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FEBRUARY 28. 1915 g {:§,§g 5.1' \X.°¢T-'¢lT:|‘|';'.ff°|°:.)A;v::::'Tf.°c=..sa. -...i ss.oo for u. s. r.. _ . _ . . . f- . ng- -- - _'. - ff' ' ff -ff' ntl:-:s v-lcromous GLORIA.; 1gT0RY rfirorsrso on on ALL rooms outv cstrssirro ,FOR CH TROOP -._.,_,.____ Enemy Raids in Belgium ltepulsed. 0 » ~ - lm ressive Service in Si. James’ 'lurks ltouted in Egypt by South African Troops. ltalians make Signal Gains Capturing Number oi Austrian Prisoners. (Special to The Guardian) flcial communication was issued to- LONDON. Feb- 27--All 0iTlClBl'day: “There was great artillery ac- statement from British headquarters tlvlty along our whole front- OUP n France issued to-day reads: “Last‘men provoked alarms at several tight we sprang two mines in the points on the enemy’S 111195 011051118 .neighborhood of Leos with sntlsfuc- a hurried despatch of reinforcements .ory results. This morning an ene- which were then shelled by our arf- :ny raid on our trenches Southeast iliery. Actions were in our favour af Maricourt was repulsed. There North of Mori, in Lagarlna Valley, has been artillery_ activity _about in Rombon Zone, in Plezzo Basin Ypres- during _tbe'day. 'rind on the I’eums. Slopes West of ROME, Feb. 27.-The following of- Gorlzla. ln the last named locality (Special to The Guardian) troops who penetrated one of our LONDON, Feb. 27-Turkish troops trenches were immediatly driven wereattacksd and routed by South- out with heavy losses. Along the African' troops yesterday at Agagana, Northern slopes of Mount Sun Mi- Egypt, according to a British official chaele one of our detaehments by a statement issued to-night which adds bold rush occupied an enemy trench that the fleeing Turks are being pur- taking forty-seven prisoners and held sued. the position against s severe artil- lery fire." _v____,____________________ _Ah _ _ _ ..v_v_________ _________,V___________V__.______ . ., , ,_\~. _-V-_~_-_-_-_-_-,-_-_-,-_-,-_-_-_-a- -_-_~,-_-_-__-_-_~.~: 1-: Vlilllli ELMMS ' Billlllll llllill . lllililllll SUEIIESS Slliiiill Bl lLl|iS ' he Gu rdlan 8 eclal to The Guardian) -f (Special to 1' a ) ( P g D VIENNA. Feb. 27.-Austro-Hangar- AMETERDAM, 1~eb. ..7.-Allied ian troops occupied the Albanian airmen have attacked and damaged port-of Durazzo this morning, ac- the railway station and tunnel at cording to ofilcial announcement is- Bleyberz. on the German Belgium sued`-to-day at the Austrian War Of- frontier, according to the Echo Beige flee. _ ._ _‘.1 .‘ ` ,_ conrorrs For OUR SOLDIER BOYS 151 Provided, 949 Unprovided .“\ - ' _ ’ '. _.___-_-_____.__.__ Saturday and Yesterday were llays to Test Soldiers’ lioots. and the Unanimous 0pinion was 'that ltuhber Boots are necessar The lloys at the Paaderherg Parade would have been all the smarter and certainly more comiortably equipped had they been wearing Rubber lloots. Disagreoablo daYB *"0 Oil UH. Ilflyli that will test the boot leather of thc boys of the iosti. on their rosie marches, and on sentry duty- HOW much more comfortable would the boys be to-day had they the much- needed rubber boots at their disposal. lt should not be long before they M0 in thathappy position. but it b¢\\00V¢B every well-wlsher of the boys to hurry up with their subscriptions. About fourteen per nent. has been suh- scribed a sgocclel effort could easily maize this 5 por cent. by the end of the -week. Please do not delay in sending your subscription to ,the Hon. Treasurer, Mr A. W. I-Iyndman, Soyal Bunk. Chill” lottetown. The subscriptions have Do . $4.00 N” 10.00 8.00 92 53 8.00 4.00 4.00 too , :_.oo 1.00 mo 1.oo , st. 4. 1. io. 10. 8. ii 1_of - 8.1; -' ’”"" 1%; it lt°fv?»'§'§°.' sl 3_- 4. 4. 3. s. _ . 3.. M: ' *L . WN* ._ ,.y_,, .. ., , » . rg r I ' 1 ‘ o t , ..=°°\=~ ?$’9°2*!°:"t".*'*!".°"§"L*t*.*?‘?'¥° l above mentioned was formerly a resl~ Germans all (Special to the Guardian.) PARIS, Feb. 27.-An official state- _ment issued by the War Office Satur- day nlght of the sangulnnry struggle Avhlch has been going on around Fort Douanlont, one of the advanced posi- tions in the old scheme oi' Verdun defences, declares that the position captured in the morning by the Ger- mans was retaken during the duy by the French and that thc French troops have now gone beyond that point and have withstood all attempts of the Germans to drive them back. Losses to the Germans are said to bs vel'.V` heavy. In Artois mine fighting has -'been in progress, the French exploding two mines under u tunnel occupied by the Germans. In Champagne the Germans attack~ ed a position taken by ‘the French to the south of St Marie~a-Pay. The attack was beaten back with heavy losses and the French took 340 pris- tho vicinity of Clianipugiie were re~ pulsed with heavy losses. (Special to the Guardian.) NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-A cable rc- cclvod here by the News Agency says the German losses ln the fighting north of Verduu are approximately 155,000 men. French troops scored a virtual triumph and succeeded in csp- turing points taken by the Germans on Saturday morning after the heaviest sort of fighting, in which whole Ger~ man battalions were aunlhllated or captured. Berlin reports deny the capture by the French of Fort Douamont, and on the_contrary_clalm to have taken 900 French prisoners. (Special to the Guardian.) PARIS. Feb. 27. - A War Office statement Sunday night says there was no change on the battle front north of Verdun during Saturday oners. All attacks of the Germans in night. \V`e are continuing to rein- 1`orco*the positions captured yesterday. East of the Mense where snow fell in abundance the Germans made no new attack. A strong Gerxnan attack in tire region of Hardournont Farm broke down under our artillery and machine gun fire and our counter-attacks. ln ‘ the Vosges, after extensive prepara- tions, the enemy attempted to attack, but it was beaten back hy our fire. West of the llieuse no infantry action took place. (Special to The Guardian) PARIS, Feb. 27.-Except around Fort Douamont the French War Of- fice reports some abatement in Ger- man attacka North of Verdun. East and West of the Doualnont position the French troops are closely press- ing the Germans who were able to gain a footing in those sections and which the War Office further reports are maintaining themselves with dif- ficulty. The French deny German re- ports that the Germans occupied Cote de Talon. (OTTAWA ADV (From our Own Correspondent.) OTTAWA, Feb. 27.-Word of the victorious French ‘counter-attack on the German hordes at Verduu was brought to the Minister of Militia in two cablegrams which reached him. one last night an<.l,,ll1c other this afternoon. _ The first message, which the Minis- ter communleated t.o ll.R.Il. the Duke of Connaught and Sir Robert Borden. was to tim effect. that fighting around Verdun had now_ settled into it ghastly and terrific slaughter. The Frcnrll had revapturfld our- nf' tho outer forts of Vcrdun which tin- tif-.rlnans had stormed curly on Sutiirflaynnd were driving thc lluns steadily buck. 'fhe second message. which camo this afternoon, was' to thc eiff-ct lhnl the French are new steadily driving the enemy past llouumont despite his spasmodic rallies, Perhaps so|no_what significantly. the cable does not say that Fort Douamont. which was the outer defence captured by the Ger- mans on Saturday, has been either re gained or held and from this Sir Sam Hughes inferred that the fort was probably now in ruins. The Mlnlste' of Militia interpreted the news as ar tr,-_-_-:_-_-;_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-:_-_-.-_~;,».~_»_-.-.-.~_-_-_-_-_-_-.1-_~,».~,-, Y L -4..-__ -_-J ,-_~_-_-A. - AA... » - A-_-_-A/~ .-_-_-,-_~_-_-_»_~_-_-_-¢.»_- .-.1-_-_>-_~:_-:_-:_-_-_=~_-::.~.-ffr: -_-_-_-_-_-_» -_~.-_-_~.-,.- _ -~ ~.-_-,~.-.-A A - ..._ ..._ .. . . . .Aa ...-- .......... ._ _ . ISED OF FRENCH VICTORY "evidence of the fact that the French forces now have the upper hand of the Germans all along the line. (From our own correspondent) OTTAWA, Feb. 27.--The French line is now being concentrated at Verdun and the British line is being extended several miles to keep the line intact. The outer fort of Ver- dun has been recaptured by tho Frcnchf These facts were cabled into last night and to-day to the (Inn- adiun Government. by Sir Max Ait~ ken, the ofllclsl representative of' the Government ut the lntitlt-front ln Flanders. Tho first cable which was mcoiveii by General Hughes and which he cornmnnlratcd to the Duke of Con- ifnught, Sir Robert and Sir Wilfrid L`nurler. stated early yesterday that the Germans had captured an outer fort of Verdun but that later in the day the French had _recaptured lt. The cable said the enemy this morn- ing captured the outer of Verdun and in the afternoon it wsslrecaptur- ed by. the French in a battle that has settled into it ghastly and bloody slaughter. General llughes received another llllllHiH Hill-ll AMHEHST (Special to the Guardian.) _ AMHERST. Feb.. 27.--Fire broke out Saturday morning at 2.30 in the store occupied by P. D. Sonler, in“tho Hickman block, victors.. street. while the internal damage to the store was very slight, the stock of fruit, cigars, chocolates. tobacco and other perish- able articles received severe damage from smoke and wafer. The flames oommencd in the rear portion of the -lower flat and despite the speed of the firemen and salvage corps in arriving tt the scene tho fire had worked into he walls and great difficulty wus ex\ .pegisnced in extinguishing the blaze. he tailor shop of George W. Cam Bron on the second floor above, whtlt not touched by flames or water, hat the large stock of cloths badly smoked Insurance of $2,000 will about covet Mr 'Bonier's losses. (Mr Cameron ent of~Bummerslde ) llllllillli lIllUllSi W- W 5 'W em in Traeadie con- snd-likd those, was~,s splendid in all were avenged were l`liE WEATHER, 'l‘El\1l'El{.A'l‘URE, TIDE, MOON, ETC. (Special to Tile Guardian) TORONTO, February 28.-Marl- time: Strong west to north-west winds; fair and colder with snow flurrles. THE WEATHER..-'-Yesterday was a little cooler with occasional heavy snow falls. The highest temperature recorded yesterday was 36 degrees above zero. At nine o'cloek yesterday morning it registered 34 above; at nine lust night ill above. The coldest the prc- vious nlght was 34 above. The tide will be high this afternoon at 5.03 and tomorrow at 6.30; it will -‘Je high tomorrow morning at 7.46 and Wednesday at 8.46. The sun sets this afternoon at 5.45 it rises tomorrow morning at 6.40 and Wednesday at 6.38. The moon sets today lit noon. The last quarter of the moon was on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 5.24 a.. m. There will be a new' moon on Fri- day. March 3rd at 11.50 p. m. ` The length of teddy will be eleven hours and four minutes. ' ‘ ‘ Mlnard's Llnlmsnt euros colds. ate. -_-_A-_-i...-_-___ oomnm nvnivrs, . , ANNoUN¢%_n,unN'rs, HBE) _Ii\fGs. Ere. ‘ GMS CENT per word each inser- tion of the advertising ia this column.- Cult must accompany orders. Mini- mum charges twenty-ave cents. --_ l l i official cable from Sir Max Aitken this afternoon which conveyed the most encouraging news. The cables state that the French are now stead- ily driving the enemy past Douamont despite his spasmodic rallies. This second cable contains nothing regarding the re-occupation oi' the Fort of Douamont. but the wording of the cable, said General Hughes te- n¢ght, indicates flint the outer fort is p ohably in ruins. “ it begins to look." said the Minister of Militia, “ns though the l"r<‘n<'h had get the l~lu_ns trimnxcd all along Iho line," A cabli- received by Sir Robl-rt ilordvn from thc British licailquarlcrs statins that the Frenuli llnc is new being <~on<1|-n- tratod at Vcrdun und film the British line is being extended to preserve the connection. The cable also conveys the information that af Vt-rdun tlwre are massed twenty German divisions and that opposed »to them are fifteen French divisions. The l.’remlcr's cable also indicates the success of French forces. Mlnarda Llnlment cures garg-st ln cows fl0ND|oN.~\iol\ ADS. T00 LATE FOB . OLASSI.l`ZOATIO!’~ ONE CENT per word each inser- tion for advertising in this column Cash must accompany orders. Mini- mum dharges. twenty-five cents. "IDEAL" SAUSAGES ALWAYS ON hand at Holman’s. Charlottetown. aov wAN'rEo-APPLY tss buses St. 7282-2-l0Mtf. FOR SALE.-A FRESH CALVED cow. Apply to 49 Euston Street. _ 7549-2-28f|ltll ___ __ .__ |.os1' - Etue LEATHER Punss containing a sum of money. Finder le l a t 12. Douglhs St p asc even. .__.____ LOST.-IN THIS CITY THURSDAY. Feb. 24, n pair of glasses in case. 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