, 1915-12-01

fourth several engagements With grensdes
took place, and on the twenty fifth an ezrio-
sion set of by rs destroyed some eaps pushed
forward by the enemy towards the centre of
our front"
A Turkish official announcement states
'Siuce the twenty fourth there has been vio-
lent artillery fire and bomb throwing near
Sedd Ell Bahr. Near Anafarta The enc
my battleships and monitors bombarded
our positions without success and our
artillery forced one monitor to retire. On
the morning Of the twenty fifth We nude a
surprise attack near Al Buruu and occupied
n considerable pant Of the euemy's trenches
Near Sedd HI Bahr the enemy exploded soluo
mines on our left md right, bat without any
iujuy to US, and IN the back explosion Of
two mines many Of the enemy were hit
A French official communiqu6 states
"Bather spirited artillery nctiops have oc-
curI ed III Belgium in The region OF Lomhaer-
tzyde and BoeaiDehe, aud south Of the Son ne
IN The sector Of Fouwues court. North Of
st. MilieI, our artillery demolished an enemy
battery 81 Cote ST. Marie, and our long range
guns took under their fire a slOug enemy
detachment at Billy Sous Mang euuee and dis
persed it. Confirmation has been received
Of the report that an enemy attempt to az
tack by means Of suffocating gnses on tlidav
IN the sector of FORCES and Be.Leucoult
resulted in a complete failure f1l the enemy.
Three successive waves OF gas We're PROJECTED.
followed by a violent bombardHent, Lu5 by
means Of a curtain Of fire our artillery pre-
vented the German attacking forces frcm
leaving their lines.
A Russian official statement says
"Oh the western Russian front, ez-
cept for the failure Of a new Gernau
attempt to retake the trenches they recently
lost north of lake Syenton, calm reigued along
the whole line.
A Turkish c4ical statement corfrmst the Bri-
tish report that the Turkish forces retired ia
Ssiiug, on the Irak front on ov.22nd ana Z3id
and says north Of koruna and ON the TI4ris
west OF Kut III Amarah Ia enemy, u21el
the protection Of ten war vessels, attacked
our advanced positions with new rein0otce-
ments. Our advanced troops Inflicted on tbe
enemy very considerable losses and he with
drew to his mum positions.
The British Embassy ut Washington in o
statement su}s that the Secretary If state
foI l dia has com muuicated The Io.Iowin4:
The enemy Press recently stated TINT Hri}-
ish monitors have been sunk on the gllIi.-
On inquiries Icing mode. the stetcmcut
mas been lOUud 10 be UeN0lQ OF all INInta-
ton. German reports, circulated IN tie
United States, announce that - great con
spirocy has been discovered in Cairo, headed
by persons IN The encourage OF the lew Sui
tan. The coDspjrGtors are alleged to have
plotted TO remoye the Ruler end Ministers
and Ibeiute Egypt from The British yoke
Forty persons are reported to have been
arrested, twenty-five Of whom have already
been executed. r1e British Foreign Office
has issued on offend contradiction of this
rumour, III which there is not a word Of
Truth"
A despatch from Rome states that although
The efforts Of the Pope last vear 10 OBTAIN
q truce among the Powers owen the Christmas
holidays were unsuccessful, IL is reported on
good authority that His Holiness viii make a.
similar r+enpt this year. lie IS reported
TO have brought up Ito question during "a
conference with Cardinal Eol Hartmann,
Archbishop OF Cologne
While the Relie oav. of the Scaodjua-
vian-Americon line, was between Fire Island