THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8♬nd, 1915
BRILLIANT BAYONET ATTACKS
BEFORE WARSAW,
RUSSIANS SEVERELY PUNISH ENEMY,
SECOND PHASE OF ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.
AUSTRIANS COMMENCE EVACUATION OF
TRIESTE.
WAR ANNIVERSARY SPEECHES AND GREETINGS.
NEW GERMAN SUBMARINE WRECKED,
RUSSIAN FRONT
[THROUGH EXUTER'S AGENCY.] GREAT RUSSIAN BAYONET ATTACKS.
ENEMY AGAIN USE POISONOUS GASES.
PETROGRAD, August 2nd.
AUSTRO ITALIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH REU'FIB'S AGENOT.]
BATTLE FOR THE CARSO HILLS.
SECOND PHASE OPENS.
ROME, August 2nd. Battles of extremo violencs are still A communiqué records feres fighting
raging. The Italians took the offensive long the whole front from Courland to month of the town of Cholm, the Russians in the Carnia region and inflicted Enflicting heavy losses on the enemy inextromoly heavy losses on the enemy, many bayonet counter-attacks.
of
capturing trenches and prisoners.
A communiqué announces the opening of the second phase of the battles for the Carso Hills, the Italians successfully attacking the Austrian second line of defence and capturing hundreds of
After a desperate two days' battle the Germans succeeded in crossing the river Courland near Bousk, south-west Mitau, while farther south on the Ponie wesz roads, half-way between Mitant and Kovno, the Russians overthrew an prisoners, many machine-guns, rifes, and advancing Gurman column, took several war materials. hundrad prisoners, and captured tronches
full of enemy dead. ·
Furious attacks enubled the Germans to cross the Nwrew to the north-east of Warsaw, but vigorous Russian bayonet
HVACUATION OF TRIESTE BEGUN.
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
NEW
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGAROY.] -
GERMAN SUBMARINE
WRECKED.
COPENHAGEN, Augusti 2nd,
A new Gorman submarine while on her trial Brip from Kiel was wrecked on July 24th and twelve of her crew wore 'drowned.
THE SINKING OF THE "' IBERIAN."
AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
LONDON, Aug. 200. It is officially stated that the casualties of the Iberian, sunk by a German. submarine, include two Americans killed and was injured...
BRITISH STEAMER SUNK.
LONDON, August 2nd. The British steamer Fulgence has been sunk. The crew were saved.
GERMAN CRUISER LAUNCHED.
AMSTERDAM, August, 2nd.
A large cruiser has been launched at Wilhelmshaven and named Hindenburg by order of the Kaiser: A YEAR OF NAVAL WARFARE COUNT REVENTLOW'S BOAST AND MR. BALFOUR'S REJOINDER."
LONDON, August 1st.
(THROUGH MEDIER'S AGENCY.)
ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR.
BRITAIN'S DUTY TO CONTINUE TO THE END."
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
POPE'S PLEA FOR PEACE.
NO RESPONSE IN BRITAIN,
LONDON, August lat. The Pope's plon for peace finds
LONDON, August Ist.
response in Great Britain. The Pepe' To-day is the anniversary of the ont-implication that all are equally reapon break of the war. Mr. Anquith, Sir sible for the wax is indignantly rejected. Edward Grey, Viscount Bryce, and others The universal opinion is that there can sent messages to America, in which they be no peace till a repetition of present affirm that Great Britain's duty is to con- events is made impossible in the future. tinue to the end-it is not a question of hopes, but of our duties, which we shall fulfil-and to do all that we may be achieve what we cherish--at just and lasting peace.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE OUT
BREAK OF THE WAR. REFERENCE BY THE BISHOP OF VICTORIA.
The Bishop of Victoria was the přezkha ab the Peak Church on Sunday ovonin list. His tech was Falm Ixxvi, 3841 Salom in His Tabernacle, the brake H the arrows of the bow and the battles His main point was that it was in th temple ad Jerusalem when the people a God were at prayer tlub, the issue of the hatule was decided, that Sanscrib's mighty hoal was defeated and the people of Jude An index to the country's temper te
were delivered: Battles mentioned in afforded by un incident at Leicester, where the Bible are generally decided" by material travelling preachers, members of a self-spiritual and not merely styled Fellowship of Reconciliation," weapons: hence the importance of 'prayer. This psalm attributed the issue entirely
This is also the determination of silwho are attempting to tour the conatry the Allice. Russia, though hard-pressed, to spread a peace propaganda, met with eloquently and sinterely asserts her belief short shrift at the hands of the people of in final victory. The Russian Press repro-Leicester, who burned their tents, caravan, duces the Tsar's declaration of a year ago, and equipment, and administered a beat namely, "I here solemnly declare that ing to the male members of the party, and we will not conclude peace till the last coachided by singing. “Tipperary" and enamy soldier has left our land.” Russia the National Anthem over che ashes of to-day sends her greetings to her Allies, the outfit, deeply appreciating their self-sacrificing aid in exerting pressure on the enemy, from all sides.
The Bourse Gazette. (Petrograd) says all the Allies hail Russia, expressing ther heroic loyalty and determination to stand by her to the end till the light dispels the gloom.
The Tear, in an Order to the Army and The London correspondent-of-the Nei
Navy, says: Despite Russia's glorious Fork World submitted to Mr. Balfour,
efforts the enemy is not broken. We First Lord of the Admiralty, an article
must not lose heart, bag face new sacrifices written by Count Reventlow, entitled "A and trials necessary to kad Bussia to Year o Naval Warfare." Me. Balfour, in the course of a stinging reply, says the victory. Painful trials have often been entire world has long made up its mind assent to Russia, but always she bas emerged
with new strength and power,' to who is the aggressor in this war. It is not worth the while of Count Reventlow charge Great Britain with that. Count Revenuow, emphasises in his article that Great Britain had failed to induce the German Fleet to come out and fight, but- surely this German "triumph" could have been accomplished by the least efficient feer in the world and by the most incapable
commander. The truth, said Mr. Balfour, is that the German Fleet bau up to da present done nothing. Even the German policy of attrition had completely failed.
THE DUMA AND T
THE WAR.
RUSSIA'S UNSHAKEABLE
DETERMINATION.
PETROGRAD, August end. The Duina re-opened yesterday. The
galleries were crowded with distinguished personages, including diplomats.
Spreches made by the President (M. Rodzianko), the Premier M. Goremy-
LONDON, August 2nd. Teople arriving at Montaleone state counter-attacks drove them into the bed that the oracuation of Trieste has begun of the river. The enemy in this sector | The plant of the arsenal has been already The German stories of the less of British kin), M. Sazonoff (Minister of Fore a largely used asphyxiating gases, but made sent to the interior of Austria. Bitlo progress thereby, and lost a thou
.
sand prisoners, besides a whole battery FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
of guns.
There was also a fierce and fluctuating battle on Saturday to the south-east of Wabaw, while between Cholm and the Bug the Russians, after desperate fight. ing, retired under the pressure of ʼn more
numerous enemy.
GERMAN REGIMENTS PASS CHOLM.
AMSTERDAM, August 2nd. An Austrian communiquí dwells co Strong Russian counter-attacks south-east Warsaw, and says that while the Russians cast of the Vistula and near Lublin are still resisting they have begun to retreat further east towards the Bug, and German Regiments have passed Cholm in pursuit.
MACKENSEN REINFORCED FROM FRANCE. ALLIES' OPPORTUNITY. ON WESTERN FRONT.
PETROGRAD, Augush 2nd.
"A semi-official message says that the despatch of large German reinforcements from France to the Russian front began in the fourth week of July, when General Mackenson's Army was seriously hustled and when the battly of the Narew became protracted. Each Russian success compels the enemy to withdraw fresh forces from the West, and this fact created favourable conditions for motive operations by our Allies.
Abi
AIRSHIP ACTIVITY,
[THUDUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.] BRITISH RETAKE TRENCHES
NEAR HOOGE.
to God.
In applying the subject to the present conflict, the Bishop referred to the past year of war and said that in ten months our casualties had amounted to 258,000 and that 30,000 of the very flower of our manhood had laid down their liver for their country. It was not enough that there was patriotism, self-sacrifies und much devoted service for the country there must also be more spiritual force AU brought to bear upon the conflict. this point he quoted from an article w ARRANGEMENTS TO BUY EXPORTS.the Church Guardian of June 10th by
TO ENEMIES.
WILL COTTON BE DECLARED CONTRABAND?
LONDON, August 1st. Considerable prominence has been given to reports that the Government intends to declare cotton contraband. The Govern- mont will probably arrange to buy the normal export of America to Germany and Austria, making simultaneous arrange- ments with Holland and the Scandinavian countries
Bishop Walpole of Edinburgh headed
A Nation at Prayer.";
The enemy seemed as stout as ever and met the increasing efforts of the Allies with grea new devices.
The more he was pushed the more infernal was his opposition, witle Extraordinary artifices, devised
buzzing cleverness, found a new place
in tão horrors of the war. Men said openly the devil had get loose, for the plans were too incredibly wicked to have
beca made by the human brain. We were not working simply against flesh and WAR NEWS.
bloed," but " ngainst principalities and powers and the world-rul rs of darkness.”: SCHOOLBOYS AND A LONG WAR,
It was no longer a question of man SOLDIERS OF TO-MORROW,
agained man, of against gin,
gun
There was and shell against shell. The chief medical officer of the Board of
unale- further invisible, Education has informed the Sheffield eda omething
and diabolical.. cation authority that the medical inspec- countable, uncanny tion of older schoolboys is a matter of The enemy's general officers and sol supreme national concern,
In the event of a long war boys who are diers seemed to he mere puppets in the unw about fourteen years old may well grasp of a machineless mind of iniquity iccome the course from which recruits for
The devil hal becer dismissed the Army will be drawn. Their physical
almost importance.
well-being, he adds, is therefore of the from our theology, but now we saw hun
ONE WORD AT THE FRONT.
MUNITIONS.?
warships are untrue. No British ship hd Affairs), and M. Polivanoff (Minister of Weekly) that during all that period he hideous fend that could play with the
been either sunk or severely damaged except in the sea fight off Chili, We had
`not lost a cockle-boat in a North Sea battle, but German fiction was better than their pride and satisfaction at the bombard
appearing in our experience. The oystery of inqnity,' which had been with us a metaphor for a very bad state of affairs, with nothing particularly any -An officer who has been at the front for terious about it, now exactly expressed tch samtle asses us (ays the elfish the dark, hidden, veiled power of a has not witnessed or known of one single puny imagination of men as he lied. esa of cowardies among the British troops.
"Mephistophel:s had his Fos: well in word on their lips and in their hearts,
The men at the front, however, hana mis band. How absurd were powder and shell No wonder the movement sgainst this. in co-operation with her legal and and only case, and that word is muni valiano Allics, To that end the whole actual proportion of their equipment and hardly disernible
tions."
We are not free to give the was slow. No wonder the progress as In the play. we re- productive resources of the nation must be that of the enemy, but suffice it to say member Mephistophies cured nothing for that the position is one which makes desi-
War) emphasised that as the terrible war proceeded the mere unshakeably boyama Russia's dctermination to achieve victory
developed to the utmost
sive attacks impossibi and defence very crowds-on and women only amused M. Gorenykin mentioned that the Trar hard. Nevertheless, all are in good hops | him. He only fuel các thing, and that that further fighting on the 30th after the Anyone reading Count Reventlow's articly had ordered the Cabinet; to prepare Billy and straining their eyes for evidence of
that additions supply of munitis was the Cross. Before the Cross of Christ which will enable them to go forward by fled. Whather we agree with Bishop victoriously.
NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY.
Waloplo or not all who believe in prayer should invoks the power of God's spirit for those who are fighting for righteous ress and civilization.:
ment of undefended towns. The Yorkshire LONDON, August 2nd. Field-Marshal Sir John French reportscoast exploit was inglorious and immoral.
would think that submarines were a Cer-granting Poland absolute sulonomy. first German attack (reported in the
M. Sazonoff paid a tribute to Italy, communiqué of the 30th, when the German invention, but the facts were no more
bid from Washington and Londea that and hoped that neutral nations that weis mans pierced the British bres for a dis
from Berlin and Vienna. What was new still besitating would soon decide on the NO CASE AS YET FÖR DRASTIC MEASURES, tance of 500 yards), resulted in the
He also quoted from the address of the was the German use of submarines-their only course which would settle their
In the House of Lords recently Lord He acknowledged Selborne, replying to Lord Charnwood, Archbishops of Canterbury and York. recapture of the portion of the lost trenches west of Hooge. Action on the methods against defenceless merchantmen national problems.
erament during the crisis of this war 31st July was chiefly confined to artillery, and trawlers. This was purely German, Sweden's correct attitude, and referred to said the chief consideration of the Gov- What we chiefly med at present is not buy last evening we successfully repulsed but their murderous methods did not affect the growing disgust of Americans at the was to prevent the depletion of livestock a new appointment of special days, ur à. ense had yet been made out for drastic want a more literal fulfilment of tan two further infantry attacks. There was in the slightest degree the economic 'ife monstrous German methods, culminating He had came to the conclusion that no new set of published forms. Rather we of Great Britain. Meanwhile the British in the crack and absurd destruction of the measures, but that there was a case for plain duty of continuing instant in The duty lies imperatively. in calf and young calves. There was prayer. no infantry action on the 1st inst.
Navy had driven the caemy's commerce Lusitania, which was an ineffaceable lot changing the practice of slaughtering
on Germany. He praised the unexampled no case for dealing with sheep.
upon all who profes and call themselves from the seas, guarded the Allied.com.
long one, nod if the present order did not merce, prevented any invasion of Great valour of the Allies in Gallipoli, who had fortunately this war was going to be a Christ aus; but it grows incalculably in PARIS, August 1st, Britain, allowed the movement of an brought nearer the moment of doser prove sufficient to prevent the depletion weight by the solemnity of these tre- of our stocks a more drastic order would nondous weeks of tenso conflict, of crush- The be introduced. 0.00 pm.
paralleled numbers of British troops avec union of Russia and the Allies.
Answering Lord Harris, Lord Selberning bereavement and of continuous Fuse The only feature of today's communiqué ths oceans, and prevented Germany from Turks, scenting the approaching storm, said there was one risic which he did not pinse and rain. Ae the Christian is a German attack in Alsace, which was helping her Colonies, which had been wrest overwhelmed their Christian subjects think should ever be taken in war, and people of our land putting into the higle defeated with very considerable losses. ed from her. The British Empire can with exceptional cruelties, but the spirit that was the possibility of shortage of
the food of the people. There has been service of prayer anything like the energy. GERMAN TROOPS SURPRISED only, hope for a second year as successful of the Armenians was unbroken, as was no shortage at present, and he was act and resolution, or the series of time
as the first. There will assuredly be an evidenced by their heroic defence of Van looking forward to a shortage.
till literated by the Russians dress PORTUGUESE SYMPATHY WITH relaxation of her efforts.
THE ALLIES. was confronted with the problem whether GENERAL,
or not she would be able to succour her
GERMAN ATTACK IN ALSACE DEFEATED,
BY ARTILLERY,
PARIS, August 2nd.
1.00 a.m.
The evening communiqué says:-There were artillery actions as various points along the front, Several of our batteries surprised a German battalion, which was assembling in a village between the Meuse and the Moselle and subjected it to a devastating fire.
LONG-RANGE GUN EIRES INTO COMPEIGNE,
co-religionists suffering in Asia Minor without joining the Allies, Rumania, subjected to extraordinary pressure by agents of Germany and Austria-Hungary, was resisting temptation and was coop: rating with Rusia in strengthening friendly relations.
cows
ACTION TAKEN IN ANGOLA,
with
the
D-
of
and thought, which in msuy quarters ara forthcoming with a ready will for other branches of national service ??
He urged that the service of Inter sion to be held at the Cathedral on Wed-
[TEBOUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.)
At the opening of the Session of nesday (tomorrow) at 6.30 p.m. should be Ministerial address read by the
Prime GERMAN HIGH-HANDEDNESS,
Parliament at Lisbon on June 25th, in well-attended and that the intercessions Minister, Dr. Jose Castry, the Govern-offered should be very definite. He ROUBAIX FINED 150,000. FRANCS.
ment affirms its firui intention to defend invited all who are were so disposed to vigorously the principles and
rights LONDON, August 1st.
the Portuguese, democrazy to rectify the scad in to the Chaplain of St. John's
accordanc Another example of German high
international situation of the country in Cathedral before the cries a lut of Parliamentary their relatives, men conoceted with motions passed August 7th and handedress is contained in a French
M. Polivanoff said that the example of November 23rd, and, with the Portuguese Hongkong and others when they desiret communiqué, announcing that the Ger-
spontaneous mani- to be specially mentioned in the interco nation, expressed in maps have arrested 130 of the principal France and England, which were metu festations its sympathy with her Ally, ions that will take place on that occasion
England.pathy with enormous Instructions have already, bem trans or at the daily services of intero #3171. inhabitants of Roubaix on the ground that |facturing munitions
Russia would mitted to General Perira Eca, the Com-Finally, prayer necessitated faith in
Yaander-in-Chief of the expeditionary No infantry engagement is recorded in the town refused to pay an ademnity, et success, must be imitated. last night's communiqué. A long-range 150,000 francs for the bombardment of day, perhaps, abandon Warsaw as she force in Angola, to avenge the treacherous God Without faith it is imposible gun fired nine shells into Compeigre, the Alexandetta, Asia Minor, by the French abandoned Moscow in 1812, to ensure only material damage done being by a fire Fleet, and likewise refused the manufacool victory. He emphasised that Russia's PARIS, August Bada
which broke out but was quickly exting-turers permission to open their factories to economic position was in nowice shaken, "A communiqué says that French
Elsewhere there were viclent work for the German Army The French and the good harvest would enable her to aerop-nished.
Government threatens reprisals,
prosecute the war for years. lanes again raided Freiburg-in-Breisgau, cannonades.
ÍTHROUGH HLUTER'S AGENCY.] GERMAN AEROPLANE RAID.
PARIS, August 2ad. German aeroplanes dropped twenty bombs on the plateau of Malzeville, near Nancy, causing no damage,
ANOTHER RAID ON FREIBUNG..
PARIS, August Zud.
subjected in that province by European must believe that He is, and that He is attacks to which Portuguese soldiers were to please Him, for he that cometh is God and nativo troops from the neighbouring the rewarder of them that diligently sek colony of Gerica South West Africa The Government promises to lay before Him He is stronger than all forced of attitude of Portugal in the European Parliament all documents bearing on the evil, however diabolical and fiendish, wod
He will certainly triumph gloriously. conflagration..