, 1916-08-26

DrlatlOn IT III 0uCn case OWeuSD gives " qua
rantee that the goods in question will MOI he
reexported, is considered the most sensa'lot-
al and significant news of he economic world
war, not excepting the black-listing of Anne
rican and other neutral firms. 81 cannot
believe that Sweden will tolerate it" nleadng
German said to. dny,aud this IS the view held
in other well-informed circ' es. The alleged
British embargo is regarded here as OF the
utmost Importance as u test-case, and II
Sweden, tue strongest and most independent
of the nearby ntutrals, bow down to what
Germans characteriz. as Englaud's economic
yoke, it is felt that Hollands turn will come
pext in the not distant future, and thef eafteE
Engtnnd will go out to get complete ecoLouie
control of Norway and S@it ze{lnnd: :
Athens; Angus 221d,-Ihe~ occupation Of
Kqstoria and Corytsa by the Bulgarian troops
is confirmed. News from an Official soutce
says that the GeIman Field Marshal August
Won Mackensen is with the Buigarlans. Tie
militnly movements of the Entente Allies
was hindered by the light of the civil popu-
lation before he Bulgarian advance. kas-
toria is rs miles south OF Morastir on the ex'
treme lett of the Entente fIont in Macedonia.
1t lies about 80 miles southwest OF Elorina,
aud its occupation indicates thut the BuIgar-
iuns are pressing southwark their movement
on the Allies left flank. Field Mar hal Won
Mackensen was reported at Koyel III July TO
direct operations against the Russians IN
Volhynia.
Halifax, N. S., August 22nd.-A Britt b
warship will take to Bermuda q mOunmei
just completed at Sanford aud Sons VOLS
to the men of The West India r giment who
died at Bermuda of pneumonia. 1t WI
be remembered this regiment was here on
o transport, and after going to Bermuda
from this port, % number of the men died.
The monument is of black and white granite
and stands about ten feet III height. The
inscription is as follows. "Io the memory
of their comrades who died III Bermuda OF
p~neumQnin during the month of April 1916.
This m%onament has been erected by All
ranks of the 4th. British West Iudia R6ei-
ment."
London. Aug. 22pd.-lhe Germans ore
stubboruly elinging to their hold on Guile
mont, although sustaining heavy casualties
as the result of the British artillery fire on
the PLACE, says the official statement which
is as follows. In Guillemont the enemy gar
rison is still making an obstinate resis 'ance
in spite of very heavy losses from our artillery
bonn bardments. In the vicinity of Pozierea,
we have again made considerable progress.
We have advanced on a front of a huff mile,
and are established at q road Junction ju#t
outside OF MOuqnet farm, ana nave pushed
forward along the right of the Pozieres-
Miraumont road. In the Leipsic salient Gn
the vicinity of ThiepvaD we extended our
gains. and advanced our positions to within
1000 yards OF Thiepval. Over 100 prison.
ers were taken.
London, Aug. 22nd.-The British troops
on the Somme font have advanced along II
line a half mile long in the region of Pozieres
and have also made an advance along the
Leipsic salient it was officially announced
to-day.
London, Aug. 22nd-The text of the
official statement is as follows. Between
Martinpuich and Bazentin, we gained a
further hundred yards eff trenches. South
of G1illemont, we carried out a. successful
enterprise in the enemy's lines and cap
tured one of his machine-guns. Hostile
artillery was quieter to-day along our front.
AS a result of yesterdays operations south
of Thiepval and near Mouquet farm, we
took 1874 prisoners. Further north on the
British front, there is nothing to report
except considerable hostile artillery activity
at Aix-Noulette, and south of Ypres conn
mines canal. :
Paris, Aug. 22nd-The situation on the
front is unchanged, according to The official
statnmant issnad nv fLe Wal Office tO-niobR