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BATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 9, 1916.
THE
LATEST
WAR.
TELEGRAMS.
"Reuter's Service to the Ching Mail)
THE ANGLO-BRITISH
ADVANCE.
THE KAISER AND THE DEFENCE OF COMBLES.
LONDON, Sept. 3. South-west of Chaulnes the French holl 2 miles of the railway from Roye to Perone, which is the enemy's prin- eipal line of communication behind the Somme front.
The French are intensely horabarding kage depots of munitions and war material at Chaulues station.
It is stated that strong. German reinforcements have arrived at Combles to defend it against the British at all The Kaiser himself is believed monta. to be on the spot.
THE BALKANS. -
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VIOLENT ARTILLERY 'DUELS.
SALONIK, Sept. 9. "A communiqué "says there have been violent artillery duels on the Struma, in the Betesh Mountains and at Lake Doiran.
Comparative calni, prevails on the Serbian front.
THE FIGHTING AT TURTUKAI.
LONDON. Sept. 8.
A Bukharest telegram flated the 5th iust, shows that there was terrifle fight-
THE U.S.A. REVENUE BILL.
THE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT,
WASHINGTON, Sept, -8. The House of Representatives has passed the Ravenue Bill.
LATER. The Rovanus Bill as passed still authorises the President to withhold the clearance of vessels of nationa discriminating against America com mercially; and empowers the Pro- sident to retaliate against embargoes on American goods...
THE CHINA MAIL.
VIOLENT FIGHTING AT TURTUKAI. tary experience, to fight the German ariny, with its forty years of gropaća- LONDON, Sept. 7tion. We haul to make uniforms before the men who had enlisted could be taken out of civilian garb, to build plants for the manufacture of rifles bafore we could arm our recruit and to build guns and munition plants before we had artilléry
A telegram-from Bucharest, dated the 6th inst, state that there was fighting of great violence at Tartaksi, with heavy losses on both sides.
The message does not mention the evacuation of Tartakal, but a Russian communiqué ismert later does. "
OPERATIONS IN EAST AFRICA.
FORTS SURRENDERED.
LONDON, Sept.
It is officially announced that the enemy has surrendered the forts at Kilwakiwindobe and Kilwghissiwani, in
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Afsanwhile we had to keep on stone- walling in France, with such troops as wo hak ready against that prepared foo, whose blows ware the sturdier in his efforts or a decision owing to his realiza" tion that time was against him. Now the new army hus had its first practieni ax- parience, in attack on large scale.**.
After his plans were made and, the order given to advance on July 1, could only await news of the results in
A conference of "both Houses struck East Africa, under the threat of a naval this quies room, with its atracsphere at
out amendments to the Revenue Bill empowering the President to retaliate against belligerents interfering with
American mails.
THE DANISH WEST INDIES.
SALE NOT YET RATIFIED.
WELLINGTON, Sept. 7. The USA. Senate has agreed the purchase of the Danish West Indies, but the Danish Parliament has not yet ratified the sale.
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ing at Tartukai (Bulgaria Eleven P. & O. SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE Bulgarian attacks were repulsed with
AGREEMENT WITH NEW heavy enemy losses,
ZEALAND CO.
PEACE MEETINGS PROHIBITED IN GERMANY.
ARMENTIERES SHELLED
LATEN
LONDON, Sept. 8. The enemy has shella Armeni
A Zurich letter states that during a -tieros.
There is nothing, else of import-fortnight in August 161 peace meetings convened by Socialists in different parts of Germany were prohibited.
ance
THE FRENCH FRONT.
COUNTERATTACKS REPULSED
PRISONERS TAKEN.
Pamis, Sopt...
A communique says:-- Enemy ecinter-attacks. from Beray to the south of Chaftes linvä been repulsed with considerable anomy losses. We entirely in tain our gains everywhere.
A German attack on Vaux Chapitze
is repulsed.
Boer was
Verruan-d'Ovillers and Between Chaulnes the enemy made four frit- lessissed attacks. Each was preceded by an intense bombard- ment Two hundred more prisoners were taken here.
Sixteen aeroplanes bombed railway stations and birouses and enemy atores in the Sommige region. Abig Are was caused.
AUSTRIANS EVADE THREATENED ENVELOPMENT.
LONDON, Sept. A. A Vienna official announcement admit the withdrawal of troops neni atoplicz on the Rumanian front.
in order to evade a threatened envelop mert.
AIR RAIDS ON BUCHAREST.
RUMANIA'S PROTECTIVE
MEASURES.
LONDON Sept. 8. A meeting of shareholders of the Peninsular and Oriental. Co. has unanimously approved the "con firming of a conditional agreement with the New Zealand S. S. Co.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
BRITISH ACTIVITY.
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bombardment."
HOW DAR-ES-SAALEM · WAS TAKEN.
The surrender of Dar-es-Saalam was preceded by a close attack begun on the 3rd inst by the naval forces in whalers conjointly with a heavy bombardment of the enemy's position north of the town Landings by the advance troops were effected at two spots. The enam evacuated the town, which is virtually damaged where the Germans had not occupied it.
TREATMENT OF WOUNDED IN
·INDIA.
LONDON, Sept. 3. The Muning Post has a strong article on the treatment of the Rounded in India, instancing the conditions at Wellingtou and Cocnour.
INTERVIEW--WITH SIR DOUGLAS HAIG.
** THE YEAR OF THE ALLIES."
The tollowing appears in the New York papers of August Juf-
detachment. There was no change in his imperturbability in the half hour's susponad before the first definite informan tion arrived our of the mantle of shell smoke and confusión into which the in- fantry charged over a sixteen mile front.
When night came he listened to the reports of his subordinates, made plans for the corrow' and, gore directions of customary brevity. Bail sometimes with pithy bomily.
Charactistically Scotch, with the hardy [constitution of the. Scot, keeping up his exerciso and insistent on's fair allowance of sleep, he seems as fresh at the end of the midnih's battle and two years war sa when she was began... "
DEATH GREAT TEST OF ARMT.
However well trained un'arny," be ntiased, however able its generala, however ample its arblery and muni tions, the supreme tes in a war of this kind is its capacity, mit by unit. for bear ing heavy losses noflinchingly. Where ever sherifice of life was necessary, to the and there new army men have borne it without wacering and in a manner worthy the best trations of the Anglo- Saxon rice when it has had to aths for
inciples associated with its history the
world over.
When her navy held England sale WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES is Tiz from Invasion, it was principle which led Figo, Monday, July 1-3 the close these men--all volunteerato, tight ou of two years of the war and of the Brs soil which is not their own. They real- most of the British offensivs" Generalized the preparedness, discipline and Sir Douglas Haig; Coinmander-in-Chief of autocratie, organization of the enemy. LONDON, Sept. 8. the group of British Armies in France, which stood for "unilitarism- abhorrent to General Sir Douglas Haig, in a cola speaking of the situation, laid particular ther."
Turning to the imp he put his finger crophasis on the fact that the beginning Our artillery dispersed enemy work of the third your of the way saw the first on Pozieres and then on Deville ing parties cast and southeast of Ginthy initiative entirely with the Allies on all Wood where the Briliali bersaunt, and between the Sentma and the Ancre fronts, while Great Britain for the first struggle has gained precious bigh ground. Our artillery successfully dealt with time was exerting something like a power and said:- the enemy's batteries.
worthy of her sumeres resources on
LONDON, Sept. 8. In consequence of air-raids the Ramanian. Government is arranging tongue, states:- intern. well-known enemy object in hotels and private houses in the centre if Bucharest, where they will be exposed so danger from borabi..
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BARON VON SCHENCK LEAVES FOR KAVALA.
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ATHENS, Sept. 9. The notorious Baron von Schenck has left for Kavak. "
FIGHTING ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
GERMAN ATTACKS NEAR..
*KOVEL RERÜLSED
LONDON, Sept. 8. A Russian communiqué announces that German attacks succeeding heavy THE ITALIAN FRONT
bombardments north of Dvinsk, and in the direction of LONDON, Sept. 8. Kovel have been repulsed. An Italian comuniqué apnouncey
that The enemy
is stubbornly resisting an encimy attack on Givarott, Suga
ganathe Russia avance in the region of Valley, Iras begin repulsed.
MR RUDYARD KIPLING VISITS THE ITALIAN FRONT.
ROME, Sept. 8.
The keeneat interest is being shown. in the forthcoming visit of Mr. Rud-1 yard Kipling to the Italian Front.
Mr. Kipling was well received by
e King and General Cardorna. He was taken everywhere and given as absolutely free hand.
Between Soucher and the La Bussee Canal our artillery and trench-mortars bombarded the enemy's lines continu- ously.
We effectively shelled, a bridgehead on the pres Canal. north-west of | Hollebeke.
Our machines Torabed an important railway junction in the enemy's lines, and a communication station and rolling stock were greatly damaged. An enemy aerodrome was bombed, and one machine was destroyed and others damaged, Good work was done at low altitudes. Three hostile machines were wrecked four were driven down damaged, and two of curs are missing.
A later communique states:-South east of Guinchy and near Richebourg and Lavoue we rided the enemy, trenches, inflicting severs casualties.
BOMBARDMENTS AND CAPTURES BY THE FRENCH
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PARIS, Sept. 8. A communique states:There was a violent bombardment in various dia tricts north of the Somme but, no infantry action
The enemy was reduced to impotence southward by the violence of our artillery fire, and was unable to counter Four Lomb-mortars and sixteen
Another Russian official afuyurce:pattack. in pent. she have kers 5,000
landt
be mal, The id has turned," Time has been with the Allies from the fim. It is only a question of more time till we win a decisive victory, which is the one sure way to bring peace in this
Here our men, after they had 'con- quered the maze of trench foglifications which the Germans bad been a gear and half in building, have fought wider field conditions, digging, whatever they could, withstanding countr-attacksrith all the stubborthess. W the regulars at
as in other war Until this yiezory Ypres, continuing to advance pitting won is ill be Beitia uidier in their skill, conzage and resource is gunst * | those of an army with forty years of France to think of peace.***
Those who had the freedom of the preparation. Their confidence that, as battle ines the last four weeks hih, man to upn, with equally good artillery glimpse at the youthful and scholarly support, they were the superion of the features of Sir, Douglas fa pansing auto Germin has been justified by the vent. mobile on dusty foud, thick with moving If we had gained lesa gromade! we troops and transports, and again of his had not in conjunction with the Freteli athletic figure alighting from his machine inflicted heavier losses on the panty tran at the bead arters of ear of the army our own and had not given a vital, blow commanders for conference, Bus to his morale, our offensive would have mently his time passed in a quiet room, been worth while for its benefit to our in a small chateau, which is his personal morale. Our men, ask only to keep en headquarters. In the centre of this room, attacking. They feel that they have
taken the measure of the Germans. where He talked with me today, was ruised a nmp of the region of the offen. sive, with every detail, roads, wood, villages, trenches, ridges and pulleys and all the entours revealed as a glance. Te only other visible"nichinery of com mand were little sheets of reports which come Leon the firing line through the curtains of shell fire, giving the situation at intervals in every sector of the fram.
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THE BRITISH OFFENSIVEL
particular rather higher point sof
| And if the ridge is a whole, through what the English call "The High Wood
for Wood of Foureaux, then just over the
fan comer of Delville Wood just north
In relation to our own losses, bey have been severe in the instance of one units, whose steadiness In the face of a mart, getting fire his insured reliarees It is only by understanding that the others Luder a similar test. Ifgray ground in its contours that we ma for the month of July, appreciate the nature of the battle on say that the total
dite. the midst of a continuous the Somme, says Mr. Bello and considerable part of it be held the resen less than Ave times and Water the total in June. when woretiga trenches..
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of Ginchy, and so on, be held or if any
dvantage of observation fails to the One must begin by taking what is Allies
The problem of the first we
the base level for all this district, the Not only does the advanta campaigu and the second for the Allies," "But you have been able to see these valley floors of the Ancre and the observation so fall to the Al prisques including 3.000 Germans, machine guns were found in a captured Fe said. was hold the Germans from things for yourself as a correspondent. Somme, and by referring all heights to there is a certain configuration
ground as a whole towar trench north of the Somme.
that origical level. The enemy bombarded our new post forging a decision with their rudy bum. Your pam will take you into the Next we must fix upon three points, the ridge downto tions at Vaux Chapitre wood, on thebers of men, guns sad shells. Whether line at Pasicres or Delville Wood, to any of territory convenient to a comprehen; must be noted for what right of the Meuse. Two hundred and it was the able geuralship and heroism headquarters, from that of a battalion son of the whole ground, which points aighty prisoners were captured here in
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CHINESE SEAMEN ON BRITISH SHIPS.
LONDON, Sept. 8. The Trade Union Congress, meat ing at Birmingham, has passed resolution expressing alarm at the THE MESOPOTAMIA COMMISSION, steady increase in the number of
LONDON, Sept. 8
Chinese on Eritish, ships.
The Commissioners have heard the| INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS. #vidence of Surgeon General Koogh, Captain Aubrey Herbert, M.P., Captain Cross, LMS, and Sir William Garstin.
SHIPS SUNK.
LONDON, Sept. d. The British steaner Fan and Arathday are reported sunk
NEW USES FOR LONDON CLUBS.
Loxton, Sept. 8
yesterday's attack:
Up to the present 400 prisoners taken south of the Somme have been counted. *...
a
yesterday east of Chilly belonged to
It appears that the Germans we beat Saxon Division, which was hurriedly brought from the Aisne.
ENEMT IERODROME BOMBED.
_____LONDON, Sept. 8,
One of our machines is relaying
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of the French on the Marue, the dogged to that of any army, or wherever you are the three towns of Peronne, Albert the Englian have so fat reffeat of the little British expeditionary please.
force front Mons, the stabiborg resistance
of the French and British to the Ger mans effort for the Channel ports, th
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AUXIES COMPARED.
The ground to the
and. Bapaume. The valley floor of offers continual uzzipl the Lower incre and of the contours where whole of the Somme in this region, may be taken up are below the 70 metro contour, that progresting northward or Serbia's sacrifice, Italy's stone walling" British Army a revented by the fighting is they are less than 230 feet above the of the ridge this chan
sea. They are fat, mareby, and broad, largely disappears. and the actual water level in the or if the offensive gaine against Austria's offensive, or Franco's of the lust four weeks
The Faritiahy soldier, used, to thinking Thalweg of the Somme avengra in this the ridge, the falling immortal-defence of Verdun, the purpose was always to gain time for preparations for hilf, recognised the stubborn task región no more than hat 165 feet Bapaume in what is rough necessary to take the offensive away fromp before him, but the Germas, doelle in stove the sen Bapaume, onderance ahallow valleys lacking
hisobedience and taking this superiors Albert form the three points of what is position for defence and without question, was led to believe that very nearly an equilateral triangle. It observation and fire from
Then Sir Douglas Haig referred to the Russian retreat last summer, Belgium's character of the German army and of the
the enemy.
About fifty candidates, half of whom were Indians, competed in the Indian Civil Service
A Naval aeroplane brought down a examination.
kite balloon at Ostend. The balloon The results are expected to be was on fire. The aeroplane returned Lounged very shortly. The examina afely, despitthe heaviest anti-aircraft tion applies to India alone, at ng fre Tacancies are being filled in the Home Civil Bervice until further notice.
LoxDos, Sept. 8. The Ministry of Munitions is taking RAILWAY ENGINEER HONOURED.
THE RUSSIAN - FRONT,
THE FIGHTING IN THE BREZANY
REGION:
CAN PATIENCE WORD 20 THE ARMY,"
opened.
callers
It is officially announced that Naval He mentioned bedars of Ines in the the offensive of our new army, which was is rather less than 13 miles from Albert It true, therefore, soroplanes yesterday dropped bomba on anturan of 1914, when the British had hot taught by their kind of discipline and to Feronne almost exactly 12 from fight is at tai moment Westrem, with good effect. RAM an enemy aérodrome at St. Denis, and not pattalions where they have divisions was therefore inafficient, could not be Peronne to Bamume and about it from fight to go posestion of
how and fought with Hesh and blood formidable. When we followed the Bapaume to Albert The British line by the Britiaz and oir the agdist perio
Since he took breach in their ret line with a breach in in its advanced position from the enemy, essential command of the army which he had to their second the shock of our sudcass wis neighbourhood of Thiepval to just below the Briting, restaŬliktum rite word has accordingly the greater to their zinda Guillemont stretches across country there. Now, combaten fraim sad Jonin, his
borinates and For the Brat Lime German officers who the crow Ais & matter of 7 miles, and Fridge, but dependent upo
in its sinuosities from 8 to 9.
the third line of German were faker admitted that Germany VAI
It has continually advanced up bill At Thiepval in the gully Our uppreparedness at hostart of besten. One ch them, who was on his during the course of the last three has still a bad slope in front of the way, due to its unexpectedness, is no way to England and had glimpses of our week What is the importance of the in the village of Pozieres, the hig Beerst he continued. While France, terve campe in Franes, said that he had presentation Why have the Gerpoint is a hand less than which had a great national army and been told that the British had only mana masted such very great forces to away and little more that eniversal service, was giving all her fringe of troops on the front line and prevent any further advance, and why As you go east, the next two mi Strength, we had to begin building from once our attack was repulsed they could in the present lias so critical the line of highest points were
fine now approaches German heads but the Brit It is because the the bottom. The majority of our best go throughs to the coast and end the war." regular officers had been dilled or wound Finally, in expressing the situation, Sir that ridge that succession of highest here extremely close to LONDON, Sept. 8.
od in the early fighting. With the re Douglas indulged in a Bootah phrase points in the wine country side. Within the High Wood bander as sucleus to drill and organize Fsets are chiefs that winra ding, and the almost contesteds high land north positions which Mr. John Egan Eagleson has been
of the Somme bearing, the villages of main of the volunteers, who were raw but bad continued *** made a -Knight Commander of the
The third year of the war will be the Thiepval, Martiapuích, Poseres, thatwo gro
Eazentina Chinchy, Guillemont, Morval; towards Allies" year No less than France, uny SHIPBUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN Order of St. Michael and St. George General Teherbatcheff drove out the the spirit that quickeneth, we undertook enemy from a series of fortified positions to create an army of millions, which must
four in number and higher still Tay [Mr J. E Eagleson bis been the and, advancing westward, crossed at be officerad largely by buen of no mil that we are ready, we shall give all the Sally, etc.) lies a series of isolated patches, streng hithers is in us to drive the in- though not continuous, gives you the some points of the Narainvia river, t
vader from her soil and that of Belgium horison hine or ridge, separating what which is a tributary of the Zlota Lipe
Engind will not schiere-har full, strengte | may be called the Albert and Peronno
Brez nabi pet sommor best of the ground from the Lasther |
canne tart which may be called the Bapaume. roat portion of the ground. There aldo & thought patch of the higher again which hided" after Martinphick on the north from Little
by Barentin and Fozieres
over the Constitutiéra) Club and the Government have taken over the National Liberal Cab.:
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Northern Nigeria, 1000, in charge 50,000 tons of shipping, from coaster Kan 46, trans-Atlantic liners.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 7, The enemy has been driven, from his |lat line of grlefence in the region
Brezezany.
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