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Show BRITISH CRITICS ARE NOT ALARMED BY GERMAN ATTACK LONDON. Feb. 25. 1:05 a. m. The great Verdun battle, which is being watched In England with keen interest, but thus far without anxiety. Is regarded regard-ed here as the long-expected big German spring offensive. It is pointed out that the French, profiting by their earlier experiences ex-periences In the war. now rarely hold their advanced trenches strongly and that, therefore, their withdrawal at some points to the second line Is no sign of weakness. On the other hand, It la believed that the French generals are pursuing the tactics tac-tics of allowing the enemy to assault In masaes, which Involves enormous sacrifices sacri-fices to the Germans. The military critics crit-ics point out that after three da ys of desperate assault the French second line defenses are still intact everywhere. It Is assumed here that the Germans began preparations for this attack at about the time of the Turkish defeat in Armenia, which sealed the fate of F-rze-rum. The Times says it has information that the French are more tnan usually confident confi-dent and serene, and are inclined to contemplate con-template the German onsiaugnt with considerable con-siderable satisfaction. The Times correspondent corre-spondent at Paris hints that drastic reasons rea-sons led the Germans to attack Verdun. He expresses the oplnlort that General von Bothmer has been brought from the eastern front to conduct the operations anrt admits that the crown princa'a army has been heavily reinforced from Melt.' "Fortunately, however." says the correspondent, cor-respondent, "the element of surprise was totally missing from the crown prince's operations. The Frencb had beep long preparing to meet a move toward Verdun. Ver-dun. All that Is feared Is some fresh scientific sci-entific deviltry, such as the first surprise gas atta -k. "There ar indications Tn tMs offensive leading to the theory that the war is reacting against the stagnation imposed upon It bv the trench. "It is argued that artillery fire has become so terrific that the trench be- fenee. and -onaeouently then- haa been a nereeaarv partial return for ar jiw ment to a war of movement- Even should the unexpected happen and the whole first line should fall into the enemy's en-emy's hands, he would be confronted by irve other lines, increasing ln atrengtn .is they approach the fortress proper. Bosnian Troops Mutinous. rapw-ui rti hf inuimit eftft boodoa r : LQNDON, Feb- 24. An F.xrhang passable roads and the mutinous splrtt of the Bosnian troops. Albanians under F.tsad Pasha-. It le "ti.l In a Cejltm wewe cnhi from Rome, have destroyed a Turkish band near retorr-li Serbian Warrior MML MARSEILLES. Feb. 4 via Parle. 4 30 a. m- The SerMan Colonel Yoaan Cugn-novltch Cugn-novltch he died tn th military hospital here eftr a month s illness. In 1911 he was the first to enter Adrianople, al the head of his regiment, and It was be who raptured thn Turkish commander, lairing lair-ing the advance of the Teutonic allies he men and retreated only after hie rorce had baan rdu ed to H British Statement. I 0 N DON. Feb :4. 10;JT p. m The British offV'tnl stei anient Issued tonight, i on t he campaign In the western muv 1 rei'dn: "We uprang a mln oppoali Hulluch last night and occupied the eratei To-bv To-bv on Urttltary duel ahout Bac st Mauri endd In nur favtr. Our art tilery bom-txirdd bom-txirdd hontllr t renches nntr Fretlnghwln, on the FpreeCornittai oanaJ end eaat of Moentnghe with success." Pressure on Rumania. rSpHft CiM h A'-;.fmBt allB In-tnii patty Tliylt SL4 In'Ci national Nwt PtTVU't ) ZURICH, rati The Hungarian newspaper. Peater l.lnyd. states that a Inlnl A in - Rtilu liati nut1 i prc- i fnid to Riiinuuia on Monday Th note Invitee amicable nnsurancei from Etumanle refapdlns the constant xtl'fMigthrtiiiii; f ii"f Mmipf- nrm i!.,- Htjl-garlan Htjl-garlan frontier. Bitf German Bank Fails. LONDON, reh, 2. P:2 P. m A die. patch to thi E change Telegram com pany from Zurich jmvn; "The failure nf mi Important bunk, at Kaaen, 'Iciitiiin.t. In iinununccd. It In believed be-lieved Mm i many of the men In the Krupp worki have lat thir avtngt." German Raider in Atlantic, SVAV TOllK, Feb. 34. FosalM U t thet n Gefinan sea raider la et largn In Ih North Aliunde wns Buagestn.i when th" Italian Hnar Oiueeppe vardj errived t.- day and reported he had recolVed -t wlrnlna warning from Halifax to be on fh lookout for such a vesad Czar Goea in Front. FBTKM IRA I . Feb. 33. via London. Feb. i!4. fit n ' in F.mpoinr N. holnn. who visited lb.- dun.a it' I's opening ne- elon yesterday end delivered e brtaf address ad-dress to the mernbargt haa left for the front Sarratl Leaves Alliens. ATM BNfl. Greece, Plb. via Tarls. Feb. 24, p in -flenerel Hnrrntl, com mander m chief or tho PYenoh foreei in ttie Unlknuf". ret-nned to Snliuilkl from At Ql HI to. In;. . |