, 1916-07-19

them. The entire Austrian forces which oc-
cupied the summit were buried il the wrt ok
age. On the following night the enemy at
tempted to regain his lost position which we
had fortified strongly in the meantime, but
their attack broke down completely, and The
enemy lost heavily. On the remainder of
the front to the sea the artillery was active.
Last night hostile aircraft dropped bombs
on Padua. The damage was slight. Two
persons were killed and a few wounded.
Petrograd, July 14th-The Official state
ment issued tonight says Western (RussiaD)
front. "Southeast of lake Nlrocz near tho
Stakhovtze farm we attacked and put to flight
German advance guards. GA the left bank
OF the Stokhod, near the village Of Zatetchie,
south of Stobychwa, the enemy under cover
of artill cry fire, took the offensive, but was
driven back to his trenches. Enemy aero
planes dropped bombs on Lutsk and the
station of Klvertzk northeast of Lutsk. In
the region TO the southeast OF the town or
Svinionkhi, near the village of Pnstomyty,
the enemy fred salvos- from big aud small
guns. In the region to the west Of the
Stripa the intensity of the fighting lessened
appreciably".
Petrogrnd, July 14:h.-The War Office
announcement is as follows ''North of
lake Drisviaty we conducted successful re-
commissioners. Enemy ayiatOrs dropped near
ly seventy bombs on the town Of PoIerietchki.
Northeast of Baranovitchi the enemy attack
ed our forces on the left bank Of the Stokhod.
In the region of the Lower Lipa the enemy
opened q violent artillery fire, West of
the Stripa the Austro-Gelman forces
launched furious couuter-attacks. We cap
tured in this region 1920 prisoners. two
guns 10 machine-guns and one bomb-throw-
er. On the Caucasus front west Of Erzerun,
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a series of fortified trench positions are
already in our hands. In many important
sectors large columns of the enemy have
been observed beating a retrent westward.
We again attacked Turkish forces which
attempted to approach our western post
tions. Iu the region of Massa Pass one of
our batteries caused the explosion of o
Hmmunitions depot. A body Of our brave
Turkestau troops having repulsed a dozen
furious counter attacks assumed the often
sive and made ali apprecipble advance.
London, July 14th-The proposals made
in the recent Note to Germany regarding
relief for interned civilians given out to-day
by Lord Robert Cecil are as follows: All
persons above the age of 80 are to be repn-
triated by their respective countries. All
persons between the age of45 and so who are
unfit for military service also are to be sent
home. OF the remainder Germany and
Great Britain are to intern an equal number
in neutral countries. Sufficient lime has
not yet elapsed for q reply to be received
from the German Government.
New York, July 14th-A cable from Paris
to News Agency here says: Dispatches
from Salonica report serious rioting at Knv-
ala when 500 Greek soldiers stopped o train
on which they had been refused transporta-
ton. The railway is controlled by the An
glo-French army. Pickets fred upon the
Greek soldiers aud drove them off.
Zurich, July 14th-Members of the Aus
trian Imperial Family have been summoned
to Schmeubrunn, owing to the illness of tho
Emperor, according to news dispatches
from Innsbruck. Several specialists are
attending the Kiug-Emperor, and the news
OF the Wan is being withheld from him.
New York, July 14th-A London cable
to the journal says: A financial confer
ence between representatives of Great Bril-
tain, France, Russia and Italy was held
this morning at the Treasury Office"
Paris. July 14th-The Official statement /.
issued by the War Office tonight is as fol-
lows: "The day passed relatively calm on
the whole French front. In reprisaI for
the commandment by the enemy of the
open town Of Luneville, on the night of
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