, 1915-07-03

Twenty-ninth Division, whose conduct on
this, as on previous occasions, was beyond
praise.
General Hamilton also mentioned the very
accurate fire of the destroyers scorpion
and Wolverine" aud the cruiser Talbot,
keeping down the artillery fire. The Royal
Scots, Royal Fusiliers, Australians, Lame
shire Fusiliers and Ghurkas made q fine at
tack, while the French assistance III the
bombmdment was most valuable.
In Eastern Galicia, on tie GnilA Lipa and
Bugri rivers, below Knmionka and Strzumi-
low, the Russians ure Offering u stubborn
resistance. Dispatches from Vienna aud
Berlin announce successes there and also be-
tween the Bug aud the Vistula rivers. The
Austro-Germans are progressing in Southern
Poland in the Tanew pluiu, aud have occu-
pied the border heights near Frampol and
Znklikow, capturing the latter place, and
further to the northwest they have captured
Zawickhost.
The Russian forces cover o great semi cir
Gle around Lemberg, with its two tips north
aud south OF the capital. The Austro-GSr-
mans are attempting to roll them back and
meantime are hurting great forces ut The
centre, in the vicinity of Tomaszow. Their
success would sever the Russian armies and
leave Warsaw unprotected from the rear,
ALI INC CSlAO y WHO OAPE"AAS
the continual Russian retirement northward.
In the Western arena, artillery lombard
ments are reported from different points.
The French report that in the Argonne the
Germans, after three days bombNrdment,
attacked the Allies positions on the road be-
tween Binarville and LIE Four de Paris, but
after IL violent battle they were repulsed
everywhere. except at BNg"telle, where they
gain a foothOld in some parts OF the Allied
lines.
Dispatches from Rome state that the
Italians are showing greater activity along
the Isonzo front, and along the entire south
west front artillery actions are progressing.
An official despatch from Petrograd au-
nounces: "A Squadron of German ships,
consisting of one p"troling cruiser, four
light cruisers and many torpedo boNts,
bombarded Windnu, in Courland, and at
tempted 10 make u landing on the coast
bat was repulsed, one hostile torpedo
boat being blown up by o mine, our tol-
pedo boats engaged the euemy's cruisers
an other Russian torpedo boats protected
these operations from the north, compelling
the enemy to retire.
The steamer Armenian, reported as tor
pedoed off the Cornish coast, carried q cargo
Of 1922 mules and fodder consigned to an
individual at Avonmouth, but destined for
the use of the French Army and therefore
coutraband. She had aboard n crew of u,
aud SO muIeteers, including 81 Americans
mostly negroes, but no passengers. The
International Mercantile Marine, owners of
the LeyIand Line, say that she carried u
peaceful freight, was operated by her owners
aud was not under charter to the British
Government. The United States law pro-
tects sailors aboard such ships, and Inter
national Law forbids the destruction of ships
without visitation and search for the protec-
ton of ~neutrals aboard. Among the 80 men
killed, 20 were Americans, eight of their
number being whites. The armenian"
attempted to escape, but the submarine sent
a shell through her engine room, disabling
the engines. and she then surrendered aud
dropped her life-boats. A she'll from the
submarine cut the falls of one boat, the
occupants being spilled into the water
and presumably drowned, but five boats
got away Two torpedoes sank the "Ar-
m~enian". The survivors rowed all night,
and then a trawler took them into
Avonmouth. They say that the submarine
passed through the drowning men without
attempting to rescue them. Some were
killed by shells and twenty-eight were res
cued from the water. The pursuit lasted
two hours.