, 1915-01-23

the present., to protect the interests of the
Danish people. Wheat prices have risen and
are still rising. There is no embargo, but
the Governments action will prevent Ger
many from obtaining flour. The quantity
contiscated is 100000 sacks, each weighing
200 Tbs. The military control Of the bakeries
in Berlin is more rigorous; nothing but war
bread Of rye and potatoes, white bread with
a very small percentage Of white flour and
certain kinds Of cakes are to be baked.
These restrictions apply to hotels and pri-
yate establishments, cooks in German homes
finding the oven under military control.
Danish merchants who recently visited Ber-
lin say all wool is being seized and there IS
a daily house TO house search by the military
authorities, which results in the seizure of
thousands Of WOODEN garments, especially
underwear, gloves and even leather cover
inga.
Dispatches from Rome state that the ar
rivals there of earthquake refugees are esti-
mated at 10000, including 1000 suffering
from deafness, blindness, temporary insanity
OF other injuries. The estimates OF tine
casualties are still fnctuating. The prelimi-
nary estimate of the damages is pat ut
300, coo. 600 lire. The Pope has all eady re-
ceivpd $500, 600 for his relief work, aud res
cue work has been systemntized even nj
Ayezzano, where nineteen survivors have
been extricated, six of whom were uninjured.
Two looters were shot, to discourage others.
Many bodies found have been burned.
London, Jan. 20th-A French official COM
muniQue says: "In Belgium a snow storm
is being experienced and there have been
only intermittent artillery exchanges. There
is also snow in the region of Arr0s, where
ON heavy artillery on several different occa-
sions siIenced the batteries of the enemy and
he has not renewed his attacks on this part
of our front. In the section of scissors the
bombardment Of ST. Paul during Sunday
night was not followed by an infantry attack
and Monday passed in absolute calmness.
IN Voilly sur Aisne, east Of scissors. and in
the section Of Rheims there were artillery
exchanges on Monday. Northwest of Pout
i Mousson we occupied another field work
of the enemy, and in the forest of LIE Pl6tre
we to-day occupied 500 yards Of the trenches
Of the enemy. In the Vosges the snow storm
continues and here also there was artillery
fighting particularly in Ban de Supt and in
the neighbourhood of Thanh.
A German off cial statement says: "In
the Western threotre Of war there have been
a few uni1nporteHt skirmishes and artillery
duels only along the entire front. In the
Eastern theatre weather has been very un-
favourable. At Radzanoito, Cjczhun and
Sierpiec, north of the Yistuln, the Russians
were repulsed with heavy losses and several
thousand prisoners remained III our hand.
On the west Of the Vistuln and east Of he
Piico the situation generally remains the
same.
The Daily Telegraph's" correspondent at
Petrograd states that the Russians have not
actually occupied Plock, Russian Poland,
but there have been no Germans there for n
fortnight, they having speedily departed
upon hearing that the Russians were in the
vicinity.
The Daily News correspondent at Petro-
grad says TINT the Turkish winter campaign
Ia the Caucasus has now suffered n final
collapse, with the fnilure of the task Of con-
verting Enver Pasha's Defeated and retreat
ing Corps at Karaurgan into q force strong
enough to continue the war with Russia.
The Turkish rank and file fought stubbornly
for ten days on the frontier positions around
Karaurgan, until on Saturday they fell VIC
TINS to the careless and incompetent man
agement of their Gerrlan and Turkish
leaders. Originally five Corps were sent
forward by Enver Pasha and General Won
Sanders into Russian territory, hut after
the disasters at Arabian and Sali Kamysch
only the remnants of two Corps could rally
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