, 1916-08-19

nave PlOiOO 'HO " L ILnuH llIlO
on the Zlota-Lipa River at a new point,
having crossed to the west bank of the river
III a II mile advance from the upper Stripa,
it was Officially announced to day. The
new Austro-German line along The Z;ota-
Lipa TO which General Bothmer retl Gated
from the river Stripa is already giving way
under heavy pressure. Russian forces have
crossed the Zlota- pa at several points in
the north and are attacking Bothmer's army.
The Austro- Germans are making desperate
efforts to throw the Czm's troops back to the
east bank.
Milan, August 15th.-Tbe meeting be-
tween the German Imperial Chancellor DR..
Won Betbmann HolIweg, the German Foreign
Minister at Vienna with renewed rumours of
The impending nomination of Count Andrassy
as Austrian Foreign Minister are regarded as
events of almost transcendent importance III
the Austrian capital.
London, July 27th.-Oficers casualty lists
continue TO show the severity OF the fighting
on the western front. The losses for one
week, July 18th to 23rd we've 528 killed,
1910 wounded and POI missing, a total of
1899. The proportion Of killed to wounded
] to 2 is rather higher than i'll the preceding
fortnight.
Paris August 15th.-The Italian Dread
uOuRDL '1tOudIOO uu ' lltl ChuSAI H0
and blew up in the harbour of Ia
ranto, Italy, and three hundred of her
crew were drowned, the fire was discovered
in the dreadnought's kitchen. and spread
rapidly. The captain Immediately ordered
the magazine flooded, ana tried to
beach the battleship, but one magazine
r exploded before this could be done. The
: vessel was throws over on her side and a
lurge number of her crew were thrown into
the sea. Il is believed that the battleship
can be righted and be refoated. Her dis
placement was $4,000 tons, and carried u
total company of 957 men.
Washington, August l5tb.-AD eXpIanatO-
ny statement of how Great Britain's examlna-
ton Of mails is being conducted was presented
yesterday to Mr.. Lansing, Secretary OF State
by the British Embassy. 1t says the delay
has been reduced to a minimum, and ex-
plains that bags represented as containing
printed matter, contained rubber, coffee,
iewelry, etc. sometimes disguised as newspa-
pers, and that persons writing to or from
enemy countries had adopted the practice Of
sending their letters under cover to inter.
mediates i'll neutral counties.
Paris, August 15th.-TO-day's official des-
patch says On the right bank of the Meuse
(Verdun 'front.' q series of minor actions
were carried out brilliantly by our Grena-
diers, north of the Chapel of Saint Fine, en-
aiding us to occupy some portions of Ger
man trenches on a front of 800 yards and a
depth of / 200 yards. The enemy attempted
to recapture them by a counter-attack which
was broken up by our curtain Of fire.
London, August 15th.-Nearly all the re-
manning trenches northwest of Pozieres on
the Somme front in which the Germans
gained a footing on Sunday have been re-
taken, the War Office announced to-day.
Berlin, August 15th.-Having returned
from the Somme region, Emperor William
has gone to the Eastern front.
London, August 15th.-The official COM
munication issued this evening says "There
have been the usual artillery bombardments
at various places on the British front.
The situation is unchanged and there are no
important inciden. s to report.
Paris, Aug. 15th.-Ihs French official
communication issued this evening says
"Apart from a somewhat lively capnonade
south of the Somme on the right bank of
the Mouse. there are no important events to
report on the whole front"
P~etrograd, Aug. 15th.-The Russians have