, 1916-08-02

French COup-de-main north OF Vlenna-le-
Chateau failed. Near Ville-aux Bots and
northwest of Prunay our patrols made about
so prisoners in the French positions. A
French biplane was shot ,down in az aerial
fight. Eastern front Russian troops last
night made q futile storming attack against
the German positions on the Shara river,
northwest of Baranovichi, it was announced
by the General Staff to-day. The Russians,
it was added, were sanguinarily repulsed in the
region west of Berestechk. Otherwise, apart
from an outpost fight on the Komaria, south
of Viday, which was only productive of
severe enemy losses, there is nothin to re-
port. Balkan theatre. The situation is
unchanged.
Petrograd, July 28th Russian troops
continue to advance successfully against the
TeutoLs in the region of the river SlenevkN
and the river Boldarovka in southern Volhy-
MIA, the Russian Official statement announced
to-day. The Russian Caucasian army, it is
added, also continue to advance.
London, July 26,b.-The Geneva cores
pondent of the "Daily Express wires. 81
learn from Innsbruck that the Austro-H Hun
garian staff appealed several times during
July TO the German headquarters for assis-
lance against the Russians i'll Galicia. Small
Plumbers of endorsements were sent with
the statement that it was impossible to send
more troops during the strong Anglo-French
offensive on the Somme. Thereupon the
Austrian heir appealed directly to the Kaiser,
who replied. "When we have beaten the
English | shall consider the matter. l can
not spare troops at present, as the situation
is serious"
Berlin, July 28lh.-Captain Charles Fryatt
of the GreNt Eastern Railway steamship
Brussels which was captured by German
destroyers last month and taken into Zee
brugge, has been executed by shooting alter
trial before a German naval court martial.
The death sentence was passed upon captain
Fryatt because Of his alleged action in at
tempting previously to ram a German sui .
marine.
Paris, July 29fh.-Russinns r%econnoiter-
ing at Auberive in the Champagne, says the
French Official statement issued this after
noon, penetrated the German trenches and
cleared them with hand grenades. The Rus.
slams took some prisoners. A German at
tempt to attack near Llbons north of Chaul-
nes was arrested by French infantry fire.
On the right bank of the Mouse i'll the
Verdun region, German preparations 10
attack Thiaumont work were stopped by
artillery fire. Two German aeroplanes were
shot down in the Somme region.
London, July 27th-The Danish steamer
Normandist has, been seized by a German
torpedo boat, says q Copenhagen despatch
to Lloyds. The vessel was bound from
Skelleftea, Sweden, for La Pallice, France,
with a cargo of woodpulp.
Amsterdam, July 28th-A Berlin official
statement says that four German destroyers
have captured two British cargo steamers
in international waters off Landskrona,
Sweden.
New York, July 28ih-The Herald says
this morning. Coming from semi-ofi-
cial sources that cannot be ignored
and in a manner that is we'll worthy of
credence the Herald was informed that the
German merchant super submarine Bremen
anxiouSly expected in some American port
by all Teutonic sympathiaers has been caps
tured by British patrollipg sqdadrons.
NewYork, July 27th.-A despatch from
Lausanne. Switzerland, says; carefully stiff
ed information to-day shows that the Ger
mans have on the eastern front about 900, 600
men and the Austtians 10000 0 of whom they
are already supposed to have lost some 100000.
The total of the Russian forces Under the
command of General Kuropatkin aud Gener-
al Brussilof equals lat divisions of infantry
and SO divisions of cavalry or 2 ,740, 900 bay
onets and 10000 sabres, or n total of 1904