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western Newspaper Union News service.
London.-British forces. after land
ing on the Thurman coast. have occu-
pied the Russian port of Kem. on the
White sea, the Frankfurter Zeitung
says. according to . Rotterdam dis
patch to the Daily Telegraph.
shington.-News Of the dispatch
Of British reinforcements to Siberia to
support the Csecho- Slovaks and Rus
sia controlling vladivostok and long
stretch OF the Transsiberian railroad
was received here through official
channels.
Picking. July 15.-Czecho- Slovak
forces, which captured Nikolsk. north
west of Vladivostok. are now closely
pursuing the Bolshevist troops. which
are retreating toward Khabarovsk.
The Czecho- Slovaks are receiving aid
from u force of 1900 Cossacks and .
number Of Chinese and Japanese. Rail
way and telegraph communications
have been opened with Vladivostok.
Paris.-Further progress il reported
in the war offices announcement. an
operation in the neighborhood of Long
pont enabling the French to cross the
Savieres river opposite Catifst farm.
The statement says: "The number
Of prisoners captured by us in the re-
gion Of Montdidier ID more than 600.
We took. in addition. more than eighty
machine guns.
The allies have been repeatedly
pushing back the German lines little
by little at various important points.
These have gained valuable defensive
ground and brought in thousands of
prisoners.
1t II announced at Washington that
the number Of troops dispatched to
90. 900 men having left last week. The
formation Of three army corps from
the troops in France. each corps com.
prising from $4,000 to $4,000 men.
wss also nads known.
TIE savanee. made mainly BY the
Italians with the French on the right
flank. IN ths Albanian compaign, has
already reached maximum depth Of
twenty-five miles on front Of some
eighty miles. STRENGTHENING the allied
line ~ It runs from the Adriattc and
links up with the Macedonian front.
Paris, July 13.-Frenoh troops At
tackled over . front Of approximately
three Ailss between Castsl and north
oi Aailly.RainsvAl Tin the Picardy No.
toa) accoraing to the war office state
msAt. The village Of Csstsl, the An
chine farm and q number Of strong
German petitions were taken and 500
prisoaers were captured. The attack
ponstrated the German lines to .
depth Of more than . mile.
The American attack on Cantisny
ssme time ago advanced the line ma
terially at that point, while the Aus
tralians and Americans. July and 8.
cut deeply into the German line At Ha-
mel and villers- -Bretonneux. south Of
the Somme. The French attack was
launched At q point between positions
Of the Americans at Cantigny and the
Australians farther north.
Between the Marne and the Aisne
the French have continued their Of
fensive operations. 1t 10 reported that
the village Of Longpont, south Of Cor
cy, the capture Of which was reported
Thursday, has been taken BY General
Petain's men. who have also made
progress north of Corey. at the Cha
vigny farm. East OF Faverolles the
lines have been advanced.
/ On the Marne front American troops
have routed = German patrol which at
tempted q raid.
Austrian forces In eastern Albania
coatinus to retire under pressure. In
the Tomorica valley the enemy IL fec
Ing nesthward before the French, who
have reached the valley from the east
and occupied several villages. Italian
troops on the west have occupied the
commanding peak Of 0lumaka, captur-
ing $50 prisoners. This height com
mands the district between Berat and
the Tomorica.
A revolt Of Austrian troops in Ser
,bia 10 reported from Italian sources.
The mutiny was suppressed only after
hard fighting. Athens reports . sim
liar state Of affairs In Turkish gar
rison in Asia Minor, where. 1t 10 said.
German officers were murdered by
Turkish soldiers.
Pan.oerman to succeed kuehlmann.
MISUNDERSTANDING of Foreign