, 1916-08-23

half way to Ginchy and to the edge of Guile
mont where we hold the outskirts of the
village, including the railway station and
quarry, which is Of considerable military
Importance. The number of prisoners pass.
ed back to four O'clock in the afternoon MS
a result of these operations are Is officers
and $50 of other ranks. To-day northeast
of Pozieres we made a further advance on
both sides of the Pozieres Bapaume road
for SOM 800 yards northeast of the wind
mill. The enemy's artillery bombarded our
position, but there have been no hostile in
fantry attacks. On other parts of the front
the enemy guns shelled our front from east
OF Vierstraat to Ypres an6 the Confines Ca
nal, also in the vicinity of Hill go and Yer
brandon Molen.
London, Aug. 20th.-The presence in
the North Sea of a German squadron of
some fifteen large cruisers is reported by
trawlers arriving at Ymuiden, Holland,
a Reuter- despatch from that port says.
The squadron was sighted early Yesterday
morning in the region of the White Bank
and was accompanied by two Yep
pelins. It was taking a northwesterly
course. Two British light cruisers, the
buckingham" and "Falmouth' we're sunk
on Saturday in the North Sea by Ger
man submarines, while the vessels were
searching for the German high sea fleet,
according to an official announcement issued
by the Admiralty shortly before midnight.
One German submarine was destroyed by
the British while another was rammed and
possibly sunk, according to the Admiralty
statement which follows: Reports from
our look out squadron and other units
showed that there was considerable activity
on the part of the enemy in the North Sea
on Saturday the 18th. Tie German high
sea fleet came out, but learning from their
scouts that the British forces were in con-
siderable strength, the enemy avoided an
engagement and returned to port. In search
ing for the enemy we lost two cruisers by
submarine attacks. III. nj. s.. "~Nottingham",
Captain G. B. Miller, and H. M. S. "Fal-
mouth", Captain John Edwards. All the Off
GERS of the former were saved, but SO of the
crew were missing. All the officers and men
OF the "Falm0uth" were saved, but one lead
ing stoker, Mr.. Norman Prick, died of injuries.
An enemy submarine was destroyed and
another was possibly sunk. There is no
truth IN the German statement that a Brit
ish destroyer was sunk and u British battle
ship damaged. The Nottingham was a
vessel of $40 tons and was built in Pembroke
1913. Her normal complement was $50 men.
The falmouth was $3.50 tons. She was built
in 1910 and carried a crew 376 officers and
men. Inc Nottingham was 45O IeeC long
and carried 9 six-inch guns, four three-pound-
ers and four torpedo tubes. In her trials she
made slightly over q knots.
London, Aug. 19th.-The official announce
ment is as follows Our success reported
last night has been maintained and extended.
During the night the enemy delivered sew
eral heavy determined counter attacks against
the positions we had captured. Except on
the extreme right where the enemy regained
q little ground, these counter attacks every
where were repulsed. From High Wood to
the point where we joined up with the French
we advanced our line over Il frontage of more
than two miles from a distance varying be-
tween 200 to 600 yards, we now hold the
western outskirts of Guillemont and a line
thence northward to midway between Del
vile Wood and Ginchy and also the orchards
north of Longueval. Between High Wood
and the Albert-Bapaume road we captursd
some hundred yards of an enemy trench.
East and sou beast of Mouquet Farm we
advanced our lines by some 400 yards. Be-
tween Ovillers and Thiepval we pushed
forward on a front of over q half mile. AS
a result of these operations several hundred
prisoners have been taken by us.
London, Aug. 20th-The following official
statement was issued: At some points on
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