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Show WAR BULLETINS Rome April 7 10 55 p m , via far-is. far-is. April 8. 5:55 a. m The nations now at war have lost 5.950.000 men in the first eight months of the conflict con-flict and spent $8,400,000,000 In the first sis months, according to figures presented lor the Avanti. a Socialist organ, by its military expert. The article declares the only result of the war will be a reciprocal wearing wear-ing out of the forces engaged and not a military victory. It is calculated that nine or ten months will exhaust the reserves of men and the country which will suffer least from this exhaustion ex-haustion will be Run Is Washington, April The river Dee and the port of Chester have been closed to all navigation at night by order of the British admiralty, the state department has just been in fornunl from London The message said no vessels are permitted to leave or enter either place between duik and daylight and that all navigation lights have been extinguished No explanation of tbe order is offered. Newport News. Va., April 8. Early today Collector Hamilton formally at Icnowledged Commander Thierlchens' letter announcing his determiuation to intern the Ocrman raider Prluz Ei te Friedcrich and Instructed him to keep the ship at her anchorage until naval officials torm plans for her re moval and internment at the Norfolk navy yard. Cairo. Egypt, April S -The follow ing official statement was given out I here today by the military authorities: authori-ties: "Yesterday morning a smali body of Turkish cavalry was seen by I cur patrols a few miles northeast of I Kantara on the raiirond midway be- i tween Port Said and smallla. A few 1 ehots were exchanged and the enemy I r. tired There were no casualties on either side n aeroplane reconnals- I ancs show there are no bodios of I troops within reach." Buenos Ay res, Argentina, April 8. i Members f the Belgian. French and t British colonies in Buenos Ayree to-1 1 I gether with a large number of Argen-tenians Argen-tenians united today in observing the anniversary of the birth of Albert, king of Belgians A telegram of congratulation con-gratulation carrying several thousand signatures and wishing the prompt freeing of Belgian territory, was dis patched to the king Berlin, April S, bv wireless to Say-ville, Say-ville, N. Y. One of the news items given out by the Overseas News agency is as follows "German papers and the public e press sorrow at the death of Captain Otto Weddlngen of the submarines U-29 and U-29 whose heroic career la now ended." London, vpril 8, 1Q:40 a. m. Tbe Great Eastern railway has announced thai a bi weekly passenger service between London and the Hook ot Holland Hol-land will be resumed n' week. |
