, 1916-03-29

tachments are making good progress in their
work OF dislodging the Turks from the heights.
Our troops have advanced q considerable
distance south-eastward OF Bitlis in the Lake
Van region of Asiatic Turkey.
Berlin, March 26th. Eastern Theatre,
west of Jacobstadt: Russian attacks deliv-
cred upon our positions were repulsed. Minor
advances have been made by the enemy
south of Dvinsk, but all his attacks have
been easily repulsed. In the Balkan theatre
during q renewed seroplane attack, one enc
my machine was brought down between our
lines, and WAS afterwards destroyed by ar
tillery fire.
Paris, March 27th.-The Conference of
the Entente Allies began in this city this
morning. The morning session was held IN
the great Saloon If the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. The subject before the first sitting
is the military situation. General Joffre, Lord
Kitchener. General Sir Douglus Haig, Count
Cadorna, General Castelnau, and General
Roques addressed the Conference. This
afternoons session will be devoted TO the
consideration of the Allies economic resource
Of.
Paris, March 27th-This mornings official
communicate is as follows: In the Argonne dis
trict, fighting with mines has resulted to our
advantage at La Vile Morte. West Of tue
wv HACNoO a. ""o S"'''Ai' A"'N ~ 'N
Meuse there has been uninterrupted artillery
firing along the front from Douaumont to
Vaux. In the Woevre district there has
been a fairly spirited artillery bombardment
especially in the region of Mouiairville and
Chatillon, on the remainder of the front the
night was quiet.
Washington, March 27th-The possibility
of the breaking off of diplomatic relations
with Germany is ones more being discussed
III official circles here, and is expected to fol-
low if it is definitely established that the
steamers "Sussex'' and "Englishmau" were
victims of German submarines. The Ameri-
can Consul at Boulogne, Mr. Whitman, has
reported to-day that he is informed by
French officials that a piece of bronze resem-
bling part of a torpedo has been found on
the Sussex.
Athens, March 27th.-A despatch from
Salonica says that frontier actions, which
had hitherto been considered as merely try
ing-out operations on the part of the Ger
mans and Bulgarians, are now assuming a
character of a general attack against the
Allies advance lines.
Washington, March 27th.-De6Dite in
formation in regard to the sinking OF the
steamer ''Englishman" and the damaging
by explosion of the steamer Sussex Is
anxiously awaited to-day by President Will
son and Secretary Lansing. This informa-
ton is momentarily expected from the Amer
icon diplomatic officials in England and
France.
London, March 9th Although some
uncertainty still exists as to the actual loss
of life in the disaster which overlook the
cross Channel steamer Sussex the latest
figures compiled in London show that SO
persons are missing and in this number the
names of five Americans are included. Cap
tnin Mouffet of the Sussex" together with
several of his officers and q number of pas
sengers of the steamer assert that the ship
was undoubtedly torpedoed, and most wit
nesses, the Captain included, declare that
they saw the torpedo approaching from a
hundred yards distance.
London, March 27th-According to a de-
spatch received from Athens the Turks have
ordered the evacuation of Konia in Asia
Minor.
London, March 27th-Information has been
received here that the French steamer"Hebe,"
1874 tons has been sunk. The crew were
saved. The same fSte has overtaken the
British steamer "Cerne," 2,579 tons, and the
British fsh-carrier "Khartoum." The crew
of the "CerDe" were rescued, but two men
from the 'Khartoum" only are thus far nc