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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 240, 7 October 1916, Page 5

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BRITISH STILL ATTACKING ON SOMME STUBBORN BATTLES IN RUSSIA KEW ZEALANDERS IN ACTION AGAIN

The British position in the Eaucourt l'Abbaye sector has been advanced. Artillery combats marked the fighting on Thursday night.

The New Zealanders got another chance to distinguish themselves on Sunday afternoon, when they attacked points beyond Flers, gaining all their objectives. A particularly heavy bombardment of the enemy lines preceded the attack, which was headed by the Otago and Canterbury Regiments, the Auckland Regiment and Rifle Brigade acting as Hank and reserve supports.

It is reported in America that Ambassador Gerard has been commissioned by the Kaiser to ask President Wilson to mediate on Germany's behalf with the object of stopping the war. The Allies, on the other hand, are said to have informed Holland that any attempted mediation wfll be regarded as a Pro-German act, and to have become reconciled to the prospect of another three years of war.

Germany attempted by furious counter-attacks to forestall the Russian offensive on the southern front. Brussiloff has now absorbed the shock of these tactics, and is stubbornly fighting his way towards Lemberg and Kovel, especially in the Dniester sector.

The Rumanians have drawn back across the Danube, having accomplished the object for which they originally crossed the riyer. They have begun a new offensive in Central Tran-

The Greek King is believed to have consented to the resignation of the late Cabinet as a necessary, preliminary to the reorganisation of the army before intervention. The Government is bankrupt, and all payments have been suspended.

; , The Cunarder Franconia, which was used as a transport, was torpedoed in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, 12 lives being lost.