CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2349, 4 January 1915, Page 6

CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS

I BRITISH AND GERMANS ' } FRATERNISE [ ' ON CHRISTMAS EVE'' ■ i London, January I.' - _ Soldiers' letters recount that the English, and Germans fraternised at several pointa on Christmas Eve. They ceased firing, left the trenches, met in tho cpan, and exchanged souvenirs, wine, chocolates, and puddings. Two regi- , anents established an informal armistice smd spent Christmas Day without hostility. At night the Germans from the trenches shouted to the Englishmen •"Sing to us," and cheered them when they sang "While Shepherds Watched " '"Load,-Kindly Light," and "Abide jWith Me." . The Germans'concerned were mostly Basons.

PRISONERS IN GERMANY.

' SMALL PERCENTAGE OP BRITISH. . Amsterdam, January 1. '£, telegram from Berlin states that the war prisoners in Germany total i 8138 officers and 577,875 men, including | 392 British officers and 18,824 men. L MONTENEGRO INVADED. | "BY lAiLBANIAN CATHOLICS. • Rome, January 1. It is reported that a number of Al- ; Banian Catholics, well armed, invaded Montenegro and attacked the outposts. Tho Albanians were annihilated. FRENCH AVIATORS ACTIVE. RAILWAY STATIONS BOMBED. Paris, January 1. French aviators dropped bombs on the [Tuilway stations at Metz and Araavillo. DEATHS AT RABAUL. TWO AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN. Melbourne, January 2. Two able seamen, Charles Gardiner and Herbert Williams, died at Rabaul of malaria. FRENCH DIRIGIBLE.

LANDS NEAR OOBLENZ. (Rec. January 3, 3.30 p.m.) f ' Amsterdam, January 2. !A telegram from Berlin states that a (French dirigible landed near Coblenz. The passenger-basket is missing. Maps and instruments were found near-by.

GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S SON ' .'. KILLED. ' (Rec. January 3,10.80 a.m.) Amsterdam, January 2. TEe "Lokal Anzeiger" states that, '■: Herr yon Befchmann Hollweg's (German ; Chancellor) son was killed in Poland oil ; December 9. A message dated Berae, December 14, stated that the German Chancellor's son was badly wounded and made prisoner iat Petrikau. . BRUNO CARIBALDI. TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY. (Reo,. January 4, 0.5 a.m.) , , Paris,. January 3.' There was an imposing funeral for ■•. Bruno Garibaldi and Lieutenant Trom- ' betta, who was killed beside him. ; General, Gourand at the graveside , ! paid a tribute to Bruno Garibaldi. The \ Garibaldian Corps in capturing the i trenches on the first day they ..were in -tho firing line. ■ . . ■ ■ r■. ■ '