, 1916-01-22

trail rights. The situation is a scource OF
concern in Stockholm, the correspondent says,
on account Of the seizure by the British last
week of a large quantity of provisions from
the Swedish-American SIS Stockholm. The
action of the British authorities is criticised
sharply by the Swedish Press which express
es the opinion that the value Of the goods
seized cannot be regarded as anything like
an adequate offset to the effect of the Incl
dent on relations between Sweden and Great
Britain. Some of the Swedish newspapers
state that such actions are worse than an
open rupture. The Swedish Government
has lodged a protest against the. Selling by
the Germans of the steamships ''Capella"
and "Hildur" which were captured two
months ago. It is declared that investiga-
tions show both the vessels to have been
taken il Swedish waters.
London, Jany. 18th-In connection with
foodstnffs reaching the Central Powers
through neutral States, the British Govern
ment recently sent a specially qualified busl-
ness man on a mission to Holland and Sean
dinavia to investigate whether the Legations
at the various Capitals were doing their
work efficiently in supervise & agreements
and contracts for pr ~eventing leakage to Ger
MANY. On his return he reported to the
Government that everything possible was
being done 10 prevent such leakaSes. In
behalf of the Government it is argued that
although in he early months after the Order
IN Council large amounts OF contraband did
succeed in reaching Germany, the blockade
since June has been very strict and is ever
growing more efficient. Moreover it is added
the Danish Government measures only b came
operative in November, and If the statistics
Of trade since November were published
they would show how the blockade is con-
tinually tigh ening.
London, Jany. 19tb.-1he Germans en-
dured a terrible weekend from the Allies
heavy and sustained artillery fire, says the
s'Rotterdamc correspondent: From
Hetsast in the north down TO Lens the Ger
mans have been shelled with that deadly
accuracy so dreaded by the Kaiser's Western
army. Death and destruction reigned a.
round Lens, where the important railway
Junction cast of Avion was greatly damaged.
The German artillery is unable to reply
adequately to the British big guns, and this
faet is doing much to destroy the morale Of
the German soldiers. SO long as the Ger
man guns were able to keep the upper
hand The Germans felt confident of their
superiority. Now THE spirit is completely
changed. The men are living in daily and
nightly terror of Sun prise commandments The
soldiers in Client repeatedly say hat their
nerves cannot hold out against these terrific
bombardments.
Petrograd, Jan. 18Th via London.-The
official communication issued from General
Headquarters to-day reads as follows On the
Riga-Dvinsk front there have been frequent
flights Of German ~aviators who were observ-
ed in the region of the river Courlnnd near
Skotel west of Friedrichstadt, and on Dvinsk,
where the Germans dropped many bombs.
A German attempt to land on the bank of
the Dvina facing Lennawade below Fried
richstadt was repulsed by our fire. South
east of Friedrichstadt near Sammun the Ger
mans liberated asphyxiating gas against us.
After an active artillery fire in the region of
Iennenfeld the Germans opened two at
tacks but both were repulsed. eau
casus front BY our furious and unexpected
attack on their centre, the Turkish army was
disorganized and dislodged from a strong
position over q front of more than a thousand
versts t66miles) extending from the region of
Lake Tortum to the region on Charianson
River north of Melzghent and retreated in
the direction of the fortified plain of Ere
rum. At many places this retreat assumed
the character of a panic fight. Several
Turkish units were almost annihilate6 and
hundreds of bodies cover the route
of our offensive. At many points our