, 1916-06-14

London, June 8th.-The British Official
statement issued at midnight reads The
principal activity in the past "a hours has
been il the sector between Vimy ridge and
La Bassee canal, where mine warfare
was part cularly III evidence. Six mines and
camouHets have been exploded with re-
suits generally speaking in our favour. Near
the Hohenzollern ledoubt the explosion of
one of our mines considerably damaged the
enemy defeuces and after the explosion our
Shippers accounted for nine of the garrison.
Around SoucL.ez there has been q good deal
of work with trench mortHrs, and along the
whole sector the artillery of both sides has
bombarded actively. just south of Ln-Bas-
see canal we carried out a successful raid last
night, INJECTING losses on the enemy. The
garrison of the raided trenches fed, leaving
The dead on the ground. The situation at
Hooge is unchanged, aud there has been
10 infantry actions to DAY. The artillery OF
both sides sheiled intermittently both day
and hight. Elsewhere on the front there
was nothing special interest, the day passing
quietly.
Paris. June 8ih.-The Official communica-
ton reads: On the left bnuk of the Meuse,
the artillery activity was maintained with
intensity in the sector of bill 304 and the
region of Chattancourt Gu the right bank,
liz 6ltCI NlOiOub oIa0 " "
ed unsuccessful attacks against our positions
to he west and to the east of Thiaumont farm.
All those attacks failed under our curtain of
fire aud the fire of our machine guns. The
capnonadiug was violent III the region to
the west of Pont "a NJ ousson, and intermittent
on the rest OF the front. Tn Belgium COM
munication reads: The bombardment on
both sides reached great intensity at various
points along the front of the Belgian Army.
Petrograd, June 9Th The Official state
ment issued to-day is as follows On Tues
day we developed our off nsive in the direc-
tion of Rovno and Kovel, and keeping OH the
heels OF the overthrow enemy, following a
battle in the region of Lutsk, we occupied
that town. In many places we have seized,
not only the lines Of the rivers Elowa and
Styr, but have crossed them and continued
our offensive. In Galicia on the Stripa, our
Infantry supported by artillery fire has cap
tured by an energetic advance a number of
powerful enemy organized positions on the
front of Trziboukhovt sky- Jaylovetz and ar
rived quite near the line of the Stripa river.
Tn addition to the 40, 900 previously taken,
we took in the course of yesterdays fighting
So officers and about II 900 men and captur-
ed u number of guns and machine-guns, a
qlantity of other weapons, field kitchens aud
telephone material. The result of the en-
pHgemontS from the 4tn TO Tue TIN IN
Vo!hynia and Galicia permit us TO consider
that we have already gained an important
victory, which is crowned by a great breach
in the enemy's fortified trout On the Dvina
front and in the lake region south of Dvinsk,
there have been violent fusilades at many
places. The g. rmans have bombarded by a
concentrated fire the Ikskull bridgehend.
Repeated German attempts TO advance in The
region south OF Smorgon were frustrated by
our fire. South of Krevo, the enemy artillery
fired gusts on on, positions. In the Cauca-
sus, the situation is unchanged.
Athens, June 9th-The Greek Cabinet has
decided to publish Immediately a demobiliza-
ton decree, disbandiug the - senior military
classes.
London, June 9th-The editorials in the
morning papers are largely taken up by the
situation III Greece. The leaders unanimous
" express belief that the Entente has decid-
ed at last TO take strong measu. es with the
anomalous situation in Greece, and the be-
lief is general hat Greece will be compelled
to capitulate in a short time. Although it is
not known what demands have been made
upon Greece, the "Daily Telegraph" and
other morning papers express he hope that
it is nothing short of the rehabilitation Of
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