Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-04-23
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Eaar0Deafs War News


The third German aerial raid on
England within thirty-six hours has
created extraordinary alarm. The ap-
pearance Of German aeroplane on
the outskirts Of London during the
day aroused grave anxiety.
American steamship companies op-
Grating between Seattle and Alaska
ports and Seattle and San Francisco
were notified by the British admiralty
that all Germans would be removed
from any vessel calling at Canadian
port and held as prisoners OF war.
THE most gigantic battle in the his
tory OF the world has resulted IN the
complete defeat OF the Russians at"
tempting To cross the Carpathians,
said an official statement from the
Vienna war office The enemy's
losses were appalling.
Several bombs were dropped by
German taube aeroplane in the vi"
cinity of the cathedral in Amienss
France. Ten persons were killed or
wounded The material damage done
was slight.
Lloyds asCertained at London def
nitely that the striking Of a mine
caused the sinking of the Swedish
steamer Folke. 1t was thought for
time that she had been hit by a sub
marine torpedo.
An official casualty list of British Of
ficers issued at London contains to-
tai OF 1914 names, of which seventy-one
were killed and lit wounded, and six
are missing. This number added to
lists issued previously gives total OF
1916 officers killed. S.418 wounded
and 738 missing
Preach airmen hurled ten bombs
on the railway workshop at Leopolds-
hoefe. east Of Eurigue, in the grand
dMchy OF BADEN, and ten more on q
powder magazine at Rottwei, which
was seen to burst into aame. Two
civilians were killed and one injured.
Forty other bombs were dropped on
the Metz electric light station, fire
followed.
The British government has offered
"a full and ample apology" to the
Chilean government for the sinking
In Chilean territorial waters OF the
German cruiser Dresden.
Dispatches received at Amsterdam
from Freiburg I'm Bretgau, grand
duchy of Baden, announce that hos
tile airman dropped bombs there at
noon, killing six persons and in3uring
a large number, a0st of them school
children.
The Russian staff ut Petrograd has
called to the colors additional classes
of reserves which will almost double
the present army strength. The Hun
garian civil authorities have evacu-
ated Ungyar, the immediate objective
of a Russian column which has
crossed the ridge westward OF the
Uzsok pass.
Tremendous excitement has been
aroused in Holland, according to dis
patches received In London, by the
destruction Of the Dutch government
steamer Katwfjk by a German subma-
rine The Katwijk was torpedoed at
anchor off N0ordhinder lightship, Hol-
land, Crew was rescued.
Total British casualties among the
troops up to April IL were 1873, 347,
Under Secretary of War Tenant an
nounced In parliament in London.
This includes killed, wounded and
missing.
After a twelve-hour battle the Rus
slams have captured another section
of the mountain barrier between Cali
ella and Hungary, according to a dis
patch 10 London from Lemberg. This
report teAs of Russian attack on the
Austrians at Mezolaborcz. In the East
Beskids. The Austrian forces were
forced to give ground.