, 1916-07-22

across the river LIP ana Deyoid tlat Stfetin,
says a War Office announcement issued to-
day. Indications are, the statement adds,
that The retreat was effected in the greatest
disorder. The Official statement says: In
the Riga region, there was AL artillery duel.
The Germans at many plnces attenp ed un-
successfully 10 recapture lost trenches. AS
u result of the latest skiilful operations of
General Sakarof's troops IN Volhynia we
gained a victory GU July Is h, whicn brought
us 1900 prisoners and 80 guns asannpunced
yesterday, and enabled us to sweep the en-
envy completely from the left bank of the
lower Lipa, driving him to Krassoff and be-
You'd the river. Ju lying by the abundance
OF war material the enemy abandoned, he
retreated ia great disorder. Some of the
heavy guns captured were yesterday already
bombarding enemy positions on the south
bank of the L:pa. German prisoners cap
turel wore uniforms Of I'LL kinds, proving
the mixed character Of the recent fofmltious.
Caucasus front: The offensive on our right
wing continued yester lay. GA the II b oar
brave mountain Cossacks had great success.
courageousIy d~islodging the enemy from
powerful organized positions. In some ph,c-
es not only did the Cossucks attain the suow-
line, but even crossed it. In the region Of
the town of Medjidag they captured Two
machine-guns, a quantity Of arms aud pri8-
oners. Iu the regiou of Taurus, we captur-
ed a complete Turkish company.
London, July 19th.-Lloyds reports the
French stenmer "Ville de Rouen'', 4.721 tons
and owned at Roueu, has been sunk by q
submarine.
Madrid, July 18th.-The striking employ
ees agreed to-day TO resume work Immediately.
1t was decided that their interests would be
safeguarded by the plan OF arbitration pro-
posed by the Government.
Paris, July 18th.-Oficial adyices received
from Sulonica under date of Monday say
that cannonading is in progress along the
entire Salouica front. Allied aeroplanes
burned part of the Bulgarian crops in tie
region Of Monastir, the statement says. The
infrmation given out by the French author
tiles in regard TO the sill uation at Salonica is
not sufficiently explicit to indicate whether
the entire Allies are preparing an Offensive
movement such as would be preceded by %
general bomhardment. A drive from the
Salonicl front has been predicted for some
time during the Summer. There are some
10000 Serbian troops on this front, and sew
eral hundred thousand French and British
soldiers. 1t is generally understood that
the Allies have 600, 600 or more avail able
men for a campaign.
Berlin, July 18th-The Official statement
of July 18th on the italian campaign is MS
follows: The Q were artillery engagements
along our Barcondn positions and in the
adjoining sector rs far as the Astach valley
also i'll the Dolomites, north of The Pelle-
griuo valley, in the Marmolaka district and
on the Carinthian front III the Seebach and
Rainilir areas. An attack by italian infantry
Oh our positions in the Seebach valley was
repulsed.
Berlin, July 18'h-The Official German
report of to-day says that the Franco British
forces on both sides of the Somme were de-
voted yesterday to artillery preparations.
The text of the statement is as follows:
Western front: At numerous points along
the northern front, enemy patrols were re-
pulsed by our defence. In a British trench
east of Vermelles, a German patrol captured
one officer, 4 non commissioned officers aud
IL men. On both sides of the Somme artil-
lery preparations was in progress during the
day. In the evening strong attacks against
Pozieres and the position TO the eastward
and also against Biaches, La Maisonette,
Barleux and Soyecourt were everywhere
repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy. In
the Meuse sector, there has been lively artil-
lery activity and minor hand grenade en-
gagements. The Official statement on ope-
ratiOns along the Eastern front ia az follows.