The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-31
MONDAY

A large portion of the town oi Pozierrs is now in the hands of the British. according to statement is sued this evening by the British war office General Haig reports from his headquarters in the Somre district that the British have made consistent gains near what is known as the High Wood" in the vicinity of Guinemont on the left flank ot the British forces
 The British admiralty is the au- ,hority for the statement that a fleet of six German destroyers which at tempted to raid the British coast were bcsted in a running fight off the Shoewen banks. Many ships succeeded in hitting the German crafts but the latter managed to get safely away and reached their base on the Belgian coast in safety. one British destroyer was hit by German shell and two British sail ors were killed as result of the shot
 All France is stirred by the state, ment issued by the French war of fee last evening which describes in detail the great feat of a French aviator who is now a prisoner Of war iu tha hands of the Austrians- The mans name is Lieut. MarChal According to the statement issued the French aeronaut flying over German soil last month dropped proclamations in Berlin. He then continued his flight until within So miles Of Russia where faulty spark plugs made it necessary for him 70 descend Narchal ws captured by the Austrians near Cholm. in Poland, and is now intened at Zal- 2aerbach
 The proclamations said-"We might have bombarded the open city of Berlin killing defenseless women and innocent children, but We will con tent ourselves with throwing down into the capital of Germany this missive which was started from Nancy"
 Reports received from Switzerland state that the Austrians are calling out the last of the Austrian re serves. in which are included but half recovered inyaIlds. The Aus, trians are reported to be withdraw ina their troops from the Italian front and from Serbia and to be rushing tlem to the Russian front. It is said that 100 GOO men from the Aus trian army which was occupying Serbia have been transferred to Ga licia
 Reports received from Petrograd indicate that the Russians are push ing their successful offensive against the German forces in the Riga region with great rapldity. From the gulf of Riga to Ezkull, a dis tance of 30 miles the Russians are reported to have driven the Ger mans back a distance of 12 miles.
 After four days of continuous fighting, says the report, the Rus sians have halted to consolidate the ground gained. The Russians have captured the village of Galitichanie taking several hundred prisoners at the same time
 The German war orHce is the au- thority for statement to the ef- feet that the only advantage gained by the British insofar as the attack on the village of POZieres, on the Somme, is concerned is the entering of a few houses In the village And the German war office states that for this they paid with sanguinary losses.
 Steadily the forces of the czar are closing in on the town of Erzingan The advance upon the town is being made from the north and the south at the same time.
 Russian forces have suffered a de feat at the hands of the Turks in the vicinity of Rayat, in Turkish Armenia.