, 1916-02-12

Dniester and on The Russian southern front
was most desperate and sangu'nely. The
Russians were almost sickened by their wUik
with the bay onet, while the Teutons usually
held out until their losses exceeded one-thi'
Of their strength. On the right flank 500
bodies were left near the wire entangIe-
ments. The Teutons' losses in a single en-
gagement amounted to 1900 killed In the
Poliesie district mounted Russian puerillas
carried out a daring nocturnal raid on th9
transports accumulated around Piusk. Lying
in ambush until the camp fires Of the leu
tons had been extinguished and the majority
of the troops we've asleep, the guerilas dis
posed of the %sentrles and hurled incendiary
bombs among the wagons causing IL pane
and heavy losses in materials. They then
escaped uuscathed.
Copenhagen, Feby. 8th-Despatches pub
lished states that the wireless apparatus ard
other wreckage from "a German walship have
been washed lahore on the Swedish coast
near the point i'll the Cuttegat where q Gel-
man ship was yesterday reported to have
been sunk.
London, Feby. 8th.- With her cargo Of
Cotton on fire the Swedish steamer Texas ~
making for KirkwalI, Scotland. The vessel
left New Orleans Jany. 22nd and Newport
news Japy. eth bound for GothenbuIg.
Berlin, February 7th.-Tension, in What
is called here the "Lusitania" crisis, was
lessened somewha to day as n result Of
more favourable news from America which
was featured prominently by most If
the newspapers. The lessened strain was
reflected instantly on The Boulee, which
showed greater strength in American securi-
ties than at any time for n week.
Boston, February 9lh.-Defuite advices
have reached Boston Insurance UndU-
writer's that the big British Liner "Ori-
ssa' out from Antofugasta and port If
call, Rio de JaneiIo, for Liverpool has
been captured by q German commerce
raider. Insurance rates in Boston hive jump
ed to ST on the hundred. The Insurance
men also state that they have further def
mite advices that five German sea-raiders at
large have played havoc with British ship
ping. The "Orissa" is II Il passenger liner
and carried q first class wireless apparatus
which was siIenced after sue left Rio Juneiro.
Paris, Feby. Sth.- The following official
communication was issued this even
ming: Four Austrian torpedo boats encoun-
tered last Sunday an English cruiser and one
FreDch torpedo boat protecting the evacua-
ton of the Serbian Amy from the AdIi0tio
coast. The Austrians took refuge i'll Cat
taro. A hostile submarine endeRvoured to
torpedo two Allied vessels yesterday off
Durazzo but the torpedoes went wild. The
submarine disappeared.
Petrograd, Feby. 8th (via LoDdou)-An
official statement issued by the Russian War
Office tonight says: The Germans fired large
calibre guns in the Riga region to which our
artillery replied effectively. In the Dyinsk
region the artillery activity has been rather
less animated than usual. Between the
Medmoussi and Demmen lakes a strong par
ty of German scouts tried to approach our
trenches but were driven away by a fusilade.
On the GaIician front in the middle StripN
region there have been q series of skirmishes
between scouts. III the region of Uscieczko
the enemy attempted to advance from the
river crossings but were repulscd by our
fire. In the Black Sea our ships successfully
bombarded the Turkish positions in the
coastal region. On the Anatolian coast our
torpedoboats had duel with a Turkish
coast battery and were also attacked by n
Turkish submarine but sustained no damage.
A squadron Of our hydro-aeloplenes attacked
with bombs a big steamer anchored at Sun
guldek. On fhe Caucasus front engage.
ments continue to cur Advantage.
Berlin, (vie wireless to- Sayvtfe4- Feby,-
8th-The Russians are again on the aggres-
sive in Galicia according to to-day state