, 1915-07-28

changed aud their attacks have weakened.
lacking the courage and dash previously
shown. The Allies calmly await attacks
until the enemy IS almost within arms rench,
then hardly a Turk escapes tie quick firers.
The India Office reports that the British
have occupied Suk Esh Sheiyuk, on the Eu-
pirates, in Arabia, and are now attacking the
position of the Turks below in Nnsiriyeh.
Reports of British defeats in the Irak dis
trct ure without foundation. The British
casualties number 1919. including 25 killed.
According to official communicates issued
by Paris and Berlin the heaviest fighting on
the Western front has been around Munster
ten miles south Of Colmar, in Alsace, and the
French appear to have won the heights both
west and north of the town, Paris reports
nine German counter-attacks against two
battaliOns of Chasseurs who held their ground
and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy,
while Berlin describing the same operation
says that six attacks by the French were
repulsed and that Il counter-attock carried Il
portion of q trench that had been lost.
The fighting on the Isonzo between the
aAain Italian and Austrian forces will decide
soon the fate of the Austrian cities of Toll
mino and Gorilla, both being essential to
any permanent control of the Gorizia Crown
land and both do m%inuting the railway ap.
'N'SH ~ - ~ HAI4 VI IMtN tAiNA
the Carso plateau is assuming great proper
tiOns. From Grodisca and COrtions the Itu-
lians are attacking the Podgora and Sabotina
mountains which, although on the right bank
the Carso plateau is assuming great proper
tions. From Gradisca and Cortions the
Italians are attacking the Podgora and
Sabotina mountains which, although on the
right bank of the Isonzo, dominate Gorizio.
The Italians are holding PLAYA, notwithstaud-
ing constant Austrian attacks. Podgora is
crowned with five forts, the cannon fire
reaching as far as Carnons, and the whole
slope is criss CT ossed with trenches provided
with sliding armoured shutters. Whenever
the Italians gain the trenches the Austrians,
before retiring, obstluct the remainder OF
the entertainments with quick drying cement.
The French Press, commemorutiHg the
anniversary OF Austria's ullimNtum which
preceded the war, declares that the resolu-
ton of France Is unalterable, German midi
tarism demanding unyielding resistance.
Further Aavices from Durham state that
the steamship "BenaIla" reported yesterday
on fire eight hundred miles east of that port,
has arrived there III n burning condition.
The German submarines during the week
ending Wednesday did not sink a single Brit
ish craft, this being the first week since the
war began that some loss to British shipping
has not been occasioned by German cruisers,
mines or submarines. During the week
1926 vessels exceeding three hundred tons
each, arrived at or departed flom ports of
the United Kingdom.
The Daily Telegraph attributes the fore
going to tue last United States Note to
Germany.
Mr.. Asquith, addressing II deputation of
London tnanciers, said "the enormous IN
crease in the public expenditure III recent
years was not dine to the profigacy Of sue
cessiye Governments, but to the insistent
demands of the repr esentatlves of the
people. The sale OF domestic and So
cial expenditure has leaped to a height
undreamed of by our forefathers, and
if the country's extravagances are not
checked it will prove disastrous. The
Government has not gone far enough in pro-
viding the means by which the present ge-
neration may be made to bear its fair bur
den of the war. The income tax should be
levied on smaller incomes, so that ell classes
may contribute directly, and indirectly by
increased taxes on imports, and the people
should contribute to the national resources
by personal economies, Measures will soon
be submitted to Parliament to obtained from
the tax payers adequate contributions to the
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