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Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 March 1916, Page 3

HIGH COAiMI&SljG'NJfiil'S iIEi'ORT. London, Ma rah 27. In the Argoane, mine-Ug'hting goes on and the Allies hold the advantage a 1 ira Fille Moite. Bomb lighting goes on in the sector at Ooures-Ohausses West of the" Me use the night was rel.i ; tively oaini. (In tue east there wa: uu intermittent artillery duel, oil tin front ironi Douaumuiit bo Van; Al .tcevre there was a very violent bom bardment, notary in the region o Mouladnalle-I>echatij!on, without in fantry action. SUBMAKIX'Ii OUTRAGES. London, March -It. The Atlantic transport Minneapolis tas ! >een sunk. Eleven wer-! k'»!e< and the rest rescued. w It is believed* 100 were lost 011 tin | Sussex. Probably most of the j>as sengers in the fore-cabin were Killet iby the explosion, and twenty _ paseen , - gel's in the saloon were kiiled o wounded. One passenger sta.te.-s tha there was a painful rush tor the boats ■ men pushing the women out of th< way, while others flung children ou i of'the boats. A number of woino l threw themselves into the sea. Ihei were many heartrending scenes. - I I man- ran about screaming that lie ha just found the bodies ot his wife an son horribly crushed, teniFors worki? ! for nearly two hours extricating sun | erers. One man had his legs cut on ' The officers finding the . buikhead hole ing, did their utmost to reassure til passengers. Mr Rutherford, an ej ■c meniiber of the House of Common) i narrates that there was a revoltin d panic amongst male passengers, ftom of them franctically rushed the boat* r s and a dozen were drowned needless!: b- No-attempt was made to rescue then ' AMERICA TO PROTEST. ■ * Washington. March 2/ bs The American press demandis instai e. notion against Germany, coiisequot • upon tihe loss of Anierlcair citizens I