, 1916-07-12

rallied and made desperate efforts to main.
tain his positions on the left bank of the river.
The fighting is continuing. In the region
of the village Of Ivanovka in the Dvinsk re-
gion, enemy air squadrons dropped seventy
bounds on our hospital conveys. Two Sisters
of Charity and one Red Cross delegate were
wounded. There were artillery duels on the
Noi'ynian-G alician front. The enemy bonn
barded violently our positions at Gliadki
and Izebrovo, In the Baltic one of our sub
marlues IN the course Of its usual cruise
sank a large German steamer loaded
with iron ore in the gulf OF Bothnia.
Caucasus front: We are continuing pro-
gress west of Platana. In the direction
OF Gumesnan our scouts havonetted a
large number of Turks. South Of the
Taurus we successfully advanced aud
captured an important mountain neck
and an entire line of heights which the
enemy had spent much time in fortifying
At vatlous points We compelled the Turks
to flee FROM their positions.
Berlin, July 10th-German correspondents
on the Western front telegruphing on Sunday
agree in reporting that the great offensive
Is virtually at Il standstill, They also assert
that it achieved no results of particula I'M
portance i'll the week it lasted, and that
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proportion to the losses suffered. The cor
respondent of the "Lokal Anzeiger' teIe-
graphs: The offensive has been at u stand
still for the last three days and is shatter-
ing itself into a bitter group of conflicts on
the wall OF our second lines. Our defend
ing forces have damned up the advancing
enemy in a basin. And they are unable
to unite forces sufficient to enlarge the Dor
ders of the ba in to nny extent worthy of
nothing. The correspondent of the "Vossische
Zeituug" reports that the first week Of the
offensive has not brought the enemy any
nearer his goal. He intimates the posibili-
ty of an extension of the Allies efforts
saying all kinds Of signs point to tho posi-
bility of an extension of the front on which
the offensive is taking place. Dem 1n5tra-
tons by The Allies continue at La Bassee,
Lens, i'll the Aisne and in the Bois-de-Pretre.
Places far behind our front are being bonn
barded and squadron of aylators ascend to
distrub our transports and rear communion
lions. The success of all these efforts is
very scnnty.
Berlin, July 10th-The Official statement
is ~ follows: Western theatre: Ga both
sides of .he Somme, fighting continues.
Our troops repeatedly repuIsed the enemy
to his storming positions and wherever as
the result of his closely following waves
of attack they temporarily were forced to
yield ground we quickly elected him by
ourter-attncks La Tie Bos des-Trones, for
instance, which had been penetrated by the
English and the farm In Moisonette and
the village of Barleux which had been storm
ed by The French they were recorqnered
and consolidated against the enemy. At
Ovillers there was uninterrupted hand to
hnnd fighting. The French obtained q
Judgment in the village of Biaches. Between
Barleux and Pelloy the oft repeated attacks
continually broke down with the greatest
loss. Further 10 the west they were pre-
vented by our barrage fire from leaving their
trenches. Between the sea aud the Ancre
and also on the line of the Champagne and
east of The Meuse, artillery battles were re-
vived from time TO time. Infantry encoun-
tiers took place west of Warneton, east Of
Armentieres, in the region of failure (Cham
pagne) and on the western edge of the
Argonne where French detachments were
repulsed. Near HUI iuch, Givenchy and Vau-
quoIs we cpused successful mine explosions.
On the northern section of the front, apart
from ~fruitless Russian attacks in the region
of Skobows, east of Gorodische, nothing OF inn
p~ortance has occurred. There was very lively
aerial activity on both sides. Our "vlalors