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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1918
TELEGRAMS.
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GERMAN BANBARITY IN AFRICA.
COMMENTS ON THE LATEST BLUE BOOK.
LONDON, Sept. 12. Mr. Gorge's terrible indictment** MR. LLOYD GEORGE ILL of the German treatment of the
CHILL AND HIGH TEMPERATURE.
FONDON, Sept 19.
natives in South-West Africa generally commented upon.
.
The Dil Chronicle ways: What- over the fatury of other German
It was announced in Manchester, [colonies any be it is inapossible that yesterday evening. that fe. Lloyd South-West Afrien enn be restored, -thongd was suffering from a chill auf. Germany
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high temperature. He will possibly Temable to fulfill a Lancashire engagements.
CONDITION SATISFACTORY.
LATOR.
THE PREMIER'S SPEECH
AMPLIFIED EXTRACTS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
SUCCESSFUL RAID BY FRENCH. THE PREMIER ON PEACE.
LONDON, Sept. 19*.
A French commuus reports North of the Allotte we made a raidi and took prisoners.
There was artillery activity in the region of-Rheims and Prosnes.
Two anomy raids in Champagne and Vosges were repulsed.
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LONDON, Sept. 12. Coatinuing his speech at Manchester yesterday, the. Premier said
THE NEW DUTCH MINISTRY.
COMMENT IN DUTCH' PAPERS $5,00
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 13. elades partial demobilisation if circum
The new Ministry's programmes in- stances permit
Minister has never givesny groznd for The Handelsblad says the Foreigo the supposition that he desires to deviate from the pchey of strict neutrality. The Franifer is the weak spot in the Ministry.
The Telegraaf regrets that a National Ministry has not been formel.
there were steop gradients ahead The The newa now was really good but tunnel we were passing through might he dark but it would be short. The worst was over. (Loud cheers). There was no finer feat in the history of Bri th industry than the transport of the | Arïbricans "across the Allatio. The Germans did not expect more than two Ministor is a pro-German and suggest
The Nieure Corral says the Foreign Divisions of Americans, but hundreds of that it is-intended that the Premier's. thousands were now fo France, and the official assistant shall supervise the Germans knew it. (Laughter) They Foreign Minister. were the advines guard of at least ten Premier as a second-rate figure.
It describes the millions of the finest material in the world. In order to realise what had happened, we must contrast the advance of 1916 with the recent advance over fast advances were under one-fifth of the same ground. The casualties in the
between 1916 and 1918 was the unity of those of 1916 The mais difference
Command.
A LEAGUE OF NATIONS,
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
BRITISHERS AND FRENCHMEN IMPRISONED.
STOCKOLM, Sept. 12:
THE DESTRUCTION OF HAM.
METHODICALLY DESTROYED
BY FIRE
LONDON, Septe 12 Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters "telegmphing yesterday,
Ham, the largest town in the thak Allow partners in her unspeakastated country which the firman Jable erindis,
spared in their retreat of last year. has The Daily Telegraph says: What complete and less justifiable than Noyon. heen visited with destruction even more It was annoimmad bng Mutteloster, Jowar ex-theryans colonies may this sining, that Mr. L.Byd Gorgy's bruned iter the war, Sh Weiro. The inhabitants were evacuated, They have methodically destroyed it by Condition is valis factory, but all his Arien mesurely will not be,
internal machines were placed in the Lane hirmuigeurents have been
Mas Mowing Post says: After this houses and fires were started by pras eure-leil.
sing a buston miles away and the bridges hereliping Mãe book, the Allas cat were also blown up. Ham hud pot auf-
It is reported that elaven British art at in my eireninitance willinglyfered by shell. Neither side was insecuring for the supreme command in the fortress of St. Peter and Sh Wa had been extremely fortunata in eleven Frenchmen have been imprisoned the return of the Arcane Gornens (ould make that it Marshal Foch, who was specially fitted Paul at Petrograd; these including Mr. excuse the it for the exceptional conditions of this Lockhart, the British representative at The Pianca say: Knowing the invalid. The destruction of the bridges of three hundred miles. Nothing but but reprieved owing to the joint blocked the roads against pursuit, is war, where battles ware fought on a front Moscow, who was condemned to death, thomas as we do now, we it alone made it impossible for the French heart failure on the part of the nation representations of Neutral 3iinisters, "Boxbox, bepf 197
test restore any ĝutives their render to cater the town until they were could prevent our achieving a real Me, Lloyd George, speaking atferds without becomipz deliberate").
replaced.
vietory. To end all wara" we must the Hipods, ub March 201
impose a durable pense paons amplio, al rivir crimes. appetal fit Prankfurter Zeitung is
enemies. Not only must Prussian military power be beaten, bat the Gar- quite correctly, explaining the last
OBITUARY.
man people must know that their rulera Hormon de test ny beg pertially
tave outinget the laws of humanity and due & Gerbug ignorance time
that Prussian strength cannot protect , cadetenean, ed
them from punishment. (Cheers). This
If a restaurant proprietor offers his must be the last war A League of patrons musis with their meals, does The museong "The tiernan despair"}
world ngainat catastrophe. A League entertainment and so make it subject Nations would not in itself secure the that aonvert the unction into an was that they "ders actually appeal ing t Austria. He again quoted the
and geese-one for and many geese Lyons & Co appealed from a decisión of Nations with Prussian military power to the entertainment the The point triumphant would be a league of fox was raised lately when Masara Frankfurter Zeitung to the font tipth the military oponations arising from
and the geese would greatly diminish in of Mr. Graham Campbell. Man shal Pool"" supovie" vogtnatal
bumbers (Laughter). He was all for hard tuled in precision and
League of Nations. Indeed the League had begun. The British Empire swing which had put a new phase op the who Entent leadership. Marshalyard was chic of thèse rare kapen wis ged a Telescope at the bagk and his eyt. He pleclared tim? unless ths nego vietory was 'stanın di on the monof the peres prins, it would depreflase values that
Weni
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Mr. Lloyd Alonge, referring to thei importan.maintaining
STE SAMUEL BYANS.
Læsnox, Sept H. Tierul saunenowed on the Rt. Hici. Siz Sanded Themas Evaus, p,,, K... President of the Probate passed and Admiralty t'outs.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT BATTLE.
BIG NEW OFFENSIVE STARTED.
FRENCH AND- AMERICANS ATTACK VERDUN SECTOR.
TONTON, Sept. 12.
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Au attack on wig front in the Verdun solisertur has been commenced by the French darity the British Empire, fd and Americans." the Fupir: "Heid rendered a service |
LATER.
The French and Americans are attack. Hammanly, the amenitide, "oing on fronts us hick tour a rateight "which will appear Ereater, sarl miles west of Saint Mihiel greater to aptare generations,
THE GERMAN PEACE OFFENSIVE. KAINER'S THEATRICAL PARTICIPATION.
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AMSTERDAM, Sept. 1 The Kaiser has now taken a band the peace offeruive. Esen, be declared he had left no atons
Addressing Krupp's employed
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Our
TAX ON MUSICAL MEALS ?
APPEAL BY MESSES. LYONS RAISES AN IMPORTANT POINT.
Counsel said that the magistrate held that the tax was payable in respect of the music provided at the Trocadero.
Appellants contended that the masie was a mere accessory to the meals and special reference to it
Gd. charged for the tens must have in- The Solicitor General said that the 2s. dladed something for the minic.
Mr. Justica Builhache said that in view of the number of eases which might be affected by the Court's decision it would be better if the case abould be reargued before a larger court at some fpture date. The bearing was according
WIRELESS HERO.
OPERATOR WHO GAVE US LIFE
50 SAVE HIS SO
unturned to shorten the wan The nemy jeezingly and contemptuously rejected the unambiguous peace offer be presented in December 1916 and had similarly treated responsible suggestións singe made Germany had always been & League of Fren Nations. (Ap- ready to offer the hand of peare but the plause). The Allies also were now enemy had compelled Germany to dighe League of Free Nations and, if after the no charge was made by them having | for existenvs. After landing the Arty the perfidy of her rulere Germany war Carmany repudistad and condemned and reiterating the glaim that the British would be welcomed to the great League Navy was defeated at Skagerrak, be onlogised the bouts which, he said, like of Nationa. But the only sure founda consuming worms, were gaawing at the tion of peace was the victory of the enemy's vitals. The Kaiser proxeccier allies. (Loud applause). Peace mask to argue that the war was really fine to be, such as to comment itself to the commonsense and conscience of nations euy envy of German industry and kaltur. That envy was now replaced generally. It must not be dictated by by hatred owing to coemny miscalcula extremists on either side. We could tions. Everyone knowing the Angle not allow the Bolsheviks to forge upon adjourned. Saxon character knew what it meant to us a peace so humiliating as to dishonour Eght with then how tenacious thep our national flag and make repetition were. Heansed Cercat Erimin af erimin. of the horrors of this war inevitable. ally attempting to overthrow the low THE FIRST LESSON" UP democratic" Russian. Government axl ATTACK, SO FAR SUCCESSPLI" warned his, bearers against rumour
THE WAR. When a satisfactory peace is secured. LONDON, Sept. 12.
mongers. The enemy had tried to weaken the moral of the German people we could proceed with a clear conscience Raurer's Correspondent at American by spreading Inle rumours.
Whoever to build, ap a new world. The first The French an Americans attacked Fatherland. He thon prosced to pose of the British Empire. There must be tor's self-sacrifice was told by Mr. Headquarters au Nancy states -
bearkened to them was a traitor to the lesson of the war was the immense importance of maintaining the soliciarity between five and eight this morning scriptural passages showing that the
A dramatic story of a wireless opera- an either side of the i. Mihiel salient. Almighty would sustain His own, givin bealthier conditions in our workebops. Godfrey Isanes at the annual meeting of The attack was preceded by a four hours
aaaxample Matthew VT 330 Bad health for the nation was had the Meconi Company. A ship, when text te tui id in the pabarrage. The Routhern attack was on Hoover, if they were going to buija i businera for all. We must pay more. 48 miles from land, was attacked bynia began Gabony kraw now what front of 12 miles and the westers of a total or dust have attention to schools and initiate the suburine, whoso torpedo berpily possed they d to leal with (Laugher front of eight miles. Carl Bear, Hour." A got deal The weather in Gine, and there is a
faith because to doubt was ingratitude best conditions for prodnation. There under the steamer.
marine appeared on the surface and to Gol. Moreover, had they really must be bold reconstruction after the kunk, bene anemg-hod, fir way great concentration of artillery and ground for doubt? Had they not won war, but the war must first be won, Of nebieving practical unity, but still The attack has been so far successful, peace with Russia and Ramania and (Hear, hear) There were disturbing finisher"Serbia and Montenegro ocial economic symptoms all over mure heal to be done in ufler to make the enemy, falling back on both fronts.
Was Gud at the last moment going to Europe which we must provide against The enemy, though undoubtedly abandon them in the West? Only the in time; then we abould enjoy settled th Empire a greater. pendentiated,
suspicious of our intentions in this faint hearted would think so. But weather for the great, barvest which is solid force than it wul at present.
region, wore unaware of the time and Gerane must weld themselves into a coming (Cheers) THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE.direction of the attack. Our troops are solid block of resistance to the enemy. Speaking subsermoutly at a luncheon
immensely enger cd fighting magni.
The Rainer then said: "Now the Fremier, referring to the talk of promise me on behalf of the entire peace by negotiation, declared, amid German labour that you intend to Sght loud cheers, that there could be no and hold out to the last, so help us God. compromise between freedom" and Whoever intends to do so, let him tyranny. Raising his voice he added answer 'Yes.'"
"Wo will fight to the end." The assembly answered with a loud "Yes," ..
had helped to stop the barbarisin that was powping through Europe”. To allow ach an organisition to fall to pigs after the war would be a crime gaites civilisition. This British "Eupine, would count more
aeroplanes.
CONTINUED PROCRESS BY
.BRITISH.
Dealing with recetstruction ques-cently tions, the rpmber sub the health of the country in the past inel revealed startling, even appalling, result, when the question of mili-
Losbos, Sept. 12. tury fine artse. The Ministry of! Field Marshal Sir. Douglas Haig Nation Service had indonned him states:
The Kaiser replied: "I thank you. Yesterday evening we captured Now "you must banish' doubt. Oar this at least one million more Attilly, Vermand and Vendelles, and watchword now is, with German aurordis would have been put into the fightduring the night progressed to the rained, our hearts strong, muscles taut, «ing tanks if the health of the country western outskirts of Holonon Wood. on to battle against everything that
had been properly supervised.
English troops carried out successful stands against us, so help us God. bul only had then this war would local operations yesterday afternoon in Amen. Farewell."
the Havrincourt-Moeuvres sector, over- have ended triumphantly ere this."coming considerable opposition. We In the earse of his speech, ne the crossed the Canal-du-Nerd north-west- Incheon, Ms. Lloyd George kel: ward of Havrincourt and established
ourselves on the western bank eastward COUNTING CHICKENS BEFORE
"Is it to be a continent of slaves and northward of Mocavres. free monThe cause will win which
· looks jur ahead into the future.
is better to sacrifice one genera than sacrifice liberty for ever more.
- GENERAL SHUTS HONOURED,
LONDON, Sept 12.
It
General Smuts was presented with
the Freedom of Newcastle to-day.
During the night we captured a strongly fortified position known as "The Railway Triangle" south-westward of Le Bassee, taking a number of prisoners
and machine-guns
DESPERATE RESISTANCE. BY
ENEMY.
LONDON, Sept. 12. The examy is offering a desperate defence in front of the subterrandan
COLONIAL WAR AIMS,
THEY ARE HATCHED,
LONDON, Sept. 12. The Times states that in view of the
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THE ALBANIAN FRONT.
AUSTRIAN "REPORT.
LONDON, Sept. 12.
An Asatrian official message says: In Albania we captured the enemy's position at a fow points on Tomorica Ridge.
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LIVELY ENCOUNTERS.
LONDON, Sept. 12.. An Italian official message says:ama Lively encounters occurred south eastward of Berat,
the sub- shelled the ship for an boor, during which period the wireless operator re- mained in his cabin, got in touch with a land station, and was promised the im- mediate assistance of a destroyer.
*Sparks the hope of getting carter help from a still stuck to his post, in ship nearer at band. The captain sent him a message that as the promise of assistance from & destroyer had been secured, he had better lears his cabin, which was in an exposed situation, and that he was getting into touch with an seek shelter. But the operator replied
American light cruiser, which was likely to give earlier assistance, and would remain till he did so.
Within a few moments a abot passed directly through the cabir, decapitating the wireless operator. Later, when the captain and officers visited the cabin, his beadless body was found in the chair with the completed message from the American craigar in front of him. Only the timely arrival of the American vessel prevented the vesel from being sunk.
TELEFUNKEN.
A HOME LIBEL ACTION.
The bearing of the libel action was continued on. Honour Sir Charles Darling, in which July 26th before his
Mr. Godfrey Isaacs, brother of Lord Reading, is claiming damages from Bir Charles Bobhouse, f
guse, former Postmaster- General, for statements arising out of
recent military developments and the sudden need for a peace offensive, some embarrassmant is being calased in, Ger many, by the food of literature all'of which cannot now be suppressed, but THE ELECTORIAL REFORM FARCE the Marconi and Telefunken wireless
which was prepared during the German Spring offensive
*Thua the Ferwaerts draws attention to
pamphlet on the colonial war aims of
IN GERMANY.
AMSTERDAM, Sep 12. The Forwarts states that two thirds Gerniany, which was finished at the end of the Secret Committee on Electoral
contracte.“ Bir Charles Hobhouse gave aridence that while in Berlin bel lunched with the Kaiser, and visited the prínci pal. Telefunken wireless telegraph stai tion. He made no proposal er offer what- ofer to the Talefunken company. M portion of the St. Quentin Canal, which of June by the colonial enthusiasts Reform appointed by the Upper House Godfrey Isaaca, in conversation with witne rubsequently grumbled because During the course of a speech, be part of the Hindenburg Line ia vulner Albrecht Wirth and Ernii Zimmermann. [gre. sworn, enemies of equal suffragewitness bad not vinted the Marconi
able to Tank attacks, The ground in The former insisted on the importance fuid they were meeting under the the Clouzen-court-Epohy sector, where of a German Mohammedan bloc in Asia The plenary. House is proportionately station. Witness produced memoran appiest suspices. There would be the counterattacks have been moit and Africs, declaring. With the back: antagonistic. Meanwhile the Socialiste dem shuwing that he Cabinet vetoed frame of mind is indicated by a party the praposel Imperial wireless chain, violent, rises to a height of 450, feet, bone of our enemics broken, we could manifesto published in the Forwarts because the War Office was of opinion dominating this portion of the canal ask what we like. They would have to
that it would not serve any military Witness diosgroed with that to imow that his own contrymen gains in this region.
Germany must take the western half of name of millions of uninfluential up decision, from South Africa had bore their The continuatice of bad weather Morocco and Senegambia Zimmermann Electoral Reforms comedy and demand Dodfrey Isaacs, You have your foot on porters against, continuation of the had said during the interview with Br favours the German defence, but the on his part demanded French Sudan,
a hard effort ahead but they knew
the tide had turned. He was glad The British are steadily increasing their give it to Wirth-concluded that protesting in the strongest terms in the purpose. The allegation that witness
ghure in the great work. If there Franch, despite the, foods, are also Dubomey, the Ivory Coast and Portug immediate dissolution of the Lower my nock, are you going to crush me 1 was one country on which Germany Tad, its aye it was South Africa.
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