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THE FIGHTING IN
BELGIUM:
LONDON, Aug. 24, Fjek Marsha Sir-Douglas Haig reports: --
There was ñerce fighting to the south of Lens.
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We bold the German trenches to the northwest of Greengrassier and the enemy's losses are particularly heavy.
The Portuguese troops,repulsed two mila, to the northwest of La Bassee.
The German artillery is active to the north east of Ypres..
GERMÄN REPORT.
LONDON, Aug. 24. - A German official message, transmitted by wireless, states:-
PROGRESS OF THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.
ALL ALONG THE LINES
LONDON,' Aug. 24.; The Italian offensive is progressing all along the line, and the attacke are not slackening,
Prisoners are still flowing in. numbers mentioned in the bulleti do not include those in hospital. which are mumerous. *-
On the northern rim of the Careo, which is comprised of a stairway of peaks and is one of the most import ant positions between Gorizia and the sea, the enemy's picked troops are resisting priously, but are lowống
We reptiled trenches to the south ground. of the Ypres Menin road.
We destroyed 21 Tanks on Wednes- day and repulsed the Canadians attemp ting to enter Lens,
There is intense artillery activity on
both sides of the Meusc.
We evacuated Hill 304.
20,000 MEN. 500 OFFICERS AND 60 GUNS CAPTURED.
LONDON, Aug 24.
An Italian official report states The battle is continuing. We have
Our fire prevented troops massing for carried positions and repulsed violent
"a"attack to the north of Louvemont:
scourt
Villeryal
FIGHTING IN THE YERDUN
REGION..
FRENCH CARRY HILL 304.
LONDON, Aug 24.
A French communiqué states --- We dashingly attacked, this morning,
counter-attacks................
Our prisoners now total 20,000 mem 500 officers and 60 guns.
Our aeroplanes bombed massed troops and dropped Sfteen tons of bombe on,
the enemy's communications.
The enemy persists in his fruitless attempts in the Trentino.
THE RUSSIAN FRONT,
›ENEMY OPERATIONS IN RIGA- REGION."
LONDON-Aug. 25- Besides, driving back the Russian advancel cavalry posts in the region of Mukku, to Keinoern, the Ger
naps are attacking from Kalvitsem 26 miles to the west of Rigs, along the nato Rig, vin Shlok, hetween" the river An and the Tirul meh
The Gertune se captured the Russian advanced positions and the Russians have retired one or two" miles to the north.
It is
too
early yet to my whether: the offensive will develop on the vast caleforeshadowed by General Korniloff,
A Russian official murenge, trans- mitted by wireless, stutea:-
The Rumanians repulsed enemy attacks to the north of Grozestchi and to the northeast of Soveis,
The enemy occupied part of
between A voccurt Wood and Morthonimetrenél in the direction of Buzen, but and went a considerable way beyond our counter-attack drove him out. objectives.
We carried the formidable Im
GERMAN REPORT.
LOSDUS, Aug. 24 A German official message, trans
304 in a single rush and also line of fortifications, to the north mitted by wireless, states :---- Bois Cammard on the westward
of the Bill, and reached the south bank Leaving the trenches our troops of Forges Brook, between Haucourt and reached the Au river and some places Bethincourt.
on the
coust.
The average depth of our advance We repulsed attacks near Sovejs, was over two kilometres and we took and in the Susita valley. more prisoners.
GENERAL KORNILOFF.
¡A vigorous, offensive, to the east pf the Eenes Bethiecqart road, enabled us to widen our positiona to the north of Marthoma to depth of about a kilometre...
TERRIBLE ENEMY LOSSES
PETROGRAD, Aug. 24. General Korniloft is again visiting Petrograd.
'COSSACES' COUNCIL AND THE
CONTROL OF THE ARMY.
PETSCOUA, Aug. 24.
The Cossacks Council na possed
Losnos, Aug. 44 Correspondents with the French Arny state that the operations which were begun on August 20 have now resulted in the posession of the
a significant resolution denying the whole line of the assigned objectives, right of the Council of Workmen's depriving the enemy of his lust and Soldiers Delegates to intervené
cferuive positions before Verdun. in the morganisation of the army and" The whole of three regiments expressing faith in General Kornilo one) enemy Division, were killed or as being the only General capable of taken prisoners. The enemy's restoring the fighting power of Russia losses were not confined to his front and ulo intimating that in the event Hnes. The French heavily-abelled
unusually numerous and hassed of General hormioff's ram reserves, resulting in one Gering Council renounces the responsibility battalian losing Ewo-thirds of its for any action of the Cossacks of the effec Another instance was the Front or in the rear decimating of a heavy counter-attack which was being prepared.
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