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Show SUMMARY QF WAR NEWS Tho western war front is still the central Held of military Interest. Tho lntest reports show no signs of a lessening les-sening In tho Intensity of tho violent strugglo which has boon going1, on for several days in tho vicinity of Vimy and Nuvllle, near tho Belgian border, whilo farther south along' tho JIiiq- tboro aro signs of reawakening activity on tho" part of botiT'faer-mans botiT'faer-mans and French. ' ,. In Bolglum, according to unomctai reports, there has been a notable artillery ar-tillery battlo In 'progiess during tho last ten days near Ypres, but the opinion appears to prevail among military observers that the Germans hnvo decided to postpone their predicted pre-dicted offensive until moro fnvornblo weather prevails. They aro' reported very busy, however, in strengthening their lines. In Russia the artillery play on the Riga Dvlnsk front is notably heavy In character, but tho infantry does not appear to have beeriNactlvo. In Volhynla tho Russians report a for ward movement In tho enpturo of a hill between tho fortresses of novno and Lutsk, but tho latest Austrian reports re-ports clnlra that Emperor Nicholas troops havo been hold to their old positions in Gallcla and on tljo-jBes-snrablan frontier. mmmtm |