The Position On The Italian Front Is Unchanged. To The
north of Gorizia, Monte San Gabriele is still partly held by the Austrians, and the summit, swept by shell-fire, is untenable for either side. On the Carso the Italians slightly......
Our Airmen Have Been Very Active Throughout The Week, And
there has been much fighting in the air. On Tuesday seventeen hostile machines were " brought down "—that is to say, destroyed —and another was shot down, while only one of our......
On Wednesday Came The Second Phase Of The Battle. Our
men advanced on a six-mile front from the south of Tower Hamlets to the east of St. Julien, and again captured all the positions which they wished to occupy. South of the Menin......
During The Past Few Days The Phases Of The Moon
have become a matter of absorbing interest to the people who live in the South- East and Emit of England. For the recent development of flying by night naturally means that......
The Enemy Began His Counter-attacks At Once, But Failed To
push our men back. Indeed, on Friday week our line was advanced a little further at Tower Hamlets, south of the Merlin road, and also to the east of St. Julien. Late on the same......
The Russian Army That Retreated From Riga And Then Took
the offensive has had some further successes on a small scale along the Pakoff road. But the enemy is now seen to have been transferring the bulk of his troops further to the......
It Is Gratifying To Record That Ostend Was Bombarded By
the ships of our Belgian Coast Patrol on Saturday last and again on Tuesday. A German report that we had shelled the Cathedral last Saturday was promptly contradicted by the......
The French Have Had A Relatively Quiet Week. The Enemy
opposing them made numerous attacks on a small scale, especially in Champagne, which were easily repulsed. On Monday, however, he made a considerable effort north of the Bois do......
The Battle Of The Menin Road, As The New Offensive
may be called, began early on Thursday week. On a front of eight miles cant of Ypres, from the Condors Canal on the south to Langemarek on the north, British and Dominion troops......
Twelve British Merchantmen Over 1,600 Toms And Two...
were sunk last week by mine or submarine. The week before nine large and eleven small vessels were lost. A British destroyer was sunk by an enemy submarine in the approaches to......
News Of The Week.
T HE British Army has during the past week achieved a fresh -series of great victories in the Ypres region. Sir Douglas Haig has made two successful attacks on a wide front,......
The Paper Shortage.—we Trust That Readers Of The...
give definite orders to their newsagents for a copy of the " Spectator" to be reserved for them each week till countermanded.......
