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貎六十月七年七十壹百九千登英:

SONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1917,

巳丁大崴年六國良華中

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THE WAR.

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THE WESTERN FRONT.

HEAVY FIGHTING ON FRENCH

FRONT. *

FRENCH SUCCESSES.

LONDON, July 15. A French communiqué reports: After seven hours drum-tire the Germans, pesterday evening, heavily attucked our salient to the west of Cerly. A violent fight, alternating in advances and retreats, continued ull night. Despite his large elize- tives and the extensive use of flam? menwerfer, the enerug was unable to hold the trench in which he pene inted, merely occupying some first line elements on a front of 300 youk...

THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE

SANOVINARY FIGHTING AT.

KALUJZ.

PETROGRAD, July 13.

It is reported that the GermANS-" strongly counter-attacked at Kalusz, Jaly 11, supported by an armoured. the town, but were expelled again with train and motor cars. They re-occupiod

heavy losses after sanguinary bayoust fighting in the houses"

The Russians took few prisoners as the Germans used explosive dulleta.

FURTHER PROGRESS BY THE RUSSIANS.

Losos, July 15.

A Buscar official message, trans- After y big artillery preparation, witted by wireless; tates:-" our troops, last evening, attacked We repulsed sevenil attacks to the most vigorously, at two points in south-west of Kulusz, against the Champagne and gained all their Debrordiny-Novin front. "We took objectives to the north of Mont quen sud sixteen officem · pri- Hat and the slopes at Teton,

entry Boners.. ing with splendid dash on a front

As a result of a series of stublion of 800 metres to a depth. i 800 attacks, in the region of Lodziany, nutgas, a powerfully organised sys. We drove out the Austrians from ten of trenches,

their positions and took over 1,000) prisoners and a number of guns,”**

“A successiori of violent "counter-¦ attacks, after hund-to-hand fghting. failed, with heavy enemy losses. “

All the conquered positions were

maintained.

We took 360 prisoners, including

nitie officers."

Our artillery" caught, and heavily punished, the concentrated enemy

reliet troops.

FIGHTING AT COURCY.

Lesbos, July 15,

The enemy is attacking at the Lomnica River crossing, neur Petek honto, in an effort to throw us back on the right, bank of the-- Lomnica.

Ruins, are causing the Lomnica and Duiester to inundate the sur- rounding.country where the enemy is resisting our offensive on the Slivks-laben front,

In the direction of Van, we drove batic the enemy at Arish, on the Darusi River, and dislodged the A Paris communiqué reports fight. Turks in the region to the north of ing at Courey, where a German Serdesh and the heights to the attack was repulsed. There has south-west of Van been lively artillery activity on We submarined two schooners

the Bosphorus. numerous points of the front.

THE BRITISH FRONT.

LONDON, July 15. Fell Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporte:

Patrol encounters resulted to our advantage, to the south-west of

Havrincourt.

We successfully carried out raide near Bullecourt, Gavrelle and to the; south of Armentieres.

"We'repulsed raiders to the north- east of Armentieres.

GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT.

Loxtos, July 15

A German official message, trans. mitted by wireless, states-

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDOS, July 15, A German official message, trans- mitted by wirelcon, states:-

There was lively fighting at Duena and Smorgen..

We repulsed the Russians to the south of the Dniester, shove Kaiusz

THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S

·RESIGNATION.

A DISTINCT CLEAVAGE IN QERMAN POLITICS.

LONDON, "July 155) Devon Bethaan-Hollweg's signation confirms. Reufer's forecast. abled on July 11, that the advent of the Crown Prince, who has buen very prominent in discussions in There has been violent, artillery Berlin, and who summoned -Field- activity on the coast, between Marshal von Hindenburg Boesinghe and Wytschaefe, near General von Ludendorf, seems to Ypres and Lens and astride, the have settled Dr. von Behan Scarpe

Hollweg a fate.

We repulsed English, advances

near Gavrelle,to the east of Croiselles and bear Bullecourt,

It is significant that the Lokal Aneciger was suppressed after lishing a telegramı §

We captured important positions Vienna statesmen sidde

at Chemins-des-Dames, to the south von Bethman-Hollweg's continuan

ward of Courtecon; on a 1,500 metres in office.

Bureau

front to a depth of 800 metres. The The new Chancellor.is enemy desperataly Listed In a erat of whom little is known He band-to-band fight We held our has only some into prominence, objectives against three countering the war, when he was upp attacks and took 860 prisoners the Prussian Food Contro 13. After four days varti repara There

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south of Hauroy,

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