New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
STEAMSHIP CORK sunk
FORTY LIVES LOST WHEN TRANS
PORT DROME AND TRAWLER
kERBIHAN STRIKE MINES.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

London.-British casualties in the
week ended Jan. rs were S,5SS, as fol
lows: Killed or died of wounds: OF
~ficers, rs; men, LIZA. Wounded or
missing: Officers, 1873; men, 6,271.
The foregoing figures represent the
virtual cutting in half of British cas-
ualties as compared with the previous
week, when 1908 were reported. Two
weeks ago the high total of 24,979 was
reached. For the week Immediately
preceding the figures were 1898; and
the week before that 9,951.
LondOn.-The steamship Cork has
been torpedoed. Several passengers
and five members of the crew were
lost.
Paris-Forty lives were lost through
the sinking Of the French freight
transport Drome and the trawler Ker.
bihan, which struck mines Jan. 20
within sight of Marseilles.
Amsterdam.-Heavy fighting has
been in progress for several days be-
tween Ukrainains and Bolshevik
troops for possession of Lutsk, Volhy'
mia. The Bolshevik commander ap-
pealcd for assistance to the Austro-
Hungarian commander of that district,
II loz1:aal ~ n;J 1i,,
Washington, Jan. 28.-Warning that
the Germans are preparing for a great
submarine offensive against the Amer
lean lines of communication with
France in connection with the impend-
ing Teutonic drive against the west
front is given by Secretary Baker in
his weekly military review, made pub
lie by the War Department.
During the period under review re-
newed activity along the entire west
ern front is noted" the report adds.
"The region bordering the North sea
has once again become the scene of
severe fighting.
"In Palestine the British are extend
ing their lines to the north, and dur
ing the week advanced further in the
neighborhood of Durath on a frontage
of approximately four miles.
"Reports reach us of the increasing
restiveness of the Slav population of
Austria, more particularly the Czechs.
"In Russia peace negotiations have
continued with frequent Interruptions.
1.-The victory of the British over the
Turkish naval forces off the Darda-
nelles must be mentioned as an event
of especial military significance"
London, Jan. 28.-There was great
aerial activity or the British front in
France, according to the report from
Field Marshal Haig's headquarters.
The British airmen accounted for six
teen hostile airplanes, and themselves
lost only one machine which is report
ed missing. In addition the British
bombing planes dropped eight tons of
explosives on various enemy objec-
tives. A German raid made on the
French positions west of st. Gobain,
between the Disc and Ailette rivers
- failed.
London.-The Cologne Gazette's vi.
emma correspondent, according to ad'
vices reaching here, says that Count
Czernin, Austro-H Hungarian minister Of
foreign affairs, informed the Austrian
delegations that the text of his speech
on the war aims had been forwarded
to President Wilson before it's deliv-
cry.
Petrograd.-By a vote of 1903 to 4 the
Ukrainian Central Rada has decided to
proclaim the complete independence of
the Ukraine Republic. The proclama-
ton r%eproaches the P%etrOgrad commits.
sioners for delaying peace and for In.
vokin the so-called new holy war, and
adds that the Ukraine wishes to live
on terms of concord and friendship
with Rumania, Turkey and the other
neighboring powers. 1t was an,
nounced at the Smolny institute that
Bolshevik troops had occupied the
towns of Krementchug, in the prov
ince of Poltava, and Putivl, In the
! province of Kursk.