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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY DAYA A Paris dispatch of yesterday says In tlic course of the fighting against La Grange Farm west of Itrnisnu the French occupied the station of Ciry SalsoRiic just to the west of the bend in the Vesle where it turns northward to join the ASsne Along the Vesle the French continue to repulse German attacks especially between Braisne and Soissons The war office announced that 100 prisoners have Kfii captured east of Uraisne French troops last night in the Montdidicr area gained ground south of Frainicourt and southeast of Montdidier The Germans today made a local attack against the French position south of Auberivc in Champagne They were repulsed The army of Gen Berthelot whose operations had a marked effect in bringing alxmt the retreat of the crown prince across the Vesle by breaking down the eastern pivot of his line southwest of Kcims effected heavy captures of material during the fighting In one wood alone 300000 shells of heavy caliber were taken in addi ¬ tion to immense quantities of other material This army also captured several batteries of heavy and field guns which are now being used against the riieiny Its booty comprises likewise in addition to 373 machine guns hundreds of light trench mortars The armys bag of prisoners exceeded 11000 11000The The Council of Ministers has elevated Gen Ferdi ¬ nand Foch commander in chief of the allies forces on the western front to be a marshal of France The ministers also have conferred the military medal on Gen 1etain commander in chief of the French armies on the western front General Foch is the second French general to receive that honor Toffre having received it after the first battle of the Ma rue rueFroli Froli British army headquarters in France comes the following After remaining for twentyfour hours in trendies they formerly occupied astride the IfrayCorbie road southwest of Morlaneourt the Germans were attacked and expelled this morning by the British who captured a number of prisoners It was from these positions that the enemy was driven about a week ago Marcel Knocht member of the French High Commission to the United States in an address yes ¬ terday at the annual convention of the Knights of Columbus in New York said 1300000 French sol ¬ diers had been killed and 1300000 wounded in the war and that the poilus were wonderfully cheered by the arrival of the Americans AmericansIn In urging the enactment of the Administration Manrower Hill extending draft ages to from 18 to 45 years Gen March told the Senate Military Committee yesterday that the War Department plans an army of approximately 5000000 men to be raised as soon as possible Since August 1914 including those already with the colors Great Itritaiu alone had raised for the sinny and navy OJOOOO men for the most part voluntarily The dominions had contributed 1000000 men and India ltSOOOO ltSOOOOPostmaster Postmaster General Iturlesou announced that one of the first effects of government control of tele ¬ phones and telegraphs probably would be the co ¬ ordination and consolidation of competing systems wherever possible possibleSeven Seven deaths in airplane accidents at army aviation fields throughout the country during the week ended July 27 are shown in the weekly sum ¬ mary made public yesterday by the AVar Depart ¬ ment mentMore More than fifty German submarines have been sur ¬ rendered by their crews after the officers were overpowered or have been sunk in neutral waters as the result of widespread mutiny in the German navy says a dispatch of yesterday from London LondonOne One hundred and fifty German submarines have been destroyed Mr Lloyd George announced yester ¬ day in the House of Commons more than half of them in the last year he added
