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THE ENEMY'S OBJECT **TO BLEED THE FRENCH WHITE.”
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Lusnos, July 27.
The French feat in beating off the German atteiupts to recapture the
THE WESTERN FRONT.
GERMAN REPORT, “
Lornox, July 27.
A Certpan official message, trans mitted by wireless, reports
The artillery del.iu Flanders is intense.
important positions between. Rheir "In the evening, renewed and and Soissonse, is more highly appre-powerful English reconnaissancew cinted as it becomes clearer that the everywhere failed, German object is to bleed the
Our successful mit, at Homicart
French white," The German offere { resulted in "wany, prisaners being Nive strength in the West has been taken.
a
Our prisoners and booty are in creasing, reaching the total of 1,450 prisoners. .
concentrated in this effort for the The French, counter-attacking fo past three months and the only the south of Ailles: near Huttebise result has been a series of sanguinary and at Hochberg, failed henvily, buttles. There has been a slight pushing back of French outposts here and there, at an inanetssourat, GERMANS IN DEAD
EARNEST.. Beuter's Correspöndent at Freneli Hendquirters, telegraphing on th 20th, inst.." emphasises that the Germans are in dead earnest. The grent attack at the Cmonne plateaux From to 24, wha
AL "Ailles our surprise attack, to (the eastward of Suippes; resulted in
any prisoners being taken.
X JEWISH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.
Lexpos, July 27. The War Office is completing
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of the Guards and the Buglenburish regiment of infantry, Et gers, who stiffened the stonning line
perienced British officers are filing of the tosshappen and gained a the higher appointments, and Jews temporary sucess," punghased by who are serving in British regiments reckless purifices, which was wiped and who have knowledge of Tid- out by nagnificent counter-attacle fish and the Russian angioge, are by the single Tourine Division that ing transferred to the new units.
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LATER.
A French communiqué reports:--THE ARMING OF MERCHANTMEN-
"The Germans employed a fub Division, supported by a fresh Divi-"
r in the attack on July 25, from the region in the east of Hurtebise to the south of Ta Bovelle, "The mullness of the results emphasises the severity of the defent,
OVER 3,00 BRITISH SHIPS ARMED.
LONDON, July 27,
In the House of Corninos, Dr. Mama, Financial Secretary to
After an intense bombardment, the Admiralty, stated that over 3,000 the Germans made five successive British merchantmen were now sim- attacks in the mountainous regioned and many other were bring to the south-west of Moronvilles, all armed every week.
of which failed under bur fire.
LONDON, July 27.
A French communiqué reports:- There was lively artillery activity at Ailies.. Hurtebisé, Champagne, Mont Haub and on both banks of the Meuse.
THE BRITISH. FRONT.
'LONDON, July 24" Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports.
BALKAN CONFERENCE.
INFLEXIBLE DETERMINATION OF THE ALLIES;
BARIS, July 21, The Allied Conference on the Balkans has concluded...
A conference will be held in London
decisions taken. to armuge for the execution of the
The following resolution was aleo. passes
During local fighting in the neighour bood of La Basane Ville to the south
"The Aler! Powers are more, closely west of Warneton we dive but the united then ever for the defence of the enemy from the village. The ene rights of nations, especially those of the withdrew from the village. counter-attacked this morning and we Balkans, and are determined only to lay We successfully carried out raids in goal which, in their eyes, is more ins
town arms when they have reached the the night, in the neighbourhoods of portant than all others, namely-to Monchy, to the south-west of La Bassco render impossible in fature any return. and to the south-east of Ypres to acts of criminal aggression such as A German maid yesterday, to the those which the Imperialists of the south-east of Gouleaucourt, led to abard Central Empires have been responsible
| fighting and considerable losses by the
onomy.
LATER.
Field Marshal Sir Dough Haig reports
GERMAN ATTACK ON THE WOLFT
PRESS BUREAUCR
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