, 1916-07-22

steadily inci eased since the water rose
on Sunday. To day the toll of human life
stood at "a with prospects that it might be
increased snl! further.
London, July 19th.-The following Ofici-
al report III regard u the campaign in Ger
man East Africa was issued to. day. Tele-
graphing on July 18Th, General SHUTS reports
that the enemy forces which endeavouIed to
operate against his communications mont til Of
Hindri aud on the Usambarn railway between
Korogwe aud Tnngu have now boen driven
down the Pangnni river abandoning a field
gun. Clearance of the area is progressing
satisfactorily.
London, July 19th.-The Russians have
crossed the Carpathiens and have penetrated
a days march into Hungary, according to q
despatch to the Star from Petrograd. The
despatch says The Russians are threatening
the Austrian rear in the mountains. The
advance is being made, according to this in
formation, by the armies OF General Letch:t~
zky which are aguin on the move after an
interval of quiet.
Ottawa, July l8lh.-Canadian wheat is
flowing rapidly to the seaboard and across
the Atlantic. Furthermore, it is selling at
much higher prices than those paid in the
United States. Figures OF the export Of
wheat during the first half of July are
$4,000, 600 bushels. Since May LIST. the
average amount of wheat exported has been
close to a million bushels per day. The
ruling prices for wheat in Winnipeg are some
six cents higher to-day than in Chicago.
New York, July 18Th. The breaking off
of the conferences between the Cloak SUIT
and Skirt manufacturers protective Associa-
ton aud the international Garment Workers
Union left the Garment Workers strike to-day
10 oil int VrI.Cn - NNns vyh,, II tat.
three months ago. Statements issued by
both sides accuse the other of bad faith and
res ponsibility for the failure Of negotiations.
The strike affects some 10000 employees and
about 500 manufacturers.
London, July 19th.-Lord Clifford Of
Chudleigh died to day. He was "a years
old md the owner of about eight thousand
seven hundred acres of land.
Loudon, July 1Sth.-Llovds announced
that The steamer "WiItonnulI 1887 tons has
been sunk. She was unal med and was last
reported ut Knrachi, India on May 10Th.
She was owned hy The Wilton Hall Steam
ship Company OF Bristol.
Copenhagen, July 18th-Two more
neutral vessels have been torpedoed. The
Ritzau News Agency says they are the
Dutch Iron ship Penula and the Swedish
schooner Bertha, and that their crews
were landed at Nyborg.
Amsterdam, July 18h-The Dutch ship.
ping council winch investigated the toIpe-
doing of the Dutch steamer Rjndi1k last
April off the Sicily Islauds finds that the
steamer was struck by q torpedo construc-
ted at Fiume, the naval base of Austria
Hungary on the Adriatic Sen.
Stockholm, July 19th-It is reported
here that the British Steamship Adams 1929
tons gross has been captured by % German
destroyer off Anus Sweden, while on u Yoy-
age from Finland.
London. July 19'h-A Lloyds despatch
from Algiers says the Italian steamship
Angelo was sunk by a submarine. The
crew WAS landed. The Greek steamer Evan
gelistria is believed TO have been sunk. The
Angelo was at Sp"zia Italy Juue 26th. The
Evangelistria 2.212 tons gross and l48 feet
long was owned in Syria. She was last
reported June 9th. ut Snvona Italy.
London, July 19th-gbe British troops
have recaptured in the village of Longueval
and Delville wood most of the ground token
by the Germans Tuesday night, according
to the official statement issued tonight.
The communication says: "North OF the
Somme, heavy fighting is still in progress
near Longueval village and the Delville
wood. In both places we have already