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RENEWED ACTIVITY IN

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BRITISH COMPLETE THE CAPTURE OF WESTHOER.

LONDON, Aug. 10. Field-Marshal. Sis. Doughts, Haig

Tuports:-

VIOLENT FIGHTING' ON THE FRENCH FRONT.

FONDOS, Aug. 10.

A French communiqué reports:- We continue to progress in Belgium. We occupied, during the night, several farms to the east of We attacked and completed the Bisschote and to cupture of Westhoek, and the re-

Langemarck, and captured some. the west of maining positions on the Westhoek machine-guna, " ridge:

A fun attack on a front of a

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The French, upon the left Bankilometre at Fayet, in the region to of the battlefront, continue to pres the north of St, Quentin, was broken gress to the east and north of up by our fire and repulsed with Bixschonte..

loss, except in the centre, where Our raking parties on a wide front,Pery fractions gained a footing in small area of our advanced lernents.

to the east of Monchy-le-Preux, "blew in dug-outs causing great duine ge and inflicting severe casualties.

„Our "__machine-guns stopped German åttack.

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TEN SHATTERED DIVISIONS WITHDRAWN.

There was a recrudescence of the bombardment during the night in the whole region to the south Allenant and Filain and to the north. of

of the Aisne, The enemy, at dawn, violently attacked from Patheon farm to Chevrigny ridge.

The battalions, "supported by storm troops, attempted to assault our lines at various times. Our LONDON, August 10,

accurate fire stopped the assailants Reuter's Correspondent at British on most of the front, inflicting cr Headquarters, telegraphing to-day, them very heavy losses. The enemy states that in the early morning the elements which penetrated a trench Germans received definite proof that were killed or taken prisoners after their newspapos were talking "bosh" hand to hard fighting in which our when they declared that the British troops showed admirable dash. We offensive in Flanders had come to held all the positions. standstill. That their High Command. There were other German at- did not think so is shown by the tempts. "notably to the south of atrenuous advantage it has taken of the Ailles, to the south-east of Chevreux. conditions the bad weather imposed on Arecourt and to the north-west of in the region of Vauquois, towards us, to strengthen their front and rear Flirey which also failed under our defences.

fire, with appreciable losses.

MACKENSEN'S ATTACK. SERIOUS POSSIBILITIES,

LONDON, Aug. 10. General Mackensen's attack to the

It is learnt that no fewer than ten of the enemy's Divisions have been withdrawn since July 31, which is a fair criterion of their loss, since we! know that most of these troops were fresh in the line on the eve of attack,

The operations this morning were not worth of Fresuri in Rumania, is of first magnitude but rather a battle developing into a more serious opera- for position, to try and complete our tion that it at first appeared. The partial dominance of -Westhoek ridge offensive aims at an important hop Following the usual thunderous preliminaries by the gunners, the

I infantry went over at 4.30 on a front of 3,500 yards-Wo carried ourivance to an extreme depth of 500 yards..

line betweenTecucin and Marasesti, Fronnecting with the main line to the 'port: of. Focsani, and serving the Russo-Romania" army in the moun-

At the time of telegraphing there are twins, and the ruuin line from Galatz signs of the Germans preparing for to Jussy. H General Mackensen'

counter-attacks, but our artillery was

advance continues much farther it

warning them off then in no uncertain would immediately jeopardise the voice The weather is pretty fair except loop line and ala threaten the rear of the Russo Rumaniar army, which

for local showers which temporarily mar the visibility and retard the drying of the ground.

GERMANY'S REALLY SERIOUS ECONOMIC POSITION.

A General Order, dated July 6, to the Ypres group of Prince Rupprecht's armies, is interesting and enlightening.

recently victoriously advanced along the upper reaches of the Putna and Susitza..

GERMANS FORCE CROSSINGS OF THE SUSITA

LONDON, Aug. 10,

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A Berlin official report says

It states:The fact that economy of both skies of the Focsani-Adjudulnou the stocks of bread and cereals in neces, railway, German divisions, over a wide sary makes it essential to sanction anfront, forced the crossings of the Susita. increased ration only to those to whom Strong any counter-attacks werd it is really necessary. All officers are

repulsed with very heavy losses, roquested to explain again to suborli RUSSO-RUMANIANS MAINTAINING nates the really serious nature of the economic situation in Germany, and must instruct, them that the strictest economy of supplies must be exercised. Nothing must be commed beyond that which is necessary, and even the smallest particle must not be wasted.

THE SALONIKA ARMY,

Losdos, Aug. 10

A British official despatch, from Salonika-states-

The cavalry repulsed a Bulgarian mid at Cuculuk. We bombed the Aerodrone at Livu

The

psprovement

in the health of the troops. The admissions to hos

Acsa than in 1916 and the death Troin disease are nearly two-thirds

POSITIONS. INFLICTING HEAVY LOSSES JAMBY, Aug. 10.

A Romanian communiqué to-day re ports that the Ro-Ronianian armies, are mamtaining their positions, in vari ous areas and inflicting heavy losses on the enemy, despite repeated prolonged and powerful attacks, accompanied hy asphyxiating gás. ---

The Russians captured prisoners an machine-gui and turned the latter disorder, ngainst the enemy who w

a were feung in

RUSSIAN TROOPS IN RUMANIA:

PETROGRAD, A General Korniloft has prol the Rusion troops on the front from interfering w affairs of Rumunia.

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