, 1916-08-09

London, Aug. 5th-British positions near
Romani east of Port Said are being attack
ed by $4,000 Turks, according to an oficial
statement by the War Office. The Turks
are attacking along a front of Z or 8 miles.
The position at dusk on the 4th. of August
was that their attacks had made no impress
sion on the British Notifications, while on
the southern flank the fighting was going
on in British favour and between 400 and
500 prisoners were captured there. Ships
in the Royal Navy rendered valuable assis.
lance from the bay of Tina. The tempera-
ture during the day reached loo degrees
in the shade.
London, Aug. 4th-The German war
council decided that General Won linden
burg shall undertake an Immediate offensive
against Petrograd. It will be made from the
Baltic provinces with Riga as a base and at
the expense, if necessary of territory losses
in the south.
Stockholm, Aug. 5th-The Swedish steam
or commerce" 687 tons loaded with $50
standards of battens consigned to England
was sunk yesterday off Soederhamn by a
German submarine. The ship was carry
ing no contraband and the Swedish Gov
eminent will file 8 protest in Berlin against
this and other recent attacks on Swedish
shipping in the Baltic.
Mexico City, Aug. 4th-The impression
is gained in Mexico city that the conference
between the commissioners of the United
States and Mexico will be held somewhere
in the New England states or ia Canada
about the middle Of August.
London, Aug. 5th-Sergeant P.S. Ingham
of the first Bermuda contingent has been
awarded the military medal for good work
in the field.
London, Aug. 5th.-The text of the Brit
ish statement says north of Pozieres a local
ait, OK last night in which Australians and
troops of the new army took part
was completely successful. The Ger
man second line system on a front of
1000 yards was entered. Repeated counter
attacks subsequently delivered against
the positions captured, resulted with
heavy losses to the enemy. Except for som
minor activity near Souchez aud Loos there
was nothing of interest in thai sector.
London, Aug. 6th.-The official announce.
ment this afternoon says: The enemy's
artillery was active during the n ;ght Smelling
various areas on and behind the front between
the Ancre and the Somme. A little further
progress was made by us at High Wood.
Northeast of Arras the enemy apparently
alarmed by one of our patrols opened a
heavy bombardment which lasted fourteen
minutes. The situation is unchanged.
LOnQOn, Aug. otn.-Ine OHclal statement
issued at 10 o'clock last night reads In
Guiding the capture of the German trenches
reported this morning, we during the last
two days pushed forward our line north and
west of Pozieres some 400 to 900 yards over
a front of about 5000 yards. Troops from
Australia, Kent, Surrey and Sussex partici-
pated in this operation and consolidated the
position won, despite the shellfre which was
especially heavy near The Pozieres Bapaume
road. Our artillery shelled La Coulcelette
and Miraumont, causing large explosions in
both places. Ten gun emplacements aud
three ammunition stores were destroyed.
The enemy attempted TO seize a crater near
Souchez, but was repulsed with bombs.
There was artillery activity between Hooge
and st. Eloi where the enemy exploded a
small mine, but no movement followed. The
enemy's aircraft showed little enterprise,
eight of their machines scattered when en-
gagged by three of ours.
London. Aug. 6th.-The official statement
issued from General Headquarters tonight
reads: The enemy made two attacks early
this morning on the ground we had gained
northwest of Pozieres. In one of the attacks
by the use of l%iquid-fre he temporarily
forced us back along one of the trenches