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THE ENGINEER'S ORDEAL.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE.

FRENCH TROOPS STILL ADVANCING,

London, July 30. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports On the night of the 29th inst. Australian First Division patrols who entered German positions about Martie enccessfully established themselves east of the village, which they surrounded and captured, taking 169 prisoners and a number trench morters and machine-guns. Our ossnalties were remarkably light. Patrole captured prisoners in the Naippe Forest sector. There is great hostile artillerying of our new positions at Merria.

British Aerial Activity.

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London, July 30,

Field Marshal Sir Dongles Haig, reporting on aviation, states Despite the mist, we dropped eleven tons of bombe on dumps and billets. We destroyed fourteen hostile aeroplanes. Two British machines are missing. We bombed Bray and Bapaume during the night. All our machines returned.

French Still Advanclog,

London, Jaly 31,

A French commusique states:-On the right bank of the Ourcq we advanced to north-east of Fere-en-Tardenois. In the region of Bergy our gains were maintained, despite enemy counter. attacks, South-west of Rhsime, the enemy counter-attacked on both sides of St. Euphraise, resulting only in a slight enemy"

· ́advance west of St. Euphraise. All attempts to capture this village failed.

Bitter Fighting on American Froat.

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London, July 31.

Reuter's correspondent at American Headquarters, writing on Tuesday afternoon, states:-There was casseless fighting on the American front yesterday, in which little actual progres was possible. The enemy is resisting most determinedly and is bringing up fresh troops, bat theagh he delayed us for a day the enemy is not likely to make a stand on this side of Vesle. The enemy's machine-gunning scarcely cessed the whole of yesterday. It was plain the Guards Division was bitterly obargrined at the loss of Sergy the previous evening, after retaking it leur times. Therefore it is not earprising that when they re-attacked at dawn, supported by gunfire which compelled the defendere of Sergy to withdraw across the river, the enemy was permitted a few anpleasant hours of cccupation rfer which the American attack drove cut the Guards who were apparently shaken, for few remained to face the bayonst. Then the attack developed at Seringes, which the enamy beld in great strength with machine gun nests on either side of the village. The Americans formed up on open ground to the south of the Ouroq. which was swept by a terrible fire; yet they advanced moat steadily and forded the river as though on parade. It was an astounding performance for troops so recently blooded. The men steadily climbed the slopes and silenced racoessively German machine-gon neste, ewept on to the top of the hill and stormed the village. A fierce fight ensued. There was no asking or giving of quarter. The enemy was stout hearted and very few filed to the forest of Nesles, the remainder being baried in the village. The final success of the day was the capture of the bill above Sergy, re-cats blishing the line. The forest of Nesles, lying right ahead of the advance, will take some clearing. Prisoners state that most elaborate preparations have been made to hold it, The enemy is still retreating, but it is plain that there is slow work before me."

AIR RAIDS ON GERMANY.

London, July 30.

The Air Ministry reports: On the night of July 20 we attacked railway stations at Offenburg, Raetit and Baden and also attacked Stuttgart and Bollingen. We bombed and machine-gunned three aerodromes and numerous ground targeta and also bombed the rail- way Blation at Offenburg daring the day on July 30 with good results. We shot down three aeroplanes and brought down.ons" other out of control. Oas British machine is missing.

BRITISH WAR EFFORT.

Some Further Remarkable Figures.

London, July 30.

The Hon. Mr. W. F. Mareey, Prime Minister of New Zealand, in a speech at Kew, said that out of seven and a half million soldiers contributed by the Empire, the British Isles supplied seventy-five per cent, including four and a half millions from England Blone. The tonnage of the British Navy was now over six million, as com pared with four million in August, 1914. The personnel was 420,000 as compared with 145,000. Five hundred and eixty-seven stesmera were continually employed in carrying troops and stores to the armies in France and the East.

DIRECTOR OF FOOD PRODUCTION,

London, July 30,

The Press Bureau announces that Sir Charles Fielding has been pointed Director General of Food Production.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

AUSTRIA AND PEACE.

"Amsterdam, July 30.

In the Upper House of the Reichsrat the new Premier, Beron 'Hugsarek, in atating his policy, said that Austria was ready at any time to make an honourable peace but as long se her enemies adopted the standpoint of one sided dictation of terms there was nothing to do but continue the war with all 'resoluteness and intensity. ( Loud applause).

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THE BATTLES IN FRANCE.

German Retreat Not Ended.

London, July 30, The captare of the formidable Butte de Chalmont where it was once expected the Germans would be able to stand shows that the German retreat is zowise ended. Now it iş even doubtful whether the enemy will be able to hold the Tesle line for the Allied pressure on the two pivots of de- fence, namely south of Soissons and south of Rheims is increasing. In this connection the communiques mention the Scots at Buzancy, south of Soissons. This is interesting as showing that the British are now engaged on the western as well as the eastern side of the salient. Should this pivoted position go there is still the possibility of the retreat becom- ing a disaster, hence the Germans are desperately defending the triangular bastion between Soissons, Ourcq and the Aisne, which General Mangin is hammering from the west while General Degoutte is advancing northwards from Feri and endeavouring to tarn it. The Germans hitherto have engaged seventy-one Divisions on the Marne salient some of which were Prince Rupprecht's. Expert opinion in London discounts any idea of the possibility of "rounding up the Germans in the salient owing to the fact that the Allies there are faced by a numerically superior enemy. The Ger mans are now heavily counter-attacking.

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Americans and Germans at Grips.

London, July 30. .

Reuter's correspondent at American Headquarters, wir- ing on the evening of the 29th, deals with the hard fighting leading up to the final capture of Sergy by the Americans who also captured Seringes and Roncheres. The fight for Sergy resolved itself into a fierce struggle with the Fourth Guards Division, one of the crack divisions of the German Army. The Guards swept down the hill when the Americans were reorganising their line. The Germans were all picked and fresh men determined to strike terror into the hated ̈ ̈ Tankees with whom this was their first engagement. The Americans, overborne by the vast weight of numbers, gave ground foot by foot to the brink of the Ourcq, but fiercely recoiled and drove the Germans helterskelter at the point of the bayonet from the ruins of the village. The Germans suffered fearful losses, their dead lying in heaps on all parts of the field.

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German "Explanatious,"

Amsterdam, July 30..

A Berlin semi-official message says: The removal of our front in the neighborhood of Fere-en-Tardenois and Villet Tardenois was carried out at night only after the thorough destruction of everything likely to be useful to the enemy, who at first did not cbserve it.

The "Daily Express" Hague correspondent saga: Ger man newspapers are painfully endeavouring to convince the public that everything is going well. They take the line that the object of the ofensive was not to gain ground but to destroy enemy forces. When this was impossible the attack was stopped in order to spare the troops while the enemy was allowed to sacrifice his troops resultlessly. The newspapers refer to "ungrateful attacks upon Hindenburg. whereas Ludendorff is not criticised. Apparently Headquar ters is divided into two parties.

A French communique says there was nothing of import- ance during the night north of the Marne

Important Allied Captures.

London, July 30,

A Havas message says: The Germans yesterday threw in troops from their best regiments to dispute ground with the Allied tide. Violent counter-attacks were made along the whole front north of the Marne. but the Allied forces surged forward and made very important captures of ground. It seems as if during the last few days the Allies have been driving ahead too fast for the Germans who had no time for carrying out their plans of destroying their stores and con- structing new defences. The revival of the desperate re- sistance is probably due to a desire to gain time for the better execution of the measures necessary to protect their retreat, but the Allied armies prove stronger and impose their will

THE FAILURE OF SUBMARINISM.

Londos, July 30,

In the House of Commons, Sir Eric Geddes, said that enemy submarines now found it too dangerous to work in- shore and were again going far out. The number of ships damaged as well as sinkings was declining. Hitherto Britain had preponderatingly borne the burden of the fight against submarines, but the flow of anti-submarine craft from the " United States would ere"long become a formidable torrent which would enable Britaizi to divert some of her resources. from naval to mercantile construction. Sir Eric stated that the British, Allied and neutral shipping completions for the half year ended 30th June balanced thes shipping losses of all kinds for the same period.

AMERICA ON THE ALERT.

Washington, July 30.

Mr. Baker states that the American BCCARE OD the West front while it is of course the cause of rejoicing in no wise justifies any relaxation of American efforts. It rathe means that American efforts must be redoubled.

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MORE DEVILRY?

London; July 20 The Ministry of Information on the question whether Germany is contemplating some fresh and barbarous innova- tion as suggested by persistent allegations that the British are using unlawful bullete states that Germany recently pro tested to the British Government thereanent, The Foreign Office's reply showed that the protest was absolutely unjusti fied. The British Government knows that a German accusa tion of this kind is usually advanced as an excuse for some. prepared and concerted violation of the laws and customs of var and the Foreign Office has notified Germany that any such fresh outrage will be met by prompt and stern reprisals.

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* JAPANESE "AMMUNITION EXPLOSION.

Shimonoseki, July 30.

A large quantity of ammunition exploded on the piez

during transhipment with temifio force. It is feared that

there are many casualties.

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LORD LICHFIELD FOUND HEAD.

London, July 30, The body of Lord Lichfield has been found in the river near his Stafordshire residence with a gunshot wound in the head.

[Lord Lichfield was born in 1858, owned 21,800 acres in Staffordshire and three sons and three daughters survive him, his heir being Viscount Anson. He was a director of the Provincial Bank of England, the Bank of Australais, etc)

TURKISH AMBASSADOR'S DEATH.

Amsterdam, July 30

The death is announced of Häkki Pasha, the Turkish ambassador at Berlin.

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A Stern Duty.

Some years ago Mt. Chani da Gravo Sella drew attention to the nerve-rucking conditions under which the engineer officer

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into action. Confined below the armoured deck, with every wate tight door closed, shell gratings Forewed down, and all means of exit from the boiler rooms sbsolutely sealed, his asly possible way of escape in case of disaster ia by a narrow ladder which permits but one to pass st s time, and this terminates in a massive armoured door which, bowever well balanced, would take so much time to negotiate that the chance of anyone secap- ing would be very small. If his vessel be mortally stricken by tordedo, mine, shell, or ram, the engineer's chance of life in

WOUNDED W.A.A.C.'S. WHY AMERICA TARRIED, il farther reduced, "No rat

Their Experiences at the Front.

Unitarians and Praying with the Germans.

in a trap was ever' caged more securely than be is. And imagine the "state of sffairs down below. The ms- chinery compartments. lit by A certain London hospital in

rtificial light, with here or there particularly proud just nowofil

an oil lamp to prevent one being Presiding at the annual meeting left in complete darkness should too ward, rave the Daily Chron

le of June 6. There, where the of the British and Foreign the dynamos or their connections Unitarian Association at Esex be damaged; the thander of the sunshine comes in all day long. dell, London, recently, Dr. Estlin guns above, an occasional shudder

amongst the flowers which friends and admirere have sent, and with Carpenter, in moving a resolution, of the hall as a beavier blow than

which was carried, expressing aus! is a pisno to while away the time,

received - nothing, are installed 11 of the W.A.A.0.' gratitude to the President of the absolutely nothing to tell how the who were wounded and shell United States for hix vindiostion battle is going. Under such air- shocked during one of the recent of the principles of justice and cumstances there is no fighting German air raide on hospital freedom, said that when he was courage to keep one's epirit ao, osmps in Franck

in America two and a belf years and nothing but stern dits: toe aga people were getting itapetien, beig ons as Tüch & time of need, There are 11 of them four with Dr. Wilson for not breaking It is bad enough to consider the wounded and the the remainder off relations with Germany, They borrors of shall bursting among braised and soffering from shock. did not realize that sn enormous the upper works, but if they barst Most of them have been through

mara of testimony as to the in one of these confined spaces or at least two of the recent raide on significance of Germany's war in the fannel openinge, the reaal te hospital centres, and many sims was being accumulated. will be many times worse.A them have not enjoyed a night

of unbroken sleep airce the Ger The Rev. F. H. Kent (American man has to have real courage in msn policy of war on women and Y...A.) said the American bia blood to consent to serve his woanded showed this latest people were anhesitatingly behind country in such circumstances." development. Bat every one of their President in his support of And what is true of the engineer them declared in Dewer to the Allies' stand for civilisation. cfficer is true of all whose duty question that they would like to The war had done more to unify keeps them below the armoured go back sa Boon sa they are better, the people of the United Sistes deck in action.

The names of these heroines than a hundred years of peace. and the towns which they left toe asked his bearers to invite answer the call for women recruits American troops to their homes, and let them see, what the real Bogliebman and Esglish woman were like.

are:

Workers Eve Glasa (Pastierne, Wilte), Ellen Parkbam (New- haven), Annie Bargese (Hailsham, A resolution in support of a Sussex), Rachsel Lesch (Meth League of Nations was carried. wold, Norfolk), Margaret Moananimously. Marchie (Ratherglen, Scotland), Mr.J.C. Warren moved that the Margaret and Elsie Neilson Committes of the Association be livstruoted not toappoint delegatea (Edinburgb), Ida Bavage

AIRCRAFT ENGINES

MADE BY WOMEN, -

Marvels at a Müaltioas Exhibition.

Two hundred specimens of parts of engines for aircraft, on which women are doing work of the Scandinavian high precision, were among the hypocrisy to pray with Germane. organised by the Ministry of prelates. He thought it would be objects shown at the exhibition, The resolution was seconded Manitions, which was opened by a minister, who uttered & recantly at the Whitechapel Art warning against "asjustifiable Gallery. entimentality"; but the feeling

(Nottingham), Melly Orass to attend the International Obria (Hatfield), Darotby Davies (Cartin Conference provisionally sum diff), and May McElvie (Bellset) moned by

Workers Eva Glass and Ellen Packham told a reporter the they had been friends ever since they joined the W.AAC.'s. Their fres experience of the recent raiding was during a dance to

invited by an Australisa unit "When the lights went out we only thought it was the signal for a Twilight Walts," they said, "but when the guns started we knew it was another sort of walia ing we were in for."

of the meeting was against it, and prehensive ides of the work of The exhibition gives "s com- which many of the women were it was defeated. The suggestion women on munitions of war. At st the meeting had already done the opening of hostilities engi zood, it was claimed, here, in the nearing pesimists were certain Allied countries, and in Germany, that women would not be encoeas

Dr. Carpenter said he knew fal in- that there were Germans who did from personal correspondence

not share Germany's militarist On the night during which the ambitions, and who deplored the W.A.A.O.'s bad their firet serious way in which the WEX experience of hostile raiding the

girls were asleep in their hats

when the guns started. Dressed in

their pyj mas, with the addition

of such great-costs and blankets

condnoted.

Setting tools. Non-repetition work.

Gauge making.

Photographs at the exhibition. was show women doing this and other

work, and the display of shining" outs, bars, bolta and cylinders, aeroplane fittings and optical ex bibite, proves the snooees of their Labours.

as could be snatched up in the know anything more about what Mr. F. G. Kellaway, Parlie males, they ran to "the trenches was happening until 6 the mentary Secretary to the Ministry which had been prepared for suob next morning, but I did my work of Munitions; who opened the an emergency.. The girls were all right next day. We had azbibition, said that he asked one in the trenches for about fours, lovely breakfast, which the of the officials of the Ministry it during which time three of the male ordered for ua,”

it would be true to say that all hata they had vacated were! "Yes, we had scrambled eggs, zffanaive and defensive messures destroyed.

fried bacon, marmalade and tes," | against the raid on Lindon the A vivid little story of this put in a chum, "and it was other day were carried out by night's doinga was told by lovely, I can tell you.”

women, axospt the actual fighting Worker Eva Glam, who is in her Bat the girls did not get off so of the machines. The official twentieth year. When our easily the next time. For three replied that it would be litersite official saw that things were nights they slept not in their trae to say that in every part of getting serious, she said she great costs with two blankata the material mide at the disposal sa into the trenches. When piece while new emergenty of our Airmen that night the a bomb exploded near by, I think quarters were being prepared for women, of this ocuntry had made I must have fainted. I didn't them, 27