, 1916-07-26

the Gulf Of Riga to 1kskull, 4 distance OF
more than 80 miles, the greatest advance
being made along the coust line, the des-
patch says that the lighting went on with
out pause for the four days prior Sunday.
1t has now halted as tue Russians require
time to consolidate the ground they
have gained and the Germans are awaiting
endorsements being brought from other
sections of the Eastern front.
Athens, July 24th-M. Venizelos openly
challenges King Constantine's belief that
Germany cannot be defeated, in an article
which appears in to days Herald. ii. Vent
zelos, quotes an interview given by the
King to an Associated Press reporter last
January, in which the King declared thAt
the war would eud in y draw. ''(Vho is
now so blind by prejudice, asked NJ. Veul-
zelos, that he still believes in German We
tory? Who to-day after the reorganizdlon
of the Russian army and the organization
Of Lord Kitchener's army by which England
is raised to the rank of n great military
power still imagines that the war can DO
ended by IA tepid pence in which there will
be neither victor nor yanquished.'
London, July 24th.-An acute stag has
been reached III the Irish question. Unless
the situation suddenly changes, doubt is
ex expressed whether the Government, viii ba
able 10 introduce an amending bill this week,
IS had been promised. TIL Natioualsf
members of Parliament are holding another
meeting to day, and unless o satisfactory
answer is received from the Premier, John
Redmond viii be asked to press hm for
a further statement regarding the inteutiou
of the Government. The Nationa'ists insist
that the Bill shall conform to the terms
a....l .--A, -, L. rtf A,l D,l thnr .,
that they will have nothing TO do With the
proposals to make the exclusion Of the pro-
vince Of Ulster pertinent or to reduce the
IRISH representation in the Imperial Parlia-
ment pending the final settlement. In
addjti u to the Irish subject, the Govern
ment viii nave many questions to engage It's
attention during the week. Critics Of The
Cabinet will attempt to proloug the debate.
London, July 23rd personal and
family reasons Sir Edward Grey, who recent
ly was created au Earl, has received the roy
al permission to take the title Of Viscount
instead of Earl under the style Viscount
Grey of Fallodon. The inference is that the
Foreign Secretary took the lower dignity to
avoid the risk of being confused with Earl
Grey, formerly Governor General of Canada.
London, July 24th-A despatch to the
London "Dally Telegraph from Milan says:
Information from Lindau, Switzerland, says
that the Austrian from ier IS agniu closed to
progress. The reason is believed to be Il
general levy ~ ma4se 10 Austria, the clearing
out of the last reserves, including oaly half
recovered invalids and wounded from th"
barracks, the wI(hdr oval of II large part OF
the troops from the Italian front and the
transportation of all troops IN Serbia. Aus
tria thus is collecting whatever remains OF
her forces and sending them to the Russian
front. 1t is said hat already 100000 Aus
TRAN troops mostly territoriols who formed
the army of occupation in Serbia, have been
removed and sent to Galicia. Tue maxi.
mum reserves that Gun be collected is esti~
at about 400, 900 men, and if the reserve
army also is defeated by the Russians, Aus
tria Will have used up her very last resources
in human material.
London, July 24th-The Official statement
f,on, uaodouartars in France iss1ad tonirbt