, 1916-09-13

a truce with Great Britain must lie arranged
oven at The sacrifice of some of Germanys
chlef ambitions. The STEWARDSHIP Tugwucht,
OF stuttgart is quoted as saying. Even if
the Russians, Italians and all of the conliu-
entail allies were beaten Eugland's naval sup.
remacy would not be destroyed and we may
go SO fur as to say that "unless a mir
acle happens this object will never be
realized, not even though tie war lust
thirty years.. PrOlongation of the war can
only plunge us into deeper and expose u to
the greatest perils. The Berlin Post says.
The recall Of Won Falkenbayn is equivalent
to IN admiaa on by Germany of the defeat
suffered before Verdun and IN admission
winch comes more than six months after the
beginning Of this gigantic venture. 1t was
sad that Won FaIkenhayn would be fully
justified in the sacrifice of half a million men
If be could capture Verdun. He has lost The
elite of the Imperial armies and now Verdun
represents a military defeat, the consequences
OF winch are now seen in northern France,
III Russia, III Irentino and on the Is0nzo. 1t
further constitutes a moral defeat, at which
reaction is ot this moment felt so seri-
ously in the Balkans.
Paris, Sept. 9th,-The official statement
says On the Somme front our artillery
activity continued in various sectors north
of Tie river. South of the Somme the enc
my attacked during the night The positions
won by us from Berny TO south of Chaulnes.
His attacks resulted only in considerable
losses for him. Between Vermand Oyillers
and Chaulnes alone the Germans launched
no fewer han 4 massed attacks, each pre-
coded by all intense bombnrdment Every
where we maintained our gains ia their en-
tlIoty. Two hundred fresh prisoners have
been added to the four hundred counted
yesterday IN the same region. On the right
bank Of The Meuse (Verdun) between Youx
ChapiIre and the Chenois wood we made
some progress by means of hand grenades.
A German attack on our Vaux Cbapltre DO
sltlons tailed under our curtain of fire. The
night was calm on the rest of the front.
ParIs, Sept. Sth. The official communion
ton issued this evening says South of the
Somme, isolated engagements enabled us to
advance III the village of Vermand Ovillers
where we captured about so prisoners. The
artillery struggle continues actively along
the whole OF The SOmme front. On the right
bank OF the Meuse, the Germans launched
this morning several attacks against the po-
sltlons we captured in the Vuux-Ohapitre
and Chenois region. The enemy who had
succeeded in setting his foot in one of the
trenches, was soon elected by a brisk counter
attack, III the course of which we took 100
prisoners ard many machine guns. South
O"O' " AAIdViIlOub we ADVANCED Win Inc ana
of a grenade attack. In the Thiaumont Sec
tor and on the Fort de Vaux road, there was
a violent. canonnade. In the forest de Parry,
an enemy attack on one of our works was
repulsed. Elsewhere on the front there was
the customary cannonadine. Aviation. Dur
ing yesterday on the Somme front, two enemy
aVlators were brought down in the Epenan-
court region, and another compelled TO des-
cend after Alright near our lines was DESTROY
ed by artillery fire. Three other enemy mach
ines appeared to be seriously injured, the
observer of one being killed by machine
gan fire. 1t is confirmed that Oh the 5lh.
instant Lieutenant Guynemer brought down
his fifteenth enemy aeroplane in the region
of Albaincourt.
P%etrogrod, Sept. 8tb.-Russian troops
which have crossed the Dvina river north
CT Dvlnsk, were attacked repeatedly by the
Germans yesterday, the War Office announ-
ces, but succeeded in holding the captured
positions. In the sector of Lemberg the
Austriaps and Germans have made q further
retreat, the statement says, falling back to
the western bank of Gnitz Lipa river.
London, Sept. 8th-A Reuter- despatch
from Salonica says: documents found
on Bulgarian officers both the slain and