, 1916-09-27

london, Sept. 22nd.-British war ships
have been bombarding Bulgarian positions
in the vicinity Of NechorI on the east bank
of the Struma near its mouth north east of
Salonica, the War Office announced today.
On the left OF the British position on the
Macedonian front in the Doirau region an
artillery duel of increasing intensity is III
progress.
Paris, Sept. 22nd.-Germau infantry ad-
vancing in waves, made renewed efforts
this morning to beat back the French from
positions recently captured north OF tle
Somme. The official announcement of today
says, the attacks were broken by French
artillery before the Germans reached the
French lines, compelling them 10 retire to
their trenches after sustaining heavy losses.
the attacks of the Germans, made in strong
force, were centred on the French positions
between lie Priez Farm and Rancourt.
London, Sept. 22nd.-A Petrograd des-
patch to the Daily Chronicle dated Sept
Goth says, "For the present General Brusil-
loft armies are maintaining a steady pres
sure on all parts of The southwestern front
more particularly in the neighbourhood of
Halicz and in the dit6cult region Of the
wooded Carpathians to the borders of Buko-
VIVA and Hungary. Thisinsiatent and broad
iy distributed pressure has the advantage Of
holding the Teutons and preventing them
from concentrating superior forces at any
given point.
London, Sept. 22nd.-The British advance
ed on a front of about a mile last night in
the Somme sector south of the Ancre river.
The War Office announced to-day that two
lines of hostile trenches had been captured.
During the night we advanced on a front of
about a mile, the statement says, capturing
two lines of hostile trenches approximately
between Flers and Martinpuich. Our front
now runs approximately on q directline
north Of Flers and Martinpuich. The enc
my's trenches were successfully raided last
night north of Arras, prisoners being taken
and many casualties inflicted. North of Neu-
Vile st. WAIST a mine was blown up by us
and the crater occupied.
Ottawa, Sept. 21st.-Though light in COM
parison with st. Julien, Givenchy and Fes-
tubert, Canadian successes at the front this
week were accomplished at a heavy toll of
casualties. The Militia is still without de-
tails of the fighting, but word has come that
in the last engagements 400 Canadians were
killed, 1900 wounded and 800 missing. The
casualty lists these days show the intensity
of the offensive fighting. No advices have
come as to what divisions or battalions were
engaged.
London, Sept. 21st.-The Ring has autho-
rized Surgeon-G General Carleton. Jones Cana
dian Medicals, to wear the insignia of an
Officer of the Legion of Honour conferred
OF him by the French President in recogni-
ton of valuable services.
Rome, Sept. 22nd,-Pope Benedict will
hold another Oonsistory in November when
be will make an important declaration re-
garding the war and prospects for peace,
the United States was informed by reliable
sources to-day. His Holiness will create
several foreign Cardinals at this Oonsistory.
London, Sept. 23rd.-The official commu-
%nication issued shortly before midnight says
There was a heavy artillery Are by both sides
and isolated actions, in the course of which
we immediately improved our positions aud
pushed forward detachments in several d.
r~ections. There was great aerial activity
yesterday Thursday in the course of the
fighting, two enemy machines we're destroy
ed and another was forced to land in a lam
aged condition.
Rome, Sept. 22nd.-Italian troops have
made further progress on the Trentino
front, the War Ofice announced to-day. Per-
sistent bad weather again interfered with the
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