French Successes

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 6379, 26 July 1916, Page 4

French Successes

NORTH 01" THE BOMME. AND EAST Or THE MEUSE. Paris, July 20. A communique states : North of the Soinnic we have captured the enemy trenches from Harcourt Knoll to the. river. We carried the line east of Uardecourt t'nr an appreciable distance along a narrow -gauge railway from Combles to Clery. Our infantry south of the Volume captured the whole of the enemy's first line. In the Champagne we penetrated a (iennaii trench north-east of Auberives, and brought back some prisoners. In llie Verdun area the Germans continually bombarded Avocourt and Ohattaiiciiurt. A grenade struggle is progressing mi the north-eastern slopes of Hill :!04. East of the Meuse we made some progress to the right and west of the Thiaumont work, and assaulted aud captured a fortified work strongly held by the enemy south of I'leury. The High Commissioner adds : Eolith of the Siimiuc a small French operation south of Rstrees captured some trenches and liO Germans made prisoner. AGITATION IN 'HUNGARY FOR PEACE. M. KAROLYI'S PROGRAMME. London. July 2:.'. The Morning Post's.Budapest correspondent writes : "One of .\l. Kurolyi "s followers stales that the new Independent Hungarian army vligkqj dependence Party seeks to secure an Independent Hungarian army and an immediate conclusion of peace to save 1 the country from invasion and further saerili.es/' He says : " We arc not going to have Hungary any longer made the dupe of Austria-Germany." M. Knmlyi's home policy includes the •distribution of Slate and clergy-owned lands among the peasantry. AERIAL SUCCESSES. London, duly 2::. Sir Douglas Ilaig reports : The day was without incident, except that our airmen destroyed six hostile aircraft and brought down several others. THE GALICIAN CAMPAIGN. IMPORTANT TOWN THREATENED. Koine. July 21. The fall of Brody and Slanislaw is imminent. ThcAnsliinns have decided mil t» defend l.emberg.