, 1916-07-08

issued the following gone of our mine sweep
ers in the North Sea was hit by q torpedo
from all enemy submarine on Tuesday. 1t
was slightly damaged and is now in harbour.
Washington, July 5th.-There are more
than 81, 00O, 600 men Of military age in the
United States, according to 8 bulletin issued
by the Census Bureau to-day. These include
1896, 900 alien white and $4,000 Chinese,
Japanese and others who would be ineligible
for duty.
Lond II, July 9th. The Chimes" under
stands that a rising against the Austrians has
broken out in Montenegro. It's leader is a
former War Minister upon whose head the
Austrians set a high price. The Montene-
grins who have risen have taken to the
wooded parts of the country. The rising
is prompted by the state of restitution i'll
which the inhabitants have been left by
the Austrians.
London, July 5tn.-The War Office an
nounced today:-South eff La Bassee Canal,
after the discharge of gases and smoke, we
made some successful raids into the enemy's
fret line. In one of these, the Royal
Welsh Fusiliers especially distinguished
themselves, capturing forty prisoners, a
trench-mOrtar and u macblDe-gun. In an
other raid the Highland Light Infantry sue
cessfuly entered the enemy's trenches west
OF huIJuCHs "A III uh II PIuOVA1OAl
was destroyed, many Germans were killed
and some prisoners were taken, There was
no change of Importance on the rest of our
front.
London, July 6th-A reorganization of
the Oabinet will be necessary when the an
nouncement is made tomorrow or aturday
of Mr.. Lloyd Georges promotion to the War
Office Mr.. Edwin Montagu, Financial
Secretary of the Treasury, is expected to
succeed him as Minister of Munitions. The
TELEGRAPH believes that Mr.. J. Austen
Chamberlain will retire as Secretary for India
in order that a Member of the House of
Lords may be appointed, filling the Cabinet
vacancy caused by the death of Lord kitch-
ener. In thisc ase, NJ. Chamberlain would
receive another Office Of equal importance 10
that which he now holds. Another way
of meeting the vacancy would be the eleva-
ton of Sir Edward Grey to the Peerage.
According to some of the Morning Papers it
is proposed to create Mr.. Harold J. Tennnut,
Parliamentary Secretary for Wa, Il Peer and
have him succeed Mr.. Montagu as Chaucel-
lor of the Dnchy of Lancashire, n pos: Wb ch
the latter holds in addition to his Secretary
snip.
Paris, July 6th.-The Official statement
issued by the War Office tonight says: On
both sides of the Somme the enemy ondea-
voured to-day to recapture the two ends Of
the line held by the French. North Of
the Somme, q series of German counter
attacks directed against ol new lines
north of the village of Hem were
successfully shattered by our artillery with
out the enemy being able to obtain the least
success. We took some prisoners. South
of the river counter-attacks launched from
Berny-sur-Noye on our positions between
Estreea and Belloy-en -Santerre by our bar
rier of fire ard the enemy was unable to
debouch from his trenches. In this region
the Germans suffered great losses. The
companies caught in a trench northwest of
Berry by the enfladiug fire of our mitrail-
leuses were annihilated. On the left bank
of the Meuse, the activity of the artillery on
both sides continues in the sector of Chat
tancoart. On the right bank of the river,
the enemy violently bombarded the Fumin
wood, La Laufee and our emplacements at
Damloup. North of La Morville. a salvo
from our batteries exploded a German NUM-
tions depot. A group of our ~aviators drop
ped a number of shells last night on the rail-
way from Hem to Nesle. Fire broke out in
the stations at Hem and Voyennes. The rail-
way was damaged at several places. The
Belgian communication is as follows: The