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THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1918-

TELEGRAMS.

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GERMAN CASUALTIES

180,000.

SIXTY TO SEVENTY DIVISIONS ENGAGED,"

Lanos, July 24. Helter's Correspondent at Fronch "Heedsgarters. telegrapting at 11 su'elook on the evening of Tuesday, Mity

is known that the enemy on- gaged a to 20 Divisions since July

15.

A careful estimate reckons the tatal German camaattien killed, stoutkled and prisoners at 180,000.

A RESUME OF NEWS FROM THE

FRONT...

Lasmos, Fly 2.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HOSTILE ARTILLERY FIRING | BRITISH RULE IN MESPOT,

LONDON, July 23: Field-Murhat Siroughs Hang { reports: -

There was increased hostile artil- Flery firing in the mighbenithoods "ať Villery Brotinoux, Higgos and else- where.

AERIAL COMBATS.

BRITISH AVIATORS: FINE WORK.

LaNDON, July 3. The Air Ministry states - Aeroplates on the afternoon of the

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New Yong July 29, A German subiri tank a tug In the House of Commons, Losland three goal barges on Sunday of Robert Cecil stated that the ppers Cape Coil. The men, women and| tions by Genen Sir W. N Maishal children on board were saved. on the Euphrates in Marel and in The attack was witnessed from the ' the neighbourhood of Kirkuk in April shore. Two shells from the sub.. resulted in 10,000. Turkish rusualties,maaring fell else to the beach and inchaling 7,300 prisoners, and alan four others on the mainland. the eupture of 30 guns and unich

A seaplane drove off the sub other war material,

WASHINGTON, July 3. Official circles regard the Cape Cod factory progress in rededning slinkings e un exhibition of German antry frog, the state of ruin into frightfulness in a vain effort to lower whjeh it had fallen under the Turks.the Atherican morale,

Thirtera Government primary

GOVERNMENT'S IRISH POLICY. schemas angl four Municipal State- de schil-land been opened and Textension classes in agriculture bal

been started.

The Mesopotaman political id-

22nd is the min station of Offen-station is making very satis burg and hurste were seen on the sidings. One hastile maghine was destroyed. All our machines re-

turned.

We repeatsily attacked sodrome on the night of the 22nd with good results. Eires and explosions were

laservo

We borbed and machine-gunereal

In goptipunticity of this momains father" targets, now or the Front, between the Aism and the Ourcq, there is very little elinge, except that the Fresele Hate captureti,„, Vulchy-le-Chatten, The enemy here is apparently brings hg up emis and stiffenig his resists

Alice.

TWENTY-SIX ENEMY MACHINES DISABLED.

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"The local domad for educatio was very insistent, and was being met rapidly, as the supply of teuchions permitted.

A NATIONAL JIOTION.

LONDON, July 23.

In the House of Commons the Nationalists were present after mung, weeks of abstention.”

The Germans retreating from south of the Marne : abnudoned. 45- guns, bringing the total to 450, captured, in the Allied counter-offensiva.

Esst of Rheims several enemy attacks wore repulsed except north of Perthes, where they gained a little ground.

The French regained. the old front line between. Suippes and klassiges.

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

SUCCESSFUL RAIDS BY BRITISH.

Losnow, July 29.

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We have destroyed 17 ai träft since the 16th inat.

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LONDON, July 93. Echoes of the stirring events AS Zeebrugge on the night of April 12.23 are contained in the Goselfe announcing the awards of various decorations to participants.

The Victoria Cross has been awarded to the following m

Mr. Dillon gave notice of u nuotion Commander Carpenter, commanding Large track of land, so far un-condensing the Government's Irish the Filictive, for setting a magnifcent rithat had ixed phlighed up by policy as alienating and exasperating mined waters, reaching the mole in example of culm composure in navigating Mechanics, wastors and artillery to the Irish people, and dechiring darkness and then supervising the Topes were being utilised in this that only a true solution of the landing in the face of a heavy fire from

umection.

problema be put in operation with-batteries, machine-guns and rides. He Flæ opening up of the country by fent delay on the principles laid down the men, in the most dangerous and walked round the decks, encouraging the road and raff, the improved water by President Wilson in his historic exposed positions.

transport all the establishment of utterance at Washington's grave, security on the highways bad re- ulted in an intense of trade' and a reduction of prices,

LONDON, July 2 Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting" "on"aviation, says: --

• pie Arpeneans occupïei Bazarey,

Flowouther improved on 24/24th Latte mile

neurer the We made several long Slateau Cherry high roadstare reconaissances,

Between the Daray and the Alame Fantyshree tons of bounds were The Froach and Americans coutin dropped on the railway stations at ti progress. Thứ Fortich regained all Cambrai, ny and tille, the ai the ground hat on the ad in tinition damp mar Aruentieres Pal Papaeune, and billets ülong the, Americans captured Jaul-wol ft. Twenty-three bestil gome, on the Marne, and are enlaces were Bhoght, down atlation, whose relations with our ching their advance. So for they the driven.l.wn out of control. laste emptied 300 prisoners,

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GERMAN REPORTS.

Losnos, July 25.

A wirdes German official report

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We repulse the British at any "pants on the Westen Prong The cg violent petini attackx zestride the, Oureg and between the Chunky find the Marne were refundweit

The ending penetrated our 41.

Thirve balloons, woe set attune. Ten British aeroplanes are tussing

Roin prevented night-lying.

300.000 AMERICANS MONTHLY,

SUFFICIENT SUPPLIES ALSO TRANSPORTED FROM AMERICA.

LONDON, July 23.

The portrust betalen ties improved editions of Mesopotamia mind those fot ties neighbouring vantry occupiel by the Turks had dropped the

troops are excellent. The opinion was frequently xptised that the British met wech by the Auch - track.

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vanced positions on both sides of In the House of Commons, grad been permanently interrupted.

Jangone.

We threw him back to the viver.

Losnost July 24, 1.15 RAI

Lao Chiozza Aleey states shut, 800.000 Aperican troops are news convoye, aggregating 1,500 dunels and Sherif Abdul severely crowsing the Atlantic nonthly.

defeated the Emir of Hail. these two-thirds were being t

A wirekss German official, reprinted in British, ships.,

Suicient supplies and

wat

Between Soissons and Rheims waterink for the Allies, were also. frustrated a string joint attack.

THE BRITISH FRONT.

BRITISH SUCCESS AT METEREN.

GERMANS NOT INCLINED TO DISPUTE IT.

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Loxnas, July 22.

Reuter's Cofrespondem at British. Headquarters, telegraphing toilay,

being carried. (Cheers.}

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

BRIDGING NEATERIAL CAP- TURED BY ITALIANS.

Losnos, July 23.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

ENEMY COUNTER-ATTICKS

FRUITLESS.

FARTHER CAPTURES BY FRENCH.

LONDON, July 23

A French communiqué says:- The Germans to-day attempted by powerful counterattacks to arrest our progrces between the Marne and the Vare. The French and Americaca resisted all assaults and scentinted their progress.

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Captain Bamford, RM.II., who commanded one of the landing com- paties, established a strong point, and ed an assault on a battery with the utmost coolness and valour.

Lieutenant Denn, R.N.R., Commander of Motor Launch 4, for magnificently Hegarding this operations, of our

handling his boat while embarking the ally, the King of Hedjaz? Amb

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constant deadly machine gun and heavy- gun. fire at point-blank range. His jured Mann had recently killer 2.000

steering gear broke down, but ha manovrad his boat by the engines Taks, destroyed two locomotives,

We passes the heights east of Lacroix avoiding destruction by steering su close and 122 culverts, and the bridge and Grisolles, captured the village of under the mole that the guns of the over the milway mention Epieds and gained ground north-east of shore batteries could not sufficiently between the two points mentioned Mont St. Pere

****depress to fire at his boat. His coumga Between the Marne and Rheims hard and flaring saved many valuable lives Sherif Ali hat captured five Tur-fighting was without result for the enemy. We hold our lines in Courton Roi woods. The British farther north advanced, taking 200 prisoners and 40 machine guns. There was great artil lery activity, but no infantry action Sergeant Fineb, Marine Artillery, second in command of the Pom-poms north of the Ourcq and in Champagne and Lewis guns on the Finsistire, main-

Our bombing squadrons were, very active on the 21st, despite the weather, tained a continuous fire from the fore and dropped during the day and night top keeping down the enemy's destrue Unfortunately, two heavy cartonments and bivouacs, etc. in the shells directly hit the fore-top killing Yeale and the Ardre Valley, stations at and disabling everbody except Finch, Laon, Fismes, Berry-au-Bas, etc. Fere-en-who was severely wounded. Neverthe A Russian wireless message gives tardenois, which was chocked with less, he showed consummate bravery troops and convoys, was especially by remaining in bis battered and the text of the agreement between bombed. An immense conflagration exposed position and again, got a Lewis gun into action, harassing the Great Britain, the United States. followed and several explosions were France and the Man Regional observed. Another fire broke out at enemy on the mole until the forstop

the station of Fisica.

was again directly bit, completely Council, providing co-ordinatexi

Teas of thousands of machine-gua putting out of action the remainder of the armament, bus Fisch had saved and batteries in the region of Courmont, any valuable lives. Rouderes and. Ville Neuve, German, batteries which were most active were silenced

DEFENCE OF MURMAN REGION.

TEXT OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALLIES AND MURMAN COUNCIL.

LONDON, July 24.

50 tons of bombs on communications,

An Italian official report states-action for the defense of the Mur-cartridges were fired at German troops We captured a mountain-gun, six ina region against the German machine-ins and a large quantity ulition powers..

The agreement describes the re- Qujet has resumed on the British "of anfinition at Como-di-Cavinto

gior: us

the former Alexandrovsk on the 19. front

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We consolidated our guins in

Our pilote on the 21st felled" nine

We also recovered much bridging district of the province of Archan-enemy machines. Rossignol wood despite the enemy's "naterial akumuloned by the enemy on, and provides that the Entente shelling and bombing attack, in the an islet on the iure. Cours of which we took six prison-

era qud captured a ranchine gah and grenadenwerfer..

ALBANIAN OFFENSIVE. ITALIANS AND FRENCH CAPTURE

HEIGHTS.

Lostos, July 28. An Italian communiqué states :---

will equip" and instruct the Russian armed forces of Murmansk which, it is stipulated, will be under the Russian comhawund.

The Entente undertake not to in- terfere with Munari internal affairs, and the Regional Council undertake to employ the most rigid precau tious against espionage.

·ENEMY ABANDONS TOWNS IN GREAT HASTE.

AMERICANS MOVE FORWARD,

LONDON, July 23. An American communiqué of the 22nd saya:-

tive fire.

Able Seaman Mekenzie, who did great execution with a machine-gun as a member of the storming party on the mole

Captain

Commander Carpenter, Bamford, Sergeant Finch and Able Scamen McKenzie were selected by their comrades to receive the Victoria Cross.

THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

LONDON, July 23... The Merning Post says the Imperial Conference has been sitting morning and afternoon during the past few days and it is hoped to finish business by the 26th.

The Germans apart from shelling have not show any signs of disput

Coopersting with the French, we ing our recent advance at Meteren.

contioned to advance. We crossed the Testerday the gingers cried ant

Soissons Chateau Thierry road between A few sittings of the Imperial Cabinet La vigorous counter-buttery bombard-

The Entente undertake to secure the Oure and Clignon reaching the should suffice to consider the decisions ment, completely destroying in "ona

of the Conference, after which it w We captured the height to the the food staple requirements for the road to Beat, Epieds and Charterea. ares alone a big gun pat and dang north of Bernt, i Albania.

We crossed the Marne and occupied expected the members of the Conference Maman population, and also the towns, the condition of which shows will arrange for their early returu to ing three others, causing five Further eastward, the French occu-necessary technical equipment and they were abandoned in great histo. the Dominions. Already the Canadiana, plosions and starting three Erespied the heights on the left bank of financial assistance for the Mornan

Messrs. Meighan and Calder, and the battery emplacements.

Lühe Holta.

Premiere of Alberta, Manitoba and authorities.

Saskatchewan have returned to Canada. SALONIEA, July 19

The agreement is binding until The French and Italian advance normal relations between the Russian

SIA R. L. BORDEN IMPRESSED BY CANADIAN TROOPS, Central authority of the one part

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FRENCH CAPTURE THREE VILLAGES.

The Italians crossed the Devoli and the Murmansk Council and north-west of Montiidiar, advanced a

north of Berut, while the French va the right are cleasing the Gors, one of the highest moun hins between the Reuter's Correspondent ut British Devoli and Shumbi - rivers,

LONDON, July 23.

LONDON, July 25. The French opened a new attack

mile on a front of four miles and eaptured three villages. It is not yet certain whether this represents the total length of front of the stick

The attack was made at 8.15 this mording The French advanced mile within an hour and captured, the of the agreement is to gurd Murman Mengival and reached the crest of villages of Autvillers, Sauvillers and

integrity for a great and united Maillyraineval Tiniu

the Entente of the other re te- established,

The Eutente, disclaim any idea of and conquering any part of Murmansk

Headquarters, "telegraphing today, threatening the high road between and jointly with the Murmansk mentions that it was the Senttish, the Struga and north-west of the Council declare that the coly object reginents on the 20th that suptured Ochirida, which is ccupied by the Bois-de-Courton, while the Engliele Bulgurians, and El Bussán. battalions fought their way to the line, resting at Bois-de-Rheins and deploying towards Mariaux,

The enemy, put up a tremendous resistance here, for they had expect- ad this important tactical position to be attacked. Their reserves, from the Crown Prince's army, arrived continuously cd masses of gums

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HAND-TO-HAND 'FIGHTING.

GOO „AUSTRIANS CAPTURED IN. TWO DAYS.

LONDON, July 28.

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PORTUGAL LOYAL TO ALLIES' CAUSE.

Loxnos, July 20 A French Eastern coamuniqué |

Reuter learns that Sonhor Sidonio

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Paes, Pics dent of Portugal, speak In Alhania, after a series of desing at the opening of the Portuguese

FRENCH REGISTER ADVANCES AT MANY POINTS.

LONDON, July 23, "Sir. Robert Borden, last wook, visited

three Canadian campe

He was much impressed with the fine marching of a regiment of French Canadians who had been in training for only one day. Sir Robert Borden stated the men now arriving from Canada were" that he had learned that at each camp

making wonderful progress..

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