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Japanese troops are reported to be
advancing beyond Nikolaievsk, north
of Vladivostok.
Additional gains have been made by
the British east of Albert and on both
sides of the Somme river.
Fresnoy-les- Roye to the north and
st. Mard to the south of Roye, both
have been captured by the French.
The allied armies have taken more
than 100000 prisoners since July Is,
says Marvel Hutin in the Echo de
Paris.
British casualties reported in the
week ending Aug. 81 totalled SAIL
compared with an aggregate of 1920
reported in the previous week.
The American troops in the Fismes
sector have advanced as far north as
the SOissons-Rheims road, according
to the war office announcement.
The German retirement is continu-
ing along many parts Of the battle
front. The British are overwhelming
the enemys rear guards in heavy
fighting.
The towns of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
Guemappe and Wancourt. captured by
the French, were on the Hindenburg
line as 1t stood prior to the German
drive on March 81.
The operations of the British on the
northern part of the front from the
east of Arras to the region of Bulle-
court brought them upon or very near
to the old Hindenburg line.
The important towns of Bray, Thiep-
val and Grandcourt, together with sew
sral smaller places have been cap
tured by the allies, and more than
1000 prisoners have been taken.
Monday mornings attack was
launched between the Scarpe river at
Fampoux and the heights northeast of
Neuville-Vitasse. In a few hours the
British made an advance Of two miles
on front of four miles.
On most OF the front the British
have pushed the Germans from the
Also the enemy has been forced out
of much of the crater country" mark
ing the old Somme battlefield of 1916
The British have brought down 462
German airplanes during the last fort
night, the London war office an
nounced. During the same period 59i
tons of bombs were dropped on vari-
GUS German targets. Seventeen Ger
man machines and four balloons were
brought down Friday. The British
lost four planes.
Never before have the entente aero
planes had such ground targets as In
the present British drive. A large
number OF planes are swooping over
the roads back of the German lines
emptying their machine guns and car
goes Of bombs into the enemy masses,
damming the roads with dead and
wreckage and causing the greatest con.
fusion.
Western
At exercises held at Camp Pike at
Little Rock, Ark. 1896 graduates of
the central officers training camp re-
ceived commissions as second lieuten.
ants.
At Chillicothe, Ohio, John Boynton
Of Denver, private In the quarter
masters corps at Camp Sherman, shot
his wife following a quarrel, and later
committed suicide.
Copious rains fell in many parts of
Texas. according to reports reaching
the Houston weather bureau and the
belief was expressed that the long
drouth had been broken.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, speaking
at Springfield, ILL.,, in the states cen
tennial celebration, warned Illinois
people to be on guard against the
american Romanoffs and Bolsheyiki. :"
Two Americans who arrived at FL
Paso. Tex. from the interior of Mex
leo confirmed reports that passenger
train was wrecked by bandits at Can
allan. Durango. and ninety passengers
and soldiers killed and sixty injured
Many were women and children.
Washington
The Navy Department Announced
that two men are dead and five are
missing from the crew of the mine
sweeper Montauk. which was driven
ashore and wrecked on the Florida
coast Aug. Il.
Women messengers Of the Rock Isl
and, ILL.,, arsenal are using roller
skates as part of the speed-up pro.
gram In force there.
Preliminary reports of bituminous
coal production for the week ended
Aug II record an output OF less than
100000 tons for the first time since
June 20.
The fact that there is now a short