PRZEMSYL CAPITULATES.

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PRZEMSYL CAPITULATES.

?all of przemysl. ‘ garrison surrendered. (Press Association Extraordinary) 1 (Reed. 8.30 a.m.) | PETROGRAD, March 22. Official: Przemysl has si(rrendered to the Russians. REJOICING IN JPETROGRAD. FOOD SUPPLIES EXHAUSTED. DEFENDERS WITHOUT AMMUNITION. (Reed. 1.15 p.m.) PETROGRAD, March 22. There is great rejoicigs in the capital at the fall of Przemysl, cheering crowds. fillirtg the streets. The Czar - attended a Te Deura at the Grand Duke Nicholas' headquarters. Prisoners state that the food was completely exhausted, and the defenders were practically without ammunition. Prior to capitulation the Russians occupied the village of KrassitcMne.on 'the Western front, driving the garrison to the line of forts on the vhole circumference of the fortress. AUSTRIANS CONCENTRATING ON ITALIAN BORDERS (Reed. 8.45 a.m.) ■VENICE, March 22. . Telegrams from Trieste state that a proclamation has been issued asking the peopl: to rally round the Emparor. Concentratkn of Austrians D proceeding apace, and there will shortly be 40,000 at Trieste, including" soma well equipped Germans. All ableboded men up to the age of fifty two are summoned..' GERMAN AIR RAIDS. £ REPULSED BY GUNS. (Reed.; 8.45 a.m.) PARIS, March 22. Guns drove off two Taubes at Na.ucy on Saturday, also a Zeppelin at Port Vert, north-east of Calais. ITALIAN AIRCRAFT. SOME NOTABLE ADDITIONS. (Reed. 8.45 a.m.) ROME, March 22. Twenty submarines hav.'s been, added during the last six months. There are now three hundred aeroplanes and twenty dirigibles, A GERMAN REPORT. RUSSIANS DRIVEN OUT. (Reed. 10.30 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, March 22,. A German official message says the Russians were expelled from Memel after obstinate street fightinjg. GERMAN PRECAUTIONS.. SOCIALIST LEADER GAGGED. (Reed. 10 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, March 22. Dr Leibknecht, the Socialist leader, Is subjected ...to military discipline and is not allowed to write articles or speak In public except in the Reichstag nad Landtag. DUTCH WOMEN'S APPEAL, LENIENCY FOR DE WET. J?/;. (Reed. 10 a.m.) - * HAGUE, March 22. Twelve thousand Dutch and Flemish women have . appealed to General Botha to show leniency to De Wet. SOISSONS BOMBARDED. PROGRESS BY THE FRENCH. • PARIS, March. 22. Official: The enemy fired 27-shells at Soisons Cathedral, which suffered considerably. Contrary to German asser- . tiohs, no .observation post was installed there. We progressed slightty in Champagne ‘atict maintained our gains at Eparges, despit.6. two violent counter-attacks, which were repulsed with heavy losses. Ih the Vosges, after losing great and small Reichaekerkopf on Saturday, we have re-taken the latter. A counterattack effort to re-take the former is in progress.

■REJOICINGS JILPETROORAD. ITALY OH THE VERGE, AUSTRO-GEfSMAN gOHSULS LEAVE.

SUCCESS ON _ALL FRONTS.

“ADVANCE AT ALL COSTS.” "DIE WHERE YOU STAND." j ‘ FRENCH WAR RETROSPECT. 1 ADMISSION OF BAD TACTICS. (Reed. 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, March 22. Ths first instalment cf a retrospect of the war, compiled in official French sources, frankly admits that the Northern campaign in France in its early stages was characterised by individual and collective failures. Rash deployment, precipitated retreats, and premature waste cf men. The inadequacy of certain troops and leaders enabled the enemy to turn difficult terrain (?) movements to account and secure a maximum of profit. General Joffre, thereafter, concentrated his energies on a strategic (retirement,and September was fixed as the limit of a retreat giving suitable conditions for an offensive. On the fifth the desired situation existed, and that night General Joffre sent a message to all his armies that the hour had now come. “Advance at all costs. Die where you stand, rather than give way-” A FRENCH COMMUNIQUE. TWO SERIOUS GERMAN REVERSES. (Reed. 10 a.m.) PARIS, March 22. A communique states that the Germans had two serious reverses near Bagatelle. Two French companies stormed their trenches after blowing them up with three mines. Later the Germans exploded two mines five, hundred metres away and bombarded cur trenches, then attacked along a 250 metre front, but they were huirled back after hot hand to hand fighting, despite reinforcements. Our artillery caught them while falling back and inflicted very heavy losses GERMAN IDEALS. SIR EDWARD GREY’S VIEW. (Reed. 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, March 23. Sir Edward Grey, in a speech at London, said the German ideal was that Germans were a superior people to whom all nations must be subserto whom all nation s mus tbe subservient. , Hen Mould rather popish or leate the continent than submit to such conditions. Othe'r European nations must be free to live without the supreme war lord’s interference. THE ITALIAN CRISIS. AUSTRO-GERMANS LEAVING. PARIS, March 22. The Matin’s Romo correspondent says the decree calling to the colours the officers of the first. line now on halfpay, is regarded as significant, as the majority belong to ohc public administration, the disorganisation of which is unlikely without serious reason. ROME, March 22. Consuls have advised German and Austrian subeets to leave Italy at the earliest. The police arc watching many new Austro-German arrivals on strong suspicion of their being military spies. BAD WEATHER INTERVENES. REPORT BY THE ADMIRALTY. LONDON, March 22. The Admiralty announces that unfavourabe weather has interrupted the operations in the Dardanelles. The amount of damage to the forts by Thursday’s bombardment has m< been ascertained. Owing to the rossc.caused by drifting mines, the attar.was not pressed to a conclusion that day. The power of the fleet to dominate the fortresses by superior fire seems have been established. Various other dangers and difficulties have been encountered, but nothing has happened to justify the belief that the cost of tho undertaking will exceed what was always expected and provided for. The' British casualties in personnel were 01 killed, wounded and missing. Admiral De Robeck telegraphed to the Amiralty testifying to the splendid behaviour of the French squadron. Undaunted by their heavy loss, they were led into close action by Reari Admiral Guapratte with, the greatest gallantry.

; ITALY’S PREPAESDxNESS. S READY FOR ANY EVENTUALITY. i (Reed. 9.10 a.m.) ROME. March 23. | Reports that identification badges ! custcmarPy cvaried by ir ea v. nc gi » service are only being dlstrinuu d to soldiers in .-cine quarters, is regarded as highly significant. Italy’s preparedness is ready for any eventually. HEUVH CHLPELLE FIGHT. THE TOLL OF OFFICERS. PROPORTIONATE LOSS OF MEN. TORONTO, March 22. Toronto papers publish a message showing that six colonels were killed fighting at Neuv: C’napelle and Sainte Lei, indicating that whole battalions wtle- taken Into action by their lead ers. The fallen are Colonels Laurie Irish Rifles; McAndrew, Lincolns; McLean and Uniaeke, of the Gordons; Nicholson, East Lancashire^; Prichard, of the Norrhamptons, rnd seven majors. Twenty.’two captains were killed, the rest cf th? SO officers killed belrjr lieutenants. The' first conclusion was. it was a thoroughly British vietcUy, but. details showed the pres ence cf Canadian and Hindu troops, and made it air-mot an Empire victory. On a basis of 195 commissioned officers killed or died of wounds since March 10th, the proportionate loss of men would be 7,G50, not counting wounded or missing. A GERMAN SEIZURE. (Reed. 10 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, March 22. The Bryssel has been released; Germans seized the cargo. CARGO STEAMER TORPEDOED. BELIEVED NOT TO BE SUNK. (Reed. 2.15 p.m.) LONDON, March 21. An 8000 ton cargo steamer was torpedoed off Beachey Head on Sunday afternoon. It is believed that she was not sunk. THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN. SUCCESSES RECORDED. PETROGRAD, March 22. Official; Westward from the Namier, the Russian advance continues successfully. success was obtained in the Svldnik-Smolnik district. We secured the enemy's principal dispositions, taking 2,400 prisoners, 40 officers and seven guns. The enemy ’s attacks in the dlfoc-‘ Lou of Uszok and Munkaek were repulsed. Near Przemysl we captured a village. All round the forts the garrison was driven from the lines of fortifications. DISCORD IN THE DIET. OYER GERMAN BUDGET. AMSTERDAM, March 22. The Vorwearts says that I.iebkencht and Ruchle voted against tho Budget, and that Ledbor and 28 (.racialists left before the division was taken. COPPER FOR GERMANS., COPENHAGEN, March 22. A Swedish copper foundry has been engaged night and day making hundreds of tons of copper monuments German firms. The authorities have stopped the export, believing that i; : an evasion of the law prohibiting Hie export of raw copper. ? THE BLOCKADE. LATEST GERMAN POLICY. LONDON, March 22. The seizure of the Zuenstroom Batavier has aroused consternation and anger in shipping circles. Sixteen'Belgians on board were taken prisoners. A German aeroplane threw thrm* bombs at the Dutch steamer Swonbcvgen in the North Sea, but missed her. TORPEDOED. LONDON, March 3». The vessel torpedoed off Beachy Hea was thed Carntoff, eoal-ladeu from the Tyne to Genoa. She sank while a destroyer was towing her to Newliaven. The crew arc safe. KITCHENER’S WAY. WARNING TO DOCKERS. LONDON, March 22. Lord Kitchener, in a letter, warm the Liverpool Dockers’ Union that if the men continue to refuse to work during week-ends, steps will be taker, to ensure what is required. ANOTHER ZEPPELIN DESTROYED. A RETURNING PARIS RAIDER. LONDON, March 22. The Central News reports that a Zeppelin was destroyed at Liege. It . was supposed to be returning from the ’ Paris yald. ; The aeroplane which bombed Zevenbergsn also chased and bombed an English merchantman in tbe Downs, but missed it.

THE NAVAL DISASTER. POSITION NOT AFFECTED. ENGLISH PRESS OPINIONS. BOUND To GO THROUGH. (Vlicd. 9 id a.m.) 1.0 NOO N. 1.1 art li 22 , Th:- "TRiIIy Chronic:j," referring to the iiiDn’ R ssc-.v in th: Dard an-files, ■mys tiny in no respect affect the ..It.mate .- mvtrs cf T.cp-t(rations. The loss of ships we can well bear. Happily operations are well in hand. The " Daily News’ ” naval expert says, that tireke vessels would not have been sent to the Mediterranean if we could not well spare them from the North frta. They are among the :Id cat we have there, and the fact "hat r.t lease cue cf tho very :st of cur ship;? is there shows that the naval position in Ilcraa waters is not riving Lord Fisher any cans.;- for anxiety, it is nseossiv y 'to remember above all (hut in (ho past it has been regarded a* impossible for sh'qs to attack me corn forts successfully. It is obvious, in any case, that the AngloFrench .will have new to get through the Dardanelles at all costs. A ZEPPELIN ATTACK. BOMBS DO NO DAMAGE. (Heed. 2.13 p.m.) PARIS, March 21. A Zeppelin dropped several be mbs 'a the streets ot Asiueres, doing no damage. Bcmb s struck a building at Batignclcs, containing, seventy innates, another fell on a block inhabited by '2OO people, but no one was injured. INDIAN WHEAT PRICES. IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT • ACTION. (Reed. 10.10 a.m.) DELHI, March 22. The Legislative Council passed a resolution prohibiting the expert of wheat until the price falls to the equivalent cf seventeen* pounds fc-r 1/4. Mr Clarke, a member of the Viceroy’s Council, announced that the Government proposed to assume conTol of the expert trade cn the following lines: No wheat would be exported sav'e on Gcva nment cjeccunt. after Vpril Ist next to March 31st, 1916; leading expor c firms would be employed as agents to buy on ccmmissicn at prices indicated by the Government ;the Government will take the profit which represents ths diif> 5 ence between Die world’s and Indian prices, the latter being kept up artificially. The price which the Government will commence buying at is not announced, but it will be relatively high, compared with prices that will be offered later The Government hop© in th’g way to bring prices steadily but surely down. Prices in effect will be '■ ("Dilated Hi rough the expert trade in ;he Interests cf the consumer. FORCING THE DARDANELLES. 'A GREAT SPECTACLE. LONDON. March 22. The Daily Chronicle's correspondent in giving his impression of the bombardment i-f tho Dardanelles as seen from a high hill up the narrow neck between Charm 1c and,"Kilid Bahr, says the largest vessels of the Allied fleet passed up and down for over four hours, hurling w ith sheets of orange flame from heavy guns a constant, succession of shells on the forts. The Turkish batteries, with decreasing frequency flashed back replies, many shots falling harmlessly in the sea. The ship? turned iii a stretch of two miles, incessantly bombarding the two sides of the Narrows alternately. It was easy to imagine what an inferno was in progress below us —blinding flashes, discharges with deafening explosions screams of great shells nearly a ton ir weight, which com! be seen actually hurtling through the air; the rattle of the enemy’s shots falling into the water, causing torerntial splashes;‘and hits thudding on the armoured sides of the ships—all terrible manifestation' of man’s power in scientific destruction. Tho action slackened at 3.45. five ships steaming homewards, one showing white froth on tho port side, wher her pumps were working. At 4.30 the forts ceased fire, and the- day’s action was over. —Times-Bydney Bun Special Service. GERMANS SUFFER HEAVILY. A DESPERATE BRITISH ATTACK. (Reed. 1.50 p.m.) LONDON, March 21. “Eye Witness” states that the fighting at St Loi on the 14th and 15th was of the fiercest description. The Germans suffered terrible losses and paid dearly for the temporary occupation of the village. They barricaded the streets and defended with machine guns, but wo st((rnii3d these' one by one, our men coming cn time after time regardless of losses until the village was cleared. The heavy toll of officers at Neuve Chapelle was due to the intricate country intersected with hedges and ditches compelling platoon offlcer s to advance to find the way and circumvent obstacles.

AU3ITALIAN Ii II *V 5. FtE.T£NCrI! NG CIVIL SERVICE. i | SAVE £300.000 ANN 1.. ALLY. ! i ' | (l',v Telegraph.- --Pi-css Asso • i«t t ju . l , ( '■::: r. ; . ■ . TEHTH. A- ./. . j "22. Tho I'l ctr.i.T aa a .v,T-; :.t io- 1 l.rc;u li Mi cn (; i.i nvc c\Uv:r by i i ductirn;.' of the ( Lii A-- ■> i •; • <•: by i oduetic ii cf hours from :U< io S 5 wee My. The Clvi 1 Se c vice ucc 1 d.. d to accept the 1a.11.c-r iiic.iiie oi s a.;i l g £ 300,000 per annum. FLOUR FAiV* iN E THREATENED. PERTH, March 21. A flour fan:!::ft L ihroateucd, a-; I bare ai e only G.SOj tens in tliA bands of in i!!o"s,, \\!i!a the ccnsompti: n i.',003 toiia nu.nthly. The Qcvernmeiu has done nothing by way of importaTen and the reiUora consider that i : s now uo laio I:- avert shorts 5 \ CAPi TA L. AN D LA H O *J; ». VN AUSTRALIAN POLICY SPELCH. (Reed. 10.10 a.in.) BRISBANE, Thi s Day. Lord Denham, in a policy speech, referring to the relations of capital and labour, said he did net Tike the professed friends of wage-earners. They affected to regard the capitalist as (heir deadly enemy. He did not aid them in abolishing or harassing the capitalist, he would impel the capitalist to LUger undertakings, employing more hands under better conditions, amj would endeavour to secure for labour the largest share of produce •'compatible with fairness. Sweating, underpay, excessive tcil, insanitary ecu ditlcns should h: uprooted like deadly plagues, and encouragement io production should ha the Government’s - first care.