, 1916-10-18

all", he sill, 'this was a military rather than
a diplomatic affair. As "a matter of fact Wis
count Grey had anticipated President Will
sons statement. There was II great differ
ence between intervention to secure an inter-
national combination after the war, to en-
force world peace and Intervention at a mo-
ment like the present. lutervent1oH now
would be q military triumph for Germany
aud military disas! or for Great Britain, aud
he claimed the right as Secretary for War
to express his opinion on such II matter. He
did not intend 10 with lraW a single syllable
of what he had said. It WAS not merely the
expression of his opinion, he delare but
the expression of the opinion If The Cabinet,
Of the War Committee and OF the military
advisers Of every Ally.
London, ct.l25h-The off cial communica-
ton issued tonight says. THIS afternoon we
delivered an attack on the low hei gifts which
intervene between our front aud the Ba-
paulne Perronne rond. We have already
secured successes anil captured a number of
prisoners during the course of the lighting
which still continues, DuIing the day the
enemy shelled heavily Our trenches~ north
east of LIE Sars and north Of C0urceElettea
Though the weather is uufavourable for am y
craft there has been bombing activity during
the past two days by our aeropIaues against
enem, lines OF communication, aerolroines
and infantry on the march. 0 e Of our
machines has not returned.
Rome, Oct. 12th.-The War Office an
nouncement is us follows: In the valley Of
the Adige our batteries directed an effective
fire against military depots ut Rovereto ana
against the railway stallion at Calliano. An
attempt of the enemy to attack our posi-
tions in the Arsa valley was frustrated i'm
mediately. Fresh enemy eounter>uttacks
on the northern slopes of Monte PasubIo
were repnlsed Immediately by our troops.
The enemy suffered enormous losses and
left in our hHnds one cannon and q quantity
of arms and ammunition. o. the Asiago
plateau a few Italian dttaclments penetrated
enemy trenches. In the Oaser Asebio region
wrecked the positions and returned to their
own lines. Gu the front OF the Julian Alps
there were artillery duels which were HIN
dered during the morning 10y the density of
the fog. The enemy with fresh troops
launched a series Of attacks upon the lost
important points on the line which we hal
captured east of Vertoibizza on the Cur<o.
Attacked by the fire of our artillery they
were r~epulsed each time mourning very sell
GUS losses. During the afternoon our infan-
try, by new and vigorous assaults, enlarged
and completed the conquest of the previous
day, especially in the zone of Gorizi" aud on
the slopes of hills 343 and IA 10 The east
of the village of Novasvella. On The Carso
we have taken an additional 1,771 prisoners
including 35 officers, in all we cap ured on
the front Of the Julian Alps from August
9Th to the present time a total of 3O,881
prisoners, of whom 726 were officers. Euemy
aeroplanes dropped bombs on the Assiago
plateau without causing damage. One of
our squadrous repeated the commandment
OF the enemy's position on Colsanto and
returned unchanged.
Bucharest, Oct. 12th.-Rumauian troops
yesterday %repulsed attacks of General Won
Falkanhayn's army in Pennsylvania, the War
Office announced to-day.
London, Oct. 12th.-The ye-eIec,Ion
which took place to-day for the north Ayr
division resulted in o victory for the coali-
ton candidate, the results of the polling were
as follows: Hunte Weston (Coalition) 7,14S,
Chalmers Qadependent) 1900.
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