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UDINH, Sept. 9. Bad weather is interfering with the operations. Storm hare trans, formed the stresins into torrents and "the plains are likes of mud, while inist and log prevent visibility. Nevertheless, the bombardment, and during raids continue.
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KING ALPHONSO'S SUCCESS- FUL EFFORTS..
MADRID, Sept. 0.
ACTIVITY ON THE BRITISH FRONT.
Loxoor, Sept. 9.
Field-Marelan! Sir Douglas Hig
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We entered the Germin treneles ons too yards front, to the east of Filleret, taking some prisoners.
We carried out raids arar Gatrelle and to the enst of Vergelics.
Laxbox, Sept 10. Fick-Marshal Sir Douglas Hig reports: ---
The Northumberland troops, bava captured 600 yards of trenches, to the south-east of Hargicourt, and have taken 52 prisoners.
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Simultaneously, we captured a Knull portion of a trunch, rounding
our liur toothe east of Malakoff Farm, and inflicting considerable
Pasualties
War repulsed - raiders at Inverness Copes and slightly improved our nosition. to the north-east of Sty Julien.
A VIOLENT BUT UNSUCCESSFUL ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACK.
Losnos, Sent, a
A French commaniayé stafër:— The Germans violently counter attacked the positions we contourd' yesterday, on the wetor of Fomag on the oftent with heavy and fauriożna woods. Our fre sint-
losses
-Thura heg heen disporita fishing
́at some points. We treated and·
motionlle grainhainezi cur posia fiona after alternating advances and withth wale,
The prisotiers jew took yesterday were increased to shout 900;
Our scouts, who mushed beyond Poey Wood, estimute "that over 1.000 enemy corpses are before our lines in this region, i
artillery petivity on the left bank of There is heen great reciprocal
the, Meuse. There have been no infantry netions,
Loxnox, Sept. 9.
A French comuniqué states:- Following intense artillery activity, the German attacked, in force, or the right bank of the Meuse, on a front of three kilometres, da both xides of Hill 344. Our fire prevent ed the enemy from rouching our trenches, except a few detachments, which gained a temporary footing.
Our counter-attack completely re-established the lines and we took 4) prisoners,"
The eletny renewed his attempts aguitist our new positions at Chaume Wood. On four occasions our fire Thurled buck the enemy to his own
trenches.
Lastos, Sept.
A number of columns to the north The Foreign Minister states that of Warrille Wood, were caught by King Alphonso has obtained from cur fire, and severely punished. the belligerents at agreeinent per
GERMAN REPORT. tnitting Be free circulation of British: and French Bospital ships in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, as far north as the English Channel.
GERMANY AND POLAND.
THE FUTURE GOVERNMENT OF POLAND.
AMSTERDAM Sept. 0.
Il a announced in Berlin hat Dr. Michaels and Count Czernin have reached an agreement to estab Jished a Polial Government consist ing firstly, of a Council of Regency. consisting of three members If a Cabinet is subsequently constituted It will order elections for u. Polish Parliament.
THE FRENCH CABINET CRISIS
Thas conse
forms
A German official message states We repulsed an English night uttack, to the north-east of St. Julien
There has been herce fighting, all day long, on the east bank of the Bleus. The enemy was generally driven buck but retained a small part of Chsume Wood and the ridge the rest of that plate. Three Divisions participated
We took 300 prisoners.
THE BALKANS.
GERMAN REPORT
JA German official message stote We repulsed the Bussian to
Ochridate
cupied.aoma villages
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