, 1916-07-26

pOlhlSd 10 Unab ONCE, Wnll0 M. MhKafOH
has been appointed Minister of JUS
tee. NJ. 5azonotf retired from the Foreign
Ministry at his own request. The Emperor
IL a Rescript addressed TO NJ ,Snzonof, dwells
upon he zeal with which The Minister foil
owed His Mnjesty's Suggestions inspired by
justice and the couutty's honour. The EN-
peror regrets that the stale Of NJ. Sazonoff's
health compelled him to resign.
London, July 22ud.-The Oficial state
ment issued by the War Office tonight says:
The day passed without the occurrence of any
important incident on our fornt. Yesterday
our Airmen destroyed six hostile aeroplanes,
and forced several others to descend 10 the
ground III damaged condition. One of our
machines was brought down by gun fire and
two others are missing.
Paria. July 23rd-The Official announce
ment made public this afternoon is rs foliOw-:
Artillery lighting continued on the Sonm3
front. South OF SoyeGourt % night attack
against onrnew~p positions flied under our fire.
OG The right bank Of the Meuse, there WAS
au artillery bomblrdment III the Ffeury sec
tor mud hand-qrennde fighting at the ap-
pouches to Chnpel ST. Fine. At Les lts-
parges German attempts against our trench
as were repulsed by machine-gu fire. On
the rest of the front the night was calm.
Paris, July G2nd-The Official statement
ISSUED Dy inc war ounce 10 nlSuL c0attS : VA
the right bank of the Meuse we made some
progress Ill the region of Fleury and cap
tured 70 prisoners. There was no event Of
importance on the rest of the trout. Con
trary 10 the statement made in the c0mmu-
nicAtion Of this morning all the French aero
planes which took part in the commandment
OF he Metz-Sablon5 station have returned to
our lines.
Paris, July 23rd.-The Official mmuni-
cation issued by the War Office tonight
reads Except for q rather spirited can
nonade north of The Somme there is no event
of Importance TO report Oh the whole front.
During the day Of July 2lst our neropIanes
bombarded the station at Vigneulles and on
the night Of July 21st to 22ud the station at
TA!onville where three great fires broke out,
the station at ArnavilIe and those at Laon
and Sterme. On the night of July 22nd and
23rd the station and military Establishment
at Thionville were bombnrded. One hundred
and fifteen shells were dropped in the course
of these expeditions. On the morning OF
July 22nd a group of II French aeroplanes
bombarded the military establishments
in the town of Mulheim on the right
bank of the Rhine. A number of proiectiles
were dropped on the station md bar
racks most of which hit their mark. On
the return of the expedition s aero
planes engaged ID battle with an enemy
squadron. -Four of tAe German machines
were brought down and crashed to the gu, tn
Two Of ours were obliged to make a landing
in the enemies lines. Inst evening a long
range enemy gun fired several shells of heavy
callbre i'll the region of Belfort. This morn
ing q German aeroplane bombarded the town
causing only in material damage. The Bel2i-
an communication The day was calm.
Night and day were relatively calm on he
22nd except in the region of Dixmude
where we silenced German guns which had
displayed considerable activity, The BeIgi-
an artillery carried out with marked success
destructive fires against the enemy organiza-
tions at Hetsas.
Petro9rad, July 23rd.-Tbe OAicial COM
munication issued by the War Office says:
On the Caucasian front our advance oontin-
ues. According to supplementary informa-
tion we seized at the capture of Grimetchany
not two but six guns. On the heights
of Baraban Daglari we took 600 prison
ers yesterday and captured ammunition
and stores. In the direction of Bagdad
there have been patrol engagements with
Kurds. In the Riga positions there has
been an intense artillery duel. Northeast
of Smorgon $50 miles east of Vilna) in