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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1918.
"TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1)
SUNK.
THE CHINA! MAIL.
THE MYSTERY SHIPS,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
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LETTING THE PUBLIC INTO SECRETS.
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Lostos, Ang. A The Times, supplementing the in- AMBULANCE TRANSPORT ¡formation about U-boats given in a [recent spweek by Sie Eric Geckles, First Land of the Admiralty, nun. tions inculentally overal others notably Cuptuis Gordon Campbell, 30%, deversal for "services with | these vessel 4.
K HARROWING DISASTER.
193 ANSSING,
Lexpus, Aug. 4,
THE ENEMY RETREAT.
IMMENSE CAPTURES" OF WAR MATERIAL.
PARIS, Aug.
AMYSTERY SHIP."
BUSE THAT SANK A SUBMARINE,
CER'S VIEW OF WAR
-ISSUES.
GERMANY, ANGLOSĶION.
"An American despatch from Amster- dam, dated June 1ili, says
sion.
LONDON, Aug 5. Sir Erie Gedilen related at a concert to Américan troups, one of the most
The war is not a matter of a strategic thrilling stories of faval warfare in campaign, but a struggle of two world which a decor known as a "mystery views wrestling with one another, Ear A Havas Agency messaga may--
ship" fought a submarine for five hours.peror William declared on Saturday at Hurled back by General Foch's The ship had the appearance of the celebration at German Main Head- counter-bkaw, the Germane continued dingy collier and the crew and captain, quarters of the anniversary of his acces thair retreat yesterday, still making rigged up as merchantmen and appearing Either German principles of right, great sacrifices in redtguard reaistunee.” to be an undisciplined lot, asiled the freedom, henone and morality, must be Fismes was stormed by the Americans Atlantic under sealed orders. They upheld. Le added, or Auglo-Saxon and the line of the Veals was reached righted a submarine which began shell-principles with their idolatory of manis, and crossed at some points. The new ing and overhauling the decoy as she men must be victorians. Marne pocket has been wiped out and our was running away. Shells dropped on front forms almost a straight line, from deck, killing and wounding some of the Soissons to Rheims. The new advance | crew, The captain signalled in plain to the Vesle will force the Germans to Englist that as a submarine was shelling pat on even more speed in their move he was abandoning ship. Hours passed to escape disaster, and it is probabla sad the shelling continued. The poop that their hit the hisne is reached magazine would soon explode, which serious stand until the in Great Britain's intervention had At present they are fighting desperately occurred, beaving a gui overboard.
meant a world struggle, whether he with the Aisne behind them and if they The submarine then came in think desired it or not. cannot gain time the gust acenmulation ng she had got an easy prey, where- of stores and ammunition which they apo
gu wa muzzled collected south of the river for the and fired most rapidly striking great offensive against Paris will be lost the submarine again and again and ultimately sinking the enemy. Warships immense expture of munitions, light below the horizon were called on and
ailway material and other supplies. picked up the survivors,
The Admiralty statest
E says probably the first mention The foreward Bound ambulance for these mystery ship was in con- ratret 11 arilda
was torpestoel nextion with the Rastling, described zang suwk, on August Bel A hun at the time as unauxiliary cruiser, ited rezol twenty-three persons ine whose sinking of a F-lexit on August sing, including seven of the crew. 1st, 1915, led to corresponsience with The surpedoing of the Wild is the German Cosgriment, and Dre of the mesh harusing disasters firmann Press cadpaign about the
*** touchery burbance ship, vizigd en siek and "which Gulinigte suddenly reused at wanamdeda Over 150 survivers averg, "the" beghaning of HET, brought totą British pis on slip piemisille to tell the public tore wvguing of the 4th, the majority, who about this, subject, partienlarly already the Allies have made an
edelai in night Plotles, soffend this fieriais lake get diseiser
of the submarine warfare The am
artures from estsite.
British semen,
It is now
abat has regulaced. this kind of weer-
Alkavos aunts, ugress that a Burpeda fare, "Much ing-muiry was displayed "Saule the ship. Exempting desingers by commanders of "mystery ships -4darnagwerk glopth bound The Hamida and obtiens kry devisnug,pheus hof was untung Tregu France ang Was destruction of subaudrinės. For aw rules from, she English assist stany, in retiped Actisins erranged nisant katte adon, white sing was tobe"ing one as a Natud. Beserve Captain, The night was, skork; she plans a busstark abaril bis Jesset,
there' was a stati breeze ans! a choppy, in an eqt-linking craft. When dols
the!.
A local but very important success was gained nurth west of Rheima, greatly relieving the pressure on the Champagne city
While the Gornsan line north of the Marne tas heen broken up completely," the Allied pressure has become si severe that General Ladendorff has been, compelled to withdraw troops at two in the Avro region between 3outdulier other points and the line has cracked
The forpe struck the ter sinanted to suprender ine seotupiled and Amiens, where the enemy aban-. part of the enginerom, killjng sonide and shung mit bisabouts. Then thedoned positions of importance. Perhaps
of the engines and plungin, that onlmatige tereived acinegaside monn ship in farishess. Ujmediately above the lay stops.
eds the wandream with on a ↑ hui- Į „Again a bettered summps, was Trap { drek patients most of when the "dig along in the North Hga wheat ni explosion,-killeri, outright. Athers sulomatine" orbed the area to ab «More trapped and drawned, es this (do the ship. The submarine Whe an
put od the shâpe quickly settled down sun of its prey that the heaths with | in die Water.
which in tembad to sink the trump
Survivors relate Met there! Were were brought a plesk stained" the artal struggles in the dark-base of the router. It ily
this retirement is preliminary to a further move,
The total number of pritoner taken since July 18 is 46,000.
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GERMAN ADMISSIONS.
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LONDON, Aug.-3.
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A wireless Gerinan official mensage states:--
Northwardlof Montdidier we withfirew
Dombrook:
from the west back of the, Avre and
in tegelfort to repeace the help required a shell or two no tomechaff We also withdrew to the north haink tos eles. The Morildu sleutel the bourbs not blow the brine of the Veale before a strong attack on Daisior" two hours and remained stear-out of the water,
Fismes.
ing hupending the work of apsene 38 Still, more ingenious was the
tho, magnes could not be stopped. "baby ruse." "On this occasion GENERAL LUDENDORFF'S EXCUSE. Terve four les were smashed when the ship was ordered to maste
a
- while meing lowered, their ocupants Fenier to the accompaniment of a'
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 3. Ting leg into the se
the shells, bouts were lowered and General von Ladezilorff, interviewed Soldiers and purses testify to the pulled off leaving abound only, This time our strategic offensive plan as regards the Maine retreat, says: heroic efforts of the ship's officers woman who, with a baby in bebas not succeeded and was limited to. and enige in the Tinnst difficult worksļarms, man shrieking up and dowu tactical success." He alleged thas the af reserings and transferring the the desk. To the enquires of theiermans on the evening of July 16 casualties to the escorting demovers Germans the answer was given that broke of a operations because it was not worth the cost, one of my principal in a waigh sente The morale of the the captain had been killed and his duties". Ludendorff said: being to wounded lying on the deck waiting wife had gone mad and refused to spare the Blood and strength of my teurslemence do the, destanyers is are the ship, wherein the sub-soldiers. General Foch's counter-blow alescribed as "too fine for words. prine drew alongside. The woman rent containing six womenfolk shit up to the side, hurled the and a number of the wounded was hoby into the open hatch of the set. Subsequently three of the conning tower threw herself
the wounded overboard on won- and post of
d opposite side. were picked up..
Buby
bottom out of
It is significant that this is the submarine." The woman" in first cension in two years that the due course append at Buckingham Harida was crossing from France Palace to receive the Victoria Cross. Without Gennan wounded prisoners.
The Warilda finally settled downi with the stern end up The se reurbing the boilers, they hiew j
in
a terrific golunu of fire ami ย เป
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TWO BRITISH DESTROYERS SUNK.
NINEVY-SEVEN LÍVES LOST.
Loxpoy, Aug. 5.
The Admiralty states: Two British destroyers were minet and sunk on August 2nd. Ninety- séven lives were lost.
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THE AMERICAN ARMY BILL.
WASHINGTON, Aug.
Mr. Baker's Arny, Bill, extending
was intended to cut off the Germans
south of the Aisne by a fank break. through which was frustrated by the Seventh and Ninth Armies. By July 19 we were fully masters of the situation and shall remain so. "Gain "of ground on the Marne are caly catchwords."
LUDENDORFFS NEW TACTICS.
"MUST REDUCE LOSSES"
PARIS, Aug. 5. The Majin publishes a secret order by General von Ludendorf referring to certain new tactics, in connection with which he says:———
Que situation as regards reserves compels us to perfect them. It is
the seletive, draft to men between absolutely indispensable to avoid the old 18 and 45, has. Been introduced in fault of attacking in mass formations, Cress and refered to the Mili and that, by all means, we must reduce tury Committees It is hoped that our losses."
the Bill will pass by September 1st, Figures prepared by Mr. Baker show that 2,898,0X) ter will be #ffected" in arklition to the men between the ages of 21 und 31 in drafts under the present law..
RUSSO-FINNISH PEACE NEGOTIA- TIONS IN BERLIN.
A
THE BRITISH FRONT. -
BRITISH POSTS/ ADVANCED.
LONDON, Aug. 5. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
reporta.!
|
Another
The Germana, now knew this but the First Lord of the Admiralty and likewise Admiral Simas had now go other means of trupping the U-boate,
BRITISH OFFICERS SHÖT,
WHILE ESCAPING FROM CAME.
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News received in Amsterdam on June statel that the two British officers who were shot dead on Whit Sunday | while attempting to escape from Bail Colberg camp were Lieutenant Medicots, R.F.C., and Captain Walter. It is said that Lieutenant Medicott hell the record for attempted escapes. He succeeded in escaping, with only one exception. from every camp where he
as making the peoples of the world work The Anglo-Saxons, he asserted, ximed as slaves for the Anglo-Saxon ruling race and such a matter could not be de cited in days or weeks or even in a year REMEMBER THE
The Emperor emphasized the fact t from the drat he had realized that the trials of war would be
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The German people and Army indeed to you with gratitude Every man out are now one and the same and look up there knows what he is fighting for, the enemy himself admits that, and in con- sequence we shall in victory—the Evictory of the German standpoint. That
is what is in question.
peribu of
The Emperor referred to the pe pesce which he described as w
profitable but hard though they could not always be re
six years
garded 83 successful FID a political respect
and had brought disappointments.”
His interests had been centred in the work connected with the development of the Army and the effort to maintain it: at the level at which it had been en- trusted to bins. Now, in time of war, he could not better celebrate the day than under the same roof with the Field- Marstal and his faithful, bighly gifted generals and Genera. Staff. The Ear-
continued:
was confined, but was in each case peace time in,tim preparatiça of i
recaptured.
The last time he escaped he was accompanied by Captain Walter. Both were recaptured. but on being conveyed
back to camp under escort they made
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ant Medicoss the journal remarks decisive struggle for existence and the that Lieutenant Hedlicett was one of right to live, and with its help to gain the foremost among prisoners who victory"
to be consistently attempted to escape, and was considered by the German authorities characters in the country.". Neither of oze of the most dangerous the two men, concludes the journal knew what fear was.-Reuter
THE WAR SPIRIT IN AMERICA.
.. KAISER'S POINT OF VIEW
ATACKED.
AMSTERDAM, June 9t. Reports of unrest and war weariness. are again coming out of Germany. Their range covers criticism of moral condi tione, Germany's attitude towards Bassians, and criticism of the Kaiser. It is reported that four persons fled from Berlin in airplanes because of the conditions in the capital.
The Kaiser's recent announcement at
"I have spoken in 23 States," said Mr. Dugald Macfadyen in Eng and recently. Great Army Headquarters that Ger talking of his recent visit to America.
In the Middle West it was especially many's purpose in the war is to subjugate noticeable how eager audiences were the Anglo-Saxon spirit in the world his Laten to an Englishman's exposition of caused several German newspapers to attack bis point of view. The unich war aims. After my address poople Foss says the occasion could have beec would come up and say How can I get into this! I want to do something to celebrated with clemency and humanity
of instead help the war now I know more about England without words of thanks to bis A warlike speech against in Washington. I had a remarkable audi- ence of politicians and leaders of public gpinion. I happened to mention that a Life of Abraham Lincoln had been writ. ten lately by a member of the House of HIGHEST LAW 18 PROSITEERING." Lords. An elderly lady exclaimed *Ob.
The German quarterly charch review, my! and convulsed the assembly. Lard published by the Protestant Arm-Zet. Charnwood may be interested to bearing of Berlin, says the task of the this incident."
church has become immensurably harder beligious feeling among
the "because of utter lack of
DECIMAL COINAGE BILL.
Wrottesleyyy, in 1894, Lord
own people. The paper concludes that Anglo-Saxon races are powerful enough to accept the Kaiser's challenge.
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"The 'Rheinisch-Westfaelisela Zeitung of Essen quotes Herr Hofer, Independent Socialist, as saying in the Prussian Lower House on Thursday i
Our youth, with their ensily gotten money in their pockets, swollen sinful pride, are entirely con- There is nothing very original about Confusion reigns in numberless of the temptuous of restraint and conscience. the proposals in Lord" Southwark's administrative Government departments Decimal Coinare Bill, the text of which was issued recently, remarks & Bomes to what is right and wrong. The
In the last hundred years in amusement."
highest law seems to be profiteering and paper. numerable methods of cumverting, present coinage into a decimal ope hare been brought forward, and as long ago as 1953 & Select Committee recommended dividing the pound sterling into 1,000 mils the basis of Lord Southwark's Bill: And 30
years
One thousand Rod Guards were Bystem under mercilessly mowed down at Taganrog by which the sovereign could be divided German troops, and then you ssy we are We advanced cur posts slightly at into 1,000 cents, and existing coins at peace with Russia. I am
a persuaded Pacaut wood, eastward of Robecq. except the 3d piece retained, the farth that Roasis will spring at our throats There was hostile artillery activitying being depreciated in value by 1-25th when the time comes. It is base to kill
ideal southward of Ypres ·
The present certainly seems an time for making the change, for with the enemy after he is blinded by, poison kaa. The people must "overthrow, a prices of nearly all necessary things con-Government which is incapable of trolled by Government the adjustments attaining a speedy peace by under- of valves could be easily made. The standing. Base with which the most uneducated. have adapted themselves to shopping by coupon end tables of equivalent weights should disarm all criticism of possible We took a few prisoners in the complications arising out of a decimal neighbourhood of Neuville-Vitasse coinage so simple as Lord Southwark
Hostile artillery was very active proposica.. Losoos, Aug. 5.-
during the night opporite La Bassee and Amsterdam telegram from also active northward of Bethane and Moscow states that owing to the at pointa between Hazebrouck and mander claimed that be laid a mine discovery of a plot against them, Ypres, which ark the cruiser San Diego.MM. Lenin and Trotzky are strongly guarded whenever they appear in public.
SUBMARINE OFF CANADIAN COAST.
FOUR SCHOONERS SUNK.
HALIFAX Aug, 2. Three American schooners, laye been submarined, off Seu Jeland, Yarmouth. The crews were rescued.)
A Canadian schooner has been sunk by a submarine in the Bay of „Fundy, the drew being saved.
The report by the subtrine
NO PEACE PROPOSALS FROM ENEMY.
ANOTHER STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT.
LONDUX, Aug. 5
the House of Commons, reply
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 5. Russo-Finnish peace negotiations lave opened in Berlin,
PLOT AGAINST LENIN AND TROTZKY.
An
HUMAN FACTOR IN WAR.
น
HOSTILE ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
LONDON, August 5. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
reporta.
AIR-RAIDS ON TREVES AND COLOGNE.
CONSIDERABLE-DAMAGE
THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND.
AMSTERDAM, Jane 25.
The speech delivered in the Reichstag. by bocialist Deputy Haase in which he attacked the Government's policy and alluded to the growing importance of American military effort," receives considerable space in the semi-official Norddeutsche Algemeine Zeitung." Its version of the spesch says in part 1/2-
Dr. Halfferich," esid Deputy Basse, fold us in 1917 that the United States would be unable to take any further part Will Viscount French be the last Lord in the wax. To-day there are 700,000 Lieutenant of Ireland1 · 77 is an institu-
Americans on French soil."
Herr Hasse went on with
bitter tion that has darink its long existence attack on the German military rulers for often been threatened Lord on their method of conducting the war. Russell, as long ago as 18:8, decided to which was alienating the friendship of sbolish the office, and in the year Lor the world. He declared their methods Clarendon accepted it on the under
to have no were making a decent peace impossible. standing that he was Successors Low then thirty years are and that the German people must take in 1889-a memorial signed by zmarly matters into their own hands. An
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AMSTHEDAM, August 1. The human factor-in war that is the An official message from Treves thing that will tell in the long run. It states that the Allied air-caid on Treves is the Individual who believes in indivi. on August 1st did considerable damage, late Lord "Malisbury in favour of abolis quality, and General Foch ever since he one person being killed and four injured tion, and the step was seriously contem
A message from Cologne states that plated by his administration, became a military professor has been st MH B. Lees-Smith
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Balfour stated that nobody, of war's fundamental principles, as The and fourteen injured. orised to act on behalf of any New Europe" reminds us. No inven enemy Power, had recently made tion, no new machine, no inase in the A BULGARIAN PEACE OFFENSIVE peace proposals or suggestions to the amber of your effectiven cair change the Saran Sasxarable laws of ward Great command.
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ers may sometimes, appeari; to, achieva The Government, had received no sucess by breaking the rules, but munication from the Allies that examinati glosely and set will find, that
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as if the district were actuared 7th, 8th & 9th August aquatry Dunditions in the Rīga district - TEETHING CHILDREN.
cry to heaven. Ten-year old-boys have EETHING children have more or been sentenced to long terms of "im trolled by giving Chamberlain's Collisions in the prisons people are tortured
less disrrived, which can be comprisonment for distributing proclams and Districes Remedy all that in away resembling that of the worst necesary in to kire the prescribed dose The German toitary power every
reach operation of the bowels more the mysterious Journey which King the system. It is este aid cure strangler of Democracy
The newspaper Hestid alles sthan naboral and transcatorchill to where in Bossia Ess Leun active as the Ferdinand of Bulgaria is cooking abroad. Even the most every infodangerous things go on sccording to the will is connected with ■ Bulgarian: peace)) cases are quick cured by it. For mile of our military autocrae Ger
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