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Evening Star, Issue 16516, 30 August 1917, Page 8

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LATE ,W AH NEK S, Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright—United Sarvu-a ... .. ~ ~ , ~ ~ LONDON, August 29. lm> 1 a!i Mai! Gazette says that the Navy arc dealing with suh marines in an increasingly succcsstul way. BUENOS AYRES, August 29. Gennanv’.-; Note agrees to an indemnification for sinking vessels , . ~ , ~ WASHINGTON August 29. iho general opinion hero is that Germany bowed to the Argentine for fear of endangering her vast commercial enterprise and adding another enemy. (Australian and Now Zealand Cable Association and Reuter.) LONDON, August 29. The shipping arrivals for tho week were 2,629, and the sailings 2,680 Sunk : 13 vessels over 1,600 tons and five vessels under 1,600 tons; unsuo cessfully attacked, six. Italian figures; Arrivals for week ended August 25 were 588; sailings. 587. Sinkings ; One steamer and two small sailing vessels; unsuccessfully attacked one. Sir Douglas Haig reports : We successfully raided north-east of Coo zcaucourt and south-west of Hulluch. We captured a.strong point which had held out befoic our new line south-east of Ilangfimarck, (Admiralty per Wireless Press,) Italian official . Having overcome the enemy rearguards on the Baintfi/.za Plateau, wc are attaching a powerful line, which the enemy are defending desperately. We progressed in tho heights eastward of Gorizia. No fewer than 24 6 aeroplanes participated in tho battle. (Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright—Reuter.) LONDON, August 29. Tim Allies’ bncialiat Conference defeated by 55 votes to 4 a motion not to send delegates to btocklioim while Germany occupies allied territory. . AMSTERDAM, August 29. The Reichstag adopted a joint resolution put forward by the Liberals/ tho Centre party, the Progressives, and the Socialists requesting the introduction of parliamentary institutions in Lithuania and Courlana. .. , . ROME, August 29. L oiTespondeiits emphasise the Anglo-Italian monitors’ dominance in the Gulf of Trieste. They wrecked the railway to Nabrisina- and Comens, which is indispensable to tho enemy for the transport of reinforcements and supplies. Thi monito.s arc now shelling the rear of Hemada Hill. PreM Association—By Telegraph—Copyright—United Service. LONDON, August 29. Tho United Press correspondent reports that at the Moscow conference General Aierielt confirmed the worst that General Korniloff had said about the disorganisation of tho army. The old army had a strong, warlike spirit, but the present army was poisoned and enfeebled by ill-interpreted, illapplied doctrines, and was split into two opposite camps—namely, officers and soldiers with a sense of duty, and those without. The deference of soldiers towards their officers had disappeared. The officers were becoming veritable martyrs. He instanced an attack being launched which consisted of 2-3 officers. 20 non-coms., and 2 soldiers. The balance of the soldiers coldly watched these heroes perish.