, 1916-12-02

there md taken Ill prisoners, the War
Office announced TODAY.
Berlin, Nov. 2Sth.-It is reported from
Rotterdam, says the Overseas Naws Agency,
that the British cruiser Newcastle OF No
vember 18th in the North Sea struck a mine,
and sank at the entrance to the Firth OF
Forth while trying TO reach a honeport,
The "Newcastle" at the time of the disaster
was accompanied by two other cruisers. OF
the crew of the "Newscastle" n we're killed
md Al wounded. The total loss of the British
Navy with this loss has us far as can be as
oertained reached 12I ships Of SGT $50 tons,
not counting auxiliary cruisers a2d nuxlHlary
ships. The Newcastle" was a vessel OF
1870 tons built IN 1903 and belonged to the
Bristol class.
Boston, November 28th.-NIarine insur-
ance rates on Transatlantic catAoes took an
other jump Yes erday foiiomlng The report
that German submarines bad crossed tne
Atlantic and Wee lying l wait or our coast
for outcomlng ,IhesS. An ADVANCE OF AZ per
cent was reported by most of the companies
and this advance would, it was stated, be
maintained for ten days, or until 1t was
known definitely whether the Kalser's Y
boats were in lnIs WcInitT.
Paris, November 29th.-Ioday's official
report says. Or the left bank OF the hlVer
Vardar British troops wee successful III q
surprise attack Oh Il trench of the enemy TO
the northeast Of Macukovo. Serbian troops
after a brillian} advance occupied a heiSht
to the northwest OF Grupls14io ana retalneo
this position in spite of furious German-bu'-
earian ounter-attacks The enemy suffered
heavy losses without accomplishing anything.
In the region to the northeast OF Moh''sslr
the French Zoutees continuing their success
occupied u height 10 The east OF I1lh 1ooo'
TO the northwest of Monastlr there has Oeen
violent fighting in the course OF which our
troops made progress in the direction OF hllI
1248, which the enemy defended Win great
f~eroclty.
> Italian forces also have made progress n
the mountainous region OF Eereuenas'ra'
There has been very considerable ACTIVITY on
the part of the opposing artillery forces south
of the river Somme IN the sectors OF Blaeees
and Pressoire'
Petrograd, November 29th.-A General
retirement OF the Roumanlans from Western
Wallschia under Teutonic pressure is an
nounced in todays War Office statement
which gives the line reached by the Rou-
manians late on Monday in their retreat aud
comedies the capture nv the advancing hos
IlIG IOIOGS y i 5GNOAdl wv -
driazimnitz front. The statement reads !:
The fRoumanians are retiring from Western
Wallachia westward under the pressure OF
the Germans.
Petrograd, Nov. 29th.-Further advances
by Turkish forces north of Van ID southern
Turkish Armenia are now announced IN
today's War Office statement, The repuise
of a Tnrkish attack in the Kigis region also
ia reported in the statement, which Is as
follows: Caucasus frout: In the region
of Kigis he Turka, about a battalion strong
launched an attack on our detachments, but
were repulsed. South OF the town OF Van
the Turks advanced in the region OF the
Shushans settlement and the Thushansdag
Mountain"
London. Nov. 29th,-Denial that the Brit
tsh cruiser ..Newcastie" was sunk as reported
IN a Berlin wireless despatch, is made IN an
official statement issued this afternoon. Inc
statement is as follows: "With reference
to the statement in Gelman wrelesss des-
matches that the British crui er Newcastle
struck a mine on. November 10th and sank
mt fhe entrance TO the Firth OF Forth ana
that'77 Of her crew were killed and fortyhye
wounded. none of Has Majesty's ship were
mined or sunk during the week OF November
12tb,13rh in the North Sea. lhe Wnoie
story with La circumstancial details slsa4 lab
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