, 1916-02-23

vers in Allied capitals, who regard EIztrnm
as the key to Asia Minor, expect the Russian
success to facilitate the capture OF Ireblzond
on The Black Sea coast to the North, giving
possession to the Turkish gateway from
Asia into Europe, while the Turkish forces
throughout Armenia will be put III jeopardy
it is argued and the pressure on the British
in Mesopotamia will be relieved. Operations
on q large scale by the Russians Will now be
possible for the forces of Grand Duke Nlcho-
las. it is declared.
Petrograd, Ftby. 17th-The Official Mes
senger'' estimates the Turkish garrison ut
Erzerum, the capture of which was anhoun-
ced Yesterday, as 100000 mer, it is also esii-
mated that more than 1000 guns were cap
tured. 1t is said there were 467 guns IN the
outer forts, 375 in the central and 200 field
guns at Erzerum,
Vienna, Feby. 17th-An Austrian official
statement issued under date of Feby. 16,h is
as follows: Russian and Southeastern theatre:
The situation is unchanged. Italian theatre:
Artillery encounters continue o the coast
district adjoining a portion of the Carnian
front. In the Doberdo sector mine throwing
and band grenade battles are i'll progress.
On the Javereck the Italian outposts for the
eighth time were expelled The space be-
fore our new positions i'll the Rombon dis
trict is covered with enemy dead.
Berlin, Feby. 17th-The War Office gave
out the following report to-day: Western
font: There were no events of special i'm
portauce. In clearing out the newly cap
tured positions near O0ersept (Alsace) eight
more French mine throWers were found.
Eastern front: On the northern portion of
this front there was spirited artillery fight,
ing. Our ammen attacked Dvlnsk and The
railway establishment at Wileika. Balkan
front: The situation is unchanged.
London, Feby. 17th.-The Germans lost
two Zeppelins in the last raid on England,
Lord Kitchener declared in the House of
Commons.
London, Feby. 17th.-The Italians are
still engaged in Smelling the positions taken
from them recently by the Austriaus on the
Rombon sector, and also are keeping up their
artillery actions against the bridge heads at
Tolmlno and Gorizia. An infantry attack
against Monte San Michele is reported by
Vienna to have been repulsed. Germany has
apologized to the Dutch Government and
offered to pay an indemnity for the torpedo.
ing recently of the Dutch motor boat "Arme-
It's. The torpedoing is characterized by
Germany as q bIunder on the part of the
commander of The German torpedohoat.
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exile on the island of Euboea in the Aegean
Sea in a statement to an Associated Press
correspondent expresses his gratitude to the
people of the United States for the
relief done by Americans among the
sick and wounded aud starving Ser
bian people. King Peter also took occasion
10 say that for those of Serbia's Allies who
had remained faithful he had no reproach:
sThere came to orr aid TOO late to save
us" he said s'but they came. That one Of
the Zeppelins in the recent raid on England
was damaged by the British sun-fre and
later lost at sea and that there is good reas~
on to believe another had been damaged
and put out of action was, the statement
made in the House of Lords by Earl Kltch-
ener.
Mobile Ala. Feby. 16th-Eleven German
steamers laid up in the Canary Islands ports
have been secretly armed for commerce
raiding and are preparing to make q dash
for the open sea, according to a statement
made here to-day by the Captain of the Anne
rican schooner Edgar w. Murdoch, who says
he delivered 2,1OO tons of coal to German
Agents in Teneriffe ana saw it loaded into
the bunkers of the interned German vessels.
London, Feby. 18th-Russian forces form
ing the right wing of the Grand Dukes Cau-
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