, 1916-10-04

'o $500 Obd
the absence of supplementary details leave
the extent of the Russian advance in doubt.
1t is clear, however. that since the last
reports of the situation IN the neigh
boul hood of Brody, the Russians have made
considerable progress towards Krasne,
which is the halfway point Oh the railway
line between Brody and Lenberg. At
other points despite renewed energy Of
HE Russian attack there is no evidene
at present that General Brusiloff's forces
have been able to make further Roadway
against the strongly fortified Austro-G erman
positions On the other hand field Marshal
Won Hindenburg's repeated attempts 10 begin
an offensive o recover lost territory, accord
ing TO ndvices received here, have been
equally fruitless.
Paris, Oct. 2nd-The official communica-
ton issued by the War Office this evening
leads as follows. In the course of the day
we progressed by grenade fighting to tie
east Of BOuchavasues. Aboua forty ptisoN
ers and sixty machine guns we're left ii orr
hands. In the same region a German detach-
ment caught under our fire il the direction
Of Epine de Malaissise was dispersed, leaving
fly men on the ground. South Of lhe
Somme Il NAL German attack directed On
one of our trenches south of Vermand
Ovillers was easily repulsed. Bad wea
iher has hampered the operations on the
whole Somme front. There has been inter
mittent cannonading on part of the front.
Quarter Master Valet brought dow his fifth
German aeroplaue in the Somme region.
Paris, Oct. End. General Joffre, under Of
Sept. 29th,sent the following order of the day
10 the armies of The north. The General Com
mander-in-Chie expresses great satisfaction
to the trops who have been fighting unceas-
ingly Oh ihe Somne for nearly three
months. BY theit velour and perseverance
they have given blows to the enemy from
which he has difficulty in recovering. Yer
dun relieved, twenty five villages reconquer-
ed, more than $4,000 prisoners and $50 can
non taken and successive enemy lines broken
through for a depth Of ten ki'ometres, such
are the results already obtained. In contin-
uing the contest with the same tenacious
will. in ~redoubli'g their Nrdour IN union with
our Allies the armies Of the Sonme viii be
assured Of Il glorious part III tne decisive
victory.
Ottawa, Oct. 2nd.-Announcement was
made today of The personnel of he Govern
ments board of directors OF national ser7ic2
under which Sir Ghomas TAFT will undertake
the work Of classifying and utilizing Canada's
RESOURCES in men to The best advantage dur
LIZ lI6 QltNtlOu Ol the wal. Leu 0CiOIh
have been named, two being allotted to the
maritime provinces, and one each for the re-
manning military districts. The duties Of
the board are, primarily, to carry out al
will in the nature of registration Of males,
OF military age, classifying hem according to
the service they are most needed for whether
military, industrial, agricultural, etc. The &C
iual work OF recruiting for active service
is left in charge Of the director of recru-
iting for each military district, as a.
ready appointed an9 now acting, under
the supervision of the district officer
commanding. The Government turns over
to Sir Thomas TAFT and the new board, the
whole problem of bringing order out of the
present chaos of haphazard war effort. The
task is outlined in general terms so that
details as to how it is to be carried out are
left for further consid Grafton. There is no