The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-25
European War


their curiosity as to the effect of an
explosion in the munitions factory
there None of them, however, was
able to obtain a near view of the
scene, owing to rigid police regula-
tons, and could only wander through
the outlying streets where most of the
windows were shattered by the con-
cussion.
Newspaper reporters who were al
lowed to approach near the scene OF
the explosion in London describe what
was formerly the site of the explosive
store as hole hundred yards across,
and eighty feet deep with masses of
earth, iron and all sorts of wreckage
covering an area of about six acres
around the hole.
On the whole, anent the explosions
in East London, one is struck by the
number of people killed. Judging
from the fact that most of the fac
tories were nearly empty and from the
known proportion of casualties in GER
tain houses, it does not appear that the
death roll will exceed 300.
| The British and Turks in Mesopo-
tamia have been engaged in vigorous
fighting along the Tigris river in the
vicinity of Kut-el-Amara Garden of
Eden). Both London and Constan-
tinople war offices make claims to
successes for their troops.
A British official communication an
nounces that northeast of Kut, Brit
ish troops have driven the Turks from
small strip of land they were hold
ing on the right bank of the Tigris
and that King Georges men are now
in control of an entire trench section
on front of $500 yards to depth
Of i, 100 yards.
In the capture of Nanesti, on the
Sereth river, in Roumania, hard fight
! ing of hand-to-hand character took
| place in the streets. In withdrawing
| from the village German batteries rak-
ed the Russians as they made their
way across the bridges over the Ser
eth, infiicting heavy losses on them.
On the line in France near Loose
the British in a daylight raid blew up
German dugouts, causing many cas-
ualties among the occupants.
Artillery duels are reported to be
violent in the Verdun sector.
The minister of the Brazilian marine
has received a telegram from the cap
tain of the port of Pernambuco, Bra.
zil, declaring the previously report.
ed declaration of the commander of
the Brazilian steamer Maranhao that
he encountered two cargo vessels &C
companied by two auxiliary ships, be-
lieved to Germans, all flying the Amer
lean flag, is true.
George Bernard, the middleweight
champion pugilist of France, was kill
ed while making a flight. He enlist
ed at the beginning of the war when
10 years of age.
The Greek cabinet has discussed at
length British proposal to lease the
Greek merchant marine. 1t was de-
cided to take measures to assure the
retention of the number of ships nee
essary to provide the foodstuffs which
Greece requires.
The Russians announce the follow
ing captures during 1916: Officers g.
ITO; men, 100000; guns, 525; machine
guns, 1861; trench mortars and mine
throwers, 421. This shows a total
of .428,OOO officers and men.
A Berlin dispatch announces that
a British steamer, the Yarrowdale, |
was taken into a harbor (name of the |
harbor not given) On December 81 |
as a prize by a prize crew of sixteen |
men. The Yarrowdale carried 1859 |
prisoners, the crews of steamers cap
tured by a German auxiliary cruiser |
in the Atlantic.
The cargoes of the captured ves-
sells December 81 by the Germans |
consisted CT foodstuffs, including 5000 |
tons of wheat, 1000 tons Of -four and |
1900 horses.
The Germans made a rich haul in |
the latest capture of vessels in the |
Atlantic.s The Yarrowdale had on
board 1T motor 1Orries, one motor car.
$500 cases or rife cartridges, 10000 |
rolls CT barbed wire and 1880 tons
of steel bars, besides a quantity of |
bacon and sausage.
The British troops in France have
hit the German line hard at two places
and have succeeded in making slight
gains.
The Germens announce that the TAX.
ing of the Yarrowdale into a harbo1
December 81 has been kept secret fo1
reasons purely, and is only
made public because of the statement
made by the British admiralty on Jam
uary II.
Great Britain's reply to President
Wilson's peace note includes this SEN
tence: $50 long as Germany remains
the Germany which without a shadow
of justification overran and barbarous-
ly ill-treated country il was pledged
to defend, no state can regard it's
rights as secure if they have no bet
Ter nrOtectiGn than q Snlroar, troo4.. % |