afraid on the above named
towns since that on Zeebrugge reported on
January 24th.
Another despatch from Berlin states that
the Kaiser returned to that city on Satur-
day, and after holding q conference with the
General Staff will proceed to the eastern
battle front early next week.
Dispatches from Rome state that twenty
thousand injured refugees from the earth
quake regions are concentrated in that city
and that thirteen thousand more are ut five
other cities. 1t is officially stated that the
casualties at Avezzano were S,238 killed and
2,040 survivors,, the majority Of the latter
being injured.
Adyices from Ponta DeIgada, Azores, state
thut earthquakes have been felt Mt St. Mich
eal's since that which DESTROYED Avezzano
aud that they have increased in intensity in
the last three days. The worst shock was
fell Mt Villa Franco do Campo, on the south
coast twenty miles east Of Ponta Deleada.
NlI, IN.A.,an ~ h.-,- H. -
four times by volcanic disturbances during
the last three hundred years.
London, Feb: 1st.-A Russian official
staIement says: During Thursday and Fri
day the battles in the Carpathians were
favourable to us in several sections of our
front, and particularly fortunate was our
offensive in the region Of the village of Nil
mia Polilanka south west of Dukla, Gaiicia,
where by bayonet attacks we captured
three lines of the enemy's trenches.
Likewise fortunate was our offensive on our
front southwest Of Jisliska and Baligrod.
and southeast of Loudooiske, where in one
sector our troops gained a position protected
by wire fences. During these two days we
took thirty-iye more officers and $500 SOL
diers prisoners and captured two rapid fire
guns and one cannon. Our other troops al
so took prisoners but the precise number
nus not DScu Q6l6ILLIUcOs LII me DlHCk pea
our feet hunted out near Samb0on the Iur-
kish cruisers "Medjidies" and "Breslau' and
pursued them until nightfall, and our toIpe-
do craft have sunk several Turkish sailing
ships. One of our torpedo craft Effected q
bold raid upon Trebizond where, after can
nonading the enemy's troops, which fed, she
damaged the barracks and flour depots.
The same torpedo boat silenced at Rich two
Of the enemy's batteries, sank several feluc-
cas- and damaged the barracks. On the
Sari Kamy sch front one of our columns, pro-
filing by a snowstorm, crossed the crest of
the mountains and seized after a violent
struggle the village Of Garness, mixing pri-
soners there of the Chief of the 18Th Turkish
Division with As STIFF, Is officers, 7 surgeons
and $50 Others, also capturing three cannon
over 200 rifles, "a convoy train and Il large
quantity of war munitions and provisions.
Later the Turks attacked the columns, but
were repulsed by a connter-attack with great
loss, abandoning Il rapid fire gun,
A despatch from Paris states that the
Ministry Of Marine in a statement says that
the British steauer~SIokomnrn' has been
sunk by a torpedo from a. German submarine.
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