, 1916-03-22

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aeroplaue coming from CobIenz landed at
Herpt, Holland, aud the occupants were
informed.
London, March 2Oth-Lord Kitchener
issued an Army Order yesterday announcing
that His Majesty the King has authorized
the formation of q Corps entitled the "Royal
Defence Corps.
Rome, March Horticultural Jerome Mari
GOTTA, Project of Propaganda, died here
to-day.
Mexico City, March 19th-General Obre-
gon, Minister of War, has issued a decree de-
claring all participants in the Columbus raid
to be outside the law, The decree gives the
right to any citizen to apprehend and kill if
necessary any of General Villas followers.
London, March 20th-A despatch reaching
here from Amsterdam, states that the Ouch
Government has sent a Note to Germany
demanding au explanation of the sinking Of
the Dutch steamer "Tubantia".
Paris, March GOTHAM Athens despatch
10 the Havais A gency says that French troops
have occupied Hep and Mayad"ln on the
frontier between Greece and Serbian Mace
donna, after pursuing the German contingent
into Bulgarian territory.
Berlin, March 19th.-Army Headquarters
issued the following statement to-day:
Western theatre of war: Northeast of YER
melles and southeast of La Bassee Canal at
ter artillery preparations and after five sue
cessful nine explosions, we succeeded in
recapturing the ground. lost to the British
on the second, taking thirty prisoners. All
counter-attacks ty the British troops failed.
On the right bank of the Meuse artillery
activity OH both sides has increased consider
ably in violence. There has been hand to
lo~I Gclt:.1x - 1o-nM.l ~1.oo, 81 Ahn o,fL
of Fort l'ouaumont for the possession of
small defence works. This fighting still con-
tinues.. Mutual aerial activity both in re-
connaissance and attack has been very pro-
nounced. Our aeroplanes attacked the rail.
way buildings on the lines from Clermont to
Verdun and also at Epinal, Lure and Veseul
and to the south of DIXON. The enemy's ae-
rial attack on Metz resulted in the injury of
thu ee civilians. OF the French aerial sqnad
ron which attacked Mulhausen and Habsheim
four aeroplanes were shot down near Mul-
hansen. The occupants were killed. At Null
huusen 7 civilians were killed and ID wounded
as a result of this raid. Eastern theatre of war:
The expected Russian attacks on the front
of Drisviaty lake and Postavy and on both
sides Of Nafoc2 lake began with the great
est violence, but the enemy was everywhere
repulsed with extraordinarily heavy losses.
On both sides of Narocz lake we counted as
many as 9,270 dead Russians. Our losses
were very small.
Athens, March 19th-Direct telegraphic
communication between Greece, Germany,
Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey is
completely interrupted. The financial situa-
ton in Greece appears to be Of the gravest
nature.
London, March 19th-It was announced
to-day that His Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales has arrived in Egypt and has been
appointed Staff Captain to the Commander
in-Chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary
forces.
London, March 2Oth-The Press Bureau
issued the following statement to-day: EARLY
this morning a combined force of approx
mately fifty British, French and Belgian
0eroplanes, accompanied by fifteen fighting
machines, made an attack or the German
seaplane station at Zeebrugge and on the
aerodrome at Heultade near Zeebrugge. Con-
siderable damage was done to the different
establishments and all the machines return
ed safely to their base.
Paris, March Goth. The War Office issued
the following communique to-day; To the
west of the river Mouse the enemy delivered
a bombardment of considerable violence. in
the region south of Malancourt. To The
eust of the Meuse the enemy delivered an