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has l.een sunk 10y II submarine. Her crew
was landed.
= Berlin, July 21st.-On The Western front
the wild onsets of he enemy broke to pieces
against the deathdefyin ing loyalty OF our
troops, with extraordinary losses for the
enemy. Up TO the present II officers and
1900 men have been captured. On the
remainder of the front there is nothing spe-
cil to report. The artillery and miuethlow-
ing activity south OF La Bassee Caual and
northwest of Lens, rs well rs in the Argonne
aud on both sides Of the Meuse, increased
at inter vals.- North Of VeHdeusse i'll the
Al ne region Il small French detachment
advanced after an explosion which was with
out result, but was repulsed and the crater
was occupied by us. In an air battle O
hostile aeroplane was shot dow and shattered
south of Pozieres, and another north eust
of Bapeume fell into our hands. Eastern
Theatre South of Riga the enemy attempts
to cross The Dvina OF both sides of Fried
tichstadt were prevented. North of Devotion
a small detachment reached The west bank.
Northwest Of Smergon our advanced pockets
gave way before superior hostile attacks.
Army Group of Prince leopold of Bavaria
The situation is unchanged. Army Group
of General Won Linsilgen After Russian
attacks between WerbeD and Korson had
been brought to a standstll, The curve
iu ting out toward Werbeu was Withdrawn
III the face of an expected enveloping attack.
Army Group Of General Count Won Both
mer Apart from small aoyance guard en-
counters there is nothing to report. Balkan
Theatre There is nothing to report.
Paris, July 21st.-The Government to-day
issued another decree prohibiting the future
importation, except for Government account,
certain foreign products. Prominent IN the
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aluminium, non, steal, pure copper, Ieud
tin, nickel, mercury, antilnony and unmen-
toned minerals, and also a great variety Of
iron md steel and many sorts of wood
chemicals.
Amsterdam, July 22ud.- Posters have
been posted on the walls of HE barracks in
Client, stating that negotiations have been
opened between the United States and Ger
many for the evacuation of Belgium, accord
ing to the echo Beige" According to The
posters, Germany is prepared TO withdraw
from Belgium on the payment of an indem-
nifty OF 40, 600, 600, 900 marks.
Berlin, July 22nd.-Six British trawlers
were sunk by German submarines off the
English east coast on July 17th, says q
German Admiralty statement to-day.
London, July 22nd.-A despatch TO L@oyds
from Algiers says the French steamer "Cet-
tots, 1900 tons, and the British stenmer
"Karma'', 1854 tons, have been sunk. The
crews were lanoed at Algiers.
London, July 22nd.-The report that a
secret treaty had beer concluded between
Austria-Hungaly and Germany yesterday,
providing for the unIication of foreign
affairs is emphatically denied by the Hun
g.rian Press Bureau, according to the Vienna
correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph
Co. The Bul emu shuructerizes the report
as pure invention.
Amsterdam, July 22nd--The sentence of a
Jesuit Priest who was condemned to death
by the German authorities in Belgium on
account OF his connection with the newspa-
per 'Libre BeIgique", says the correspondent
of the "Tvd Dubm', has been commit ed to
~ years of hard labour and deportation to
Germany. The secret publication of the
"Libr Belgque", the corresp ,ndent says,
continues, despite German Efforts to discover
the editor and publishers.
London, July 22Dd-The Treasury Depart
ment has issued u Complementary estimate
for a vote of credit Of $3.50, 0OO, 900. which
Mr.. Asquith will ask the House of Commons
to vote the Government since the beginning
of the war, and brings the total vote this
year to Ell, O50, 000,O 20 and the total since
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