, 1916-03-01

clal communication was issued to-day: In
the region of Riga and Dginl on the OS@r
sector German aeroplanes dropped bombs.
In the region of Oyer the enemy developed
violent night firing, which was followed by u
movement toward our trenches Of scouts,
who were clad in white raiment and who
were repulsed by our fire. On he Dvinsk
sector near the P~oniewesch railway and
north of Czartorysk our detuchments checked
the enemy and made some progress. La
the region of Polish, SOUTHWEST of Oiyka,
the enemy sent women. probably Russian,
to work in the positions most exposed to
our fire. Iu Gajicia, northwest Of Tar
nopol and near the villages of Glaid-
Xxi and Vorobievka we, exploded a small
mine and occupied the crater. The enemy
vaInly bombarded the scene of he explosion
with mines aud trench moItars, throwing pro-
~jectiles which made III their fight a noise
ike that of a revolving propeller. In the
Back Sea near the Bosphorus one Of the sub
marines was twice attacked by two aerOplanes
but without result. The submarine destroy
ed a sailing ship loaded with coal. On The eau
casus front we continue 10 press the enemy
successfully.
Paris, Feby. 24th-The "pemps" in its
military review estimates that The Germans
are employing on the average ten Infantry
men to every three feet Of the front where
he attack is iiercest north OF Verdun, that Is,
over ii line over eight miles in length between
Brabant and Ornes. The Review maintains
that the operations are not necessarily preIl-
minary to an attempt to besiege Verdun, but
comprise an attack npon a wide part OF the
trout of which Verdun forms a part OF the
rear support. The attacks, he declares,
are still held within the fist line
works while there are three other lines
at strategic intervals behind the first.
These lines are more solidly constructed and
more elaborate in their nature than the first
lines as work on them could be done at les-
ure without the works being within the
reach of the German fire.
Washington, Feby. 24th-Presiden Will
son in a letter to Senator Stoue, Chairman
OF the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
announces with regard to the movement III
Congress in favour OF warning American clti-
zens against taking passage on armed mer-
chantAhip5, that he will not co sent to any
abridgment OF the rights Of American
citizens in any respect. In announcing The
stand Of the United States III the situation,
fhe President says: "The honont and Sell
respect Of the nation is involved We c"Y4t
peace, and shall preserve it at any cost but
the loss of honour.
1ISDOU, EeD. AOGu'-1 IL 0ilolt4 ~
published the decree undor which 3G q l.
man and Austrian merchant ships wing III
the Tagus river were seized by the ConunHn-
der OF the Naval Division here yesterday.
l. appears that the SEIZURE was under u
law passed BY Parliament on by. 7fh.
Tie Premier in an interview aft ms tutC
the seizure is not an act Of war but simply
a measure in the public interest. The Por-
tuguese Minister iii Berlin Las been instruc-
ted to eXpiain to the German Government
the significance Of the secures and give
assurances that the rights of the owners viii
be respected. Portuguese crews have been
placed on board the ships seized.
Toxic, Feby. 24sh-The Foreign Minis
ter, Baron ISM, deuied III the Diet to-day
that Japan intends to send troops TO Ano
assistance of Russia.
Nagasaki, Japan, February 24th-B-
fore sailing for Suu Francisco the captain
of the American steamship "China" lodged
a protest with the United States Consul
against the action Of the British converted
cruiser "Laurentic' in holding up his vessel
off Shanghai on the last western voyage
and removing 2O6 Germans, s Ansfriaus and
2 Turks of military age. Twenty Gerinans,
for the most part missionaries expelled by
Japan from insular possessions, embarked on