, 1916-09-06

Ihlaumont WORK. In the course OF these
attacks, we made 300 prisoners"
London, September 3rd. and Ger
MAJ forces were engaged in infantry fight
ing this morning north D. of the river Somme.
in France, according to the British official
statement issued this afternoon.
Bucharest, September 3rd.-Roumanians
have occupied the Transylvanian towns Of
Kronstadt, Tohanul, Cziozncsog, Tzicscrada,
Mopta and ~Podegimva. TIE artillery is domi-
mating the Temesvar railway, the Austrian's
principal supply route near the Serb frontier.
They captured 1900 prisoners and 100 cars
OF war material.
Punta Arenas. Chile, Sept. 3rd.-Lieut.
Sir Ernest Shackieton has the MEM
bers of his Antarctic expedition who were
marooned on Elephant Island, Sir Ernest
returned here to-day with his men safe and
well on board the rescue ship "Yelcho".
Petrograd, Sept. 3rd-Furious battles are
being fought by Russian and Austro-G erman
forces near Zlocjoff and Halicz to The east
and southeast of Lemberg in Galicia, accord
ing to today's Russian official statement.
Athens, Sept. 2nd-Representatives at
Athens OF Great Britain and France this
evening presented to the Greek Government
q note demanding control over the Greek
posts and telegraphs and insisting on the
deportation from Greece of agents OF the
Central Powers. TIL note reads as follows:
"By order of their Governments the under
signed Ministers of France and Great Britain
have the honour to bring the following
to the attention of the Greek Govern
ment. First: The two allied Govern
ments having from q sure source learn
ed that their enemies receive information
in divers ways, and notably through The
agency of the Greek telegruphs, demand the
control of the posts and telegraphs. Including
the wireless system. Second: Enemy agents
employed must Immediately leave Greece not
to return until the cessation of hostilities.
Third: Necessary measures have been taxi
en- against such Greek subjects as rendered
themselves guilty of completely in the above
mentioned corruption and espionage"
London. Sept. 3rd.-Thirteen Zeppelins
took part in a raid over the eastern coun-
ties last night, and an official statement
issued late his afternoon says the casual
ties so far reported are one man and one
woman killed and eleven men and women
and two children injured. 1t was the most
formidable air attack ever made on England.
Only three of the Zeppelins were able to
approach the outskirts OF London. One of
these was shot down and the other two were
driven off by air craft guns md aeroplanes.
Athens, Sept. 2nd-A policy OF full CO.
operation by Greece with the Entente Allies
under a coalition cabinet as a preliminary
to active intervention, has apparently been
decided on. The new plan involves the
indefinite postponement of the elections
and the continuance of NJ. Zaimis as Pre-
mier with the support of Nj. Venizelos.
The Greek Government, it is understood,
has decided to agree to the demands of Great
Britain and France for full control of the
posts and telegraphs to prevent information
reaching their enemies and to the expulsion
of Baron Won Schenk and SO of his adherents
who have been working in the interests of
the Teutons. There are indications that
the Allies will also ask to be allowed to use
Piraeus as a base for the supplying of the
western wing of the army in the Balkans
and that this will be permitted. An Allied
warship to-day sank a German submarine
which was cruising off Phaleron.
Washington, September 3rd.-President
Wilson to-day signed the eight hour Bill for
railway employees. An order revoking the
call for a country wide railway strike on
Monday was sent out by the Labour Union
Officials last night after Congress had passed
the Adamson eight hour day Bill and sent it
to the President. The Legislative expedient
to avert the strike was passed in the Senate
last night by o vote of 43 to % almost O