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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. Furious fighting is general along the western front and particularly in the Champagne. The Germaa war office has announced the capture of 7ihi yards of French positions In Champagne, south of Bainte Marie-a-Py. At this paint 200 officers and men were taken prisoners. The French late official report admits the capture of sumo sections of advanced trenches to the east of the road from Tnhnre to Soome-Py, but adds that the Germans were afterward driven out. A dispatch Of yesterday from Milan. Italy, says: Six persons were killed and several injured by 1 ml H dripped from aeroplanes which appeared over the city Uiis morning. Several aeroplanes took pert in the raid, which was made at 0 oclock. Anti-aircraft guns opened a heavy fusillade and the aeroplanes disappeared after dropping bomb-. The material damage was small. The casualties were all among civilians. A Renter dispatch from Athens to London savs it is reported there that Turkish forces in formidable numbers are being sent to Mesopotamia. Troops resented from the Dardanelles arc already on their way thither, and small contingents have also left from Thrai c. It is expected the next vote of credit will lie introduced soon alter parliament reassembles in London today. The statement is made unofficially thai the vote will be for 11,250.000,000, bringing up the total war credits to 1916.sh,560,000,000. Tiie Russian Black Sea tleet silenced a portion of the Turkish shore batteries near Vitze during a heavy bombardment on Wednesday and Thursday, it was officially announced yesterday.
