, 1915-07-24

the success or failure OF the %lntter'- opera
lions. The Austro-G Germans evidently feel
pretty certain Of the outcome, for the Kaiser,
who is at Poseu, has sent for the Kuiserin in
order to make a state entry into Warsaw
when ii falls.
In Courlnnd the Germans lay claim to
successes nil along the line, bringing them
within striking distance Of Riga and the
roads which supply that town from the
south.
Another battle is being fought along the
borders Of Besearabia, but it IS not described
IN the official bulletins.
A French official communiQuG says: sThir.
ty-elSht a'i0tors have bomburded the station
at Confirms, nu important junction fifteen
miles west OF Metz. Three shells of 1875
mlllinetres each aud four Of ninety MILNE
tres fell directly on the station and al en-
glne shed was struck. Three enemy nyia.
tors were put to fight by our scouting
9eropIanes accompanying the squadron md
one enemy machine was com to land.
Two Of our aeroplanes again bombnrdcd the
CoImar station, IN AIsace, aud four shells Of
1875 millimetres and tour Of 80 mlIIImetles
fell on the tracks.
The correspondent OF the "DaiIyt Chroni-
Gle" ut Zurich states that travellers irving
from lower AIsace report that the French
neropIanes did great damage to the military
works there, several bombs exploded on u
crowded troop train while entering Colmar,
with frightful results The goods depot also
caught fire, bat the flames were soon mas
tered. Satisfaction is expressed by the CT
villains that the airmeu refruined from bomb
ing the town.
\ German official statement SAYS: "a
German airmau compelled a French aero
1IuEa fo JAunot,,l ,,aur Rnynn,,o ,,J ~
aeroplano fell into our hands unchanged.
Colmar has been hombarded by an enemy
airman and ten bombs fell on houses and
into the streets killing one ~civiliuu and in-
turing one woman"
Dispatches from Paris state that the
French lave gained ground on the eastern
heights Of the valley Of the Fecht, i'm the
FosPos. On Wednesday, after lively fight
lng, these troops captured part of the Ger
man defensive works and are progressing,
particularly in the direction Of the crest Of
La Linquo. The Germuns have gained u
footing IN advanced French trenches on the
eastern edge Of the Argonne forest.
The Italian offensive on the Isouzo CON
tinues and the Au3trinas are being attacked
along " line east OF Gradiscn to west of Toll
mlno. The Notifications the Itnliuus are
assaultln4 are III almost inaccessible posi-
IOub' 1u6 IlAllaIS nave taken several
more trenches AMI five hundred prisoners,
including five officers. Their engineers
have reconstructed the bridge over the
lsonzo, between Ceryiguno and MonJaIconc,
destroyed by the AuatriAns at the ouu-
break Of the war. The repair is considered
o triumph Of engineering skin There has
been hnrd fighting around Gorjtz, aud Monte
San Michele was taken by the Italians but
Austrian reserves We're brought up and
they regained the heights. The casualties
on BOTH sides were large.
In the House Of Commons, Commander
Bollaires asked who wa, the commander of
the British submarine that torpedoed the
German battleship "Pommern" in the Bal
tie. Dir. Mcnamara replied that q semi
official report from the Russian Government
stated that it was Commander Horton.
Commander Horton already possesses the
Distinguished Service Order for his exploits
III sinking the German cruiser 'Sela" and
the destroyer S 1875, and presumably he sunk
the "Pommern" also with the submarine Il 9.
A despatch from Rome states that over
900 Of the crew Of the "Giuseppe GuribaldI'
which was toIpedoed on SUNDAY morning off
Ragusn, were saved and about SO lost their
lives. The survivors say they were attacked
by three submarines and one was DESTROYED