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GREAT OPERATIONS THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.

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Uses Aug. 21. While the definite Italian objective

Lonzo, near Chale, may threaten is not yet clear, the crossing of the

to envelop the entrenched camp at

The enemy's third attempt Tolmin, regain the ground recently lost to the south-west of Epher, supported fronted by many obstacles, the most However, the advance is can- by tlammenwerfer, was completely-forufiable being Tolmiyo, in' the, repulsed and all the postions are north and the Comen-Hermada line hell.

in the south, which is connected by the Sauty, San Gabriele and Yestobia, a curtain of great mountains, chiefly

We raided the enemy lines on a wile front at St., Quentin Cunad, and secured some prisonejs.

groups) forming a succession We improved our positions on the bastions where it is difficult to say YprMeniu Roul

whether the natural or the artificia fortifications are the stronger.

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THE FIGHTING AROUND LENS.

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ANOTHER ATTACK BY

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Lospos, Aug 21.

Reuter's Correspondent at Ecarlar-

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The battle on the Julian front continues uninterrupted.

Our troops on the extreme right."

ing upon the western environments of titted by wireless, states the town, at halfpast four this morning." Dawn broke with a thick haze, and when the infantry went over the top they saw masses of shadowy grey despite the undiminishjed resistance; figures advancing towards them. The tre advancing successfully, support- Germans had planned an attack at the Fed by flouting and fixed batteries-and- identical man

moment with ours and pro-alwo'monitors. bably, one of the rost desperate tand to-hand battles of the war ensued.

The struggle continues at CARO platein and in the costal zone. The enemy's lineis beginning to bend and to give way at various points. We carried The enemy's defences between Cority und Selor-

An eye-witness aaya the German fought like cornered rata. The struggle ragel in the shell-torn, wire encumbered No Man's Land, bomb and bayonet being the principal weapons. Gradually, the Canadians beat back the Hana and about Afteen tainates after the clash the enemy were making their last stand on the parapet of their tranch. Then they retreated as rapidly as possible into the ruins of Lens, and almost immediate j'officers.

Two blinded and sixty-one of our replanes-flying pver the battle" bed, bombed the moving troops.

Up to Monday evening we hate len prisoncs, 10.108 men and 243

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ly a furious machine gun hre broke out. We destroyed a storming party at The northern part of the Canadian Lagarina valley and a counter-attack attack frum the direction of Cite Ste drove back the enetny to the south- Mile matte good progress. Strict orders east of Mount Ouio. had been given that the advance should. not be pushed beyond given limits. COMMENTARY ON ITALY'S NEW

OFFENSIVE. The centre and southern portion of the attack was piore Bercely resisterl and the latest news is that fighting is still progressing.

A good many prisoners, large proportion of them windel, have been brought in.

FRENCH REPULSE VIOLENT COUNTER-ATTACKS,

30,000 PRISONERS TAKEN "IN" ONE DAY.

"LONDON, Aug 21,

4.27 pm.

Loxoox, Aug. 21. Renter has received, from a com-

potent military authority, a 000-

turn the new Italian offensive, in the course of which the latter ep thứt there must be no talk of a march on

Trieste."

He says: “ I should call Italy and the Allies very fortunate if the immediata" chjectives were attained. These are, briefly:Ou the south, the solid powe sioni Mount Hermuda, which will furnish her A French communiqué states for a future definite push towards with the necessary jumphig-off paint The Germans altuck at three Trieste; or, if the events of the rag hould call her in the other rec

different points of the Creny Phtenu. Twice our fire broke upatieir waves, which finally turned back after suffer- ing severe loss.

tion, with a sure defensive link in the Italian front on this side. In

The creray counter-attacked with the centre, to assure the invulner- extrine violence Horth of Verdurability of Gorizia and the bridgehead during the night, notably at Aveourt connection with that place. On ther Wood and north of Caurieren Wood, north, the complete and indisputable Our fire broke up the assaulters, who susion of the most essential paris sustained heavy bees without any basis for future opemtics on a of the plateau of Bainsizza, as a

result. m

vanter scale, and a mighty bul

We maintain all our gains which | Work prevent us the Austruns from we are consolidating..

taking advantage of that wooded. table land to move their frocpa and supplies with impunity, which

greatly helps their resistance.

We took 5,000 prisoners, including 118 officers, yesterday,

GERMANS IDMIT LOSSES.

A German, communiqué admits that the French have captured Morthomme, Hill 344, and a portion of Fosse Wood. The French losses were extraordinarily high. "The battle is developing We anticipate

favourable result The communiq the

offensive demanded by En

declares that

THE POPE'S PEACE NOTE,

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ROME, Aug 21, The British Minister has informed? the Vatican that the British Govern ment acknowledges the Pontificial Note, which it will examine in betevolent and serious spirit

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