, 1915-03-03
SUPPLEMENT TO ST. CRoIx AVIS, No. IS, Bird MARCH 1915.

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Dispatches from Cape Town state that
General BOtha's army continues to progress
in German Southwest Africa. At the open
ing of the Union Parliament the Guard of
H onour for the new Governor was composed
entirely of Burghsrs in khaki, u duty here
totore entrusted to British soldiers. In q
letter to Parliament, General Botha writing
from the front said he anticipated a speedy
conclusion of the operations and applied for
leniency for the rebels, especially the rank
and file, who, he said, in most cases had
acted upon compulsion or were the victims
of wrong leaders.
Advices from Copenhagen state that the
use of rye, barley, wheat, buck wheat and
potatoes for the manufacture of spirits has
been prohibited in Denmark.
Dispatches from Paris state that the Mou-
lin Rouge, the famous music and dance hall
has been destroyed by fire. The entire staff
of the fire department in tbs centre Of the
city were called out to fight the blaze.
Advices from Berlin state that the Bun
derath has adopted preliminary Budget esti-
mates including over $1,000, 00O,0 900 marks
extraordinary expenditures for war, the ordi-
nary expenditure being over three thousand
million marks. Almost all the amount de-
voted to the war has been raised 10y loans, and
there is no redemption of war loans pro-
vided for, as the methods for such
redemption can be decided upon GU
ly after the war. The Treasury bonds
credit has been fixed at one thousand million
marks, The funds to provide for the reIa-
tives of those killed in the war amounted at
the beginning of February to nearly
AZ, 100000 marks. The armament levy is
estimated at 500, 900, 900 marks. No separ-
90 FND1nC;,I ct;r,o4oo Io~o Ico~ 1>vnoortoA
as the war has interrupted all communica-
tons with the Colonies. The increase of
revenue il the ordinary Budget is stimated
at nearly 90, 000, 600 marks, and the increase
in the expenditure at over 1870, 600 600.
Owing to the scarcity of benzine and rub
Der tires the running of privute cars, taxis
and pleasure motors has been suspended in
Germany until the war is over.
A Russian official bulletin announces :
During Friday the Germans appeared to
pass to the defensive along almost The whole
front, and on the lett hauE OF tbs AItmen on
the roads 10 Symuo and Sorey there have
been actions following the progress of our
advance guard. North Of Grodno the fight
ing was limited to an intense fire by the
enemy. AT the village of Tcharnevo a Ger
man battalion with sappers advanced towards
the Bobr valley and our artillery, Selling
the moment when a part of the column had
crossed to our bank of the river, almost ami
hilated it, the survivors consisting of 5 otfic-
ers and a few score men being made prisoners.
The guns of the fortress Of O5sowetz are
succes fully engaging the enemy's heavy
batteries, which iucIude eleven and twelve
inch mortars. Our offensive Mt Przasnysz
is being vigorously pursued and we have
recaptured that town which the Germans
had temporarily occupied. The German
retreat is spreading over a constantly widen
ing front, at some points assuming the char
acter of o disorderly flight. The prisoners
we have taken number forty officers and
5000 soldiers and onr captures are CONSTANT
lv increasing, while our cavalry continues
in pursuit of the retiring Germans. As a
German battery southeast Of Przasnsz was
impeding our offensive, Captain Gourdoff
was sent out with several armOured automo-
biles under fire, in the direction of the hos
tile battery, and at a distance of twenty
yards they killed all the gunners, Captain
Gourdotf being himself killed at the very
moment when mis- valour had turned the
battle in our favour, The booty taken in
Plzasnysz was so great that it is as yet
impossible to estimate the exact amount"
In Eastern Galicia the Austrian adj
vance has been checked and the Rus
slams are unoficially reported to have
captured Stanislau and Kolomea after
hard fighting. The possession of Stanis-
lau by the Russians is important because
of the railroad running thence to the Carpa-
thians, and should effectually prevent any
attempt to ~encircle the Russian left wing.
Stanislau was regarded as a pivotal point in
the Austrian attempt to recapture the province
of Galicia. The military operations of both
the Austrians and the Russians have been
hampered by a heavy snowfall, but the Rus
sians report having taken nineteen officers
and 1892 soldiers prisoners at this point
within The last few days and alse five ma