, 1915-09-08
So. GROIN STATION
Continued from Srd pagl)

artillery action cOnUnues III AitOlS, between
the Somme and the Disc and north OF the
Alsne. In reply to our destructive fire
the enemy shelled Rheims, but there were
no victims. There have been engagements
with bombs and greuadts in the Champagne
and on the western outsk rs of the Argonne
forest, and cannonadiug on both sides north
Of Fluey and uear Leiutlev. Artillery en-
gagemeuts OF particular violence have taken
place northeast and south Of Arras, IN the
sectors of Rollincou,t, Vailly and Breten-
court. between the Disc and tie Aisne, in
the region of Queuneyierps aud near Nouy-
ron. In the enyirons Of Auquols we eApl IL
ed several mines which seri4 ualy damaged
the works of the enemy"
A Belgian official bulletin reports q heavy
bombardment especially il the neighbour.
hood of DIxmude
A German official despatch states that
the situation on the Western front is an
changed.
An Italian official oommanique states
U the mouuta,AOua portion II tLe front,
especially ia Is 1"l- Fl ''o"''a the
upper Cordevole and Vail Cencia, the action
Of our troops continues, despite a recent
heavy snowfall. On The LuyroDe plateau
cur artillery has greatly lindered the enemy
from bringing forward reiuforcemeuts, and
the upper OOLQ6FOlC ttOut iARS D'CA AlC9hfN
damaged by cur artillery. Iu the Boeden
valley our troops repu!sed a beay attack
by the enemy, and his attacks have also
b en- repulsel il the Plezzo valley,
An Austrian oaiciui UulIetiu announces:
oSjuce their useless attacks against the
Lavrone plateau and the bridsehead at Toll
mln0. the I~aliau activity haa sluckoned ylsl-
b!y. ~tasiles qv.illery engagements the only
fobting worth mentioning being before DE
southern end Of the bril9ehead at Tolmiuo,
where the enemy was repulaed. Early on
Saturday an attack IN the district Of the
polamjtes. from the Boeleu Alp, against
Inclriel. also talIed
Advicos from Queenstown state that the
Allan Liner "Hesperian', outward bound
from Liverpool for Montreal, was torpedoed
without waning at eight-thirty on Saturday
night when 100 miles southwest of the
Fastuet Rock lighthouse, the torpedo f.e5l
ing forward Of the engine room. The boats
were launched quickly, three upsettin9, and
he wireless distress calls broaght a fleet of
rescue steamers by which the passengers and
crew have cen landed at Queenstown, TWEEN
Is persons suffering from injuries. Tla
Allan Line officials Mt Liverpool say that all
tn ,.aa4ou"ors and crew were saved The
esHesperian" remained aioat and Captain
Main with twenty men returned on board to
await the Admrulty's tugs assistance to
proceed 10 Queenstown. She carried oloot
$50 passengers, Including many wounded
Canadian soldiers, and two Americans, ne
cordiug to he United States Consul At
Queenstown, and a crew of $50. She issup-
posed to have been chased for several bours
by the submarine, the suddennosa Of whose
attack caused consternRtlon.
The Athens correspondent Of the "Star"
states that a British submarine, after
threading its way in the Gulf Of Ismid al the
eastern extremity Of the Sea Of Mermofa,
landed q party and dyuamited u portion Of
the railway bridge at Gebize, on the main
line Of communication between Constautiuo-
pie and the interior of Asia Minor, killing the
Turkish guard, and has since returned safely