, 1916-07-08
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French Official statement issued to-day. The
Germans made no attempt to interfere with
French troops which were consolidating the
new positions. In addition to batteries al
ready captured three more have been taken,
two Of which were composed Of heavy guns.
The French artillery is proving most destruc-
tive. In one dugout which was wrecked by
a shell 40 corpses were found. The Germans
are said to have suffered enormous losses
fighting near Herbecourt which the French
captured. At one point between the Avre
and the Aisne a French reconnaissance pene-
trated as far as the support trenches.
Heavy fighting continued last night on the
Verdun front. The Germans made six sue
cessiVe attacks northwest of the Thiaumont
work, from which they were driven by the
French recently q few hours after they had
carried it. Last nights attacks were repulsed
the Germans sustaining considerable losses.
Southeast of Fumin wood the French made
some slight progress.
London, July 4th-The Germans last night
recaptured q small part of La Boisselle which
was taken by the British in the new often
sive. Further to the south an Official an
nouncement says the British made some pro-
gress capturing a wood. They took prison
ers and war material. An entire battalion of
the 166th Regiment of Prussian infantry,
recruited rom INC upper nulno, 6uII6uutIoN
Yesterday to the British near Fricourt. The
prisoners numbered 20 officers and 600 men.
The battalion had been assigned for duty
only a short time before to replace heavy
casualties.
London, July 3rd-It will be shortly an
nounced that Mr.. David Lloyd George is to
be appointed Secretary Of State for War,
with Lord Derby as Under Secretary for Wan
replacing Mr.. Tenant, who may go to the
Bureau of Agriculture. It is understood
that Mr.. Lloyd George is to have some ex-
tension of powers but he will sever his con-
nection with the Ministry of Munitions. The
selection of an appointee to the latter office
has not yet been made.
London, July 4th-Lady Sybil Gley,
daughter of Earl Grey, former Governor"
General of Canada, was seriously but not
dangerously wounded while with the Bri-
fish Red Cross at the Russian front, says a
Reuters despatch from P%etrograd. During
hand grenade practice q grenade was thrown
through a window shelter near where she
was sitting and a splinter penetrated the
left cheek and jaw.
New York, July 4th-The epidemic of
~infantile paralysis, which has claimed seven
ty-six lives in and near New Yo'k city within
the last eight days, continued to gain to day.
From Saturday noon to noon to-day eighty
seven cases developed and twenty-one died
of the disease. A total of 456 cases and 81
deaths have been reported since January
LIST. It was announced to-day that the
Rockefeller Institute is planning to inaugu-
rate a field campaign against the disease,
sending nurses and experts into the infected
districts.
London, July 4th-A squadron of French
aeroplanes visited Sofia this morning aud
dropped bombs on the military buildings
there, says a Reuters despatch from Salonica.
London, July 4th-The Roumanian Gov
eminent seized $50 cars and six locomotives
belonging to an Austro- Hungarian railway
which were sent into Roumania while the
Russians were advancing in Bukowina, says
a Reuters despatch from Bucharest. All
expectation to Bulgaria has been suspen-
ded.
Petrograd, July 4th.-Activity on many
sectors of the Russian front from lake
Narotche, south to the Galician border, was
announced in an Official statement issued by
the Russian War Office tonight. The state
ment is as follows On the Western front
southwest of lake Narotche the Germans
last night opened an intense artillery fire
which lasted the whole night. On the north
ern bank of lake Vischnevskoye the Ger
pnoro otfanrto1 tn nnnrNaCh Our tronchns