Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1916-02-24
News From the War Zone.


rnder the Grand Duke Nicholas Won
last week one of the most noted sue
cnsses of the war when 1t drove the
Turks, after desperate bayonet cnarg-
es, out of Erzerum and took posses
Isiop of the great fortress-the
strongest in Asia Minor. Most OF the
Turkish army escaped but the Rus
slams captured great quantity OF
provisions and war munitions, includ-
ing 1000 cannon. The Grand Duke
pushed forward at once in pursuit OF
the fleeing Turks who. seem power
less to stop his victorious advance.
Petrograd now reports that the
Russians are evacuating Trebizond'
|:2G0 miles beyond 'Erzecum, and are
Staying the Armenian population as
they fee. Trcbizond viii probab1 be
made the Ease Of: the Russian CAM
pa:gn toward Constantinopie; as it
provides easy access from Russian
ports across the Black Sea.
Turkish losses in the last two
weeks fighting ave estimated at
100000. This success OF the Rus
SLAMS. il is believed, will be faI-rea2A-
ing in its effects, a.. the fall Of
Erzarum opens routes north and
south TO Russia.
Rene reports Roumania rs aAou.
10 cn;cr the war oil the side o. the
Allies and there is talk OF big OF
fansiva Of the French and English
armies from Sa:0niki.
Another OF Germany's big Zeppelin
airships has come to grief. and II IS
probable that come, if not all Of its
crew perished as it was eveloped II
| flames as it fel! 10 earth rs result
OF all incendiary she'll fired from
French anti-aircraft gun.
The Paris official communication
reported that the aiTship was south
ward bound from the region OF 81.
Decentralization the French suns at
Rirgeny began Smelling it.
The Germans near Linons. to tbs
south Of the Scmme river, have met
| with rcDul:e at the hands Of the
French in an attack extending over
about four and one-ha,f miles.
The Germans in Artois were pre-
vented from occupying the crate: G
mine by strong counter offensive
CT the French.
IN Champagne the forest Of the
Argonne and in the entire region Of
Verdun there has been much artil-
lcry activity in which Paris claims
that considerable damage was done
| by the French gunners.
Numerous fights in the air between
German and French aviators have
taken place. Paris reports that sew
eral of the German machines were
brought uRu-gz::.-sllei Co. :2--e:s-, he
French airmen. French. aero raids
have been successfully carried out
by both French and British airmen.
British aircraft bombarded the town
of Dena, southwest OF Lille.
The House of Commons passed new
votes of credit to the amount or
s42O, 200, 900. This is expected to
carry The war 10 the end OF May,
bringing the total sum appropriated
by means Of votes Of credit since the
outbreak of the war to 2,0S2 100000
pounds, sum according to Premier
Asquitil, mot only beyond precedent,
but actually beyond the Imagination
OF any financicr OF this or any other
county,"
The latest from the Grand Duke {:
army is TO the effect that the Russians
are advancing over a TWO hundred
mile front in eastern Turkey. All
of the Lake Van region is in their
hands. and Bitlis, in the south, has
been evacuated by the Turks, while
at the north end OF the battlefront in
Armenia, the Black Sea port Of Ire
bizond is expected soon to be in the
hands of the Russians, who have
probably cut of a Turkish division
which was retreating along the coast
toward TrebizoId.
London reports that British sub
marine passing through the Darda-
nelles torpedoed six Turkish trans