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London: The’ Belgian forces
-have resumed their offensive and
crossed the Yser at several points, '
capturing German positions and
taking numbers of prisoners,

Persistent efforts are being,
made by the enemy. to stop the
Allied offensive in the Somme
region, but’ without result. A
strong infantry attack on British
positions was made last night,
but was repoised with heavy
losses to’ the Germans. The en-
emy renewed his efforts to retatre
the trenches lately wrested from
him’ on the high ground north of
Pozieres, but ‘was driven back.

A vigorous attack on the French
line ‘north’ of Hem wood, on'the
Somme front, was repelled,

r

&erman casualties since the!
' - baginning of the war have been

3.135,177.

Petrograd: In Galicia the Rus-
sians are keeping. up their im-
pressive drive towards Lemberg
from thesoutheast, After taking
Stanislaus, General Letchitsky is
pushing forward towards the im-

portant railway junction of Hal-|

icz, north-of the Dniester, the
key position to the Lemberg de-
fence, |

The Russiang have also crossed
the Koropici river north of Bue.
zacz. In this sector they have
captured two villages.

Rome: Italian troops continua
to advance on the Carso plateau.
The Austrians are still' holding
out in the hills east of Gorizia,
where the Italians have pierced
another strong line of trenches,
taking many prisoners. ~

London: Two German sea-
planes yesterday afternoon raided
the British naval port of Dover,
dropping six. bombs. Six men
were slightly injured. Little

- material damage was done, —

Paris: Sir Edward Carson, in
an interview, said: “In peace,as
in war, the German is a barbar-
ian and should be treated as such.
Britain should send no ambas-
sador to Berlin until the-Germang
themselves have punished all who

* are guilty of murder,”

Copen hagen: A submarine sank
one of a-number of German
steamers being convoyed by arm-
ed trawlers and torpedo- boats in
the Baltic,

: Constantinople: A sandstorm |”
has compelled the. Turkish forces

_ TUESDAY, AUG. 1s

Petrograd: Alon Zz ‘the Galician
front the. Russian sweep continues |

The Austrian lines

held-since last September, have

- crumpled. béfore.the-Russian of-
_fensive, and General Bothmer is
_in full retreat along his ‘whale
front. *
Sup positions’ on the west bank: of
. the Ziota Lipa.
" Karopici river, hag fallen. “Fur-
> ther gains have been.made i in: the
"upper Sereth:region. |:

The Austrians: ‘are tating| -

Podgidey,on the

In ast: week's operations 90, 000

= prisoners:and 400 guns of all sizes

were taken “by the Russians. .
Paria; | French troops captured

. some, enemy ‘trenches on. the left :
» of the Fay-Deniecautt road, ‘ih. the
, Somme sector; lastnight... There,
» was: brisk ; :eannonading | in® the

region of Maurepas. oe

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In the Verdun region the Ger-
mans made violent attacks in the
‘vicinity of Hill 804 and Fleury.
The enemy was repulsed with
heavy losses. The French made
progress southeast of Fleury.

In last week's fightirig over
2000 prisoners and 70 machine] -
guns were taken by the French.

London: The Germans gained
a foothold ‘temporarily j in trenches
which had been taken-from them
by the British near Pozieres,
There were no developments on

| Verdun sector.

the British: front between the
Somme and the Anére, South of

a successful raid without ineur-!
ring any losses ourselves,

- A later despateh says the Brit-
ish made an important edvance on
the Somme front, northwest of).
Pozieres, where they pushed their

'. [have suffered further reverses ‘at
|the hands of the Ttalfaiis, -

line forward three or four hun-
dred yards over a front of nearly
a mile,

Rome: The Italians have gained
more ground. on the Isonzo front.

The Italian dreadnought Leo-
nardo da Vinci blew up in Taran-
to harbor, Four hundred of the
crew were drowned.

Amsterdam: Austrian corres-
pondents of Berlin papers claim
‘the Italians used a ‘new noiseless
howitzer at Gorizia. It is impos-
sible to detect the positions of the
guns, The shells are reported ta
have wrought terrible havoc,

German aviatorsdropped bombs
on the civil hospital at Rheims,
Six persons were killed and much
damage done,

Stockholm: It is rumored that
aGerman submarine was sunk
by a Swedish cruiser.

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Petrograd: -The Russian ad-
vance in Galicia continues. ‘The
troops, crossing to the western
banks of the Zlota Lipa, Bistritza,
and Solotina,are advancing along
the upper Stripa. - We have
occupied” Jablonitza, ‘in the Car-
pathian region, thirty miles south-
west of Kolomea. -In the'Can
cass campaign we have captured

vicinity of Sakkity, ‘Persia,

Inthe Baltic, ‘Russian. hvdro-
planes Jropped bombs’ success.
fully on the. enemy’s aerodrame
near Lake Agern, Courland,

- Roniex On: :the Carao’ plateau
and.to the east of Gorizia, along
the Igonzo. frant, the Austri ians

Atis-
trian entrenchments in both these
regions have been captured, "
The Italian advande guard :is
Moving”. southeast _from Gorizia,

The Austrian fleet has left that
‘port for'an ‘unknown destination,
‘The Italiang” have entered the
suburbs of Tolmino, the ‘Austris ians
evacuating the gity. ce

London: —

sinee. July 8 p: heavy.’ rain has
fallen ‘in the. battle: area; breaking

iy

of the: ‘longest . ‘heat waves “oft
recent years: , Though tranches
are tuning With: ‘water and thy u*
sands -of ‘men in’ ithe. ‘open’ ‘gre
drenched in the: downpour, the
change ip: welcomed: :

Nearly all’ thevethaining tet o

© [been vetaken by the Mrtiah,

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8 ‘horthweat'of ‘Pozieres, on the
Somme’ tront\in whiéli the enémy

| gained. a foothold on. Sunday have}

a very gtrong position in’ the|

within thirteen miles of Trieste, |

‘For “the. ‘frst time}. .

the long: drought’ and énding dné|.

Paris: -Freneh trdops captured
German trenches on a front of
300 yards and for a depth of . 100
yards north: of the chapel of St,
Fine, at the. ‘intersection of, the
Fleury and: Vaux ‘roads: in the
Enemy eounter-
attacks were broken up.

On the Somme: front the Freneh
artillery is active. * .

London: The British destroyer
Lasoo sank after striking a a mine
off the Dutch coast. |

It is helieved here that the
price of wheat has been forced up
by German-Americans, with the

‘object of embarrassing the Allies,
the Ypres salient we carried out ,

Ottawa: Sir Sam Hughes i is
conferring with Canadian officers
in England with regard to pro-
posed changes in organization of
Canadian forces.

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THURSDAY, AUG. 17 ~)

Petrograd: The Russians have
captured a series of heights west
of Vorokhta and Ardzemoy. in
the Carpathians. In both regions
the Austrians are retiring. On
the Zlota Lipa, south of Brezany

‘Tour troops occupied positions | on

the western bank of the river.
Between the Zlota Lipa and the
Dniester our troops are fighting
their way forward, the enemy’
making desperate resistance,

Betwean June 4,avhen the Rus-
sian offensive commenced, and
August 12 General Brusiloff, has
captured more than 858,000 mer,
7757 officers, -405. cannon, 1327
machine guns, 338 bombthrowers
and 292 powder carts,

Rome; The Italians. have made
further advances ‘against the
Austrians east and southeast’ of
Gorizia, . 4

Bucharest: Germany has of-
fered t rritorial compensation to
Roumania at the expense of Aua-
tria, in return. for Roumanian
neutrality in the: war,

_ Baris: There’ was a violent
bombardment during the nighton
the -Verdun front at Thiaumont,
Fleury, Vaux and Chapitre, east
of the Meugé. Along the great-
er part of the western front the
night passed quietly.

It-is reported that’ Germany is |=

taking over. the defences of. ‘Tri-
evte,
organized for that purpose,

Ottawa 4 _Ninety. ‘thoukand

“| Canadian troops are taking’ part

in-the Somme offensive,
London:,

reparation has béen' made. for the
murder of Captain’ Fryatt, tee,

cently won by- the. British troops.

‘| fhey: have been: at: the front. af”

week, . Soy he,

“Paria:
different. parts’ a a ‘the’ Somme

front ‘yosterday. Sresulted - in: the .
removal of sorie’6f the’ batteries |
of‘ the’. powerful ‘Getman'defen:
alvé aysteni,” ‘Tig Feeneh attalned |
ascendancy over;the ¢ eriemy.: dure |-
ing. fighting ‘on the Guillemont-!
'|Maurepaa road. :/\ The ‘Germans
i tHE held: pat of Maurepas: ‘South :

‘day from Sofia states that an: en-

ending forces: “especially o :

Speaking in patlia- .
ment Premier Asquith said: Brit-| .
aint will not tolerate the resump- |:
tion, of: ‘diplomatic, relations with| ~-
Germany. ‘ufter-- the war untill. -

Army’ ‘Headqiartare, France: .
The King and Prince of Wales,|
coming unheralded to the: frent, |
have ‘visited the: ‘battlefields re-].

Opera ons “on. ‘ threa ve

system ayound Helloy-en-Santerre
was a real fortified work, - which
had resisted numerous previous |
attacks. Its capture yesterday
permits our further. progress in | -
that. section. “The Eatente Allies,
after a, brief combat, yesterday |:

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the north of Maurepas, oe
‘London: Heavy fighting is re-
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of Lake; Doran, northwest, of
Saloniki and near the: Greek-Ser-
vian border, The Allied forces
have captured the railway station
at Doiran and four villages at
other points on-the front.

Petrograd: (The Russian ad-

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Artillery and rifle duels. are in
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west of Rigas

Supplementary reports show.
that General Beszobrasoff, in his
recent operations, .captured 189
officers, 7308 men, 29 light field
pieces. 17 heavy guns, 29 bomb-
throwers, and more than 14,000]
Shells, ‘These are in addition to
those reported yesterday.

Rome: The Italian army is be-
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