In the West.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 83, 6 August 1915, Page 5

In the West.

A NEW ANTISEPTIC.

VALUABLE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVt ■-.:.. ERY. SUCCORING THE WOUNDED. United Press Association. (Received 8.55 a.m.) Paris. August 5,.... Dr. Alexis Carrel, of the Rockefeller Institute, and Mr Henry Dakin, chemist, have discovered an ideal antiseptic, consisting of, hydrochloride of lime, with the addition of boric acid as a preservative, and carbonate of lime to counteract acidity. Professor Landouzy, lecturing at the Academy of Sciences, said that in a series of experiments at Hospital, it was applied to the most frightful wounds, and within eight days the aspect modified in a way quite unknown under the old antiseptics. If applied in time, he says, infection in wounds may he considered impossible. | VIOLENT ENEMY BOMBARDMENT (Received 9-5 a.m.) Paris, August 5. A communique states: The enemy continuously and violently bombarded our trenches at fiingekopf. We retained all the positions except a portion of a trench on the crest of Linge. There has been grthiade and petard lighting elsewhere. OPERATIONS/ ON THE 25th. BOMBARDMENT OF HILL 627. (Received 10.45 a.m.) Paris, August 5. The French official "Eve-witness," describing the French victories at Banclesapfc on the 25th July, states that the Germans at dawn on the 16th bombarded with heavy calibre shells positions on Hill 027, at Fontelle, and the violent cannonade lasted a whole day. At*dusk the enemy's infantry was hurled at four different points, and the attacks debouched from, the direction of Launois. One tried to pass unseen through a little wood, which was considerably opened to daylight by the bombardment. The wood covered the western slopes of Hill 627, and our (ire was presented at the Germans on their emerging beyond the margin. POPE'S PEACE PROPOSALS. (Received 9.5 a.m.) ~ Berne, August 5. The newspapers states that the Pope convokes at the end of September a grand consistory to make a fresh attempt to secure peace. THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT The High Commissioner reportsLondon, August 5 (5.45 p.m.) In the Vosgos there is continuous heavy bombardment, of the French trench at Lingekopf on Wednesday evening with a violent German attack ; nevertheless, the Allies held all the positions except portions of the tn nchos on the crest of the ridge.