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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1918,
TELEGRAMS.
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"THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.
SUCCESSFUL BRITISH COUNTER- ATTACK,
LONDON, Aug 15. Flek-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig" reports --
The enemy, this morning strongly attacked our positions on a mile front. between Libone and Herleville and suc eseded in penetrating the line at tro points Our counterattack drove him outtand the situation was completely restored. We inflicted many casualties: and took a few prisoners.
Our advance in the Merville sector continued to make considerable progress on a front of 10,000 yards. We entered Merville and Fenebed the road through the Merville front from Paradis to Les Parasberques. In sharp fighting we took prisoners and machine guns.
Our total prisoners. Taken in the neighbourhood of "Outtersteeno is now 870, including 18 officers,
We brought down six seroplanes One British machine is missing.
We dropped 16 tons of bombs during the day and night".
THE FRENCH STEADILY ADVANCING.
Paris, Aug. 19. A Havas Agency message states:-
THE CHINA) MAIL.
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIE149 RICE RIOTS IN JAPAN INTERVIEWS WITH 117LER AMERICAN CABLES
BOLSHEVIST GOVERNMENT- REMOVES TO KRONSTADT,
AMSTERDAM, Aug, 19
SERIOUS CLASH BETREEN MOB "AND POLICE, AZ -KYOTOLE
HUNDREDS OF SHOPS RAIDED.
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LIBERTY SHIPYARD STARTED, The special correspondent, of the The Bolshevist paper Pravda states
Daily Mail En the Far East has bench wri that the Soviet'a appeal says that
Sax Francisco, Aug. 18 [REUTER'S SERVICE.].
interview with Tuan Chi-ju, the Chine Russia's intervention in the war is
Premier. In the course of it Tran.The whipliklers of the Bay city necessary. The Gorernment has there
Krore, Aug 12, fore completed preparations to remove
The threatening situation on our joined in celebrating the dedication The collision last night between the frontiers certainly demands safeguans of the new Liberty" ship yard að to Kronstadt, which is regarded as polies and mob was rather more serious We do not want the Balabeyits in Alameda, which, when completed, safa place.
than first reported.
Chips. We have already a certain nam will be one of the largest shipbuild- OMASA, Aug. 12.
ber of Socialists in China who desire to ing plants in the world. It torins, an divide its riches; without respect to This afternoon, in broad daylight and ability, and he actuated by laziness extension of the shipyards which under a burning sun, raidors in Osaka use the term rebellion to cloak their real established the world's ressal for visited the rice-dealers shop by shop motives. a wishful to help the Allies constructing, mad, laughing“ a „vessel and demanded that they should well and would like to trait forty or afty within 21 days.
troops especially, but I am
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, Aug. 17: The Silver Market is quiet.
BOLSHEVIK FORCES IN SIBERIA.
INCREASING MENACE FROM GERMANS..
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}.
- TUKIO, Aug. 19
General Otani and his staff left for Vladienstok today. They had a very splendid sen 1-off.
Of the croups sent to the Maritime province, the division command and a brigade command, and also no advance guard of infantry were landed at
Vladivostok on July 21.
A message from Habarovsk states that the Bolsheviks are compulsorily enlisting men and that on the 'asuri frout they bave a force of 500 envalry, 2000) infantry and guns,, all' com-
manded by Austrians or Germans.
VLADIVOSTOS, Aug. 11. Interviewed to-day by representative. of Beater's Agency, Dr. Hirs, the Vice
tham rice at practically half the market to serited by financial difficulties and
price. Since last night over 350 dealers have been raided and over a hundred the drain caused by the war against
the
rebels in the provinces. I am riotem arrested, including some women.
absolutely conftiest that the patience A disturbance I feared to night aid and tenneity of the Allies will be re the Governor of the Prefecture is mak-warded with victory will, the German If they persist, ing preliminary arrangements for the as I am sure they assistance of the military authorities in hammer must wear out, and when that
case the police are unable to keep ardart Barch Sumitomo, Baron Fujita and Mr. Kuban, who are the three Wealthiest meu in Osaka, have each oleres Y.300,000 towards the relief funds, which are likely to reach over a million yea...beid last night is the
A mass meeting Public Hall at Tennoji Park was filled to overflowing. The spent six violently denounced the Terunchi Ministry. The meeting terminated in a disturbance, mob orators addressing the crowd from tree top. Representatives visited the residence of the Governor of the Prefecture and detandes an interview, while the mob proceeded to raid the rice-deniers shops, over forty of whom were victimised by the raiders by being forced to sell rice at a low price.
Kos, Aug, 12.
U.S. IN SERVICE OF ALL MANKIND,
"Now Yous, "Aug. 14. party of Itating editors who are Provident Wilson. iprrecting A
visiting the United States, "Baid: festlement, we are not here: in the service of Italy. We are in the
freatest" of "all" vertices"a" "service" which enables all to engage in- the serviasol-sunkin. "
time comes, to use & general's eying the battle will be decided in are minutes. We realise that England entered the war for the defence of Belgian reutrality and international morality. Every patiun Ladimires the tigh lealism which drove her into the war, and I cannot but hope that the day is not far distant when this idealism milita will be vindicateel and German rism He crushed. I pray that Henyan bless Great Britain's arms, confident my
Leonquer Blight
The Federal Reserve Board has as I am that Righs will
Turning to the interval of unrest in announced that its system includes China, the Premier attributed it to the more than 600 State banks and trust grasping and soaring ambitions of the-
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sed on the strong points of Chaulnes, President of the Russian section of the that the increases in their wages were self against a charge that when he de potash property at Searies Lake,
Czecbo-Slovak National Council, stated that the mobilization of prisoners of war in West Siberia added 130,000 mer to the Bolshevik forces. This figure cannot be verified but is probably correct.
pmvincial militar, governor Penco cnpanies, with a would come to China only when they of nearly $3,000,000,000 having a insatiable. Dealing with the question total resourers of $8.225,000,000,
crushed. Their appetites were surplus of $300,000,000 and (having of the Young China. "There is no chur Perto, he said: Young and Old China Personally, I am moderate, for I studied in s modern sebool. I am not an obstructionist. If
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14. & Radical iden is right. I am willing to
The general umnager of the Bour of unconstitutional Company which entitroke a vust follow it." The Premier defended him-
government, saying feated the monarchics? movement Parliament ind already been dissolved. California, ufter inspecting the pro- Its constitutionality, at any rate, could party said pint the United States. be restored by an Act of Indemnity can now mine enough potash to be when Parliament assembled He con independent of Germany, S cluded with the important declaration Last night again a crowd of 30,000 of his intention, after the war, to open lopment, in contradistinction to the gathered in the Park and the bandstandup Chies by mineral and railway deve served as a convenient rostrum for
Manchu policy. volunteer orators. The crowd cheered every speaker.
At the Mitsu Rishi dockyard 500 workmen started a riot on the ground not sufficient. The rioters were soon calmed when they learned that they were wider a misapprehension concern- ing the decision of the management.
NAGOYA, Aug. 12.
In onsequence of our steady advance on Roye the disrman artillery fire ha slackened again, suggesting the trans- Terence of his batteries to the rear. Infantry resistance appears to be focus Roy, Lassigny and a few other strong bolds which could be stormed at any time. The Germans desire this but instead of exposing ont men, theas redoubts are literally deluged with belis a the Allies are striking at only well-defined points and attaining The general sitnatioll leaves no room their objectives one after the other for optimism. It is impossible to reach without undue haste" Sigos of uneas Irkutsk under favoumble circumstances incas are being given by the enemy in less than a caith and perhaps it making raids on British and French will take two. The region between
A huge crowd then proceeded to fronts in Bad out what their adversar Manchuris and Irkutsk is hilly and: Jes are riding.
waterless, and an' advance ouly raid the Rice Exchange quarters and viewed the Chinese Foreign Minister,ne cent." pranul, will still be get- has Eeports that Austria
been feasible along the Siberian Kallway, the brokers offices, destroying on their required to place from 10 to 15 the damage to which will have to be way the street lampe and throwing stones Divisions at the disposal of the German repaired as the advance proceeds at the windows All the bouses were Staff show how the German reserves and After Irkutsk is reached further shut and the street was in complete
advance westward, wil be facilitated darkness. supply a man-power has fallens
while the Czechs hold the Siberian The mob forcibly broke the police line FRENCH AIRMAN'S RECORD.
Railway, though their position may guarding the rice exchange, whereupon become procarious unles assistance is the poles unsheathed their sabres while expedited
the mob threw tiles from the house diminishing owing to illness, and it is stops. Near the exchange building the impossible for them to renew their fare of the police lanterns in the dark supplies.
ness, the clatter of aabres and the angry voices and excited clamours of the mob thade a weird care. Many people were injured, a large number falling into a cana. Some policemen were also wounded by the mob which smashed up the police boxes.
The
French, Lieutenant, Fonck, "hrought down three enemy planes of Wednesday, bringing the total number of hostile niremit destroyed by him up
to
FURTHER ADVANCE BY FRENCH.
LONDON, Aug. 15."
A French communiqué cays:— There was a violent action.at night time north and south of the Avre.
** their numbers вто
DESCENT ON KAMCHÁTKA. Ang 13 The Bolsheviks have despatched two vessels from Nicholaievak to Kamchatka with the object of re-establishing the power of the Soviets there and to ecise
Unezziness, disturbances and even riots are reported to have occurred in out south-western Japan, and in some places persons are reported to hare been injured.
War.
We took 400 prisoners, yesterday, the uhl and fish supplica collected at numerous towns and villages through mece, offensive or defensive It was
west of Roye.
At six o'clock laat night between the Oise and the Aiene our troops rectified our front on a stretch of about 14 kilometres between south of Car-le-Pont and Fontenoy, reaching on the whole line,
of two  average advance Kilometres...
We occupied the plateau west of Nampeel and reached the southern run of Audigicourt ravine capturing Nou vion Vigre and taking 1,700 prisoner including two battalion commanders.
ROYE STATION CAPTURED.
LATER
Petropavlovak.
Nicholaieval, labarovsk and Bla- govestehenak are the present centres of Bolshevik activities and the eventual rallying point for Bolshevik fugitiver. The seizure of the accumulated stocks of fish in Kamchatka will render it Aificult to provision the remaining parts of. Eut Siberia for which it is destinel but has not been handled owing to lack of transport facilities.
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WHALE BLOWN UP BY MINE.
AN OFFICER'S SWIM IN THE DARK.
the **hock
COTTON PRICE.
NEW YORK, Aag, 14.
CHURCHES SERVICES WITHOUT
**HIMB.**
CHORISTERS.
U.S. SUGAR PRICES...
Wasniserox, 'Aug. 13. it "CHENG-HSTANG
The people of the United States, The same correspondent ha inter though facing a probuble increase of
to the questions in French, ni follows:-ting sugar cheaper than any other
Cheng baiang, who wrote his answers China, in her own and the Allies country, excepting possibly Cuba.
Sugar is retailing at Erin 8 to 9 interests, must prevent the march of the
China, cents-a-pound, the price going us Germans to the Far East. having no territorial ambitions, cannot arouse suspicion. We shall await Allied ligh in some rette places as ten intructions unless extreme danger cent. The wholesale price is $7.30, forbids delay. Intervention would have recently mised to $7.50, For hundred for its sole object the arrest of the march of the common encras It would bereft pounds.
and everybody melly, politically, militarily, according to circumstances.
NO LIQUOR ON RAILROADS. It has always been the ardent desire of China to send troops to the Western Front. If transport difficulties could be
NEW YORK, Aug. 38. overcome our den are ready. China, every honest observer will agree, kas pot MyAdlon Director-General of benefitted by the Demanding Pilroads, kas ordered the prolibi- cothing, we await the Allied victory tion of the sale of liquor at railroad And show the disinterestedness of cur
stafiqin or on trains under fodern) policy.
There is nothing eluister in the control. character of the 1 hino-Japanese agree which does not comprise so concluded with one object and for one defined sphere of operations. It would enly become active in case of an actual state of war in Siberia, and would lapsen 39 cents the pound, with Decem 2) October cotton closed yesterday at when hostilities ceased.
Laffirm emphatically that China has ber, cotton at 20.64," no underhand intention. What she dots. is simply in consequence of her being at war with Germany. While the Cardom Our feet of mine-sweeping vessels is as alwers aggressive towards us. we think that Russia as a Great Power in nearly forty timen larger than it was necessary for worki balance. A strong Considerable agitation is going on when war began. Every day these united, and democratie Russia would be ES Esiope In the among the workmen for the release of craft sweep an area of about 1,400 good for Asia as well
of who, the miles, open various son fature Manchuria will be graphical WOMEN VIGANI VERGERS, AND Czecha bold as hostages. At & couroutes and the channels to and from our the Asiatic. Flanders, ference of representatives of the pro-ports. Those engaged in the work are of the different races. Historically i
Chinese. Although politically it may Miss Janette Stoer writes to the The railway station at Roye has been fessional unions and workmen's com mostly fishermen, to whom have been suffer more than other parts of our Daily Express
mittees yesterday, it was decided, to added officers and men of the Mercantile dominicas, it remains and must remain, captured.
Tharcry is for, still more men and organize a great labour demonstration. Marine and others with experience of an inseparable portion of the Continental women Hare idan idea.
It is expected that martial law will be these few extracts from the Power."
have written to the Lord Bishop of Thers is unrest in China, but I do Dot London, the Bishop of Kensington, and records show that great courage and declared hers abortly.
vigilance are necessary.
expect a revolution, only tranquilavolu the Prime Minister offering to take over A favourite trick of the Hun at one tion. The moderates and extremists, the entire work of one church and to time was to use an apturned boat to bring combined to overthrow the Man provide a rector, curates, organist, verger,
s entirely of women. HARBIN, Aug 13
hide an explosive charge, which deto: cha dynasty, concentrated on different and choristers
political programmes. The extremists I will guarantee a beautiful, inspiring. Enormous crowds, including the mated with great force immediately. A took up their stand in the South and service. i was in a church the other Console, and officials, notables, and ship touched.
their adversaries in the North Talking day; ; it was not, a quarter full, and if bands, witnessed the arrival of the The trawler Man King, in hauling up led to blows, but properly speaking there took twenty-seven wou and boys to Czecho-Bleraka at the railway station her gear, brought a mins with it. Ons are no vital antagonisms, merely a family perform a simple service that could have here. The ladies of Harbin had pre-of the horns is close to the vessel's quarrel.
been equally well done by women. Let Is there any ground to fear the cry, the carate go and fight and let the pared a huffet at which every soldier mil. A slight roll and the mine would Asis for the Asiatic?" the correspondent carette conduct the prayers and parish was supplied with refreshments and also have gone off and blown the vessel up asked, muude koopwork for the duration of the war. a bag of ceeful luxuries. A committee but the crew lashed the mine close and That cry is the rallying cry of the #If the woman is shle to be a soldier of welcome anda laudatory sprecher, held it until experts could be obtained people of our country who see danger of the State (and we have women soldiers and the Czech leaders responded, to draw the detonater.
threatening from foreign domination. and sailors, surely she is fitted to be s expressing surprise and gratification at The commanding officer of a motor Europeses assume their blessed role of saldice of Cbrist. By employing women their recaption":
launch fearing that the darkness he pioneers of modern civilisation, and not having already a long, spiritual training
exploitera
of colonies, and cre to im for offices, in our churches, we could The local papers report that the would lose touch with an enemy mine, ugine, that Asia, was created for them feleang thousands of young curates." Bolshevika at Manchurin Station in jumped overboard, swam to the mine, and that the Asiatic races, must be wiped for the Chinese that they intend to passed a line through the eyelet holes out like the Redskins, then this doctrine goon to Fladivostok. The Chinese en it, and then had the mine towed will have no reason to exist. The rabner are obviously incompetent and it is ashore, where it was destroyed by fifle gence of the Asiatic is a vain dream hoped that the Japanese will undersake freagrange wanaota parts Even Turkey, after 30 years struggle, mesaures to establish a real frontier.
One of our seaplanes had an excite not been dislodged. It would be better if Europeans adopted the cry, guard, otherwise the situation will being experience. Owing to engines for the aristic! come impossible.
troubles the descended just in front of a'minesweeper and asked for a tow.
The German papers sanounce that The vessel replied that she would give The first document orjoins & better 20 CUINESE INQUIRY, QUE,
PRKING Aug. 15
stow in a few minutes. No sooner had" CHILDREN BY AN INSTINTÄNE- many German sculptors have submitted protection of camps and emplacements
she pasaud the seaplane than four mines
COUB PRÓCZSE PEZ PR plans to the Kaiser of the proposed monument to commenceste U-boat war against serial observation by better The Government has "appointed a
in her sweep exploded in rapid succes
Spectra
fare, which, it is suggested, should be camoulaging and less military order Commission, misfit of denPhilip.
Lord Rayleighis member of the Ad erected at Kiel at the cost of the muni liness. The second, from & Colque Tyan, Shib La-pta and Wang Ching- A headless whale was found is visory Council of the « Research cipality. commanding artillery, ascks to explain chi, the English, Japanese and French minestrewn area The supposition is Department said that there would be The Kaiser has appointed a committee the impossibility of the systematic and Secretaries of the Waichinope that the whale had struck the mine agrest demand for much more rapid of artists and naval exports, including effective destruction of the Allied pectively to proced to Harbin and which ploded and blew its head off, plates if it were possibly to get them Tirpitz to make the decision as to
Photographers, bad.
Peremem2 seen came up to expectations, and ho gune, as well as okservation, are superior. preparatory to the despatch of trooper reported to be a two horned mine found pered coing an advertisement many regretted that he lost, no time to desigu The writer complains that the inferiority which are expected to leave-in-a-fewithe supposed mine to be dead, body fears ago which aimounced. Children
#monument himala of his batteries in number kod power days. TINTO CAK Aviot a cow and the restriction of ammunition supply render it impossible to comply with the infantry's request for better artillery protection TANTA Et
GENERAL MANGIN'S ARMY ENGAGED.
LONDON, Aug. 15. Reuter learns it was General Maogin's Tenth Army that participated in the attack mentioned in this afternode's French communiqué.
The recne of the attack is the sector between Lassigny Ridge and Soissons and its importance lies in the threaten ing endankment of the German lines on the Aisne beyond Soissons.
THE ITALIAN. FRONT.
ALLIED MASTERY IN THE AIR
LONDON, Aug 19. Reuter's Correspondent at Italian Headquarters, telegraphing to dar, reporte
Two captured Austrian documents show the extraordinary mastery the Allies have obtained over the enemy in Berial warfare. Oft
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