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THE WESTERN FRONT.

ENEMY ATTACH AT HOLLEBEKE.

LosDos August 6.

12.40 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

reports --

An enemy attack' in the neigh bourhood of Ebilebeke was driven off before it reached our lings..

An attack, under cover of a heavy barrage, against West Hoek, wae. equally unsuccessful.. ́ ́

We repulsed a raid to the east of Epaly,

SITUATION IN BELGIUM UNCHANGED...

LONDON, August 8. 3.30 p.m...

A. French communique states The situation in Belgium is up changed.

German attempts to the east of Moisy Farm and in the regions of Bovelle, Arocourt, Wood and in Alsace, failed under our fire,

10.33 p.m.

GERMAN REPORT.

A German official message, trang. mitted by wireless, states:-

There has been an artillery duel of Trent intensity on some sectors in Flanders. We repulsed strong Eng list attacks. between the pres Messines road and Lys.

We recovered soms machine-gung from 25" Tanks," which were lying dostroyed before cûc front.

GREECE AS A BELLIGEHENT.

A SPEECH FROM THE THRONE

ATHENS, August 6.

In the Chanter, after taking the outh of the Constitution, the King, in u speech from the Throne, de- clared that freëge had now adopted the hitite which duty and honcur imposed upon her, towards her brave and chivalrous ally-the defence of the rights of Hellenison and a debt of gratitude" for her original liber- tion and the protection which the bad always enjoyed,

The King referred to Bulgária as Greece's hereditary enemy, and paid

A French communiqué reports There has been reciprocal and marked in tribute to the heroism of the Greek artillery activity in the Champagne troops at the front, which was a most. mountains and in the region of both happy augury for the ultimate issue, banks of the Meuse, notably on the of the struggle. Avocours and Louvement sectors..

BRITISH LINES ADVANCED NEAR

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LONDON, August 6..

11.45 p.m.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-

We drove off an attempted rail, to the north of Arleux.

We slightly advanced our lines to the south-west and to the west of Lens.

Our anroplines resumed bombing raids yesterday. We brought dows five enemy machines and drove down three. One of ours is missig.

THE MECHANICAL METHODS OF THE HUNS."

EXPENSIVE ATTACKS.

Lospos, August G Reuter's Correspondent-at Hsu quarters states:-"

THE RUSSIAN FRONT

ENEMY PROGRESS.

LONDON, August 6.

4 Russian official message, transmitted by wireless, states:-

We occupied a series of heights to the north east of Czernowitz Wa drove back the enemy to Toperovce and Roconeze, and subsequently we wer forced-to-retire to our main position. The enemy pressed us back tothe south of Cernowitz, and occupied Radaucam! four villages.

The enemy continued his offensive in the direction of Kimpolung.

The enemy has crossed the Bistritza

GERMAN BEPORT.

Lespor, August G. German official message, trans mitted by wireless states

The Russians are preparing a battle:

between the Dniester and -Pruth, The enemy in resisting to the south- east of Czemovitz..

We captured Badautz.,“

Repented Rumanian attacks to the north of the Putnu valley failed.. THE MINED DUTCH LINER. PASSENGERS EXPERIENCES.

The fun is very mechanical in his retheds. The lure of certain places seems to be irresistible and, as far is one can see, he is not always governed by a purely tactical reason. The Germans, on Saturday night, Heavily counter-attacked at Holle beke. Owing to the dense weather, our gunners did not see the signale and the enemy gained a footing in the village. Runners were sent back

AMSTERDAM, August 7 with messages and the artillery, witli

The Dutch liner Noordam, whicft wonderful promptitude, put down struck mine in August 4, was barrage upon the Germans. When injured in her hold which filled with this hud lasted for a while the range water, but she is able to proceed was lengthened, wo cutting off the under her own steam and is reported back uren, and our troops attacked to be lying three miles from the and drove back the enemy upon coust, near the new waterway, Her curtain of fire with the result that | cargo is being discharged, after which when daylight came, the ground was it is hoped to bring her to Botter- seen to be strewn with German dead. dam. The passengers were loaded One might have thought that this af Halder They were half-dressed experience would have been enough and some collapsed from shock and for the Hun, but last night, his storm exposure.

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troops again attacked at Hollebeke, A-Dutch official, M. Dungemona, after a bombardment to which our who was travelling tour Java, ester guus terrifically replied. A few of that, according to the eastern cus them may have reached our wire, but

tom, many passengers were tolmg

attempt was another costly failure. when the ship was mined,

It will be interesting to see how hall-clad condition. The passengers often the Germans throw their waves got into the boats in an orderly Against this spot whether, indeed, fashion, but although they were they mean to repeat their Verdun only a few mice from the shore, it tactics at Hollebeke Throughout waz seventeen hours before, they yesterday afternoon a big movemen

of troops behind their lines was

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The weather continued Ane during

The

the day, though more misty that our in fired for

new and gunnere could wish