IN THE WEST.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 437, 5 July 1915, Page 8

IN THE WEST.

ARTILLERY DUELS. NO ENEMY INFANTRY ATTACK. PARIS, July 4. An official statement says: "There were artillery duels at-most points during the day. In the Argonne the enemy, after the defeat of his latest efforts, refrained from infantry attacks." BERLIN, July 3. An 'official statement says: "A French attack, prepared by handgrenades and bombs, near Les Eparges, failed. We lost the positions captured at Hulgenfirst." Another official statement says:— "A portion of the Crown Prince's army gained a fine success in the Western Argonne. Wurtembergers and Rhenish troops stormed trenches at vantage points north-west-ward of Four de Paris, on a front ■of/Ihrcc kilometres, and a depth of three hundred metres, capturing 25 officers, 1710 men, eighteen machineguns, forty mortars, and a revolving gun. The French casualties were considerable. "We captured two fortifications at Hulgenfirst, repelling all counterattacks. We captured three officers and 149 men." VIOLENT UPRISING. LANDSTURMERS GIVE TROUBLE. PARIS, July 3. A Basle telegram states that there has been a violent uprising between the Landwehr and the Landsturm fighting in Alsace. Old men with the Landsturm refuse to advance, and great numbers have been arrested. CAMPAIGN IN THE EAST. STORIES OF SUCCESS. LATEST AUSTRIAN' REPORTS. BERLIN, July 3. An official statement says:— "Our pursuing troops north-west of the Dniester arc advancing across the Mariampol-Narajow-Miastro line towards the Zlotalipa district. We have reached the Bug below Kami-suka-Strumilowa, to below Krylow,

and are also progressing further north. Between the Bug and the Vistula we captured the LabuskaPor Plains, despite the enemy's stubborn resistance. A Russian counter-attack south-west of Radom, in Poland, was repulsed." AMSTERDAM, July 4. An Austrian official statement says:—

"The Auslro-Germans are pursuing the Russians eastwards of Halicz and across the Narjowka, and are also successfully attacking to the north the heights eastward of Janczyn. We are steadily advancing in the face of violent fighting between the Vistula and the Bug. We stormed Zamosc, also a village on the Wisnica, westward of Kraznik. We captured on the Por 4800 prisoners and three, machine-guns." BATTLE IN THE BALTIC GERMAN SHIPS PURSUED. MINE-LAYER DRIVEN ASHORE. PETROGRAD, July 3. An official statement says:— "Russian cruisers encountered two enemy light cruisers and several tor-pedo-boat destroyers in a fog cast of Gothland, and gave battle. The "German cruiser Albatross at nine in the morning lowered her flag and ran ashore. The other vessels made off". j "Our squadron at ten o'clock enI countered tho armoured cruiser Roon, a light cruiser, and several destroyers. We renewed the battle with the enemy at 10.30, when his ships began to retire southwards. During the retreat another enemy light cruiser joined the squadron, and all fled. Our pursuit ceased at 11.30 a.m. "After the battle a submarine fruitlessly attacked our squadron. Our damage was insignificant. GERMAN CRUISER ASHORE. ENEMY SUFFERS SEVERELY. _____ j The High Commissioner reports:— LONDON, July 3. Copenhagen and Stockholm messages report a naval battle in the Baltic east of the island of Gothland. The German mine-layer Albatross was pursued by Russian cruisers and ran ashore with many dead and wounded aboard..

The Higli Commissioner reports:— LONDON, July 3.

Yesterday morning, the Oestergart Lighthouse, east of Gothland, reported that Russian cruisers encountered in a fog two German light cruisers and some torpedo-boat destroyers, and engaged them in battle. A German cruiser, which was badly damaged, surrendered and was run ashore. The other cruiser and the torpedo-boats escaped. Later on, the armoured cruiser Roon, a light cruiser, and some destroyers renewed the battle, but retired south. They joined another light cruiser and then fled. The Russian squadron was attacked by submarines, but escaped with insignificant damage. A SEVERE FIGHT. ENEMY SQUADRON REINFORCED. STOCKHOLM, July 3. There was a severe fight between German and Russian cruisers and destroyers in the vicinity of Windau. A German destroyer and a cruiser of the Madgeburg type were sunk. Four Russian cruisers chased the German mine-layer Albatross* eastward of Gothland, lulling 24 and wounding 71 of her crew. The Albatross ran ashore to avoid capture. Just as the Albatross was disabled, a German squadron which outnumbered the Russians arrived, and a vigorous engagement ensued, the Russian ships retiring slowly northward to safety. The German tor-pedo-boat destroyers landed many wounded men at Gothland. IN SWEDISH WATERS, A PROTEST TO RUSSIA. COPENHAGEN, July 3. The newspaper "Politiken" states that the Albatross was acting as an "information ship" to the German cruisers. She carried a crew of 225 men. Twenty-five shots struck her, and both masts fell when the vessel grounded 100 yards from the shore, Twenty-seven men were killed and 33 wounded. The Swedish authorities have protested to Petrograd against , the action being fought in Swedish waters. AMSTERDAM, July A A German official statement, referring to the Gothland fight, says:— German forces weaker than the enemy's vainly attempted to draw the enemy within range of German ships to the southward.