, 1915-09-15

nlltle TWO aIieIlplS AZ Il coup ut lItin hSu'HNH
one of our advanced posts near Saplgneul,
but they failed comp lctely. Fighting With
bombs and hand gren0des has TAX II place
in the Argonne and cannonadiug by both
sides in the Bots lie Mortmare and Oh the
Lorraine trout at Loutre on the Vezouze."
A Belgian official despatch states: "Ihe
artillery fire continued throughout Friday
night aud on Saturday morning, especially
III the vicinity Of SteenStIHate and Ramsca-
pelle, the latter place receiving over 1,500
pruiectlles but without eau ing any da mage.
Intermittent tung occurred along the whole
front in the afternoon, when we shelIed the
enemy successfully"
A German official bulletin announces:
che trenches on MISUNDERSTANDING
which we captured on the ninth have been
retained, despite two attacks by the French"
A Reuters despatch from Copenhagen
states that Germany has opoogj zed to Den
mark for the sinking on the second June of
the schooner ''Sulvador", which she says was
destroyed by mistake, aud has offered to pay
un indemnity.
The correspondent of the Daily TeIo-
graph" at Petrograd says that Il resolution
has been adopted by the progressive parties
in the United Dnmu providing fpr the uu-
tonomy Of Poland, a conciliator policy to-
wards Finland, an amnesty for political and
religious offences not Of a criminal char acter,
the complete cessation of religious persteu-
ton, the removal of restrictions against the
Jews, the recognition Of the legality Of Trnde
Unions and other reforms. The progressive
parties control three hundred OF the 43O
votes. a resolution asking for the agree
ment of The Government and the Duma to
the rapid adoption OF Bills for %nntionnl de-
fence, the care of the wounded and the
ameIioration Of the condition Of refugees,
has been hid before the Council Of Min
listers, IN which the Reactionuries are in the
majority.
The resignation of The Russian Cabinet,
which had been expected for some time rs Is
natural consequence of the Governmental
reconstruction, occurred on Saturday. A
coalition Cabinet Will be formed with ten
additional members aud Will include some
of the former Ministers.
A Reuters despatch Irom Petrogrud states
that the Grand Duke aud his heudquarrprS
staff started for The Caucasus on Thursday
evening. The Emperor went to the railway
station to say farewell.
1t is now stated TINT 81 persons were
killed in the Zeppelin raids on London on
Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Four per
sons wounded 90 Tuesday have since died.
and the bodies of three victims listed a.
missing have been eXtricuted from the wreck
uge of shattered buildings
The "Manchester Guardian" says that the
answer OF the people of London and the
London districts to the exercise Of fright
fulness was eXemplihed by a recruiting SEP
geant who addressed the crowds from y
platform among the debris Of the ruined
hou es, and that the results have been ex-
cellent. Men from every part of the coun-
Try have hucked 10 the recruiting bureuus
and numerous volunteers have presented
themselves in Trafalgar Squire.
Reprisnl raids 10y British Aviators on
German cities within easy reuch Of Belfort
are urged by the "Globe' and other organs.
The Exchange Telegraph Company's COZ
respondent at Amsterdam says that - Il p
pelin left Brussels in the direction OF Ant
werp on Tuesday evening and while ,eturn-
ing on Wednesday morning lost lis propel-
Ter while flying over Stcckems, nud when
near Brussels it fol! and was entirely des-
troyed by an explosion and fire, the chew
being killed.
Owing to the rnpid expansion Of the
Naval All Seryice,in both personnel and mate
rial, the Admiralty has decided to place it
under the direction of a flag officer, with
the title Of Director of the Air Service, and
Rear-AdmiraI Vaughan Lee has been seIec-
ted. Commodore Sueter, the present Dirpc-