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THE MINER WAR BULLETINS

( _ MONDAY, MARCH 27 )

A Naval Battle
Copenhagen:
reports an engagement between
British and German naval squad-
rons at noon yesterday, off the
west coast of Jutland.
heavy fighting, the German fictil-
la of five cruisers and twenty
destroyers was put to flight by
the British squadron.

German patrols, in flames, ran:
for the protection of the fortress
on Sylé Island.

Violent cannonading was heard
from 7 to 8 p.m

Aircraft Also Engaged

London: A squadron of Allied
aircraft. raided the German air-
ship sheds in Schleswig-Holstein.
Three aeroplanes are missing.
Danish reports say the operation
was successful,

Two German patrol ships and
one torpedo-boat were sunk. The
British destroyer Medusa sunk as
the result of a collision with the
destroyer Laverock. The crew
was saved,

Sussex Was Torpedoed

London: A fragment of bronze
torpedo head was found in one of
the lifeboats on the Sussex. Ger-
many alone uses bronze torpedoes,
An unknown sailing vesssei which
was near by, and which ignored
appeals for help, is believed to
have acted as a screen for the
submarine. Fifty passengers are
missing,

Portions of a German torpedo
have been found in the wreck of
the Dutch steamer Tubantia. . —

. The Verdun’ Situation ;

Patis: The situation at Ver-
dun is unchanged, although Ber-
lin claims the city is in flames.
The continuation of the violent
bombardment east of the Meuse
and north of Verdun is thought
to be in preparation for another
offensive. It is expected our lines
between Douamont and Vaux

will have to bear’ the brunt, of

the attack.

London:
Saloniki front is reported.
is believed to be: preparatory. ‘to

:a general attack by the Teutonic
allies against the Franco-British
 Jines.- .

‘Skirmishing., on ‘the

“Smuts Victorious 7 _

" Pretoria: : -General Smuts has
captured : “Amsha,_ German East
Africa, driving the enemy from
their. line along the Kuwu river.

Lord Kitchener has wired: gon-,
gratulations to Smuts.

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(. Tuespar, MARCH 28 ;
, wey
- British Make. Gain ort
" Lotidon; British. and: ‘Germans
are: fighting: fiercely inthe. region | j
of St:, Eloi, south-of. Ypres.: We
. _ eaptured | six. ‘hundred ' yards of
‘the’ enemy’s first dnd second tine
trenches,. "the Germans suffering |
heavy. casualties.
_ prisoners taken. waa ‘170.;
‘advance was made afterexploding|
ye mines ‘under the, enemy, trenches

The Politiken .
ish and.German warships occured

thirty miles off Grady tightship,

This]

Las court.

‘The ntimber: ‘of |. ‘
“The| be

bombardment in the Weevre.. The

remainder of the front was quiet.

Another Naval Fight? © destroyers, ‘The German crew
London: = It is‘reported that a was eee 4 0 ae ‘ Greece’ a
at naval action between Brit- ore ut of Gr Sek
great naval action between Londne A aisaten fren Sal

but no details have been made
After ; Public.

Several.

by submarines.
Tt is reported that Lord Kitch-

erier was a passenger on the
Channel steamer Sussex, which
was ‘towed into Boulogne, after;

being torpedoed.
Russians Advancing .

Petrograd: The Russians have
captured two lines of German

trenches northwest of Poitavy.
Advances in the Caucasus con

tinue: The Turks have evacuated

Koniev. co

Enemy Driven Back
Saloniki: The Teutonic offen
sive, which assumed the charac

ter of a general attack by the
Germans and Bulgarians against

the advanced line of the Allies,

has been repulsed, the enemy
-acrass . Lhe

being driven back
Greek border. .
- General War Council |

Paris; The grand war counci

of the Allies is now in session,
delegates from all the Entente
governments working - unitedly
toward the common end, During
session, the

this, the second day’s
financing of Portugal is the. chief
matter to be dealt with. Special
precautions: against a Zeppelin
raid, have-been taken,

Berlin: :
‘submarines
tons of shipping:

El Paso:

campaign, is pessimistic. ©. Pros

pects of capturing Villa are ‘not

bright, and it seems likely that,
unless cornered within a.week,

the bandit leader. will outrun his

pursuers.

“Hona ‘Again Attack |
Pavia:
lull for six days,

yesterday in an unsuccessful of-.

fort to break through, the French.

lines on the. Malancourt ; toad,

After a week of ‘shelling. ‘the!
entire front, the enemy’s artillery |

concentrated on 2 half-mile fran

| between Matanéourt and. . AVo-
An infantry, attack by an
entire new. division was launched
The: ‘Freeh. heavy”
: artery and: “Ts; ‘which ‘were wel ve

ab 3"pm..

‘after ‘wave, the
forward, ont;

French and British
merchantmen are reported sunk

ron, of British light cruisers en-
countered a. division ‘of German

oniki says the Germans have been
forced to retire to the frontier}
.| from all points occupied: by them
in Greek territory.
‘ Germans Preparing Ships:

London: . German naval officers
holding temporary land -
mands, have been recalled to)
their ships. |

Another Duteh steamer, the
Duiveland, has been sunk. The
crew were saved,

Sixty. lives © were lost on the
Sussex,

. London: Despite ‘the heavy
artillery fire of the enemy, the

on-Monday.
On Russian Front

. Petrograd: Prisoners captured
on the Dvinsk . front. state that
the Germans’ are preparing. for
decisive operations,

‘The desperate resistance of the
Turks on the Caucasus coastal
front is being overcome.

. From, confidential

Geneva :
| dispute has broken out “between.
|the Kaiser and. the chancellor. of
the empire, who is expected. to
resign shortly. - Prince’von. Bue-
low has been summoned in haste
tothe Kaiser's headquarters, . -

German destroyer when a squad- z

come}:

‘British hold the ground captured.

sources it:is learned that a grave |

Since March: 1, fifteen |
have sunk 70,000

Opinion in military
circles, concerning the Mexican

G | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 =) |

After a comparative
the. German
forces in the Verdun. district. at-
tempted another violent offensive |

British Line Extended . _
London: . -The Germans. were
apain: repulsed.i in attempts to re-
gain the trenches captured by the
British. Numerous Freneh troops
have been reieased for service in
other ‘seetions, by. the extension
of the British lines, which now

run from the Yser to the Somme;
comprising’ one-quarter’ of the
entire. western front. | ~The new

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great.skill and secrecy:

around St. Bloi. ;‘fhig may prove
to. “be a’ “atrongenemy offensive
against thé. British’ front, “We
hold.all ground taken on Monday.

There i is. hostile: artillery and
‘mortar activity against our. posi-:

and i in front of Aix Noulette.. a
‘ ‘Holland Cables Cut:
“Tendon: Telegraphic. sérvice
between England:and Holland: is:
completel yinter rupted since Tiea-'
day. Rumors say. the cables. have|:
been cut: by. the. Germans. There}:
iB. no official atatement, ., .. 2 ‘|
‘Huns’ Slight, Gain
Bari is:
terday’. dn ‘Avocourt,’ 18,000’ Ger-

t

a ing: ‘ground ° to the. north, at. hal

4 trench were repulsed,
- Theve'i is heavy fighting. east’ of;

\ THURSDAY, MARCH 30 J several attacks at Avocourt’ last Fo
night, endeavoring to,retake lost| £ .
These aasaults, failed.|E

Heavy: fighting i is in (progress |: ;

tions: between. ‘Loos and: Halloeh:

“Ina vain assault? sed: =

Of aincourt, but: all efforts t to’ extend I.
“/ their. paing \: Beyond the » first |

Spring in Russia eo Sl
Petrogratd:: ‘A heavy thaw. healt
get in along the northern | front,
and. many. lowland roads are
flooded, causing 4. diminution , of
activity. . Fighting in this region

may be’ ‘suspended - for “a “few:

weeks.” . Russia, in conjunction’
Lwith the other Allies, id expected
to. jaunch 4 supreme. effort” ‘when
the general. offensive on : call. the
fronts i is ordered. os

Paris: An. elaborate organiza:
tion. for supplying - information
|and stores to Teutonic submarines

Has béen discovered onthe Greek

island of Corfu, . Forty persons
implicated have been arrested
and taken to France. .

Liverpool: Ten thousand dock
workers on ‘the Mersey struck
‘work: today to enforce , their ‘de-
mands concerning overtime work.

C “FRIDAY, MARCH 31 )

Germans Enter Village

London! ‘Last night, ina fierce
altack.from three sides, the Ger-
mans carried the village of Mal-
ancourt. The buildings are a
mass. of ruins..
the west side of the town. ° -

German attempts to win hack
their lost: positions in Avoeourt
wood were repulsed.

~ On the. Verdun front 560, 000
Germans ‘are’ engaged.. “In an
assault on Avotourt bloékhouse
last night 30,000; were employed.
Futile Attacks . *

‘the. Germans made

Paris:

positions, -
No further. attempts - were: made
at Malancuutt. Hast of the Meuse
there is heavy artillery fighting.

“General, Dubail has. been ‘ap-.

poi inted military overnor of Par-
is,
whois in “all health,

M. Bekmann,. director ‘of -thel

Berne bureau of: information, has}
been arrested for favoring the

central. powers with secret infor< :

mation. og . Wo

exception.: with: _the- resolutions | ’

ower : if ot

Tread LE Fost
oF Peace:

This i is s thé, spathiof him’ who ¥ waats..

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‘The French hold| -

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‘replacing General Manoury,

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‘bases among the - Greek: islands, :
Five German ‘aeroplanes were. ° (iam
brought: down’ inthe. .region- of ee
Verdun, two i in ‘Champagne, -and fom)

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“London: “An, “otder t today’ stated . .

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for breach-of the ‘blockade ‘upon mt
the’sole ground that she is:at the a .
moment on. the” way. to an un-

On. Eastern Front: a
“Petrograd: ‘The’ ‘Russian. of-
fensive on the. Dvinsk-Riga’ front
has ‘rendered Hindenburg’ 8 posi- .
‘| tion insecure. : An. enemy attack |
‘near the | village of. Epuka was «
repulsed. | The. . general : thaw -

| continues on the whole front; ~
‘Th: -actions in the. Black: Sea. lit.

were. captured. Mackenzen i is re-
ported. in command of a Turkish.
foree trying to reach - Trebizond,

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which: they. believe” will justify.
the alleration that: Villa had re-
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