London, March 27.
Japan and Portugal are represented at the Allied conference in Paris, Paris, March 28.
Never in history have so many allied nations met in conference as yesterday.
Twenty-nine delegates gathered in the historic room in the Quai d'Orsay which was the scene of the peace conference after the Spaniah-American War and where Cavour in 1856 secured the admission of Ttaly among the Great Powers.
After M. Briand's opening address, the conference divided into committees to discuss special questions, both military and economic.
It is understood that the scheme of grand strategy had already been completed in previous consultations between the various allied General Staffs and it is the military business of the conference to ratify their proposals.
It is believed that the deliberations of the conference will not ex-
Pslgrande and captured a whole series of entrenchments, taking some prisoners, The fight at Palpicoolo lasted for 30 hours and was most sanguinary. The Italians, after six attempts, re-entered their lost trench, bayoneting the defenders, Hundreds of the enemy remained dead on the ground.
An enemy air squadron attacked our communications on the Isonzo front. Three machines were felled, the commander of the squadron killed and five aviators captured.
Petrograd, March 28.
The official communique issued to-day states:
After an artillery preparation from our men-of-war, our troops broke the desperate resistance of the enemy, expelled him from his positions along the Baltatchi River and occupied the town of Of, 30 miles east of Trebizond. At dusk the Turks made counter-attacks along the whole coast sector which were successfully repulsed.
We stormed Hizan, southeast of Bitlis. The enemy fled south.
The weather is growing worse on the whole western front but the ing is undiminished in ite in-tond beyond the middle of the week.
Its economic business is confined to laying down broad lines for the Trade Conference.
Te is stated that Mr. Lloyd George probably will not be able t> go to Rome but Lord Kitchener may accompany Mr. Asquith.
The Allied conference again mot this morning. Public interest is undiminished. mans are desperately resisting, especially in the vicinity of Postayy and Lake Naroteh.
In Galicia the Russians simultaneously exploded 13 mines and our infantry rushed two lines of trenches, bombing or bayoneting the survivors and capturing several guns and much material.—Reuter.
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