, 1916-08-05

from German airsbips late last night, and at
this hour the attack is still proceeding. An
official communication just issued says: IAN
attack by a number OF hostile ai:ships devel-
oped before midnight. The raiders are re-
ported as having crossed the coast line along
the eastern aud south-eastefn counties.
Bombs were dropped off The Thames valley.
The attack is proceeding"
Ell Paso, Texas, July 31st--Two Americans
were killed and one wounded in Il clash with
Mexican bandits who had crossed the Rio
Grande, five miles below Fort Hancock,
Texas, early to-day. There were five bar
dts in he party and all we're killed, accord
ing to General Bell, commanding ut Ri PasO.
Pekin, July 3lst-In u revolutionary out
break in Hankow last night, a large district
was burned and looted and many natives
were killed and some Russian women injured
before foreign volunteers checked the up
rising.
London, July 31st-British casualties
reported in the month of July III all the war
areas totalled 1904 Officers and 1851
men.
Paris, July 31-t-North of the Somme yes
terday evening and lust night the Germans
redoubled their counter-attucks between Hem
wood and Monacu farm, says the official
statement issued this afternoon. The strug-
XIV WoH RON O'
farm, where the Germans got a footing for a
moment, but were Immediately driven back.
At Hem wood all the German assaults were
repulsed by FreLch counter-attacks At the
same time the French batteries on the lett
bank Of The Somme, the statement continues,
enfladed the German troops inf citing great
losses. On the left bank OF the Meuse in
the Verdum sector, a German attack on the
northeast side of Hill 304 failed. On the
right bank of the Meuse, the French pro-
crossed slightly in the region southwest
of Fleury.
London, July 31st.-As the result of local
encounters in the region of the river Somme
the British troops last night advanced their
posts at some points on the plateau to the
north of the town of Bazentin le Petit it was
officially announced this afternoon; the state
ment follows: Last night was-spent in inn
proving the positions gained yesterday, there
were no more developments in the sit uation.
AS the result of the local encounters we adj
vanced our posts at some points in the plat
eau north Of Bazentiu le Petit.
London. July 31st.-The official statement
from British headquarters in France issued
tonight reads:-There was no infantry fight
ing on the British front and no incident OF
Importance occurIe ed. The Royal Flying
Corps carried out several bombing raids and
dropped 7 tons Of bombs on the enemy
communications and billets. A train was
blown up and a munition depot was set on
fire and a hostile aeroplane on the ground
was destroyed. There were many aerial
encounters and several enemy machines were
driven to the ground in a damaged condition.
Three of oul machines are missing.
Paris, July 31st.-The War Office COM
munlcation made public tonight says North
of the Somme the Germans today continued
their counter attacks on the Manacu Farm.
The attacks failed with serious enemy losses
and we maintained the captured positions.
On the right bank of the Meuse the artillery
duels continue, violent in the sectors of the
Thiaumont Wood and Fleury. There is no.
thing important 20 report from the other
fronts. During Sunday night one of our air
squadrons bombarded military factories at
Thionville and the stations of Confans and
Audun-le- Roman as well as bivouacs in the
region of Etain.
Rome, July 31st.@The official statement
given out by the War Office today reads:
In the Adige valley on the night of the Both
the enemy attacked our positions at Cas-
tone and Zugna but was promptly r%epulsed.
Yesterday the enemy's artillery was very
active throughout the whole region between