, 1916-06-03

Cumieres. The War Office statement OF to-day
says that there was q slight French retire
ment on the Bethincourt- Cnmleres road. All
attempts of the Germans to gain ground on
the remainder of the positions under attack
were repulsed. The Germans maintained
heavy artillery fire west of Fort Deuaumont.
Newmarket, England, May 3Oth.-Tho
New Derby stakes Of $500 sovereigns was
run here to-day and won by Fidne'la,
Kwaugsu was second and Nassovian thnd.
Ten horses started. The event was for colts
and FLIES foaled in 1918 aud the distance
was about one mile and u half.
Hamburg, May 30}h.-Aldert Balm, War
Manager of the German railways and Director
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Steamship Com
pany, characterized the War as lie greatest,
bloodiest and most idiotic war OF all t!mes"
in an address delivered to-day at q general
meeting of the Woermann Shipping Com
pany. Herr Balm declared that German
shipping interests after the successful termi-
nation of this war must be prepared to con-
duct a new war on the economic battle
ground against competitors extraordinarily
siren gtheped by war profits of fantastic
height" He expressed confidence, however,
that the old Hanseatic spirit would be able
to accept successfully the gage OF battle ia
this struggle.
London, May 3Otb-In a White Paper is
sued yesterday, The fact that General Charles
V. Townohend, who surrendered at hut-el-
Amara after being besieged by the Turks
fer 143 days, protested against the sending
of a weak force up the Iigris towards Bagh-
dad before the attempt was made, was re-
vealed. After warning his superior General
Sir John Nixon OF his opinion OF the grave
risk of the endeavour, General Townshend
made the attempt, approached within a few
~oJoc ~ Ponl,Io1 md fhGp WOO IrIunn
back down the river by a superior force of.
Turks as far as Kut-el-Amara. The White
Paper issued shows that on October 3rd.
last he express ed the opinion that il the
occupation of Baghdad was desirable, two
divisions (30,00O) exclusive of communica-
ton troops were necessary. On April 7ih.
he wired the Viceroy of India as follows:
"My. certain opinion is that we are taking
q grave risk in moving against Bnghnad
with my weak division as The Turks will
undoubtedly send relnforcements 10 Meso-
potamia. Having called General NXon's
attention to the risk my conscience is clear
and I am prepared to carry out my orders.
''Therefore on the Bird. of October finding
that the Turks had rallied at C~tesiphon /
telegraphed from Azizieb that unless great
risks should be run it was absolutely neces-
sniy that the advance from Kut-el-Amara
be carried out methodically by Two divisions
or one division closely supported Ey an
other. I told General Nixon that at the
previous battle of Kut-el-Amara l not only
hoped to defeut the Turks but also as at
Kurna to rout them, and that if I saw any
chance as in my attempt at the Kut-el-
Amara l should risk pushing at their heels
towards Baghdad, but | halted at Azizieb on
finding that the Turks had rallied at Ctesi-
phon in formidable numbers.
London, May 3Oth-Great activity on
the part of the Bulgarians following the
occupation Of several Greek forts in the
vicinity of Demirhlssar is reported in a
Reuters despatch from Salonica. It is said
official information has been received there
to the effect that important Bulgarian forces
are being concentrated at Nevrokop in
Bulgaria near the Greek border as well as
at. Kauthia. There have been no further
Developments in the Demirhissar region. The
town remains in the hands of the Greeks
although the inhabitants have departed.
The advance lines of the Entente Allies on
the Vardar and the Hamleat of Kilindir
are being bombarded.
London, May 29th.-Week-end casualties
include SO officers, of whom % are dead,
1908 men, of whom COL are dead. The Off
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