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WEDNESDAY
JULY 12, 1916.
THE WAR.
LATEST
TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mait.)
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
BRITISH TAKE MORE PRISONERS.
LONDON, July 31. General Sir Douglas Haig in con- tinuation of his report says:
We took 180 unwounded prisonera, fncluding a battalion commander' at. Contalmalson. The whole village is
now in our hands.
We took 296 unwounded prisoners et Mametz Woodlan
One of our aeroplanes was shot down by a direct hit from an anti aircraft gun, and three other machines. have not returned.
FRENCH GAIN IMPORTANT "TACTICAL POSITIONS.
Pams, July 11.
ITALIAN FRONT.
THE PRESSURE ON TRENTINO.
AUSTRIAN TROOPS RECALLED FROM THE EAST.
Ron July 1
A communique reports that in cur sequence of the Italian preseron the Trentino the Austrians have been obliged. to recall troops which ware already on their way to the East.
THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
-LARGE ENEMY. FORCES REPULSED.
PETROGRAR July 12.
A communiqué says:—
A communique mys fighting in the Stokhod region continues. The Russians South of the Somme we progressed in the region of Bisches and Burieux.orth west of Kimpulung repulsed
large enemy forces."
carrying a small fort and capturing 100 prisoners.
THE CAUCASUS.
The Russians are pressing or in the Caucasus.
A brilliant attack south of Blaches. resulted in the captate of a strongly Į bald bill dominating the river and Maisonette Farm, situated at the RUSSIANS CAPTURE TWO. GERMAN summit.
PARIS, July 17.
SHIPS.
semi-official statement · Inye
LONDON, July 12. stress on the great tactical, import-
A telegram from: Copenhagen ance of the rupture of Hill 07. south- east of Riacher. This places the reports that the Russians in the French in possession of the last hill Baltic have captured__the_Gerinin before. the Somme. It is less then steamers Lissabon (5,000 tons) and 4 mile from the Peronne-Chaulnes the Worma (9,000 tʊna).
line and dominates the Same Valley. Moreover, it enables the French to see everything that hap- pens in Peroane,
THE FATE OF PINSK.
GERMANS APPREHENSIVE.
LONDON, July 11 The Gerthans are apparently apprehensive of the fate of Pizsk. They have issued a denial of i "Russian official report" of the capture of Pinsk, but no such report has been received so far.
THE GERMAN SUBMARINE
CARGO-BOAT..
ONE OF SEVERAL."
AMSTERDAM, July 11. The Vossische Zeitung states that the Deutschland is one of several submarine cargo-boats which are being built for a company formed by the North German Lloyd and the Deutsche Bank. Another boat has been christened ut Bremen and has
eft the harbour.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE FIGHT FOR TRONE'S WOOD.
"GERMANĂ PENETRATE AT BIXTH
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BRITISH PROGRESS AT OTHER POINTS.
LONDOs Jaly 11 General Sir Douglas Haig, in a report, states-In the afternoon, after the sixth desperateattack, the Germans succeeded in entering Trone's Wood at the expense of the heaviest casualties...
The fighting for the wood continues. Further west we gained a lodgement in the Mam:tz Wood, where the enemy's defence so far had resisted our efforts.
We also gained ground east of Ovillers and Le Boisselle.
We progressed at other places on the battle front and capture, north-west of Coutalmaison, three more guis and hundreds of prisoners
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE IRISH HELS
·IN"
BATTLESHIP TURRETA
<HOW THE GUYS ARE WORKED.
The following artiale gives à concisa
HARPER'S
PRICKLY HEAT POWDER
HOW GENERAL PROWSE DIED."
``KEEP UP THE NAME OF THE
LONDON July 10 STONEWALL BRIGADE?
"Mr. Asquith" in "the course of hir statement on the Irish Settlement pro LONDON, July 11.posals said the neve Bill will provide for Narratives of the wounded state that Imperial control of the Navy and Army description of the interior of a gun General Prowse was cheering his man on and all matters arising out of the war turrot in a battleshipt-16 SCIENTIFICALLY COMPOUNDED FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT O
The agreement provided that the Bill General Frowsa fall, and several soldiers when a big shall dropped ear should remain in force during the entered with some diffaulty by one of ALL ITCHING INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OF THE SKIN...
war and a year thereafter. It made
dying, the General cheered on the man his last words being "Keep up the Dame of the Stonewall Brigade."
for
The turrets of most modern ships (are)
A NATURAL EMOLLIENT AND ABSORBENT DUSTING POWDER
rushed to big Assistance. Although the Government had not the two routen,, aither by a hatch and a steep f
lader headlog dog brein, the sod of by PREVENTION
trap hatch in the floor the back of the furred, when it is fairly easy to reach the deck.
THE VERDUN REGION.
PARIS, July 11
A ammuniqué raports a violent enemy bombardment north of Verano, to which in the regions of Froi-de-Terr, Fleury and Fumin Wood the French vigorously replied..
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
“ENEMY ATTACKS DRIVEN BACK.
RONE, July 10.
An official announcement: atates : There have been heary enemy attacks north-west of Gorizia. They were driven back with heavy loss. FRANTIC EFFORTS OF ENEMY To
CROSS. STOKHOD.
PETROGRAD, July. 11. A communiqué.announces continued Russian progress on the Stokhod, despite the frantic efforts of the enemy to regain footing on the left bank of the river.
The enemy took the offensive south- A battle is raging at Svidniki. west of Lake Sventen, but were driven
back to their trenches
EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.
CAPTURE OF TANGO"
LONDON, Julz 10. A message from General Smuts reports that Tango was occupied on the 7th inst.
The enemy "after" slight resistance, evacuated the town after destroying the waterworks.
GERMANY'S SUBMERSIGLE
CARGO-BOAT.—------
BRITISH ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL'S
VIEW..
LONDON, July 10.
permanent provision the government of Ireland, the pariod would be extended to enable such provision to be made. The Bill will probably be introduced next weak
Mr. Asquith emphasised that the union of Ireland could only be brought font by the free assent of the excluded area. He appealed to the Hauss to seize the opportunity, which might not again occur, to arrive at an agreement which will lead to a lasting settlement
AMERICA ́AND-THE-PARIS
CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, July: 12 Mr. Stone, the President of the For eign Relations Coramittee in the United States Senate, referring to the resale tians of the Paris Conference, declared that unless America was considered by the European nations in any industrial siliance it would be necessary to adopt La definite defensive policy.
D.S. MINISTER'S VISIT.
SHANGHAI
TALK TO AMERICAN BUSİNESSMEN,
OF
The turret's interior is a cave af et SORE FEET
in which the huge breaches of the big gund and a number of levers and dials are the most conspicuous objects. Generally thers will be cylinders of compressed air standing in the turret, and there may also be a number of enormous shells. some yellow-painted, which contain lyddite, the high explosive chiefly employed in the Royal Navy,
The aiden of the turrets in the newer ↑ ships are of 1ūĝin. hardened steel armoGART, Leapable of keeping out, the shells of any | but the 1õin."gún af ord nagy battle range, which in our day may be placed at 6,000 10,000 yards. The root of the turret three or four inches thick, sufficient to resist glancing blows. The floor is also
↑
of strong armour where it is outside the
armured trunk, which runs down to the. magazine, and through which the big projectiles and powder, are brought up to the guns. In many turrets there are
·licle armoured honds rising, shout the [ turret-roof la pentect the sights and the med st them a perisonpe, nên bị the officer in command, alan projects: from the roof, and the officer has a small armourod hood of his own. An object which is elostly seen in the older battleships bot which in hidden by armour in the later vessels ia a large range-inder on the turret roof.
...,
The following is summary of the speech made by the American Minister, Mr. Paul Reinseh, before the American Chamber of Commerce at the banquet given in his homar at the Palace The two guns Kie mamurred by Hotel
hydraulic power, with an alternative hand. The organization of the American power instaliment in the case the Eydrau Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai toe gear breaks down. In a few ships my and marked s very important
advance in the development of American electrical gear is also installed. At the activities in China As we gu back to breach of each gon comes up a large the history of American enterprise in hoist, which brings the ammunition from this country it presents a very in the magazine. It arrives in a trugs cage, teresting and fascinating subject for thought. Between the years of 1780 and woich rises with a crash and contains în 3550, American merchants, as you know, the upper compartment the big shell, in were second to none in the Far East- TE
the two lower compartmente two ball- was at that time the individual enter prise of Americans and their spirit of chargon of cordite. After the breech- block has been unlocked and awung back Adventure that found a pasible field of action in China. It was not necessary the charges are driven into the breech of
a merchant adventurer
to possess the 'gon by a rammer, which is either more than a moderate amount of capital telescopic or of the chain pattern and There was plenty of mon for individual initiative and men stood entirely upon worked hedraulically, Darting out with their own resources. For this reason therit clatter, it nmbes the shell inth energy and enterprise developed by the the gan, and then in quick succession conditions of nur new country gave to theists in the two half-charges.
advantage in The breech-block. Weighing three- making for themselves A.
for
As Admiralty official, in an interview the Americans a great place in quarters of a con, swings to with a crash
Far East
concerning the Deutschland, pointed out that the feat was nothing new, since ten British submarines built in Canada crossed the Atlantic last summer. It is known that the Deutschland is merely an ordinary submarine with her fighting a complicated systein of business organi-tion of loading occupies with a smart gini- equipment removed. The idea of sub-zation. The energy of our merchants crew in a modern ship less than thirty marine traders is ridiculous. The fact and industrial leaders was concentrated seconds." that fiermany has is crawl under the resources at home, a task which fully
upon the development of the enormous The sights for both guns are placed sea is the finest demonstration of the occupied their attention. The form of between the guns and
are of great efficiency of the blockade.
organization for doing business which delicacy. Full details of the fire-control has since developed throughout the system employed are confidential; but world is one which the broadest form of certain general principles may be stated. organization, is necessary. Between the hit the enemy at long range It is period when the individual enterprise of Americus co
essential to know where the enemy will counted for everything, the period when experience in be when the projectile has spent a ver
prises could he
be tain time fa yovering a certain distamos In developing our foreign trade,
teenth century, our counter was entirely cage has sunk through the fear to return During the second half of the hine and the gun is loaded. The ammunition preoccupied in the development of with another charge. The whole opera domestic resources, and the question of
CAPTAIN DENIES CARRYING MESSAGE FROM KÄISER
NEW YORK "July 11. The Captain of the Deutschland denies Wilson from the Kaiger. that he bar a message to Presilent
GREAT BRITAIN AND HOLLAND
AMSTERDAM, July 31. Great Britain is negotiating with the Dutch Oversea Trust for the restriction. of the export of textiles:
SITUATION IN PERSIA.
LONDON, July 11
And the
large enterprises:
lie about four or five decades of from the gun. The hostile ship's course comparative herreness, irring which the has thus to be ascertained as well as line promise of the early activities of our distance of that ship. Allowance han ano people in the Far East was not-realized to be candle for any change in the course Indeed, we always maintained a credit of the ship from which the guna are fr tblH place, but our
did not enterprisen develop either in proportion 1' to our
ing, for the wind, and or any vagaries in nationalwealth or to the general increase the ammunition. F of Western activities in China.
"In ship after ship.
witnessed gun
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In inaugurating the new period when drill, and never have seen anything
will engage in Far Eastern Commerce, not only as individual sermore stirring. wrote the naval correspon the Flanders front, aspecially at Hooge in the House of Commons, Lord country has since acquired, the work are immense turret which we entered the
The enemy's artillery was active on]....
chants, but as men utilizing the large dent of The Daily Mail during his experience in organization, which our recent visit to the Grand Fleet. In
AERIAL WARFARE..
Robert Cecil stil the military situation planned for this Chamber is an import- drill wins with lighting speed. The roar ant matter.This in especially true in south-west Persia prevented at present because of the relation which exista ining of orders, the shouted repetition, the any further development of the Mobambieral Khoratharind railwayr country between the government crashing of the uages rising with ammuni scheme When the local situation European countries, the rating of the rammers, the songhing of
•·wan the comm
mud. industria) tion Lom the magarius far below, the improved mether steps will be taken, relation between the government, sud the hydraulic gear, the violent bissing of after consultation with the Raj the large banking institutions, as well aa
Our aviators yesterday carried out several successful bombing attacks against various detraining centres, am murition depots, and aerodromes.
Numerous aerial combata peened, in which neveral enemy machines were driven down in a damaged condition.
THE DURATION OF THE WAR.
Lord Kitchener looked for an early close of the war, Becording to Mr. A. G.- Gardiner, Editor of the Daily News and In an article published in the Lazdon journal on June 10th M. Gardiner aays I told on good authority that
a few days before the end which came apon him so swiftly and ailently, Lord
of the duration of the was He had cal
FRENCH AIR-SQUADRON BOMBS
STATIONS RELATÓ,
PARIS, July 11
TEA ASSOCIATIONS AND EXCESS PROFITS DUTY.
TANDON, July
Presiding at the annual meet ng if
great industries, is so close that the the air-blast, filled the metal cavern with latter always take their cue from the tumult of noise in which the discharge policy of the government, while the of its monster guns would have passed. government itself ook upon them slroost noticed. And in the midst of allies in the task of developing nations at this banging and crashing a marine. enterprise abroad.
L
In Americe, the government has not who manipulated the leading levers of established that direct connection be a luiz, gun, and who bobbed up and down, Eween itself and the concentrated ispitat the Indian Tea Association in. London of the country which enables two to ace! $8. the hinge weapon was elevated or
3 James Warren announced that (as one in foreign affairs. We bebeve depressed, in the Interludes of his own
· Kitchener said he had revised his gitimate There has been great aerial activity acting in conjunction with the Ceylon that it is better to leave the initiative momentous part in the performance car- in the Somme region French aeroplanes Association negotiations with the to private enterprise confining the action ried on with perfect tact and great abun- culated that it would last three tears attacked numerous German machince, Imperial Government regarding the of the government to keeping open op dance of knowledge a dialogue with c He pow thought that extimate excessive, four of which were brought down in the excess profits, luty, they bad urged that ratuities for nommers and, of our company on the subject of London
the industry, was entitled to an increase giving protection where, required in and looked for an earlier close. The enemy linea. enormans impetus of events during the A French air-squadron bombed the of the statutory percentage owing to individual casser For this reason the County Connal policy. This to,abow of
the long period they had to wait before depends upon the effectiveness with Daily Mail
future of our foreign commerce entirely what type are car modern 6ghting me... 9ast few days gives force to the pretestations of Ham and Polancourt
profita could be made and the many which private capital and industry will tion. There, 13" on all sides a feeling ni
risks of tropical agriculture. It was be able terorganize themselves effectively the imuninence of final things.
ergued that the individual companies for the purpose of foreign work. Every To-day's Advertisements should be allowed to apply to the one who is familiar with foreign som“ special Lelief Board of Refereck the merce knows that concerted action is Board using its discretion when extra required that a great amount of ex ordinary circumstances were shown. A Mr James Steel was elected chair and Mr G. Kingsley vice-chair
CYTUTIONA
THE SPIRIT OF OUR TROOPS,...
The Secretary of State for the FOOTBALL CHARGE BY THE EAST
Colonies has appointed B. C. M. Lam. bert, 0.B., and Mf! O, E A.: Grindle, CAEG to be assistant Under-Secretaries
SUREEYB
mau,
LONDON, July 11man
of State in de Colonial Offico. He has Reuter's correspondent in France de also appointed Mr HCM Lambert to scribes the experiences of a battalion of be Secretary to the Imperial Conference the East Surreys, one of the battalions inc muccession to Sir. B. W. Jost, selected to start the attack on the lat EGMO. C.B., who retires after com inst. Each platoon had been supplied pleting 33 years of service in the Colonial with a football, and when the comman Office. Sir Hartmann Just entered the dors kicked off the officers and mel Colonial Office in 1878, and the whole of dropped rapidly, but the dribbling was continued. Two balls were actually
als working le has been spent in that lacked into the German trenches. You
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the bayonets got to work the balls were recovered. They are to preserved as trophies at the depot One footballe elow seventeen German, another his rifle to a commode and polished Bocas with its fiste
lained that
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tion
Industries Hongkong to he present, work the American merchants here, who
has been our
enjoy the pleasures experienced by direct contact with Chinese afkira, have a grekt. part to fulfil
channels that the
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