The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-16

Rome.-Dspatches from the Amert
can embassy at Constantinoule to the
State Department say that the Amer.
lean Consul at Trebizond has taken
over the Archives of the German Con.
sulate there. The nearness OF the
advancing Russian forces caused the
departure of the German Consul. The
fall OF the city is imminent
The harbor OF the captured Turkish
town OF Rich, on the Black Sea. will
be used by the Russians as a naval
base for operations against Trebizond,
3S miles to the west.
Turkish and Persian troops. under
German officers, are evacuating the
Persian city OF Ispahan before the
Russian advance
Ispahan lies 210 miles south OF Te-
heran and formerly was the metropo.
lis or Persia, boasting nearly 1000.
OOO inhabitants. Its present popula-
ton is less than 100000.
Turkish troops who had been con.
centrated along the Danube, with
headquarters at Rustchuk. destined
to aid the Bulgarians in the case OF a
Russian invasion, were withdrawn i'm.
mediately after the Russian successes
In the Caucasus and rushed to Turkey.
where they followed German troops,
especially artillery, for defending the
Bulgarian Black Sea and Aegean
coasts, declared Petrograd.
The Germans on the upper Stripa
region of the Russian front are said
by Petrograd to have suffered heavy
losses In counter-attack made on a
position captured by the Russians.
An official communication issued in
London says the British force which
was attempting TO relieve the siege OF
Kut-el-Amara and which had reached
Essinn, seven miles east of the belea.
guered town, has been forced. because
or lack of water, to fall back to the
Tigris River.
The Turks assert the British retired
AFTER their election from a Turkish
trench they had captured and that
they left behind them 1000 dead
GERMAN ENVELOPING MOVE.
London. = Intensifying the great
German enveloping movement which
Is designed to squeeze the French oni
OF the fortress of Verdun, the Crown
frlnce drove his armies two miles
farther into the French front. north
west or the stronghold, occupying
seven square miles of territory in the
late gain, taking two villages. two
woods, 4046 more French prisoners
and 10 guns.
Berlin claimed new successes on
Doth wings of the German armies
ABOUT Verdun, the capture OF the vii.
iages or Forges and Regeneville and
the Raben and Cumieres woods.
Through a vigorous French counter
attack In the Bois de Corbeaux which.
except for a fringe, Paris asserts has
Oeen retaken, the German offensive
west OF the Meuse has apparently
been slowed down. The French also
claim the repulse of violent attacks
on Bethincourt, the most advanced
point OF their line. although east OF
the Meuse the loss OF the Hardau.
mont redoubt is admitted.
In Alsace the French recovered IN
hand grenade attacks some of the
trench positions taken by the Ger
mans in the Seppois sector on Febru.
ary 10.
On the Caucasus front the Russian
cavalry is closely pursuing the flee.
ing Turks southwest Of Erzerum and
increasing the number OF prisoners
and guns. In the direction OF BitIis
the Turks are abandoning their sun.
plies in their retreat. The Russians
have occupied Kamalk and the Neke-
wand Covent. seven miles from Bitis.