, 1916-08-23

been frequent i" the last few months. These
reports suggest to London observers that the
sea attack may be linked with a great coun-
ter-blow along the Dvina line. There has
been talk lately that the German thrust would
aim to push Dvinsk and Riga and move to-
ward Petrograd.
London, Aug.-19th.-British naval aero
planes raided German ammunition stations at
Lichterveldi in Belgium, 13 miles south west
of Bruges yesterday, causing large TRES
Petrograd, August 19th.-The Russians
have broken through the Austro German
lines on the Stokhod River in Volhynia,
and have made a considerable advance,
it was officially announced to-day.
London, Aug. 19th.-"Portugal is to-day
a vast field of manoeuvres', said Major
Norton Mattos, the Portuguese Minis
ter of War, in q recent interview
with the correspondent of the journal,
publication of which has been delayed until
to-day for military and diplomatic reasons.
portugal being in a state OF war with Ger
many and. Austria" continued Major Mattos,
swants to take part in the war in the most
direct form and in a fraternity of arms.
We are preparing with all our forces to take
this direct part in the fight. The mobiliza-
ton of the army was received with euthu-
siasm and has not developed one d~eserter,
and we are continuing to raise men. We
have now about 1,500 officers, and this num-
Der will be increased by the convocation
which has just taken place of all the men
from Is to 80 years old who are in a position
to bear arms.
Corpus Christi, Texas, Aug. 19th.-Blow-
ing with 20 miles an hour velocity, the fore.
runner of a tropical storm in the Gulf Of
Mexico was felt tonight as it approached
the Texas coast at this point, Brownsville
and on the Intermediate plains. Forecasts
nv the local Weather Bureau were that the
crest of the storm would reach here about
midnight and that a 100 mile wide could be
expected. But few details Of the storms
work south or north of here had been re-
ceived early tonight. In Corpus Christi,
however, the gale had carried almost every
thing movable before it. In IFS wake it had
left demolished summer cottages along the
beach front and thousands of dollars damage
to buildings ia the business section and bay.
Washington, Aug. 19th-President Will
sons plans for settlement for the threatened
national railway strike were accepted today
by The representatives of the employees aud
taken under consideration by the officials of
rail roads with many indications that they
would reject it tomorrow. The word came
from the managers tonight. however, that
thew had reached no definite decision. With
the SlbuuGlOu mus nPPuAOnSAy ~ " 0ooOlOCh
the only hope in the situation lay in reports
that the railroad officials might suggesta
counter proposal forming the basis of a set
Element or that one side or the other might
recede from its present position. Thirty
one Presidents and traffic officials of the
great railroads received from the President
this afternoon his plan for the adoption of
an eight hour day, regular rate pay for over
time and the creation OF a Federal COMMITS
sion to investigate collateral issues. They
told how they would like to consider the
question and would report back tomorrow
with the Committee of managers which has
been conducting negotiations.
London, Aug. 18th-According to the ella
borate calculations of Colonel Galonsky, the
Russian military critic, the Austrian losses
in June and July reached the enormous total
of $50, 900 men. OF the number he figures
400, 900 were casualties. By the end of this
month Colonel Galonsky stimates the Aus
trian losses against the Russians and Italians
will aggregate a million men.
London, Aug. 20th.-The British have
advanced along a front of eleven miles,
capturing a ridge overlooking Thiep-
val, the high ground north of Pozieres and a
half mile of trenches west of High Wood,
according to the official statement issued
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