, 1916-08-30

were hi but due 10 the lowIy ing clouds
il was not possible to observe the amount
of damage done.
Paris, Aug. 26th-The BulgariaDs have
attacked aid captured the Greek tori OF
Startila after killing its commander ChaIgns
and the entire garrison which oHered spH-
lied resistance, says Il SaIon'ca despatch 10
the 'Matin". The despatch Is dated Au-
gust 23rd and was delayed.
London, Aug, 26th The British anxlIl-
airy cruiser "Duke Of Albany" has been
tor pedoed with a loss OF her commander
and % men. Eleven officers and rs men
were saved.
Amsterdam, Aug. 26,h-The medical
faculty Of HE University of RulIe has con-
ferred an honorary degree on Captain Ace
mig of the German submarine Deutschland
for having broken the enemy's blockade there
by enabling the German medico chemical III
dustry to ~recupture it's worlds position IN a
severe time.
London, August 26th.-.Mr. Mallalieu
was yesterday returned uuopposed for the
Colne valley constituency. He Is the coall-
ton candidate.
London, August 26th.-A heavy attack
made by the Prussian guard against British
positions at Thiepval on the Somme front
was repulsed by the Worcestersbires aud
Wiltshires, it was announced this afternoon
The Official statement WAS as follows: The
enemy bombarded our first line trenches
along the greater portion of our front
south of the Ancre at various times
from seven o'clock last night until
early this morning. Covered by his
artillery fire, he attacked our positions
west of Gui!ltmont between the quarries and
the Montauban- Guillemont road. He did
not rnnoI ann li,,oo ot any 1NOIDt md MuS
iepuIsed with losses. Near Mouquet farm we
made further progress both on the enst side
of the farmstead and southwest, where we
have taken another 400 yards of the enemy,s
trenches along the Courcellette- Thiepval
road.
London, August 26tb.-1he official COM
munication issued by the War Office this
evening reads: The enemy's artillery bonn
barded Mametz wood about midday to-day,
and our trenches north Of the Delville wood
during the afternoon. Around Mouqnet fnrm
the fighting continued to day. In this area
and in the trenches south of 1hiepval we
have captured one German officer and &C
men of other ranks during the last "a hours.
Two hostile attempts on one Of our saps south
of the Bethune-la- Basse road this morning
were driven back by our rife fire. The enc
my shelled Roclincourt (north of Arras),
LacOuture and our trenches east OF Ztllebeke
(east of Ypres) during the day, and there
was also much trench mortar activity on both
sides near the Hohenzollern redoubt. Yes
terday our batteries successfully engaged
many enemy gun positions, some of which
We're destroyed or otherwise damaged. Our
aircraft carried many attacks on points of
military importance behind the enem} S lines,
dropping III oil about five tons of bombs.
One hostile machine was brought down and
at least one other was brought Town in
q damaged condition. Two of our machines
are missing.
London, Aug. 27th-The War Office
announcement of to-day says. Yesterday even
ing we took a further 200 yards of a German
trench north of Bazentin-ie.Peti capturing
one machine gun. During the night the
enemy artillery has been active between the
Somme and the Ancre. The enemy also
shelled the nighbourhood of Betbuue dur
ing the night and our heavy artillery retail
ated on railway stations and barracks used
by the enemy. Near Hill SO the eaeny ex-
plode ed a mine which caused no damage.
There is nothing to report from the rest Of
the front.
London, August 27th.-1he following
communication was issued this evening:
During the last "a hours bad weather to
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