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statement issued by the Belgian War
Office yesterday. The statement says:
General Tombeur cables that the Bel
gian troops have continued their progress
along the front closely pressing the retreat
ing enemy on the Kagera river. Molitor's
brigade me- wit only slight resistance and
after crossing the river the brigade pursued
the en+my eastward and occupied Biaramu!o
OIL June 23rd. One days march east of
Biaramulo he advanced troops of the brit
gade attacked q part of the enemy who
approached from Kienschima. The enemy
was beaten and reiterated precipitately.
Our troops took some prisoners and a csnvoy.
In the region east OF lake Tanganyika our
forces captured q storehouse filed with
provisions, arms and munitions. The enemy
threatened By columns of OlseD's briga le
refused battle and abandoned their position
at Kiteca which we occupied on June 10Th.
The pursuit continues. Biaramule known
also as Niaruwungo is an important centre
of roads in the region southwest OF lake
Victoria-N yauza. Kienschiml is on the
right bank Of the Kagera river.
London, June 3rd.-Aa a result of one
week of most costly onslaughts on the Rus,
sian lines be the Stokhod aud the Styr
rivers, the Austro-German forces have
advanced their battle front at the most five
miles eastward towards the Styr and thut
only ia some sectors. Military authorities
are confident that the Russians are firmly
holding the enemy on this front pending the
development of General LetchItzky's sweep
through BukOwlna, Notwithstanding that
strong endorsements are entering the field.
Meanwhile the Russians have progressed 10
miles south-westward OF holomea and the
Austrians there are hard pressed to cover
L =: lo~ - H. Tor~otl;on r1n1OfoiOo
Paris, July 3rd. Eleven Greek army Off
GERS who were concerned in the attack on
the officers of the "Rizoastis" a newspaper
published at Salonica, are said by the SaIoni-
ca correspondent of the "Matin" to have been
arrested and confined in the French military
prison. The officers are accused of having
assaulted the editor of the "R;zoastis" who
was badly wounded and to have torn up a
portrait of former Premier Venizelos, who
the newspaper supports, because of political
articles in the newspapers which were deem.
ed insulting to the Army.
London, July 3rd.-Of the Belgian coast
British monitors are throwing shells across
the sand dunes to keep the Germans in their
trenches. The Belgians who recently took
over another stretch of the front, keep up
q bombardment which equals that of the
British guns. With the heavy gun-fre and
the raids OF infantry detachments the Ger
mans are kept busy from one end OF the
line to the other and threatened attacks Mt
every point warn them against sending rein
forcements to the Somme region.
New York, July 1st.-A London, despatch
to a news Agency here to-day says: The
Red Gross Fund inaugurated by the London
'sTimes' to-day reached a total of "a, 00O, 900
the largest sum for a work of this kind ever
raised in o newspaper campaign. British
farmers subscribed G25,O)O
London, July 3rd.-The correspondent
of the "Daily Telegraph" at Paris, says: |
am credibly informed that the British heavy
guns now absolutely outclass the German
and Austrian famous AZ centimetre guns,
which the German command sprang as q
surprise at the outbreak of the war. The
supplies of munitions are SO great that IN
the present offensive the question of econo-
nv of shells does not enter into account.
The French people have heard with pardon
able satisfaction that the British asphyxiat-
ing gas has proved deahlier than any the
Germans have invented.
London, July 2nd.-The London papers
in their editorials deal with the situation on
the British front in somewhat reserved fash
ion, some of them pointing ont that 1t ls
not yet known whether this is really the long
awaited "big push or only another feint III
greater force than any of the previous move
ments. The "Graphic" remarks; "Our bonn
bardment is still being maintained along the
front and the enemy does not know whether
at any moment we may rush another stretch
of line. The necessity of sending ade--
quate endorsements to cope with
the situation may necessitate the Germans
abandoning the enterprise against Verdun".
The "Daily News" says: "The fact that
Germany has lost the offensive does not
mean that she is not still a formidable foe.
We cannot tell what her temper may be