, 1916-01-12

Het5 WE'RE got dWHj witt tttE- ShGtP ttVti
of seventeen worn out guns which were
blown up before leaving: Oar casualties
amounted to one member of the Bril-
tish rank and file, wounded. There were
ho casualties hfnCng the French. Gen
eral Monro states that the accomplishment
Of this difficult task was due to Generals
Birdwood and Dawes and Invaluable assist.
ance rendered in an operation Of the high.
est difficulty by Admiral De Roebuck and the
Royal Navy"
London, Jan. 9th.AThe official statement
issued tonight reads ~"Ihere was some
activity south Of AtneDtiefos last night.
The enemy made use OF heavy rife, machine-
gun and artillery fire. To-day there has
been rather more artillery activity than usual
opposite Hulluch. Our bombardnept south
of. Frolinghien caused IL serious ire IA the
enemy's lines.
London, Jan. 9th.-The Labonr Part viii
meet early this week to consider It's posi-
ton. Unless opposition to tie Bill develops
a strength, of which there IS no iUdication
now, there seems small likelihood that the
Government will feel any need to appeal 10
the country.
Paris, January 9th.-The sinking of
a vessel with the1utreudant loss OF life
is told of in an oficlal Nonteuegrin
statement under date OF January 7th re-
coived here from Cettipja as follows can
italian steamer from Briudisl with some huu-
dred tons Of supplies and AS Montenegrin
recruits from America on board touched "a
mine Yesterday near San Giovanni de Medua.
The ship sank Immediately and 300 passen-
gers persisted"
Petrograd, Jan. 9th--The official report
from Headquarters issued Saturday reads as
follows ''In the region Of Riga near the
MIL, uDol tho H,r,,n1c ow1, l,.out,1 no
phyxiati0g gases towards our trenches. Con
siderable enemy forces by means OF counter
attacks repulsad our ~detachnents from Gar
torysk. but afterwards were d~isIodged, ieav-
Ing B officers and SO men. Further attempts
Of the enemy to drive as from Czart9rysk
failed. On the middle Stripa our units cap.
tured an enemy position here and there.
They also fortified themselves in the centre
Of wire entaneiements 10 immediate contact
with the enemy. In this region we captured
II officers and over one thousand men as
well as several machjne-gun7. North-east Of
Czernowitz the enemy tried to stop our Of
sensiy9 by means Of desperate counter
attacks with large forces ait OF which were
repulsed with enormous enemy losses. Oar
troops captured here IA officers and over
300 men and 2 machine guns. Caucnsus
front: South of Luke Uruuiah groups Of
Kurds tried to cross TO the right bank of the
Dwcheate. All their attempts were easily
checked. In Persia near Assabad there were
encounters with detachmeuts OF Persian re-
bels.'
London, Jan. 9tb-The British official
stutement from Headquarters in France sent
out last night reads: I'VE exploded a mine
near La Bassee Canal this morning. A Cor
man aeroplune dropped two bombs behind
our lines NORTH of the Somme to-day but
failed to Go any damage. Unimportant ar
tillery engagements occurred at various
points on the front, during which our guns
secured The range of a party OF German in
fantry and several direct hits were obtained
on an enemy 1bdttery southeast OF Armen-
there's. III the regGsn north OF The Somme o
German. rocket store was destroyed"
Paris, Jany. 9tA-The following official
commune alton was issued by the War Office
last night: "Our artillery effectively BON.
barded German works at vfrious points on
the front. To the south of Arras an armoared
cupola was destroyed. 70 the north Of the
Aisne we damaged the German trenches
near Berry-au-Bac and Hill Nc. 108. In
the latter region our fire caused two stroug
explosions. To the east of st. MihieI we
destroyed two blockhouses. At Hartmanns-
weileskopf last night the enemy after