, 1916-08-26

on the Ciefy- AlRrIcOurt ROAD were mace Dy
strong infantry forces of the enemy from
Ovillers and PozieIes and hand grenade
attacks near Maurepaa were repulsed. On
the right bank of the AIeuse Verdun frout)
enemy forces which were ready 10 make an
attack northwest of 1hiaumCpt were pre-
vented by our artillery fire from carr yiug out
their object. At Thiaumont work aud near
FIeury, strong hand grenade parties were
SHOT down by our infantry aud ma
chime gun fire. Numerous undertakings,
attempted by accommodating detachments
of the enemy, were without rerult. At
tacks by German patrols nol III Of Nermelles
aud near Festubert and .Embfrm6nii We're
successful. In The Argonne lively mining
operations were carried out on both sides
BY the explosion Of u mine we destroyed a.
considerable portion Of the enemy's position
on Combres height. Off Oslend ~ British
hydropfane WAS destroy ed by orr fire and Il
French hydroplaue was shot down. In an
aerial engagement II British biplane was
brought down south east of Arras. Tn the
Carpathiaus we have taken Steapanski height
west Of the C~harnychel emOeh valley. The
statement says both here and on K eta height
Russian counter attacks were repuIsed. In
storming Kteta height on Saturday we
captured 2 officers, 1873 men and 5 machine
guns.
Paris, August 22ud. Progress was
made by the French last night on he Somme
front north of the river i'll the outskirts of
Clery, the War Office announced today.
South of the river the French captured
trenches near E trees and Soyecourt.
Paris, Aug. 22ud-The execution of a
woman as a spy is reported to-day in u
Hava's Agency despatch from Morseilles.
According to this Felice Pfaat
was put to death this morning at the
Light House shooting range, having been
convicted of espionage by the Council of
War of the 10Th. region.
London, Aug. 21st.-The weekend cas-
ualty list shows 800 officers, los dead; 5.914
men, LIPS dead. The regiments suffering
are Middlesex, Regal Fusiliers, West York
shires, Highland Light Infantry, Seaforth
Highlanders, East Yorkshiles, Warwick
shires, Liverpoo1s, Royal Scots, Lincol =
shires and Field Artillery.
Paris, Aug. 22nd-The fighting on the
Salonica front is becoming more general,
says a Hava's despatch filed yesterday at
Salonica.. In the Dorian sector, Serbian
troops have captured forts "Kamaki" and
"Cucurlu'.
London, Aug. 22nd-A Prize Court today
awarded 912,l 100 prize bounty to the officers
and crews of the squadron of Vlce-Admiral
oil u I6OCIlCA NLtCd NONOiND Ct 'hO
German Pacific squadron in The battle Of the
Falkland Islands in December 1914. The
bounty was determined by the number of
men aboard the destroyed ships, &5 being
awarded for each man. This is the largest
amount of plize money awarded since the
outbreak of the war. The British feet in
cluded the battleship "Canopus". Battle
cruisers "Invincible" and "Inlexible". Cruis-
ers "Glasgow'', "Cornwall", "Carnarvon'2,
'Bristol" and "Kent".
Athens, Aug. 2lst-An initial brigade of
Russian troops have arrived at Salonica 10
join the Entente Allies in the fighting in the
Balkans. The arrival Of the Russians has
created n profound impression here, even the
Royalists who. have consistently opposed
pal ticipation in the war by Greece on
the side of the Entente Allies, seem
ed almost stunned by the news that
Russian troops had arrived 10 take the part
in thu campaign which under other conditions
might have been taken by the Greek army.
The general feeling here is that the bringing
in of Russian troops has dispelled definitely
the dream of q great Greece which was con-
ceived a year and a half ago by M. Venizelos.
who carried Greece well on the way toward
entrance in The war with the Entente Allies.
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