, 1916-07-29

al uuheard of scale.
Paris, July 26lh-The night was calm on
the French front south of the River Somme,
says the official statement issued this after
noon by the French War Office. In The
capture by the French of a group of houses
south of Estrees on Monday, 1T Germans
were made prisoners and three new Germul
guns were taken, The text of the official
statement is as follows: On the Somme
front the night was calm, In The course of
the battle the day before yesterday when
we won a group Of houses south If Estress
we made III prisoners. We nave brought
in three German guns and much annual
ton found in the Terrain conquered by u3
on July Goth to the north Of Soyecourt. This
brings The total number Of cannon captured
by us OH that day to six. On the right
bank of the Meuse there was great activity III
the Fleury sector. We placed under our i'e
and dispersed enemy delachments north of
Chupelle Saint Fine. At daybreak we lombard
ed an important ammunition depot near Dun.
38 shells were launched on this objective. In
the course IF the night 20 shells were thrown
on the railway stations ut Vilosnes and BIZ
eulles and on the bivouac near Dauneve.
Lopdon, July 26th.-The British Official
statement issued tonight says. With the
exception of occasional artillery duels and
o4Oi II lOSRl dI NulIOuS pOlllGS
there was no important Incident to day.
Berlin, July 26th.-A German submarine
attacked a British dreaduought off the DIRK
ney Islands on July Goth. and obtained two
hits with torpedoes, the German Admiralty
announced to-day.
London, July 26th.-With reference to
the German statement that Il submarine had
torpedoed n British dreadnought off the
Orkney Islands on July Goth. the Admiralty
stated that the actual facts were MS follows;
A small auxiliary off the north of Scotland
was attacked by an enemy submarine on the
date mentioned, she was not hit.
Buenos Aires, July 26th.-Accorliug to u
message received here to-day Lieutenant
Sir Ernest Shnckleton he British Antarctic
explorer has reached the zee field in LIS effort
to rescue the % men left on Elephant Islaud
last April.
London, July 26th.-A report that pro-
longed firing was heard coming from tie
Gulf of Bothniu on Monday was printed in u
Stockholm newspaper to-day. No details
were given however.
London, July 26lh.-TLe Earl Of Lytton
has been appointed Civil Lord of the Admi-
rally replacing The Duke of Devonshire, who
has been designated Governor General Of
Canada.
Baltimore, July 26lh.-The German mer-
chant submarine 'Dentschlaud" was cleared
at the Customs House this afternoon by
captain Paul koenig, her commander. The
customs official said the "Deutschland'
cleared for Bremen OF any other point in
Germany and was loaded with o cargo of
general melchundiee, Carl A. Luederitz,
German Consul here, said tonight tie
deutschland" would not leave for q week.
When asked why her departure WAS further
delayed after cleatance papers had been
taken out, the consul would vouchs0fe no eX-
PLANTATION.
London, July 26th.-Tbe British govern
ment, it is learned today, will consent to the
plan for rationing the civilian population in
the areas occupied by German and Aus
trian parties under supervision of n neutral
commission appointed by President Wilson,
if the Central Powers will consent rot to re-
move native food supplies. Details of the
plan will be given Ambassador Page in a
letter from the Foreign Office this week.
Petrograd, july 26th.-The Official Rus
sian statement says: In the region of kom-
mem after artillery preparation the Germans
madetwo attacks and were on the point of fore
ing back our front line detachments when ow-
ing to our conce ntrated fire the enemy was
compelled to fall back leaving many dead
and wOundad DurinO theea hotfIaS tho