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THE WESTERN FRONT.

ANOTHER GERMAN ATTACK AF TETON SMASHED.

FRENCH RECAPTURE POSITIÓNS AT HILL 304.»

Loscos, July 17.

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LATER

The Privy Kounel at which the

The Germans seriously reattacked at { clunge, was unanimously, desided Telon, but car fire smashed 'the assault-† was one of the most important held ing wares which hal to return in dis since the Coronation. It was at order to their own trenches, leaving terled by the Duke of Connaught. the Arbbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor," the Prime Minis ter President. Lord Rosebery, Mr.. Ballong, M. Asquith, Sir Andrew Fisher, Mr. . S. Barnes-General's shuts and Mr. W. P. Schreiner.

We entirely reaintained our July Lt.

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We made a lively attack this morning to the west of Hill 304, und entirely recaptured all the positions that remain

e in the hands of the Germans after the actions on June 28 and 29.,

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RESIGNATION OF RUSSIAN MINISTERS.

BernoGRAD, July 17,

A German official message, trans.

The Minister of Finance, M. mitted by wireless, states:-

Shingareff: the Minister of Educa- We repulsed an English attack at tion, M. Manouiloft: and the Minis There has beenter of Public Instruction, Prince strong artillery activity from Nord- Shakhovskoy have resigned. sehcote to Warneton and astride the Prokopovitch I been age Surpes.

pointed Minister of Conitmerce, and English wrongtring advances at M. Tghiinousky, Minister of Publio Messines. Hulendi, Gavrelle, Bülle-Instruction" con and to the north of St. Quen- tin, futled

We captured a further portion of French Territory at Courtecon and increased our capture, of prisoners to 450,

** LATERA The reason for the resignations of "the Ministers, who ate all Constitu

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tional Democrata, is their disagree-

ent

with the Government's Ukminian policy. The Government

Enemy attacks between Malvallas ised. proclamation creating Farm and Cerny, and to the south Ukranian Secretarint-General to control local affairs, except as regards of Boissonlains, failed. We drove out the French, who had remained

the Army, concerning which special our old positions at Poehlmount. Utanist delegates will be attached" We brought down fire aeroplanes to the War Cabinet and the General Stuff. The Ministers who have and four bulleons,

resigned are of opinion that the MINOR OPERATIONS ON BRITISH Constituent Assembly should dotér-

FRONT.

mine the relations of Uknsine to the rest of Russia:

LONDON, July 17. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hulg repacts

We gained ground, slightly, to the north-west of Waréton.

One of our raiding parties, on the Nieuport sector, encountered a large enemy party and, after a slurp fight, drove them back to their lines. Our men followed them up and bombed them in their trenches.

THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

GERMAN ATTACK IN THE NORTH

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THE MESOPOTAMIA" REPORT.

LONDON, July 17. The genem impression, in the House of Commons, yesterday even ing was that nothing more can be heard of the Mesopotamia affair.

The Attorney-General, in a letter to the Times, say that he cannot withdraw any misrepresentation in his criticisms upon the procedure of the Cominission...

Lord Middleton, und Lord Charles Beresford, in letters to the Time".. deprecate further protructed enquiry PETROGRAD, July 17.

"into" the Mesopotamia - Commissioni There is general expectation of

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GERMAN REPORTS.

THE IRISH CONVENTION.

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LONDON, July 17. Dvinsk

It is announced in Dublin that the LosDow July 17 Irish Convention will meet at Trinity There lus been lively fighting at College on July 21. Jira DuEc Riga. Dunaburg and Smorgon.

M.P. will preside, pending the Wa captured the woodlands to the Convention's appointment north of Kalusz

The Russiana Chainman. evacuated the town and retreated to

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AERIAL ACTIVITY OVER THE

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Roun, July 17 Aerial activity hex increused, over the Adriatic, SepSome of the Italian machines bombed Polu, on Fridly and Saturday, and also attacked enem destro eighteen

yesterday,

SIR EDWARD CARSON.

LOSDON, July 172 Thuy Times states that. Sir Edward be to the War Carson's appointinent ta Cabinet is practically settled.” “

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