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THE ENEMY'S XNXIETY.
LONDON, July 29. Beuter's Correspondent ut Head- martets, felegraphing to«lay, sug's" bad week has been she of intense! bueat, furious artillery' activity, inees- sant reconnaissance werk -arid Jinnchi west of Hurtebiske, on å front of 800 sharp heel fighting. The tremend-¦ metresy collapsed.
A French cornnieniqué states; A violent enemy attack, to the
us untillery activity to the worth. Subsequently. our intintry at Aumentieres and near Letes is tacked with superb dash, between causing the Hons incl anxiety and Hurtebise and the district to the heavy stalties. The win hus south of La Belle, achieving teen generally favorable for the un progress at all points, especially in of Igas and we have profited by this į the Mommyar distrier... ¿to the fullest extent, even during the Following an intense bombard- npcht; when the, artillery diminished front, ur enemy attempt to re-cap- hut slightly, and increased to great sure the trenches between Avocourt Work and Hi! 30 fallet with intersity at down. The energ
heaty losses... Shelled our rear epmatnunications at i interval, but his firing on our bat- ; fery urdiss was promisesuous and was obiediglaarpise okį in darkness) -- Our counter battery work WAN TIIONE
·PARIS, Tuly 28. acessful, direct liits being ebtuitudi Fio Jarrul stats that one" Ger- sheelazons of gum, pits, and neberous man acroplane reached a suburb. Stumition dumps were exploded. The damage done is not serious.
he infantry on both sides has been
sat active in bling. -
The fact that the tienus are indulging in this species at warfare, which they dislike, shows the neng's musicty to learn what is happening oppositer-
FRENCH COMMENT ON THE PLANDERS OPERATIONS.
Lostos, July 20
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KAISER BETRAYS HIS ANXIETY.
Copestors, July 28, The Kaiser betrayed his anxiety: regarding the witntion in Flanders. in a telegram to Field-Murshat von Hilenburg from Galicia in which the former gratefully recalls the deeds of the troops in the west. tenaciously resisting the enemy Despite the ferocity of the fighting" especially the brive troops in in Churpagne, where, according to Flanders, wiso," for weeks, have been Reuters Correspondent at French ¦ the "Marget" of most violent artillery Headquarters, the Gerrans eploy-fire and are now dauntlessly await bed Eve Divisions in fruitless ittäeks,ing future assaults.”
during the past week, sending even cooks and ordérhes into the assault. ing waves; interest remains centred in Flanders.
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BIR ERIC GEDDES ON THE SITUATION.
INTERESTING SPEECH AT-
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* Loszos, July 29. vain attempt to divine the British
Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord of the plans. It is the enemy's dread of Adinimity, speaking at Cambridge, British attack that actuates, his paid a tribute to the work of the desperate blows in Champagne. British railway men in the war, who French experts says that the bad given the army means of "enemy, knowing that he will shortly movement which it had not so für: be gripped by the throut, is trying possessed. The inunitions waggon, to recover the important positions be said, is now superseded by small in Champagne in order to protect his guage railways, which has resulted. flank in the event of revenues further in the saving of thousands of lives. borth. These experta uzticipate He said that the destruction of that the British offensive will not German military, power was bemg materialise for some time. They achieved, since hist Spring, more
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BRITISH RAIDING ACTIVITY.
LONDON, July 29; Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-
From his own experience, Sir Eric Geddes assured bis Hearers of his confidence in the Army and Navy and he was also sure that the publie, generally, placed confidence in both. services.
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We successfully carried out mulso interfere in vul strategy but would attend to the needs of the last night to the north-east of Ephey,
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