Bisbee daily review., 1916-03-07
SEA COMBAT IMMINENT IN NORTH SEA
British, Russian and German Fleets Believed Lining Up for Decisive Battle; Lon- doners In Suspense.
GERMANS ADVANCE
 BEFORE VERDUN
Russian Black Sea Fleet Ex- tends Operations; Czar's
 Armies Succeed; Russian Shell Hits. U. s. Consulate.

LONDON. March 6.-Persistent ru- mors here of a several days naval bat tie in tha North Sea zone, created ex- pectancy among LOndoners. Interest was heightened by dispatches received from Scandinavia predicting that bar tie between Russian. British and Ger man fleets was near at hand Russian torpedo boats are reported near the Island of Oland. Sweden. in the Baltic and six German submarines off OXel- sund. south of Stockholm. General opinion evists in Scandinavia that Ger man sailings to Sweden will be inter cepted as soon as the ice has cleared. Naval experts predict that big events are pending.
 LONDON. March G. Further ad- vances by the Germans in the Verdun and Chsmpaigne region are told in the latest French official communication. which reports successes in repelling German attempt 10 debouche further from the captured positions. driving of the Germans of the trench. and ham mering with big guns the German line. Having vigorously shelled the region between Bethincourt and Mouse. the German infantry captured the village of Varges. nine miles northwest of Verdun. Several times they esssyed a debouche against Cote de L'Oie. but French counter movement held them-
 PETROGRAD. March 6.-The Rus sian Black Sea fleet is extending it's scope of operations as far westward as Trebizond IL bombarded the mouth of the Terma River. where a fleet of sailing vessels is taking refuge thirty miles east of Terma. The warships destroyed the barricades. the depots and many of the Turkish craft.
 Along the coast between these two points in the last few days the Rus sians have sunk more than thirty sail ing vessels laden with war supplies. It is reported virtually all the civil population of Trebizond has evacuated Those remaining are falling victims. according 10 advices here. to the de mOralized Turkish soldiers. who are said to be footing stores and houses. and creating reign of terror.
 PETROGRAD. March 6-An official state ment says: "On the western front our artillery demolished a DOT ton of the enemv's trenches south ward of tho Lake Babit and Riga sec tor. Eastward from Freiddichstadt we are able 70 confirm the success of our artillery on the German working parties Scouting parties approaching uositions between the Oldevintz and Sussey rivers were dispersed. Fight ing for possession of the craters con tinueS in the Dvinsk position near IT, Oukst. In the Caucasus front our troops landed under an intense sup porting fire from our fleet in the occu- pied town of Atina in the Black Sea east of Trebizond Deployins south- ward they forced the Turks to evaeu- ate Prisoners consisted of two off cers. 2SO men. guns and ammunition are continuins in pursuit occupied the village of Mapraka. mid way between Atina and Riza"
 WASHINGTON. March 6.-The Am erican consulate at Trebizond. Turk-I ish Black Sea port. was struck by shell during the bombsrdment by two Russian torpedo boats on March l. One Persian subject was killed within twenty feet of the desk of Consul Hei- ger. Another shell struck the resi- dence of the vice-consul adjoining.