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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY Verdun has 1eiii t fording to ollicial announcement in Berlin This news was hailed by German military exports as surpassing in Important that 4if the Gorman sncces os before Soissons Gorman successes in the Arras district and the Vrgonne forest are announced in an otlicial report from the German gonril stall It mates that Gorman troop have advanced at Iu Boiselle In the Argonne the Germans claim to have taken several trenches almost annihilating their occupants In Poland the Gt rmaus claim to have repulsed tin Knsfians attempting to cross the river Skrwa Russian reports of successes in East Prussia and Northern Poland are otlicially denied in Berlin It was stated that the Germans are maintaining their positions in those regions at the same tme making gains west of Warsaw The otlicial statement from Paris disputes the Gorman report of victories in the Argonne saying that the attacks were repulsed repulsedWhile While the main Knsshin army has boon busy re ¬ pelling what Grand Duke Nicholas In his otlicial re jHirt describes as a series of violent attacks by the Gonna us to liroak through to Warsaw other Rus jln forces have stormed Kjrllbulm pass ou the borders of Transylvania and have made further progress in their advance along the right bank of the Vistula toward the German frontier The Ger ¬ mans in force have delivered seven sucessive at ¬ tacks which developed into desperate bayonet light ¬ ing on the Russian lines on the left bank of the Vistula and have succeeded In taking one of the Russian advance trenches trenchesThe The battle of Kara Urgan Turkish Armenia has I ended in a complete victory for the Russian and remnants of the defeated Turkish army are in full light to Erzerum it was otlicially announced at Petrograd The llccing Ottoman soldiers are being pursued by the Russians The Turks are abandoning guns ammunition and food supplies The otlicial report from the Russian general staff states that the defeat of the Turks is the greatest victory won in the Caucasus CaucasusLicutenantGeneral LicutenantGeneral Stocssel the Russian com ¬ mander who was sentenced to ten years imprison ¬ ment for surrendering Port Arthur to the Japanese died Sunday After serving about a year of his sentence in the military fortress of St Peter and St Paul General Stoessels health broke down and be was freed by Czar Nicholas Two years ago he suf ¬ fered a stroke of paralysis from which he never recovered and it was this ailment which ultimately caused his death From the Argonne to upper Alsace the combatants In the great war are lloundonig through enormous wastes of snow Military operations are checked but not ended Botli sides are trying to benefit by the changed weather conditions and are endeavoring to force artillery with infantry supports through the blocked forests and mountains Fighting for the trenches and foundry buildings in the vicinity of Blangy cast of Arras continues with varying results resultsAn An increase of 70 per cent in the price of wheat In England compared with that of a year ago and similar advances in other foodstuffs are giving rise to a demand for government control of food supplies The General Federation of Trades Unions lias taken up this subject and Intends to urge the government when parliament meets to take steps to prevent speculation in food products The price of wheat is higher than at any previous time in fifty years yearsProvisional Provisional President Eulalio Gutierrez lias been superseded as head of the Mexican convention gov ¬ ernment by Gen Roqiie Gonzales Garza presiding otlicer of the convention which has elected him pro ¬ visional president to serve until an election shall be held and a president duly selected by ballot General Garza is known as a Villa adherent Gen ¬ eral Gutierrez left Mexico City immediately for Pachuca PachucaThat That English precedents have been violated by the British admiral tv in its methods of searching and detaining American merchant vessels ami shins carrying American cargoes is a contention that will be made by the state department at Washington in further representations to the British government in regard to the shipping controversy controversyA A son was born at the White House Sunday to Mrs Francis Bowes Sayre President Wilsons sec ¬ ond daughter Mrs Sayre and the child arc re ¬ ported to be doing well A name has not been se ¬ lected but it is expected that the child will be named for his grandfather grandfatherEmperor Emperor William who watched the battle north of Soissous in which the French were driven back across the river Aisue decorated on the Held Gen ¬ eral von Lochow and LieutenantGcneral Wishnra who commanded the victorious troops troopsFresh Fresh troops reached the earthquake area in Italy and the work of rescue was continued with energy It is interesting to note that the number of women being found alive is larger than the number of men Women appear to have superior resisting pow ¬ ers ersThe The frequency of the earthquake shocks in Italy Is diminishing The seismograph has registered only eleven Sunday in the region of the Avezzano and Sora and none in Rome The material damage it is estimated will exceed CO000000 CO000000Secretary Secretary of War Garrison ordered the withdrawal of most of the troops stationed at Naco Ariz One squadron of four troops of 400 men will remain to patrl the Mexican Imrder ImrderFive Five classes of Bulgarian reservists have been called to join the colors immediately There is no explanation of this order forthcoming in otlicial Bulgarian circles circlesThe The senate defeated 40 to IS a motion to sus ¬ pend its rules so as to consider a prohibition rider to the District of Columbia appropriation bill billSouthwest Southwest Texas had the first snow storm in many years yesterday In several places it was the heaviest fall in twentylive years yearsEnglish English troops are engaged in helping to put down a rebellion in Arabia it is otlicially announced
