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-M. Ensues unusual l0 drum 1 FillillillSS 0F Willlllll Some of the Best Troops in Kaiser‘s Army Massed Before it A despabcll from Paris says: The over most of the line, which now lies German losses during the first four directly under the guns of the forts. days of the battle around Verdun are , Narrowing their most desperate at- authoritati‘vely estimated at 150,000. ‘ tucks to the short. front between the The German ofi’ensive is recognized Douamont heigths and the plateau now as probably only the beginning north of the village of Vaux, to the of a determined effort to take the fort- east, the Germans here continued ress, formerly the key to the Fl‘L‘nCh their efforts in a strong attack, but from, and compares in violence and failed to gain ground. losses to the battle of the Yser. The The position of Fort Douamontâ€" French assume the battle may con-,the French official comuniqucs do tinue for a fortnight. The German not call it a fort, but a “position”â€" forces are known to be at‘ least 300,- ‘ v. as taken ny the Germans Saturday 000, supported by numerous 15-inch ; and is still occupied by small enemy and 17-inch Austrian mortars, with lforces. The French are closing in on a“ the heavy artillery “59d in the tllis position on three sides, and an- SEI'MM campaign arid Part of, thatinounce that the German force i s formerly CmPlOYEd 0" the RUSSli’m maintaining itself in the position only front. lwith difficulty. Preparations for the battle were’ The very unfavorable weather con- Dhserved early in December, When l1‘1“: ‘ ditions with a heavy fall of snow may fil‘St U‘OODS aSSiEHEd ‘50 the Operation , be one reason for the lessening of were brought UP- Eight diViSlOI‘S the force of the German attack; the which returned from Serbia were sent l despatches from the front indicate to Belgium for a 1:993 and the“ tran?‘ that heavy losses also may have had 901‘th ‘40 ill? TegW“ “’5 Vflfl‘d‘m ‘“ , an effect. The slopes east arid west Janual‘Y~ Five army corps 1" a” are l, of the village of Douamont, which has known to have been brought “13 t0 1 been the centre of the heaviest fight- reinforce two corps which previouSly ing, are covered with German dead. held that part of the line between. Situation is Encouraging. Etain and Vauquois. ] These were the best troops of the: Paris is extraordinarily calm in the lpresence of the great battle now in German army, including, as it is, learned from prisoners, the famous Progress around vel‘dun- There are licences rill s 0 unless ‘ A dcspatch from LmldOn says: chl‘t-scnt, ‘food, the distinguished llri‘lhh sculptor, who enlisted as a private in the army mmiiclll corps at lthc beginning of the war. is now turn- ing his talent to a unique use. All cd in replacing the parts of men's ‘These include mouths. jaws and even eyelids, all of which he has made to move naturally. Blood He Brings Dead Com- Jades Down. A despatch from Rome says: De~ tails now made public concerning the recent. Italian air raid on Laibach re- veal the heroism of Capt. Salomone, pilot of one of the Italian aeroplanes. On his return journey Capt. Salo~ mone’s machine was attacked by five Austrian Fokkers. A Plucky Russian Nurse. 'his leisure time is at present cmploy- ‘ lfaccs destroyed by wounds in battle.‘ cull lllzll0l3ll " " bunnies Bill) or llAllAll Altair Wounded in Head and Blinded by “Our Fellows Are Paying the Enemy He was severely: l Third Corps of Brandenburg, suppos- no indications of tension or nervous- edly equal in vabr to the prussian ness, but only sober confidence in the Guard, and the Fifteenth Army Corps, i result Pl‘eVaili commanded by General von Deimling, known in France as one of the most the defenSive Strength 0’5 the brilliant of the German general of- ficers. l The French compare the ground The desire among those who know I their way home to Russia from Nish,l lines seems to be that the attacks should continue, for, on the German si gained by the Germans in the four' Form)“ to the Efforts- days with twice that amount taken' by the French in the first two days of their offensive in Champagne, to- gether with eight times the number of prisoners. The confidence of the French is unshaken by the fierce at- tacks and the slight bending of the French line. The. military critic of The Temps reports that heavy French reinforce-i ments have been brought up. Lieut.- l Col. Leonce Rousset, another military critic, relates a conversation he had entire'brigade, which was advancing ‘ not yet been made. The whole front from the North Sea to Switzerland is on the alert. and all leave of absence has been recall- ed. The French maximum efi’ort has The total French losses in killed, wounded and pris- oners since the Verdun battle began, it was authoritatively stated, have been less than the German ofiicial communication claims in prisoners (15,000). Snowy Slopes Dyed Red. they argue, the lossestmany narrow de would be in pro- them seventy-five days to get to One of the party of Russian nurses who reached England recently on LSerbia, where they had been nursing ’in the Serbian hospitals. They had escapes and it took London from Serbia. lDASi’l FROM lilEl. EX- ,blinded by blood, while two wounded in the head and temporarily other officers aboard the aeroplane, one of whom was Lieut.-Col. Barbieri, were :killed outright. Despite the difficulty of steering, the bodies of his dead comrades having fallen over the levers Salomone refused to surrender. He succeeded in returning, and landed at Talmanova. Salomone is now recov- ering in a hospital. A medal has been awarded to him for valor. "Ana... PECTED ANY DAY London Naval Expert Looks for an Early Battle in the North Sea. A London cable to the New York . . _ _ Ever since 5 o'clock Friday mOI‘Il' Tribune says: “A hi hnaval authority “nth a surgeon JUSt retmned £10m ing the flower 0f the German armEli-told the Tribune coi‘espondent of a Vii-d“? Elitf‘ebffiary iz’ during the has been hurling itself in vain against belief widely held in Admiralty circles mesa“ a e’ e su‘ge‘m saw a“ Cote du Poivre on the high plateau that the German fleet may make a behind Louvemont village. ‘They dash for the open sea at any time ' o e u -l . m dose rd 1" ca gm by the come“ ‘seemed even to welcome the blizzard i now, giving as a reason for this not trated fire of the French batteries and 1 annihilated in a few minutes. German Drive Checked. , A despatch from Paris says: The' German assault on Verdun slackened somewhat in intensity on Sunday las giving possible protection from the 75’s, but the French gunners know every inch of the ground to a hairs- breadth in the blackest darkness. These snowclad slopes are new color- ed red. neuron tennis MADE on More Than a Third of Soldiers Assign Part of Their Pay. A despatch from Ottawa says: The monthly payments of assigned pay or separation allowances to relatives or dependents of the men under arms now aggregate more than $2,000,000. More than 90,000 cheques are made out each month by the branch dealing with this part of the work. Over one-third ‘of the soldiers who have enlisted are now giving part of their pay to friends or dependents at home, 1nd about one-quarter of the total force, representing approximately the I married men, are on the list for sepa-r, ration allowance. It is interesting; to note that the proportiOn of the: dependents or relatives (only the pressure of political opinion |in Germany, but the innumerable re- ,cent reports all pointing to the preâ€" paration of a combined German naval, aerial and military offensive, with the ' object of forcing peace and impressing neutrals. Viceâ€"Admiral Reinhardt Scheer has been appointed command- in Canada‘ or of the German battle fleet in suc- With the first and second contingents , Bessie“ to Admiral von Pom who at; a large percentage was composed of unmarried men who were born ‘ Great Britain and who had no family ties or dependents in this country. ..z.__ w- GREATEST WAR BRAIN BRED SINCE NELSON. London Papers Demand that Fisher Resume Naval Command. A despatch from London says: The British Weekly, which recently sug~ gested Lord Northclifi'e as Air De- fence Minister, now cries for Lord “Jacky” Fisher to resume the naval command, “lacking whom," says the Weekly, “England will lack the great- est war brain she has bred since Nelâ€" son. The greatest war ever waged has produced very few war brains. Only one man has beaten the Germans in ter holding the position for a year, is m retiring on account of illâ€"health.” ,___ .r.._ __.. SIXTY-SEVEN KILLED IN JANUARY AIR RAID. A dsepatch from London says: The revised official figures of the casual< ties in the Zeppelin raid of January 31 over England were given on Fri- day. as 67 killed and 117 injured. The ioil‘icial onlmunication announcing the figures says: “The final figures of the air raid of January 31 are: Killed, 27 men, 25 women and 15 children, a total of 67; injured, 45 men, 53 women and 19 children, total 117. Grand total, 184. “These figures are greater than previously givenâ€"59 persons killed brain power, and that man is Fisher.” __._,__rIL___â€"_. Lord and 101 injuredebecause persons reported injured have from their wounds, some several died children under 10 years of age had been reJ, ALBAlllAN Pullers: x Italians Have so Fortified Them as to l Make Them Stand Any & Attack. A despatch from Rome says: The commander of the Italian troops at, Avlona, in Albania, has declared that: his positions are now so fortified as; to be ready to stand any attack, and l he is even able to take the offensive if necessary. His second in command} has undertaken to instruct the Alâ€": banian troops according to the Italian, system of warfare. wk.__.__. BERLIN OFFERS PRIZES FOR NEW NAME OF CITY.‘ A despatch from Berlin, Ont., says: Canadians will have an opportunity of offering suggestions for the new name of this city. A public subscrip-l tion is being raised, and liberal prizes will be offered for first, second and third choices. Suggestions will have], 'to be accompanied by reasons why the 1 name should be chosen, and the com- petition will be Dominion-wide. The Council. duel lull . l" judges will be named by the Citylmay be lshortly.” l" nus 0 iii lfiiillliillld ill lilAll ‘Mouths, Jaws and Even Eyelids illaje to Move Naturally by British Sculptor nose for a soldier whose nose was blown away below the bridge. His addition, which he prepared of elec~ tricnlly irruled metal, is so perfect that where it is joined is absolutely lnlglt‘l'l't‘lllllfl‘, and the patient has re- ‘g‘nlllt‘ll his sense of smell. Wood i: now giving up most of his time to this work, and is able to ,trent tcn cnscs daily. Surgeons who never thought that a sculptor's art , could be adapted to this work are now labsoluteiy amazed at the remarkable He has just finished remaking a results Vood has obtained. El? BtllBARDMENT Back in His Own Coin.” A despatch from Ottawa says: “Artillery bombardment. upon the Can- ,adian line is very heavy, but so far i our casualties have been comparative- :ly light, five killed and eight wounded on Thursday, and our fellows are pay- ‘ing the enemy back in his own coin.” ‘ Such was the announcement of Ma- jor-General Sir Sam Hughes when Parliament met on Friday afternoon in response to a question by Mr. E. M. Macdonald as to whether the Canad- ian troops at the front were involved in the terrific battle raging on Ver- dun. The Minister replied that the Canadian forces were a considerable distance away from the Verdun fight- ing, but while under heavy artillery fire, were holding their own. The heaviest fighting, according to otl'icial despatches received by the Militia De- artment, was north and east of Ver- dun. The French had completely smashed the first attacks, and the Germans were now using reserves and practically raw troops. In some places the front line of trenches had been broken, but, at the time of the latest despatches, the second line of trenches was absolutely intact. 5‘... .. ..._ -. Silumtlimcu lN TURll CAPITAL London, Feb. 24.â€"An Athens de- spatch to The Morning Post says: “News from Constantinople repre- sents the situation there as the most critical since the news of the fall of Erzerum has leaked out. The always latent dissatisfaction of the people with their Young Turk rulers is now assuming hourly more threatening proportions, both in the capital and the provinces, especially at Smyrna, where the populace is in almost open revolt. The popular anger is aug- 'mented by the great dearth of neces- saries, due to the blockade and the stoppage of trade and industry. The leaders of the disalfection are Osman Pasha, Abdi Pasha and Suwat Pasha. Startling developments, it is asaerted,’ confidently expected very STORMED “lmpregnabie” PERSlAN m uranium BY RUSSIAN ARMIES Turkish Forts on the Highroad to Bagdad Crowning Victory of Campaign men who are assigning their pay is ESSEN BANK QUITS: considerably larger among the re~g KRUPP WORKERS LOSE. units of the past few months than! â€"â€"- was the case with the men who went! A despatch from Zurich says: The overseas at first. This is accounted'Rheinische Bank at Essen has liqui- for on the ground that a considerably dated, according to reports received larger proportion of the later re~3here. Hundreds of workmen in the crults are Canadiamborn, and have Krupp Works have lost their savings. ._ _‘_4.7 I. _ - BRlllSll MlNlSTEllS’ ’Sililliii’ TO BE PARTLY PAID IN BONDS Premier Asquith Declines to Move That Members Receive No Salaries .â€"â€". A despetch from London says: In is considered extremely probable that response to strong agitation by the the whole body of the civil servants newspapers 0 set the country an exâ€" will be invited to accept a portion of Imple of economy, preferably by 30- their salaries in a similar form of cepting reductions in their salaries, it Exchequer or war loan bonds. is announced the! the Ministers have In reply to an interrogation in the agreed for the future to accept oneJHouse of Commons, Fremler Asquith quarter of their salaries in. the form declined to move that the members of of five per cent. Exchequer bonds. It, Parliament should receive no salaries. 1 ’ _i turned as adults and several cases ofl slight injury had been treated at. hos- ,1 A despntch from London says: The crowning victory of an apparently un- pitals and sent home Withom a record Persian citv of Kermanshah, on the‘important and unnoticed campaign in ' being made of them. : “The “limp? 0f bombs a”)de akâ€" ifullv stormed and captured ' gregated 393. - is...“ TRADE OI" DOMINION TAKES A BIG JUMP i {grad despatch to Reuters: The capture of the City, Ten Months Show an Increase of] Nearly $300,000,000. l .- s _ 'highroad to Bagdad, has been success- the mountain regions of Persia be’ by the tween an invading Russian army and iRussian armies, according to a Petro- hordes of loosely organized Kurd and lmountain forces under the command whose‘of skilled German and Turkish of- ' lstrong natural defences were believed ficers, and well equipped with modern 'to make it almost impregnable, is the;guns. m“ “ml Kuiopatllin t0 0mmaiid Russian Northern Front total trade of Canada for the ten} months ending with January was, $989,359,000, compared with $714,-lI 465,000 in the some ten months of, the preceding year. 5394’094’000m831d eigorts 5595’265’000' ipointed cammander~in-chief of DUTCH T0 WIPE OL'T THE SMUGGLING EVIL] A despot/ch from Amsterdam sayszk The Telegraaf says on Friday that) the new Dutch Minister of Finance is l determined to stamp out smuggling.l ,and has asked for 2,000 new customs loiflclals, who are to be recruited from i the military. A despatch from London says: Turkish column was routed by South Africansmlloutl’urksflin .kisaturday at. Agagia, Egypt, accord- attacked and A despatch from Petrograd saySIlTl‘le appointment of Gen. Kuropatkin lwas made in consequence of the illness Imports totalled iGen- Alexei Kuropalki” h“ been “p' of Gen, Pleve. who succeeded to the tl’e‘commgnd when Gen. Russky’s health :Russian armies on the northern front. ' failed in December last. 'I ling to a British official statement is- {sued Sunday night, which adds that South African troops on the fleeing Turksl are being pursued.