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Lostos, Aug 27,
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re porta:--
We successfully carried out a raid this morning to the east of Mosttaverne, taking some prisoners,!"
ITALIAN FRONT.
THE AUSTRIAN RETREAT FROM MONTE SANTO.
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR AN EYE-WITNESS,
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ufforis protection for the Austrians There has been henry min all day show over the crest. Once these whose chine-gun muzzles only
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transport and infantry. The ending akral is aggressive. We brought glown, four machines and drove down three. Two of our uuelings ute] missing.
THE SITUATION IN THE VERDUN REGION.
Laspos, Ang. 27.
A French eommunique states: On the left of the Mense there were. fairly violent artillery actions, especially i to the north of Fill 344.
The enemy did not attempt in attack! nür new positions.
FRENCH REPULSE VIOLENT COUNTER-ATTACKS.
1,100 PRISONERS TAKEN AT. LEAUMONT,
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LONDON, Aug. 27.
were used every cuvern and clump trenches became a scene of a bloody of bushes, and bits of shattered
hand-to-hand struggle for a few yards of the mountain side.
TOLMINO
Grindco
Caftria de LoraS
Jerv
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Oprchase ScherzoN Categravizzo "legenwa
Coment
TESTE TRIESTE
ENEMY'S DESPERATE RESISTANCE.-
Loxbox, Aug. 27.
An Italians official metge, trans- mitted by wireless," states:
A French communiqué states: The Gerulus were very active, list night, the Akne. After lively -bombardments, special detachments At Baineizzu the struggle hus in- attacked at variars points, noully creased in intensity and the enemy, to the east of Moisy Farm, cast and in extreme desperation, and with west af Cerny and on both sides of stronger forces, is secking to prevent Haute-bisse nonnunent. Our watches from progessing car the eastern Inlness Trustrated the attempts and edge de plate.
the enemy ode not the slightest Weare.overeoruing the résistance gitar.
at varicus points and took 600 pri
ones yesterday,
"Violent Jeneng cointer-attacks attempted to drive us back from the southern' outskirts of Beaumont, on the light bank of the Metame, Out fire initiated the eneiny's efforts and we held all the positions won, ́· We emptured yesterday, over 1,100 unwinded men, including 32
officers,
Tertentus, three enemy gemplane were brought down ald: four, were forced down in their own lines, out of control. We copiously bombed aerodromes, butments and bitous. GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, Ang, 27.
A German official message, transmit-
ted by wireless, states
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THE ENEMY IN FULL RETREAT.
LONDON, Ang 27. Reuter's information from Italia Headquarters emphasises that the Italos have made great progress tos wards overcoming the obstacles of Hermaria line in the south. Tolmino in the north and the Comen
The Italians now possess most of the platens at Biosizza between Tolmino and Monte Santo, which the Austrians had transformed into a most formidable. entrenched camp with several lines of defences, bristling with guns.
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The enemy is in full retreat and his
machine guns al light artillery are
Violent English attacks, to the north-engaging in sharp rearguant actions, but this is not hindering the Italians
west of Leps, heavily broke down.
The enemy gained local advantages to who have aivanced to a depth of be the west of Lo Catelet
tween six and nine kilometres on a
The French captured Beaumont right line in the must dieult part of Village. Forses Wood and Chaume the terrain. Wood but our counterattack regained these positions, with hundreds of prisoners." Fighting continues.
LONDON, Ang
Clerman official mesangs, transfit
ted by wibles, states
BOMBING ON THE BELGIAN
COAST
LONDON, Aug 27, The Admiralty Announces that i Naval Air Service carried out a raid, on
A strong English aluek, to the weat Saturday night, St. Denis Westerans
aerodrome and dropped many bomba
of Ypres Inited
OFFICE
ments, remained ours.
Beaumont, during the early engage
One of our, michives is mišajng.
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