, 1916-06-17
TELEGRAM Ms
ST. CROIX STATION
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Verdun has once more dled down from SHeei
exhaustion of the combatants. An entlfe
division, half Of whom were BaVar1ans ana
half Pomeranians, was used up by the Ger
mans in twelve separate attempts on MONDAY
to storm the French position north Of Thlau-
mont. From this position the French flank
ing fire prevents the enemy from advanclngon
the Vaux plateau. No result having been at
tained bv nightfall, fresh troops were brought
up and ali attempt was made 10 turn the posi-
ton from the southwest. After q desperate
struggle. a footing was obtained in some OF
the trenches on Hill 321 half q mile west OF
Thiaumont and q mile east OF Bras. NO
effort was made to increase this advance yes
terday, owing ~prabably to the losses on Mon
day, which, according to prisoners, were ex-
ceptionally heavy
Petrograd, June 14th.-Reports are pers-
"isteuAly circulated here, though, OF course,
they would not receive Official conhrma-
tom even if correct, that during the recent
naval battle, a British squadron OF the
latest dreadnoughts and battle-clulsers
made it's way through the channel between
Denmark and Sweden and reached q GER
tain Russian port where the WaF8hlps are
now at anchor. The passage of the narrow
waters was conducted in the face Of attacks
by a German destroyer flotilla. The Ger
mans are fully aware Of the fact that Br-
fish warships in overwhelming strength and
mounting guns without an equal III the whole
German navy, are now commanding me
naval situation in the Baltic and tightening
The strangle hold blockade on The German
Empires throat.
Berlin, June 14th-The losses Of the
British Navy during the war are placed
by German newspapers at more than 100000
%ooo ETTn RI tho tinQ OF the recent GREAT
battle in the North Sea" says the Oversea's
News Agency, "lhe British lost eleven bat
tleships, fifteen armoured cruisers, and
eleven other cruisers. To this must be
added thirty torpedoboats, twenty 8Hn,5oats
twenty submarines and other vessels with
an aggregate tonnage of 100000. These
losses were increased as a result or tee
Skagerrak battle to moro than $50 uults,
with q total tonnage exceeding 100000.
London, June 14th-Reports from the
Eastern mont indicate that the itueel"us
are making substantial progress in the'r
efforts to capture CzernoWitz, the capita!
of Bukowina. A Reuter- despatch from
Petrograd says the Russians have inter
rupted the Austrian communication by
cutting the railway running north from
C~zernowitz, heavy fighting is in progress in
the western, south-eastern and northern
sections OF the city. A wireless despatch
from Rome quotes the Russian Ambassador
to Italy 10 the effect that Russian cavalry
have reached u point 20 miles beyond Ger
nowitz.
London, June 13th-An Exchange Tele-
graph despatch from Copenhagen says that
the Danish steamer "Akoe' las been cap
fured by b German warship III the North
Sea and taken to Hamburg The "Akoe'
--a.t1 l.-,I4 L., %, n,kol C,,,Do,y fh.
Danish ~shipowners, and was ou her way to
Denmark under the Danish flag and with
n Danish crew aboard when captured. She
carried no cargo. The Swedish schooner
"Svea'', on her way to England with pit
props, has been captured in the Sound by
a German warship and taken to Swine
muende.
Rome, June, 14th-The correspondent of
the "Mail and Empire is informed through
diplomatic channels that King Constantine
of Greece has left Athens for Larissa MS a
Crecaution, because he fears there may be
q revolution in Greece. From Larssa he
will be able to seek refuge in Monastir.
Before taking his departure, he ordered the
complete rehabilitation of the Greek Army.
London, June 14th-Announoement was
made to-day that Senior William Marconi
will bring out shortly a new device which
should put au end to danger of collisions
between ships in darkness or fog. 1t is des-
cribed as a simple continuance, easily install
led, which will be operated from the bridge
ora ship,
Rome, June 14th.-AustEian attacks along
The line of the Posina in the southern Tyrol,
made after intense artillery preparation on
Monday night, were everywhere repalsed
by HE Italians, the War Office announced
to-aay.