Semi-weekly herald., 1916-02-21
LATn WAR NEWS
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Thousands crowded the cathedral
ndfmany others kneeled in the snow
outside Praying for Grand Duke
Nicholas who is again the national
hero.
Details Of the fall of the city are
lacking, but the Turks are reported
to be retreating westward, abandon
ing their artillery.
This may mean that the garrison
has escaped.
With the English threatening Bag
dad and the Russians active in Ar
menia. experts believe the Turks
must abandon their hopes of cam
paiga in Egypt or at the Suez canal.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 17.-uATERD
Between thirty and one hundred
thousand Turks and a large number
of guns were captured at Ezerum, ac-
cording to unofficial reports.
1t is estimated that the garrison
contained 100000 men and that the
forts mounted over 1000 guns.
There is nothing to indicate how
many escaped, but the fact that the
city fell within five days of storm
ing it is possible that the number
captured was large.
Ordinarily the exits from the city
are few, but with it surrounded and
the highways blocked with snow so
they are almost impossible, it is be-
lieyed that many thousand were un-
able to escape.
The guns, hundreds of which are
Krupps, may prove to be of great
value to the Russians.
The city was on fire when the Rus
SLAMS entered it.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. H.
Five thousand Russians were killed
and several thousand wounded in the
last three days before Erzerum.
The official communique did not re-
port the city's fall.
The Russians delivered their Aron.
tai attacks without regard to the
cost.
PARIS, Feb. 17-Storms have de-
molished the shelters and flooded the
: trenches at Artois.
The roads are impossible, and this
kept the infantry in Che trenches.
The artillery has ceased its active
campaign.
LONDON, Feb 1.-THE Germans
lost two Zeppelins in their last raid
on England, according to report by
Lord Kitchener to the house of COM
m0HA
The lost Zeppelins are supposed to
be the Lilo and LEO.
THE HAGUE, Feb. 17.-Stormsl
ore piling huge waves against the
dykes and many of them have already
given way under the strain.
Many towns in the vicinity of Ans
terdam are threatened. Laborers are
striving to prevent a catastrophe.
LONDON, Feb. 1s.-The Russian
right wing is not within so miles Of
Trebisond. They captured Baiburt
en- route.
Trebisond is expected to fall with
in q fortnight.
4 An investigation of the Armenian
atrocities will begin Immediately at
Efzerums
The execution of the Turkish Off
ciaE who were responsible for the
terrible crimes is predicted.
The registration of the prisoners
and booty, captured with the city has
only begun.
Ezasum's fall is attributed to a
"cyclonic rush ow the Incompatible
Siberian troops"
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1S.-In the
bold of the British coal ship Rose
bank, two dynamite cartridges were
found that were large enough to
blow the ship to bits, according to a
report from Valencia
The vessel left Philadelphia nearly
q month ago for English ports.
LONDON. Feb. 1s.-Today is the
anniversary of the beginning of the
German submarine campaign.
1t is estimated that the subma-
rines have sunk 800 allied and neu-
trail merchant ships.
The campaign has cost the lives Of
1000 non-eombatants including 11e
Americans.
The campaign was the most effect.
i've during June and July, when tht
Germans succeeded in sinking fror
three to four ships daily.
The preventative messares Of th'
allies have reduced tho numscr t.
about a dozen a month at TIE presen
tina.
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GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 49,
itis reported the Germans have bull
hundred new submarines and ar
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