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THE ENEMY'S HEAVY LOSSES ON FRENCH FRONT.

Lasnos, July 3,

THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

LATEST OFFICIAL NEWS.

Lopos, July

A Russian official message, trins- uitted by wireless, states

There was artillery activity o varying intensity to the east and south-east of Braezany, whers our

A French commanique reports – The enemy violently bombarded our lines, especially in the Somme sectors.

His losses in last night's attacks on seventeen-kilometre front were excop- tionally heavy, He achieved nothing attack did not nuterialise. and did not renew his attempts. Ou

We repulsed enemy. counter-

the contrary, to the east of Cerny we attacky at Mieczyszcov. carriola strongly held salient and We cuptored Peudjvin in the repulsed on the left of the Mipse, Caucasus

three successive attacks. accompanied A torpedo boat of an old type was by liquid bre, to the south west of Hill mined in the Bluck Sea. 304, The artillery duel is very lively bero.

CONFIDENCE IN THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT,

PETROGRAD, July The Council of Workmen's and

Beuter's Correspondent ut. French “ Headquarters, telegraphing on July 4) states that yesterday's uttuck at Chemin-des-Das was the most Soldiers Delegates bas, anonimously powerful effort the the enemy has passed a vote of confidenes in the

Government, made on the French Front since the! "In connection with the Duraovo Villa beginning of his offensive. "It over incident, M. Skobeliff, emphasised that ed 17 kilometres and persisted far criminals who were dinorganising society into the night... Several Divisious under the mume of anarchists, ought were employed, preceded by Shock mercilessly to be suppressed. Troopa, who, on this occasion, The spokesman of the Council of suffered heavily for although the Workmen's ant Soldiers Delegates eneiny failed to attain his objective, emphasised that the Rerblutionists had the attack was pressed home with no connection with the affair at the

Villa extraordinary obstinacy, despite the repeated blooly failure. The enemy. A SIGNIFICANT SPECTACLE IN after his", msuccessful" preliminary attacks during the past week on a small front, evidently counted on sinprising the French by the pected weight of his onslaught, and the unwontel lateness of the hour.

ACTIVITY ON BRITISH FRONT.

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PETROGRAD.

A WOMEN'S CONTINGENT:

PETROGRAD, July 5. "A" picturesqne and significank spectacle" was witnessed in – the square facing the St. Issue Cathe dral, when the Colours of the Petrognd Women's Contingent were LONDON, July 5. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, of over 200 women” isad girls blessed. The first detachment, con-

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with cropped hair, in full wen's There were enemy raids to the southiniforms and armed with eiles. The of Lens and to the east of Loos

Don Consuck's Cavalry, and specially. The enemy artillery was active to the selected sailors acted as a guard of north of the Scarpe, in the neighbourhoncur. On the opposite side of the hood of Ypres and Messines.

The enemy's serial activity continues We brought down four and drove down fire enemy machines. One of ours is mixing

EAST AFRICA

PROGRESS OF ALLIED OPERATIONS.

LONDON, July

An official despatch from East Africa states:--

The enemy evacuated a strongly held position to the south of the Ngaur Biver, retreating to the south for nine miles. We advanced to the west and to the south west of Lindi and engaged a strong enemy detachment. We com- pelled considerable German force, in the Sougen area, to fall back

The Belgians, co-operating with the British in the extreme Borth, are pursu ing a small enemy force.

We, co-operating with the Portuguese, drove back the Germans who penetrated Portuguese "East Africa as far as the shores of take Nyassa and the Nyassa land border.

square was massed The Battalion of Death, composed of woundert and convalescent soldiers while veterans of the Turkish Wer also gathered to pay tribute to the new outburst of patriotism which is thrilling those who throughout the welter of the Revolution, maintained that Russia is all right.

RUSSIAN DELEGATES

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STOCKHOLE, July 4, The Russian Delegates to the Inter- national Conference have arrived. They conferred with the German Socialist Minority

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THE MESOPOTAMIAN CAMPAIGN lead to further stepe

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