, 1916-07-12

ming of yesterday impeGed operations, ard
between the Anore and The Somme the
night was chiefly spent i'll improving the
forward positions gained in yesretdays
fighting. In the neighbour hood of Com
mecourt we bomEorded the enemy 8
trenches with field guns and trench mortais'
Neur Neu>iile st. Vaast Gin northern tI@i,A
southwest of Lens) and north Of RocI'n-
court the enemy showed some activity.
Rome, July 7tb.- Official announcement
was mnde to-day Of the appolu, ment by the
Pope OF Monsignor LocatelIi MS Popal Nnn-
clio to Belgium.
Petroerod, July 8th.-Our troops continue
to develop THEN successes i'll tie region west
Of Czultorysk on the river Styr. Fol-
lowing The capture of The village OF Crazy
and after a hrt bayonet encounter, the WI
Jage of Dolzyca on the mann road between
KOlki and Maneyitchi aud the village of
GruzIatyn were taken. The number OF Ger
man and Austrian prisoners continues TO
increase. On The front south of The Stokbod
river, the enemy is minimizing "A veIy vlolen6
fire IN numerous sectors. North OF the
lower L!pa, under cover of artillery fire, the
enemy attempted to take the offensive III the
region of Schkeeiu and Dubovyo, but WAS
repulsed. The artillery fire continues.
London, July 8ih.-Freuch troops to tho
pumbor of $500 have diselnharked ct Petra
Bay, Mitylene, according to q despatch to
the Daily Mail from Athens.
London, July 8th-Liltle is yet known
here of the casualties suffered in the often
sive in France. The first list was published
last night aud numbered 300 officers, of
whom rs were killed. 1t says 100 men
were killed or wounded. Among those killed
was Colonel Robert j fray Douglas.
New York, July h.-With City, State
-t ~ -I Al- ~ = Il A.~ H., 80
The epidtmc of lrfantiIe paralysis showed
little signs of abatement today. Dung
the "a hours ending at 10 o'clock this morn
ING 20 more chiiGren died. Nineteen Of tbs
number succumbed in Brooklyn. There were
81 new cases reported. The epidemic now
has claimed 1876 lives. Al the suggestion
of The Health Commissioner, Mr.. Emerson,
the Police Commissioner, ordered play
grounds closed until the epidemic had ceased
and a general call for nurses was issued.
The Health Commissioner said to-day that
only cool weather would kill the epidemic,
He did not look for its abatement IN the neHr
future. Several cases in nearby towns were
reported to-day.
Paris, july 3 b.-The French are watching
with Animation The fighting of the British
troops III the sector north OF the Somme
river. The great natural and artificial duff
culties with which they have to contend are
realized, and all ngree that they are d ing ne
much MS is humanity possible. French ml!i-
tarN opinion is TINT the German positions are
SO s,rong and so we'll furnished by lines of
communication, that the British would ac-
complish lItlle more until the heavy French
guns are installed inside the French salient
where they can Ell tilade the German posltlo"4
opposed to the British. As these guns of 800
and 400 millimetres are mounted on railway
tracks, time is required to lay the tracks tot
their movement, which has to be done care
fully. The French are so solidly established
that he work soou will be completed, and it
is asserted that these guns will not be long
in making their Influence felt.
Petrograd, July 8th-An Austrian force
estimated ut between 10000 and 10000 has
been cut off by the Russians southwest of
Kolomea. The Austriaus were massed east
of The railway leading southwark through
Jablonitza Pass. The sudden dash OF q Rus
sian infantry body that seized the railway
station at Nikliucsyn, cut off their retreat 10
the south. The right wing of the same Rus
sian army advancing westward upon Mad
yorna. severed their communication with the
Austrian forces 10 the north. The latest
reports to the War Office said that Russian