The Age from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Page 9

TITTS AGE. MONDAY, 'MAY 10. 1015. THE PASSENGERS. NER LUSlTAilAS AUSTRALIAN HEROISM Operations at Dardanelles.

AITACKED YGEMSMRINE known jitiirmlLi ami lerrtirert. He it Myeart of afro. hnrvinj eloe on 50 Ktoks to his kjrrtlit, he i.t elit 0- of tlw a ctmous philofophic inoiUilv, and of the Itoycroft Shop, fchich in devoted to nuking de Juxe editiotw of 1 he ifldy MAnt.Vol:TH. Iln'y Child of Wr. I).

lT.omM, aifl IVIf- of Sir llimplmy Maekworth, Bart. oir. J. FcwTr.it rrt.es., of -the Hrifiu AnturfJe ErjiHiton, 19H. Mr.

ami Mt. J. C. MAOKAf, of Auckland Mre. H.

B. Ut.KTF.R. Wife of Ool ne! I. ter, of i-ydney, ai li-r son. Mr.

F. laVETEK. They were bth av .1. from Australia by the steamer Niagara, after crossing to New York, sailed on the T-unitania for England. Amiuitr weie: Mrs.

C. A. U'AKOYP an.1 Maid (Mescuid). Mr. VY.

HAII.KV. Mi-t and Jfamer VRVHil E. Mr. T. Mr.

O. m. TLTITOV, of Vferbourne (nVaouil). Mre. WKUvirAM.

The mifainjf include Mr. Elbert Hubbard was particularly strong. The beaches were Hanked by a fort on the Tight and high cliff 011 the left. The landing parties encountered a terrifie fire, anil r.m the gantlet for two hundred yard'. The.

survivor entrenched in the sand and remained there for the rest of the day. Countless deeds of the utmost liraveiy were performed by the men in bringing in the wounded, struggling through thj water and across the beach into a place of shelter. Soon liundrrils of wounded were lying at one point. Another party landed at the eastern end of fJedd el llahr and struggled up theilifT into thp village, which was a jumble of broken paping walls, but it afforded shelter to the Turkish riflemen, and the British were compelled to withdraw. Meanwhile a force landed ut lldlcs I'm mi.

a mi'e or two to the west, carried the wire entanglements at the point of the bayonet and stormed the promontory. A iiaigniiiceut infantry fight on top of the plateau lasted till nightfall, when the British troops reached the eld fort on a ridge behind Sedd el Balir beach. The remainder of the force landed after dark. The enemy at midnight opened a terrific, but harmless, fire, on the gmis all day had kept down the Mre of tho. batteries.

The British shuttered a strong attack dunng the night on the ridge above tie beach at Hellcs At daybreak we occupied tlm whole seaward edge of the pintciu. The British displayed the utmost coolness throughout, and overcame an awkward series of wire fences. 'Die infantry on the crest advanced to the ridge, while the troops on the beach stunned a long hill, joined their comrades on the ridge, and raptured Sedd el Balir, also the trenches on the top of the ridge. of the enemy were killed by the lire from the ships, and were found in the trenches. The r'remli landed at night, and join-! the Itritish force on the ridge.

several boats. Soon the fleet of the Iusi-Jinia't, floats was being slowly moved shoreward. A fleet of motors was despatched from Cork to meet the survivor. 1 hose who were wounded were soon placed in a hospital, where several of them died. Tlie survivors landing at various ports mined confuoion in arriving at estimate of the number recount.

A lady, who is an evpert swimmer, swan for a-long time before she was. retimed. TWO TORPEDOES ENTER STOKEHOLD. A Jater mrwsage states that to Friday the voyage had been pleasant and uneventful. Xo'nody on ioan believed Germany would dare to outrage civilisation bv the destruction of a liner fu'd of nun-cxynt'iatants.

many of titem citizens of nu-tiont with which Oer.many is at peace. Alter puising Fastnet rook, on the extreme, sjutii of the Irish 'oast, the Lusitania down. The iboats were swung out a- a precaution, and a sharp lookout was kerit. iiil speed was ordered off Kinetic. '1 he first torpedo entered tlie stokehowL causing a ferritin oxplonion.

It was followed (be another. The second torpedo sent great cola mas of iwater ond huge rpian-tities of w.xxf snlirrtcra on to the lioats 30 ti'Uti into IV sea owinn to a rofie sticking. sVni-bf fwere siionessfully. iauoc.h-e.1. STORIES OF SURVIVORS.

iMl DIFFICULTIES OVERCOM STRUCK BY TWO TORPEDOES. WAY PAVED TO SUCCESS Enormous Loss of Life THE FRENCH EXPEDITION LAUDS, i DIVERSION ON THE ASIATIC SHORE. GENERAL BIRDWOOD ENTHUSIASTIC BELIE1EG TO MAGNIFICENT COURAGE SHOWN A l'aris oflicial message elates that a regiment of French colonial- infantry on STith April, and a battery of "seventy-fives," which had leen ordered to create a diversion on the Asiatic shore, landed at Kirm Kale, opposite Sedd el Balir, under the protection of the guns of the French sliips. The disembarkation was earned out under good conditions. The force marched to Veni Shehr, soutlh of Kum Kale, and a fierce fight began at night, and continued on the following day.

Tire who were in greatly superior numbers, suffered and 500 were taken prisoner. The re-embarkation of the troops was effected on the night of 20th with the support of the war ships. Meanwhile large forces had landed on Gallipoli peninsula. BOMBARDMENT OF FORTS BY WAR SHIPS. CIVILISED WORLD HORRIFIED.

MANY AMERICANS PERISH "LAST LINE OF DEFENCE ATTACKED." Beports which have reached Athens from Mitylcnp state that the Allies' fleet is bomlmrdfng the Inst line of defence in the Dardanelles, especially Fort Xagura. A fierman aeroplane dropped bomle on the Allies' positions on the peninsula, but insignificant was done. The Allies' war ships are also bombarding Smyrna. EIGHT TURKISH TRANSPORTS SUNK. "Renter's Agency rrpottu that Russian wav ships have sunk six Tuikisli transport in the Hosphoms, und two other transports in the Sen of Mar EXCEE thinly clad, their clothing soaked with sea water.

Twenty -tao of the rescued passengers have died. The captain and first und second officers and 07 of the crew, including four steward-tSKtu, have been saved. Immediately the liner was struck she took a heavy lt. Those who mole for the port side had Veiy little chance. The 1500 Mr.

Alfred Meririit a Victim. WELL-KNOWN PEOPLE ON B0A3D SEVERAL AUSTRALIANS SAVED The on the l.isyitanis included the. Sir III Oil I'KItCV I.ANi:. -ir Hugh iia.J jint t'lU'iiil Sjrgcant. the well-known tlO.ejl lor tlie benefit uf tlie Hcl Cre-.

r'wi'l it tia would acccp: a eomr.ii.-sl in to mnt S.UT-ant accepts thU reconl t.riii-. Sir Hugh IV-cy Ijne ot Naiiwal liaidry of Irct.ir.i in Ml. He IC ycurs jc, Jin! knigiiicl in tw. 1U hat taken a IwdinK part hi the levlval Irish art liy vnjanUiu; wibief eslill-itiom at the Royul llibimiuia Aeailemy atnl at alio cAhiliiti.jm of Irl.h paiiitinj in I.uikI.jii. Mr.

Mi. V.inUiljilt rc-ccivnl a letter before the saili-1. v. ai tils him that the vetfel would be clnrii'ir tlic voyage, lie, tic wwnli. jr.il.-rt-i!.

il bclicvcl tc pcra Mr. Ailrnl iwyntie Vandcrbilt. 1 011s of Amerita'i sroitest trpitali.ti.- wat bom in New Vnrk He Msrricl Mi EH Fn-nch in '-then he atsl w.te lma tra.elW Wr.i-ly aLroaJ. MX. It.

IIMH-ST, llic wcll-ktionti Amtli'J'i neionapcr propria vr. who tiewpJixTi hi" aik-pteJ a pi-ieriian th-oiiijlmm the war, 1 brlK'Val to liave been cn boanl. Mr. William Iicar.t or of Asirrica'a most powerful newspaper propri'ton. He W3 honi ill fun Krone! ic: In l.J.

and alter beina; wiuratiil at public booU in hi ntiio city, and cfterttards at llarcard, beeaine an-1 nilatcnui-ntly proprietor of tlif San Kran-ct-eo "E.ratnin.-r." lie now ca the Vw York Yoik -Kvi J011p.11!," UosTOR "American," CWwso "K-raroiner." W-cjijo "Amerieun." San Kr.mci-co K-jminer," I.rH "KT.jn.uier" uikI Jouma.t. In lucj the mayoralty of N.w York on the nnuiiciiul ownir-liip tickrt. Mr. fJIARI.FS EROllMAX. (I'l rr-covcretl.) Mr.

Frohnvn it 'tie of tnieriui'i best known theatrical nutlilRen, havir.s Ulster control the Criterion. Lyceuai, Har-ruk. Savov, Knlckertwkcr and Garden New York, alii the Kuke of VuHe Tliealre, He i yeata of ayo. Afur U-it)C t-lu-ati-J in the public tchol in Hew he waa employol in tie office of tne "Daily liraph.c." and sold tlckett in the eveninitJ at a Brooklyn theatre. He nuie Im first p'4t cc.

l.y tlie pr.l i of ihvam-iloull al Button. Mr. A. THOM V. hiwl i tlie Caudiriau coil coaibinv, ale.

Mi. l. A. TKomaa, SI. D.I...

cluinnau ol tile Cuiibriaii foil Combine, Walw. it seil.or partner in biit WeUh nrfil oi eo.il Thoma: aid U.ivoy. He la 69 years of a't; was eluiuled at Iain's College. Cainbritlsr-; v.ai ui the I'jrdil clumber of tnnw iu IMj, and held a seal in the Hon-. uf Commoi.i lfci'j to 1910, at' Sitt Mertti.tr Then the constituenty of Caniifl.

Rev. HAS II. MATIRIN. William Malnrin it the auilur ut teterul tvcll-kiiotvn books, on the of Ixird," 'Tracticea of ihe Spiritual Life," auJ "Laws 4 tie N.ri-mat Life," antl "Trie i'rice 01 He waf Ujni in Inlat.d in aol after Uing a ct the clergy, became Hg-aL-n Cathulie, and ttas oriim-l br Cardinal YaiiKiutn in Mr. K.

S. PUVrWON, X-uerit-an ftnaneier i lead). Mr. UI.Wtl.KS Ki.LLN. Mr Ctuilet Klein, Atncriciii was born in Lont'on in iMjT, and ttat edueaud ar -erlh Londur.

For wine time lie was censor of playi for liarles Krohmuri, :r.d i ihr antL-or of a latg? iiuinhv-r of tucu-sfiil plaa, iticludirg; A Mile a Mimite, My Proxy. A I'altrv Ca(itUJl, A arid ilie M.ikter. Mr. JUSTl'S COUMAN, A.nhu.-. Mr.

Jiiiiui Miles Foinun, an author" with a vorhj-vtide riU wut bent New Y-jik li. He flra mated it Yale ai.d altervtard Wcaine a student 01 paintiiiK in Julkn, lilltler and Uaeliet. over 110 abort ttories to le.t.imj EnclUl. urd Amrl. ctiu maif-aginc, lie ia tlie author of well known LotcK incliidil'fr the "Harden of Liea," "Journey' Kiwi." and "Tommy Cartiret." -Mr.

V. C. Mr. Charli.4 Calvert ISowriiK, who it 4H yeiri turv, lias iieen chief secretary of the Eaat Ai'lica Proteitorute silica lull. He medal for wrticeii in eonnection with tlie pluiie cpiue-niic in lu-nr; Kutnr in ltn I.

Mr. and KLItntT lirurtlRD. Mr. Etbea-t HuiirarJ is ore of America's beat WILL UNITED STATES TAKE ACTIO! and his ife, and aliro the who's of the mem- hers of a theatrical company which recently toured America wiih the play, A Pair of Silk TflE NEWS IX-LONDON. FIRST, REPORTS DISBELIEVED.

HEARTRENDING SCENES AT CUNARD OFFICES. Scarcely any event in the war has made the game profound impression in London. The threats made prior to sailing were lightly Even the submarine activity oil Kinsale dnrinz the last few duya did not cause anxiety, the public pinnintr its fait It to the liner's speed. The first rumors of disaster were frankly discredited, but the olliciul confirmation of tbe news produced a shock. Most people wore unable to realise a great disaster had happened.

Slowly the facts were accepted. The one question asked was, How many were saved The absence of information on thi9 point deepened the anxiety. Distressed inquirers, including many Americans, besieged the Cunard company's offices. Heartrending scenes were witnessed, as the officials were for some hours without information. A lady fainted ut the counter whilst asking for news of her brother and sister.

The crowds in Cock-spur-street increased hourly, and the office of the company remained open all night. LINER OFF KINSALE HEAD. SIGNALMEN OBSERVE HER DISAPPEAR. THE RUSH TO THE RESCUE. According to the best available information, the Lusitania was torpedoed at about 2 o'clock.

The signalmen at Kinsale Head observed the liner in dillieulties at 2.12 p.m. Apparently the first wireless call for heip was picked up at Queenstown. three minutes later, and Kinsale reported at 2.33 that the vessel had disappeared. Twenty boats were counted on the scene immediately afterwards. All the Lusita-nia's boats were capable of carrying from to 00 people each.

The liuer carried more than sullkient boats to accommodate the passenger and crew. Meanwhile Vice-Admiral ivir Charles Coke had ordered four naval vessels and all the available tug, trawlers and life- boats from Queenstown to help in the rescue, work, and summoned all the neighboring stations. Many motor boats were prominent iu the rescue work. A Creel; steamer was among the first on the scene, and fbe towed the boats towards the harbor. A motor boat rescued 50 people, transferred them to the Admiralty tug Storm-cock, and, returning to the scene, totvej WERE THERE TWO SUBMARINES? Survivors state that there wai a great cr.wb.

Hiishandfl. wives and clrildren weio sejiarated. At fiit confusion reigned, lut no panic. A'l uiiiclcly recovered their seif-Iosse4ion. The liner diiivered from stem to stern.

There was no chance of makin; for the shore, as sire settled iinmeeliate'y. The list was great that nlie passenjren feared she would capsize. It was impos-sible to UhitkUi the port boats. and children were placed in the boaU first. The women who were eaved visicttl Queenstown quays early in the monri'i? to learn if their husbands and children were saved.

There are 44 American survivors. Ir. Moore, an American, states that at 1 o'clock he saw a submarine's conning tower on the port aide, appearing and disappearing, and altering its speed. Tim Lusitania meanwhile was zig-ragging at a speed of eighteen knots. Presently tlm submarine disappeared, and the JjusitaivU ceased to zig-zag.

"We sat at hmdh," he proceeds, "and about 2 o'clock we heard a muffled, dnim-Kke noise from forward. The ship trembled and began to list starboard. Unless the first submarine wn' able to 'run ring' round the Lusatania there must have been a second submarine hidden to starboard. I heard no second explosion. Ttbere was general excitement, in the second saloon, but this soon quieted down.

By the time I reached tfiie deck 1'st of tuie vessul nindo walking difficult." Mr. Cowper, a Toronto journalist, who is among tihe survivors, states that caught a glimpse of the conning tower submarine a tthousand yards distant. Then he noticed the track of a torped The Isisitania was struck forward. Thera vas a loud explosion, and portions of tin splintered hull were scat llying into the dir. A few seconds later another torpedo struck her.

The crew immediately got the passengers into the Everything wan done orderly. of tJ'no boats could not be launched, and had to be cut away as the vessel was sinking. A large number of women were iu the olass, ami about forty infants. Mr. 1).

A. Thomas, v.ho was rescued, Btcites thnt his daughter, Lady Mackwoitii. was pieked up in an unronscibus stale after having been iu the water three hoius and a half. She lias recovered. The Lusitania, he adds, was torpedoed when fifteen miles off shore, and sank in fifteen minutes.

hheTWas headed for the shore after she as struck. He only heard one torpedo. The captain remained on the bridge to the lust, und went dottn Willi the vessel. 11 is life-be't kept him afloat for three hours, till be was rescued. A stoker named Toimer, who was icscticd, was also one of the sutvivois of the Titanic disaster.

lie states a torpcu.i went right through the eiig nerooin. and i few moments later the vessel was tor- pedjed ou the port thus suggesting two subnmrines wcic lying in wait for tbe liner. AWFUL FATE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN. Mr. K.

Gauntlett, of Washington, state.1 he left a boat which was being lowered and atvam to a piece of wreckage. This proved to be a collapsable boat. He was ripping it open with a knife, when another passenger entered it, and both of them wei's enabled to lescue 30 people who wcra struggling iu the water. Ho noticed a cluster of women and children under th LONDON. Dtb In pursuance of Germany's iolicy of piratiuil warfare, in attacking unnimed merchant ships and sinking them without warning, a German submarine, lias sunk tlie Canard liner Lusitania, tous, during a voyage from New York to Liverpool.

The liner was off the Old Head of Kins- da.e. less than twenty miles from the entrance to Cork Tfarbor. about 2 p.ni. on Friday, when she was torpedoed without warning and sank within half an. hour.

Tbe weather at the time was perfect, with a hot sun and a gentle southerly breeee. The loss of Kfe is believed to total 1502. The OPicial Press Bureau makes the following announcement: Total on board 2,160 Survivors gss Perished 1,502 The Lusitania carried 1313 passengers. Tbej comprised: First class Second class Third class Total 1,313 Already 143 bodies have been brought in; all the first class DOtsenzers perished. Of these 10G were Americans.

It is stated that the American passengers totalled 187. A message from Washington, however, sets down tha total number of Americans on 'board at tiOU. Of the 6rst class passengers, 179 were British suojeeU. Other Britiidiers on board totalled 7-Jo. Between 606 and 600 survivor lauded at Qucenitou n.

Several, who were wounded, died. Eleven survivors are at Khisale, and otiicra are scattered along the coast. Five' of the boats reached Queenstown late 01 Friday night. Pitiable scenes were witnessed as the survivors lauded. They consisted of barefooted men and vronjeu, 290 662 361 LOXJXXV, 9th May.

Mi'. Ashnicad Rarilult, the eoricspondent of the London "Daily Tele-graph," who is representing the London pre' in the operations at the Dardanelles, ha supplied a further detailed account of the fighting in which tlie Australian and N'cw Zealand troop, trho landed at Kaba Tepe, are engaged. The states: Throughout the night of 5Sih April the Turk haratwed our lines, creeping up and endeavoring to mipe the Aast raiasians in the shelter of their trenches, hut never daring to press the attack, although they were in overwhelming numbers. The Turku paid dearly for their temerity. One section of Xev Zralanderg charged with the bayonet, driving them oft in disorder.

It obvious on the morning of 27tli that the Turks had not recovered fn.m the terrible hammering of the previous day. They had no stomach for iiiioihcr big attack on the entrenchment of the invading force, which was no firmly established in semi-circles along the front of the whole foreshore, which was being used for the disembarkation of troops, supplies, guns and ammunition. The position of the Colonials was also immeasurably improved by the land-in? the field guns and several Indian mountain batteries. THE TURKS DISILLUSIONED. The Turk evidently had intended to drive the Australians into these on 2Gth by a great concentration of infantry and unceasing shrapnel fire, expecting to find the line thinly held and the men exhausted from losses and the exertion during the landing.

They were soon disillusionised. These Australians xere to die to a man rather than surrender ground so dearly won. Every man knew his only hope of safety lay in victory, as it would be impossible to re-embark the army once the rings of hill? commanding the beach was lost. Most troops when under tire for tile first time, especially volunteers with a few montiis' training, keenly ffel losses at the beginning, especially if thev occur before they have time to settle down, bat tae.c Colonials were the exception to the rule. INCESSANT RAIN OF SHRAPNEL.

Despite the heavy losses the survivors were as keen as ever. The enemy UbrougMout 27th resorted to new tacti in ti'ae hope of drivinjr the Colonials off the shore and prevontrog supplies and reinforcements reaching tint beach. The enemy on the night of 2fitli brought up many field guns, with wQiich they opened a tremendous bombardment on the foreshore and the sea. and kept up an incessant rain of shrapnel. The trenches could no longer enfilade the beach, as every attempt to plaep guns was immediately checkmated by a few well-aimed salvos from the war ships.

MAGNIFICENT SPECTACULAR EFFECT. Thie Turkish gunners tried to put a great curiam of shrapnel over the sea between the war ships and Uie transports and tiro shore. The amaang sght was seen of scores of shells bursting and churning up the water like a great hail storm. Some fell far out, while others made a great danger zone, tliirough which the boats and trawlcm had to pans. This hail of lead did not make the slightest difference to the gallant crews of the pinnaces, boats, lighters and tugs.

They took as much notice of it as if it were a tropical thunder storm. The spectacular effect of the bombardment was magnificent, but the damage done was practically nH. The war ships throughout 27th in ctauutly fired at any of the enemy's infentry attempting to advance. Hydroplanes did excellent work in directing the fire on the guns "inland. The ships' indirect firing was daily becoming more efficient, and is now so accurate that nothing can live, provided the target is accuratejy spotted.

The Turks frequently fire their heavy ginis on the other side of the peninsula, hoping to knock a hole in the transports, but they have not succeeded. If a Turkish war ship in the straits nukes an attempt to (ire, a salvo from the Allies' ships speedily forces her to fly tp the channel. INTENSE ACTIVITY ASHORE. The scene on shore is one of the most intense activity. One lands in an avaianche of shrapnel, and finds regiments waiting on the beach bofore moving to the trenches, fatigue parties unloading lighters, mule trains endeavoring to drag the field guns into position, Indians conveying their mountain guns, dressing stations tending to the wohnded, and telegraph and telephone units laying wires.

MeanwhUe landing parties from the war ships have been busy building bomb-proof shelters. Thousands of hardy New Zcalanders and Australians are concentrated on the narrow shore, each engaged in some occupation, for as soon as he leaves the front trenches ho is required for fatigue work. Few have had more than a few hours' sleep ior several days past. The generals and the staff officers fare no better than the men. GENERAL BIRDWOOD'S COMMENDATION.

Lieutenant-General Sir W. It. Birdwood told the writer (Mr. Ashmead Bartlett) that he conld not sufficiently praise the courage, endurance aud soldierly qualities of the Colonials. The manner in which they hung on to their positions day and night was magnificent, considering the heavy losses, the shortage of water and the incessant shrapnel fire, to which they were ex-posed without cover.

They also were exposed to incessant iufantry attacks after they had retired to the contracted J.ne, but they set their teeth, and refused to budge a foot. BATHING IN SHRAPNEL-SWEPT SEA. These Colonials are extraordinarily good under fire, often exposing them-elves rather than take the trouble to keep nudcr the shelter of the cliff. 0n of the atran3e.1t sights was to see numbers bathing in the sea with hrapnel bursting all around them. This colonial colony ashore is assuming a definite form, the whole face of Ins enff ling cut into roads, dug-oijts and bomb-proof shelters.

An improvised township springing up as the troops slowly dig themselves in and nuke themselves comfortable. We are now holding a semi-circular position, with trenches well made, providing ample cover, but the slightest exposure is almost certain 10 result "1 a hit from a bullet. VOLUNTEERS HUNT THE SNIPERS. This incessant sniping greatly puzzles the men in the trendies, aud is a great problem at present. Apparently even when an advance post is thrown out the enemy's sharpshooters remain behind and snipe the unwary.

Volunteers venture out nightly in order to hunt the snipers, but so far they have been unable to keep thcmVnder. The cheerfulness of the men in the trenches is most marked. They feel they have overcome the initial difficulties, and Have paved the way to slice. They now occupy such a'position so thoroughly entrenched that all the Turks fa Thrace and Gallipoli could never trn them out. BRITISH LANDINGJT SEDD EL BAHR.

RUNNING GANTLET OF TERRIFIC FIRE, "v' 1 -x THE OLD HEAD OF KINSALE, The Old Head of Kinsale, iu the vicinity of winch the Lusitania was sank, is a rockv promontory forming a a bor. County t'ork, about 24 miles south of Cork by lull. The lighthouse standing on the Old Head of Kinsale has a light 230 feet above high water mark, visible from distance of 21 miles. mora. CAPTURE CF HEIGHTS.

Surrender cl Turks Expstied. The latest report from Alliens states that the allied forces after a fierce struggle captured important heights oommandint Kiiid Bahr. The battle continues furiously. The capture of the remaining heights is exported to entail the surrender of the Turks in the vicinity. Advices from Dcdcagatch state that the forts ut Bulair are tirir.3 vigorously to op-pouc the infantry landing at Karachala.

A decisive cngairsmcnt is proceeding. AUSTRALIAN WOUNDED AT MALTA. Moro Australian and UrititJh wounded have arrived at Malta from the Dardanelles. RUSSIA INVADES TURKEY. Amy Lands c.i Black Ssa Coast.

It is rumored at Athens that a Russian army has land. oil the Turkish side of the Black Sea. THE WESTERN FRONT. GERMANY'S HEAVY LOSSES. Annexation of Bslgiiim.

Use of Polscnocs Gas. The Amsterdam "Telegraaf" estimates Germans losses at I.tO.000 from all sources in Flanders and northern France in the recent fighting. The C'rermans placarded Antwerp, declaring the annexation of Belgium on A l'aris communique states that the British tepuised a viokint German attack near St. Jiilien on Friday, -inflicting heavy losses th.e enemy. The British have retaken part of the trenches had been iost on HiH CO.

Sir John French reports: "The fighting south-east of Ypres on Friday resulted in no ueria! change. We' recaptured the trench on Thursday. The enemy on Saturday morning, after a heavy bombardment, started a violent attack' on the trendies at the- front between the and the Yipres-Menin roads. The fighting continues, and counter attacks have made progress." The French in London has issued a cauuntiniiiue stating that the HcTnin attack on Bagatelle completely failed. Violent artillery duels have taken place northward of Ypres in tlie neighbor.

IiomI of Vauquois, east of the The French officially reiwrt having captured strong German works westward of I-ens. They progressed over half a mile oh the right bank of the Fecht River, along a front of 16M yards towards Meheral, in Alsace. Gas Retorts on Fighting Line. An o-der explaining the use of poisonous gases by Germany has been officially circulated in Austria-Hungary. The British, it is stated in the order, were preparing to throw 2000 starved, feiwiou bloodhounds on the German lines.

The French commission inuuirinz into the enemy's violation of international law, in its third report, deais with the employment of gas. The report says there is evcrv in dication that the Germans intend to use gas geneiully. A prisoner stated thas on battery of 20 retorts was placed every yards along one part of the front. The Germans were, furnished with elaborate masks and respirators, fitted with saturated with neutralising liquid. NA JAP THE ULTIMATUM.

DEMANDS MODIFIED. RESISTANCE BY CHINA. T'ae demands made by Japun on China are the subject of reports of a raUher con-IlK t.Tig nature. Renter's correspondent at Pckin, in a cable despatched on Friday, stated that tlie aUOimatum had been presented. Previously the.

correspondent had reported that Japan had offered to withdraw practically all the demands to wiln'ch Cmna tiil objected, ond trmit Japwn, further modifying her original proposal, had instructed her Minister at Pekin to renew his efforts for a solution of the problems. Tlie demands China still resisting are known as group live, which includes the questions of ad niacin, arms, land ownership, schools, iliospitsJri and railway con-c(sions in southern CSima; also question relating to Fokicn. These have been the main obstacles to settlement throughout. Japun now offers to withdraw group live except the Fukien matters, reserving them for future friendly discussion. Rculcr's Agency adds that a compromise had been previously readied respecting Fukien before the deadlock developed.

In the further modification of her demands, given in an explanatory note accompanying the ultimatum, Japan repeated hi r' offer to retroeede Kiao Chan on the conditions previously offered. Japan now auks for a long lease of land in South MaiK'larria, aUo pcrniisijion to undertake agricultural enterprises in eastern inner and insists on the settlement of the Yajig-tsc-Kiang railways and the Fukien demands. Japanese Fleet Moves. THie Japanese licet is active, and the second sniuadron has left the naval port of Soiiebo. 30 milea north of Nagasaki, for an unknown dtistinatioik EFFECT ON COMMERCE.

A EASSU U1XG STATE ENT. NO POSSIBILITY OF WAR." WELLINGTON', Sunday. A linn interested in commerce in tbe Far Kt cabled to Jts agents in Tokio on Friday inquiring whether the outlook in regard to China is serious enough to affect trade. The reply received stated that tiaore was no possibility of war, and that since Wednesday matters had taken a most reassuring turn. The cable added, ''Not the slightest anxiety need be.

felt iu com. tucrcial ITALY Al AUSTRIA TROOPS MASSING ON FRONTIER Austrian troops are massing on the station frontier. Train loads of artillery are constantly arriving. Roads leading irom tne Irontier are barred with tree trunks, and Hxm Russian prisoners are ei aged digging trenches. 'Iflie Italian Government has cancelled 40 passenger trains on the great lines, alleging "difficulty in securing coal." Austro-Gcrman troops, with artillery and ammunition, are hurrying to Trieste.

German troop are waiting to be conveyed to Bosnia and Dalmatia. From Rome it is announced that Kaiser has telegraphed to Prince fbe von Buelowr tliat troops are that the Russians in the next fortnight will be expelled from Galicia, and that a great German army will be sent againfct Italy if she dares to move. TDio Vatican has directed German and Austrian members reliifioui orders and UidonU to leave German and Aus trian journalists have quitted tih city. CHI first class passenger were having lunch at the time of the disaster. Before the vessel made the final plunge the stem rose high in the air, and remained tlieie several minutes.

Many of the passengers were stupefied by the fumes of the torpedo. The passengers generally believed thut although the liner bad been torpedoed she would float. Siie however sank in less than 30 minutes. TEC IB ILL v. IU i-brt" g' BMiai, 1 1.

in v. -xn'e1ii i 1 i VK'iijSKWt'r jisS; HEIGHTS OAPTURED AFTER HARD BATTLE, i 1' Renter' Agency reports that the British landing it Sedd el Balir, at the ttTce to the straits, was of the bloodiest character. The. enemy's position HT-A-TJEjD.