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FRENCH CAPTURE AN IMPORTANT. STRONGHOLD,
LONDON, June 27,
A French communiqué states The artillery struggle continues very violently in the regions of Hurtebie. *
Among the organisations' we reap;
THE WESTERN FRONT.
BRITISH FIGHTING AROUND LENS.
LONDON, June 27. Benter's Correspondent at Heul- quietets states that strong, battle patrols, are maintaining and ARKENN sive contact with the enemy, to the south and west of Ins, where we tured on June 25 is a "dragon's continue to Sain ground. The sight love" which is over 100 mietos thank of our present adyanins appetes wide and 300 deep, with rouny to rest upon the Actas-Lens milway, exits and shafts in which machine and the present push extends to gs won played. It constituted [ beyond Reservoir Hill, otherwise an importai, stronghold and a point Hill 65. The enelay's resistance can of departure for enemy counter- steely, he ended rearguard fighting. Lattpeks. It contained considerable since we are hyponrently pressing war material: including nine machin the whole of his retiring fine. Elems, over 80 sets of equipment,
kor ploy Lis artillery much any "rities, “aminition, electric because he would probably punish searchlights and a dressing station, his own infantry equally, with bars. So far we have taken 340 prisoner,
The Get line bot fronts including nine officers Avion, in which many fires und explosións have been occurring during the past
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** A. SUCCESSFUL. MINOR.
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A Preneb eorumuumiqué reports:---- The artillery duel was fairly lively in the "region of Laffaux Mill," and there has been a violent bombard-
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quarters, referring to the British progress to the south-west of 'Lens says that wins the official communi- qué called a successful minor opera
RUSSIAN OPERATIONS
Loxbox, June
A Russian official mesange, truus-
dou in this region, had the signi-irted by wireless, states" ficance of a success beyond. Its mutual, Southward of Rrezezany, the. dimensions as an advance for it gave enemy forced his way into our us the slopes of Hill 05, the dominat- trenches, but a counterattack com- Ling height in this section, which is"
pelled him to retire ubout 500 yurids in front of the British line.
"
The English troops from the South Midlands took the Hill with little
There was intense enemy artillery Hibnik and Kotov. activity in the regions of Potutory,
We repulsed a Kurdish attack to south-east of Erzingur and we
van River.
difficulty, although the 58th Pruse sinn Division holding it were told that they would be given a net cupied enemy trenches at Abshir- it they bek it. The enety never came near recupturing the position. On the contrary, the onethy evacu-) ated the whole of a complicated mass of trench lines immediately before and around the Hill, and retreated into the fringes of Les
itself.
BIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S LATEST REPORT.
LONDON, June 27. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Huig "reports:
Our artillery, this morning, pre- vented the developinent of a counter- attack to the north-west of Fontaine, les-Croizelles.
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We successfully carried out a mid to the west of Oppy-
Our fire stopped a rid to the south-west of La Bassee.
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to the north-east of Messines, have aracuated the town.
The German General Staff has left, Courtrai for Ghent
The Germans now speak of the British not with dislike but with fear. The whole of Flanders is now like a fortress.
THE "BRESLAU PURSUED BY RUSSIAN SHIPS.
LONDON, June 27.
A Russian official message, trun56 mitted by wireless, states that the cruiser Breslau bombarded, on June 20, the radio station and lighthou at Fidonisi Island."Some of the Ranian warships pursued the Breslau to the Bosphorus.
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA:
COSSACK SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT.
FROGRAD, June 27 The Cossacks Congress his passeit: e resolution of confidence in the Goverment and has promised its strong support towards ending purchy and stifling the efforts for & counter-revolution.
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AUSTRIANS OCLAIM SUCCESS IN SUGANA. VALLEY.
LONDON, June 27." An Austrian communiqué states: We completely recaptured, after teracious fighting, the positions to The south of the Sugana Valley whicts were still in the hands of the enemy- All counter-attacks collapsed. We took 1,800 prisoners.
A Lieutenant named Debedeff bas bean appointed temporary Minister of Manos.
SIDELIGHTS FROM GERMANY.
AMSTERDAM, June. 27. - The Frankfurter Zeilung states that there has been considerable export of gold recently from Germany, with the object of arresting the fall of the Mark
It is significant that the Berlin The Government has abolished Courts Tageldati is now endorsing the Socialist Martial, substituting permanent Military ples for the immediate introduction of Court, for urgent and grave cAKER. parliamentary government
GERMAN SHIPPING AT ROTTER
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LONDON, June 27 Atelegram from Botterriam states that 23 German ships from Hamburg and the Baltfù have entered the new waterway doring the last week ther man shipping at Rotterdam is steadily increasing.
M Kerensky the Minister of Wis is touring Naam and the Caucasar frout
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