, 1916-07-26
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III The loss DIV the alCuCKefS OF more tnau
1000 meu killed and nearly 500 made pri-
soners, according to II statement gwen out
by the Wai Office today which, is as follows:
An attack by he English in the region of
Iromelles Oh Wednesday was executed. The
Bavarinn division before whose trout the
attack took place counted on the ground in
front of them more than 1000 enemy killed,
aud brought III 461 prisoners, including 10
Officers and 16 machip4-guns. On both sides
oil The Somme the enemy yesterday as was
expected prepared to deliver q main blow
but failed after the strongest fire, p'epara-
tions over q front Of about 4O kilometres
(utout % miles attacks were made from
soath Of Pozieres t. west of Vermand
Oyillers. More than seven divisions with
more than 200, 900 men participated in the
attacks. The result for the eaeny is tLat
the fist line of the German division along
Il front OF about three kilometres south Of
Hardecoult was pressed back from its fore
most trenches into the next trench line 500
metres behind and enemy divisions pene-
truted into The salient OF the little wood Of
Vermand Oviil6rs.
Paris, July 22ud-A strong German at.
tack northwest Of 81. Die in the Vosges was
repulsed last night by the French. The War
Office report Of Today says: On The Fefdun
front the Germans bOmbarded violently
Freuch positions III The sectors OF Fleury and
Fumin wood. In the region of Moulin
Sous tout-Vent "a strong German reconhals-
sance was dispersed.
London, July 22nd-A spirited artillery
duel along the British front in Northern
France during which British front line and
supporting trenches were bombarded with
gas shells and projectlles CONTAINING l%rrItants,
is recorded in today's War Office report.
Aside from these COMPARTMENTS at several
points Oh the front in the past twelve hours
there have been no important Developments.
London, July 22Ed-A Rotterdam de-
spatch to The DAILY News" says: Germany
is preparing for a supreme effort on the
western front aud according to reliable infor-
nation has drafted to the Somme front III
the last three weeks 340,0 600 men. 100000
are from depots, but the remainder are sea
soned men who have been slightly wounded
and are now thoroughly cured. The cavalry
is being sent west also, my information
declares. They personally saw regiments
of Dragons, Hussals, Uh!ans and MOUNTED
Lancers passing through Dusseldorf on Their
way west. 1t is certain that even at the
risk of continued small retreats Oh the East
ern front, the Germans are determined TO
throw everything into the West.
London, July 22nd.-Rumours persist that
Rumania will enter the war by mid august,
but there is no COMBINATION OF Sucn reports
in Official circles. Major Moraht, the mill
tary critic of the B e' liner Tageblatt" in The
German papers, which have just reached
London, warns Rumania not to tempt Pro- +
violence in view of the present Developments
on the Western front together with the
presence of Bulgarians in the rear and the
Formidable nature of the Austrian defence.
Paris, July ~22nd.-Senator Henri Benen"
ger, who has returned from a visit to the
British Field Headquarters quotes General
Sir Douglas Haig as saying: W must
impose a peace that is really valid as we
shall have paid for it," The French Senator
was shown in detail the methods used by the
British General Staff in handling the enor-
nous details of the Western campaign. He
describes Sir Douglas Haig as a commander
who leaves nothing to chance and says that
the British commander believes that the
war will be decided on the Western battle
fields. ssThe technical skill of the British
General Stat" said the Senator, "s on an
equality with the heroism of the British
troops"