The Elbert County tribune., 1916-02-25
.MikADo SENDS BATTLE cRU,s.
ERo THROUGH MEDlTERRA-
MEAN TO AID ALLIES.
ARABS IN NILE VALLEY
WILD DESERT WARRIORS DRIvg
BRITISH FROM TOWNS IN
LOWER EGYPT.
western Newspaper Union. News Service.


Copenhagen. Feb. %. = German
newspapers print dispatches from
Italy stating that japanese war
fleet has arrived safely in the Medit-
erranean sea, together with great
number of aircraft.
Two Japanese steamers have been
torpedoed and sunk In the Mediter-
ranean, the liner Yasaka Maru and
the Kenkoku Maru.
German forces delivered strong
attack against the French positions
at the forest of Givenchy. east of
Souchez, according to official an
nouncement made by the French war
trating the first lines of the French
trenches for distance of 800 meters.
They then occupied some of the
French communicating trenches but
a French counter-attack resulted in
driving them from all but a few of
these positions The German forces
engaged in this attack amounted to
seven battalions, and, according to
the French statement, they suffered
heavy losses.
Berlin.-Senussi tribesmen advanc-
ing through Egypt from the west are
approaching the Nile valley, accord
ing to reports from Constantinople
The reports said that several Arab
tribes have Joined the Senussi The
Senussi. most warlike of desert tribes,
advanced, after taking the towns of
silva, Sollum and Said Berad. the ac-
counts state.
Washington. = Confidential advices
from Berlin indicate that Germany
will soon inform the United States
that her previous assurances that un.
resisting liners will not be attacked
without warning holds good for future
submarine operations, provided that
such liners do not carry armament.
Rome.-In raids over the province
of Brescia and toward Milan, Austrian
aeroplanes killed four parsons and
wounded five.
planes during the hour, of church SER
vices Sunday made raid over the
east and southeast coasts of England
The total casualties are given as
two men and one boy killed and one
marine wounded Considerable ma.
terial damage was done.
At Walmer a bomb was dropped SO
tn oh hot
were shattered and fragments of the
shell and debris were hurled amid
the congregation, which was singing
''Te Deum"
Neutrality-suspicious. of Jus.
tice officials said Saturday night that
lgnatius T. t. Lincoln, the German
would be turned over as soon as pos
sible to British agents for remova. 30
England to face charges against him
there. No charges are pending against
him in this country, but officials have
not concealed their concern that he be
recaptured and removed from the
country.
New York.-Ignatius T. Lincoln.
former member of the British Parlia-
ment and self-confessed German apy.
who escaped on Jan. 13 from the cas-.
tody of U. S. deputy marshal after
his arrest here On Aug IA, 1915, at
the instisation of the British govern.
ment, was re-arrested in front of
Broadway restaurant
Washington. = Attorneys for the
British owners of the liner Appam In
Hampton Roads as a priAe of a Ger
man crew. having brought an admir-.
atty proceeding under the prize laws
to regain possession of the ship, Fed.
eral Judge Waddill issued the usual
libel process and the Appam was
seized by deputy U. s. marshal Two
guards from the office Of the United
States District Court at Norfolk were
left in charge of the Ap2am.
Crude Oil Prices at High Level.
Lima, Ohio.-Western Indiana and
Illinois crude oils advanced to SLIP a
barrel. another high record.
Grand Duke Goes To Erxerum,
Petrograd. Duke Nicholas
commander of the Russian forces I'm
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