, 1916-07-08

the second German position which was com
pletely captured on a front of two kilometres
from the CIery- Marincourt road to the river.
Pressing our advantage further to the enst
we attacked and carried the village OF Hem
after a spirited battle. The Monacu farm
also fell into our hands. In the course of
these actions 800 soldiers and 3 officers
were made prisoners by us. South If the
Somme, we repulsed counter-a attacks by the
enemy on Belloy-en Santerre aud elected
the Germans from the part of the village of
Estrees which they still occupied. A detach-
ment of the enemy, which was holding q
mill north of this locality, was compelled to
surrender and we took there 200 prisoners.
Trenches running between Estrees and Bel
10y having been occupied by us the entire
second position of the Germans south of the
Somme is now in our hands on a front of
about ten kilometres. On the north Verdun
front, there were intermittent lombard
ments during the day. In Lorraine after
artillery preparation, the enemy attacked
our positions in the region of st. Martin east
of Luneville and sue ceeded in obtaining u
footing i'll our trenches at three points. Our
counter-attncks Immediately drove them out
aud we occupied all the lest ground. BeIgi-
an communications There were vigorous
artillery actions at different points of the
front. Our batteries of all calibres successful
ly resumed to-day the systematic destruction
OF the German defensive works in the regien
of Dixmude. In the course of the afternoon
q struggle. with bombs took place al Dixmude,
and there was q violent artillery duel in the
direction of Steenstraete.
Petrograd, July 6th.-The Russians have
cut the Klatykorosmezo railway, the princi-
pal line of communication for the Austro-
German forces defending Lemberg, aud have
uo,4ol Aloo ~Ann- ~ kI1 u;uIt In.I- ~ Az
Dniester, according to an Official statement
issued by the War Office.
Berlin, July 5th-The Austro-H hungarian
statement Of July 1st. received here from
Vienna says: Russian war theatre: Near
Tlumach q mass attack by Russian cavalry
six ranks deep, along a front of three kilo-
metres, was made against the Austro-Hun-
garian troops Of General Count Won Both
mer's army. The Russians were dispersed
suffering heavy losses. Otherwise in eastern
GaIicia and in Bukowiua nothing important
occurred. In Volhynia attacks of the allied
(Teutonlc) armies are making progress in
pushing the Russians back south of Ugrinow
aud west of Torchin and near Sokul. Since
the beginning of June, south of the Pripet,
1853 Russian officers and 23,025 men have
been taken prisoners and several cannon
and ninety machine-guns captured, Ital-
ian theatre On the Doberdo heights
fighting activity decreased in the north
ern sector after violent engagements
in which the Austro-Hungarians main
tanned all their positions. In the southern
sector The Italians continued their attacks
which were repulsed and then began a
general bombardment. On the Carinthian
front Alpine detachments unsuccestully
made an attack north Of the Zeboch valley.
Between the Brenta and the Adige hostile
advances failed against the Austro-H unear-
ian positions in the district of Cimadeici
and Monte Zebio and afterwar upon Monte
Indrietto and positions in the Pasubio and
Brand Valleys and on Zugna Ridge. Arico
was shelled by Italian guns. Austro-Hun-
garian naval aeroplanes extensively lombard
ed the town of Vinceuziano and Bostringa-
varanzo, where Italian troops were observed
and the works at Adria.
Washington, July 5th.-The crisis between
the United States and Mexico virtually came
to an end to-day when a friendly and con-
c%iliatory Note from the de .facto Government
was handed to Mr.. Lansing, the Sec etary of
State, and promptly communicated to Plesi-
dent Wilson. The formal statement of the
Washington Government must await the
Presidents action, but there is no doubt in
the minds of Officials that the Wav has been