, 1916-07-15

OueuOiS anu La IauI00. LII Lorraine an
attack against one of our trenches east of
BadonVlllers was completely repulsed.
Belgian communication Artillery actions
were carried out along the whole front, but
without great intensity.
Petrograd, July 12th.-The Official state.
ment given out by the War Office tonight is
rs follows: "Our artillery dispersed Ger
mans who were attempting to bring artillery
against the lkskull works. In the sector of
the Tscherkassy farm south of Krevo, the
Germans supported by a violent artillery fire
took the offensive, but were repulsed by our
eounter-attacks On the Stokhod there were
artillery duels. tn the region of the viii
lage of Kachovka the enemy attempted to
approach the Stokhod but were repulsed by
our fire. Caucasus font: West of E' zerum
our troops having repulsed the Turks, took
the town OF Mamakhatrm by assault. In the
the course of their retreat the enemy set fire
to the town. We took measures to extin-
guish the flames.
Petrograd, July 12h.-The following
statement of military operations was issued
to-day by the Russian Army Headquarters.
On the whole front from Riga to Polessie
there was intermittent artillery and rifle
fire. German ~aviutors dropped bombs on
the station of Uamirie and the town Of Mes
vii, where several houses were set on fire.
Persistent fighting continued on the Stok-
hod front. Near the village of Grouchivha
north of Hulewiche the enemy made his app
pearance on the right bank of the river, but
later was elected therefrom. On July tenth
we made prisoners, "a officers and 745 Ger
man and Austrian soldiers. Or the Baltic
our torpedoboat destroyers during operations
IN the Gulf Of Bothnia, captured two large
steamers one of which was loaded will iron
- hnU hrnnnht both UAccnIu into NI1r
ports. Caucasus front: To the west of the
Erzernm centre we made considerable pro-
gress and captured a new line of fortified
Turkish positions. Prisoners continue to be
brought in. From the End to the 9Th in
slant LOT officers, 1854 men, three machine
guns and four bomb-throwers were captured.
A large quantity of arms and war material
was left when the Turks retreated.
London, July 12th.-The Brit's h have
retaken the ground lost last night to the
German g., according 10 the Official sta ement
issued Iasi night, and now hold all Of Mametz
wood. Two German attacks against Contal-
maisOn were repulsed. The text It aders:
'The days were marked by sharp local fight
ing. III certain areas in Mametz wood
we recaptured all the ground lost last
night, and now hold the whole wood.
We also made some progress in Trones
wood. The very large number of
German dead in this vicinity shows the cost
lines OF their attack last night. Two heavy
German attacks against CONTAMINATION broke
down under our fire."
London, July 12th.-The British version
of the naval encounter in the southern Adri-
attic, which the Austrian Admiralty in q
statement issued yesterday declared had
resulted in the sinking of four or five British
patrol boats by the Austrian cruiser Novara,
was given this afternoon in the following
Official statement: "Information received
from the British Admiral in the Adriatic is
that on July 9th the Austrian cruiser Novara
came upon a group of His Majesty's patrol
boats on duty. The Astrum, Spei and CLAWS
were sunk and the frigates Bird and Benbus
damaged, but were able to return to their
ports. The crew of the Astrum and SEei
were taken prisoners, and among the; remain
der of the boats there were ten killed and
eight wounded"
London, July 12th.-Replying to a ques-
ton in the House of Commons this afternoon
MI. Asquith said it was obvious that the
duration of the present Parliament. which
expired under ordinary circumstances in
September, would have to be extended.
London, July 12th.-A Reuter- dispatch
from Rnenoa Aires saws that Sir Ernest