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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1918
TELEGRAMS.
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SHIPPING LOSSES.
AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING
PROGRAMME,
SUBMARINE LOSSES TO BE
SOON OVERCOME. "
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
BRITISH POSITION, UNCHANGED.
LONDON, Sept. 20. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports t
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE PALESTINE OFFENSIYE.
INTERESTING SITITATION.
DEVELOPING:
LONDON, Sept. 29. Reuter learns that the situation in Palestine is developing in a moet fatoresting way. The enemy in the asighbourhood aatrida the Jordan is stubbornly holding his front, but A hostile attack north-westward of averything westwards has been broken La Basse, reported this morning, was down. While one Allied line is ad not pressed and our position is un-vancing northwards, another is progress- changed.
ing towards the Jordan, taking the Turkish resistance in the flank.
In local encounters we alightly in proved our positions southward of Villers Guislan, and in the neigh- bourbood of Zilleheka,
Masursores, Sept. 23, The Shipping Board states that with the Allied and American, cou-
AVIATION REPORT straction working with full headway
LONDON, Sept. 22. the total of the subanarine war losses
Field-Marchal Sir Douglas Haig, will see the overcome. The ab-reporting on aviation, statea :---- parines have sunk at prevent Čestroyed 7,137,000 deadweight tous over the monstruction, but 3.705,000 tons of enemy, shipping are byen sizede
Flying operations were carried out on Saturday, despite clouds and wind, 16 tons of hombe, being droppel. We destroyed seven hostile machines and drove down three out of control Fight of our machines are missing. We brough: down three enemy bombers at night-time.
The United States is working 208All our night-diers returned. shipyards, romprising 1020 slip-
WEVM.
The Americuri construction přo- smmare includes 2,803 ships of a Tonntity of 1480,000 tons.
A MEMORIAL TO GERMAN YANDALISM.
LORD DERBY'S SUGGESTION.
PARIS, Sept, 12. At a Progele und Amerigan dinner at the Cerek Volney in Paris, Lord Derby suggested that the great mom- ments destroyal by the GerionTIS || hould not be stored leat left as
best moral to the heroic dead,
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ON FRENCH FRONT."
LONDON, Sept. 22.
A French communiqué mys:- The night was marked only by some what considerable artillery activity in
the St. Quentin region and north of the
Aisne.
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On the Veale front we repulsed two enemy coups-de-in.
Our detachments penetrated the enemy lines in Champagne and Lorraine and brought back prisoners.
GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, Sept. 12.
18,000 PRISONERS TAKEN
Losnos, Sept 23.
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A Palestine communqué etates :----- Bynineo'clock on the evening of Satur day our left wings of infantry, pivoting on their left about Birasur, had reached the line, Beitdijan-Samaria Birsaer shephealing the enemy on and westward of the Jerusalem-Nablus, road into the arms of our cavalry operating southwards.sub.) from Jenin and Beisan. Other enemy columns attempted to escape into the Jordan Valley in the direction of Jisred Damic, which the enemy still held. These columns suffered severely from being constantly bombed and machine- gunned from low altitudes. We hold Nazareth and the rail and road passages over the Jordan at Jiered Damio.
Eighteen thousand prisoners and 1:30 gons have been counted. Our losses were absurdly light, in view of the importance of the advance.
A TURKISH REPORT.
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LONDON, Sopt. 9.
A Turkish communiqué dated Friday, dealing with the British attack, speaks of most violent night-long fighting on Sept. 18 with forces continually re- inforced on a wide front east of the Jernenlem-Nablus Road, and claims that. the attack was arrested on the A wireless, German official message ine Jalud, Wali Abau-Zerka, but 4678; --
admits that after two hours of meet The English, yesterday morning, violent bombardiment, supported by launched a great attack between Geu-aral guns, and desperate hand-to-hand zeaucoart Wood and Hargicourt. An Sghting, the British penetrated the and to the Gemmin shame. Gering,ticipating the attack, we had removed Turkish positions between the coast in the hame of justice, had to be our defence at ward of Epeby to the and the Lyuda Tulkeram railway. It'
old English positions between Villersadda that the Turka with low guni-hk---Burna.
Guislain and Bellecourt. The attack Tukaram. broke down and a second attempt also failed. Although the English temporarily penetrated the south- western portion of Villera Guistain, and Quennemont Farm, they were thrown back by a counter-attack.
METZ PANIC-STRIHEN. "
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· Paris, Sept. 22. The population of Aletz are panic- stricken. The banks Ive been le moved with their cush to Karlsruhe. "About 40 shell from long-tange quas e have fallen on Metz-Hagas.
PEACE BASED ON INTERNATIONAL PRINCIPLES.
THE QUESTION OF ALSACE- LORRAINE
THE ITALIAN. FRONT.
«ENEMY ATTACK REPULSEŃ.
Lesbos, Sept. 2
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RESTORING THE EASTERN FRONT.
ORGANISING RUSSIAN ARMY.
VEDITOSTOCK, Sept 22.
The Czech Commander, General Goïda, interviewed by Reuter, illuminates the significance of the Kaiser's warning as regarda the reatoration of the Eastern Froat. He stated that the organisation of the Russian Army behind the Urals is proceeding upace and already one of 20,000 has been mobilised, although at present it is lacking in the essentials of military equipment. Three Divisions are immediately needed to bold the
An Italian official message says:~ The enemy attacked the salient of Paint 703 at Dosaalta, which was admirably dafended by the Czech Slovaks. He gained a footing, but was driven out with heavy losses, the situa-Urals and to allow the organisation to tion being completely re-established
continue. Meanwhile the German tentaclee bave closed on the Urals. The Omak Government is suficiently AUSTRIAN REGIMENT MUTINIES.strong to restore civil administration
throughout Siberia.
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PARIS, Sept. 00. At the meeting of the Inter-Allied Fabour Conference, Mr. Arthur
RED FLAG UNFURLED: Henderson said that Alsace-Lorraine was not. a question of territorial
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 22. settlement, bet International Law. A message from Kieff says that ar The Biotitovsk and Bulharest Austrian regiment at Rovno refused to Treaties were an almost insurmount-go to the Anglo-French front and un- furled the red flag Two other
able barrier to a peuce based on regiments followed the example. Juternational principles.--Haras
BATTLE CRYSTALLISED AT THREE POINTS.
ENEMY'S BEST DIVISIONS.»
.CONCENTRATED..
PARIS, Sept. 22. On the Western Front the battle has crystallised at three points-thể eastern and northem outskirts of Moeuvres and east of Epehy..
The Germans are straining to keep these three strategical points. The enemy's best Divisions are here.
General Mangin's Army continues the flattening-out process, Eghting - tremendously hurd.—Havas,
THE LANCASHIRE COTTON STRIKE.
RESUMPTION OF WORK
EXPECTED.
Losbox, Sept. 19.
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..THE BALKAN FRONT.
SERBIAN ADVANCE.
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LONDON, Sept. 21.
A Serbian communiqué states — We advanced over 20 kilometres northward on Sept. 20 and are now several kilometres north of Kavarda.
We have capturol 12 more guns." Germen and Balgar reinforcements are continually arriving.
ITALIAN ADVANCE BEGUN.
LONDON, Sept. 22.
An Italian official message say In Macedonia at the Carna berd, in conjunction with a general. Allied offensive, the Italians began a vigorous advance on Saturday, capturing tha. the enemy's front positions.
GERMAN CORRESPONDENTS
VIEW..
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 22. The Koelnische Folkszeitung's Berlin Correspondent sayYE
Even if further territory is abandoned The cotton strike is regarded as in Macedonia; that need not cause uneasi- practically settled and the resump-ness. We understand that fresh Bul tion of work is expected early next garian troops will reach the front. week.
THE SILVER MARKET.
Losnok, Sept 20. The Silver Market. is stently.
GERMAN POLITICAL CRISIS.
STARTED WITH VON KUEHLMANN'S DISMISSAL.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 22. The Tageblalt states that the German political crisis began with the dismissal of rbo Kaehlmann'whose specerser, von Hintz, has so far boen a complete disappointment, especially in the Vienna Count Affair Nobody objects to
RATTLE FOR PRAYER. Bishop, Taylor Smith, speaking at the Mansion House, suggested that at ni Herling if he is willing to form
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General Horvath's political role has ended in martial law being declarad at Vladivostok.
"GERMANS TO JOIN SOVIET
TROOPS.
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PEKING, Sept. 2 The Kaiser on Sept. 10 cedareri all- Germans in Russia fit for duty to join the Soviet troops to opposo Japan and the Allies, who threaten to restore the 1. Eastern Front.
BAKU REPORTED ON FİRE.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 21.
It is reported that explosions are taking place at Baku, which is on file. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF
TROTSKY.
AMSTERDAM, Sopt. 22.
A message from Kieff via Leipzig sys that an attempt to assassinato M. Trotsky at Kursk failed. The soldier who fired missed.
JAPAN EECOGNISES CZECHO- SLOVAKS
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Toxo, Sept. 22 The Czecho-Slovaks have been recog- sised as co-belligerents against the
(common enemy.
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AMSTERDAM, Sept. 22.
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Mrs. S.-I have strack upon a brilliant idea. The man, I heir, sre playing golf and tennis for War Bond Tickets Hubby bes quite a few chances already, so instenci, of the usual silver" : trinkets I bave decided at all my card parties, until the end of the year, to give War Bond ticket ne prizes. Wouldn't it be lovely if one of my guests won
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Mrs. G.-Capital. I think we might all to do the same and we'd not have that nasty feeling of just wasting our money on trash, for ball of every ve dollars spent on War Bond tickats goes to help the wounded.
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of the two Sze brothers, interpreters, who participated in an opium robbery committed in Szechuan Road in April, was also before the Court and remanded for one week:
The Germane sentenced on the even- ing of August 19, some of them being armed, held up a Chinese shop at 58, King Loong Ke, in the Central District, and stole opium and mosey to the total | valyu of $3,948, the prisoner Lindow, & florist, who was on guard. duty outside, having been caught in the road practi cally red-handed with a pistol fully loaded with dum-dum bulicts in his possession. Others of the gang were. taken into custody at various times.
In pronouncing sentence, Mr. Teaney referred to the fact that the extreme penalty for the offence of armed robbery when committed by three or more persons, under-Chinese-law (Sections) 370-373, Chinesa Provisional Criminal Codo) is life imprisonment, the minimum being five years; in view of the fact that the prisoners had confessed he would impose the minimam penalty. The prisoner Bischoff, who had not partici pated in the actual robbery, but who found knowingly to have tesisted in disposing of the stolen goods, would serve 12 montha
When asked if they had anything to say the four convioted men were silent. Finally Bischoff summoned, the courage to sddrem, the Court, the others, apparentty dazed, remaining dumb Bischoff said he had explained to the Court before that he had never sold the cargo. He had not sold it, why was be to serve a year for selling it he asked. The Court went on with the bariness of signing the charge sheets
Can I come again before the Court, and have a lawyert asked Bischoff
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