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give the thirmans the necessary hinge for such a' retreat.
The Admiralty announces that naval aeroplanes, last night, carried out raids, on military objectives at Ghistelles and Varssenere and a railway dump, causing a heavy ex- plosion and an intense conflagra- tion. They attacked with infre railway siding at Zarren and bomberl
St. Denis Western Thiey also bombed the railway lines at Ostend and an elec
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near the latter. Several tons of bombs were dropped.
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THE PROGRESS OF THE RUSSIANS.
Gears!
PETROGRAD, July 12. pilof's Eighth Army
was the same Amy which, under
en Bussiloff, captured Haliex
ut the beginning of the war. The Russian dash to the west drives wedge between Frince Leopold of Bavaria in the north, and the Arch duke Joseph in the south. It is now clear that General Korniloff's was the main Russian attack, the operations of the Seventh and Eleventh Armies being only auxi Biary.
The Timex Military Correspondent points out that the British only revatly took over the dunes sector to the north of Nieuport, from the French; and were, therefore, not yet thoroughly acquainted with its chur cteristics. The sector is ordinarily fairly safe, but the heavy gale on the coast last Tuesday presumably The present battle front in Calčia“ resulted in a temporary absence of is altogether 100 miles in length- aval support. The, repuls of the The enemy front on the River enemy further south, at Lombaert Nursyuvku, has been turned from żyde, appears to show that the whole the mouth. And the enemy is bound. incident is without much isnport hastily to retire acrove the Guila- Funce, and the German detachment | yalipu, the lover reaclics of which
between the British troops to the are alrendy in Russian hands, south and the sea to,the north is in a somewhat cheerless position. The
enemy, for some time past, hus shown himself to be anxious about the Yer front; therefore, it is only Inatural that he would wish to see more closely what the British ure doing.
THE ENEMY'S ACTIVITY.
Losoy, July 12. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hulg
reports:-
We successfully drove off an at- tomped a last night, to the. southward of Bornbartzyde. -
The Cavalry and the Cossacks were responsible for a great part of the success they tirelessly drow the enemy from one river to another.
M. Kerensky, the Minister of War,
visited by imotor cur all frontk in Galicia, inspiring the troops and pillorying malcontents. Hearing bis words has shamed more than one dingflected regiment to come into fine with the stalwarts.
RUSSIAN OPERATIONS
DEVELOPING.
LONDON, July 122
A Russian official message, trans-
GERMAN EFFORTS AGAINST THE mitted by wireless, reporta —
FRENCH FAIL
the
LONDON, July 14. ▲ French communiqué reports There was a fairly lively artillery struggle in Champagne and on Aisne.
Enemy attacks to the south of Juvincourt, on the Laffaux Mill, sector, were easily repulsed."
Several attempted enemy coups de hain, after violent bombardment, on the soctor at Hill 304 and north of Hardaumont Work failed..
GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, July 193
A German official message, frosmit ted by wirelew, reports sa KPKAM The enemy has been unable to deliver any counter attacks on the cont
The artillery has been mistä active Flanders at Artois, Lens and Bulleton-t. Our shock troops, using onethrowers, sformed the English trenchers at Monchy and brought in some prisoner
FINTER COMPORTS" FOR THEA
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Our operations on the Dniester at Lomnica, continued to develop yesterday. The enemy taking advan tage of the intricate, terrain is hold- ing back our advance to the west of Boborodczany upon the Grabovk Posolna Krivicz front.
ENEMY'S GENERAL HEADQUAR
TERS CAPTURED.
LONDON, July 12. According to information received by the War Ministry, the Russi have captured Kalus, the enemy General Headquarters, 20 miles south-west of Halica.
GERMAN REPORTS:
A Certain official message, trazanm fed by wireless, states
Artillery Are was lively Smorgon, Baranowitachi and 3.uck,
Past Galicia OTE
an attack
Chasseurs attacks
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