, 1916-11-01

between 10 coo and 10000, nine between
$4,000 and 20 900, one of 80, 900 and Two be
tween 10000 and 10000 tons.
London, Oct. 29tb.-The bye-election for
the north Felmauagh Qreland) division to-
day resulted in The return OF Mr.. Archdale,
(Unionist) unopposed.
Loudon, Oct. 26 1.-The British official
statement from headquarters in France is
sued tonight reads This morning we car
ried out successfully a local operation north.
east of Lesboeufs, whereby we captured seve-
rul important enemy trenches, our artillery
bonn bardment was very effective and the
enemy when driven from his position was
caught by our rifle fire. We took two off.
GERS and sixty one other men. Dunng the
day the enemy shelled the neighbourhood of
Eaucourt Labbaye and M%artiupuich. Our
own artillery was active against the enemy
front in the Messihes, Armentieres, Guiuchy,
HOhenzoilern and Commecourt areas.
London, Oct. 29th-Prisouers taken in
yesterdays operations uorth east Of Lesboe-
ufs were two officers and 1873 of other
ranks, says the British official state
ment Of today on operations on the west
ern front. During the night there
was nothing to report. We made a fur
Their advance this morning northeast of
Lesboeufs and captured another tre' ch.
The enemy shelled heavily various parts of
our front. South of the Aucre aud else
where beyond intermittent Smelling aud
trench mortar activity, there is uothing to
report. Yesterday despite a strong adverse
wind, much useful reconnaissance work was
done by our aeropIanes. One machine is
missing.
Paris, Oct. 24th-The Wa Office announces
today. On the left bank of the Struma the
British repulsed q Bulgarian counter-attack
in the region north of Ormanli. In the
bend of the Cerna the Serbians made
fresh progress. The French during a bril-
liant engagement captured the village Of
Gradilovo. Further to the left between
Kenali and the Cerna one of our regiments
captured a system of enemy trenches. On
our left wing tue artillery struggle contin-
ues very active, The fire of our batteries
caused the explosion of an ammunition de-
pot near Volushina north of Kiashovo, the
Germans violently bomborded the Douau-
mont positions Today says the bulletin,
issued by the War Office tonight. The text
reads apart from an artillery battle which
continues with great violence in the Douau-
mont region there is no important event on
the whole front to report. The persistent
bad weather hampers operations.
Paris, Oct. 29fh-The bulletin issued by
the War Office tonight says: South of The
Somme after q violent bombardment The Ger
mans at 3 o'clock in the afternoon attacked
our positions north and south of La Maison-
nette, using liquid fire. Our barraee and
machine-gun broke Town the attack, and
threw the enemy back into the original
trench. North of Verdun artillery fighting
continued lively in the Haudremont Douau-
mont sectors. There was no infantry action.
On the remainder of the front the day was
calm.
Sa!onica, Oct 28th-The official statement
from Serbian headquarters issued today
reads. Yesterday friday morning we had
several local engagements. We advanced
in places and repulsed enemy counter attacks,
taking a number of machiue-guns and some
scores of prisoners.
Sofia, October 29tb.-The following Off
cial communication was issued today. Be-
tween Jake Presba aud the Cerna river
there has been lively artillery activity. We
repulsed an enemy attack by a counter attack.
Between the BitoIy (Monostir Lerena For
ina) railway, and the Cerna, several attacks
on~the front held by the German troops rear
the bond of the Cerna failed. In the Mon
Glenica valley west and east of the Vardar,
south of Stoyakovo and at the foot of Belas-
chitza there have been artillery actions. On
the Struma front there has been considerable