, 1915-01-23
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London Jan. 2lst.-It is stated RuthOrita-
lively that the "Dacja's" cargo will be treated
IN such Il manner hat the owners of the cotton
will not have cause for complaint, The ship,
however, VIII be taken before the Prize Courr.
1t is unlikely that the British position will
be the same towards the owners Of curgoes
on other German vessels transferred TO
American registry.
A despatch from Adelaide, South Austria
lin, states that Mr.. Hombnrg, the Attorney
General and Minister Of Industry, hos re-
signed because Of the anti-Gernun feeling
among the public,
Adyices from Nottingham state that Mr..
Outright, the newly accredited United States
Nice-Consul, has departed from that city
after having been informed by the Mayor
and other city officials that he was not oc-
ceptabIe as Vjce-Contul because his letters
to the Press were regarded as pro German.
Sir William OsIer, NJ. D., Regius Professor
of Medicine at Oxford, has offered his ser
vices to the Mc.Gill base hospital in the
war zone.
The "Morning Posts" correspondent at
Stockholm states that during the last fort
night 5 German steamships disappeared ID the
Baltic Sea with NIL their news, having been
lost through striking mines. The leading
members of the German commercial and
shipping circles have collected ten thousand
pounds for the relatives of the Swedish
steamer lost through the disaster in the
Gulf of Finland, without prejudice to the
question whether the mines were German.
The DAILY News correspondent at Rome
has been officially informed that The earth
quake will not in, uence the attitude of Italy
towards the war. The Governments poll
cies have not been altered and the war pre-
parations already completed have not been
impaired 10y the disnster, which viii not
diminish the national spirit, unity and patri
otism, the heroism of the troops IN the res
cue work being m example of the gallnntry
they would display in the field.
Advices from Paris state that the pr0vi-
sional credits applicable during the first six
months of this year amount to S,525, 26l ,409
francs, including the Minister of Wars bud
get of 5000 1872, 1862 francs. The principal
sums III the war budget are, artillery mute
terials 1,474, 462, 500 francs, and subsistence
of troops /, 1888, 465, 500 francs.
Official reports of the prisoners of war in
Germany and Austria state that they now
number S00,0 600. The COLOGNE Gazette conn
pares this figure with the 2O0,00 prisoners
it asserts are held by the Allies.
Advices from Vienna state that the casual
ties in the Austrian army are as follows: Off
GERS killed 2,262, wounded $3.50, captured
628, men killed 40,S27, wounded 231, 100,
captured 9,5O3, a total of 1913, 1850. Among
the severe German losses are the following,
the 220th Reserve Infantry Regiment, a
sacrifice of 1000 men the regiment being
regarded as 10 longer existing. The 59th
Reserve Infantry lost 1000 and the 211th
Reserve Infantry Regiment was nearly des-
troyed, all its officers being either killed or
wounded.
Dispatches from Petrograd state that
General Dmitrieff captured in Ga!icia during
the last fortnight 81 Austrian officers,
% 269 men, seven guns and As mitrNilleuses,
While telegram from Miusk states that he
Austrian and German prisoners who passed
through That town in December numbered
245 officers and 12,400 men. altogether since
the beginning of the val 1862 officers and
107, $50 Austrians mud Germans having
passed Though Minsk, this being indepen-
dent of Kiev, where 100000 prisoners are
registered.