The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-03-19
LATEST WAR news
Monday.

Monday.
England Shipping circles in Eng
land are disturbed over the remark
able activity of the fast German sub
marine U-29, which for three days
has been torpedoing steamers at va
rious points off the Scilly Islands
and in the English Channel. The
U-29 has attacked not less than eight
steamers, five of which she sank.
The loss of the French steamer Au-
guste Conseil, which was torpedoed
off the English coast, has just. been
reported. The crew was saved. A
German hydroplane has been wreck
ed off the Danish coast.
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France-The magnitude of the
British victory around Neuve Chap
ellie in Northern France, last week
continues to grow, as evidenced by
a statement from the British War
Office. which declares that in three
days fighting the German losses
could not have fallen far short of
10000 men. Prisoners to the num-
Der of 1920 were taken by the Brit
ish. Regarding these operations the
French official statemnt says: THE
success gained by the British armies
at Neuve Chapelle proves to have
been absolutely complete. They cap
tured three lines of trenches and a
fortified work. The enemy suffered
great losses"
expected battle in Russian Poland
around Przesnysz is developing
slowly, while both Russians and Aus
TRANS claim to have made gains in
Galicia and the Carpathian Noun
tains.
Italy-Territorial expansion for
Italy and new dimensions beyond
the seas, especially on the Meditter-
ranean" are urged tin an article in
Giornale D'Italia. Another Rome
newspaper declares Germany is ship
ping arms to Tripoli for the purpose
of arming a revolution against Itali-
an authorities.
Turkey-Regarding the operations
in the Dardanelles by the warships
of the Allies, late dispatches are
details of the progress being
made. but advices from Sofia, by way
of London report that the State ar
chives are being packed up at Con-
stantinople preparatory to removal.
Eski Shehr, in Asia Minor, may be
the new Ottoman capital
Tuesday.
England-Great Britain made
known in formal proclamation how
she proposes to sever all the arteries
of sea commerce to and from Ger
many during the period of the war.
British officials frankly called the
a blockade although the
Order-in-Council does not contain
the word blockade. The order de-
clares no intention to capture the
ships of Germany's allies, Austria
and Turkey, as the measure avowed-
ly is reprisal against Germany. The
Order-in-COuncil was received in
with evident disappoint-
ment. and strong protest against
its terms is forecast.
Italy-Italy has suspended mail
service on trains bound for the Aus
trian frontier, and Emperor Francis
Joseph had an extended conference
with his Minister of War on the SUBJ
ject of the defense of the dual mon
archy on the Italian frontier.
Turkey-Constantinople dispatch
es to Berlin state that eight Allied
warships have been DANCED in the
and that the Queen Eliz-
abeth had been hit by three heavy
shells. The hospital ship Canada left
for Malta with numerous injured, it
is stated.
Germany-The British Admiralty
the sinking of the German
cruiser Dresden near Juan Fernan-
DEE Island on March IA by British
cruisers after five minutes engage
ment. The crew was saved. fifteen
being badly wounded. There were
no British casualties. After the
Prussian Diet had unanimously APP
proved the war budget. Minister