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teem to
n more d?
?.? to the pr??pe'" VO moveme- I
? elite Sal?nica ? 111
? ?Vag "--French army 'orce the
? . str.ima
. .1er to mar
: ikl
? like child s ? ._
?
?
; ? -. Ian?!
P-ilgaria, bewei
confront?, with inter:.?' tl " Bl
? g rvr i>-tn
es to the Rudap. ?' ' A.?t" from
I report thl
the leaders of th<
atie aertioe are 1 ? i Ar
r ? I ,? bee atai
e ? .? ? iquares. end the govi
prepared to t. .. |1
-.?I ?..?.'!>
Premier Radoslavofl ad -
feren. e with 1 I _Ultl
garlea and I rt il tierepreeea.
et to day say? a dlapatcl to the
Iterlii ? I plane 1
the cooper." ? ' 'he four power?
were discussed The newspepei >
aaiert? thr?* 'he Premier conter.
the three Ml iten on ,v"e reply to the
? >:en ultimatum
The cirru.-.itance? turroundl..g th?
rresentetion of the Alliel
Bulgaria are ?e? for'h in an
communication rer.1v. \ from Sofia
The ttatemet.t, Iss-ied ?? the ?ame
the reply to The note || ??? ? ?i;.<:
"On Monday, be??'. . and I o'clock
*> afternoon, the Fret ont
' ouneil received a vieil from the rep?
r?sentai ve? of Fra-. e. Rusai? and
Great Pritalr, The f.r * tw? i reseated
note?, rot identical, of the character
at oklma'-a, in which, giving a forced
Interpretation of the armed neutrality
proclaimed by Bulgaria and of the ob?
ject of Bulgaria's mol ?t It was
Ineiate. , Dl the i iptare
of diploma* relat that Bulgaria
break off openly within twenty four
houre its re'_' "he Centra!
Powert ar..j ?? ?id away the German and
Austrian ofBcon ?-.. I to be among the
?tafft of the o fferent Hulearla!'
arm lei.
"The repreeeatatlve of Great Bi
presented a verbal note declaring the!
(ireat Blitall would break w th Bul?
garia if hostllltioa ?houid occur h
Ralkans as the result of Bulgaran
ir.r.b'l i/ation.
"In coriseo .?nie of the absence of in
?tructir.ns ? tativo of Italy
bai not yet joined h.s colleagues in
this a- '
"The Bulgarian povemment I
will hand to th?- repr?sentai ve? three'
note.?-( not identical, In which it
eiplair. the spirit of armed neutrality or
Bulgaria, while ;
that may ?r?? from fresh enoourage- ,
ment grreii to Serbia, ?.ejecting cate?
gorical!:' the accusati' ? *o the;
preloaded j re--' : ee of Gorman and Aus?
trian office! m;i army, it
?ill declare ?ha* it 'inn . drive away
< fllcers who do not ex It
"At ? ?? th? government
wll] preser* a reaponae 'o tnn preced?
ing notes of ?he Fntente powers, of
which their repreaentativea bave been
aiv.sed through the French Minister.
"The B? par?an government purposes
to publish a green book on the conver?
sations am tioa? with the
powers of the Qusdrupl, Eat?
The French Foreign Office, correcting
an official communication,
ives the text of a note rn ? ?*?
ulgaria by the French Minister at .
? ' orn?t
"By ordl r of his government the
I Fra- c? i? ren'iec'ed te 11
the Poya! government that ' I
'" ? ? Republli r?
i'
SERGEON. SI YEARS OLD,
WITH GERMAN ARMY
Berlin. Oct. 7 ( b> ?irel?-*? I?. Sav
? 111??. N. 1.1.?The oldest OoiBBS
??.Idler ?t the fron?. Bays the Oier
>(.-,? \r?. l?en., i- De, Herwig, a
militar) ?urir.->n.
Dr. Her?ii: i? ?ighl>-one year?
old. He t.'"k pail in the ?nr of
isto. an?) volunteered f? t Beeilte ?'
the beginning of the pre.ent s?ar.
-x
?? i, i ? ". ?? have been
Penlnaula the entile respon
? ? :. ? ? hergi
in ?? Ml -lent
( the Republii
a?k? ? . 'net.: to d
. - oil ? ' -
hi.- srious
?
four h? -?
I no hae eue
eee et u n de i
the policy ef the
I bacun
u. . : . i until Ifondav,
when the < be asked for a
vr.'e . ' CO. As the Ver
, ? ? the life of the
?. ? - necessarily depend
? ?
rara i ? arbie
? was announced
to night, follow?:
Premier ei relgi ter, Alex?
a".der Zs r. is, Minister of the Interior.
V i, Mil IstOl of War, Cenernl
Yanak lee?! ' niater of Marine, Ad?
miral P. 1 iter f.f
Finance, Stephen Dragoumia; M
ot" Instruction, M. Theotokia: Miniater
itlce and Communication?, D. G.
The fact that Premier Zalmls himself
takes tb_ portfolio 0# Foreign I
, is considered a more hopeful sign
here. M. /.aim!? has always been re?
garded as in sympathy with the A' I .
? ' thi Itl
r ? .i'i bent of th? rest of his
?' teguas. Those convenant v. it h
? ? sav that the new in l
;s the beat * or possible In th? cir
ei mstancea; more depends on ?! I at?
! | Coi h'en1 Ino, ai. I the
. _-? s <r> wh ch he is willing to go to
aid the cause of his brother-in-law.
tl ?? Kaiser
A dispatch to ?he Paris "Petit Jour
Atheni says that the dis
i ? Premier Venlseloa followed
directly on a viait of the German Min?
? i King. But that the dis
lerablj bac
indicated to-night by M ?. ?
himself.
"There Ties been no real accord be
twee.i King Constantlne and myaelf
linee I r?.? umed the premiership," said
i ei lie only subject or.
which we -'ere in full agreement ?<
th? mol of the Greek force
In view of Bulgaria's equivocal atti?
tude "
London new?papers aie no? inclined
to belittle the cr?ela that has bren
created by the dismissal of Vente?los
nor th? success of German diploi
In a/inning Creek neutrality.
Daily a the failure il
due to Britiah ? Inesi
that the Britiah V ?
|ua1 t.? his task.
In general the newspapers indicate
satisfaction at the appointment of
Alexai - - as ventselo?. suc?
cessor. It 1? recalled that during the
crisis last spring, when Venlseloa f rst
I onstantine on Greece's participa?
tion in the Dsrdanellei ?.xp?._ition, he
was rrcr.nirr.rnded by the retiring
premier m el ef miniater, M. Zalmls,
however, declined the post a* the time
'
M. Zaimll has lor,_ been ider' ?
?'? _'id twice 1" fore I
has held the ro?t of Premier, fie |i
of the late Prem er Theodo
Delyannia, ?rl o *.?, ???wsttratfr?
? ?on ?if Thrasyboal
- l?verai tiiaei Premier and o
? three memheri of the deputst)
which of, ?? : ? ? H? . ? c exesra
-i," of ?Denmark, father
I | The Pre? ?i
rtaat posti of Go
r of the i?!an 1 of ("r?te ar*.?l ^o
' ? aal Baal of Oree?
Although Itali *""k '.o a? ?
. snd and R?sala la reu?
to Bulgarin, it was anncirced in Ror
fell ring a ?'at'ir.et ? onnr
I ley wool d I a
? \.!.' s In aceordan
I? lion the B ?gtfian M
later ???..?< handed ht? aasspani by tl
Mil '? r.
er Balandra t? reported To ha'
the [tallas gevernniei
? m ?Itaal an arlth co
?,- th? devele]
? B a i sad brli
eeesa of th? Aille?.
Greek Chamber Controls
New Ministry's Polk
- ... :
? ?. Oet 7 d.?patch to "The T or
don Daily ?hrontr'.e" i.--To-day hi.
been ipent by Kin;? ("orisTantlne In r?
reiving ti? head? . .' the vario h p.?i
ties, at"! ? evening It was ernenne?
that If, /mni ', governor of the N'?
tional }ti ? -. ' ' eonsented to fotm
Cabinet, the "a'h of ?.?lira ta be take
to-morrow.
th? evei ti of the ?reel II veal
be unwise to hazard any opinion a? '
robabl? eonras of event?. The p?i
cabin?-' i nal meet t?,?, chamber be
ara of th? i rvrn regare
.-..'.un are already exhauste
"r thi? year, It 11 believed that M
Veaizeloi and hi? follow? ?rill not ie
?''if /i? ri s Caalit or, ? abinet i
vo'e of tolerance, mainly because, un
?1er the preaent circuni-taneca, ever
effort mii-t be employed to avo ? ?
,*!on of the chamber
Farther particnlar? are now knowt
concerning th? resignation of Vent
eelos. The King told him he regarde
*: ? ister'? declarations it
the chiainber as too ttu-eeping and a
g gone 'on far. Y? B?selos, in re
ply, stated that the policy ?et fort?
?n fore Parliament ara? known to hlr
Ssty. J he Premier could not aban
don thnt policy as it constituted, ir
belief, the ba^i? of the foreigr
policy 4vhich he regarded ns most ad
vantageous *o the eountry. Veniseloi
added that hi? majesty had known thai
nt tho proper moment he. Ver.lzelos,
would take opportunity to outline that
e House, for h?
? when Greece feaad herself faced
with 'he menace of one of her neigh
? ne would be most fsvarabl
tatiag definitely the position of
? King and Premier thm I
rgument, but Veaiseloi
nvtnee hi? majesty, who itsted
that he found himself In open disagree
n?"nt wi?h the policv of the govern?
ment, Then Vanlselea tendered hi?
?-<?'ignation which was tacitly accepted
by the King.
There has been tin demonstration in
the citv, though the cri'i? eontinu? i to
tne public Interest at high pitch.
Thi? evening the new-? b?carre V.r. iwn
Athei I "f the Entente'? rupture
uulth Bulgaria. That event was gener
slly antiripnted, as Greece never had
"t:v doubt? as ?o The direction in uvhich
?lie Sofia Cabinet'? policy wan driving
Bulgaria. What effects that moment?
ous move will have on Greek policy it
is yet too early to state.
-?t
Danger! If you put off registering
until to-morrow, ?ou may regret II.
Mnny things may prevent ?our regis?
tration to-morro<A, which is positively
the lust da4. Do It tn-dn*.. Booth?
??pen from liM to 10:.10 p. m.
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All clothing looks good. Wanamaker's IS pood. It has
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ing of men's clothing for immediate wear. Its refinement of selection this
Autumn limits a man's choosing to all the colors and weaves men of good
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SUITS $17.50 to $40
Young men's suits cut for young
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Suits for the older grown. M >rr
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Woven Madras Shirts
These are replacing silk?although
we always have all the good shirts
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Topcoats
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Spring. Oxfords, mixtures; some
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DWELLINGS FIRED
TO SCOUR SERBIA
Homes In Whole Districts
Wrecked in FlgM on
Typhus.
CANNOT RECUR,
SAYS DR. STRONO
Sanitary Trains. Forced Raths
and Wholesale Disinfection.
Uvd Cross Weapons.
irnur? T* a .'- ? ? ! ? -a.i
\\ ashti gtoa, "'?* I i be saall u i
I deaaonatratloai gives b* th? Amer
H?,i Cresa h Berbla will provent sn
other epidemic of typhaa aueh s? bsa
1u?t b?en eonqaerad In thai country,
aid Dr. Riel ard P fit?*, g, " ' ?<
iirofes? r oi tropical diseases la llar
*. ar.l ITairsrsity, here to*daj Dr.
Strong 11.? the director of the Aaaert?
. an i.e | Cross Sanit?r? i on.
i ; ? ??oi v of 'i.? ?is mi ' ' ?trug
irl? sgalnet an epidemic which had
? ikei from 186,000 to 160,000 live? wa?
- i lu Dr. Strong, v no has iu1-'
A sei es, leering a part, of
to Balen the sanitary
rampil.n, He does not I"'!1'?? e It ?vlll
? foi him ta ; ??' nil to Ser
l'h. Dr. Strong declared that th'* esrl
. the worst outl raak of typhaa
? m"?
? i eeka preeadiag his da
partan from Serbia, he ?aid, not a
I *-ruv caso of typhus was found.
\*i International health commission.
consisting of British, French, Russian.
Serl lafl cr.d American eanitary fores,
tarsi *nrmed. Dr. Strong was electee
medical director in active chatg" of
the uu,-.rk, arid the campaign began.
There wa? u house-to-hou?? hunt for
tvj'li.i- ' i-.o wer? promptly re
? i tu -pecia! w?riis in hospitals,
i.i'd rigorou? quaraatlae rules uvero
I ho victima themaalvea
til uuhom theu? had come In
fontact, as well ns clothing and houses,
uuer? disinfected
"In ?om? eases," said Dr. Strong,
"the dis'ricts were so badly affected
tout it ?vas neci'sasry To evacuate them
?n nasse, and to destroy the majority
of *he dwellings hv tearing them down
i.nd hv fir?
"A? typhus 1s conveyed from man To
n sn by uermin, the bathing and disin?
fection of largo number? Of people
iind immediate disinfection of their
clothing was an important problem.
i i thi? purpose unitary trailla, can?
lilting of three converted railroad cars
? ach, were fitted 'in. One eer contained
h huge holler, which ?applied the PTeam
!nr disinfecTloii of the clothing. In a
second cur fifteen shower baths were
constructed A third rsr was fitted
out into u huge autoclave, into wh'rh
tseam coald be turned in tuvo atmos?
phere pressure?. In This manner the
uormtn were Immediately destroyed and
the elothe? thoroughly disinfected "
Their first bath in eitht months was
rxnirienced by several of the suspects,
??? he wer? marched hv thousands to tent
hospitals and di?infecting hoadquar
tcrs.
The American Red Cro?s Sanitary
Commissions ?vhlch wsa sent to Serbia
last (spring, was financed by the Amer?
ican Red Crass and the Rockefeller
Foandation lointly. Under Dr. Strong's
leadership si] Serbia 'uns divi.!e,| [nto
foarteen sanitary districts a-.d an or
gaaisatioa wa? perfects?!. The country
?till rie.ds me,ii-al men. Dr. Strong de?
clares, and when tight in?? i? resume?!
she vrill not have n siftlcient nur*-ber
of physician?, surgeons und nurses to
?are for her wounded alone.
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i from a letter)
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The Delineator. The
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GERMANS FORGKT BIP
I?, i:\or Vll.nn.e I'led^? - I?.*. ?II
I . s?I rgvs Embargo,
I a'
Dean r, l _t
of t'n? Gorman An ei N
ed anea their i
, ? ..... ? .
? repentie
l enq let of 1
. ihared enthaal
t tala eeanl i hi I
ment for estl ' ' '
I I o .; ?es?, c'- ? er-?1 ti '* dOClUatl
i . ? ? . rer, foi r Mayer?
the Unit. tato .aid ; lees Ht
bsrjfo on ?' '? bipment < ? at i
?o s?-, i . ?ngratulatioai to Pre?
Wilson OB hi? ' ?.-'.. '
GERMANS BEAT!
DESPITE WARM
British Observer Fil
Them Lacking In Me
and Spirit.
._. ('??'? - lr.T-"r? 1
Pi ? la, "ct. 7 (dispateb to the "< 1
icio," London1. The capture of
hamlet of Tahure and the hill Imn
north, ealUd th? Batte de
hur", i? ?, eeasiderahl? mark of
res ?.upturn of the French otTcnMv
Champagne and has besides great
nitlcance with regard to the whole ]
tion in the weit.
The capture of Tahure th? ?h
furthest north of the French In i'r,
pagne threntens th? Cern?an, on 1
?ide.. The village, formerly a hai
with less than KM inhabitant.,
situated at a lonely cross road.. It
no importance in Itself save thai
we have learend by bitter experi.
ruined ??liages make better fortii
tlons than (loner. 1 Hrial.nent's i
crete and lUol fortl The DOOOOOi
of the cix.fls roads is also something
this desolate countryside, where h
ways were rio little needed.
The Hutte de Tshure, Hill 19?, c
mauds th? valley:? and lower hills
some distanco on either side. Whet
In .i..- artillery aenaa it Imm?diat
comma: us ti a Basaaconrt-Challera
Bellwas la not quito elear? for then
a wooeed billalda between. But t
line, so v.tia! for all supplies and n
forcements of the German front
Champagne la only two mil?, swag,
there is a tunnel at the nes rest !"
the destruction of which would pui
: out of action. The next railway no?
i ward mean? t. retreat of ten mil.'?.
Calls It a Great Feat.
While nothing is known yet of
details of the lighting except t
. thousands of prisoners were taken, ?
trust have DO! t. a j.rea? lea' of :ir
1 It can hardly be said in extonnal
that there was any considerable, t
?f surprise. German prison
admit that the beginning of the off
live eleven day.. u_o was expected. N
1 the enemy has had ten days' rr,
notice, and on a ground of great n
i-rul strength he is still lacking. Tl
he had not been given say respite, t
four or five supplementary thru?ts
inUrvalj ?long the new iront may a
have left hun uncertain where 1
heavy blow v. ould fall. BotMo?, be 1
here a particular Interest ?o ?lefetid.
Germans Lack Four F. sent?ais.
With a preoeeepntion so ai
I with the ?ire kno? '..? dga of :
wonadod men loal ai priaeaer? ..n.l i?
eral scores of triou'-and. mor- kill
Or wound'..! on tins narrow front,
may be ?are th? Genaaa command?
would do their very best. If they hu
been unable not merely to attompt a
serious counter offensive, but also
stem the progress of the French t
saults, It fas been assuredly for la
of four essentials men, maten
-pirit and skill.
Consider the general situation In t
lieht of this fact. Colonel Feyl
. ?ekoni thai durinr. the tir^t \"_r
the war the Gei total of nun fa
tween twenty and ferty-flve availah
for active aervicea decreaaed 7,760^.
to 8,000,000, and that this nnmberwoa
fall to .,600,000 by the end of the pro
eut mOBth. During the last s'x montl
? - averaged 800,000 a mont
and the preaeal rate la mneh highe
Pew of th" i new aroanded can hope i
rejoin before the end of th? ear
brought about by ?he exhanation ?
German reaoo 11 ?
For the hold;..g of the ea.tern an
western front.-? agalaal the 'Ton.:
constantly reinforced, with 4,000,000 .
1,600,000 Gennani ami the poor re
nant of Austro-ilungarians, t.. ta
nothing of adventures on the I.anub.
is an impossible proposition. This doe
not tak? into consideration the effec
of the loss of nearly three million me
on the mind of the German people, bu
he must be very bold who doubts sue
an effect.
The recruits of the 1916 class an
the first levy of ut.inatructed land
sturm called out In March have bee:
followed by the 191 . class and furthe
band of the landsturm. There remain
now onlv the 1917 and half th. 191
classes, lads just over seventeen year
old ,unless it be decided, as i? nov
proposed, to call men up to fifty year
of ?go.
SAY NEW GERMAN GAS
CAUSES CONVULSIONS
Preach Describe l?mes Fot
Used in Champagne Rattle.
Paris, Oct. 7. A new kind of gal
apparently is being used bv the Get
mans in *l,e lighting in the Cham
pagre. l?s effect! VON described tc
Dr. Lucien Pumont bv sufferers he at
tended in Far.s hospitals.
According to th? written statements
I "riee men, tl.?y were surrounded
fer a few seconds be clouds of d?OB
?rreen gas of ? lather pleasant odor.
smd tin?*, aoldlen who wore no
- , soon were suffocated, whll? I
B_esks leal im fer
varying periods.
??n regaining consciousness at field
ng station?, thev said, then
fered convulsive sei/.ures resembling
Ate. In the Fans hospital
they ?ere found t?, have extremely
palaoa a: d to he suffering from
geaeral prostration, but showed none
of tue symptoms Hitherto aaaociated
a ith trss poison. It is 1.?:i,\,.,i here
lis used a . ? .. 1 tail
? new gas.
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American Consul General
in London No Longer
Persona Grata?
MAY NOT 00
BACK TO POST
Confidential Report? (iivcn Out
in Washington Stir Up
TtiKland's Wrath.
;rr?oi TI.? T
. ? -, u,-- : Robei ? P
B ..... .\'.. - -m, i oaeul General i.-i
Loi Ion, u-, ho |has h? en suminor.."! 10
U a bit gton to eei fer with the
I lepsi tmenl ?< raiag Britl -h re
?traintl on commerce, may t?o* -
te h i poat The British governmenl
? ? exception to certain of bis
report?, sad he :? consequently per?
sona bob grata,
The reporta In ouestlon were 1n
tended as confidential information, but,
through some Inadvertence by Stnt?1
Department employe?, they found thc.r
uva y into print?
the Censal Generala, ones In Lan?
don has beer, doing certain work Ifl
connection with trade protests which
Is ordinarily bapdUd by the embas?y.
This is stated to have caused fr .Tion
between Mr. Skinner and Ambassador
Page. Merchants Interested in for?
?lfi trad? aay thn* thev submitted
their cases to Mr. Skinner rather Than
to 'he embassy in many instances be
cause they found that they were han
dled more sxpedltiously throagh the
consulate.
Ono of two report! by Mr Skinner
which are believed to have aroused
the British authorities tended to show
that Great Britain was re-expor'1rg
cotton To markets eloeed to America" j
by the British Orders in Conneil. Th*
second report, published SSSlUslv?
The Tri'une on September 21, chiefly
concerned wool. After a eomparieo i
of tho export figures of 'he T'r.it.'i!
Stn?e? and Great Bn?ain for the ^;*
month? ended June HO, Mr. Skinntr
?aid:
"It is quite evident that measure!
deaigned to protect t'r.e military ?itu?
B1 OB are being Btilised to protect.
and extend British foreign trad? a*
the expense of other countries."
State Department offlcisll hope thnt
; The British wra?h ?rill subside before
?the time for Mr. Skinner's return '?>
London. The department consid-i
hi? service? very ?raluable, and e"n<*
1 cially desires that his recall ma p"'
b? Bsceasary because of its own mi??
take in ? akiag public hi? ropor's.
? ?rill Inv?
alleged inflict 1 ?tween Mr. Bsinner*.i
ofice and the American Embassy, at. :
try to eliminate 'ho csuses of it, if
' itexists.
It has been generally expected that
the note to Gr?at Britain, ?rhieh ha?
been held up for several months he
cause of the cnn'ro.ersy with G*?*
many, would In* further ?lelayed until
.Mr. Skinner'? srrivsl, to take advsn?
i tage of hi? Intimate sRowleilfs of th?
I aubjecta tren"*!. Offleisl? declare,
! ho4vever, that th? no'e may be sent
uu.'hin a very few days.
GERMAN COUNTER
ATTACKS FAIL
( ontlnnrd from pas* 1
Ing In which both sides partlclpsted
between the Meuse and the Moselle,
to the north of Flirey.
In th? Lorraine district a strong
reconnoitring party of the enemy
eadeavored to occupy our trenches in
the vicinity of Athienneville. This
advance uvas checked In front of our
barbed wire entanglement? and re?
pulsed by a combined curtain of fire
? ? the firing of <mr Infantry.
The statement Issued to-night Midi
A violent bombardment by both
sides has occurred In the environ?
of Nieuport and in the ?OCtor of liet
teenatraete.
Artillery activity continued on all
aides ?b Artois. We mads slight
progress to the south of Thoius, near
tho road from Arras to Lille.
A sudden attack attempted by the
enemy on ono of our advance posts
near Popincourt, to the south of
Rove, wns completely stopped.
On the Aisne our batteries ??eased
by their fire two very violent explo?
sions in the enemy lines in the re?
gion of Juvlncourt and ?et fire to
the station at Guignicourt.
Bomb Duel in Argonne.
In Champagne the Germans during
the course of the day delivered two
counter-attacks against our positions
to the uve st of the Navurin farm.
They were both repulsed. The enemy
suffered heavy |e I
Engagements with bombs and gre
? nader? took place in the Argonne at
I.a Fille Morte and Hauto Chavan?
chee.
Th? enemy d!rer?ed on ?lifTerer.t
points of the Lorraine front, e-.pt*
eiall? near Arraeourt, Buree, to the
north of Reillon and to the north?
east of Badonviller, a strong cannon?
ade, to which uve replied efferTi-ely.
In the Vosges we dispersed s
itroag German reconi .vhich
had starred to attack one <,f ,nir
posts to ?he east of the Valley of
Sondornarh.
One of our aeroplanes shot down
thi? afternoon In Champagne s Ger?
man eaptlv? balloon, which *'f!l in
flame? .. enemy's lir."S.
The Belgian otTicial communication
rea i | :
'1 bl re has been an inte
bombardment of ?,ur id'
trenches to the senth of Nieuport,
Perms and ? ' our
?r. ? ehe? In the b? Igl borhood of '
let n? well ?? Math of
Moordachoote. There was no infantry
Bctiea.
GKRMAN' OFFICIAL.
1 he ?tatement Lssaed by German
Army Headquarter? laid:
1 i Preach offensive in the Cham?
pagne continue? After ,. strong
artillery fire, gn : eresaiag to
the Btmoal ttacki recom
- - ! .Ilk.
main lis man cd at?
tack? by ti,.. Pre?en :
avy I.??? to the enemy. T4v0
i -, 180 men -?? re nude pris
In the west of the Bomm? Pj
Souain high roa.I sections of two
? urr.u..,i dlviaiana rao ? ded at
one point m penstrating i
foremost line o:' trCRChei ?R tl
?'? ' SB of Bte. Man. The si
Irivefl "u* Bgaifl h', iron i
?? r sttacks. Twelv?
? sty nine Boa-eammissioaed
and ?.'iO men ?rere left prison?
? baada. Tuu.. mai
re captare?! Bast of the bighraad
: shoes tin* SBSmy was un?
able to ache-. - results worth men
:linar. By massed attacks in a
small trench section east of the N'av
Brifl Farm, in which the enemy suc?
ceeded in holding out, a counter at
t .-k is still proceeding.
Unlj at anj near Tahure waa th?
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enemy successful, after fluctuating
engagements, Ib capturing ??00 metr?? I
of ground. The attack ??as brought
tandstlll by "in eaavntar attack. I
Attempt! of the enemy to pierce
ir poi tioni sarth and Borthwest of
the Beausejour farm failed complete?
ly. Wherevei the eaemj lueeeeded
in peaetratii ir oir trenches they
were killed or taken prisoners. The
positions remained in our possession
throughout. Three officers and Mi
men were carried off Three mschine
guns also 4?cre captured from the,
| enemy.
A tierce but fruitless attack darin?
Um early mornintc hours ajaini_
P.?>ttion in the brickyard tetUt* J
of Ville-eer-Teerec was USbnum^
the course of the day by *** bt.
vanee? only, wh.."h hr>?ttl^
g____Bg "?-re ??..her repuls.'J ?"
trated by our artillery ?re.
North of Arras there /?"'*,?.
unimportant hand _?naJe ?? r
merits. In the Aisne a* ?r' *
Picieul. a weak Preach ??/?'?Juea ,
tack on a project.ng trench ???
failed. I