ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3017, 2 March 1917, Page 5

ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT

FIGHTING IN THE CARPATHIANS. London February. 28. AVireless, per Admiralty Press.—A' Russian official message states: "The onemy attacked on both sides of tie Jacobleni-Kinipolung high road and occupied heights two miles south-west of Valeputna. Oiir counter-attacks recovered portion of the heights."—Aus.N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Reuter. GERMAN REPORT, (llec. March 1, 7.15 p.m.)' London, March 1. !A German official communique states: "Wβ captured several Rtissiaa heights in the wooded CarpaliEians on both sido3 of the- Valepufc road."— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Reuter. HEROES OF WAR'S ADVERSITIES A' GALLANT SERBIAN GENERAL. Rome, February 28. Amongst those who were lost in the torpedoed Italian transport Minas wero the Serbian General Goikovich and' three colonels. They refused to leave, shouting "Soldiers first."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NEW ZEALAND OFFICER IN TROUBLE Londonj Fob'ruary 28. Lieutenant Malcolm P. Astley, a New Zealander, pleaded guilty before a court-martial to charges of drnnkenness and resisting the military police on the evening of February 27, after attending an officers' entertainment at Buckingham Palace. Astley enlisted ■with the New Zealanders in England, and served faithfully at the Dardanelles. The sentence will he made ymbho later. FRAUDS ON THE BALLOT RECRUITING SCANDAL IN LONDON. (Rcc. March 1, 5.25 p.m.) London, February 28. At the conclusion of the White City recruiting case Dr. Calcy and John Mitchell wore sentenced to eighteen months; Brinkman to twelve months, and Dr. Dow to nino months. Sergt.Major Sheppard was acquitted—Aus.N.Z. Cablo Assn. I'The allegations against ofhcials of the White City Medical Recruiting Board involved a charge of conspiring to obtain medical classification certificates fraudulently. The six persons accused wero: Se.i-gt.-Mnjor William Sheppard, Dr. Andrew Robertson Dow, John Burn M'Queen Mitchell (civilian paymaster), Charles Joseph Roughly Riley (medical clerk), William Burch. Calev (medical practitioner), and Hugh Brinkman (chief clerk). It was stated by a detective that he was first examined by Dr. Dutch, Berkeley Street, and afterwards met Mitchell, who advised him to go to the .White City that afternoon, and "droi> the Sergfc.IFnjor (Sheppard) a' quid." Witness did so, and on" seeing Mitchell subsequently, handed the latter £65. Later ho wont beforo Dr. Caley, but through some mistake ho was pnssed for "Class 1, General Service." Dr. Caley, Mitchell told witness, could' do nothing for him, but if he was not called ui> ho would bo entitled to another examination in two months. Evidence wan noxt called to prove that Mitchell had been given a certificate by Dr. Dow stating that ho (Mitchell) was unfit for military service, and a letter from Dow to Mitchell was read in which the donor asked the sergeant-major's assistance "in another ballot for liiodical men that was coming round. J ,