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MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1916.
THE
LATEST
WAR.
TELEGRAM S.
Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
THE ANGLO-FRENCH OFFENSIVE.
STRONG ENEMY ATTACK ON BRITISH FRONT.
THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
APPALLING ENEMY LOSSES.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 19. The enemy loases in the fighting which resulted in the Russians cross- the Upper Sereth averaged 10
LONDON, Aug. 2 Geneml Sir Douglas Haig reports:ing A strong enemy attack near.High- per cent. wood succeeded in reaching our line but were immediately driven out.
North of Bazen-le-Posit & farther
· portion of the enemy's trenches was gained:
An Austrian detachment of 3,000 mustered 300 after two days' attacks; 1000 being captured, the remainder being killed or wounded. majority were killed by the bayonet in close fighting..
The
A feature of the battle was u
Loxpost Aug, 20 General Sir Douglas Haig reporta loral bembing encounters at some points foharge by Ramina Cavalry. They bulf and of our front from hétween the "Simme galloped a silo and a and the Anere last night, but the enemy | plunged into the stack of German made no serious attempt to recover the infantry hastening to support the -ground we captured on
Austrians. They practically anniki. lated the Gerraz regiment which had just been transferred from Verdun.
Friday
FRENCH CAPTURE A STRONGLY
FORTIFIED WOOD..
Pants, Aug, 20.
A communiqué aummumers that] north of the Sone, the French married a strongly fortified wood between Guillemont and Matapos
Bapturing much, material.
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The French batteries were active
along the whole of the Somme front, The many vidently bombarded- Fleury
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„Paris, Ang, 20, The night was mlni on the Somme. Obezinate German attacks at Fiery and Thiaumont were blowlily rapulsed.
THE BALKAN THEATRE:
FIGHTING ALONG THE WHOLE
Monastir.
FRONT.
Lossos, Aug. 14.
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Two battalions of Austrian Jaeger fers pursued with the remainder to their trenches where the majority were eut up. Only a few ware taken prisoners.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE WESTERN OFFENSIVE.
IMPORTANT BRITISH GAINS.
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LONDON, Aug. 20. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: Yesterday's operations at various points from Thiepval to our extreme right, wuth of Guillemont, à distance of 16 miles, were most successful.
We capured the Ridge south-east and overlooking Thiepval and the northern alopos of the high ground north of Poziers, which command an extensive
view castward and north-eastwards.
We hold the western edge of High- wood and the enemy trenches extending for half a mile west of the wood.
We advanced our line halfway to Ginchy and the edge of Guillemont, where we hold the outskirts, including the milway station and the quarey, which are of considerable military importance.
Up till four in the afternoon we had countet 196 prisoners. The include 16 atcers.
Wa further advanced to-day north east of Pozieres and 300 yards on both sides of the Pozieres Bapaume road »
The enemy artillery bombarded our positions, but there were no hostile infantry attacks.
The enemy also shelled the vicinity of Viarstraat, Ypres, and Hill 60,
THE WEEK-END FIGHTING.
LONDON,. Aug. 19. Reuter's Special Correspondent at the follows: Headquarters in France reports" as
The week-end fighting developeil into one of the most important and most. successful battles of the western offen sive.
Besiles satisfactorily progressing to The Austro-Gorman communiqués|wards the completa mastery of the mention that Geneal Bothmer is Hidge, we captured 1,000 prisoners,
mploying Tucks.
The Russians are close to the Hungarian frontier which, however, They have hot yet crossed. They are advancing by Jablenitza or Koros- raize Pass, which is the main route From Kolomes to Debrecen in the plains of Hungary.
Any Austrian communique admits the retirement of the Austro-German forcey west of Zable after violent Bussiu attacks on the Chornahera ridge of the Carpathians.
THE BIGNESS OF THE RUSSIAN SUCCESS.
many machine-guns, and much material Several formidable strong points were destroyed and the way prepared for further progress.
We were most successful in the neigh bourhood of the Leipzig, Redoubt and Martinpuich.
The enemy's moral Ims been badly shaker under the incessant terrific punishment.
A whole squad of Saxons deserted, being unable to face the music.
A telegrain from Petrograd men tions that there is a comparative lull . ... on the Russian front. This does not
A German communiqué clairns' the capture "of. Florina. south of signify any ceasing of the offensive, but is the natural result of the big British official report from A
ness of the Russian success. The Salonika says: We have established & line west and north of Bekerlichemy at some points has retreated
Cidemli and south of Wuldzeli where we repulsed counter-attacks.
Our cavalry is in touch with the enemy on the Stenuma front.
LATER.
A most significant communiqué has been issued in Paris relating to
the Macedonia front.
which the Russians are now busy 20 or 80 miles, destroying bridges
reconstructing.
Simultaneously a regrouping of armies is taking place with a view to the next great blow.
General Bothmer's new positions on the Zlota Lipa are outflanked on
THE FRENCH FRONT.
VIOLENT ENEMY COUNTER."
ATTACKS
FRENCH HOLD FLEURY.
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ILLIES HOLD UP BULGERIANS AND GERMINS:
ENORMOUS ENEMY LOSSES.
PARIS, Aug. 19. .. A Salonika telegram states that an enemy attack was held up by the Allies three miles from Florina,
The Bulgarians and the Germans attacked the village of Dolzeli, which has changed hands several times.
An intense artillery deel is progress
ing
LATER.
An official dunique states:-The Bulgarians attacked along the Serbian front
The Serbians counter-attacked, driv ing back the enemy to their original positions
Thore were enormous enemy · lowes.
EAST AFRICA CAMPAYGY.
END IN SIGHT.
THE MOTHERS OF FRANCES
[BY FENDERIC COLEMAN.)
Mr Frederic Coleman, the well-known American War Correspondent, who was for ten months with the British Heuck quarters in France, is to deliver four! lectores in Hongkong this week inclad- ing one at Clovernment House or Friday next: The following appreciation of the unlinching spirit of France a from Mr Coleman's peni --.
Aux armes, citoyens! Fortez vos bataillons! Marchons Marchons !
Qu'un sang Lupur abreuve vos sillons. The grand vibrating straits of the Marseillaise, high and clear from boyish throats, came through the window of ...my bedroom with the morning sun. As ifying with the martial femur of the young voices, drums were banged with amateur enthusiasm, and heras blared joyously.
I jumped from my bed and ran to the window. It was a perfect June morning in 1915. I was in St. Omer, the town in PRETORIA. Aug 20
Northern Face where General Sir John General Botha, - ing n communiqué Franch and the British Amy Head- statesThings in East Africa Ara quarters had for long months been
Marchons
Marchona!" Dangi ging as well si possibles. It va con-domiciled... finue to assist General Smuts to the ftmost he will be completely succesful bang I went the drums, and loud the The ond of the campaign is in right..
General Botha bestows a tribute upan the onthusiasm and the very hearty co-operation of the forces from the ion, India, Europe and elsewhere in evercoming stupendous difficulties and hardships. He appeals to the Union to maintain an adequate flow of recruits to enable General Smuts to crush the enemy swiftly and decisively, so that South African troops will be free to sist their gallant comrades in Europe.
OPINIONS REGARDING THE WAR.
MR. LLOYD. GEORGE SATISFIED"" WITH THE ALLIES PROGRESS.
LONDON, Aug. 20.
horns sounded in sa effort to follow the tupeful air.
Boys were making the in: French boys Youngsters, truly, in appearance, Boys only, very boyish boys at that, and old old man were the only Frenchmen loft in St. Omer. No need to tell the so- journer that France was at war! Her sons had been in the forefront of the battle for to long, weary months.
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EVERY LAPEL” DECORATED;
Rosettes and streamers in gallant red, white and blue, decorated the lapel of every lad's coat. Gay banners floated above them as they tramped, singing and cheering, down the centre of the atmot
In times of peace one might have thought "Ladi at play." Boys will be boys, even to the making of an unfor
Bat givable din in early morning beurs. St
Mr. Lloyd George, Secretary of Omer, or France, has seen no play for many a day. The Indies of the town > for War, speaking at Criccieth, and long dressed in soratro colours. he was satisfied with the way Piano lids were kept shut. Songs were leit unsung. No entertainments had things were going. He felt for the the town sen since the curse of the Fun, first time in three years that the advance had fallen like a pall over init nippers were gripping, and that they France in the summer of the year, before. would soon hen the crack, when they No, the lads could not be at play.
Hastily throwing on my clothes. I ran would be able to extract the kernel. The, vigour of our deraands would as the little procession sept round down stairs, reaching the pavement be proportionate to the undrums of the square and again filled the narrow
crifices made by Great Britain, street with the noise of its passing,
By side stood a dear old mother we must have a
complete and un
of France
beat smal
white-haired, challengeable victory that would be with one of those sweet, hare patient a waming to kings and their counsel faces that linger long in the memory, lors of the reckoning that would be
I said. "Is it & Parden, madame," demanded by the civilised nations for victory for France {"
"Fardon, monsieur," she said in answer. their outrages. Concluding Mr.
"I do not understand." Lloyd George said; Let us have
As she turned to me, I saw that her done with, war now and for over." eyes were filled with tears, one or two of which ran unheeded down her wrinkled STATEMENT BY, LORD DERBY. cheeks.
NAVAL AEROPLANE ATTACK.
Lord Derby, speaking at Stock- port, said that the war was going in our favour, and that the Military Authorities were absolutely satisfied PARIS, Aug 19 with the progress made. A French communiqué states:-The nemy during the night delivered violent counter attacks against positions captured recently in the region
LONDON, Aug. 19. "An official communiqué states north of Maurepas to Clery, which we
gaining only a small piece of trench. smashed by machine-gun fire and ener getic counter-offensives, the enemy Naval aeroplanes dropped 18 hombs on ammunition dumps at Lichter The Germans twice attacked north-vaelde. Large fires ensued.
All the machines returned safely. east of the Avocourt redoubt and Hil 304, but were forced back at every point.
BRITISH ZEPPELIN8,
Obstinate fighting continies on the right bank of the Meuse
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LONDON, Aug, 20,
The whole of Fleury is now in our The, first mention of Eritish Zap. our possession, after desperate fighting,
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The boys, madame, I ped. Do they celebmace a victory for France so early in the morning? I hare just risen, and have had no opportunity to bear the news."
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A victory" She turned again and watched the little band that was dis appearing down the stone-paved road to the railway station. "Yes a victory, please God, for France and for us all, but hardly such a victory as you mean.”.
THE MIXING, PURMIZ
its fall height and threw back her head. Facing me, she drew ber little form to proudly. Her fine face was lit by true nobility of soul, and heaven-corn, high purpose abone from her clear brave eyes, She seemed to embody the splendid heroism of the women of France, on
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It shows that the South by the Russians operating and despite violent counter-attack pelins is contained in articles in the their beloved counte fighting is general on almost the north of the Doelster. whole of the line from Manastir to Cavalla,
The Bulgarians are taking the offensive everywhere, except near Doiran, where the British and French have captured and hold the import- position of Doldzali village against the most violent counter. attacka.
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Bulgarian patrola preceding small Bulgarian forces are approaching Kavalla.
Elsewhere numerous Bulgarian attempts at an advance, have been stopped by the Allied fire.
Loxbox, Aug 20:
On the east bank of the Struma The Bulgars have occupied the Greek forts of Starchists and Lisa, the Greeks retiring, it is alleged, afler a collision with Bulgár patrols.
Attacks by the Bulgars on the west bank were repelled by our fire.
There has been lively cannonading on the west bank of the Vardar,
Bulgara advancing from Florins engaged with the Serbs southward of Monnatir.
FRENCH PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY.
MESSAGES EXCHANGED WITH KING GEORGE.
LONDON, Aug. 20. the occasion of President Poincaré's birthday, the King tele grapbed congratulations and express- ed his confidence that the co-opera. tion of the British and French troops would emure success in the common
On
President Poincaré in returning thanks for his Majesty Enge expressed his con ence that the close co-operation.
ing was
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in which the onemy suffered bloody
PARIS, Aug 20
losser: CARPATHIAN HEIGHTS,
• OCCUPIED.
A communiqué myš :
On the Stokhod we have retained the village et Toboly after it had frequently changed hands. Two hundred Austrians
were anbred in, a Cossnek charge and 600 taken prisoners.
On behalf of the
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newspapers, describing the tights" of
free ictory over death Victory for in its truest sens, she said great, marvellously rigid and very "is what those boys mean to us. WAR CHARITIES FUND. speedy airships.
are the babies of the 19th.class, By,' Neutral skippers who are con the boys who will be 19 years old two A comungenigus states:-North of the Somax, apart from an isolated uper-stantly seeing German Zeppelins years hence. They are laving this morning for the training amps Tho tion in which we ejected Germans consider that the British are superior, 17-year-old lads were all that we had left. gained a footing last night north of from a trench, in which they had better handled and less cumbersome. The men went, long since. Buknow the little ones have been called-have gone. Maurepas, the day has been quiet.
They have gone bravely, cheerfully, as yon have seen, monsieur God give us FREDERIC
Our troops have actively consolidated the conquered ground.
Bad weather has interfered with our
There was a sharp artillery duel ou the right of the Mause.
The heights west of Jablonizza and artillery. Loromenka have been occupied.
PORTUGUESE DEFEAT-A GERMAN ATTICK.
GERMAN ADMISSION.
LORENCO MARQUES, Aug, 20,
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 19. Oficial: Germans on the 15th inst, A German communique reluctantly attacked a Portuguese convoy on the admits last night's successes. It adds Revums river, séparating the German that the Germans withdrew from the and Portuguese Colonies. The Germansient between Guillemont and Maurs
par "according to plans.” were daten back, with heavy loss, to their own bank, The Portuguese had only fiva camalties:
SOUTH AFRICAN DIVISION FOR FLANDERS.
LONDON, Aug. 20. At a meeting at Jobannesburg it was announced that the Imperial Govern ment strongly favours the establishment
of a South African Division for service in Flanders, but nothing will be done in the matter until the conclusion of the Fast African campaign.
RE-ESTABLISHING TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH EGYPT.
LONDON, Aug. 90.
A cable from Cairo states that in addition to telegraphic communication with Jelds and Mecca, communication has now been established with Talf Babra via Halfa, Sunkiai
STEAMER SUNK.
LONDON Aug 40 Tas laian camer St-Ampalid
THE RUSSIAN-FRONT.
ENEMY'S FRONT BROKEN ON THE STOXHOD.
PETROGRAD, Aug, 19.
A communiqué: states:-The enemy were active in Volbynia, East of Brody and south of the Frist, but they were everywere repulsed. */
DEFENCE OF THE REALM
REGULATIONS.
strength to be as cheerful after their going
We
at 9.20 m FRIDAY, August 25th, 1916.
COLEMAN,
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AUTHOR OF
F.R.G.S.
LONDON, Aug. 20.
give them gladly, we mothers Additional Defence of the Realm of France. My own three boys went regulations prohibit the use of petrol and have been taken, but God is good, and though died, they died as men
they for char-a-bane excursions; the hold-of should die, must die if France
France ing of fairs likely to impede the is to live-and Franca [production and transport of" (war Great tears were welling
"From Mons to "Tpres with French" material; cab whistling, which is patent light of th
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Alled also to empower officials to demand been wiped out, and three mes it has again" Her words rang clear information from tradam regarding as a bell The pride of race was in them, MP.COLEMAN is said by the London their stocks with a view to prevent cry one. Three times we have filled Times to have seen or of the actual {ing.*** corners." qni
the gaps in the anko. Now all are gone fighting on the Great Western Front from St.. Omer. No more is we send than any other one man during the first Ent we had the boys, the boys of seven-year of the war, ng teen
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