, 1916-01-26

ed espt c;ally toward hindeling the reinforce
ent of hostile lines,
+ London Jan. 21et-The following British
oticial stat l. issued tonight says "Ihe
enemy this morning. exploded three MINES
west of Fricourt, but no damage was done,
We exploded a mine east Of Festnhert. Dur
ing the day our artillery disposed Of four
hostile working parties, There has been ne-
ciprucal Smelling north Of Albert, north ~
Loos and near Givenchy. South east OF
Fleurbaix we successfully bo.nbarded the
enemy gun positions and trenches.
Paris (via Lonaon) Jan. 2lSt-The Wa
Office communication issued ~to-ul9ht saYs:lA
Belgium our artillery shelling tie German
trenches in the region OF the Dunes started
several fires. Between SCISSORS mud Rheims
an enemy battery ia action IN the region
of Vregny north east of scissors was
caught under our tire and silenced,
I, the VoSges during a bomhnrdment III
the vicinity of Rehfelsen we damaged the
trenches and destroyed al observatory OF
the enemy. On the rest of The front the day
was marked by considerable activity by the
artillery of both sides.
Berlin, via wireless to SayvilIe, Jan. 2l1f-
Tie Austro- Hungarian Headquarters COM
munication OF to-day as received here sayst
'Under the influence of the large losses OF
Jan. 18th in the battles near to Poroutz
and Began the Russians yesterday ceaso't
their attack. On the reminder of the nor h
east front also there is a general calm. La
addition to Intermittent artillery dueIs II
Russian air craft division has dropped bombs
on the district southeast of Brzezany. No
damage was done. The Italians have d!-
rected their g~un-fire on Austro-Hungnrlan
positions on the Tyrol and the slopes ui
Coidilana. Likewise they have heavily shelltd
some passes north of Peutelstrln. On the
remainder of The front the artillery has been
normally active.
Berlin, (via London0 Jan. 2lst-Germau
troops have been engaged IN only UtoNt
operations along the front in Ru,sia, accord
ing to announcements by army headquarters
The statement reports the repu'se of II Rus-
sian detachment between Piusk aud Gar
torysk.
Loudon, Jan. 21st-A wireless despatch
from Rome states that Essad Pasha, Provl=
sional President of Albania, has arrived at
Scutari with Albanian forces to Join the
Monteneerin troops which are returning &c
that point. The despatch says these meo-
sures are being taken with u view to defend
ing Scutari.
London, Jan 21st A British Official state
ment issued tonight on the operations in
the Knmeruns on the west cuas' of Africa
says that after the operation Of Jaunde on
UNnNA ISL the CnIeDt0 dltleQ ctlCnlHF NltCu
were despatched in an endeuVour to cut of
the enemy's retreat reached Koimaka on
Nyone River. On January 8th they released
a numbe, OF Allied prisoners hoIu military
and civilian. BY the 18th reports received
from Colonels Alair and Haywood state the
Germans evacuated Ebolwoa Akouoiinga and
the German Governor Eberma'er and the
German commandment Z zimmerman escaped
into Spanish Num- Fighting IS also report
ed further south close to the German Span
ish border where two small French columns
advancing from the coast aud from the
French Congo are trying to prevent The e-
cape of the Germans iko Mum.
Vienna, (via LondoD) Jany, 22nd-Tbe
Government has informed Frederic PenfeId,
the United States Ambassador That an AustTo-
Hungarian submarine wns concerned in the
sinking of the Peninsula and Oriental line
steamer "Persia".
New York, Jan. 21st-A News Agency de-
spatch flom London says: The British
steamer sutherland" was torpedoed AM
sunk in the Mediterranean Monday. Tie
crew was landed ut Malta yesterday, one
sailor having died of exposure in the life
boats. The Dutch schooner "R~angerman'
was blown up by a mine off the Danish coast