, 1916-02-05
MS.
81. GnOIX STA TION.
Censored at Jamaica.)

raid on Freiburg last week Army Headquar-
ters announced today. The statement on
the subject says In reprisal for the drop
ping of bombs Ivy French aeroplanes on the
open town of Freiburg, which is outside the
field Of operations, our airships during the
past two nights attacked fortified town OF
Paris with satisfactory results.
London, Feby. 1st-The Athens cores
pendent of the "Daily Mail" learns thai the
Turkish First Army Corps has been sent to
the reiiet of Elzeium. Ii cunnot reach that
city, he says, in less than a fortnight.
Berne, Jany. 31st.-A military order has been
received ut the Austrian village of Hoechts,
near the Swiss frontier, for delivery Of the
larger church bells and of copper from the
roofs of churches 10 the authorities for the
manufacture of war munitions.
London, Jany. 31st.-The British official
statement of the campaign IN France issued
tonight says Last night a party entered
the German trenches about the Kemmelwyt-
schaete road. These trenches were found
to be full of men. About forty casualties
were inflicted on the enemy, three prisoners
were brought back and two of the machine
guns were destroyed. During the day there
has been considerable artillery activity around
Fricourt, north of Loos and north OF Wulver-
CHEM.
Berlin, Jany. 31st.-To.day's official state
ment says Western theatre: Our new
trenches in the region of Melville have bt on
held against repeated French attacks. The
number of prisoners taken northwest of the
village of La Folie has increased to 31S men,
and the booty taken has increased to eleven
machine guns. The French made several
surprise attacks against the positions cap
tured by SelesiRn troops soutk OF the
Somme on the 28th. Fighting activity
has somewhat decreased owing to the
misty weather. Eastern theatre: Rus
sian attacks against the churchyard
on the Aa river west of Riga, broke dow
under our infantry and artillery fire. Balkan
theatre: The position is unchanged.
Paris; Jany. 31st-The following official
communication was issued by the War Office
tonight: In Belgium our heavy artillery
directed al effective fire on the enemy or
ganization at the bridge at Steenstraete.
The abutment of the bridge CD the east "
bank was damaged. To the south of Roye
cur trench-guns shattered German works
in the region of Tresnieres. TO the north
of St. Mihiel our long range pieces bombar-
ded the enemy environments at Contains,
east of Etain, and Saint Maurice sous-les
cotes, north of Lattonchatel.
Rome, Jany. 31st.-The following official
communication was issued to-day. ''There
have been small engagements in the Lagar-
ina valley north of Mennof Mori and artill-
cry duels of particular intensity along the
lsoDzo 'front.'"
Berlin, Jsny. 1st-The "BuLdssrat" TO-
day ordered o restriction on the allowance
of malt and barley to breweries, and also
outlined an ordinance limiting the produc-
ton of canned meats and wort.
Rome, Jany. lst.-The "Giornale DItalia"
learns from Petrograd that Field Marshal
Won Der Goltz is now in command of the
Turkish forces at E zerum aud that there
are $4,000 men locked up in the city with
provisions for. only a fortnight. The Black
Sea feet is supporting the operations of
the Russian forces on land The Russian
right wing is now marching on Trebizond
according to the same information.
London, Feb. 1st. "A raid by six or seven
Zeppelin airsbips took place last night over
the eastern, northeastern and midland Coun-
ties of England, according to al announce
ment Of the WA Office. A number OF
bombs were dropped. but no damage has
been reported. The territory roughly out