, 1915-10-23

luch, after % heavy bombNrdment Of our
trenches the infantry attempting to attack
AcIoss open ground, but was completely
stopped by our combined artillery machine
gun and rifle fire. This was followed by u
number OF bombing attacks in the neigh
bourhood Of the HoheDzollern relonbt and
Fosse s, but all these attacks were also re-
pulsed, and the losses of the eAemy were
very severe.
The General commanding the Medi-
terraneau Expedition reports TINT during
last week there WAS little to report regard
ing operations above ground, but on both
sides there was considerable mining actl-
witty. At Hill so the Turks explod-
ed q mine at evidently IL predetermined
hour, but unfortunately for the enc
my the mine exploded beneath his own
lines and eutanglements, causing much
damage to his own trenches, but noue To
ours. At another part of our line the enemy
succeeded in exploding q NINE under our
trenches from which the garrison already
had been Withdrawn, and FIVE Of our miners
who were working underground were given
up AS lost, but three days later, h%oyiug dug
themselves out, they reappeared, little the
worse for the ordeal.
1t is unoficially announced from Mesopo-
tamia THAT the British are within "a few miles
Of BngdAd.
A German official statement says "Tho
Austro- Hungnrians are pushing forward to-
wards Shabatz. IL the region south of Ri
PAM further engagements are progressing,
and south OF Luricn and Bozeyac the enemy
has again been defeated. BY their quick
attack the Bnlgorinns put themselves in pos
session Of S@!tantepe, southwest Of Egri
Pnlanka, and during their advance on KumN-
novo they took 1000 prisoners and II can
nom.
a Vienna official announcement SAYS
1.-THE Austro- Hungarinns advancing in the
Macvn region are approaching Shabatz, and
we have dislodGed The enemy from strongly
organized height positions near Rip0ni, south
east Of Crocka. South OF Selnendria the
Germans have forced the crossing Of the
lower Raljn and gained new ground south
ensF of Pozmeyac in the direction Of Petro-
vac.
A Bulgarian oficial bulletin announces {:
Our armies are adyancin III Serbia and
have obtained the following successes. In
the Timok valley they hnve occupied the
line Of Tchernivrh-C harbonyec. Aditchevnc-
Balinec-Noyo Bultaber, south of WIassina
they have taken the height Of Pnningrob,
our cUVAlIy pATiIClpHttO III iDlS NtthCh slOtE-
ing $50 Serbinns and capturing so, ana
through u gallant attack from the north, III
addition to skilful manoenvres from the south,
our troops hive seized important strategicul
points Near Straun".
The Daily Chronicles" correspondent at
Athens reports tbut Great Britain has offered
to transfer he island Of Cyprus to Greece,
and the pnper aads Owe understand that
such an offer has been nude and hns been
communicated to our Allies, subject to the
condition that Greece joins the Allies. and
the proposal is now beng considered by tho
Greek G~oyerAneut',
The Athens correspondent of the DAILY
Telegraph" suites that The foregoing offer
has made an excellent imp ession IN Greece,
being regarded as q substantial proof of
Britnin's good will, not given in the form Of
a promise, but as an act al concession immedl-
ately, If the Greeks perform their part.
The "Daiiy Mnil's" correspondent 1T Rome
states that the Entente Powers are prepar-
ing to send an ullimatum to Greece demand
ing a definition OF her attitude. The entire
ITALIAN Press declares that now is the time
for Greece and Rumania to mike q final de-
cision respecting their positions in the war.
A French official communiqu6 states:
ARTILLERY actions have been particularly
violent north Of Arras, IN the sector Of Loos,