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Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 July 1916, Page 3

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j (,Au&tiaAia-.New ZeiiUndi Cable Service.), j BJ&i'TJ&R •Oif'i'iOlAl# IiISI'XWiT. ! Lonuou, July 7. | Sir Douglas Haig reports that during tlio night the eneuiy heavily bombarded tho new positions at iSernaiy Wood, iiontauiban, and -L.i Boieelle, using lachrymatory sliolJs. Tlie enemy autiered heavy casualties. There was fighting eastward of La Jioiselle. Wo captured: a trench on a front of 1000 yards, wherein we now are , finally established. We completely crushed a determined attack 011 our : lines south-w-est of 'ThiepvaJ. The enemy's artillery wan particularly active, at Loos salient and Hullucli. We resumed a vigorous offensive in tlie morning on certain sectors east of Albert, and the Germans simultaneously launched heavy attacks in the vicinity of Ancre an<l north of i'Yicourt. As a result violent fighting i« in progres., on the whole front from Ancre to Montnubaii. Our infantry litis achieved important tactical successes in tlio vicinity of OVillere, La JJoiseile and jContalmaison. 'The 011 tuny regained 250 yards north-west of Thiepval (Keuter Telegram). l!.LT.yylAi\ OOMM L" NIQUJS. Petrograd, July 7. A communique states that prisoners taken" on the 4th and sth July west I of the Styr line, below Ivolki, number 300 oliicers and 7415 men. Many guns and rifles were taken. V iolent German attacks near Gangeaten were repulsed. There ivas lieree fighting ou tlie ligiit bank of the Dniester near Jivatchoff and Habziminz. Desper-a-te enemy attacks eastward audi southeastward ol JLJaranovitcli were repulsed. WELCOME .NEWS. (New York, July 7. The newspper Sun expects a great slump in munitions-making as the Allies now are self-sufficient. American ammuntiiou rnanufacturers after October either will close up or resume ou the old business footing.

STILL STmUiNt;. i'etiograd, July 7. •Battles west of the (Lower .Styr continue, with much .success for our troops. We captured fortified AustroGermans positions and the enemy took flight under our artillery fire. Our pursuing cavalry charged them in the Voltchetzk regoin and captured a

Krnpp battery of six guns. TTie gunners were surprised and only filed ;i few .shits. Another cavalry charge captured a battery in addition to three heavy cannon. We took prisoner officers, 9900 men, and 29 machine guns. west- of the Lower Ntrypa. on the It-wand sth .July. We occupied the first line of German trenches southwest of Lake Xarntch. after a <letermined attack. Fighting eonti"