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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1918,
TELEGRAMS.
(Cantiqued from Page 1)
THE SIBERIAN CAMPAIGN.
SOVIET TROOPS SCATTERED.
COSSACKS & WHITE GUARDS UNDER ALEXLEFF.
Tokio, Aug. 31.
1; i seui-officially stated that the White Guards and Cossacks cier dener) Alexioff have openik hemtili, "tis în Siberia and are sentiering tile | Hier ein.
BRITISH OFFICIALS ARRESTED IN
RUSSIA. “
THREATENED WITH DEATH,
STOCKHOLM, Supt. "8. Tire" neïsp«p»?«Spitalin Dagblaf apports from Helsingin that 36 British subjets holding official posi riet svar current and thrust
and with deato iP Lenin dibek
“A GENERAL DROWNED.
Losos, Sept. 9: General E. W., Cos luns | Taste: He Adsin end of
- alaviacil
hatting in France. -Mieneral Edgar Williain Cox, D.5.0.. Apteek hy or in
That wa General Stan' Oficer at the War On dom 1912. 214..
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT BATTLE.
GOOD PROGRESS.
Losos, Sept. 8. Teuter learns that progress has been. good during the past 24 hours.
The line runs from arrencourt Wood, thence to Hemlecourt, Villers- faven Coinct, Beroze, Epeailly, Villerente. Vaux, the western outskirts of Happenconrt and St. Simon, and from there along the canal to Tergnier.
The most important event is the crossing of the Crozat Canal at St. Simon, as the waterway was a suitable heatin for this part of the Hindenburg Linda As the bastion is passed it cas now be rned either to north-east o Youth cust.
The capture of Roisel is important because it in the junction of two lines namely to Cambrai" and St. Qgentin We possess the whole of Haviincourt Wood except the north-east spur Between the Oise and the Ailette the French have reached the Alberich line, A continuation of the Hindenburg Line. GERMANY DIMINISHED
*MAN-POWER.
The enemy has now engaged 407 Divisions since August. of hon three were dismounted cavalry. Thirty- two Divisions were engaged brice and three engaged thrice. We have counted, roughly, 142 Divisions north sed south of the Somme representing approximately 6,000 rifles to & Division. This there are 1,250,000: between "Switzerland and, the sea. Germany's full arrepgth, is probably less than 2,500,000 on the whole front #Their Eastern forces have beber combed out, sed it is believed there will not be any fresh Divisions from the Eneb for the rektora Krünt either German of
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HUSTLING THE GERMAN RETIREMENT.
LONDON, Sept, A. Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing on Sunday,
Our troops chatinue to hustle the
•German retirement of which prisoners; from the Alpine Corps supply confirma-, tion, relating details of the consequent confusión.
AFFAIRS IN 'RUSSIA.
RED TERROR CONTINUES,
AMSTERDAM, Sept. &
A message from alcscow anys that, red terror continues. Members of the Social revolutionaries have been arrested almost everywhere. The bourgeoisis ex-officare have been taken as hostages and many shot, including a bishop.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE SIBERIAN WAR ZONE
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AN ATTEMPT ON THE RAILWAY.
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The unexpected news of the exploit of the West Siberian Czecho-Slovak Army in suddenly barsting through the forces that hemmed it in, emerging, as as it were from darkness into light, has created a sensation here which becomes" greater the more the rignificance of the War Offes official message saya evans is realised.
WSHyeros, Aug. 99. The Lokal Amciger learns from an
The enemy's armoured mecor cara
All classes of Russians are prood of who were recruited voluntarily in nive More than 39,000 skilled workers oficial source that the Russian masesore scouts were observed between Man-spicuously displayed auch qualities of toon states have been placed in war cavalry and strong detachments of this kindred race that has to can- reports are miestly axaggerated. Never chuli and Dauris, towards which dating and undaunted spirit in circum-plants within the past two weeks, Re theless it adds that 500 people were piace General Semanot is advane-stances of unparalleled difficulty... abot uring a rising in Petrograd, recent assassinations. besides others in cospection with the As they were attempting the This comparatively small band of complete destruction of the railways and men pledged themselves to fight for the telegraphs, General Fujii despatched liberation of their country long under sraall detachments to guard important the domination of a foreign yoke. points on the railway from the menace When the great Russian army became to ourcommunications, and also to engage demoralised and melted away, they i reconnaissance.
atdod together, uncontaminated by the demoralising indreuces of Bolshevism, and took the heroic resolution to traverse the vast territory of Rasia and Siberia to continue to Eght for freedom and the realisation of their rational aspiration aide by side with the Allies on the Western Front. The xcuoniplishment of this daring resolu
WHOLESALE EXECUTIONS, NEUTRAL GOVERNMENTS
PROTEST.
AMSTERDAM. Sept."x, be Tags Zeitung's Moscow Corres pondent states:
Neutral Governments have jointly threatened to expel all Russian Bolshe viks if the Soviet Government does not | abandon political terrorism.
specially protest against the wholesale They execution cf officers and civilians. SERIOUS REVOLT BY PEASANTS, * The Kreur Zeitung's Petrograd Corres pondent says the peasants revolt "at Jamburte merions. The insurgents Fare marching to Petrograd and have
captired railway stations
the Jamburg Gatchina lind.
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THE NEW YORK COTTON CRISIS.
MARKEE DEMORALISED.
Saw Yix, Sept. ".. The Corton Market is almost demers ised by the announcement that the War Industries Board has planned the stabilisation of cotton prices: Extreme losses of from $9 to 25 points were registered ander tremendous selling then there was a recovery of 100 points on buying by foreign trade interests, especially Japanese, »'
SEMENOFF OCCUPIES
HADABRAK.
CZECHS ESTER ZÄBAIKAL
Toxto, Sept. 1.
The
ITALIAN SHIPPING FOR ALLIES.
WASHINGTON Aug. 29, Official despatches show that Italy has bontributed 126,000 cank of shipping to the Allies this year. Fifteen bew shipyards have been completed. And seven more are under construction.
DR. REINSCH AT WHITE HOUSE.
·WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.
Dr. Paul Reinsch, the United States
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GOYERNMENT TO CONTROL COTTON.
Aug. 29 a portion of General Semenott's Russia in a manner yet faintly conceived Minister to China. has been received ir,
It is stated semi-officially that option has affected the destinies of detachment occupied Chindatskaya. His penetration, Bolshevism and the president Wilson. forces occupied Hadabrak, while another and by helping to counteraer German the White House Conference by Pre. main force concentrating in the vicinitypaganda against the Allies, has rendered
Borais has taken a hundred prisoners, inestimable aid to the Allies. and motor cars. The Cuechs, who have in despair concerning the opening of two machine-guns, numerons munitions, civilised population of ladivostock war been concentrating in North Manchuria communications with the interior this beving General Semanoffs advance year while military me confessed that decided to enter Zahaikal,, and are ex to relieve Irkutsk meant a campaign pected soos to commence movement. mught with great difficulties and hard- A portion of their forces have already ships. The surprice and relief experi- entered Manchali.
the Czecho Slovaka from what had encel here at the sudden appearance of already become a land of myth and of cotton prices. mystery was unbounded,
In the direction of Ussuri the rearguards of the retreating enemy are stationed it Bikin The enemy is trengthening his positions, souch of Ilabaciovsk.
JAPANESE OCCUPT IMAS.
Wassaros, Sept. 6..
that a committee will be appeinted with The War Industries Board sapounced
the desirability of effecting stabilization President Wilson's approval to consider
NY. COTTON PRICES.
TURNING POINT AT HAND. Now it is recognised that the turning poirt of affairs in the Far East has
gurated both froin amived and a new era has been inau-
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.' political point of view.
a military "and" | October cotton closed last night at 33.75, the December quotation" being The Japanese expedition to Tab 8318
VLADIVOSTOCE, Sept 1. Japanese cavaly have occupied, Iman, on the Ussuri front. Our prisoners port that there was consternation in the ranks of the enemy upon the disarovek will now pale into insignificance covery of the presence of the Allied as, with Chita and Karimskaya occu troopa, which was not suspected until pied, Blagovestehenek and Habrovsk, they came into actual contact with are cut off from all points from which then.
men and supplies can be furnished and On the Manchuria froat General Bolshevism will dis a natural death." HOW GERMANY TREATS SUBJECT Semanoff's Corks have reached the Co-operation with the allies will follow
RACES.
instead of opposition Already infor mation is coming in which shows that the Cossacks of the Ussorisk, Amur and a Trans-Baikal regsons are mobilising to cooperate with the Allies. Thus the realisation of a reformed Russian front is brought nestor.
REFUGEES.
HENRY SIENKIEWICZ'S FEPT
The great Polish nationalist and writer, Henryk Sienkiewicz, the anthor of "ne Vadis?" is letter to he Daily Chronicle written in Paris in 107, described the treatment which the Germans were It is worth reprinting, as an indication of what other Poles and other races now under German military role may expect if they do notựegain their liberty.
meting out to Poles in Prussian Poland.
D0%
The twentieth century is Fitnessing an aprecedented act of insult to evilisation, to right, to justice, to all the human notions which are the basis of the life and intellectual culture of modern societies.
fortifications of Borzia detachment of Japanese cavalry covering their right wing took Chingrang after a sharp fight and captured a hundred prisoners and Daggage train. The enemy is retiring toward Onoun..
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SOVIET AND CHINA.
BLAGOVESTCHENSK, Sept. 1. The Soviet has declared itat a state'
of war exists with China owing to the fact, that the latter is sending troops to Siberia. The frontier has been closed arxl the Bolsheviks are confiscating Chinese property.
DESPERATE CURRENCY SITUATION
FLADIVOSTOCK Sept. 1 The Japanese are issuing gold yen notes in an effort to improve the desperate currency situation.
Mr. Tousler and Mr. Tucker are preparing a Red Cross base hospital Ronaldon. The Commander of the French forees has accepted the tender of Red Cross services for his troops.
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MOTED 3,000 MILES
WESTWARD."
NEGROES' PLEDGE LOYALTY TO US.
ST. LOUIN, Sapt, 6. Ten thousand negroes at the opening their loyalty to the United States. They of their national convention pledged adopted the Slogan, & Black Face is a Badge of Loyalty."
CUSTODIAN TAKES STEAMSHIP LINE.
During the past few months
Wassers, Sept. 8. Vladivostok has been extraordinarily congested owing to the number of retaken ever the Transatlantic Steamship:
The Alien Property Custodian bas fugees from the interior and the sur Company because of its fieran owner
sunding districts who have sought the ship. protection afforded by the Allied cruisers, while many other people have been bottled up here owing to the sudden breakdown of communications. With the opening of the interior a great exodua will occur restoring normal conditions.
THE COST OF LIVING.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Oficial figures show that food prices
in July were three per cent higher than
ENOUGH NURSES FOR 5,000,000.
WASHINGTON, Supt. B
"For a long ture there had existed in Prussian Poland a committee of
The important result will be that in June and 15 per cent higher than in colonisation commissioned to buy the
situation developing in the Far East thegomplicated and intricate political Juse of last year, estates of the
lea, in order to im-i plant German
ring to the irreconcilable struggle. these
catates were paid with fonds realised by taxes to which the Poles
between the political parties, which themselves contributed Prussian
Jews been accentuated by time ioen!. subjects. If, moreover, we mention
enviorment and coutinentent, with the πατίνιλουν of Polish children in German schools and the recent Bill
the opening of the interior and conThe Committee of National De- probibiting the use of the Foliab
tues wish the more chastened polence unounced that there will be tical forces there will readjust itself enough nurses to care for the sick tongue in public meetings it will Beem impossible that iniquity and the
ure faveurbly for the Allies and and wounded of America's Anny of contempt of equality before the laws
the real interests' of Russia. can go farther. And yet the Govern
15,000,000 next year. About 27,000 ment whose principle in Might is
An innicate effect of the "news above Right" would not rest satisfied.
Consequently, a BII of Compulsory over night or, in the words of an America Horvath from Vladivostock atrength shows that there existe a
The Siberian front has disappears was the sudden withdrawal of Genre now enrolled in the Red Cross."
A survey of the nation's pursing Dispossession has been proposed to the can military authority: "I has moved Uther interesting developments are Prussian Parliament. The Poles sub- 4,000 miles westward Communication expected
reserve of 100,000 fully trained jected to the Prussian sceptre would has been completely established with
nurses. then at last be rooted out of that soil Irkutsk.
which is their country, the beloved
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JUNCTION OF ARMIES,"
VLADIVOSTOCK, Sept. 4.
Ji
The Siberian Government here
claims to have received a telegrami HE PAY OF THE RAILROAD MEN.
"Oloviaunaya has been pecupied
land where for thousands of years;" The enemy has scattered, seemingly from Bore reading: look, uninterrupted geperatione bave overawed by the presence of the Allied been born, have lived and remain troops. Some are going to Kishkta by the Czecha First Tomsk regiment. baried.
while others are supposed to be fleeing M. Sienkiewicz was securing the northward via the Attur railway anti Colonel Semenoff with his Siberiar opinion of the leading writers of the would not be surprising to find that contingents is in hot pursuit of the world, in the hope of infuencing public they have dissolved into non-combatant Bolsheviks along the railway to opinion in Germany. He was hoping to groups intent only on seeking an get the judgment of universal conscince amnesty at the hands of the Allies. against an unprecedented crime," which would be the "raightiest plea for the defence of an important fraction of a civilised nation that, has well deserved of mankind."
RETURN OF THE JEWS,
The Siberian railroad is apparently in friendly bands from Vladivostok to arm, while the Creche already hold Samara and Kazan and are pushing forward towards Vologad in the ex- pectation of effecting a junction with the Allied troops from Archangel
A similar dissipation is anticipated of the enemy forces in the Prisaur, where
Stretinsk."
FUTURE OF THE-PACIFIC.
AMERICAN INTERESTS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. The oder increasing the pay nearly 1,000,000 railroad employes resulted in an increase equivalent
to an average of que dólar a day per
person,
55 SHIPS IN AUGUST:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 The Emergency Float Corporation unncunces that 68 merchant ships uggregating 815 300 tonah mere de livered in August. Of these vessels,
the Allies are slowly making progress sumes its sittings Senator Baulsbury muge of 200,045, and 20 were woode
When the United States Senate re-44 were stoel ships with a total ton- and their scouts are finding no evidence will ask that action be taken in regard vessels or of composite construction
of arious efforts to oppose our to his motion, introduced early in July, The increased deliveres of Amen urging the United States, Great Britain
ajvance.
Hostile artillery activity mostly
Lord Rothschild presided at as in fluential meeting held to welcome comes from extreme tange
On the Nieppe front a strong enemy proceeding on relief work to Palestine
American Zionist medical unit which attack was forced back by our outposts. Mr. G. N. Barnes, Labour representative
The latest Boche dodge is to use in the War Cabinet, spearing on behal! The employes of the Chinese Eastern and Japan to enter into an agreement cun yards added to those of Allied ferocious dogs with sentries and of the Government, said that Palestine Railway have chosen this unopportune to prevent German aggression in the countries have placed ship comtruc. patrole:
was now ready for a transformation. "It a captured order pays a tribute to would be the East, in which Zionism which st present is only affecting freight Gr
moment to declare a general strike, Pacific. The motion stipulates that tiomfar ahead of destruction by sub-
Germany
ahooid ha barred from bolding marine. For the first six months of would play a leading part.. The Glorers the taciturnity of British prisoners, ment proclaimed its trust in the Zionist tradic, with the exception of military naval bases in the Pacifc
There is a disposition among:
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this year the Allied and neutral pro especially those of the London future, because Zionism was identified necessities.
of the Foreign Relations Committes to duction totalled 2,080,898 toris. support the resolution. Several seostors interested, and have conferred with Senator Sanlabory Subeendentis Sena tor Phelan (California) said that it was. of the greater importance that some arrangement or alliance bald ber formed by the Great, Towers on the
General Harvath left early this morn
fighting
Regiments, who give admittedly clever [with the ideal for which tie Allies were ing for Harbin accompanied by two from the Pacific coast are keenly
and evasive aNSWEES.
ENCH PROGRESS CONTINUES.
LONDON, Sept. 8.
A French communiqué states North of the Ous we captured
Micunesses and reached the banke of the
St., Quentin Canal. South of the Oise
Sir Alfred Mond, 31.P, mid Zionism members of the Cabinete
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JAPANESE HOLD CHINESE- EASTERN RAILWAY.
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north of Celles-sur-Alae we maintained our positions, despite counter-attacks.
AERIAL ACTIVITIES.
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stile machine breu British machines are missing.
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