, 1916-08-09

sneHed BlSceghe an Italian port on the
Adriatic near Bari. The text of the state-
ment is as follows: Two enemy destroyers
shelled Bisceglie, a district which possesses
no defence. Six persons were injured, two
OF them women, seriously. The damage was
slight. Nine Italian aeropIanes bombarded
during the day Durazzo with great effect.
A large number of bombs fell on wharves,
buildings and aerodlomes. All of the ma
chimes, except one which broke down and
had TO land in enemy territory, returned.
London, Aug. 3id-Mls. Joseph Chamber
lain, widow of the late Statesman, and the
Rev. William Hartley Carnegie, Rector of st.
Margarets and Canon of Westminster, we're
married at Westminster Abbey at s o'clock
this morning. The ceremony was very sim
pie and quiet.
Island of Corfu, Aug. 3rd-The Servian
Government has decided TO convoke the Ser
hian Parliament. King Peter of Serbia and
the Greek Government Aaye been advised of
thisi intention.
London, Aug. 3rd-Lord Newton Under
Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the House
OF Lords to-day sand. The American EN-
bassy in Berlin notified The Government
on July 7th. that Mr.. Patrick Moran of
the Connaught Rangers had been shot by
a guard at the working camp near Linn
U6IS on may AoLu. Inc cOnltnNl0aul VI
the camp told the American Representa-
tive that Mr.. Moran, while intoxicated, at
tackled a guard who shot him dead in self
defence. On July 10Th. The American
Embassy informed the Government th"t
another Irish prisoner, Mr.. William Delvlu,
Munster Fu>iliers, had been shot at tue
Limberg Working camp. When the Am
bassador, Mr.. Gerard visited the camp in
connection with the death of Mr.. Morap
the shooting of Mr.. DeIvin was concealed.
Both soldiers had refused to join with Sir
Roger Easement in his proposed expedition
to Ireland. The Br fish Government ad-
dressed a strong protest to the German
Government against their action III pacing
obstacles i'll the way of Mr.. Gerard in his
enquiries into the shooting. On the Both.
we received a detailed report OF the shoot
ing of Moran. The German authorities
refused to allow Mr.. Gerard to talk to wiz
nesses except in the presence OF a German
officer.
Havre, August 3rd.-The sinking of the
German gunboat Grnf Won Getzen i'll a duel
with a Belgian gunboat is announced in an
Official statement issued by the Belgian War
Office. Lit: Colonel Moulaert telegraphs that
while cruising off the German shores of lake
Tanganyika The Belgian gurbont surprised
on July 28th. a German gunboat landing
troops. She was engaged and sank Is min
utes later, the Belgian boat then scattered
by her fire enemy troops who had just been
landed. 1t is not known whether the crew
of the German ship were save. The Bel
gians suffered DO losses.
Paris, Aug. 3rd,-North of the River Som
me several German attempts last night
against the French position on Monacu Farm
were repulsed it was officially announced
by the French War Office Dept. this after
noon. The French troops organized their
new positions between Monaco Farm aud
Hem Wood. South of the Somme u Ger
man counter attack south of Estrees failed.
Several violent German counter attacks on
the trenches taken by the french yesterday
on the fight bank of the liver Meuse, the
statement adds were everywhere repulsed
by the screen of fire. from our infantry. In
this region which is north of Verduu the
French made substantial progress to the
south of Fleury. Since the first of August
the French have captured LOO Germans.
On this bank of the Meuse an intense artil-
lery duel continues but there has been no
infantry action. In the Somme sector Ser
geant Cham of the French aviation corps
brought down two German machines which
makes a total of eight brought down by this
aviator.