, 1915-06-19

morning the capital OF the Grand Duchy OF
Baden. Accordingly twenty-three aeroplanes
started for Karlsruhe, and although caught
by a northeast wind they arrived over the
city and six O'Clock they dropped one hun
bred and thirty projectiles on objects md'-
Gated to them, particularly q chateau, nm
arms mwufactory and the railway static
A great number of fires broke ont during
the time the aeroplaues were flying over the
city md a serious panic was observed in the
railway station, from which trains departed
hastily, proceeding in an ~eastorly directions.
The machines were Subjected to a violent
gunfte, particularly on the outward trip at
Saverne, Strassburg, Rastatt and KARLSRUHE,
and on returning at Saverne, PhaisbourG
and Blamont, but all returned except two
A Berlin Official statement says: Goa
Tuesday the open town Of Karlsruhe, far
from the theatre of operations and III no
way fortified, was attacked W tn bom's
dropped by hostile airmen. Nineteen PEI
sons were killed and fourteen injured. Mill
tary damage could not have been caused.
One Of the aircraft was brought down by
one of our military airmen, its occupant b.
ing killed, and another enemy aircraft WAS
obliged to land near Schirneck."
Advices from Rome state that it is reported
that Germany is preparing to throw q great
AluS VI iIOOES 0lOuS II "'A"
frontier. The fighting is growing harder
daily tor the Teutonic Allies, and the Italians
are making constant advances, but it is exc
pected that the Austro-German will ende&-
vour to regain the ground lost and sweep over
the italian frontier,as il Poland, Belgium and
France. Confirming this. a telegram from
Innsbruck, Austria, states that twenty thou
sand Austrians left Trent Oh Tuesday and
are now advancing against the Italians ON
the Rivaroveredo frontier. Heavy fighting
has occurred at Goritz and Gradisca, the
Austrian casualties numbering 1900 and
the Italians the same. An ammunition de-
por at Tolmino has been destroyed by the
Italians. The Austrians are using dynamite
in the Alpine passes, loosenmg great ava
lanches on the Italian sharpshu oters.
The French are attempting to press the
Germans further back in the direction of
Lens, north of Arras, by an attack in force,
but Berlin announces that they have been
repulsed with great loss. 4 Paris commu-
niqu6 reports local infantry actions in this
district and that all the German counter
attacks have been beaten back. The opp0s-
ing armies on the front north of Arras have
reached a deadlock, the French claiming to
have maintained all their previous gains.
Berlin admits failure to recopture the posi-
tions further south around Moulin Sous
T0uvent, which the Germans lost a week ago.
A French official bulletin announces that
the British troops on Tuesday took a line of
German trenches west of La Bassee.
Mr., Asquith's recent speech was loudly
cheered 10y all parties and there is no doubt
that he possesses the entire confidence Of
the House of Commons.
Mr.. John Redmond is stated to be serious
ly i'll from p%tomaine poisoning.
Sir Stanley Buckmaster, the Lord High
Chancellor, has been created a peer and has
assumed the title Of Baron Buckmaster Of
Cheddington.
The death is announced Of Sir Nathaniel
BarDaby, the eminent. naval architect.
1t is officially announced that including
the marines and the naval division the Br-
fish naval casualties up to June totallod
1851 including 8,245 killed.
A despatch from Sydney, N. S. w, states
that the Australian casualties on the GailipoIi
Peninsula number LIZ killed, G,472 wound
ed, and 248 missing.
The trawler argyll has been torpedoed
without warning, the captain aud six men
being killed. Four members Of the crew
were saved.
A despatch from Copenhagen states that
a German cruiser took the crew of the Nor
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