, 1916-07-29


British authorities in seizlng Dutch fishing
boats, virtually all of which have been taken
possession OF, according to the News Agency.
London, July 27th.-Naval officers here
state that the British authorities found that
they must take steps against Dutch fishing
boats as the Germans in certain areas were
making use of disguised fishing boats not
only to secure information but for actual
attacks, some trawlers, even those under sail
being provided with torpedo tubes. 1t is
denied here that the English are declining
to buy Dutch fishing.
London, July 27th.-Throughout the night
British troops continued to press the Ger
mans with hand to hand encounters at vari-
Gus points on the Somme front in France,
says the Official British statement issued to-
day. Elsewhere on the British front there
was no incident of Importance in the last As
hours.
London, July 27th.-Lieut. Otto Parschau,
recently given the decoration Of Pour lie
Merite for bringing down his eighth enemy
aeroplane has been killed in action, accord
ing to a Reuter- Amsterdam despatch
which quotes the "Frankfurter Zeitung'
Stockholm, July 27th-AImost every day
British steamers lying at Russian ports
manage to get out of the Baltic and escape
the German cruisers. The ships generally
cross the Gulf of Bothnia and are piloted
around Sweden inside the territorial limit.
This traffic during the last few weeks has
been considerably developed. The ships as
q rule take on board an entire Swedish crew
and Swedish officer. The pro-German pa
pers here are urging that this traffic be stop
ped, conteDding that it is not in accord with
absolute neutrality, bat the Government has
taken no action so far against it.
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Vienna seem to have made up their minds
that q new enemy, Roumaniu, is about to
enter the field. According to information
from Berlin, the deepest anxiety prevails
there. While the Roumanian Journals
are speaking Of Bulgaria and Austria as
probable enemies, German newspapers
threaten Roumania. Germany, they say,
will support her allies by military measures
against Roumania, which already are in
hand. DR.. Ledere, of the "Berliner Tage-
blatt", writing from Bucharest says The
only thing we can trust is our arms.
London, July 26th.-An Official statement
was issued today denying the Turkish official
report of July Goth that British cavalry forces
in the vicinity Of the Suez Canal had been
dispersed. The statement is as follows The
Commander-inChief in Egypt reports It is
stated by the German wireless that our eayal-
ry has been driven back at Roman and IA
tia. Our cavalry is in occupation Of Kntia
and nowhere has been driven back. Complete
superiority over the enemy has been esta-
blished by us, both in pushing aud recon
naissance and driving in his covering parties
at will. The enemy has not even ventured
to press any reconnaissance in our direction
The Turkish forces at Oghratina dare not
advance from that place and no Turk has
been near Romani.
Berlin, July 26fh-A German Admiralty
report today announces a successful raid by
German air. craft on the Russian aerial sta
tor at Oerelen Island Of Oesel off the Gulf
of Riga. The statement says A German
airsquadron on July 25th attacked and bonn
barded theRussian aerial station at Oerelen,
Island of the Oesel. Aerial sheds and aero
planes all ready for flight were struck. AL
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