, 1915-04-15
WAR NEWS SUI MARRIED


been begun.
London heard rumors of another naval
engagement of Scarborough, one Of
the coast towns attacked by a Ger.
man squadron several months AGO.
h British steamer Wayfarer has
been torpedoed by a German subma-
rlne while off the Scilly islands. Al.
though considerably damaged, the
crew managed to keep it afioat. It
was taken in tow and cached
Queenstown, where it was beached.
The sinking of the relief ship Harp.
iyce on its return voyage has Great.
ed much comment in London, but
the American relief commission. is
awaiting official confirmation of the
report that this ship was sent down
by a erman submarine before max.
Ing a protest.
recruits for Field Marshal Earl
k~itchener's new army MAS opened
In London. The campaign is to be
carried on for a fortnight.
The British and French governments
are sending large numbers of mill
tary surgeons into Servia to fight
the epidemic of typhus.
Five members of the Rockefeller
foundation commission have arrived
In Berlin for a conference with Ger.
man government officials concerning
relief measures in Poland.
Two million Germans have been killed,
made prisoners, or so badly wound.
ed that they will be unable to re.
turn to the battle line since the be.
ginning Of the war, according to a
report made to the French war of
flee.
The charge that explosives and spare
parts of guns are being carried Into
Turkey through Roumania by Ger.
man INK Austrian diplomatic
%couriers is made In q dispatch from
Bucharest.
The Turks have occupied Hamadan,
a city of Persia. 1865 miles southwest
of Teheran.
Troops of the allies occupy battle
fronts whose length totals 1856
miles.
The German note critielsing adversely
President Wilson's policy In dealing
with the British and French block.
0uC VI SSiIldIy anu also CcHSuTlnQ
the continued expectation of Amer.
lean arms n other munitions OF
war to the allies was made public
by Count Won Bernstorff, the Ger,
mar ambassador at Washington.
The sinking of the relief ship
Harplyce IN its return voyage has
created much comment In London.
but the American relief commission
Is awaiting official confirmation OF
the report that this ship was sent
down by a German submarine before
making a protest.
Efforts of the French to advance in
the Woevre district are meeting
with resistance and fierce German
counter attacks at various points,
not only In that territory, out to the
north in the neighborhood of Albert.
Berlin reports the capture of three vii.
lagos on the User canal and the fail.
ure of French attacks In the Ar.
gonne. French claim to have cap.
tured a Section of a German trench
In that region. The French admit
the loss of some trenches previous.
Iy captured from the Germans In the
Montmare wood. -.
The German auxiliary cruiser kron
prinz Wilhelm, following the exam.
pie of the Prlnz ElteI Friedrich, has
slipped into Newport News with the
record of having sunk fourteen YES.
sells since last August.
Repulses of the Germans at various
points In France, the taking Of Les
Eparges, an important strategic
point on the road toward their OBJ.
J~ectlve, Metz, m the capture OF
lines of trenches are announced In
the latest French official report OF
the warfare In the west.
Petrosrad asserts that In the carpa.
thians the Russians are in posses.
sion Of the entire principal chain OF
mountains, excepting one hill.
In addition to Les Epsrges the French
claim the capture of some 600 feet
of ground In the forest Of Ally and
to have retaken trenches from the
Germans north of BeauseIour.
Germans declare that In the region
where les Eparees Is situated and
where s~angulnary fighting has been
In progress for several days, the
French charges were absolutely
without success and their lose
heavier than those Of the Germans
Heavy losses In men are being in.
CURED on both the French and Car.
pathlans fronts.
The losses of men during the first six
months of the war are estimated by
the military expert Of a Rome news
paper at 100000. The cost of the
war In that period Is placed at SO,
4oo, ooo, 900.
Austrian avlators dropped sever
bombs at P~odgorltza, MONTENEGRO
French report gains In a fierce battle
between the Mouse and Moselle rIv
ers. Gernznn also cIain, rIL-.an-.-