, 1916-07-19

PEI. g 0utEAuked. One OF our re giments cnp-
turt ! re one heavy and one light battery.
We .Iao took numerous cannon which had been
Installed in isolated positions. The total
number of prisoners taken in this Gambia is
not yet known, bat upwards Of 5000 have
already been reported"
netrograd, July 16th.-The text of the
Russian Official statement is as follows: On
the hight wing Of our Riga positions sup
ported by artillery on Iaud and sea 70 made
come progress in the region west OF KEN
mern. On the remainder of the front there
wore local engagements which did not modi-
fy the situation, Black Sea: During the
last cruise one cf our torpedoboats sank
twonty- six sailing boats. Caucasus; On the
nigA OF the 18Th our brave Caucasian ermy
carried by assault Baiburt which is an
important strategic front OF conveyance.
il many sectors the Turks fell back III haste
destroying THEN depots. In this region and
in the basin of he upper Tchoruk we made
q further considerable advance and CONSOLE
dated The Turkish positions which we had
captured. Thus during the recent days our
valiant Amy with its we'll known pluck
and courage gained u series OF battles III the
regions of Baiburt, Nnmakhatun and Mush.
Paris, July 16th-The text of the French
Oficiu statement issued this afternoon says:
OulL VI Inc IIfcA OODlIl6 JcoNSlNdy me
German profting by fog made their way
along the canal AID buried vio!ent attacks
anoinst La Maisonetto and the village of
> aches which they took by surprise, but
our troops delivered a vigorous counter
attack and ure AGAIN III possession OF Biaches
and La Maisonette as well rs the small wood
TO the north where some Germans continue
20 resist. In he region of Chaulnes after
a violent bombardment an enemy detach-
ment succeeded i'll penetrating our first line
trenches to the north of Chilly. He was
elected soon afterwards by Ounter-attacks
North Of the Aisno near Aulches we effec-
ted a coup-de-main on the enemy trenches
which we have cleaned out. On the right
bank Of the Meuse (Verdun fron9, strong
enemy reconnoitring parties attempted to
approach our trenches in the wood between
the river anG The Cote du Poivre. They
were repulsed by our rifle fire and by our
curtain Of fire. In The sector Of Fleury, our
infantry nadl considerable progress to the
west and south Of the village. Artillery
activity continues very great on both sides
in this region and also III that OF Chenois
and OF La Laufae. On the Somme, our bat
tie Geroplanes have been very active. -Four
machines were attacked by our aeroplanes
over the enemy lines and forced to the
ground. 1wo other machines were serious
" hit ana were compelled to descend. III
the region of Verdun one Of our aeroplanes
sci fire to a German captive balloon. On
the night Of July 18th. One o. our squa-
dgons bombarded the railway stations at
Hombleux and Rossel as well as u heavy
battsry in The neighbourhood Of Roesel. On
tho same night another squadron dropped
n number Of projectiies on The railway sta
ton of Abbecourt and on the stations Of
a1er0piar mud ChnuDy.
Paris, July 16th-The Official communi-
cation issued by the War Office tonight
reads: On the Champagne front, there has
been great activity by Russian and French
patrols. On the left bank of the Meuse, the
bo.poaldment was quite spirited in the
region of Chattancourt. East of Hill 304
we captured some elements of an enemy
trench. On the right bank Of the Mouse,
our troops continued their progress west Of
Fleury and took prisoners. The artillery action
continues with somo intensity in That region.
The day was comparatively calm on the
rast of the front. On the morning of
July 18th: two enemy aeroplanes were
brought down in the Somme region, one
Of them by Sub-Lieutenant Guynemer.
This is the tenth aeroplene brought down
NV this Officer. On July 10th. Sergeant
Rochfort brought down his fifth enemy ae-