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FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT
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HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES,
FIERCE BATTLE FOUGHT AT
LEINTRY.
PARIS, July 16th, 5.53 p.m.
The Germans only attempt yesterday night in the Argoune region was defeated by a curtain of fire; but a very fierce battle was fought at Leintry, in Lorraine, tho Gormans concentrating their main attack on, a front of three kilometres against positions previously lost. A communiqué states that this attack was Lecompanied by a bombardment along a vast front with isolated infantry attacks. as demonstrations. The enemy were everywhere ropu sad: They only gained one footing and that was in a thicket, from which they were inmediately driven
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THE NEAR EAST.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) THE DARDANELLES SUCCESS.
ENEMY IN CLOSE FORMATION ·
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PARIS, July 16th.
1.35 p.m.
A French conimuniqué. on the Dar danelles success says that the Turkish second line was stormed by a magnificent charge of the Zouaves and Foreign Legionaries. The enemies' losses na the result of the two days fighting were very heavy, as the artillery frequently eur- prised them when they were in elone formations.
**DESPERATE ENERGY.”
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A
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NGAUNDERE OCCUPIED.
LONDON, July 18th. The Press Bureau announces that the Allies have occupied the important towa of Ngaundoro, Central Cameroons..
THE CONTROL OF THE SEAS.
GERMANY ASKS U.S.A. TO
MEDIATE WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
WASHINGTON, July 17th Count Bornstorff, the Gorman Minister, in an interview with Mr. Lansing, said it was urgent that the United States should mediate with Great Britain re garding the question of the control of the
seu
Mr. Lansing did not say anything to Count Bernstorff regarding the Americas attitude to the German Note on the sub-
GERMAN SURPRISE ATTACK CHAPTER OF A FAILURES. jest of the sinking of the Lusitania.
FAILS.
AFTER A SHOWER OF 4,000 SHELLS.
Pazis, July 17th.
1.45 m.
AUSTRIAN ATTACKS ON ITALIANS.
ROME, July 17th.
12.20 p.m.
A communiqué reports that the Aus- A communigus states that lively artil-trians, after crossing the Vernocolo and Brizio passes, which are over 10,000 fost lery actions have taken place in Artois.
The enemy, on the right bank of the bigh, attempted to attack the Italian Aisne, west of Soissons, showered 4,000 positions, but were repulsed. Afterwards sbelle on the Foutenvy sector yesterday the Italians solidly occupied the two evening and then attempted a surprise passes. attack on one of our works, but failed.
There is comparative quiet in the Argonne region.
FRENCH AIR RAID.. LARGE STORES OF WAR MATERIAL DAMAGED.
PARIS, July 17th.
1.45 am. Ton French aeroplanes bombed the military station at Chaunt, damaging large stores of war material.
DENIED. GERMAN SUCCESS
CROWN PRINCE'S FAILURE IN ARGONNE.
PARIS, July 16th,
8.25 plus.*****
An official Note contradicts tha Gorman
claim that a success has been gained by
The Austrians also made two fieter- mined attacks on the Carnie front under Cover of log and darkness. These were both repulsed with heavy losses.
There is little change on the Isonzo, where the Austrians have made many small raids at night time, and are attempting, by continually bombarding with big gaus, to check the Italians' slow advance.
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) RUSSIAN SUBMARINE SINKS SEVERAL SHIPS,
AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE BOSPHOROUS.
PETROGRAD, July 17th. Russian submarine sank a steamer the Crown Prince's Army in Argonne and and several sailing ships at the entrance. emphasises the fact that the Berlin to the Bosphorous. communiqué attempted to convert the Orown Prince's failure into a success. The momentary advantage obtained by the Germans owing to the discharge of a great quantity of gas is exaggerated and the successful counter-attacks of the LABOUR LEADERS REPKOVE Mr Mr Vandes Pol French are ignored. No French cannon
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were captured or put out of action, and the German losses were heavy.
RUSSIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE GERMAN PLAN.
TO ENCIRCLE THE RUSSIANS; WHO WILL PROVE A TOUGH NÜT.
PETROGRAD, July 16th. Military experts at Petrograd state
that the German advance on Warsaw from the north, which has begun along a hundred miles front between the Mlava Warsaw railway and the River Pissa with the marshes beyond, aims at effecting a janetion with the Galicien armies, now. about ane hundred and eighty miles away, and crushing everything that lies between them.
GENERAL.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AQEEGY.)
STRIKERS.
MUNITIONS COURT ESTABLISHED IN SOUTH WALES.
THE BRITISH BLOCKADE. GROWING AGITATION IN AMERICA.
LONDON, July 17th.
6.15.10.
--
The Times Washington correspondent states that the agitation against the sorious. The legality of the blockada is British blocknde is growing excessively scarcely anywhere admitted. Something, he says, must be done promptly, especially as regards cotton, which will soon become The figures the crux of the situation. published by the American Department of Commerce show that tho American re perts to Germany in June were only 80lbs. as compared with 2,800,000lks in June, 1914.
SOOTHING EFFECT OF THE DOLLAR WASHINGTON, July 17th.
6.35 p.m.
the cotton exporters and others express A message from Washington states that satisfaction at the inauguration by the British Embaray of cash payments for detained American cotton cargoes the ownership of which is established. The frst partial payment of a quarter of a million dollars vas made yesterday at the rato of ten cents gold per pound
GERMAN MENDACITY.
BOGUS ADVERTISEMENT IN THE U.S.A. ABOUT BRITISH SHELLS LONDON, July 16th, 10.15 p.m. The Press Bureau issues a statement with reference to an advertisement pub- lished in an American trade journal describing a new kind of high explosive, which, it is said, is now being exportes from America for the use of the British Armies, and saying that the explosion of LONDON, July 10th. 1.35 p.m....
the shells produocs a combination of twa The most trusted Labour leaders, such acids with which fragments of the shells as Messrs. Hartshorn and Stanton, are become coated, so that they inflict wounds. endeavouring their utmost to dissuade the which mean death, after terrible agony, miners from striking. Mr. Ben Davies, within four hours if they are not attend- a member of the executive, deplores the fed to immediately. men's attitude, and said: "The whole world is against us except Germany, Austria and Turkey.
A Munitions Court, formed under the new
Act, was established yesterday evening in South Wales, by
The Act makes it a punishable offence to declare any strike without previous reference to such a Court.
6,15 m.
WELSH MINERS' DEMANDS. The Russian defensive system in the REFUSED BY THE GOVERNMENT. intervening space comprises a fortified area, measuring eighty miles from north
LONDON, July 17th. to south and one hundred and twenty from west to east, and extending from It is understood that the Welsh minera Novo Georgievsk fortress in the north to have asked Mr. Runciman not merely to Ivangorod fortress in the south and from concede their original demands but abo fortified lines on the Bzura, in the west, to withdraw the Proclamation that the to the fortress of Brestlitovak, in the east. coalfield is ander the Munitions Act. Everywhere the Germans will be obliged This Mr. Runciman has declined to do. to make frontal attacks, and the Russians
The British Government has reason to
believe that the advertisement in ques- tion is not a genuine one, but is published" with the deliberate intention of creating
false impression. The Government has given no order in America or elsewhere for any explosive such as that described, neither has it used, nor does it contem plate using, any invention the effects of which are such as those described. HOLLAND AND THE WAR.
THE POSSIBILITY OF GERMAN:
ATTACK.
LONDON, July 17th. 5.20 m.
The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill, inter viewed by a Dutch newspaper, said that the Allies would not, in any circum stances, dream of pressing the Nether- lands to abandon their neutrality, but TRIBUTE TO there was a possibility of Germany attack- ing the Netherlands.
BOTHA.
ato preparing to meet the onset by fight- THE LORDS' ing a series of delaying actions, penalis ing the enemy to the utmost extent, and then retiring to further prepared posi- tiona, as they did during the Galician retreat,
VIGOROUS FIGHTING,
WITH VARYING RESULTS.
PETROGRAD, July 17th.
5.30a.m. A communiqué states that after outpost
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY,
LONDON, July 16th.
1.35 p.m.. The House of Lords have unanimously carried a resolution of gratitude to and admiration for General Botha similar in its terms to that passed by the House of Commons on the motion of Mr. Asquith.
Mr & Mr W. Mr & Mrs J. Efights the enemy on Thursday occupied BOTHA'S RETURNING TROOPS.
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the right banks of the Rivers Windou and Venta and continned to advance eastward. The Russian on the Narew front between the Orjitz and Pissa Rivers refired on Thursday night to a more con- centrated position on the right bank of the Narew.
Vigorous German attacks west of the Orjitz on Thursday were repulsed with heavy loss.
The enemy on Thursday attempted to attack along two roads to Radow from the north-west and the west, but were repulsed.
WARM WELCOME IN CAPE TOWN.
ALCOHOL PROHIBITED. ORDER TO TROOPS AT PARIS. PARIB, July 16th The sale of all alcoholio liquors to the sediers and officers in the entrenched camp at Paris has been prohibited.
DARING AIRMANSHIP. TRIBUTE TO M. VEDBINES.
PARIS, July 16th.
11.55 p.m. i M. Vedrines, mentioned in the Order Care Town, July 16th. The first detachment of General Botha's of the Day as a skilful courageous pilot home-coming troops have arrived. They always volunteering for the most danger. were accorded a splendid reception as ons operations, carried out a perilous they marched through the streets to the mission with great succes récently. City Hall, where they were welcomed by
THE AMERICAN CUP. the Mayor of the City, who said he anti-
RESOLUTE TO BE THE cipated a noble response from South
DEFENDER Africa to the call for volunteers for the European battlefield.
NEW YORK, July 16th. Mr. Pierpont Morgan, board his
General Thompson pointed out that the Vigrons fighting is also proceeding troops had only been able to leave the between the Rivers Viepriz and Bug and Peninsula owing to the long arm of the
British Flect.. He congratulated the yacht Corsair, witnessed off Bandy Book near the mouth of the Zolotalipa, while the Russians attacked two large enemy Cape Artillery upon their fine guna and the final race between Resolute and
defend the American Cup. bodies as they were crossing the Dniester on their splendid treks, which had been Fanitie to determine which craft should
made without losing a horse,
near Grodik.
WOR,
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