, 1916-02-12

general peace conference, but will only con-
sent to negotiate with each individual enc
my. Germany takes the ground, the paper
adds, that q general conference would give
Great Britain the upper hand.
Paris, Feby. 9th-The Spanish Govern
ment is sending a regiment of marines to
Spanish Guinea to guard the 900 Germans
and $4,000 German Colonial troops who took
refuge there when driven out of the German
Colony of Kamerun by the British, according
to q Havn's despatch from Cadiz to-day.
The Germans will be brought to Spain. The
British steamer catalina" is taking on
board a cargo of food for the hungry fugi-
tives.
Washington, Feby. 9th-The Senate to-
day passed the resolution making $500, 900
available for reequipping the Mare Island
and New York Navy Yards and the Bill in
creasing by 800 the entrance class al A1ua-
polls, NJ. d., Naval Academy. The measures
passed the House on Monday, and now 80 to
President Wilson for his approval.
New York, Feby. 9th-The "New York
Globe" declared this afternoon that il had
received a message from Bermuda stating
that the German warship Groom, alleged
commerce raider, had been captured by the
British cruiser "Drake" after a three hours
fight 200 miles east-north-eas Of Bermuda.
Two merchantmen, one of them armed, were
captured with the Groom. it was stated.
Hamilton, Bermuda, Feby. 9th.-If a bat
tie has taken place between the British ar
incurred cruiser Drake and the German
cruiser Groom off Bermuda, nothing is
known here of the occurrence. Numerous
enquiries have failed to confirm the report
thai the "Drake" attacked and captured the
Groom.
London, Feby. 9Th German losses in the
fighting which hes INV bveu IuSlug III daySf0r
the Vimy heights and along the Somme south
of Arras, have totalled 10000 more, than the
British suffered in tue September offensive of
Loos, according to information received hare
to-day. The fighting is proceeding with
great fury in a heavy snow storm, according
to the latest dispatches from Paris. The
French are counter-attacking with great
ylgour near the Neuville-La Folie road, where
the Germans claimed the capture Of half a
mile of French trenches in Tuesday nights
fighting. Their objective is the Vimy
heights overlooking the plain sweeping down
toward the cities of Lens and Douai, held
by the Germans. Around Frise artillery
men on both sides are extremely active.
French gunners have poured Il blasting fire
upon the village of Ffise itself ponnline
to ruins the few buildings that escaped pre-
vious bombardment. BY mining operations
and attacks with hand grenades the Teutons
are seeking to improve their positions on this
front and severe hand to hand fighting hos
resulted.
Amsterdam, Feby. 10th. (via %Londonl,-
According to the Hamburger Nachrichfen,
Burgomaster Max of Brussels, who has been
kept in prison by the Germans since the
early part of the war, is soon TO be released
and will receive permission to reside in
Switzerland.
Berlin. Feby. 9th (via sayvillo)-King
Ferdinand of Bulgaria, accompanied by Pre-
mier Radoslavoff and General Jecoff, Com
mander-in-Chie of the Bulgarian forces, has
arrived at German Headquarters. according
to the Overseas News Agency.
London, Feby. 10th--German newspapers,
which reached here to-day, publish long ex-
tracts from the speech made bv Macmillan