Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-25
LATE WAR NEWS

on Black5iid plain, the scene of the
bee....ie of 1889 which ended in vic
tory for the Turks.
The Austro- Germans and Bulgar-
ians are attacking unitedly. They are
pressing in from Novibazar and up
the lbar and lab river valleys.
WASHINGTON D. c., Nov. 22.-
Secretary Lansing has received a re-
port that British worship stopped
and searched the American vessel
Zealandia within the three-mile zone
Of Progresso.
The incident may be the basis of
representations to England.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 22.-Eng-
land has added big new fleet of
submarines to her Baltic sea torpedo
boat flotilla.
This explaines the recent stories of
naval activity in the Cattegat
THE HAGUE, Nov. 22.-The Bel
gian ministers of finance and justice
will soon go to New York to en-
deavor to arrange for loan, it is
reported.
ZURICH, Nov. 22.-Fighting with
bayonets and even knives, the fiercest
struggle in the history Of the Aus
trian-Italian campaign is now in prog
ress for the possession of the DOB
erdo plateau. The fight is centering
about the Coritz bridgehead.
In their determination TO capture
the town, the Italians have not ceas-
ed their bombardment night or day for
weeks. The Italian infantry dashes
forward a few yards at time. throw
ing up sandbag defenses and pouring
volleys into the Austrians while the
Italian artillery firing overhead clears
the way for a fresh charge.
The losses on both sides arc enor-
nous. Many of the soldiers have fall
en- from exhaustion.
LONDON, Nov. 22.--In hot at
tack with bombs the Australian and
New Zealand troops gained new
ground on the west side Of the Cali
poll peninsula.
They captured the Turkish under
ground works in the Anzaz zone, kill
ing many defenders.
PARIS, Nov. 22.-rhe outcome of
the Greek crisis is as doubtful as
ever. How far the allies have gone
or will go with the commercial and
economic blockade" of Greece is not
officially indicated.
There is an unofficial report that
allied warships are searching Greek
merchantmen.
This is am unexpected development
-and is taken to mean that the allies
have already started their blockade,
LONDON, Nov PA Turkish
transport with 500 soldiers on board
struck mine and was sunk in the
Sea of Marmora.
1t is reported that nearly all the
ones on board perished.
The admiralty has announced that
two large British Steamships have
been Summarized, but has not said
where. The crews were saved.
ROTTERDAM, Nov 22.-The allies
have begun tremendous offensive
at the Dardanelles according to dis
patch from Constantinople.
This is thought to be the meaning
of Kitchener's negative answer when
asked if the allies would abandon the
Dardanelles.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 22.-
The British embassy has named Cleve-
land, Buffalo, Toledo, Detroit and
other great lake cities as having been
specified as the ones from which the
German reservists are planning to
attack Canada.
The circumstances do not yet war
rant protest to the administration,
the embassy said.
BERLIN. Nov. 23.-A force of
10000 Canadian. Australian and In
dians troops successfully marched
from Egypt to within ten miles of
Bagdad.
After several severe engagements
the Turks drove them back, insur-
ing the safety of the city.
This invasion occurred several weeks
ago but has just been reported,
The campaign thus foiled is be-
lieved to have been a part of a gi-
gantic plan, in which the Russians
were to march across Persia.
The Russians failed to accomplish
their part.
According to the German view the
allies are playing their last card in
attempting to land enough troops in
Greece to menace the German com
munications with Constantinople.
The allies have underestimated the
strength of the Teutonic forces. Ger
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