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THE WESTERN FRONT.
OPERATIONS ON BRITISH FRONT.
Losnes, Sept. 7. Fickl-Marshal · Sir Doughs Haig reports
We rushed a hostile post, to the West of Queant, and captured machine-gun.
THE OPERATIONS AT RIGA
1
RUSSIAN SHIPS READY TO ENGAGE ENEMY IN GULF OF RIGA.
Lusvos, Sept. 7.
A. Russian official report,, by wire. - lesa, states --
"In the direction of Rigs near
We repulsed raids near Lens and. Zegovoid, there have been encounters Armentieres, 8.
between our rearguard and enemy,
vary. -
to the
Strong counter-attacks, Birth of Prezenberg, agafst the positions wy gained yesterday, voting pelled us to return to our The.
ADYANCE POSTS `SLIGHTLY PROGRESSED.
•
TATER. Fiehl-Marshal Sir Dougins Huig reports:-
Our advance posts an Avion and also to the rust of Bleulit-le-auvette.
on the Lens Front, have slighty
progressed.
Despite the weather, one aeroplanes dropped 18 bombs "on various tur- gets.Wbrought slower two and
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AND
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LL ELECTR Trans Fans Entrance, 479,940 Electric Lifts, Fans and Lighting, European Bath and Banitary Fittings, 25,339,228 Hot and Cold Water Systems throughout.
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TIENTSİN." NORTH "CHINA,
murg is missing.
SHARP FIGHTING.
One of
Lisbox, Sept. 7 Reuter's Correspondent at British Headparters state; --
There has been a good deal" of Stup fighting to the north of the
·Frezenberg Zonnebeke, ronil, where we live driven the cueing our of several concreted posts, hat are have bor Petained, possessign of all these. ·| The Germans launched a counter attack at mid-day. September 6. in quaes, Our artillery put down Jag harige, Bronking up the Fassault auf inflicting heavy losses
The big gun piel continues in this region.
Gu
AMERICAN-HOSPITALS, BOMBED.
The Huns continue to borib hou- | Mals. Their latest infamous exploit is, an murial attack on the St. Louis Harvard American hospitals. Two people were killed" and 20 wounded, the latter including ten patients.
and a
THE FRENCH FRONT.
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LONDON, "Sept." T
quarter of bombs on the railway stations at Thionville and Woippy, respectively.
Zeppelins benthed near Hainist withem a usult.
Submarines shelled points on the Rigi cat and attacked transports unsuccessfully,
Our gunguts and torpedo-bouts remained at the mouth of the Dvimu til the last moment and convoyed.
· stemmnens and disting defences from Ki
Only enemy submarines have up- Peared in the Gulf of Riga where our" ships remain ready to engage Bie Enemy,
GERMAN REPORT.
German official report says thur Lovalty is successfully fighting ̈ the enemy rearguards seven kilo- metres eastward of Riga. The enemy in Set fire to the villages between Lotse Lake and Friedrichstadt. The booty captured at Duenamuende
furge calibre. included 40 guns, 2 of which are
RUSSIANS STILL FIGHTING
REARGUARD ACTIONS.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 7.
The Commissioner on the Northern Front telegrapha that the Army is still
A French communiqué states:fighting steady rearguard actions. The We repulsed an enerny surprise milway and the roadway, to the cust of truck, to the south of Ailles,
Riga, run between two lakes forming a bottle neck, through which the whole- "Three Gerinan ueroplanes were brought down and twelve were forced army had to pass under a continuous fire. The German bombardment of the Our air squadrous dropped a ton, the intention of landing, with a view: down, crippled
ecast, to the south of Pernau, anggests
to an advance on the railway centre st Valk, which would. isolate Raval and increase the menace of Petrograd. The operations, to the cost of Riga consist of three simultaneous advances; firat) A German official report states-along the coast; second, to the north- The English attacked on a four-east from Uxkull, with a view to cutting kilometres front on the Ypres-Roulen the Pakof railway and third, to the railway and failed, after a stif struggle. The enemy employed three Divisions.
GERMAN REPORT.
A partial attack near Lens also failed
We brought down 14 aeroplanes.
THE ITALIAN FRONT. ENEMY DESPERATELY RESISTING.
LONTON, Sept.
An Italian official message, states
To the north east of Gorizia, the
east, threatening the Russians on the right of the Drina Future develop menta are uncertain, as the advance of the Germans to the northwards will simply mean the occupation of a greater starvation area, whereas an advance to the south would augment foodstuffs for Germany
THE RUMANIAN FRONT
ENEMY REPULSED AFTER HEAYYİ FIGHTING"
enemy, having suffered heavily, is LONDON, Sept, 7. desperately resisting
A Rumanian Communiqué, dated September 4, Entea:
We took 204 prisoners, yesterday.
FRENCH CABINET TO BE
RECONSTRUCTED SEA
A PARIA, De Cabinet has resign Sincars has asked
the Cabinet
Between Morbia and Varnitza and the sector Varnitz Marusesti, our artillery dispersed inades of the eneray preparing for an attack?
The enemy endeavoured to brear through on the Varitza Monastrva. sector, but we repulsed after bear flighting. Ve
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