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THE WAR.
ANOTHER SUBMARINE INFAMY.
WHITE STAR LINER TORPEDOED.
SEVERE BATTLE
IN GALLIPOLI.
FRENCH
PIERCE GERMAN
LINES.
FALL OF GREAT RUSSIAN FORTRESS.
BIG GERMAN FLEET GAINS GULF OF RIGA.
MAVAL ACTIVITIES.
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WHITE
LINER
STAR TORPEDOED.
LIVES OF OVER 400 ENDANGERED.
Loyden. August 19th. The White Star. Hver Arabic, 15,000 tons, has been torpedoed,
She sailed from Liverpool for New Work yesterday afternoon and was sink at 9.16 to-day.
The Arabic foundered off Fastnet, und Bouted only blaven minutes.
Eleven bouls got away, but it is feared that a large number of passengers ahre least..
LATER
The Arabie varried no first-class pussen- gers, but a total of about 170 second and third-class passengers and a crew of aboût 950.
A number of passengers were "Ameri=]
cans.
The White Star Co. states that some fifteen boats are now in roulé to Queens-
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] SUBMARINE WARFARE. SEVERAL STEAMERS SUNK.
LONDON, August 20th. The Wilson er frodi has been sunk. The crew were rescued.
The Norwegian stenniers Mines and Romulus the Spanish steamer bailors, the British sivamer Benny and a trawler have
bern sunk.
The crews were saved."
The Wilson Finer Serbing and two small The British steamers have been sunk. crews were saved.
GERMANY
AND GREEK SHIPS.
LONDON, August 20th.
The German Minister at Athens has sent a. Note to the Greek Government in which he recommends that Greek vessels should carry larger national flegs in view of sab- maring attacks in the Aegean Sea. RUSSO-GERMAN NAVAL FIGHT. "RUSSIANS RETIRE BEFORE SUPERIOR STRENGTH.
PETROGRAD. August 20th.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21er 1915.
RUSSIAN FRONT.N
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THE CAPTURE OF KOVNO.
GERMAN ANNOUNCEMENTS.
AMATERDAM, August 19th.
A Berlin communiqué claims that 30 officers and 3,000 men were captured
Kovno.
Under pressure of the capture of Kovno the Russians are evacuating their positions opposite Kalwarja and Suwalki.
The Germans claim to have reached the railway running from Bialystok Brastlitovek and stormed two of the North- ern forts of "Novogeorgievsk, taking thousand prisoners and 125 guns.
The Germans further declare that the armies of Prince Leopold and General von Mackenen are progressing, an
The Germans have reached the advanced positions of Breaslitovsk, while they -are also advancing eastward of Włodawa, the Russians here having evacuated the east bank of the Bug.
THE GERMAN ADVANCE.
A DESPERATE. STRUGGLE.
PETROGRAD, August 10th,
A communique states:
· Tia enemy" has continued vigorously to develop the success relieved at Forno, He occupied the town and, advancing beyond, established limit in the district between the rivers Menigand Vilma.
The German attacks on Ossowiecs Fortress on Tuesday night and Wednes- Fighting continues day were repulsed.
on the front Ossowices to Breatlitevsk and further south.
most
In some sectors the fighting is of the desperate character, especially where the enemy on Tuesday and Wednes day: attacked our troops on the lower Boor, in the direction of Bielsk, alung the Teheremkha railway, and near Vlodiava. -The enemy are displaying increasing. in their. attacks On the vigour Novogeorgievsk fortifications on the right. of the Vistula and Narew rivers.
The fighting is of the bloodiest descrip- tion and German corpses are heaped upon
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AUSTRO ITALIAN ERONT.
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CAVALRY FOR TRENCHES.
AT THEIR OWN REQUEST.
Rong, August ask. The Italian cavalry are restive becauso they cannot be employed in the present mountain, warfare. They have sent an appeal to their Commander, the Count of Turin, asking to be allowed to fight in the trenches and to join the mountain artillery.
The Commander has granted their appeal.
Santa Lucia is only two miles from the
fortress of Tolmino, and the trenches taken by the Italians nie near the summit, which is strongly fortified.
GENERAL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-) THE BALKAN SITUATION, IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT
EXPECTED.
ATHENS, August 18th. The Balkon situation is of absorbing interest, especially the possibility of a re-establishment of the Balkan League ou the side of the Entente l'owers,
Considerable importance is attached to the fact that the British Minister had an audience of the King to-day, and a subsequent conference with M. Venizelos, The King exprised a desire to see the Ministers of the other Entente Powers. THE POLITICAL POLICY
OF GREECE.
Atness, August 20th. The difficulties of M. Venizelos are
almost solely caused by the policy of bis predecessors, and it has been even asked whether they have not rendered the foreign situation such that M. Venizelos' policy is almost impossible.
SERVIA AND GREECE. A SECRET SITTING OF THE SKUPSTINA.
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LORD KITCHENER WITH FRENCH ARMY,
ADMIRATION OF TROOPS" BEARING.
PARIS, August 20th.
It is officially announced that Lord Kitchouar visited the French Army on Monday and Tuesday, and, with M. Millorand on Wednesday thoroughly inspected the French Front, and com plimented the Generals on the fine appearance and discipline of the troops.
The British War Minister bad long juurviews with Goneral Joffre · and M.
Millerand, in which questions affecting the two Armies were discussed, and very argent matters were promptly settled.
M. Millerand, speaking at a dinner on
that Tuesday evening, said
Lggd Kitchener's repented expressions of amiration and confidence would be n recompense and "uncouragement to the
trope The onimy was no longer nursing illusions, Already he was Seek ing to excite pacific demonstrations among the neutrals and the belligerents | bat the troops, people, and Government of France were more than ever resolved not to lay down their arms till the goal was reached, even if the way were as long as the road to Tipperary.
Lord Kitchener, speaking, in French, replied, and said that after seeing the
Was
more
confident French Armies he than ever of final victory. He reiterated that Great Britain was resolved to make every effort to aid her faithful Ally to reach the goal, y
Lord Kitchener, on his inspection, wore the French war medal of 1870 above his British Orders, and did his joy at again being in the midst of the Army in whose ranks he once fought:
not: conceal
After reviewing a Division including African troops, Lord Kitchener spoke in Arabic to an Algerian officer, to whost
·lbe said that the Chiefs and native soldiers could be entirely confident of the final success of the Allies. The officer, after a moment's astonishment, replied that they were all absolutely convincad of ultimate victory,
town, but is is not yet known whether warships guarding the entrance to the silenced our gues tad demolished our situation is fully realised, and the outcome | General Yarde-Buller and Colonel Fitz
there has been any loss of life.
LATER.
The Arabic was torpedoed without warring.
The latest list of those aboard at the time gives 132 second-class, 48 steerage There were ample boats and 243 crew. on the Arabic for a much larger nuinber and the boats known to be affont would vasily accommodate the aboves total.
LATER
The White Stor Company announces that, 375 have been saved, and that 48 are still unaccounted for.
The Prese Bureau repeats this state- ment, and mentions that there were 20 'Americans on the ship.
PITIABLE APPEARANCE OF THE RESCUED.
LATER
Two vessels have arrived at Queenstown with 175 passengers and 216 of the crew of the Arabic, rescued from eleven of the Arabic's boats. Their appearance was most pitiable. Their clothing was scanty, they were hatless, and many were injured about the bead and face. They had to be taken to the hotels in motor-ears. Doctors attended theo.
PASSENGERS' TERRIBLE
EXPERIENCES.
An official announcement states: Our Gulf of Riga, retired after a fight owing the great superiority of the enemy
fleet,
ATTACK
AUSTRIAN NAVAL
REPULSED. GALLANT ITALIAN GARRISON.
HOME. August. 20th-
Nish. August 20th. The Skupstina is now sitting in secret entanglements, but the German session considering the proposals of artillery, developing its aximon fire. the Entente Powers. The gravity of the of the crisis with Greece is awaited with view to the probable effect it will have. on the Balkan situation.
GERMANY'S, HIGH-WATER
fortifications between the rivers Wkra and rew, nord thereafter the Russians, despite all efforts, were forced to retire This to the right bank of the Wkra- enabled the Germans id concentrate their efforts upon the Northern sector of the fortifications between the Wkra and the Vistula,
MARK.
AMSTERDAM, August 20th,
The
The Reichstag has re-opened,
While another Division was being inspected, M. Millerand; standing in front of the Colours, decorated Major- Gerald with the Legion of Honour.
"NOT DECENT WARFARE.”
INDIGNATION AGAINST GERMANY IN NORWAY.
CHRISTIANIA, August 19th. Norway is angry at the action of a Ger man submarine in stopping the Norwegian
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GERMAN INTRIGUES IN AMERICA.
STEPS BY PRESIDENT WILSON.
MORE DISCLOSURES, ·
New York. August 20th.
It in undrastond that President Wilson has requested that certain statementa
gauda and the activity of a German spy regarding the existence of German propa
system for several years prior to the war should be submitted to the Naval authori- ties and the Neutrality Board. · Those stále ments refer to attempts to gain information as to the secrets of American battleships, the detail of the fire control system, ete Also regarding the use of certain wireless stations, and endeavours to obtain por- manent land stations, in the neighbourhood of Nicaragua, which would be of great value even with the Panama Canal being fortified.
New York, August 20th, The New York World says that the con- tract with the Bridgeport Connecticut
Project le Company was approved-by-the- Military Attache, Captain Papen, and others. It was prepared by Herr Heymaan, Mexico City, the same person who secured ex-agent of this Hamburg Amarica line, of the landing of arms at Puerto Mexico for General Huerta two years ago when thu United States was trying to prevent for- ther shipments to Mexico. This company, last July, contracted for powder with the Etna Explains Company, whose President is a British subject, and who is now most
to Britain's enemies.
One of the German agents gave a receipt indignat, as possibly its output was going
for $100,000 as a guarantee for the perforia- ance of the contract, s
The Providence Journal says that Ameri- can detectives, posing as Gerinan agenta, reenived from an Attaché at the German Embassy a list of thirty German officers in the United States for whom the Embassy- desired fraudulent, passports.
MAKING MUNITIONS.
535 CONTROLLED ESTA FLISH-
MENTS:
LONDON, August 19th. Mr. Lloyd George announes that there are now 535 controlled munition establish- ments
COTTON AS CONTRABAND. OFFICIAL INTIMATION TO AMERICA
WASHINGTON, August 10th. The British Embaagy announces that the Allied Powers have agreed to declare cut- tan contraband of war.
FRENCH PRISONERS.
TO BE TAKEN FROM THE MARSHES.
PARIS. August 20th. The French Government, having sub- mittel the testimony of American onl Swiss wittesers as to the good treatment of German prisoners, and also having sented to return to the original camps French prisoners who were condemned to drain the marshes as a reprisal for alleged illtreatment of Germans ju French African colonies.
Twenty Austrian naval units, with an FALL OF NOVOGEORGIEVSK. President, in the course of a speech, mail packet steamer Hakun, and at the threatened reprisals, Germany has con-
aeroplan, attacked the small island of Pelagosa in the Adriatic. The garrison resisted stoly, and the Austrians were
afraid to land and sailed off.
There were only seven Italian casualties. THE NEAR EAST
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGESOY.] DARDANELLES OPERATIONS.
THE TURKS FORESTALLED.
LONDON, August 19th.
20,000 PRISONERS TAKEN.
AMSTERDAM, August 20th. A Berlin communiqué announces that the fortress of Novogeorgievsk has been captured, with over 20,000 prisoners. The Kaiser has arrived there..
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
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General Sir Ian Hamilton reports that FRENCH the recent operations. in Gallipoli have consisted of attacks on the enemy posi tions along the southern and “ Anzac " (Australians! and New Zealanders') Hines, including a fresh landing in strong fored at Suvla Bay,
There is evidence from statements made by prisoners that the Turks had been considerably reinforced with a view to
the
Conte
and
sides
were
Prior to the torpedoing of the liner the attacking us, and our attacks forestalled passengers saw another British steamer them by twenty-four hours. torpedoed, and rushed, frightened, forquently fighting was very severe,
both casualties of Jiiebelts. They had just adjusted them when the Arabic was torpedoed. Lifeboats and life-rafts were quickly launched, the passengers scrambling in. Many fell into the water, and clung to the rafts. Two
described the German successes a border ing on the fabulous.
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seizure of the mails. Norway has sent a protest to Berlin and has requested the return of the nails.
The Aftan Post says: The Norwegian The Imperial Chancellor, Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg. said that Germany, people received with hot indiguation and bitterness the news of the treatment of he relying on her glorious troops, could Norwegian mail packet by a Gernian sub- regard the future proudly and fearlessly. marine. It will be resented from the North He expressed heartfelt thanks to the Cape to Lindesnas. The injury done to England by the grabbing of the Norwegian Netherlands, which had twice given mails is immaterial compared with the assistance to severely wounded prisoners damage done to our country. The theft returning from England, and special.y of neural mails is not part of decent, war thanked the Pope, who was chiefly respon- sible for the realisation of so many works war. Be of humanity during the
faro.
DENMARK'S ACTION.
COPENHAGEN, August 19th, STORM A GERMAN denounced England for strangling neutral The Danish Postmaster-General asse.tx SALIENT.
eramerce, and Russia for devastating that no more Danish mails will be sent vid Norway to England. They will be Poland and removing the Jews and despatched solely on Danish vessels in the
future. Christians to languish on the muddy roads. The Chancellor also lengthily reviewed conditions before the war, and denied that Germany, which sought only a peaceful development for 44 years, was responsible for the war.
PARIS, August 19th. There has been great activity through- out the Artois region. The French storm- ed the German salient in the region of „Souchez and repulsed several German
counter attacks
The French artillery in varius, sectors overcame the enemy's batteries.
Violent hand to hand fighting is pro ceeding on the summit of Linge.
Tho. French further advanced. It number of Schratzmaenmele, taking a prisoners.
very heavy. The landing at Suvla Bay was well planned and carried out by the Navy, but despite the fact that the Turks developed their greatest strength in the INTENSE ARTILLERY DUEL. "Anzac" zone our troops at Buyla were sailors swam and lifted on to a raft a wemna who was shrieking for help. Many unable to make very satisfactory progress ladies were in their berths at the time of before the enemy was able to bring up the torpedoing, and ran on deck in their considerable foress from his reserves, to further advance hore to a night-dresses, They were provided with bring our
standstill. All points won have been blankets.
TRIBUTE TO THE CREW. An American passenger, who was clad only in a dressing-gown, said that but for the splendid discipline of the crew over 200 would have perished. FOUR AMERICANS UNACCOUNTED
FOR.
Officials of the White Star Line state that all passengers except eight have been saved and landed at Queenstown. Of the eight unaccounted for four are Americans.
[The Arabic's tonnage is given in Lloyd's Register as 15,801. Her dimensions were Length 600ft width 65ft, depth 47ft. Her speed is given as 16 knots. She was built in 1903.]
PARIS. August 10th. To-night's communiqué states that intense artillery duel has continued over most of the from,
THE FATE OF BELGIUM. OPINIONS OF GERMAN INTELLECTUALS.
Loxdes, August 20th. The second memorandum sent by Ger. an intellectuals to Dr. von Bethmann-
A WAR SEQUEL. GERMAN BANK, GOES INTO LIQUIDATION.
AMSTERDAM, August 20th. At a meeting of shareholders of the Mittel Rheinische Bank, belonging to the important group of Disconto Gesellschaft, it was decided to go into liquidation aving to the great losses occasioned by the war. The bank was closely connected with che great industries of the Rhine, and the pro vince of Westphalia,
SOUTH WALES MINERS. Hollweg in regard to the annexation of Belgium, details of which appeared in TROUBLE ALMOST AT AN END. Festerday's Daily Press, stated: We
LONDON, August 20th- must acknowledge that the annexation of
The last remaining ecal trouble in South politically independent nations is vicious Wales is in proesss of speedy settlement. The Empire has assimilated foreign Mr. Runciman's decision. whereby hoth The Germans in the Vosges limited their elements very slowly, and still incomplete sides agreed to abide, on the few outstand consolidat The spirit of the troops is action against our position; at Lingekopy, and we do not desire to permis ourselves ing points will be given out in a day t
excellent,
TURKISH FEARS REGARDING SMYRNA.
PARIS, August 20th. Large Turkish forces have arrived to guard Smyrna, where the Turks fear a landing.
ACTIVITY OF KRUPP'S AT CONSTANTINOPLE.
ATHENS, August 20th. Diplomatic advices from Constantinople state that there is great activity at Krupp's works there. They are turning out 2007 shells daily.
ani
છ
violent
Schratzmaennele canonade.
We-tock-prisoners and five mitrailleuses during the fight which gained us ground at Artois yesterday.
ta be driven by the course of events, by individuals, or by easily concocted popular foeling, to change the fundamentals or which the Empire was created, or to des troy the character of our national state, We are firmly convinced that the war will FRENCH PENETRATE GERMAN end in a full victory for Germany, but the
LINES.
AMSTERDAM, August 19th. - The French have conducted a daylong bombardment between Angres and Souches, says a German communiqué.
German nation can only conclude a peace which will give a sure foundation for the unhampered use of its strength and enter- prise at home and on the free seas. We trust that your Excellency will succeed in reaching such a peace at the height of our [Among the signatories to this memoran- The Germans admit that the Frenchum were Herr Delbrueck Herr Dernberg.
wilitary successes."
and Herr Harnack.] thereafter penetrated the German lines.
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THE MINERS AND THE WAR.
LONDON, August 20th. A great conference of miners is the
held at an early dave to consider the suspension of the Eight Hours' Act,
AUSTRALIAN COPPER.
OFFERS FOR SHELL MAKING,
MELBOURNE, August 20th. Conferences are proceeding for the local smelting and refining of the whole of Australia's copper ore, and also the local masutecture of copper goods.
Fifty Victorian hrns have offered to engage in shell making.
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BRITISH NAVAL MEN.
TO BE INTERNED BY NORWAY.
LONDON, August 20th. The Norwegian Government has decided to intern welvo officers and ninety-three men of the cruiser tudia who landed in their own boats. Those whom neutrals brought ashom were permitted to return' to England.
BIG FRENCH DEPOSITS.
PABIS, August 20th: Over night millious (£8,000,000) starling gold has been deposited in the Bank of France during the past seven- weeks,
HURRICANE AT TEXAS.
MANY LIVES LOST: IMMENSE DAMAGE.
NEW YORK. August 20th. It is estimated that ge hundred persons perished in the hurricane at Dallas, Texas, The Colton согра were considerably- damaged.
Fourteen persons were killed and fire hundred houses wrecked at Galveston.
As a result of a hurricane al Texas, Galveston is isolated, hụt wireless messages report that the storm je abating. Houses are ficoded and immense damage has been done, while the army transport McGlenuan is now high and dry half a mile inland.
There were several deaths at Houston and the damage there is estimated at in million sterling.
DEATH OF A CARDINAL.
LONDON. August 19th. The death is announced of Cardinal Serafine Vannutelli,
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
3.
PHONG NGÔI SAN PO SERVICE]
ATTEMPTED "ASSASSINATION AT SHANGHAI,
SHANGHAI, August 20th.
A bomb was thrown at Admiral Tseng, the military Governor at Shanghai, whi he was on the Kumleeyuen wharf. Fortunately he was not injured. Two persons have been arrested on Suspicion of being concerned in the outrage.