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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1918.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from, Poga 1.)
THE AVRE. FRONT
FRENCH CAPTURE FRESNOY-LES- ROYE AND ST. MARD.
DETERMINED ENEMY.
RESISTANCE.
Lonex, Aug. 27,
1a.in.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.
BRITISH ATTACK ON SCARPE' SECTOR.
Lowboy, Aug. 18. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Halg
reports:-
Dur troops, at three o'clock this morning, attacked in the Scarpe sector. Good progress is, reported.
On the southern battle-front we slightly advanced our line astride the Somme and by a successful opera tion, carried out on Sunday, progressed A-Penely commimiquë, states : – in the direction of Maricourt,
The enemy, on Sunday evening,
il
THE CHINA
M. CLEMENCEAU'S MESSAGE
TRIUMPH IN SIGHT.
PARIS, Aug, 20..
- NEW AGE LIMITS.
REGISTRATION OF 13,000,000 ADDITIONAL MEN,
Replying to congratulations on the
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.". Allied succossos from the Presidents' of
Provost Marshal General Crowder | the Departmental Conncils-tenersi, M. Clemenceau telegraphed, "We still see for registaring 15,000,000 additional
announced that plans have been made 1 only the first shelves of the harvest of § unimaginable rewards. Our griumph is, who, it is estimated, will be brought under the selective service- in sight."
law when Congrass enuate the pending bill extending the age limits so we to include mes from 18 to 45. From Libere, approximately 9,000,000 men qualified for military service aro
the registration day will be about expected to be secured. He said that September 15th and possibly Septem
BRITISH GASUALTIES.
LONDON, Aug. 26.
casualties of the British Third and It is reliably estimated that the Fourth Armies between 21st and 35th August total 23,300.
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Oath siles of the Are launched strong counter-attacks south-INSPIRED ARTICLES IN GERMAN enrried out two local operations, ward and northward of Bapaume, and enabling cum to, vnptors Fresnog-les- in the neighbourhoods of Eaucourt Have mul St. Mard, despite lively Abbays and Favreuil. The attacks revistance. taking over 800 prisoners were repulsed. Northward of Favrayil we met the enemy with the Bayonet, In the Yonges we repulsed several inflicting beavy, caualties and taking attempted coupe-de-matin..
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HOW CANADIANS AND FRENCH HELPED ONE ANOTHER.
HELD UP BY THE ENEMY.
Lashes, Angg 20. Reiter's Corregendent at. French Headquarters sage
At a certain portion of the line a Canadien regiment, thirty per cent. of when spoke Frwir, were hard; pressed by the endy
FAYREUIL FALLS
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BREAKING THE NEWS.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 26
ber 5th. This will make a tots! of nearly 35,000,000 men registered for military vorrice ainus the. United States. entered the war,
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INTERNATIONAL" COUNCILS" IN "
KUSAIL.
prisoners. Another counter-attack later: The interview of Dr. von Stein, in
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, in the evening in the latter neighbour-the Morgenpost, in which the German
An official dispatch., onyx" that in (hood was bouccessful.
War Minister admits that the Germans order to coordinate the efforts of the have reetly auflared - some setbacks. Allies and the United Brater in Russia even à reverse, is bat one of a series of it ha been decided to oreste Favreni is in our bands and we apparently inspired articles in the two International Councils, one at progressel beyond the village.
Garman Press recently, breaking the Archangel, including the Entente Am, Wa improved our position south-news of the failure in the West to the banadora unde the presidency of eastward of Mory and westward of German people and generally indicating American Ambassador Francis, nad Croiaillés.
that Germany must once more remain the other as Vladivostock composed the on the defensive in the West while of Are high officials.
trying to consolidate her gains in the Vladivostock Council Great Britain East.
Eliot, France by M. Eugene Regraula, will be represented by Sir Charles
American representative has not been and Japan by Mr. Matandi. The State Department say that the
appointed yet.
Heavy rain is now falling on battle-front.
AN ADVANCE OF TWO MILES.
LATER,
strongly postel in a wood. The appended for assistance to a Freuch|
The dank of the latter courte, Peglament. inneslately attacked and turned the
ition
The French shortly afterward we sularly helt up, and appealed) to the Canadians, who pho im inesiately attacker and saved the situation. The two in the evening messed and bivuneked, teguther.
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GENERAL BYNG'S MOST IMPORTANT FEAT.
THE CAPTURE OF THIEPVAL
AND MIRAR MUNT."
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Paris, Ang. Sh. ...1 floras respondent at the Britis: Front sys
General Byng's just important fent was the capture of Thiepval which led to the taking of Mirau
eat. When the first handful of British penetrated Miruumont, the Germans called out to them to six render, but the British replied - We don't think, '
An airman dropped them a net sage: Hold tight, we are coming to you reselly. A quarter of an hour later they were rescued and the Germanus captured.
FIGHTING IN THE
BALKANS.
TWO AUSTRIAN ATTACKS IN
ALBANIA.
Lesbos, Aug. 20,
11.45 pm.
A French Eastern "conemuniqué. -atulon
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There has been great wtillery activity in the region of Luke Doirun, on both banks of the Vardar und in the neighbourhood of Houma,
In the course of his interview, Dr. von..Stein referred to rumours being front of four miles in the Scarpe sector the Rheims offensive important com The British advanced two miles on a circulated in Germany such as that after and are raportal to baye captured manders fought duels or committed Monchy-le-Preux, uemappe am Wai-suicide, coupled with much talk of treachery and desertions. He mea- tioned a leaflet circulated among German soldiers which was signed In the name of Americans of German origin, the Union of Friends of German Democray, New York, March 1918," exhorting the soldiers to overthrow the German Government and thus atone for its barbarism and treachery.
GERMANS FIGHTING
DESPERATELY.
LOSION, Aug, 25. Reuter's Correspondent at American Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday,
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SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT BY: GERMAN NEWSPAPER.
The Germans are fighting desperately" for possession of the important plarealt brth-west of Soissons and south of the Ailette knowing that as soon as we
LONDON. Aug. 26, obtain the platen as far as the St. The Kolnische Fulkszeitung, which is Quentin rond not only will their line ou practically semi-official dewspaper the right bank of the Tesle be en-referring to the great battle, implores dangered, but Chamain-des Dates itself the German people not to despair. The will risk being butflanked. While oppos, paper says: "It is no longer a question ing a determined flank to the American of Belgium or Alsace-Lorraine. We are front on the Vesle, they are speculating fighting for Germany's life. Let us act uneasily regarding the employment of the men." the big American reserve which is that they are troubled by the knowledge. piling up. The German papers show that sooner or later somewhere or other they must face the "attack of half-a-Colonel Roosevelt, in a speech, called million of the beat troops in the world, for stern prosecution of the war and
COLONEL ROOSEVELT'S CALL.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Aug. 27.
On the
the
These Councils will act as diplomatic
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HUN CASUALTIES TOTAL 6,000,000.
New York, Aug. 17.
The Paris presa claims that the Ger- mas casualties since the beginning of the war to July, 1918 were 6,000,000
men.
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A'German submarine has sunk seven New Zealulers, with Tanks halpinga Dutch luggers off Ymuider. had a stiff fight in clearing out the enemy from Loupart Wood, dominating Bapaume; but eventually they reached the crest, taking,400) prisoners over.
A most significant fact of the present disorganization of the enemy, is that there was practically no counter-attack-
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property by the destruction of the Lusitania. His investigations during the twelve-month have conclusively proved that the Insilania was never artner and was not carrying explosives. He paid a tribute to the conduct of the Captain and crew throughout the disaster.ke
PROFITEERING IN SPICES.
PACE SLOWING DOWN ON KOMME.
LONDON, Aug, 26. Beuter's Correspondent at Erteb Headquarters, telegraphing to-day,
The pace of the advance of the
In Albania the Austrias twice attacked the French and Italians in states-
LONDON, Aug. 27.
profiteering in spices is engaging the attention of the Food Ministry.
the region of the confluence of the Somme battle-front is slackening owing The Daily Chronicle understands that Develi and Tomerica,
to increasing resistance, especially tow The French repulsed both the ards Bapaume. Here and at other main attuck and milquently slightly points the enemy is now more heavily
withdrew their left wing in order] to-muintuic contact Italicus.»
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Boisterous weather with heavy rain the qualls is also mitigating progress in a country which so rapidly transforms into mad and pools.
LATER.
An Austrian comşuniqué“ from Albania says:-We have recuptured Fiers and Bernt.
'AIR-HAIDS INTO GERMANY,
FACTORIES AND AERODROMES BOMBED.
THE NEW LINE.)
LONDON, Aug. 26. Reuter learns that the line runs through the following points, which are in our possession: Monchy-le-Proux. Wancourt, western outskirts of Croleil- Loxbox, Aug. 27, lea, St Leger, Mory, Favreuil, Butte-de- The Air Ministry states:—~
Warlescourt and Enucourt l'Abbaye- " We are fighting south and east of On the night of the 25th-26th we Martinpuich and west of Bezentine muccessfully "attached the railway. Fetita A station at Frankfort and the chemical We have captured Carnoy factorien, at Mannheim. Very good results were obtained ut Frankfort...
We dropped two tons of bomba on the factories at Munnheim cussing fires and explosions. Our machines flew through heavy thun derstorms. A WA
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PARIS, Aug. 25. semi-official message states that Austro-Hungarian units have appeared south of Verdun, showing that Austria Hungary is now lending Germany infantry as well an artillery.
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ON FRENCH
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LONDON, Aug. 24.
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