, 1916-03-22

NJ, use, il the region of Vaux, there has
been a violent Commandment Northeast
of st. MihieI our long ruuge artillery last
night bombarded the roadway between
ApremOnt and VgnenlleS, over which it
WIS reported enemy reglmentS were march
ing. Yesterday our avIators were active.
A German aeroplane was reported seriously
damaged. IL the night seventeen aeloplunes
threw 54 shells of lafge calibre on the rail-
way station at Coufians aud fourteen shells
on the station al Metz. A plumber of ex-
blossoms were observed to take place on the
tracks and three fires started at the Metz sta
ton. Although the machines were subjected TO
a violent cnnnonade they all retained to their
base safely, unchanged. Duting the course
of an aerial reconnaissance, another Of our
squadrons threw down ten shells on the
aerodrome at Dieuze and five more on the
railway station at Arnavile.
Shanghai, March 18th.-According to q
message Re ceived here from Cheugtu, the
capital of the province of Yunn"D, the re-
bellion, which broke ont III Kwau Hocen in
So, chuen, was suppressed. Large bands of
robbers are iufestiug Szechuen and have
looted Kiangyu, Chungpu ana Junge Hang,
and have burned the suburbs of Howelow
SEE. Disturbances are also reported from
tue province of Kveichow.
London, March 17th-A Berne despatch
says that Naby Bay, .the ex-Turkish Ambas-
sador to Rome, is reported TO .be endeuvour-
ing to negotiate Il separate peace for Turkey
with the Entente Allies.
London, March Is h-AccordinG to advic-
es received here by Reuters Telegraph Coy.
from their Athens correspondent, the Turks
are combing the country IN an effort to
gather up every available man for army ser
vice. a despatch has been issued from Con
stantinople prohibiting the departure from
Turkey Of all Ottoman male subjects over
the age of Is.
Paris, March 18th 1t is reported today
that Count Jacques De Gezes, the military
Aviator, brother of the Due De Gezes, has
been killed in an air battle. He had just
succeeded in bringing down a German aero
plane when his own machine was struck by
an iufammuble dart fred 10y another German
aviator. Count De Gezes' aeropIane burst
into flames aud fell within the German lines.
Petrograd, March 18lh-Headquar;ers last
night issued the following statements; On
the western (Russian) front our artillery has
effectively bombaIded enemy environments
TO the southeast of Ikskuil and in the
vicinity of Lomsdorff In the region of
Dvinsk our gunners disper ed al enemy
column on the march south west of the
village of Carbunovka. On the Caucasian
front we have occupied the town of Mama
Khuntan after a battle III which we captured
five cannon, several machine-guns, u quar-
tity Of provisions and several prisoners iuctu-
ding Al officers and II Askaris.
London, March 16th-The following off
ciaI statement was given out to-niSht: Consi-
derable artillery activity has developed 10 the
south and the northwest Of Loos. There
has also been some Smelling by both sides
southeast of Ypres.
New York, March 18th-A despatch reach
ing here from Rome says that a military re-
volt in Belgrade is imminent and that the
populace is growing r%eslive.
London, March 18tb-An advice from
Rome says that bombs have been discovered
under the Royal Palace at Sofia, Bulgaria.
Il is added that several persons have been
arrested on suspicion of being concerned in
the pot.
Washington, March 18th-PresidentWilson
yesterday signed a joint Congressional Reso-
luton authorizing the increase of the stand
ing army to its full strength, that is, approx
mately 100000 men.
London, March 18th-Three airmen, Lieu
tenants tombstone, Beaumont and Laidlow,
were accidentally killed while making expe-
rimental flights on the east coast eff Scotland