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THURSDAY, AUGUST 29; 1918,
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1.)
ADVANCE ON THE WHOLE FRONT.
[RECTER-MANAS SERVIOR.]. FOCH'S GRIP ON LUDENDORFF:- BRITISH PUSH EAST OF ARRAS,
ACELAIMET BY FRENCH PRESS.
Lostex, Aug. 27.
Lésios, Aug. 27. Reuter fear that General De
The British rush cast of Artur ZİK benny's any lire enptured Chipssau- †wartly welcomed by the French
Mespil.
Between Herleville am
the
ITAYA
THE CHINA MAIL.
GENERAL ADVANCETON
USSURI BEGUN “ BOLSHEVIKS RETIRE SIX MILES.
VLADIVOSTOCK, Aug. 24
A general advance by all the Allied forces has begun on the Ussuri front. The Bolsheviks retired wis_miles. {* Americans and Japanese are en training x Useuri.
papers. They think it prove that STARVATION IN WHITE SEA COAST 'Tienemi Ludendorff, who has decided
YEAR
YILLAGES.
THE" LUBITANIA CRIMINAL CAPTURED
LIEUTENANT SCHWIEGER TAKEN BY FRENCH CONVOY.
[RKETER-HAVAS SHEVICE.]
LONDON, Aug. 27. The Germany Navy Lieutenant, | Schwieger, who torpetloed the Lauri- tania, has been captured Eetween Malta and Sicilia by French convoy bout which sank his subruarine he had just torpedoed a British steamer. The latter, however, was
Soming the British xntinue then of Field-Marsha! von Enden- to retreat on the line of the post- advance and reach the outskirts,
ARCHANNEL, Aug. 28. ço?" Dampierre." The" British are in burg from Lens" to the Vesle The Allies hare dispersed the suved.
The putskifs of Bapaume. The ad-through St. Quentin, St. Gobain and Bolsheviks" "river dotilla. Several Chemin-des-Fumes, unable tovillages on the White Sea coast are cecupe Marshal Focha grip or find starving. the necessary numbers to loosen it."
vance is at three miks at its maximum depth.
We have captured Coresy sad Gatrelle and it is believe that we are "in Longueval. Weylinite)s hold Higle Wood.
BREAKING THE NEWS TO THE
* ENEMY.
**
The entire Anglo-French advance HAMMER-BLOWS ABANDONED
is between two and three miles, on prally the whole front.
THE NEW BRITISH MINË,
Amsrkadam, Ang. 28.
OSTEND AND ZEEBRUGGE RAIDS.
HONOUR FOR GALLANT PARTICIPANTE.
SPAIN AND GERMANY.
GERMANT REMIES, INTERNED VESSELS
[REUTER-HAVAS
7}€?An autem ]
LONDON, Aug 27.
It is reported from Santander (Spain) tint the Berlin Government,
An official, writer in the Vorsische THEEE VICS, AND NUMEROUS learing a rupture with Spain, accepte Zeitung who is smally entrusted
MENTIONS
Toss, Aug.
The Gazette contains stirring
the conditions of ber claim and will remit to the latter, in replacement of the Spanish ships torpedved, Ger-
ports.
Heneral Debany's advance was with the task of preparing the people between trape-au-Mesnik nauf Halas, for a change of poley, elahonitely south of Chaalnes. The line now explained that the German attempts ruus ost of Llaneburt and Hall, to force a decision by theins of the Stories of deeds of heroism and vessels interned in Spanish enstof -Herleville to the Somme on much vaunted hammer-blows were indomitable courage in the course
the outskirts of Dompierre.
We really dandoned, on the 15th.
of a long list of ""mentions" by. capture Maricourt and from there. He prevals to deglang Even Vice Admirat Keyes commanding the line runs to Flers,
the Entente's reruat considerable the Dover Patrol in conection with North of Hapaume, we reached tactical suuresses ennot, alter the the, send blocking operation gat the outskirts of Vaulx-Vrancourt and fact that FigkMarshal Hindenburg
Ostend on the night of the 9th-10th from there, the line goes to the out-us Brught "fearer the end of the
of May. kirts of Encoist St. Mein pm: war, which the English and Ameri-
Vice Admiral Keyes says the where it bends back to Poiselles",
"cans are endeavouring to prolong asterial photographs taken prior to which still in German lands.much as possible. Apart from the the operation clearly showed that From heris te line runs to the station of the loss or gain of the enemy nude special preparations ground, it is to the advantage of the in anticipation of a renewed attick. Heavy fighting occurred at DelGerman to entice the enemy to the The operation was curried out in vilk Wood, also at Longueval, trackless rondless and waterless mined waters in face of a tremen-
Military experts attach the great-
waste af the Songue."
cus fife. The greatest credit is due est importance to the Southe offen-
to the volunteers for their" hazardous Hive in it affects the Hinden-
servive in the indictive and the daing Linea
motor hunches detailed for rescue work, and also to the crews of the inaumerable craft which covered and
outskirts of Roux.
A FEATURE OF THE RETREAT,
BRITISH OFFENSIVE CHANGED TO A PURSUIT.
LONDON, Aug 29, Reiter's Cerrespondent at French Hendurter. telyniphing hast! evening, says: --
Fresh deas of the new Vance is coming in every minute, Roye is “empletely in our hands, also Cut- pinit, north-east of it, und Gruny.
To the south we hold Roeglise and Nerpilieres.
states:...
GERMAN REPORTS,
..
LONDON, Aug. 28
1:35 a.m..
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, Aug, 26. The Silver Market is quiet.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.
GENERAL. MANGIN FRUSTRATES
ENELY.
LONDON, Aug. 2. Headquarters bays —
Reuters Correspondeat at French
A feature of Sunday's fighting with General Mangia's army was a German attempt to oust the French from the heights between Juvigny and Crey-au-
A wireless Gentum" offcial report serenel the Vindichier, led her toMont The French at first yielded a hir, objective and rescued the ur little ground, but recovered it by a We arrested enemy attacks northvivors of the crew, after he had brilliant counter-attack of the Scarpe before the line which been presedintedly blown up.
The Germáns later made other futile was bent back on Roeux.
The Tt Includes four engine-French machine-gun fire and artillery attacks and lost heavily as a result of tho South of the Scarpe we withdrew roon artificers, of whom one we barrage. to the Monchy heights."
taken prisoner who distinguished The battle field was covered with
German corpses.
BRITISH STILL PUSHING-2
FORWARD
heights.
The enemy took Tilley and Mar-
» After a bitter fight the enemy themselves on board the Vindictive crossed the Monchy Gueruppe during the attack on Zeebrugge in April, and immediately rolintered for further service and behaved "with conspicious bravery.
include
tinnich.
LONDON, Aug. 27.
Southwarth, our advance continued on NEW STOCKS OF
both banks of the Somme
Australians toole Cappy and progress-
ed eastward. Northward of the Somme they captured Suzanne
Further north the English advanced in the direction of Mont Aaban.
The Welsh captured Bacentin-le- Graad.
Our pressure everywhere has been maintained and the line advanced in certain sectors.
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF BAPAUME
LONDON, "Aug. 37. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig the morning of the lat that number announces that the prisoners taken since 11,000.
We hava travarsad, Mont Auban and exptared High Wood
The New Zealanders have fought their way fercely to the northern outskirts of Bapage while the Australians are pro- greasing towards Dompierre and east- wards of Suzanne gra
ENEMY FORCED TO USE SEVENTY DIVISIONS
Lopos, Aug. **
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Two thousand, prisoners and some
front porthwards by the attack behind guns have been captured as the result of yesterday's extension of the battle
Azraa. Our progress is excellent con- leringthedificulties ofthe ground. Our casualties were very light. A few Tonka co-operated, but perhaps is partook more of an in antry battle than any of the recent fighting.
North of the Scarpe we merely ad justed our flank, in the course of which the Highlanders occupied the famous Hoeux ebemical works. The enemy has. withdrawn into the wooden contoure eastward of Monchy, where he is stiffea- country, especially in Bois-do-Sart and ing his resistance in favourable defensive Gijgaw Wood. Meanwhile, the High- anders are now well eastward of the Suzanne Cappy line while northward of the river they have entered Vaux Wood. The enemy is still in Thilloy and is re- ported to be in considerable strength on the eastern edge of Bapaume and along the Cambrai road.
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"It is understood that at 4:45 this morning some Britishera attacked' near the Summe. Details are at present unavailable. GENERAL
DEBENEY THREATENS
ROYE
LONDON, Aug. 27. Beadquarters states:--
Beater's Correspondent at French
5.45 in the morning at Fresnoy-les-Rose, Genern! Debener began attacking at
the capture of which was announced in
French communiqué.
The
The attack on the village, which overs Roye, from the north, STRELA preceded by heavy artillery firing. The The French cuglund St. and the Tentos"
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hag village was strongly defended. The reports:
Germans desperately resisted and the In today's advance certain pointe al Fresnoy.
French Vice-Adminl/Romarei apd afternoon and evening between Mari-bayonets and grenades.
There was seves fighting on Monday furious street fighting ensued with vere reached to a depth of four
A Genna evening official report the French Naval man for assist court and Bapaume and also northward The French repulsed several violent states --
"rcement bar |anced this and earlier operations.
if & punter-attacks. Three Victoria Crosses are award- We, stewed, the English that
counter-attacked re- The capture of St. Mard "was ed, namely, to
peatedly, in strength, incurring great apparently the result of a brilliant little fosses from cor fire, but was unable to operation. Lient.-Commander: G. HY Darm-arrest our progress. The English and The Bett result is considerable MOND, of a motor launchANSAth. Welsh puabed through Mont Auban improvement in our positions around standing three severe wounds from and along the creat of the rider, captur- Roya
ibg High Wood and reaching Longueval
BOYE FALLS.
mthes,
A feature of the new retreat,was the swiftness with which the German south of the Serpe in positions.
line broke up following a counter-astride the Arrux-Cambrai zoud."
truk on St. Mard, on both sides
"
of which when the troops got the THE BRITISH VICTORIES. order to adjunce, they found the
eteny retreating and the offensive ITALY'S CONGRATULATIONS, changed into a pursuit.
GALLANT FRENCH TROOPS...
„FIGHTING FOR HOURS 'WAIST DEEP IN WATER.
LONDON, Aug. 28.
Beuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters.
aftermon, describing the fighting if the vicinity of Roye which is neše encircled, says —— A
BOMBING MANNHEIM FROM
"230" FEET.
of that town.
The
enemy
ג' ד'
LATEIL
a shell which killed some ba board, Here a heavy counter-attack at 6.30 in he navigated, the serously damaged the evening forced us back towards ROME, Aug. 28.
veel and took off 40 of the F'indicazantin-le-Grand and High Wood On-Bouter Learns that General De This line wa broke up the enemy's beney's First French Army advanced Signor Orlando (the Preinier of tice's men, some of whom were attack and, again aivancing establisher today on frost, of eight miles to a Italy) has congratulated Mr. Lloyd killed during embarkation. Then ne ourselves well eastward of High Wood. depth of three miles, capturing Roya George on the British victories.
sank exhausted. A motor launch Early in the night the enemy counter FRENCH PROGRESS CONTINUES. later picked him up
sttacked a second time and, was driven, AS JOCHYLONDON, Aug. 27. in sinking
off by rifle fire before reaching our conlition
A French communiqué says:--- position.. Lieut.-Comdr. ROLAND BOURNE, Northward of High. Wood the enemy South of the Avie, this morning, we twice counterattacked in the neighbour-increased our progress in the region of hood of Ligny Thilloy, prosaing back St. Mand after repelling several counter During yesterday we took 1,100 prisoners including 36 officers- terday, a German counterattack west Between the Oise and the Aisne yes
of Chavigny failed. at of Bagnoux. We advanced our line 1,200 metres There was lively artillery activity at Aime. night-time between the Ailette and the
Amistry states:
ALLIED AIR-RAIDS ON FRANKFURT.
2
of another motorhush, engaged MILMAD enems gens with Lewis guns, our advanced troops four handrante During telegraphing this
After withdrawing he heard cries five hundred yards where his infantry The attack on Manuheim on the the water, He re-entered the har- were stopped and driven back b night of Angust 25th 26th wow, de bour and rescued thres badly wound-ghting, established themselves on the The New Zealanders, after fierce The captures at Frey, Croisette livered from a height of 200 feet,ed men clinging to u skiff, end up northern outskirts of Bapaume. Wood and St. "Murd, constituted the pilots just avoiding the chimneys The motor launch which was hit fo considerable achievement because and an intense burruge by Eying over 55 places, including a hit by G-inch towards Beagnatra and, bad, hard fight
The English, further Barth, progressed! the fighting occurred on the old and pull to the house-tops, s fortified lines which the enemy had
Dir bombs caused very heavy
shell, was picked up by a monitoring about Croiselles.
Lieutenant AVECTOR CRUTCHLY, hans continued to advance, stride the On the right battle front the Austra re-organised. The Germans were explosions and every bomb bunt on who participated in the previous - Somme and made substantial progress
AN EPIC FIGHE surprised at Fremmey, where 400 pria target. That considerable, demogr successful attempt to block Ostend, towards Dompierre and eastward of Boners were captured, including a was done is certain
PARIS, Aug. 27. Immediately v volunteereil bashir Sazanne. On the left of the battle- buttalion, commander. The bridges
The newspapers, point, out that the All our machines returned
front, the Canadians in the afternoon, British portions are even better than ther effort and assumed command of over the "Avre during the last few }(do
captured the ridge eastward of Wandart the Vindictive on May th-10th and established themselves eastward of For sample, the British never claim
the communiqués make out days were seized. The French, whose infantry was fighting for
After his superior, officers had beenGumappe put out of action he munceuvred the troop, newing their attack at night, Freach correspondents on General Northward of the Searpe, the Scottish to have captured place natil it has
been consolidated. A hours waist deep in water, gallantly
Vindictive into a position and did made substantial progress towards Byng's front describe an epic fight at withstood all attempts to re-take
not leave her until bo had thoroughly Plouvain thern and secured 600 prisoners.
searched with electrie torch for her Our prisoners since the morning of night when there was a great chah of German and British with bay diet and ENEMY POSITION ON TESLE FRONT
Burvivor. He assumed command the 21st exceed 21,000
hand grenades in the light of some GALLANT ATTACK BY fiming Tanks whose petrol was burning *MENACED."
13 the result of shell-firs. Spurta of CANADIANS
de fame 90 feet high light up hundreds of sirman, who, despite torrentislų: rein, chine-guined the enemy while thousands of men were engaged in a At three o'clock this morning. Cens deadly, bloody grapple”. Two German diane Scottish and - London troops Divisions here were positively, anniskr attacked on both sides of the Scarpe hilated. The ground was strewn with from Croisplies to the neighbourhood of thousands upon thousmads of bodies, Gavrelle.fi
Irak gigantic tragedy, ending finally in utter defeat for the enemy.
24400
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2.
GERMANS GRAVELY
CONCERNED.
LONDOS, Aug. 27.
Reuter's Correspondent at Ameri
can Headquarters hus ascertained
SHELTER DEMANDED FOR FUGITIVES.
ZURICH, Aug. 28
The Commander of the Frankfurt of Lieut. Commander Drummond's Istrict hoe ordered householders to motor lunch, when the latter be shelter air-raid fugitives on pain of came lors de combat und kept her martialEw
affont by baling. · The forecastle was nearly awash when he was rescued
THE OPERATIONS IN ALBANIA.
LONDON, Aug. 27, A French Bustení "communiqué
from prisoners that the Germany on from Albania stabers the Vesle front are gravely concern
Captain Benn (who s Unionist MP for Greenwich) appointed I.C.B. and Capais Ernest Wigrant receives the C.3.
Unmolested our: trrops effected gallant conduct.
ed at the steady advance of Generalelight withdrawal. Contact with Mangia's amiy eastward across the the Italians is being maintained. Juvugny plateau towards the Bois sons-St.-Quentin road. The German
artillery supporting line of the Vesie.
is already being taken in reverse.
This specially applies to
da the limestone Buttress borthe
AMERICAN MAN POWER BILL PASSED
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The Senate hâa, pamod” the 37ền
Conly
ANOTHER SPANISH STEAMER"
TORPEDOED.
LONDON, Aug, 27 Field-Marshal She Douglas Hig reports
- On the south bank the Canadishs attacked gallantly and passed through. the enemy's foremost defenses sand captured: Orange Hill, Ingtheir inst rush the Canadians, despite soon reached Wancourt HISPANO GERMAN SITUATION | Preuz, sipturing bold and
GREATLY AGGRAVATED, beyond them
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od the first Germas defe
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