, 1916-11-08

using the strongest forces made continuous
attacks yesterday on the Somme front. The
Wa Office announcement says that the Ger
man troops withstood these attacks I'M
shaken.
Bridgeport, Conn, Nov. 6th-That the
cargo of the German merchant submarine
"Deutschland'' now at New London am
mounted to approximately $10,O0O,0 900 was
announced here last night by Mr. Jamaa
L. Mc.Govern, collector of Customs for Con-
n~ecticut. OF this sum he said 80, O0O, 900
was represented by stocks. bonds and other
securities shipped from Germany for the
purpose of strengthening German credit
10 the United States, About 81, 600, 900
Of he value of the cargo, Mr.. Nc Govern
said, consisted of dye siuffs, medicine
aud chemicals. A very small portion was
represented by diamonds and other precious
stones, he declared.
Mexico City, Nov. 6th-The Mexican Gov
eminent has been notified by the British
Ambassador at Washington of the presence
Of German submarines i'll the Gulf of Mexico
and has been warned that the Allies will
take "drastic measures, if the undersea
craft receive aid from the Mexican ports or
sources. This information was made public
asst night by Foreign Minister, Aguilar, who
issued the text Of a note received from the
British Ambassador through United States
Secretary Lansing and Charge d'Affaires
Mr.. Charles B. Parker. The British note
demands q strict censorship of Mexican
wireless, and says that any failure to main
tain Mexican neutrality will be attended
with disastrous results.
PARIS, Nov. 6th.-A violent attack by Ger
man troops was made last night on the posi-
tons captured by the French between Sail
lySaillisel and the st. Pierre Vast Wood.
The War Office announced today that this
assault was repulsed with heavy loss to the
Germnns. Some ground was gained bv the
Germans in the Wood and in the village of
Sally Saillisel. On the Verdun front
there has been active cannonadlrg in the
Damloup region, but no infantry engagements
occurred elsewhere.
London, Nov. 6th-A strong German
counter attack last night compelled the Bri-
fish to relinquish a portion of the ground
they had captured in the neighbourhood of
Butte de Warlencourt on the Somme front,
the War Office announced today. East OF
Les Boeufs the British secured yesterdays
gain. The British conducted three sue
cessful raids on trenches in the Armentieres
ord Xn"na a"noe
London, Nov. 6th.-Lloyds announce that
the American steamer Lanao has been sunk
BY a submarine. Thirty men have landed at
Barry. The Lanao was sunk or October
28th. Lloyds reports. The men landed ut
Barry were brought in by the Norwegian
steamship Iromp. The Lanao was owned
by the FIndlay steamship Company of Mani
la. she was OF 692 tons gross.
London, Nov. 6th.-A British submarine
operating in the North Sea reports that she
fired torpedoes at n German battleship of
the Dreadnought type yesterday making a
hit. The announcement is as follows. One
of our submarines operating in the North
Sea reports that she fred torpedoes at a
German battleship of the Dreadnought
type near the Danish coast yesterday. The
vessel was hit. The amount of damage ia
unknown The British announcement gives
no intimation whether any considerable
portion of The German High Seas Fleet was
in the North Sea Yesterday.
London, Nov. 6th.-The War Office COM
munication issued this evening says. Our
front between the Ancre and the Somme