, 1915-08-21
ST. CROIX STATION.

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London, Aug. Is h-rne correspondent
of the "Daily News" at Athens states that
French and British ~aeroplanes flew over
Cou8tantinople and threw bombs on Galata
causing heavy casualties.
A French official communiquG says: "The
Austrian submarine u 3, after attacking in
the Adriatic without success an Italian auXi-
liary cruiser, was pursued during the whole
of the afternoon of he 18th BY Italian and
French torpedo Don't destroyers unt was dis
covered md sunk by gunfire on the morning
Of the ID h by the French torpedo boat de-
stroyer Gibson" which made prisoners one
officer and eleven sailors"
Advices from P%etrograd state that Sir
George Buchanan, the British Ambassador
to Russia, in an interview said that, when
Turkey declared war, Russia requested Great
Britain to divert a portion OF the Turkish
troops from the Caucasus by Il counter
demonstration at some other point, and the
operations in the Dlrdanelles were under
taken with the double object Of reducing the
pressure of the Turks IN the Caucasus and
opening the Straits. This weakened the AL
lies on the Western front and delayed their
advance, and it ~justiiies the apparent IN
action of the French and English troops
against the Germans in the West. He point
ell out that if the Germans were able to
pierce the French and British positions their
success might perhaps be irrepurable, and
that it was better that the Allies in the West
should wait until they were quite ready.
The statement has been sympNthetically
received by the "Novoe Ytemya', u semi
official organ, which says that even if Great
Britain had lone nothing more than use her
navy to prevent the German fleet from
nenacing Petrogrod or destroying Arch
angel, her part as an ally would have been
entirely indicated, and the Russians should
wait patiently until the mobilization of NUM-
tions by GIeut Britain permits a decisive
blow.
There were many interesting incidents
on "Registration Day, some volunteering
rather than be called conscIipts, some has
tened their marriages, especially in Scotland,
in order TO be enrolled as married.
Lord Northclitfe continues his agitation
for conscription, the registration scheme
being denounced as a sham to avert con-
scription. The opponents Of coEscription
declared that Lord Northcl fife designs to
defeat the Ministry and that the Volunteer
System still produces men faster than they
can be equipped and trained, industrial con-
scriptlon being more necessary than military.
FIFTY prominent personages have signed q
manifesto on behalf of the promoters of a
movement for National Military Service by
every man fit for the fighting line or home
duty, the DAILY Mail, Times" aud "Morn-
ing Post" supporting the movement.
The steamship "Highlaud Corr.e" q Nelson
liner, was pursued by a submarine but
escaped being torpedoed. The Norwegian
steamship "Albis' has been sunk, and a
Swedish steamship unnamed has been beach
ed in a sinking condition.
A Berlin official statement says: "During
successful attacks on the advanced position
at Kovno l,730 Russians, including seven
officers, were taken prisoners. An attempt
to break through the Russian lines from the
Nnrew to the Bug, after the crossing of the
Narew, succeeded, and our troops reached Il
hill at Bransk, over 5000 prisoners falling
into our hands. AT Novo Georgievsk the