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SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1917.
TELEGRAMS,
(Continued from Page 1)
THE FIGHTING ON THE
WEST FRONT..
VIOLENT ATTACKS ON FRENCH POSITIONS SANGUINARILY
DEFEATED,
Loypox,-Aug '17.
A French communiqué states In Belgium, the enemy attack an ear new positions, on both siles of Spienbeck, completely failed. The enemy, yester Aday evening, after an intense loulart- ment, vigorously attacked-on-a-two, Kilometres front betweeps Vanelere Mill and Ondikarpia platean, elusive, He crepulsed by artillery and rifle fire and did not succeed in graching mor lines anywhere.
Violent and repented attacks on the positions we have recently won, to the east of Cerny, were also sanguinarily
defenteil.
It is confirmed that the herman Tags in the operations from August 13 to 15. is the region of the plateaux at: Craonne, were particularly heavy,
After a short blandment, the Germans yesterday, violently struke Between Carieres Woodland Bezohvaz, on the right bank of the Mans. Our
POPE'S PEACE NOTE.
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BRITISH MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS,
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LONDON, Aug. 18. "The newspapers all applaud Mr. Lloyd deurge's statesmanlike utter-1
The Press Bureau announces that autres, as the best answer to the new ; Mr. J. Hodge' is been appointed Bierman penge offensive,"
Minister of Pensions and Mr. G.-E.
THE RUSSIAN "FRONT.
STRATEGICAL RETIREMENTS
GAIN RUMANIA.
LONDON, Aug. 16.
A Russian official message, tranuntit
The Times" states that it proves Roberts Minister of Labour. Sied by wireless, saya :--The Rumanians, that the leading statesmen of this Erie Geddes, the late Director Sorojn, taking, up a new line. We for strategical ressous, withdrew to Fampirs are in possession of the full feral of Recmiting, to be Minister repulsed attacks in the Suchitz Valley. of National Service and Mr. G. J.The Germans renewed the offensive in fiets of the situation and entirely dissent from those who think that are. Parliamentary Secretary to
the direction of Focsani, The Basso more the Bourd of Trade
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-Home, Ang. 17, The Viltiesin has been negized that Berlin, Vienna and the Neutrals will support the Pope's propouts.
the war is becoming The Allies maintain an attitude of fore useless passarne. The enemy, as Mr. Lloyd George points out, fave undertaken a regular campaign to prove" that "the state of the war," food Supplies and the success "of; Famlintited piracy must presently
being England to her knees.
This mouth, MP, Lloyd. Teorge ou ran a "voley be mised in thaays has been mentioned in the Anne of Divine Justice and omit trichstag The perhed when this demand" the „pamishment he the consignation is is he aclieved. wrongs of 1871 and 19147 When The objets of the move the patent)
FRENET PRESS COMMENT...
Paris Sug it. The Press repots the Pope's pls.
Tamimi, I.
The newspaper Taske:
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Rumanians retired to the north-east
The Turks together with several thousand Kurds, took the offensive an
A BRITISH COMMERCIAL INTELTuesday in the direction of Kharput.
LIGENCE SERVICE.'
FANDOR, Aug. 17. The tavernment has decided upon scheme for the establishment of a Commercial Intelligence Service, to Promote trade after the war.
THE SITUATION IN SPAIN.
LONDON, Ang 17. Reuter learns that Spain is wh
desires to pese as an arbiter of but fortunately, it is possible to quieter. The situation is being well Perte, his first duty
To decidedeiserute by facts and figures that Between_good.albud
He fond hopes which its authors seek to propagate, are built" upon
The „Joseur de "Debata sugs pleat the third parties intervening are neting yonsciously on behalf of the Authentic Empires,
Le Matin says there must be p vitiisogatijin over the terms of the
he invaded districts,
fes dyumnal expresses sympathy metare panterattacks and the with the Pope's intentions but says enter of our fire repulsed, almost every! | the firmnesssor "the Alfies" phins is where, the phens, who had gonineii af mushakable,
Hooring in advanced eleingats of our first
tjar.
Car aeroplanes actively parcipated
ITALIAN PRESS COMMENT.
The Italiane Bres begs the your in the operations in Belgium and thereoferle Pope will be nécompanied by were manys fights with enemy scriplanes using Allied bonbordiment" of which we brought down two sail festa Flanders to Trieste and experts forced two to land in their own lines. the entsel, Powers will now be
GERMAN PRESS COMMENT.
Car machines also New very low colligi tor puteal their peace terms. ål sucessfulle bombed and machine ginne enenly ergo tinius mud aerodromes. -
UNOFFICIAL REPORTS.
LINDON, Aug. 16. Better's Corresponderat "nt Firage quarters states that continuous and chielly bitter lighting pangriksel. flaghout the day, along the front of the rotowed offepsite. The joint British and Froeh attacks
appears
to have "been successful, but the situațjoh on the right thank in little obsen. The trops and this spot went moving towards Polygon- de Zoumchek, but the Germans are delivering some very heavy counter. aidacks thege. "Further north, we have inquistionably done very well. Tangquatek is reported to be well in nur, hands and, the fighting is now, well İyond that phire,
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The Gentian Press professos a diss halination to ageept tla Papa's-porn- jual until the full text is available, but it is obvious that, the step is very "Welcome and 'much anxións euriesity
manifested vigabling the attitude cat the Allies.
The semi-official Colegio. Gazelle says shut it would not be right to {rejeer - the" Pope's proposals Loge prescribes that Germany should-enter the path indicated by the Pope, a
AMERICAN OPINION.
Naw Youk, Aug. 17. The seatingent of the Unitel Stites, as reflected in the principal, mastopers, boutiques to indicaté that there is the hope of conteretes resultesten the Pope's proposals,
The Baston Transcript Says the suggestion that the great hatine of The mention of Tangennuyuk ra. the world should buy back the ralls the first bottle at Ypres, when mutilated victims' of German greed. The Third Brigade met the Twenty-argames and aggression by restor seventh Commun. Division advancing ing Germany's Colonies and allowing with defe arms linked, in con- the guilty Gerumn Government to scientiousness of their overwhelming "superiority. Dar machine-gun fire so cur thin, up flat ever our soldiers were amusented by the slaughter,
THE CENTRAL POWERS AND
POLAND.
Lospos, Aug. 17.
Powers intend to offer Polaise a Beutes Teams that the Central
controlled, though in many places the shops are shut. Communication is bad and soldiers ny driving the
trarnes,
Four train wreckers were esecuted at mid-day
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A telegram from Madrid states, that the cupital is entirely nortual
MUTINŸ IN A SPANISH PRISON.
MADRIN, Aug. 17, La repettes composing of three penitent i Amiting broke out in the chief Tolish politigans,, à
Ministerial prison in Madrid during the daily Patinet, and a Commeil of State, tes visit of the prisoners" "families. Thes
rangilors will be appointed. whichenine of the present Provisionalviets attacked the warders and the military guard. Reinforcementer arrived and were received by shots from the windows. Finally they quelled the disturbance,
Seven people were killed and sevend wounded.
THE RUSSIAN FRONT
INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL KORNILOFF.
ANOTHER WİSTER CAMPAIGN. INEVITABLE.
. PETROGRAD, Aug. 17. General Kovile, the Comcunder- -Chief, has arrived, and has lud n. guy eonference with M. Regen sky, the Premier,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE BRITISH ADVANCE.
HEAVY FIGHTING.
reports
LONDOS. Aug. 16
They were repulsed everywhere with the exception of in the region of Mount Salbusdag
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Continuing his speech on the war situation, opening portions of which appeared in last night's issue, the Tel. 492. Premier said:
ships had been ordered from abroad, Shipbuilding was quickening. Mapy 65,000 tons were built in Britain tone in the first six months of 1917. In fin 1973, 538,000 in 1916, and 480,000
the last six months of 1917, 1,420.000 tous would be acquired, of which 1,100,000 would be built in Britain, making the total for the year 1,900,000 tone, besides large naval construction. He believed the shipping losses would decrease, and he was certain construction would increase.
We still needed more shipping, but if the United States exerted her full to do, we should have sufficient tounage capacity, as doubtless she was preparing not only for the whole of 1918, but, if necessary, for 1919.
Referring to the military position, Mr. Lloyd George sail he anticipated this year a great converging movement against the foes. Russia was equipped for this as she had never been before. The nippers were beginning to grip, but one claw of the nippers is out of repair, momentarily. Therefore, they had not atiniest the converging pressure anti- cipated. But things are mending. The situation in Russia is very dificult, hence he deprecated in discussion of the domestic politics of Russia. (Cheers.) Despite the difficulties and troubles, at the end of three years, when every country must feel exhausted, I would) | not exchange our military position with
that of the enemy today.
The best the enemy can do in a year, when practically their most powerful
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haigonect at the beginning of the war is momentarily paralysed" by internal lifficulties, is to barely hold their own The Allies attack on a front of mine against the attacks of the British and stacel the "nergetic measures humiles, northwart of the pres Menin-French, ant she is not quite doing it. resulted in a corsiderable strengthe-out, was continued all day in face of the contrary, in that yes: she has
In al interview. Geterad Rorilefi
ing of the thoral fighting, comparity of the aring and he hoped that the new measures he was new subit ting to the Government would result is complete regeneration of the ary.
left, advanced astrid of the Zuyschoote strong resistance. The French; on the Disrande Road, and cleared a tongue of land between the Yer Canal and Martjevaart. They captured a bridge head at Driegruschten. -
The British centre rapilly captured the first objectives and carried fange „Depera? Kornilof stated that vast arek after heavy fighting They advanced half a mile heyond, and ilitary operations were to be ex-established themselves in the German pected on the Ringian and other fronts, especially the northern front. where combined land and sen action
Es posible. ...
winter campaign was inevitable.
He was of opinion, that another
GERMAN ATTACKS FAIL...
LONDON.Aug. 17.
A Bussion official message, trans- nitted by wireless, states that German attacks in the region of Slanie and Stoklerię failed.
The Rinians beat of attacks
trench system, the daya final objective There was fierce and continuous fighting ward of the Menin Road The enemy on the right for the high ground north
repeatedly heavily counter-attacked, and pressed us back on a part of the ground on earlier. Our artillery broke up evening counter attacks in this neigh
hourhood.
Eighteen hundred prisoner taken in this attack have already been brought in. We have again progressed castward of Loos, and have taken prisoned 894 since yesterday on this front.
Acroplanes effectively co-operated yesterday, and machine guned the
counter-attackers."
M
We brought town twelve machines and drove down four. Three of ours
to the north-east of Soveta and in are missing Excellent aeroplane work
| the direction of Pocsoni:
THE NEED OF MORE BRITISH HARBOURS.
was done to-day.
GERMAN REPORT.
go sent free, is too sinister for din. sideration on this side of the Atlan tie, even when the suggestion comes in gel faith from the Vatican." Both sides have been fighting The Washingfor Post, writes that desperately, in the wighbourhood of humanity shares with the Pope the Glencofar Wood; which is strong feeling of horror over such bloodshed tactical point. The infantry loudly and desolation, bus it is to put a praise the almost sentient precision stop to i-forever that humanity of the artillery barrage. One of the refuses to compromise with the worst experiences.befalling the Ger- Gerionts murder system. -rran coimber-attacks was when the The Philidelphia Inquirer says that'| --guns put dowif ʼn surtain-fire behind the only offers of peace that the Assaulting gives and then heided Allies can consuler seriously must
The coumy bad only local mener ther of with a creeping: whunting
come, from Berlin and mais include emphasised that the establishment of at Driegrachten and Langemarck. We barrage Machine-guns represented the repudiation, of
suitable harbours' and the improvement completely repulsed the enemy every the chief difficulty with which we
between of the existing harbours was an Imperial where
St. Julien and had to conte
autocracy.
Decessity, and he hoped that the
Warneton. The New York Herald declares recommendations of the Royal Commis that the capture of Hill 70 is the sion on the matter would soon be a finest penca move that has happened adopted, but the matter could not be since the notable British advance ut dealt with in war time, owing to the
The Roghe artillery appears to lose fored rather ematic support. Zonneheli Belout was the scene
sturstruppen chiefly delivered, tho
Hohenzoller
LONDON, Ang 17. In the House of Lords Lord Curzon
of fierce fighting toy Picked Wytsehacfe, and drives home to the shortage of labour. The question was people of Germany that the von not being lost night of and would be counter attacks, The French con- Hindenburgh inpregnability is not taken up in all its Imperial aspects as tinued.to progress well, but their
impregnable. Magnificent work isoon as possible.
conform to our advance.-
MORE RAIDS BY NAYAL AEROPLANES.
A German official message, trans mitted by wireless, says.We sbattered the Flanders aaaawit on a front of thirty kilometres.
FRENCH PROGRESS.”
PRISONERS, AND MATERIALS
CAETURED.
ANAZAKALLONDON, Aug. 17. A French communiqué, sayan, Belgium our attack has successfully
continued,
severe losses, and hundreds of her guns: beer beaten in several great battles with have been captured, which is not a bad test of a winging or losing battle-all that when Russia was practically out of the campaign.
The
When Russia has recovered, and America is really in, the enemy will have something to think about. present moment is the hour of their difficulty. Our difficulties will diminish. and our power will increase, while their difficulties will increase and their power diminish-and they know it.
THE MILITARY SITUATION. The Premier proceeded to read a telegram from the Front regarding the latest offensive, which, he said, was not intended to be a big operation. The telegram stated that severe fighting continued, and the result was not yet determined.
The French ware.effee- tively co-operating, while the Canadian Infantry had won a conspicuous miccess. He, then mentioned the capture of Langemarck, and, in conclusion said. This is the supreme hour for patience, courage, endurance, hope-and unity. Let us go through this hour with the old temper of our race. That will enable us to destroy the great military lespotism, so that next year, we, and the world, shall begin to reap the fruits of cur valour." (Lond cheers.)
Mr. Asquith, who followed the Premier, aid we could survey the scene, not with complacency after what had happened in Russia, but with fatisfac tion so far as bur own efforts were concerned. What happened in Ecssis frustrated one of the great military purposes of the Allies, but they hoped, Bussia would soon resume ber full share of the common task.
Mr. Ramany Macdonald pressed the Government to 'reconsider ita attitude- towards the Stockholm Conference, and argued that M. Kerensky favoured it.
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Mr. Bonar Law, replying, denied the truth of the insinuation that M. Kerensky's telegram, stating the Provi sional Government's attitude towards Curtain Rises at 9.15 PM. The infantry broke the enemy resist Stockholm, was the result of fishing anse weat of Steenbeck and is progress meage sent by the British. M. Keren- ing in conjunction with the British. Laky's wire was entisely spontaneous. captured all the enemy positions and Its real importance was that Britain took over 300 prisoners Considerable had believed that the Russian Govern. material was captured,
ment itself was initiating the Stockholm in the regions of Laffaux and Hartebise true until the time of the change of the The artillery ou both sides was active Conference. He believed that to ha
FLOODS IN NORTH CHINA.
foreign concessions. It is said that the temple bells are ringing, and people are The Germans set fire to St Quentin Government but the present Gover-
being called upon to assist in reinforcing Cathedral, which was burning for several ment expressly dissociated itself from reports, says the NC Lily News vigour in the hope of averting this The captain of th upper river steamer the banks of the l with the utmost hours.
direct responsibility. M. Kerensky had that the floods are a terrible between. | eximity, pro pointed out that a Coalition Government Hankow and Ichang, Charisi is inundated could not be bound by the decisions of the F. Coa hong being loode and The great floods have completely disor a conference in which one party was native district Tho Tpgangganised China's railway system.
The Tientsin-Pukow line service is now inter- represented.
Lake has jomod the Yangtze and as far rupted owing to the floods, and there is as the eye moly difficult, ahip be repened. We understand that
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no posibility of estimating when it wil Navigation is extremely nover know whether they are in the considerable act astride the line is river or a paddy field failes off the river undated some little futence down the At dankow the river is daily rising and line from Tieatan City "Pad
flood may be expected.
movement was mainly designed to being done in the cause of peace by
THE SILVER MARKET. the British Army in the vicinity of Leus and each day-that püsses
Losmos, Aug. 17. * brings us nearer pencë, not because Mesara Samuel, Montagu and Com of anybody's peace talk or peace pony's silver report states that the Loynos, Aug. 17. .
proposals, but because the armies price of 44d. is a record since December The Admiralty reports that naval of civilisation are driving hard for 1891. The abnormal rise is due largely to the impossibility of executing baying orders, in a depleted market, China exchanges are very firm and the figures of the transactions of Shanghai. are
-RUSSIAN DESTROYER MINED.
much above the official gares,
LONDON, August 16. ** doubtless awing to the entry of China An enemy mine destroyed a Russian into the war and the possibility of a torpedoboat destroyer in the Archipelago. loan to China. It is fairly plain that
acroplines married out a series of peace.
raids yesterday, and dropped many, tons of bombs on Ostend, the railway stations at Tliquout and the auto- drome at Glustelle, "cussing free. They also attacked the aerodromes at Engel und Uytkerke and road transports, by aeroplane gun-fired
All the machines returned. TURKEY AND WAR PRISONERS
AUSTRALIA AND THE WAR.
MELBOURNE, "Aug. 17, The Senate has rejected, without
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Times
a debate or a division, the motion the great fresh advance in the price of
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PHYSICIANS prescribe Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholers and Diashoes Diarrhoea Remedy should be packed
The flood situation in the north LONDON, Aug. 17. which the Allies are prepared to mast not be ignored. The intrinsic the stomach and intestinal pains quicker Journey Change of water diet and Ears are now entertained that the
Remedy because it relieves cramps in in your hand luggage when going on
appears to be becoming more serious. “Lon!-Derby” has announced that negotiate.
- ratio of the Rupes in Indicis at present than any proporation they aan comtemperature all tend to produce bowel hunks of the Grand Canal may collapse, Turkey has agreed to a conference, The Senate passed a motion depre: 16.351 pence. The Indian silver hold-pound. It can be bought from any trouble and this medicine cannot be says the "E. & T. Times of August.15.
chemist. A bottle will keep for years, secured on board the train or steamship, he was great excitement in the City Colle. Cholera and Diarrhoes with regard to war prisoners, in ciating the return of the German ng has increased by 27 lakhs and the and no home in complete without it. It may save bash sullering and yesterday, for if this happens it may should always be on hand Remedy
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