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Show British 'Capture Edge of Bray LONDQN, Aug. 12 The British have captured the western edgo of the town of Bray, on the Somme, tho advices ad-vices state. Apparently the attack on the southern south-ern part of the front was being continued con-tinued by the French this morning. Main interest centered in tho sector around Lassigny Massif. It is difficult diffi-cult to say whether tho French arc on the crest but they must be close to it The whole position on the southern south-ern line depends upon possession of IL In the region between the Roye road and the Somme the position has been stabilized. The Germans have massed mass-ed heavy artillery on this front and are heavily counter-attacking. The towns of Albert and Chaulnes seemed today to be held by the eno-,my eno-,my and Roye has not fallen. ZURICH, Aug. 12. The authorities at Vienna have ordered the public to hand over every piece of propagandi literature dropped by Italian airmen last Friday and threaten severe penalties pen-alties for failure to do so. There was a wild scramble in tho streets for the pamphlets when they were dropped. Some sold as high as twenty, crowns. |