1915-07-26 — Page 1

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NEWS FOR “BUSY, MEN.

CONDENSED.

ITALIANS' STEADY PROGRESS.

GERMAN ADVErse comment on American note,

Marked French Success in the Vosges.

ENEMY'S SUBMARINES AGAIN ACTIVE.

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ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE.

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AUSTRIANS REPULSED AGAIN.

July 26, 3.25 p.m.. Renter's correspondent at Rome saya that the Italians are steadily progressing in the battle on the I oz. A communique sAYS that the Austrians with their usual night attacks tried to regɔvar conquered ground which we were chasolidating bat they failed everywhere.

The Austrians during the day had attempted to advance in force against the Italian right, especially against the Carso Hills,

but were thrown back with heavy losses.

MORE ABOUT THE VOSGES FIGHT.

July 26, 1.25 m.

A Paris communique says that the number of German prisoners taken in the Vuages, is 11 officers and 824 men, of high only 70 were wounded, Namarona bodies were found in the finches, Only two French battalions were engaged in the fight. Sik machine guns were found in the conquered trenches,

INTERCESSION SERVICE AT ST. PAUL'S.

YESTERDAY A DAY OF PRAYER.

July 25, 10.25. To-day is observed, throughout London, as a day of prayer on behalf of the King, the Nation and the Land and Sea foros, One of the most striking features was the open air intercession service on the stops of St. Paul's cathedral, to which 3,000 City of London Territoriala marched in procession, in heavy rain, from the Ebank- ment, with the Bishop of Loudon in his ecclesiastical robed in their midst. The rain cessing, the service was- held fin bright masbine from a wild sky in the presence of immensa crowds who joined in singing the hymn "Oh God our Help in Ages Past," and other bymns, most fervently.

SUBMARINES BUSY AGAIN.

July 25, 10.25 p.m. A Russian and a French steamer and six trawlers were sub- marined in the most co:thern part of the North Sea. One trawler's whole crew was killed.

ALLIES SUCCESSES.

July 23.

Yesterday in the Vosges we occupied Linge Crest and also obtained a footing at Sheratmarmelle and Birrankopf. To-day we captured trenches in the Bagatelle reg oa, repulsed a strong recon-

FURTHER AWARD OF VICTORIA CROSSES.

July 24, 8.55 p.m.

The following Victoria Trossen have been awarded sp Eustace Jotham, 51st Sikhe, for most conspicuous bravery 'al Teohi Valley in January, when he sacrificed his life in an endeavour to save x trooper who had loat bis to so..

Gunner Moor, for most conspicuous bravery at the Dardanelies in stemming the retirement of detachment without officers and leading the men to the recapture of a lost trenob, than saying a dangerous situation.

The French report important freeh sacossess in the Voogsa.

Yesterday Earl Kitchener paid |a surprise visit to the Indian

heapitals Brighton.

President Wilson is preparing

s scheme, for the military training of American citizens.

A message from Rome says that the Italians are steadily progrees Australian Lance-Corporal Jucks for holding trench at the ing in the battle on the Ironzo. Dardanelles with four men, all of whom wars" killed or resin død. He despstobed single-handed wren: Tucks who had rushed the

Southwardof the village of Lau- trench.

nois, the Fresh captured ovër Lance Corporal Tombs, lat Liverpool Begt, who repeatedly 700 unwounded prisonery belong- crawled out at Rue-du-Bois under beavy shell and machine-gun fire ing to four different battalions. to rescue the wounded.

Twelve Distinguished Service Order sve awarded, (including one to Capt. O. D. Be of the Lit Gurkbus), and thirty-three Military Crosses.

TURKS MAKE A DASH BÚT ARE PROMPTLY STOPPED.

Jaly 24, 8.55 p.m. General Sir Ian Hamilton raporte that yesterday the Turks attacked the northera tranches "on 'our left flink and our front trenches in that neighbourhood were shelled rather heavily.

A small force of Turks made a deah for our asp-heads, covered by a bombardment. Two of our machine guns opened fire however, and the survivors r. tired leaving about 49 dead lying in front of oar tranches, and probably more out of sight an our shrapnel, was effective. The wi ole affair lasted twenty minutes.

THE STRIKE AT KRUPP'S A GERMAN HOAX TO INFLUENCE WELSH COLLIERS.

July 25, 1.45 p.m. The Morning Post's correspondent at Berne states that the strike at Krapp's which was reported by the German papers, was a hoox, purposely circulated to encourage the Welsh miners.

BARON VON BISSING SAYS "KAISER IS MAD.”

July 25, 1.45 p.m.

The papers state that Friedrich von Buelow, brother of the of the German Governor of Bilgium, have been interned in England, where they have long been resident.

Russian and French stosmern also six trawlers were submarined in the North Sos, - Ons trawlor'a whole crew of nine were killed.

Yesterday WAS observed throughout London as a day of prayer on behalf of the King the nation and the land and wa Forces.

The Russian Government are grata'tously transferring ma chines, workmen and factorite, engaged on army contracts, to the interior of provirosa.

President Wilson is preparing a naval programme" which will bring the American navy on a footing of equality, in the matter of efficiency, with that of any

ther power.

3,000 City Territorials attended the intercession service held on the steps of St. Paula cathedral, yesterday by the Bishop of Lon don. There was an immense orowd present.

The enemy's abortive operations have been of the nature of a general attack "An Austrian army order, found on a captured coitring party in Arrancourt region and threw back an important Prince, and Baron von Bissing, a naturalised Britisher and brother Minister of War has sent a com...” officer, shows that they were directed by the highest generals, in-attack East of Metzeral, oluding Generale Boog, Sebreitter, and the Prince of Schwartzan borg with huge fresh re-inforcements,

·EARL" KITCHENER AT BRIGHTON.

SURPRISE VISIT TO WOUNDED INDIANS,

July 25, 3.15 a.m. Earl Kitchener paid 's surprise visit to the Indian hospitala at Brighton, yesterday. The wounded were delighted to see their former Commander-in-Chief snd much appreciated his generous and on- couraging words.

RUSSIAN SUPPLIES.

GOVERNMENT AND TRANSPORT.

Beater's correspondent at Warsaw says that, in view of the difficulty of the supply of fuel and raw material, the Government. are gratuitonaly transferring machinery, workmen and factories, engaged on army contracts, to the interior provinces.

FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.

IMPORTANT, FRENCH SUCCESS IN THE VOSGES.

July 25, 5.45 p.m. Router's correspondent at Paris saya that the French have met with importaat freak succosses in the Vorges. A cɔmmanique saga: We captured vasterday evening the most powerful defensive works between Hill No. 827, near Ban dc-sapt and the village of Lannole, also in the southern portion of the village we captured over 700 unwonaded prisoners belonging to four different battalione. The total amount of booty has not yet been sacertained.

Petrograd: We occupied the Bzone-Madrajme front and also advanced positions in front of frangorod, olearing a large front on the right bank of the River Bug. We took 1,500 prisoners at Pottonij toe.

[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

RUSSIANS REPORTED TO HAVE DEFINITELY, STOPPED THE ENEMY.

Jaly 24, 1.15 p.m.

The Russian Minister for War, M. Polivanoff, telegraphing of Thursday to an American newspaper, anys: The Austro-German armies have been stopped on the entire front from the district of Ivangoroi, Upper Vittula, to Bakevina.

He anys that a great battle is now beginning between the Vistals and the Bag.

After their defeat at Kramik, east of the Vistals, the Germana reinforced their left wing, he says, and on the 17th and 18th inst. re-attempted to break the Bassisa lines near Wilkclaz, north of Krannik in order to reach Lublin, but they were repeatedly" throwA back with the beaviest losa,

The battle in the centre, on the Krasnostar-Ibdebra, front, where the Germans have been heavily reinforced, is now extremely violazt.

The former soted as guide to Herr Kropp when the latter visited British armament works jet before the war.

Baron von Bissing, while still at liberty, was interviewed by the Daily Express representative yesterday. He protented his loyalty to Great Britain and his abhorrence of the Gzman methods, and said that for twenty years he had warasd the English people that the Keiser is ms !.

THE KING AND THE MUNITION MAKERS:

July 24, 1.30 p.m:

It is reported that the Russian munication to an American paper to the effect that the Russians have de Anitely stopped the enemy.

His Majesty the King address ed the ammunition workers at Birmingham an 1 after remarking on the cheerfulness of the men said that increased output would bring about victory,

It is reported that the "Strike

at Kropp's" was another of Gex- the idea was to influence the many's attempts to score over us.......

atrike.

His Majesty the King, in a brief speech at Birmingham, during his visit to the munition workshops, said he had not come to criticleer but to "bon, his interest in the country's efforts to meet the employees in the coalfields heavy demands of carrying on the war. He greatly appreciated the evident zeal and cheerfulness with which the men ware working ar not only to maintain the present ontpat but to increase it, and he was confident that when this was done there could be but one cor tain result vic.org,

SHORTAGE OF LABOUR THROUGH ENLISTMENTS,

July 24, 1.80 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Manchester states that the enlist ments there are affecting the cotton trade so seriously, that it is pro- posed to hold a conference shortly of the Spinner's Association and Trade Uain, to discuss wrys and merns of overpoming the grow ing shortage of labour.

COUNT BERNSTORFF ON THE AMERICAN SITUATION.

July 25, 1.45 p.m. Renter's correspondent in Washington reports that Count The most notable success achieved by the Ramisas was Bernstorff, the German ambassador, called at the State Department opposite the enemy's right, south of Cholm, where by brilliant for an official copy of the Lusitania Note, and expressed the opinion counter-attacks they repulsed the Germans and coupled all the that the situation was still open to amicable adjustment, He believed positions which had been osptured by the enemy during the the Note would bring a response, but po sibly not for a month or preceding week

more.

The Rowsiane, on their right flank, have backed up against the fortress of Ivangorod and have the enemy under fire while the THE DUTCH LANDSTURM INCREASED Russians on the left flank are engaging the Austrians, who are sing used as a covering force, in the neighbourhood of Bokal, in north Galicia

being.

Jaly 26, 1.45 pm. Protozen and Roater's porrespondent at the Hague states that the Second The Russians have been tacossful at Bakovics, where they Chamber has passed the Bill increasing the Landslurm by 55 to 18 have taken several thousand prisoners and repulsed the Austrians votes. The minority were Sɔcialiste. who attempted to cross the Daiestor.

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