, 1916-07-08
KILOGRAMS
ST. CROIX STATION.
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III 0IGu2SLICht7 w ~
tachments there was only lively artillery aud
mine-throwing activity. The number of m
wounded English prisoners taken during the
last few days on the right bank OF the Ancte
totalled As Officers and 267 men. At the
front on both sides of the SOmme violent
fighting continued last night. Up to the pres
emit the enemy nowhere obtained serious al
vantage. French troops, on the right bank
of the Meuse in the Verdun sector, repeated
ly tried to advance with strong forces against
the German positions north west OF the
Thiaumort work, but the statement says the
attempts were ~fruitless. Or the left bank OF
the Meuse, there were no special incidents.
On the rigut bank of the river, the French
repeatedly attempted with strong forces but
fluiilessly to advance against our positions
northwest Of the Thiaumont work. Eastern
theatre: The coast of Courland was bonn
barded fruitlessly from the sea. Operations
of the enemy against the front of Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg were continued espe-
ciaIly on both sides of Smorgon. German
aeroplane aquadrons dropped bombs free
ly on the railway establishments and troop
CAMS near Minsk. Army OF Prince
Leopold: The Russians have recommen-
ced the attack on the front from Zirin
to q point southeast Of Baranoyichi,
hand to hand fighting in some places
es was very stubborn. The Russians either
were repulsed or driven buck from the sec
tions whore they had broken into our lines.
They suffered the heaviest losses. Army
group Of General Won Linslngen: On both
sides of Kostinchowka, northwest of Gar
torysk, and northwest Of Kolki fighting con-
tinues. The Russian detuchments which
penetrated across the river Styr to the west
of Kolki were attacked. At many points to
the north-wes and southwest of LutSk and
in the neighbourhood of Wherben, northeast
of Berestechk, all attempts made by the enc
my with strong forces to wrest from us the
advantages which we had obtained, failed.
Apart from heavy and sanguirary losses the
Russians lost in prisoners 10 Officers aud
l,139 men. The railway establishment and
troop camps in Lutsk were attacked by our
a|viators. Army group of General Won Both
mer: South of Barysz the enemy temporarily
obtained foothold on q narrow front i'll our
first line. We added to our successes south
east of Tlumuch. Balkan theatre: lAoIe is
nothing to report.
Rome, July 5th-To. days Official state
ment says:-Between the Adage and the Bren-
t., the enemy is making every effort to con-
test our advance and has attempted to coun-
ter-attack at various points. In the Adige
valley during the night of July 3rd. we re-
pulsed an attack on the Monte Sugana
trench es, yesterday after several attempts
our Alpine troops reached the summit
of Monte Como northwest of the Pasu-
bio. In The upper Astico basin in spite
of difficulties and the enemy's resistance, we
captured the crest of Monte Sellugio and
advanced towards Riofereddo and the Astico.
On the Settle Comuni plateau, nothing of
importance occurred. In the CamLello
valley near Masoberanya after intense
artillery action, the enemy attacked our
positions on PIima Lunet, but was driven
off by heavy losses leaving some prisoners
and three machine-guns in our hands.
Along the Isonzo front, the artillery activity
has increased. Fighting in the Monfalcone
sector has continued. We took some pris-
oners, two machine-guns and a trench mortar.
Petrogra9, July 5th.-The Official commu-
~nication from General Headquarters issued
to-day reads: On the lower Styr and on the
front between the Styr and Stokhod and
further south as far as the region of the
lower Lipa, everywhere there have been most
desperate battles. In the region Of Vulka-
galouziskai, we broke through three lines of
barbed wire entanglements filled with land
mines, In a very desperate fight on the Styr,
west of Kolki, we overthrow the enemy and
took more than ! 900 prisoners includinp 40