, 1916-08-26
KILOGRAMS
/ ELJLO IGLAMO
ST.. CROIX STATION.
Censored at jamaica.

an front. Violent artillery duels however
are in progress. notably in the Trentino,
where the Austrian guns have shown
especial activity. The statement is as fol-
lows: Violent tLunderstorms throughout
the theatre of operations did not result IL.
the dimirution Of artillery activity. The
enemy's batteries were especially Rctive
Oh the Trentiuo front and in the Upper But
valley. They were answered by ours which
shelled the Brave valley effectively inter
fering with the movement of trains. Minor
enemy attacks are reported in the Astico
valley and in The PLAYA area. The enemy
was repnlsed and left about 20 prisoners
i'll our hands. In the Gorizla area and on
the Carso our troops are consolidating the
positions they recently occupied. Hostile
artillery sheIled Gorizia md the lsoLzo
bridges without causing damage.
London, Aug. 21st-An official statement
issued by The War Office this evening says:
Lieutenant General SHUTS reports that the
British advancing from the Unguru Noun
tains encountered at nightfall on the 10th a
strong enemy force holding the passages Of
the Wami River on the road to Nlogoro.
Fighting continued till the night of the 18th
when The enemy retreated. The British
occupied the crossing at dawn and arc now
constructing bridges. Meantime Lieutenant
NOlOuSl Y III lO Y DlC inv PNFOAO ACS'NR
on the enemy near Kidste station on the
central railway and is approaching Kilosa.
Further east British columns are moving on
Daar es Salam supported by naval operations
on the coast.
Paris, Aug. 21st-A general offensive along
the entire Salonica front was launched on
Saturday by the Allies, according to an off
cial statement issued by the War Office.
The statement is as follows: On Aug. 20th
the Allied forces at Salonica took the often
sive on the entil front. On the right wing
the Anglo-Frepch forces have crossed the
Stlume and are attacking the enemy on
the neutrality-suspicious. front northwest
of Seres). They are in contact with a
position strongly beId by the enemy at
Barakli Is kilometres southwest of Demir.
Kissar). In the centre violent artillery actions
are taking place on the southern slope
of the Beles mountain and on both banks of
The Vardar. In the region extending from
Lake Dorian to the Vardar the Allies have
consolidated positions they occupied on the.
preceding day. On their left wing in the
mountainous region between the GeEna and
Moplenica rivers the Serbian troops have
taken the frst line trenches of the Bulgari-
ans on the heights of Kikuruz and have
occupied The forts of Kaimakcalar. On the
extreme left, after i~Df1icting heavy losses on
the Bulgarians dehouching from Florina or
Banica, they had to abandon this latter place
and have established themselves on heights
situated to the east. The battle is c%ontinu-
ing.
London, Aug. 21st.-The German Govern
ment has as yet shown no disposition to
agree to peace except on terms that would
be intolerable or humiliating to some of the
Allies, said Mr.. Asquith, replying in the
House of Commons to-day to Sir William
Pollard Byles, one of the little group of peace
advocates. The suggestion Of DR., thinner
mann German Under Secretary for Foreign
Affairs) that the Entente is Influenced by
any pressure from Great Britain is quite
untrue, added the Premier. Asked further
whether terms of any kind had been sug-
gested, Mr.. Asquith replied: ''Only what has
been seen in the press, nothing official"
Petrograd, August 21st.-The Russians
have made further advances at some points
along the Stokhod line where they broke
through the Austro. Hungarian defences last
week, the War Office announced today. The
capture of more than thirteen hundred men
in this region in two days is reported.
Petrograd, Aug. 21st.-The official COM
munication issued by the War Office this
afternoon says: There is no change in the