, 1916-05-24
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.
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Vienna, May 2O-The italian forces have
been elected from Col Santo (south-east of
Rovereto), according to the Austrian official
statement to-day. "Since the beginning OF
the Austrian attack. the statement adds,
we have captured 257 officers 12,9 900 men,
107 guns, IL twenty-eight centimetre howit-
zers and 68 machine-guns.
Rome, May 21st-Portu gal, with the con-
sent of Great9Britain, is ready to put at 1taly's
disposal the German vessels recently seized
in Portuguese ports, says the "Gazeta del
Popolo". Captain Enriquez Almeida, the
newspaper says, has been called by telegraph
to Rome in connection with the plan.
Petrograd, May 2Oth-The following is
the Official statement issued by the War
Office to-day; Western (Russian) front:
Near Darevo to the southeast Of Baranovit-
chi after several bombardments, the enemy
attempted to approach our trenches but was
easily repulsed by our fire On the remain
der of the front there was the usual rife
and cannon fire particularly in the region of
Ikskull, Illoukst, Smorgen. the upper Stripa
and Tarnopol. Caucasus Front: In Persia,
our troops have occupied Sakiz and advanced
to the village of Dan.
Petrograd, May 21st.-The War Office
communication issued to-day says: A Ger
man attempt at an offensive in the Illouskst
region and north of lake IIsen was repulsed
by our fire with heavy losses. On the
remainder of the front the hostllities were
confined to artillery duels aud rifle firing
which were particularly sharp in the Dvinsk
sector aud south of Smorgen and Klevo.
In the Dvinsk region and north of lake
Miadziol the Germans are using explosive
bullets. In the Caucasus, our troops contin-
ne their advance in the direction of Mosul.
Berlin, May 2Oth.-An official communlca-
ton issued tonight says: During the night
of May 10 and Goth. an aviator squadron
starting from the coast of Flanders dropped
numerous bombs on the port and f~ortiica-
lions at Dover and on Deal, Ramsgate,
Broadstairs and Margate. Numerous fires
and explosions were observed. The aero
planes were heavily shelled by hostile coast
batteries and guardships, but all returned
unchanged.
London, May 20th.-Emperor William
suddenly returned to Berlin this morning in
order to settle the Ministerial crisis, accord
ing to a telegram from Berlin to Amsterdam,
says a Reuters despatch from that city. The
Emperor, whose arrival was kept quiet,is not
stopping at the Royal Castle, but al Pots-
dam. He received Imperial Chancellor Won
Bethmann Hollweg and Dr.. Carl Helfferich,
Secretary of the Imperial Treasury, on his
arrival, It is not expected that the EN-
peror will remain long in Berlin, and will
leave for the Russian front after the crisis is
over.
Berlin, May 21st.-The Imperial German
Chancellor had an audience with the En-
peror to-day to propose the appointment OF
the Ministers. The usually we'll informed
"Germania' announces that Dr.. Carl Helfe-
rich will be appointed Secretary of the In
terror and Vice chancellor, and that Count
Won Roedern, now Governor of Alsace and
Lorraine, will be given the post of Secretary
of the Treasury. Won Batocki, now Presi-
dent of East Prussia, is to become head of
the new department of food supply, assum-
ing the duties of the so-called food dictator.
General Grori is to be associated with Herr
Won Batocki.
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