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THE BRITISH FRONT.
Lospos, Aug. 29.' Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:--
We successfully carried out raids to the north-east of Gouzeaucourt and to 'the south-west of Hulluch,
We captured a strong point, which held out before our new line, to the south-east of Langemark.
THE FRENCH CAPTURES NEAR BEAUMONT
LONDON, Aug. 29.
FINE FIGHTING BY RUMANIANS.
COSTLY ENEMY EFFORTS TO CROSS” THE SERETH.
LONDON, Aug.
The Timsa Correspondent with the Burgaulan Anny, writing on August Manisesti frout, to 21, describes the defence on the Fesani, as the most glorious deed of the north of the Rumania Anny.
General
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forces sought to cross the Sereth by the Costesti bridge, thereby having A French communiqué states:-
Jussy and the whole at Moldavia in We took 1,470, ünwoanded prisoners, the, hollow of their hands. inclurling 37 officers, in the region n. The operation began on August Beaumont, on August 26.
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THE GULF OF TRIESTE.
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ROME, Aug, 20,
8th, when the Russians had been replaced by Rumanians, with an jasssult by one enemy Division." A part of a Bumaan Division on the left bunk of the Sereth hurried agross the bridge to prevent the crossing"
Correspondents emphasise that the for three days one Division
I resisted the onslaughts of threes British and Italian monitors domi- Bute the gulf of Trieste and have ordered to cross at all costs.
German Tvisions who had been
wrecked the railways to Nabrisania,
Ultimately, on August 12th, the Propeces and Comeno, which are
enemy, finding his efforts useless. indispensible to the enemy for the shifted his attack to the west, after. thinsport of reinforcements ar
suffering enormous Hosses: the supplies.
Twelfth Bavarian Division being The monitors are now shelling the reduced to 2,000 men. rear it. Hermadu.
After that, the offensive becarne GREECE AND THE WAR.send on the whole of the Mara. fsesti front. The German brought "READY FOR ALL SACRIFICES.
up twelve Divisions and the plan WON to split up the Rumanian armies, but the enemy was foiled by the sacrifice of nearly the whole of Rupanian Division. The atteckn were resumed on August, 14th, and havan hy the most violent artillery
ATHENS, Aug. 20.
The Chamber has passed a vote of "confidénce in the Government"pro- claming the sereness of interna» tionul agreements, including the Grieco-Serbian Alliance, and prosing the conviction that the whole nation is ready for allumerifier in order to participate with the Allies in the struggle for liberty and to re-establish national bonour.
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PRESS APPROVE PRESIDENTS REJECTION OF THE PROPOSAL
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site and the infantry" assaulting under the gloids of neison gus;"
"The Ruumions food their ground heroically, and although regiments were dechnuted by machine-guns, the officers gud men refused to"surrender and died at their posts, until the neural Bath Truskian Division was withdrawn on August 15th.
Despite Eis most lestemte efforts, NEW YORK, Aug 29th my did not res the river, The newspapers heartily approve of and the ground he gained was merely President Wilson's reaction of the the tiles, deep and of no simate- Pope's proposal and emphasise that giel, value" pence can bulybe negotiated with representatives of the ferman people..
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THE RUSSIAN FRONT
ANOTHER RUSSIAN DIVISION
ABANDONS POSITIONS.........
LONDON, Aug 29. A Russian official mesinge, trung mitted by wireless, states:-
Stubborn enemy attacks, in the direction of Ocna and to the north east of Sovela, fesulted in varying success.
In the direction of Focsani, the enemy attacked near Mont Cbelite Que of ane Divisions which did not show the necessary resistance, abandoned its positions and Bed in disorder,
fun thiệnd » akteunt, on August 19th, two. Gernyon Divisions and an Austrian Brigade" advanced to the north-east of Panein The Rumanian- fought, in the fresence of the King, with a dash and bravery beyond all praise.
The attacks were more desperate than ever and had reached the barbed wire. when the lust Tuiranian re- serves were thrown in and counter attacked most violently, and the enery Bed in disorder, 600 being taken prisoners:
It is the most serious check to the Germans in the Near East After fortnight's fighting the enemy has been stopped with terrific losses, by an inferior force, "..
The strategies! advantage, lies in the fact this, the Reunions are in
nowion of the loft bank of the Serth and are dominating the right
The meray continued to advance, all bank which is partially in Ge
imus. day, and penetrated portions in the
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