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1915 by the Proprietor.
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TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS
BRITISH CARGO BOAT SHELLED,
CAPTAIN AND ELEVEN OTHERS KILLED.
Italians Steady Repulse of Enemy.
AUSTRIAN LOSSES AGAIN HEAVY.
(Reuter'a Service to The "Telegraph."]
ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE.
MORE SET-BACKS FOR THE ENEMY.
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TUESDAY, JULY
6,1915.
WAR TELEGRAMS.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.
GERMANS, REVERSED IN SEVERAL PLACES.
~July 5, 5.16 s.m1.
A communique inued at Petrograd staten A Russian local attack in the direction of Radom resulted in the capture of trenches and several Austrian battalions.
There was ferre fighting on the 2nd and 3rd inst. between the Vistala and the Bag rivers and the enemy's offensive on the Wyznica stream was successfully stopped.
The enemy's attempts to advance in the direction of Zamoso and Krasostave, in the district where the river Volitzs joins the Vieprz, caused desperate fighting on the 2nd and 3rd when the enemy lost most heavily,
The Russian rearguards, having held up the enemy's offensive on the Gailalipa river, retired on the night of the 3rd to Zolotaialipa,
HOW THE DEUTSCHLAND WAS SUNK.
July 5, 5.9 An official message from Petrograd reports that the German battleship Deutschland was leading the German squadron at the entrance to Danzig barbɔur when she was blown up.
A Russian destroyer also rammed a German submarine which was attempting to approach the Bussian warships. The submarine was not seen again, while the damage to the destroyer was insignificant.
IMPORTANT FIND ON THE BAYERN.
July 5, 5.20 s.m.”
July 5, 12.45 p.m. 5 According to Reuter's correspondent at Roma, the feature of the operations along the entire front is the successful repulse of The Italian increasingly desperate Austrian counter-attacks. heavy guns continue to smash Malborghetto, doing special damage
It is announced in Rome that the cargo of the German liner yesterday to Fort Ensel Austrian counter-attacks supported aflarce artillery preparation. A communique declares that this Bayern which has been interned at Naples since outbreak of war, was particularly intense in the Carnis region and was ac was found to consist of half a million revolvera, one hundred thous companied by machine-gun fire. Then the Austrian infantry and rifles, two hundred thousand ca es of ammunition, two hangars endeavoured to re-take the positions which we had captured, but with four biplanes fitted with wireless and Maxim guns; one thous their counter-attack was completely defeated with heavy loss. The and aeroplans bombs, fourteen field gon, hundreds of tons of Italians also took five hundred prisoners, two guns, large quantities cemeat and two complete wireless station of rifles, ammunition and machine-gun material. The Italians, throughout, after repulsing counter-atteoks, gained some ground. hmportant military documents were also found hidden in the Prisoners say that the losses from Italian guns recently have been most heavy.
BRITISH STEAMER SHELLED BY A SUBMARINE.
OUR HATEFUL ENEMY, GERMANY.”
Juls 6 1914,
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THE ZEPPELIN RAIDERS THE PING SUEY TWICE
ATTACKED.
About go Bombs Dropped.
Tas Secretary of the Admiralty made the following announce ments on June 1.
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The steamer Ping Easy, of the
Rome message says that the Blas Funnel Line, which arrived
obief figure of the Italian operne at Plymouth on May 29, carro 1.208.m. esouped being eank by two Gertions has been successful repulse of Zeppelins are reported to have man submarines in the English increasingly heavy enemy counter bean soon near Esmegate and Channel. She was bound from attackelbette Brentwood, and in certain out-Batavia to London with a general Italian heavy guns continue to lying districts of London. -cargo, and, was commanded by destroy Malborghetto, inflating Many fires are reported, but Capt. Bie. Her orew numbered special damage on Fort Eusel. these cuarot be absolutely con- between 40 and 50, including An Austrian prisoner says that nected with the visit of airships. eaveral Chinese,
Farther particulars will be About 4.20 in the morning the their losses from the Talian gans
have been very heavy lately. issued as soon as they can be crew were surprised by a shot, collated and collated.
which passed across the bows of The Russians near Radom have the ship. Capt. Bie gave the captured trenches and "meveral In amplification of the in-engineera ordere to go full-speed, Austrian battaliona. formation which appeared in this As a result the Ping Bear 500 Twelve were killed and sight morning's papers the following attained a spead of 14 ar 15 knots, wounded, on the British ship was Anglo Californian which has particulars of last night's Zeppelin The enbmarine, which raid in the Metropolitan area, are coming at full-speed after the arrived at Queenstown after being
available for publication. ship, was now seen to be rapidly abelled by a submarine, a Late last night about 90 bombe, overhauling her. She was mostly of an incendiary charac-equipped with wis ter, were dropped from hostile when first seen was on the sur- aircraft in various ceslitits not face, about two miles:
good on page 2, Commercial News us far distant from each other. A The light was not st number of fires (of which only when the submarine opened fire, page 9, and Log Book on page 6. three ware large enough to and her aim was not particularly require the eervices of Bre accurate. After a stern chase, engine) broke out. All fires the latter apparently had and when last seon had were promptly and effectively enough," and dealt with only one of these fires awang away under the stern of The liner wAS necessitated a district call. The the Ping Sasy. fires were all caused by the struck more than once. Shells incendiary bombs referred to. No barat over the bridge, and one public building was injured, but struck the vessel aft, damaging a number of private premises the poop and smashing the ship's American correspondent, sende were douaged by fire cr water, anchor into three pieces. One of an interesting despatch to the The number of assualties is the Chinese asleep in his book New Yorke World from t small, So far ad At present si- was struck by the splinter of a British Headquarters in Certained, oneinfant, one boy, one shell, sad on the vessel's arrival a summary of which appears in This independent observer re- man, and one women were killed, at Plymonth he was removed to the Daily Telegraph and another woman is so seriously hospital. injared that her life is despaired But the Ping Suey bad yet forta that what the British have of. A few other privats citizens smother enemy to face before she done in building a war
The sobed Plymouth found. About in nine months one of the were seriously injured,
ascertained. precis numbers are not yet 9.30's second hostile submarine vels of military, history
appeared, but fortunately Admir machine they knocked Adequate police arrangements, alty vessels came to the liner's though still a trife including the calling out of assistance, and the enbmarine at Fomewhat creaky in its
misin Bio in- I am convinced, aven apscial constables, enabled, the once made cff. Captain situation to be kept thoroughly in formed Admiral Sir George to do the busines hand throughout.
Egerton, Naval Commander-in- leng Detailed Reports Forbidden. Chief, Devonport, of what had The following intimation was occurred. officially issued at 12.40 yesterday morning.***
THE PRINCE IN TRAINING
Spirit of the Belfish Army Epitomised; an Appreciation. Mr. Alexander Powell, the
nice,
*** There was a certain young man, fair-haired, slender,
a jersey and rauning shorts, whom Mr. Powell noticed on outskirts of a French town, who exemplified "the sprit of the The Frees are specially remind-
In the case of a shop in Hoxton-British Army, Shoulders back, ed that no statement whatever
the steady dog-trot adopted by must be published dealing with road, Shoreditch, the occupant fled chest wall cut, he jagged along at the places in the neighbourhood when the premises were entered
ing. It suddenly struck you, his of London reached by aircraft, and was pursued down the read athletes and prize-fighters in traine face was strangely familiar. Then or the coarse proposed to be taken by the infuriated mo5. by them, or any statement or
you remembered you had been it hundreds of times in magaziass the ground or route covered by
and illustrated papera-his Royal them. disgram which might indicate
Highness the Prince of Wales.
of Eng Now the futurs King land," " continues the Worlds
The Admiralty communique is all the news which can properly bo.published.
German Version.
Amsterdam, Jure 1.
Ale Raiders Promotida
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It is snacuscad in "Naval AP pointments" published in ancther column that Flight Commanders T. G. Hatherington, de C. W. Pcablegram, ia not getting up at These init notions are given in Ireland, J.T. Babington, D.S.O., order to secure the public safety, F. F. T. Hewlett, A. W. Bige day break these chilly spring and the present intimation may worth, A. C. Baraby, H. Fawatt, dezen miles or so because he mornings and reeling off half a July 6, 5.30 am. itself be published as explaining and R. P. Ross have all been
doing for proc General Mack of the French Army states that at Gallipoli on the abgeres of more detailed promoted is the rank of Squadron particolarly enjoys it. He
Commander with seniority of same reason that the prize July 5, 3.40 p.m.
June 4, General Gourand, the Commander-in-Chief, stirred his reports,
May 27
does it he is training for battle. which The British cargo steamer Anglo-Californian, 5,600 tons
The official communique Isaura Flight Commander Babington To me that young man, plagging has arrived at Queenstown, was shelled by a submarine Twelve troops to enthusiasm with the following order :-—-
"The moment has come to assault the Turkish lines in con- ersons were killed, including the captain, and eight were wounded.
junction with our British comrades. Not an inch of conquered
raided the Zeppelin factory at seemed to epitomise the spirit ground must be abandoned. Soldiers, in advancing against the in Berlin 1c2ay says one of the three sirmen who doggedly along a counts ins As a reprisal for the bombard Friedrichshafen last November. which I found to exist along the enemy, you must remember that you are still fighting our hateful enemy Germany, who stirred up against as the Turks who maghofen, we last right threw Flight Commanders Hewleft whole length of the British battle were formerly our friends. Therefore, you will show mere to all wigshafen, threw and Roes took part in the raid on numerous bombs on the wharves Oozhaven on Christmas D.7. The end decks of London.
Edemy airmen last night bom former came down owing to engine trouble and was missing barded Ostend damaging some for a week, which he spent on houses without causing any other ward a Datoh wawler.d material loss.---Reuitar.
Flight Commander Bigsworth It may be recalled that what on May 17 dropped bombe on the was bombarded at Ludwigshafen Zeppelin which attacked Rems- was not the open town, but these and is believed to have great chemical works where
everely damaged her, presumably, the poison gas of the » It is also Runounosd that Ea- Germans is manufactured,ngineer Lieut. Commanders F. A. * Anti-German Rioting Batler and EET Meeron, DEO. have been both specially the air raid acute anti-Germanromoted to the rank of Engineer
Potably as a consequence of
feeling has broken out again in gemmander for war service, with London.
In Bhoreditch angry mobs
GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED.
July 5, 5.10 p.m. According to Benter's correspondent at Paris the Germans are suffering terribly in the Battle of Arras. Yesterday during the night, they launched two violent artillery preparations. The first infantry attack was stifled at birth, and another against our positions before Bouchez was completely defeated. The Germans left the
forced to fall back, leaving many corpses,
Turks who surrender,”
MORGAN'S ASSAILANT
GERMAN.
July 5, 5.10 a.m.
trenches several times armed with grenades and patards but were A Chicago newspaper states that Holt's real name in Erich The enemy attack on the Labyrinth was immediately stopped Maenter, and that he was born in Germany, whenes he disappeared by our fire... The Germans asanmed the offensive yesterday after after his wife's suspicious death, having re-married on the eve of it. noon and evening in the region of Poat-s-konsson and from Foyenhaye to the Moselle on a front of five kilometres. The enemy got footing after extremely violent bombardment, in their old lines proviously
by us, to the length of a kilometre in the retro, but yet despite the terrific nature of ble to get beyond these lines. The ghts of Rieupt was defeated with mos
German attack on the
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