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THE ENEMY'S HEAVY WASTAGE.

REVIEW OF THE SITUATION ON THE WEST FRONT,

BRILLIANT FRENCH ATTACK.

Lostos, June 26

The enemy, whom the swiftness of our attack surprised, sustained serious losses.

A French communique reports- After a short artillery preparation yesterday evening, wa brilliantly attacked a strongly-fortified crest to the Lospas, June 26.

north-west of Burtebise and reached all Reuter's Correspondent at Erad-four objectives and, in a few moments, quarters. "ataply[ying his statement captured the German first Kre. cabled yesterday, gives some

in- One fire smashed enemy counter- portant figures shaving the enormous attacks delivered at the two extremi numbers arbich Germangs has been ties of the captured position under cover forced to eoneentiste on the West of a violent bombardiment. front, antirulso the terrible punish- nent they have received at the hands of the British and French, as evidenced by the heavy wastage. He says that when the offensive opened, the dermaus had Divisions in France, of whicą 42% were resortes consisting entirely of fresh troops This reserve; by the end of April, had dwindled to twelve Divisions,, since when it has been built up anew, and now constats ofed to the Allied front in Belgium. Both 40 Divisions, equally divided be Belgian and German communiqués speak Tween the Crown Prince and Prince of very violent artillery activity there, Ruppecht, "but 28 of these ure. Divi-while the French semi-official com-

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on the British or French battlefront and Belgian artilleries" have seriously suffered heavily and have been damaged the German defences from the reformed.

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Losos, June 20

An Italian officit measuge gates a The enemy is desperately attempt

It is characteristic of the enemy's new method of economising his best troups. that he refuses to allow the few remain- ing fresh Divisions to be reduced. Fxhausted Divisions which can no longer be kept on the battle line, change places with Divisions which have been holding some quiet sector, but the reserve of fresh troops is never meddleding to retake the positions recently with and seemingly still remains at the lost at Ostigum and suffering total of twelve Divisions; eight behind heavy losses. Attacks and counter- the rout under the Crown Prince and fatueka ire proceeding, four behind the front under Prince We have advanced on the Caro Rupprecht.

front to the southward of Vernie,

AFFAIRS IN GREECE.

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SUPPORTS" YENIZELOS.

SALONIKA, June 26.

Out of the 350 communes of

Thessaly 338 have adhered to

Hitherto, despite their losses, ther have been able to maltait even an increase in the number of Divisions." They brought fourteen Divisions from the Russian front, replacing them by eleven exhausted Divisions which had been badly handled on the French front. Besides these five entirely new Divisions, two of which were composed of Landwehr, have appeared on this front, Of the whole Venizelos. 155 German Divisions now in. France, 112 have been engaged, either on the British or French front of attack, and 23 of them have reappeared after being once withdrawn on seccunt of their lossen..

SALONIKA June 26. Of 43 Divisions when have not yet The negotiations at Kemisini be participated in battles either at Artois tween the delegates of the Athens or Champagne, 18 are, Landwehr" and and the Venizelos Governments have considered by the Germans themselves virtually concluded. The transfer of to be unfit for heavy fighting. The

the Provisional Government remaining 25 Divisions consist of twelve Athens is only the question of fresh Divisions in reserve and thirteen day

frash Divisions holding quiet sectors.

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It is known that between 90 and 100 ALLIED TROOPS ENTER ATHENS.

from the battle front since the beginning "The Allied troops have entered enemy Divisions have been withdrawn

ATUEN, June 26.

Athens to, assist in the maintenance of order, owing to an unimportany

of the allied offensive.

"The rate of wastage of the enemy. Divisions under the pressure of the great British and French attacks is shown by the following figures: The Divisions opposing the British at the opening of the April-offensive were relieved after six days' fighting. Those opposing the French, on the heights of the Atene, were withdrawn after four days' hard fighting ending Apsil 20. The Germans engaged in the battle of Messinies were withdrawn after two daya' fighting. The average stay of German Division on the active fronte www about Afteen days.

A SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAID."

LONDON: June, 26. Field Marsby Sir Douglas Euig reports

We carried out a successful per/ tion during the night, to the portli west of Fontaine-len Croiselles, and 16CUTENÍ SOTAs prisoners.

We repulsed raid to the west of JBasnee

anti-Venizelist June, 23.

demonstration.

FRENCH TROOPS AT BRALO.

SALONIKA, Junë 26 French troops have occupied Bralo, to the south of Lamia, where the railroad intersects the high road to Itep which is on the Gulf of Corintli

WHY M." ZAIMIS BESIGNED,

LONDON, June 26.

A télegrum from Athens states. that M. Zamt resigned because le relused to cogvoke the Venizel Chamber of 1915

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