, 1916-02-19

Interior announces that a detachment of
Allied forces has occupied Orthoni, u small
island rear Corfu. The reason for the oecu-
patton is unknown.
Petrograd, Feby. 20th.-Grand Duke Nj
cholas has left Tihis for Erzerum.
Paris, Feb. 20th.-"L' Information prints
a despatch from Basel, Switzerland, giving
Vienna newspapers as authority for the state
ment that a large Russian ~aeroplane carrying
four a%viators yesterday dropped thirty bombs
Oh Austrian Staff Headquarters.
Washington, Feby. 1911. Attorneys for
the British owners of the liner "Appam' IN
Hampton Roads as a prize of a German
cruiser have brought an Admiralty proceeding
under the Prize laws to regain possession of
the ship. The State Department holds that
under the P~russian- American Treaty the liner
belongs to Germany as Il prize, at least until
a Prize Court passes on the Legality Of her
capture. The British Embassy had contend
ed that the ship should be returned to her
owners under a provision Of the Hague Con
%vention.
Norfolk, Va, Feby. 19tb-Federal Judge
Waddil issued the usual libel process to-
day and the"Appam" was seized by q Deputy
United States Marshal who went to New
port News on a tug for the purpose. Two
guards from the offic of the United States
District Court were left in charge of the CAP
PAM.
Berlin, Foby. 20th.-Roports from Con
stantinople to the Overseas News Agency
say that, according to official kilograms from
Athens, the Ministers of Great Britain, France,
Russia and Italy announced to Premier Skoul-
ouGis that he Entente Council IN Pans had
ordered the military occupation Of all -tLa
Greek railways and telegraphic stations in
Salon'ca and Mosva by Entente troops The
Ministers let it be known that in case Greece
did not submit voluntarily to the measure
force would be used. "A Greek Military
Council" the despatch adds, was immediate
~ convoked for discussion Of the new 5itua-
ton.
London, Fgby. 21st.-A despatch from
G. #. Bertelli in Paris says: The arrival Of
the Kaiser last week at CharleyilIe, in the
French Ardennes, where the German General
Headquarters on the Western front arel0eat-
ed, lends colour to the belief entertained by
all the French military critic that the leu
tons are about 10 deliver a heavy blow in
France. Reports that the German Crown
Prince has massed 100000 reserves and q
huge number of heavy guns to support an
attack on Verdun are credited, but it is be-
lieyed that this stroke will be in the nature
Of a big diversion, while another great force
attempts to blast It's way through the French
defences.
New York, Feby. 21st.-~Agents Of the
Department OF Justice here are iuvestigat-
ing the circumstances attending the escape
of Ignatius I. Lincoln, the self-styled Inter
national spy, who was recaptured on Satur
day after enjoying nearly a months freedom.
1t is limited that other arrests may result if
it is found that Lincoln was Witfutiy aided
to make his escape or given shelter by per
sons who knew that he was a fugitive from
justice.
Amsterdam. Feby. 2lst-Tle river Meuse
has over1owed its banks over a stretch Of
country in the n~eighbourhood Of Liege,
and a number of villages north Of the city
and part of the city itself are inundated.
London. Feby. 21st-A despatch to the