, 1916-07-15

the Cumberland County Power and Light Co.
which operates tie local street car service
went into effect to-day. According to a state
ment made by the Company, 800 carmen and
about so linemen quit work when the
Coy. failed to comply with q demand that
several workmen who were discharged yes
terday be reinstated. 1t was said that eight
men were discharged because Of their alleged
activity in attempting to form a Union OF the
700 employees.
London, July l4th.-Mapy people will feel
with the Duke of Buccleuch that Viscount
Haldane ought not to take any part in pub
lie debate until he has cleared himself as to
certain grave matters. The public at pres
emit believe Viscount Haldane's influence was
used either Willingly on unwittingly to dis
turb the Entente with France with the OBJ
iect of some new balancing arrangement
with Germany. OF his visit to Germany and
what happened there we have only had q
brief and belated account unsupported by
the papers. But one thing is certain Ger
many, who before had been given no reason
to doubt the sincerity of our engagements
with France, was. filled in 1914, and probably
also in 1913 when her preparations for im-
mediate war began, with absolute confidence
that we would stand out of the War. The
'Daily Mail" says Lord Hal3ane's effronterv
is extraordinary, but it is really too much
that he should seek to obtrude his unsought
advices on the House of Lords before he
has answered the grave charges which have
been brought against him out Of his own
mouth"
London, July 13th.-The Official state
ment issued this afternoon says: Heavy
artillery duels were in progress in certain sec
tors of the battle area since the last report,
and fighting continues at various points on
the front, but there was no change III the
situation on any part Of the line. West of
Wytschaete and south of La Bassee canal,
the enemy attempted to raid our trenches,
but he was driven off in each case by our
fire. Despite unfavourable weather, our
aeroplanes have been at work. Hos
tile machines were active, but all their
attacks on our aeroplanes operating over
the German lines were driven off. One
of our aeroplanes is missing.
London, July 13th.-The Official state
ment issuedtonight reads The artillery IN
both sides has been active throughout the day.
AS a result of sharp infantry fighting we are
not only maintaining our pressure on the
enemy, but have appreciably advanced our
line at various points on the battle front.
We captured some German howitzers with a
quantity of ammunition. These will be used
against the enemy at q suitable opportunity.
Paris, July 13th.-Ihe following Official
statement was issued today There have
been intermittent artillery exchanges along
the front of the river Somme. In the Cham
payne district, we penetrated a salient of
the German line in the vicinity of Prosnes
and brought back some prisoners. In the
Argonne two surprise attacks delivered by
the enemy upon the northern and the east
ern portions of the Bolante salient failed un-
der our fire. At La File Mort we caused the
explosion of u mine and then occupied the
southern side of the crater. On the right
bank of the river Meuse, there bas been no
infantry fighting during the night, however,
there was an intense bombardment in the
sectors of Souville, Chenois and La Laufee.
In the Vosges, an attack by the enemy upon
one of our trenches to the south of Carspach
has been respulsed, after a spirited fight
with band grenades.
Paris, July 13th-The Official communion
ton issued by the War Office tonight reads:
Except for a somewhat spirited lombard
ment in the sector of Souville on the right
bank of the Meuse, there is no event of inn
portance to report on the front.
Petrograd, July 13lh-To-day's Official
statement says: On the Dyira, about and
below Friedrichstadt, We carried out sue