, 1916-08-16

ST. CROIX STATION.

dPPOIutou MAilCdfy secretary on the STAN OF
the Duke of Devonshire. Lieut.. Henderson
was one of the most popular personalities
at Westminster, and since his return
from the Dardanelles he has done excellent
work at the War Office as assistant to
Lord Derby. He is the Unionist Mem
Der for the Abingdon Division, Berkshire.
London, Aug. 13th.-British forces in
Egypt are still driving back the Turks who
were defeated in the recent battle east of
the Suez Canal. The following announce
ment 10 regard to this campaign was given
out here to day Our cavalry is still in
pursuit of the Turkish rear guard, and yes
terday evening had driven back the Turks to
a position east of Biz 81 Maza. Although no
materials or stores were found at Biz ell Add,
there were large heaps of ashes in the vici-
nifty of the abandoned Turkish position.
Petrograd, Aug. 12th.-The official state
ment from General Headquarters issued to-
night reads: To-day, cediug to the vigor-
Gus and determined efforts during the past
seven weeks by the gallant troops under
Generals Gerhachev and Sakharoff under
the leadership of General Brdsiloff, the
villages of Gediadki, Verbeleska, Cebroff,
Czena and Pokropivna, all strongly forti-
fed, fell into our hands Further, Kosloff
southwest of TarnopoD which was protected
by the Burkanow Fos est aud the whole line
of the river Stripa met the same fate. Thus
the whole region of the main enemy winter
positions before Tarnopol and Buczncz press
ed by us on both fanks fell into our posses
sion. The gallant troops under General
Letchitzky captured Nodworna (south of
Stauislau) and the village of Fitkov and
then crossed the river Bystritza at Solotvit-
ma.
Petrograd, August 13th.-The War Office
to-day issued the following statement: In
the region of Novogrolek, Go1odische and
Stolbce enemy aeroplanes few over our
positions. They dropped ten bombs on the
dressing station hospital in the village of
Adamov to the west of the town of Mir. A
German a~eroplane which appeared over the
town of Nesvii was attacked by our ~aviators
under Staff captain Kruten and brought
down after a brief fight. We captured the
machine and its occupants. On the Upper
Sereth the troops of General Sakharoff de-
veloping their success drove off the enemy
from a series of fortified positions and
reached the lines of the village of Zyvieno-
bluv, Lzovica and Bialkovce. Our breaking
through on the river Stripa forced the enemy
to abandon strongly fortified positions. Pur-
suing the enemy the gallant troops of Gener-
al Scherbatchoff captured the town of Ezerna
and continuing TO advance along the whole
front reached the Upper Sereth from the
villages of Plavucha, Velska up to Plot
sche where they are crossing to the west
ern bank. To the south of Plotyche we
reached the line of the villages of Boboda,
Xlota and Uvse and arrived before the own
of Hkolkhoche. Detachments which in pur-
suit of the enemy crossed the river Koropice
by the lower stream and captured the strong
ly fortified position on the heights between
the rivers Koropice, Zlota, Lipa and Khoro-
vanka aud continuing south reached the
Dniester and Mariampol. On the rivers Bys-
tritza, Adornaskoi and observation-disclosures
the construction of bridges and the passage
of our troops to the western banks is going
on continuously. The enemy is firing from
the western bank of the river Bystritza-So-
lotvina at our positions and our troops which