GERMAN' FLEET APPEARS AND DISAPPEARS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2856, 22 August 1916, Page 5

GERMAN' FLEET APPEARS AND DISAPPEARS

SLIGHT, LOSSES-ON BOTH SIDES TIE BATTLE IN THE . ■. ' " '

FRANCO®!® TROOPS IN ACTION

LATEST BLOW 'ON ; THE SOMME There has nearly .been ajjofiher big sea fight in the North Sea. The German High Soa Fleet emerged from its retreat, but on learning that the British, ships wero ready to fight, scuttled back to port again. In scouting for their whereabouts,; we lost two light cruisers, while th« Germans lost one 6ufenaime, a second being rammed, and, possibly, sunk. On land the affairs of the Allies on all fronts con- ■ tinue to reflect satisfactory progress. The later details of the weekend battle on : the Somme show that substantial gains in ground and advanced positions resulted. Efc was a short, sharp battle, waged with a fierce vigour which strained the morale of the Germans. The battlo in the Balkans is assuming the character of general offensive operations along the whole line. The Bulgars, an jious to a ' move by General Sarrail (the Allies'. Commander-in-Chief at Salonika), initiated,an offensive which produced small results, and tho Allies' .counter-stroke is now- developing, with sharp fighting. The Italians are maintaining the vigour of their offensive, and are expected to strike shortly at fresh links in the Austrian chain of defences. The enemy, attempting a diversion in the Trentino, was severely dealt with. On' the Russian front further successes have been achieved by the Galician armies on the Stockhod and Carpathian ' lines..