Three to one

Russians defeat superior forces

Enemy’s huge loss

British raid on submarines

Constant attacks by the allies aircraft upon German positions and the results achieved clearly prove that our winged warriors are useful for work other than scouting.

As already announced two British aviators have accomplished a successful raid on German submarine works at Hoboken.

Although we get very few details of what is going on at the western front it is evident that some excellent work is being done.

The operations as a whole may partake something of the character of biding time but at certain points an advance of a few hundred yards, achieved bit by bit, may mean a great deal when the grand assault is launched.

A Paris message, only too short, described the brilliant fashion in which the French captured a spur south of Notre Dame de Lorette and last nights official bulletin recorded a couple of futile efforts by the enemy to retake the position in Champagne. The Belgians have made progress along the right bank of the Yser and have taken a trench on the left bank.

Some interesting messages from Petrograd give further indications of the abounding enthusiasm which animate the Russian ranks and shows that at all points the Csar’s soldiers continue to hold a decided advantage.

Figures are given as to the Austrian losses in an attempt to relieve Premsyl and in the Carpathians generally.

In view of the huge total it is not surprising to learn that at Vienna the possibility of an advance upon the capital is causing much alarm.

In any case Austrian official bulletins are not likely to any longer deceive the people particularly as the fall of Permysl followed so closely after the assertion that the garrison could hold out indefinitely.

Germany’s objective Candid view of statesmen Paris Thursday: Continuing the series of interviews with prominent Germans which has been obtained through neutral journalists the Echo de Paris publishes an account of a conversation with Herr Von Richtofen. After remarking that it was a matter to be greatly regretted that international law had been violated by all parties in this war and that Belgium had no right to complain of her fate, he proceeded: We lack statesmen, Herr Zimmerman is the only one who really understands his business but he cannot do everything. It is against our principal enemy, England that we are fighting. We have offered to make peace with France and Russia, they are wrong to refuse, that is their business, the best thing now is to impose our will by force once Russia is immobilised. That is all we aim at, not penetrating into the heart of the Csar’s empire. We shall have at our disposal a million men whom we shall hurl against France in the spring. We want to impose peace upon Russia but we do not not aspire to any territorial gains.