, 1916-07-08

A"0 ANN ~ VAO
show that three enemy mine-shafts were
destroyed, 0nd that excluding AZ prisoners
bro1S1t back the enemy suffered about 100
casualties.
Berlin. July 6th-The Official statement
issued to-day says: La the Aisne district,
the enemy attempted a vain attack on a
narrow front south of Ville-aux-bo costing
him serious losses. On the left bank OF the
river, enemy advances in the woods south
west of Vaux front were rspulsed. Slnl-
laIly attempts were undertaken yesterday IN
the early hours of the morning to recapture
the Damloup Hill battery. In the fighting
in the region of the Thiaumont work, we
took on Tuesday 275 prisoners. At Chaz-
elhes, east of Luneville, % German reconnoit-
ring party returned with 81 prisoners and
numerous booty. Southwest of Cambria
an enemy aviator III the morning attacked
a stationary hospital train from o low Nlti-
tude by dropping bombs. Six wounded
soldiers were killed. Western front From
the coast to the Ancre brook, artillery acti-
witty increased IN strength from time to time.
Otherwise there was no change. Between
the Ancre brook and the Somme and the
south of the Somme fighting continues.
Minor progress made by the British near
Ihiepval was balanced by counter-attacks.
In an advanced trench salient further south,
they succeeded in obtaining q firm foothold.
The small village of Hem in the Somme
valley was evacuated by Us. TIL French
captured Belloy-en-Santerre. Around Estrees
the fighting has come to a standstill. French
gas attacks blew over without result. East
ern theatre: Army group Of Field Marshal
voD Hindenburg: Southeast of Riga and
at many points on the front between Pos
tavy and Wischiniew fru her partial attacks
Nv klo p,,ri, uyo,o ,o-lol NLl -aL
OF Riga, fifty men we're taken prisoners
during II counter-attack. Army group Of
Prince Leopold: Extremely fierce fighting,
especially in the region east of Worodische
and south Of Darovo, was everywhere in our
favour. The losses Of the Russians were
very considerable. Army group of Gene
raj Won L~lnslngen: The bnttles at Kosczin-
chnewk0 in the neighbourhood of Kolki
have not yet been concluded. Army
group of General Count Won Bothmer: On
the front of the Barysz sector, the defence
after the repnlse of repeated enemy attacks
was partially transferred to the Koropiec
sector. Russian assaults frequently broke
down before the German lines on both sides
of Chocimirz, southeast of Tlumach. The
situation on the Balkan front is unchanged.
London. July 6th-Mr. David Lloyd
George has been appointed Secretary for War,
St EdWalu 0rry has Aad an E1fldom cou-
ferred upon bun. The Earl of Derby has
been appointed Under Secretary for War.
London, July 6:h.-The appeal of Sir Ro,
ger Easement from the sentence of death
for high treason which will be heard on July
18th will be argued before five judges in the
Court of Appeal.
Montreal, July CHA battalion of Cana
dian Negroes is the latest development in
the recruiting for overseas service. Lieut..
Colonel Pages, Acting @. c.. of Military
District No. 4 received authority to organize
No. 2 Construction Battalion G.. E. T. to be
composed entirely Of coloured men with excep-
ton that its Officers will be white men. Lieut.
Col. Daniel Sutherland a railway contract
OF and q graduate of McGil University will
command the colouted battalion.
London, July 18th. A Petrograd despatch
to the daily Telegraph says that the Rus
SLAMS have fallen back almost eighty miles
in The Baghdad region. The despatch says
that the pressure Of the Turkish forces was
only one of the reasons which caused the
retirement of the Russians. The Turks are
said to have gathered a great army 10 con-
test the Russian advance. Among these
troops was the force originally destined for
the invasion of Egypt, troops which had been
in Bulgaria aud an army of 1870, 600 men