, 1915-08-14

Continued from 18th paqe.)

squadron Of hostile airships visited the East
coast on Monday night between half past
eight and half past twelve. Some fires were
caused by the dropping OF incendlary bombs,
but these were quickly extiuguished and
only immaterial damage was done. The
casualties reported IRE one man, eight wo-
men and four children killed, and four men,
six women ana two children wounded. One
Zeppelin was seriously damaged by the gun
Gr3 d the lend offences ana was reported
Yesterday morning as being towed into Os-
tend. She has since been subjected to con-
tinued attacks by aircraft from Dunkirk and
has been under a heavy fire, ma 1t is now
reported that after having her sack broken
and her rear compartments damaged, she
was completely destroyed by an explosion.
The night was extremely dark and a thick fog
in some places rendered night flying very
difficult. 1t is regretted that flight Sub-Lieu-
tenant Lord, one OF the pilots sent up to ell.
gage the enemy, lost his life, being killed
while landing IN the dark
Dispatches to the Admiralty state that the
British air fotillas suffered no further loss,
although the airmen narrowly escaped COLI
sions IN circIing about the Leppelns, the fog
making it impossible for the birdmen to see
more than a few rods ahead.
-Four British trawlers and the Norwegian
batque "Normand" have been sunk.
A French Official communique announces
important successes for the French in the
operations in the southern and eastern SEC
tious ot the Kameruns, the important Ger
man military positions at Bltam, Moopa and
Mombo having been captured, thus compIet-
ing the conquest OF the country.
A Petrograd official comnunique says:
"Sonth Of the Dyina our troops have pressed
fine enemy in the direction OF Fredrlkstad
and in the sector about S~choenberg. In the
district northeast Of ViIkouer the CONAN
advance guard, have been dlslodged, suffer
inc heavy losses. The enemy renewed has
attacks on the forti6catiou7 Of Koyno and
orr positions underwent an intense artillery
bombatJment, the enemy attacks against
our advance positions being Of an extremely
desperate character, but the assault against
the western front va everywhere
ta3nlsed with enormous losses, our artil-
Iery responding euergelIcally to tie enemy's
lire. Near O--oWetZ and in the re"ion OF
Jedwabuo there has been violent firing on
the left bank Of the Narew. and isolated
hghtIng has taken place particularly ia the
direction OF Lomza, moth OF there and on
the Ostrov road"
Il Get0al official despatch onuounces."Om
.tt4ckjng troops before Kogno have pushed
forward closer to the fortress, tour hundred
aud thirty Russians, including three officers,
being taken prisoners, and eight machine
r5Ds captured. We have also progressed
roa1nst the northern and western fronts Of
Lomza. and ID the fierce lighting which &C
aompauied these operations three officers
ana fourteen hundred men were taken pris-
oners ANA seven macnine-guns and an ar
INQUIRED motor-car we're captured. South Of
Lomza the Ostrov-W yszkov high road hns
been crossed, the Russsiaua %ho ia certain
places offered stubborn resistance, being
driven off. Noyo Gporsievsk has been
cut off in the east, between the Narew
and Vistula rivers, ana Progn, opposite
Warsaw, has been captured and our
troops are advancing tarthel oastwards
La Warsaw only a few thousand phi
soners were taken. III the southern theatre
General Won Weyrsch has crossed Tho Ciu