The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-03-09
BRITISH STAY
10000 TURKS
gMoLIsH SOLDIERS DRIVE FoGo
AFTER CAPTURING $500
PRISONERS.
War SUPPLIES TAKEN
BRITISH FOOD BLOCKADE sue
CESS ANNOUNCED eY LORD
ROBERT CECIL
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London.-The British troops In their
forward movement in the Ancre area
in France have made another advance
east of 06mmecourt along q two-mile
front Of about two-thirds OF . mile,
according to, the official report from
headquarters. Nearly 200 prisoners
were captured.
Berlin. = Lieutenant General Won
Stein, the Prussian minister of war.
announced in the reichstag that re-
prisals had been taken against what
the minister termed the mistreatpeut
Of Germans taken prisoner by. the en-
tente allies.
British troops have made additional
progress northwest Of Puisisux-au-
Mont. north Of the Ancre, and In the
region Of Warlencourt, south Of the
Ancre and toward Bapaume.
In the fighting in the Ancre region
the British ON Friday captured 1913
prisoners. Berlin reports the repulse
of local attacks near Souchez and in
the Ancre region.
On the east bank of Narayuvka
river. in Galicia. German storming de-
tachments blew up Russian positions
and took ITO prisoners.
In the Val Putna, Berlin records the
Russians made five fruitless attacks
against Austro-G g. -man positions on
the heights north Of the valley. Petro-
grad says the fighting continues north
of the Jacobeni-Kimpolung high road.
Rumanian detachments were forced
to withdraw. Petrograd says. from
height north Of the river laval.
Turkish forces in their retreat from
Kut-elAmara on Tuesday had reached
Aziziyah. about fifty-two miles north.
west of Kut.,
Berne, Switzerland-The recent re-
ports that the Austro-H Hungarian gov
eminent has determined to make ev-
cry effort to maintain diplomatic re-
lations with the United States is cor
roborated by Information reaching
here from Vienna. The impression
prevails that Austria Hungary will
make every sacrifice regarded as rea-
sonable to avoid a rupture. even II
such action apparently would mean
flying in the face of Germany.
Berlin.-The admiralty made the
following announcement Friday: ION
March LIST expired. the final period OF
grace allotted for sailing ships in the
Atlantic. From this date no special
warning will be given to any boats by
submarines"
London, March 1.-THE remnants Of
the Turkish force retreating from
Kut-El-Amnra have been shattered
completely, according to Information
given out in the House Of Commons.
The Turks. it was said, would reach
Bagdad only as disorderly mob. 1t
was announced that more than $500
prisoners had been taken by the Brit
ish since Feb. "a and that since the
commencement OF the offensive of
Dec. 30 some 5000 Turkish prisoners
had been taken. The total Turkish
casualties in killed and wounded YVES
estimated by Gen. Maude at more
than 10000.
Queenstown. - The British bark
Galgorm Castle has been sunk by a
German submarine. The survivors in
clude two Americans, Harry Merret
of Beaver Falls, Pa, and Harry Rich.
ardson Of Boston. They were thirteen
hours in the boats. One boat is miss
/ ing, and 1t is feared 1t has been
swamped. This boat also contained
two Americans. named Jackson and
David Walker.
Paris.-The sinking of the following
vessels was announced officially here
Thursday:
4 Clan Farquhar, British steamship,
$3.50 tons gross. Feb 26.
Galgorm Castle. British sailing
ship. 1886 tons, Feb. ~.
Marie Joseph, French schooner Of
Fecamp, 1872 tons. Feb. %.
j Sjostad, Norwegian steamship, 1856
i tons, Feb, %.