Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-03-03
Latest War News
The Germans p1ivs Back The Bli!sh Amy
and Then Join Them in Battle.

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and Then Join Them in Battle.
London, Feb. 27.-Great Brit
, ian, France fnd their allies hsv'
advised neutral countries tina
they hold themselves at liberty tt
stop sll shipping to ar from Gar
many aud the countries of hel
allies. Public announcement Of
this action will be made early
next week, The text of the de-
claration will set forth that this
decision ia necessary because OF
Gsrmsn submarine attacks but
that Great Britain and France
will respect the lives of crews and
passengers in any steps they may
take.
London, Feb. % With Rus
sian successes in the region of
|'Przasnyzs, North Poland, and
Kolomea, East Gaiicia. the sue
cessful progress of the operations
of the allied feet in the Dardann,
el!es and the deolslon of the allied
governments to stop all shipping
to and from Germany. Austria
and Turkey, the war, it is believed
here, is about to enter upon a new
phase.
While the success reported by
Pesrograd covers only small por.
ton of the long front in North
Poland, aud the Germans have
been able to record a counter sue
cess near Kolno, the general i'm
preston among military men in
London is shat not only has the
Gernan eff ,nsive in the North
exhausted itself but the tide is
turning in favor of the Russians,
VIII, with railways at their back !,
have been able to bring up mole
r3inforcemeuts than the luvadiEg (
army, whose >mmunicatlons af
ter Germany territory ls left,
must Cross country Of marshas
and gveri owing rivers.
Much mare fighting, however,
must be waged before a final de-
clslon is reached. Meanwhile the
battle has been resumed iu Cen
tral Poland whore tha Russians
have made slight advance, tnc
the engagements in the Csrpa-
thlans, eastern GalIcla andI Buko.
wilma continue with unabated fury
London, FEB. 27 After hav
ing completed the distraction Of
forts at the entrance Of the Oar,
danelIes, the allied fl yet of British
and French Warships, the greatest
which bas ever been in action. are
now attacking she inner forts,
which heretofore have stood BE-
tween Turkey and invasion by the
sea.
Apparently the outer forts
could not Withstand great bonn
bsrdment aud when they had Tee Il
levelled and deserted by theiI
defenders, msn were landed from
the ships to complete the work OF
demolition, while mite swsepere
cleared a passage for ships in the
straits.
More serious work is now ahead
fox the all,im portant fortlfcatione
are as Klllad Bafr and Chanak.
which guard the narrowest part
Of the straits, which the f9et is
approaching. There is no doubt,
however, tn t the allied COM
mandela nave instructions to make
their way to Constaniinople in
spite of all obstacles and have
been supplied wish tho best means
for carry yiug cut these orders.
Paris, via London, Feb. 27 -
:55 p. m The following fficia]
communicated was issued by the
War Office tonight:
SIN the dunes near Lomabert-
zyde, one Of our patrols captured
a German trench, killed the occu
pants and took machine gun.
"Ln Champagne our progress ol
Friday evening to the north ol
Mes-nil les HurIus has made uf
masters of 5O1 M tiers of German